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 August 2020 The Marian Shrine at Lourdes has hosted the first ever online world pilgrimage on the anniversary of the final apparition to St Bernadette Soubirous in the mid-19th century. Healthcare measures put in place as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic have meant that only a very limited number of pilgrims can attend […]
WelCom August 2020 The Notre Dame Cathedral spire will be rebuilt as a replica of the one destroyed in the fire at the cathedral last year, President Emmanuel Macron of France has announced. Macron’s government had previously initiated an architectural competition to submit a variety of innovative suggestions for the restoration. The possibility of a […]
WelCom August 2020 Australian Cardinal George Pell, who served 13 months in prison and was subsequently acquitted of molesting two choirboys, is set to publish his prison diary. The diary contains musings on life in solitary confinement, the Catholic Church, politics and sports. Catholic publisher Ignatius Press says the first instalment of the 1,000-page diary […]
WelCom August 2020 Michael Fitzsimons Challenge 2000 is a professional and passionate Youth Development, Community and Family Social Work Agency, based in Johnsonville, Wellington. Challenge 2000’s new director says he sees the role as being like the conductor of an orchestra. I often feel that is what the job is all about, says Damian Dempsey. […]
WelCom August 2020 Five people nominated for their outstanding work in Catholic Youth Ministry were announced as winners in the 2020 Delargey Awards in April this year. The awards are named in honour of Cardinal Reginald Delargey (1914–79) noted for his work for young Catholics. The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference present the awards every […]
WelCom August 2020 Sue Seconi Whanganui’s Cullinane College kapa haka group awarded a rousing haka at the full school assembly to loved and respected teacher Mrs Joy McLean on Friday, 3 July. Joy was wrapping up nearly 60 years of teaching, the last 19 being at Cullinane. ‘Joy is a woman of faith and believes […]
WelCom August 2020 Mary Kleinsman-Powell, Principal/DRS During the Covid-19 lockdown weeks, St Mary’s School in Foxton stayed connected with families through phone calls, emails, Chromebook [laptop] deliveries and resource parcels. Facebook kept us powerfully connected with the posting of schoolwide prayer. We embraced ‘Welcome to Online Learning’ with our main platform and the interactive, innovative […]
WelCom August 2020 Tertiary students in the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North who are entering into their third year or more of study are invited to apply for a Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship. Each student selected receives $3000 towards their third year of tertiary study. For more details and an application […]
WelCom August 2020 The 2020 O’Shea Shield competition for Catholic Secondary Schools, scheduled for 16–17 May this year, has been cancelled and deferred until 2021 due to the uncertainty of the Covid-19 situation. The 2020 competition was to have been hosted at Chanel College, Masterton. Instead, Chanel College will co-host the O’Shea Shield with Bishop […]
WelCom August 2020 Sue Seconi Parishioners gathered at Holy Family Church, Whanganui, at a vigil Mass last November to thank and farewell Pat Rhodes, a much-loved and respected parish worker who was moving to Hamilton. Pat came to Whanganui in 2005 after teaching in Tonga. He was initially parish secretary and then parish co-ordinator. He […]