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 May 2018: Annette Scullion Among this year’s newly appointed Catholic school principals in the two dioceses is Michael Hinds, principal at St Benedict’s Primary School, Khandallah. Born and educated in New Zealand before embarking overseas, where he has spent several years in educational leadership, Michael and his young family returned to live in New Zealand […]
WelCom May 2018: A new book entitled Te Hā Tangata is the culmination of the 2017 ‘Human Library on Homelessness’ project, which enabled people who have experienced homelessness to share their stories. Te Hā Tangata was launched on 21 March at the Compassion Soup Kitchen in Wellington. The project aimed to lift Taonga voices and challenge […]
WelCom May 2018: Gospel, John 15:9-17 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘As the Father loves me, so I also love you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. ‘I have told you this so that […]
WelCom May 2018: Parting parish priest of Wellington’s St Mary of the Angels and chaplain to Marist St Pats Rugby Football Club, Fr Barry Scannell, was farewelled at MSP’s crowded Hataitai Clubrooms last month. Fr Barry Scannell has been appointed parish priest to The Catholic Parish of Napier – Te Pārihi Katorika ki Ahuriri. MSP’s Club […]
WelCom May 2018: ‘Ahakoa te roa o te pō, ka awatea – No matter how long the night, daylight will surely come’. It has been nearly two years since the huge magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked Kaikōura, Seddon and Ward after midnight on 14 November 2016. On a recent pastoral visit to the Star of the Sea […]
WelCom May 2018: “E te tuahinee Peata … to wairua e whakatopatopa ana i runga o te whenua – Peata…your spirit soars above the earth” – Matua Awene Solomon, kaumatua, Te Rūnanga a Iwi o Ngāpuhi Henare Walmsley A bright morning, Tuesday 3 April 2018, greeted manuhiri from the northern tribes of Ngāpuhi to the Home […]
WelCom May 2018: The New Zealand Catholic Bishops and representation from Catholic religious orders wrote in March to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, the Minister for Children Tracey Martin, and Chair of New Zealand’s Royal Commission into Abuse in State Care, Sir Anand Satyanand, supporting the Royal Commission and seeking inclusion of religious institutions in the Royal […]
WelCom May 2018: Human rights, climate change and environmental protection topped the agenda as more than 70 bishops from across Oceania gathered for meetings in Port Moresby from April 11‒18. The four-yearly Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) is a meeting of the four bishops’ conferences of New Zealand, Australia, […]
WelCom May 2018: The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) is the Catholic aid agency for England and Wales. Ahead of last month’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in London, a forum for leaders of 53 countries to work together to address common problems, CAFOD drafted a letter for Commonwealth faith leaders to sign calling […]
WelCom May 2018: Mark Richards Easter in Rome. He is risen Alleluia, Alleluia! In the dark of the night, Pope Francis stood at the door and the only light was the new light of Easter. As the deacon sang out Christ our light, the light spread out across the thousands gathered at St Peter’s Basilica in […]