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 July 2017: Sunday 4 June marked the Church’s ‘birthday’ at Pentecost. It also marks the day the RNDM sisters (Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions) took their vows many years ago. The Special Character Committee at Sacred Heart College in Napier wanted to recognise this by holding a Liturgy at the school’s Urupa (burial […]
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WelCom July 2017: Garin College in Nelson has found a more affordable option for religious studies’ school trips or pilgrimages. Students are travelling down into the catacombs of Rome or viewing the Blue Mosque in Turkey without requesting any funds from management. Mrs Pope at Garin has introduced virtual reality (VR) pilgrimages using Google cardboard viewers or […]
WelCom July 2017: Students from Garin College and St Mary’s College were among the performers in the annual student-led dance and music competition called Stage Challenge. The Wellington section was held on 1 June at the Te Rauparaha Arena, Porirua. This annual student production aims to motivate and inspire students to lead positive pro-active lives by giving […]
WelCom July 2017: Rome has recently released an online survey for youth around the world to gather feedback for the 2018 Synod of Catholic Bishops in Rome, about young people, faith and discernment. The questions have been designed to help the Church better understand the lives, attitudes and concerns of 16- to 29-year-olds around the world. Answers […]
WelCom July 2017: Doug Tennent was working in Papua New Guinea with the Caritas Catholic Volunteers Overseas programme when he was deported by the PNG Government on 12 June 2017. He was working on legal issues about traditional land ownership in the East New Britain Province. Doug worked as an administrator in the Archdiocese of Rabaul, […]
WelCom July 2017: This month, WelCom’s journey of faith – hi hikoi whakapono – visits the Tararua Pastoral Area, which covers a diverse grouping of smaller rural communities in the productive farmland of the lower North Island of Aotearoa New Zealand. The area borders the Hawke’s Bay, Whanganui/Manawatu and Wairarapa regions. The western boundary of the Tararua […]
WelCom July 2017: After 10 years with Catholic Social Services, the last four as its Director, Lesley Hooper is retiring from the Archdiocese later this year. She is confident in the knowledge that CSS has grown on its journey and is in the right place at the right time in its new premises at the Soup […]
WelCom July 2017: Seasons for Growth is an education programme that explores the effects of change, loss and grief. The programme recognises change often hurts and can be confusing, frustrating or threatening. It also recognises we need support in understanding and coping with the effects of change and loss. The programme is facilitated in the Archdiocese by […]
WelCom July 2017: “Today we live in a world of constant overwhelming electronic transmissions: radio, TV, internet. It is only in turning them off that the voice of God can be heard.” The Sounds of Silence Fr Neal Vaney In the First Book of Kings (1 Kg 19.9-18) in the Hebrew Bible there is a dramatic episode. […]