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: Hannah van Schie Sunday 12 August 2018 marked one year since the official opening of the Marist Challenge Centre in Johnsonville – Challenge 2000’s newest and largest building. Much has happened since Sir Bill English spoke at the opening and Cardinal John Dew and Fr David Kennerly sm blessed the building and all […]
WelCom September 2018: Kitty McKinley Youth Leaders from Challenge 2000 have partnered with St Andrew’s in Newlands to provide training for local young people to continue to offer child friendly liturgy sessions each Sunday. For Children’s Liturgy, our youth leaders read a child-centred gospel that led into a craft activity focusing on Jesus being the ‘Bread […]
WelCom August 2018: Annette Scullion New Zealand Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Martin Krebs, bids farewell to Aotearoa-New Zealand this month as the Pope’s representative to New Zealand and neighbouring Pacific Island nations. WelCom interviewed Archbishop Krebs before his departure. Q. Please describe the role of Apostolic Nuncio. The role is two-fold to promote identity and openness. I […]
WelCom August 2018: He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people, the people, the people The 2018 Māori Pastoral Care Appeal for the Archdiocese of Wellington takes place on Sunday, 26 August and at Vigil Masses on […]
WelCom August 2018: Pope Francis is asking us to ensure everyone feels included in our parishes. When a marriage fails and peoples’ circumstances change, those affected can feel like they are no longer welcome in our communities and at Mass. This should not be the case. Cardinal John warmly invites all who are affected by divorce […]
WelCom August 2018: The doors to the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Hill St, Wellington, that have welcomed parishioners, visitors and concert goers for decades, have been closed following a Structural Engineer’s report in July. The experiences of the Christchurch and Kaikōura earthquakes have made it prudent for building owners to reassess their buildings. The […]
WelCom August 2018: A time for us to deepen our faith communities and to hear the Word of God Cardinal John Dew, Archbishop of Wellington On 7 April 2005 I was led to the Cathedral (Bishop’s Chair) in Sacred Heart Cathedral and installed as the 7th Archbishop of Wellington. Little did I know then, that just over […]
WelCom August 2018: Bishop Charles Drennan A highlight of my year is the annual Vocations Retreat. It brings a good dollop of hope to the Diocese. The elderly often accompany the weekend with their fervent prayers. Simply to know that it is happening uplifts everyone, perhaps in the same kind of way we feel when another […]
WelCom August 2018: Mark Richards Sunday 1 July 2018 was a wonderful day of faith, celebration and joy in the Catholic Parish of Hastings – Te Pārihi Katorika ki Heretaunga. Tevita Fakaosi was ordained to the permanent diaconate at Mass in the Church of St Peter Chanel. Tevita was surrounded by all his family, the Pasifika […]
WelCom August 2018: The Church describes Sunday as the ‘foremost holy day of obligation’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, n 2177). Other ‘holy days of obligation’ have always been added to the Sundays. In New Zealand, we now have only two of these additional holy days of obligation – Christmas Day and the feast of the […]