Filipino community farewells Fr Marlon Tebelin
Members of the Wellington Archdiocese’s Filipino Catholic Community bid farewell to Fr Marlon Tebelin at Sunday noon Mass, at Ss Peter and Paul Church, Lower Hutt, on 1 September.
Welcom Archive 2007-2026
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).
Joshua Men’s Retreat
About 35 men from around Wellington and as far away as Palmerston North gathered at Our Lady’s Home of Compassion, Wellington, for a one-day retreat on Saturday 17 August.
Organised by Joshua Wellington, the retreat began praise and worship and a brief introduction of the retreat leader, Brendan Woodnutt, who delivered three talks throughout the day.
Holy Cross Miramar closes down
Holy Cross Church in Miramar has closed its doors ‘at least temporarily’, due to health and safety concerns. A letter to parishioners said the decision was based upon ‘the recent earthquake and torrential downpours from which it has become evident that the condition of our church has further deteriorated’.
He Hīkoi Whakapono: A Journey of Faith
This month, our Hīkoi Whakapono | Journey of Faith, visits the parish of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart | Te Ahurewa o te Ngākau Tapu. Geographically the parish encompasses Thorndon, Wadestown and north Wellington Central, although being the site of the Cathedral it is home to all in the Archdiocese of Wellington.
ACT Party welfare proposal ‘inhumane’
The parable of the Good Samaritan1 underscores the need to help those in need. The Greatest commandments2 – loving God and loving our neighbour – require similar humane attitudes and actions.
Respecting men, respecting life
The annual Support Life Sunday, promoted each October by the Catholic Church in Aotearoa New Zealand, reflects the active work Catholics need to do to help people facing significant life decisions.
‘We choose life, despite being surrounded by death’
October 7 marks one year since the devastating conflict in the Holy Land began. The atrocities committed that day were abhorrent and unacceptable, taking more than one thousand lives and plunging the region into chaos.
Catholic Social Teaching: ‘a hidden taonga’
I have been a regular reader of WelCom for the last 20 years so am sharing these thoughts with a readership who is important to me. I go to Mass, in various Catholic churches, at least once a month. I have many Catholic friends including my husband.
How does the Declaration on Human Dignity apply in Aotearoa New Zealand?
The Vatican’s top doctrinal office published a new Declaration, on 8 April 2924, on the theme of human dignity. Entitled Declaration Dignitas Infinita, on Human Dignity, the Declaration from the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, addresses a range of contemporary moral and social issues.
The Mysteries of Light – Mihiteria Hikohiko
In October 2002, Pope John Paul II added The Mysteries of Light to the Rosary. His initiative was almost 600 years after the original set of Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries became the points of meditation in this classic Catholic devotion.