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 June 2019: Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis has encouraged the Church to go out to the world. In The Joy of the Gospel, he spoke of his dream of a ‘missionary impulse capable of transforming everything’. ‘We are all missionary disciples striving to lead all people to the Kingdom of God.’ – EG […]
WelCom June 2019: Rā Whānau Suzanne Aubert – the Sisters of Compassion and the Catholic Parish of Wellington South invite everyone to come to Suzanne Aubert’s Birthday Mass, to be celebrated by Cardinal John Dew, 6pm, 19 June, at St Anne’s Church, Newtown. For details email heritagecentre@compassion.org.nz or ph (04) 282-1953. All welcome.
WelCom June 2019: The New Zealand Institute of Architects’ Wellington branch announced the winners of their local awards on 8 May, at Parliament Buildings. Twenty-five projects were commended that ‘have changed the face of Wellington city and other regional centres.’ Included were work on St Mary of the Angels Church for the Heritage Award and the […]
WelCom June 2019: Mynetta Erueti The inaugural National Māori Pastoral Care Hui was held on 9 May 2019, at Connolly Hall, Wellington. Te Ohu Kai Manaaki, the Māori Pastoral Care Team of the Archdiocese of Wellington, organised the Hui. The bishops nominated the participants as those Church members who are working in Māori pastoral care and […]
WelCom June 2019: The annual clergy jubilee celebration for the Archdiocese of Wellington is being held on Thursday, 4 July, with Mass at 11am at St Patrick’s Church in Kilbirnie. All are welcome to attend the Mass. Presbyterial ordination anniversaries 60 years Cardinal Thomas Williams Fr Michael Stieller Fr Denis Collins Fr Peter Conaghan sm Fr […]
WelCom June 2019: A message from Bishop Charles, 22 May 2019 Dear Everyone, As many of you will or may have heard Mons Brian Walsh, our Vicar General, some days ago had what was described as a ‘cardiac event’ while returning from his holiday in South Africa. He collapsed at Sydney Airport and was taken to […]
WelCom June 2019: Lisa Beech Our Lady of Kāpiti Parish will host a Benefit Impact from 22–26 July at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Waikanae. People from Kāpiti Coast are invited from Tuesday 23 July, to come and check entitlements with trained benefit advocates. As with the Archdiocese’s Benefit Impacts hosted by parish communities in Upper […]
WelCom June 2019: he Vatican and many dioceses mark World Communications Day on the Sunday before Pentecost; which in 2019 is 2 June. In September last year, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ theme for the 53rd World Communications Day, for 2019 – ‘We are members one of another: From network community to human communities’ (Eph 4: […]
WelCom June 2019: Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila has been re-elected as president of Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of Catholic charities around the world. The cardinal was confirmed for a second four-year term on 24 May, at the 21st Caritas general assembly in Rome. The meeting, held every four years, brought together some 450 representatives […]
WelCom June 2019: Justin Welby has become the first Archbishop of Canterbury to interview a pope in a symbol of the warm relationship shared by the two Church leaders. In a significant moment for relations between the Anglican and Catholic Church, the interview with Pope Francis was recorded on the Archbishop’s mobile phone during a recent […]