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 April 2020: Brilliant Ōtaki sunshine along with the parishioners of Ss Mary and Joseph Parish welcomed Fr Dennis Nacorda to Pukekaraka Marae on Sunday March 1. Parish priest Fr Alan Roberts led the Miha Māori celebrated on the Marae. Frs Phil Cody and Peter Healy carried out a brilliant portrayal of ‘The Temptations of […]
WelCom April 2020: Monica Devine After lying vacant for many years, Upper Hutt’s St Peter Chanel church building has been spruced up, re-purposed and reopened as the ‘Chanel Family Centre’. An initiative through partnering Greenstone Doors Charitable Trust and St Joseph’s Parish of Upper Hutt, this new community asset will be a beacon of hope […]
WelCom April 2020: Wellington Catholic Homes Trust is selling its Vincentian Home and Hospital in Stanley St, Berhampore, but life for the elderly residents will be little changed, Trust chair Tony Walsh has announced. Mr Walsh said most of the staff will be offered work by the new owner, meaning stability for residents of the […]
WelCom April 2020: Catholic principals, directors of Religious Education, priests and lay pastoral leaders spent a day together in Lower Hutt, in mid-February to update and share how best to prepare Mass with children. Fr Patrick Bridgman, Archdiocesan Liturgy Adviser, and Fr James Lyons, were supported by Michael Mangan, an Australian composer, teacher, and music […]
WelCom April 2020: Celebrating their First Holy Eucharist last year with Fr Joe Grayland at St Joseph’s Church, Shannon, are Ella Greaves, Jack Greaves, Sophia McKenzie, Hanna Greaves, Lucy Greaves, joined by a ‘little one’.
WelCom April 2020: Life Teen Summer Camp 2020 Nick Wilson What a colossal success this programme was! In January 2020, two week-long summer camps were run with over 150, 13–17 year old campers at each week! More than 60 summer missionaries and the leadership team working to bring alive the Life Teen kaupapa – leading […]
WelCom April 2020: James Lyons HOSANNA! It is a dramatic cry of welcome and honour. It is a shout of sheer delight. It expresses pride, expectation and hope in one amazing word: HOSANNA! That’s exactly how people reacted when they recognised Jesus of Nazareth entering Jerusalem. ‘Hosanna!’ said it all! There was speculation over whether […]
WelCom April 2020: With the cancellation of Masses due to Covid-19, St Joseph’s School in Hastings, came up with a novel way of celebrating our St Joseph’s day Liturgy together – by broadcasting the Liturgy from the staffroom to each classroom. The teachers beamed the Liturgy onto their televisions and the Liturgy went ahead.
WelCom April 2020: Palm Sunday of The Lord’s Passion – Matthew 26:14-27:66 Jesus triumphal entry takes place in the days before the Last Supper, marking the beginning of his Passion. Crowds gather around Jesus and believe in him after he raised Lazarus from the dead, and the next day the multitudes that had gathered for […]
WelCom April 2020: Anchors For The Soul, Joyce Rupp (Sorin Books) $35.99 Daily wisdom to guide and anchor. The Language of Tears, David Runcorn (Canterbury Press) $25.99 Recover the gift, mystery and meaning of tears. The Wind Blows Where It Chooses, Kevin Treston (Coventry Press) $27.50 How do we recover the dynamic simplicity of the life and teachings […]