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 March 2019: Catholic Thinking Series presents articles about theology, morality, ethics and faith heritage written for WelCom by lecturers from New Zealand’s Catholic Tertiary Education Providers: Good Shepherd College – Te Hēpara Pai; and The Catholic Institute of New Zealand – Te Pūtahi Katorika ki Aotearoa. Here Fr Tim Costello sm of Good Shepherd College […]
WelCom March 2019: Dr Elizabeth Julian rsm As a child growing up in the 1950s and early 60s, I listened to the same two readings at Sunday Mass and feast days every year. There were few Old Testament readings. All this changed dramatically with Vatican II and the introduction of the three-year liturgical cycle in 1969. […]
WelCom March 2019: Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C. Luke 6:39-45 39 Jesus told his disciples a parable, ‘Can one blind person guide another blind person? Surely both will fall into a pit? 40 No disciple is superior to the teacher; but when fully trained every disciple will be like his teacher. 41 Why do […]
WelCom March 2019: Fr Ron Bennett Because Wellington’s Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is closed for earthquake strengthening, St Teresa’s Church in Karori officially became the Pro-Cathedral of the Archdiocese at a special ceremony on Saturday, 8 December. Significantly the date being the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, patron of the Archdiocese of Wellington. Cardinal John […]
WelCom March 2019: Lisa Beech A new name, mandate and structure has been given to the Commission of the Archdiocese of Wellington charged with ‘promoting care for our neighbours and all of creation’. The former Justice Peace and Development Commission is now named the Commission for Ecology, Justice and Peace. This follows recommendations of the Archdiocesan […]
WelCom March 2019: Tom Roche In August last year, severe floods, caused by unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season, drastically affected the south Indian state of Kerala. It was the worst flood there in nearly a century. Over 483 people died and about a million people were evacuated. According to the Kerala government, a sixth […]
WelCom March 2019: In January, Our Lady of the Missions Sisters from the Palmerston North Diocese – Sr Constance Hurley, Sr Ann Martin and Sr Therese Kowalewski – celebrated jubilees of religious life and service – Sr Constance, 75 years; Sr Ann, 60 years; and Sr Therese, 70 years. At a Eucharist in Christchurch, Sr Constance […]
WelCom March 2019: Sue Seconi The Catholic Parish of Whanganui – Te Parihi Katorika Ki Whanganui gathered on Sunday 27 January to thank their much loved and respected priest Fr Adonis Rancho – affectionately known as Fr Don Don. It was his final Mass with the parish before taking up his new appointment in the Stratford Parish […]
WelCom March 2019: Michael Danusantoso The Indonesian Catholic Community in Wellington (KKIW – Keluarga Katolik Indonesia di Wellington) celebrated their monthly Eucharistic Mass at St Joseph Church, Mt Victoria, Wellington, with Fr Carl Telford sm and Cardinal John Dew late last November. Also invited were the wider Indonesian Christian Communities from other denominations around Wellington, St […]
WelCom March 2019: Bible Society New Zealand has appointed a new Chief Executive Officer, Neels Janse van Rensburg. Neels will take over from on 1 April from Francis Burdett who is retiring after nine years. Neels obtained his Licentiate in Theology (LTH) in 2002 and Bachelor in Ministry in 2006 and has been involved in Christian […]