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 September 2018: Opinion Fr James Lyons In the ongoing debate surrounding our Parliament’s End of Life Choice Bill, there is a rising tide of rhetoric that threatens to swamp the deeper issues regarding the Bill’s purpose and motivation. The purpose of the Bill is to enable a person with ‘terminal illness or a grievous and […]
WelCom September 2018: WelCom’s ‘Catholic Thinking’ articles are about theology, mortality, ethics and faith heritage by lecturers from Good Shepherd College – Te Hēpara Pei and The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand – Te Pūtahi Katorika ki Aotearoa. This month, Lyn Smith, Head of Religious Education and the National Centre for Religious Studies, TCI, Auckland, […]
WelCom September 2018: Fr James Lyons Announcing the Year of Mercy, Pope Francis wrote that Mercy will always be greater than any sin, and no one can place limits on the love of God who is always ready to forgive. [Misericordiae Vultus. 2013, par3]. It is in the context of this ‘Year’, which began with the […]
WelCom September 2018: The Gospel of MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 Te Rongo Pai nā Maaka 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 1 The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round him, 2 and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them. 3 For the […]
WelCom September 2018: In 2015 Pope Francis declared September 1 as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. According to Pope Francis, ‘The annual World Day of prayer for the Care of Creation offers to individual believers and to the community a precious opportunity to renew our personal participation in this vocation as […]
WelCom September 2018: Wellington Catholic Primary Schools shared a Cultural Celebration day at Holy Cross School, Miramar, on Thursday 16 August. Visiting schools included St Francis de Sales, Island Bay; St Patrick’s, Kilbirnie; St Anne’s, Newtown; St Anthony’s, Seatoun; and Sacred Heart Cathedral School, Thorndon. Manuhiri gathered to be welcomed with a pōwhiri calling them across […]
WelCom September 2018: Sue Jury, Principal When students St Claudine Thevenet School, Wainuiomata, were asked to support the Mihi Whakatau for the Catholic Schools Convention in July they said it was a great honour to do so. It emphasises two things we hold very highly – our Catholic faith and celebrating and sharing our Māori culture. […]
WelCom September 2018: Cris Sebold Genfest 2018, an international youth festival of the worldwide Focolare Movement, was hosted in Manila from 6–8 July. The theme, ‘Beyond All Borders’, enabled 6000 young people from 100 nations to come together and share cultures, traditions, dreams and projects. Through art, entertainment, but especially through the stories of some young […]
WelCom September 2018: Mr Jonny Greaney St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, hosted this year’s annual College Mass for Vinnies on Sunday 19 August. The Mass was an uplifting occasion as we gathered to celebrate the wonderful work Young Vinnies do in our Catholic colleges. In his homily College priest Fr John Walls sm, encouraged those gathered to […]
WelCom September 2018: Christine Paterson of Catholic Women’s League Wellington, visited St Patrick’s College, Wellington, on 9 August to present a 2018 Catholic College Art prize to Julius Omeri-Luke. Julius was totally surprised by receiving this prize. Julius, who has Samoan ancestry, shared that his grandmother had recently died. He explained that his painting, ‘Care for […]