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 October 2018: Annette Scullion Nearly 200 Catholic priests from around New Zealand met in Christchurch from 10 to 14 September. The national assembly of diocesan priests is held every five years. Together with bishops, the priests met to renew their commitment to priesthood and to reflect on their place in this time of unprecedented change […]
WelCom October 2018: Korty Wilson On Father’s Day, Sunday 2 September, Bishop Charles Drennan said Mass in the Cathedral in te reo Māori. He extended an invitation to the parishioners of the Palmerston North Diocese to his first Miha Māori. People from as far afield as Te Wairoa were acknowledged for their efforts for travelling the […]
WelCom October 2018: Dr Nathan Matthews has been appointed the new principal of Hato Pāora College, the Catholic Māori boarding school for boys near Feilding. He is an old boy of the school and his son Caleb is the school’s head boy this year. Matthews has been formally welcomed and starts 1 October. Sean Bristow has […]
WelCom October 2018: Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is hosting this year’s Caritas Oceania Forum in Wellington, 1‒5 October 2018. Some 30 delegates from 11 countries or territories in Oceania, as well as representatives from the international Caritas network, will attend. They include Cardinal Soane Patita Mafi, Tonga; Archbishop Peter Loy Chong, Fiji; Bishop Joe Roszynski, Wewak, […]
WelCom October 2018: Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand is accepting donations towards a Rapid Response Appeal to support Caritas Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Mangkhut (local name, Ompong). The typhoon, with a strength of Category 5 hurricane – the planet’s most intense storm this year – swept through the Philippines over the weekend of 15‒16 September, […]
WelCom October 2018: The annual refugee quota will lift from 1000 to 1500 by 2020, the Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern announced at Parliament on 21 September 2018. The announcement fulfils a Labour campaign promise to raise the quota within their first term of Government. The quota increase will take place in July 2020. The previous National […]
WelCom October 2018: A new book of spiritual reflections by Joy Cowley, one of New Zealand’s favourite and most influential spiritual writers, is to be launched at St Joseph’s Church, Mt Victoria, at the end of October. Veil Over The Light – Selected Spiritual Writings by Joy Cowley will be launched on October 27 at 4pm. […]
WelCom October 2018: Remember the Brave, World War I Mary Nash Palmerston North parishioners Forrest Chambers and his daughter have produced a children’s book entitled Remember the Brave, World War 1. They launched it on 2 September in Palmerston North. The book, written by Forrest and illustrated by Lena, is dedicated ‘to those who have resisted […]
WelCom October 2018: Suzanne O’Rourke More than 60 people from Wellington and the Hutt Valley gathered on Sunday 2 September, for the blessing and re-opening of ‘Greenstone Doors’, after a month-long refurbishment and expansion of their premises in Lower Hutt. Fr Patrick Bridgman and Fr Cirilo Barlis from Te Awakairangi Parish led the procession through the […]
WelCom October 2018: Sue Seconi A combined priestly ministry of 220 years was celebrated at St Mary’s Church – Te Parihi Katorika Ki Whanganui, on Tuesday evening, 18 September 2018. Since the Palmerston North Diocese was established in 1980, the annual celebration of ordinations are usually held at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. This year, […]