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: Congratulations St Patrick’s College – Wellington O’Shea Shield 2019 Winners Congratulations to St Patrick’s College Wellington, the winners of the 2019 O’Shea Shield. The 73rd O’Shea Shield was held at St Peter’s College, Palmerston North, over the weekend of 11 and 12 May. The O’Shea Shield is a public speaking competition contested for […]
WelCom June 2019: Our Hīkoi of Faith this month journeys to The Catholic Parish of Whanganui – Te Parihi Katorika Ki Whanganui, an area rich in history and culture with a strong Catholic background dating back to the early 1850s. Today the parish includes the River Māori Eucharistic Communities of Hāto Hōhepa Hiruhārama-Jerusalem, Te Rongo o […]
WelCom June 2019: Annette Scullion Learning Through Play sessions, which put students at the centre of learning, are a big success at St Benedict’s School, Khandallah. The sessions provide students opportunities for conversations and skills around thinking and encourage them to make decisions around special needs learning activities and the way they engage with others. With […]
WelCom June 2019: Pauline Annabel and Susan Bradley St Joseph’s Catholic School, Hawera, farewelled two long-serving and much respected members of the school and parish community last December, at a special Liturgy at St Joseph’s Church. Mrs Cath Clough and Mrs Jude Fevre were retiring after each giving 33 years of dedicated service and leading the […]
WelCom June 2019: Colleen Restieaux Capuchin Friar Fr Gregory Lakra OFM CaP returned to India earlier this year after working for the past 10 years in the Wellington Archdiocese. Most recently he has been assistant priest at Holy Trinity Parish, Wellington East. Over 300 parishioners gathered in St Patrick’s Church, Kilbirnie, for a special Sunday Mass […]
WelCom June 2019: In this month’s Catholic Thinking series, Brendan Daly, Judicial Vicar and lecturer in canon law at Good Shepherd College – Te Hepara Pai, discusses synodality and canon law and the problems of sexual abuse that have occurred because of a lack of synodality. Synodality and Canon Law In recent times there has been […]
WelCom June 2019: In part 4, Dr Elizabeth Julian rsm continues her series about the Old Testament. Dr Elizabeth Julian rsm So far we have considered the Old Testament as the story of God’s love affair with a particular group of people; as a library rather than a book, other names used to describe it, the […]
WelCom June 2019: Ascension Sunday: Lk 24:46-53 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these […]
WelCom June 2019: The Bible Society has launched its new scripture-based website, The Word, the first Catholic Bible-engagement focused website of its kind in New Zealand. Mass readings are also delivered every day, thanks to a partnership with the Marist Messenger. The site delivers inspirational stories through video and word from Catholics for whom the Bible […]
WelCom June 2019: Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of stars which is visible in our night sky at a specific time of the year. In 2019, the cluster sets on 27 May and from 25 to 28 June, Matariki will re-appear in the dawn sky – signalling the start of the Māori New […]