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 June 2017: October this year sees the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, which brought the Catholic Church into deep conflict and schisms. The Catholic Church today is not the same as the Church with which Martin Luther and the other Reformers came into such deep conflict. Luther wanted to reform his own church […]
WelCom June 2017: Wellington Catholic Social Services has moved to the Compassion Centre Soup Kitchen, in Tory St, Wellington. On 27 April, Sr Margaret Anne Mills, Congregational Leader for the Sisters of Compassion, formally welcomed CSS to the building. She said the Sisters and staff of the Soup Kitchen were looking forward to working […]
WelCom June 2017: Every year, the Sisters of Compassion at Island Bay celebrate the birthday of their founder, Suzanne Aubert, with a ‘birthday’ Mass. Suzanne was born in Saint-Symphorien-de-Lay, near Lyon in France, on 19 June 1835. Marking Suzanne’s ‘182nd birthday’ this year’s Mass will be celebrated at 6pm, Monday 19 June, at St Anne’s […]
WelCom June 2017: When Fr Don Don Rancho of the Catholic Parish of Whanganui – Te Parihi Katorika ki Whanganui, announced to the congregation at Sunday morning Mass on 26 March 2017 that Fr Des Levins had died, there were exclamations of disbelief. A minute’s silence was held as a sign of respect and Mass […]
WelCom June 2017: Palmerston North Diocese members of the Catholic Women’s League of Aotearoa New Zealand met over 26 and 27 April for their biennial conference at the Diocesan Pastoral Centre. Women from New Plymouth, Inglewood, Napier and Pahiatua as well as visitors from other branches listened to a range of presenters and discussed key […]
WelCom June 2017: St Mary’s College Rugby Sevens Team: Sanix World Champs Mark Hurley St Mary’s College represented New Zealand at the Sanix 2017 World Rugby Youth Tournament, played over 28‒29 April, at the Global Arena in Fukuoka, Japan. The Girls’ Sevens Tournament involved teams from Japan, Hong Kong, England, Australia and New Zealand. Over […]
WelCom June 2017: National Catholic Youth Ministry Conference 2017 The National Catholic Youth Ministry Conference is held every three years for people in youth ministry. This year more than 150 youth ministers from many backgrounds and dioceses gathered in Christchurch for the NCYMC, 21‒23 April, Alive and Well. They included employed and volunteer youth ministers, […]
WelCom June 2017: Over the past two months almost 300 parishioners from Sacred Heart Cathedral Thorndon, Star of the Sea Marlborough, and Ohariu parishes and school representatives, have taken up Cardinal John Dew’s invitation to experience and take part in a Stewardship Day in their local area. After Cardinal John’s presentation about Stewardship – ‘a […]
WelCom June 2017: My walk to work in Wellington tracks through Parliament grounds. Occasionally tourist groups gather on the driveway, fixatedly snapping pictures of the capital’s historic stone buildings with their backs to the magnificent trees that adorn the grounds. Beautiful trees play a valuable role in making the world the kind of place where […]
WelCom June 2017: Everyone is invited to take part in the Synod 2017 participation process to contribute to the future direction of the Wellington Archdiocese for the next 10 years and beyond. Cardinal John would like to hear from you as part of this participation process. ‘I am always encouraged by the thought and time […]