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 Sue Seconi Whanganui’s Cullinane College Yr 10 student, Victoria Arrowsmith, has again had a short story published in the Young New Zealand Writers’ book. The annual competition invites writers from across the country to submit stories and the best 30 are assembled into a book – this year called ‘Scary Tales’. ‘It’s […]
WelCom October 2020 Marg Hyslop At St Anthony’s School, Pahiatua, we had a big turn out of school families, parish and Marae whānau for our Matariki celebrations on the evening of July 23. Our Yrs 1–8 students and a team of helpers, including staff, parents, parishioners and Board of Trustee members, made delicious soup to […]
WelCom October 2020 Kiwiana Orla Moss Kia Ora! We are Kiwiana, a group of Year 12 students at St Mary’s College taking part in the Young Enterprise Scheme. This scheme has allowed us to set up and run a real business and bring our product, which we have designed and are passionate about, to market. […]
NauMai – WelCom September 2020 is in parishes and schools as our monthly printed newspaper.
WelCom September 2020 “Forced like Jesus Christ to Flee” World Day of Migrants and Refugees: The last Sunday of September of every year is World Day of Migrants and Refugees. For Sunday 27 September 2020, Pope Francis has chosen the theme ‘Forced like Jesus to flee’, with a focus on the need for the pastoral […]
WelCom September 2020 + John A Cardinal Dew Archbishop of Wellington ArchdioceseApostolic Administrator of Palmerston North Diocese “In our sacred places we can go deep into our hearts and souls – we can experience God’s presence anywhere and everywhere.” In 1998, I was invited to be a chaplain to a tour group travelling to the Holy […]
WelCom September 2020 Te Wharekarakia Matua a Rohe o te Ngākau Tapu o Hēhu me tōna Whāea a Hāta Maria To Mātou Whare me to Mātou Kāinga – Our House and Our Home The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and of Saint Mary His Mother – known as Sacred Heart Cathedral – […]
WelCom September 2020 The New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ 2020 general election statement encourages informed participation in this year’s general election in October. In their statement, produced in booklet form, and being made available through parishes, the bishops say, ‘We are all connected’ and they ask ‘What kind of nation do we want?’ Their statement draws […]
WelCom September 2020 The Catholic Church in New Zealand has welcomed the publication by the Royal Commission into Abuse in Care, of details of the commission’s investigation into abuse committed in the care of the Church. The commission has published documents giving details of its investigation into the Church – including the Church’s part in […]
WelCom September 2020 The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care has launched eight new investigations, including one about Marylands, the Christchurch school run by the Catholic religious congregation, the Brothers Hospitallers of St John of God, from the 1950s to 1984. The Royal Commission has published the details of its Marylands case study […]