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 November 2018: Pauline Scahill and Peter Gibbs John O’Donohue was an Irish poet and philosopher, and author of many books including Anam Cara, To Bless the Space Between Us and Divine Beauty. His writing has touched many people throughout the world. ‘At the heart of John’s awakened belief was the premise that ancient wisdom could […]
WelCom November 2018: The following article by Joan Chittister was published in National Catholic Reporter 20 September 2018 and has been reprinted in WelCom with permission of the author. In the midst of the angst that has accompanied the revelation of unparalleled amounts of sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church, the cry for reform […]
WelCom November 2018: Sharon O’Meagher Make Your Mark – Young Minds Young Dreams! Students from St Francis Xavier School, Tawa, have won an at award in the ‘Make Your Mark’ national challenge to imagine a better education for the future. The winners and their families gathered at parliament for the awards ceremony, hosted by the Hon […]
WelCom November 2018: Annette Scullion After 29 years at Our Lady of the Rosary School, Waiwhetū, Lower Hutt, much-loved teacher Mrs Jo Louden is retiring at the end of this year. Jo joined the school in 1990 and has been new entrants’ teacher for the last 24 years and deputy principal for several years. Jo says […]
WelCom November 2018: Isabella McCafferty Being offered a role in the Young Church team at the Archdiocese of Wellington six years ago was an answer to prayer and a key part of an ongoing call to pastoral ministry – it was the exact job I had hoped for. My strong call to ministry with young people […]
WelCom November 2018: Georgia Collins Invitation to live-in a year of ‘formation, service, prayer, and hospitality’ Te Ahi Kaa, ‘the Hearth Place’, is a Catholic Young Adult community living in the Palmerston North Diocese. Bishop Peter Cullinane, along with Mary-Grace and Johnny Williams, opened Te Ahi Kaa in 2012. Mary-Grace and Johnny led the community for […]
WelCom November 2018: Reefton Young Vinnies have been visiting elderly members of the community, bringing with them personally-made greeting cards and gifts including sweets, flowers and soaps. The children have been warmly welcomed and enjoyed their time sharing life experiences and bringing a little joy to those they met. Pictured visiting Mr Tony Henry are Lee […]
WelCom November 2018: Bridget Poutasi Challenge 2000, a Youth and Community Development gospel agency based in the Archdiocese of Wellington, celebrated its 30th birthday over Labour weekend 2018. Overall, 800 people attended the weekend’s events, coming from all over Wellington and New Zealand including Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Whakatane, Manawatu, Wairarapa and New Plymouth, and from Australia […]
WelCom November 2018: Parishioners at St Teresa’s Church in Karori, celebrated the feast of their patron saint, St Therese of Lisieux on 7 October. Mass was a con-celebrated by Fr Sanele Finau and Filipino chaplain Fr Marlon Tebelin. The Barangay Sta. Teresa Servant Team – the Filipino Chaplaincy arm for suburbs of Karori, Wilton and Northland […]
WelCom November 2018: A special assembly of all the Bishops of Oceania was held 20 years ago, on the eve of the new millennium, 22 November‒12 December 1998. St Pope John Paul II’s prayer for the Synod, published at the end of the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Ecclesia In Oceania, was given in Rome at St Peter’s, […]