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 November 2019 During the last weeks of Term Three the Chanel College Young Vinnies ran lunch-time and after-school workshops, hand stitching soft toys to be donated to new-borns in the Wairarapa. Over the course of a week-and-a-half, the group hand crafted around 60 teddy bears, dinosaurs and elephants with the help of material donations […]
WelCom November 2019 In New Plymouth 62 children in the St Joseph’s church group celebrated their First Holy Communion in September.
WelCom November 2019 In the Nicene Creed, the one that came out of the Council of Nicea in the year 325, and has been included in Christian worship ever since, we express belief in ‘the communion of saints’. What do we understand by this belief, and has it any relevance today? Fr James Lyons is […]
WelCom November 2019 On the last Sunday of each liturgical year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, or Christ the King. This year it is celebrated on Sunday 24 November Fr James Lyons writes. Quod scripsi scripsi!What I have written,I have written! These emphatic words of Pontius […]
WelCom November 2019 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time – Luke 19:1-10 1 Jesus entered Jericho and was going through the town, 2 and suddenly a man whose name was Zacchaeus made his appearance; he was one of the senior tax collectors and a wealthy man. 3 He kept trying to see who Jesus was, but […]
WelCom November 2019 After concluding her eight-part series in last month’s WelCom about the Old Testament, Dr Elizabeth Julian rsm offers a ‘postscript’ with online links to explore the Old Testament further. The websites below should help you explore the Old Testament further. The Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) has a very comprehensive website: www.bibleodyssey.com […]
WelCom November 2019 The UN International Day of People with Disability has been celebrated each year on 3 December since 1981. This year’s theme – The Future is Accessible – provides an opportunity to refresh our mindsets that people with disabilities can make a valued contribution to our families, churches, communities and neighbourhoods. More importantly, […]
WelCom November 2019 Challenge 2000’s annual Street Day Appeal is on Thursday 14 November. It’s one of our most important days of the year for receiving financial and non-financial assistance from the community, so we can continue helping young people and families. Challenge 2000 is a Youth and Community Development agency and has served young […]
WelCom November 2019 Giving families the Christmas shopping experience without the cost. Donate a gift to the Vinnies Christmas Toy Shop where families seeking help over the holiday period can choose gifts for their children. In 2018, 81 individuals and families chose gifts for 256 children from the Merry Vinnies toy shop. St Vincent de […]
WelCom October 2019: Suzanne Aubert Celebration Day Sunday, 6 October, 2019 John Bergin As New Zealand takes pride in the great strides being made as a welcoming and tolerant community, there needs to be greater acknowledgement for the extraordinary example set by Venerable Suzanne Aubert who offered us a blueprint for action over 150 years ago. […]