WelCom is the monthly newspaper of the Archdiocese of Wellington. Print copies of the eight-page newsletter are free and available in parishes, and sent to parishes and schools in PDF form. The archive contains WelCom stories published from 2007 to 2026 (May).
WelCom October 2020 Speaking from the Vatican on September 1, 2020, Pope Francis urged nations to fight global warming according to the 2015 Paris climate accord. Modern society has pushed the planet beyond its limits and the time to fix a climate emergency was running out, he said. ‘Our constant demand for growth and an […]
WelCom October 2020 We must not squander this wake-up call. We must take action now to avert a climate catastrophe, write Dr Mike Joy and Dr Catherine Knight of the Better Futures Forum, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington (bff.org.nz). Many New Zealanders will likely be feeling very uneasy about the […]
WelCom October 2020 Sr Patricia Powell rsm of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea, spoke about creation and ecological conversion at the Australasia Catholic Press Association conference in her hometown of Bathurst, NSW, September 2019. Coinciding with The Season of Creation, 1 September–4 October, Patricia’s presentation is republished in […]
WelCom October 2020 The next time you visit Mission Estate in Greenmeadows, or savour a glass of Mission sauvignon blanc from your local supermarket, take a moment to ponder the rich church history that lies behind New Zealand’s oldest winery. Mike Fitzsimons Marist missionaries from France were the first Catholic missionaries in New Zealand, arriving […]
WelCom October 2020 Ko Whiringa-ā-Nuku-te Marama o te Rōhārio: Kia whaitake te Rōhārio Fr James Lyons When Pope John Paul II introduced the Mysteries of Light into the Rosary in 2002, he was completing ‘the mysteries of Christ’s public ministry between his Baptism and his Passion’ ensuring the Rosary would be a more complete ‘compendium […]
WelCom October 2020 Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel, Matthew 21:33-43 33 Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people: ‘Listen to another parable. There was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a tower; then he leased it […]
WelCom October 2020 ‘Ka hanga e ahau taku hāhi ki runga ki tēnei kāmaka’ On Sunday 23 August 2020, 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year A, Bishop Peter Cullinane spoke to parishioners at St Joseph’s Church in Dannevirke. Drawing from the Gospel reading, Matthew 16: 13-20, Bishop Peter honours Pope Francis as St Peter’s successor, […]
WelCom October 2020 Kevin Shore Kia ora koutou, On September 10, St Peter’s College, Palmerston North, hosted a special event to re-dedicate our Tomokanga (entrance carving), which was recently restored by carver Craig Kawana at Massey University, and to bless our new Administration Centre and acknowledge the completion of a long cycle of re-building at […]
WelCom October 2020 Lisa Small On Wednesday 2 September, St Bernard’s School were lucky to be part of a special day as junior teacher, Lisa Stratford, was welcomed into the Catholic Church, being Confirmed and making her First Communion. Lay pastoral leader Joe Green had prepared Lisa for the sacraments and Fr Doug Shepherd celebrated […]
WelCom October 2020 Joan Woods Students at St Francis Xavier School, Tawa, recently had great success at the Interschool Scripture Reading Competition, held at Our Lady of Kāpiti School, Paraparaumu. Our school are all extremely proud of our students who represented us. Each year seven schools in the Kapi Mana area hold a Scripture Reading […]