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 2019: The annual clergy jubilee Mass for the Archdiocese of Wellington was held on Thursday 4 July at St Patrick’s Church in Kilbirnie. The church was filled with priests, friends, families, parishioners and Archdiocese of Wellington staff – all at Mass to support ordination anniversaries of 60, 50 or 25 years for 14 members […]
WelCom August 2019: Bob Houston With the imminent final Mass, closure and sale of Waikanae’s Parata St site of Our Lady of Fatima Church, it’s a time of high emotion for many within Our Lady of Kāpiti Parish. Moving on is never easy, particularly when we are saying ‘goodbye’ to somewhere so many have felt so […]
WelCom August 2019: Steph Grantham On Sunday 2 June Cathedral of the Holy Spirit parishioners celebrated the Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion at the 7.30am and 9.30am Masses. Both services were led by laity due to a priest being unexpectedly unavailable. Peter Hurly led the Liturgy of the Word, Ann Austin proclaimed the Gospel, […]
WelCom August 2019: On Sunday 7 July at the conclusion of 9am Mass, Bishop Owen Dolan blessed this new planting accompanied by several young members of the congregation in the grounds of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Rongotea – now in its 125th year. The planting was inspired by Pope Francis’ call to ‘care for our common […]
WelCom August 2019: “He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.” Luke 9:2 The annual conference of New Zealand Faith Community Nurses Association is to be held in the Wellington Anglican Cathedral of St Paul, Hill St, Thorndon, from 22 to 24 August 2019. This year’s theme is ‘Who are our […]
WelCom August 2019: Tātou tātou e! All of us together! Community Networks Aotearoa and NZ Council of Christian Social Services are holding a joint conference about the value of relationships in building wellbeing. The two-day conference will be at Westpac Stadium, Pipitea, Wellington, 27‒28 August 2019. The focus will be on how to build strong relationships […]
WelCom July 2019: ‘Baptised and sent: the Church of Christ on mission in the world’ – theme for Extraordinary Mission Month, October 2019. Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington This year marks the 100th anniversary of Pope Benedict XV’s Apostolic Letter Maximum illud (November 30, 1919) on the activities carried out by missionaries around the world. Pope […]
WelCom July 2019: The End of Life Choice Bill is a bill before the New Zealand Parliament that seeks to give people with a terminal illness or a grievous and irremediable medical condition the option of requesting assisted dying. The first reading of the bill was in December 2017, after the bill entered the ballot in […]
WelCom July 2019: Emma Dodsworth On Saturday June 29, the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul, the Diocese of Palmerston North came together to witness the Ordination to the Priesthood of Vui Xuan Hoang. Fr Vui is originally from Vietnam and lived in Palmerston North prior to attending Good Shepherd College – Te Hepara Pai, […]
WelCom July 2019: 50 years of ‘love in action’ – kua 50 ngā tau ‘whakaatu i te aroha me te manaakitanga’. This year marks 50 years since the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference – He Huinga o ngā Pīhopa Katorika o Aotearoa established national bodies for Catholic overseas aid, justice and peace, and provision of lay […]