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 December 2018: First Sunday of Advent – Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 25 ‘There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars; on earth nations in agony, bewildered by the turmoil of the ocean and its waves; 26 men fainting away with terror and fear at what menaces the world, for the powers of heaven […]
WelCom December 2018: Catholic Thinking presents a range articles about theology, mortality, 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. This month’s article is by Fr Kevin Waldie […]
WelCom December 2018: The Vatican has told US Catholic bishops not to vote on proposed new steps their Conference has developed to address the clergy sex abuse crisis. The directive came from the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops the evening before the US Bishop’s annual meeting began, said US Conference of Catholic Bishops president Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. […]
WelCom December 2018: Trappist priest, Thomas Keating, who was a global leader in both Christian contemplative prayer and interreligious dialogue, has died aged 95. He died at St Joseph’s Abbey, Massachusetts, US, where he had been abbot from 1961 to 1981. In the early 1980s Keating began his role as one of the chief architects of […]
WelCom December 2018: The Catholic Church and all its members must get better at listening to young people, taking their questions seriously, recognising them as full members of the church, patiently walking with them and offering guidance as they discern the best way to live their faith, the Synod of Bishops on Young people, the Faith […]
WelCom December 2018: Margaret O’Connor At 11am, Sunday October 28, Fr Seph Pijfers and Fr Andrew Kim, assisted by seminarian Jovane Leones concelebrated an anniversary Mass to mark one year on from the amalgamation of Our Lady of the Bays Catholic Parish. Held at St Peter Chanel Church in Motueka, this was the only Mass in […]
WelCom December 2018: Kathryn van Woerkom The breezy evening didn’t keep the large crowd away from All Souls’ Mass held this year at Taita Lawn Cemetery. A gathering of 140 parishioners from Te Awakairangi Parish and surrounding Lower Hutt church communities came together to remember their loved ones who had died. Fr David Orange celebrated Mass […]
WelCom December 2018: Sue Seconi ‘I always followed the Lord’, said Whanganui’s Sr Francesca Bourke rsj when asked what sustained her during 75 years of religious life and the many changes in the church over that time. Born in the Taranaki town of Kaponga in 1927 to dairy farmers, the young Francesca attended Sacred Heart College […]
WelCom December 2018: Eugene Crosby Sr Trish Hannaray cbs marked her diamond jubilee on September 9 at Mass at St Theresa’s Church, Karori, celebrated by Fr Carmody. Three other Bridigine sisters – Srs Francis, Patricia, and Cyprian – were among many friends and parishioners joining Trish. Jude McKee gave a history of Trish’s life at Mass. […]
WelCom December 2018: Ginni Duxfield Students, staff and local kaumātua at Cullinane College in Whanganui gathered on Friday 26 October for the opening dawn service for their new teaching and health services block. The buildings were officially opened by Gerrard Albert and John Maihi at 5am, followed by a blessing from Bishop Charles Drennan later that […]