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 2017: The 2016 Kaikōura 7.8 earthquake that struck the upper east coast of the South Island early Monday 14 November and rocked the rest of New Zealand left Kaikōura’s 2000 permanent residents without water supplies and sewer systems and with no easy way out. Local resident and Chair of the Catholic Stewardship Group, Deb […]
WelCom May 2017: Roger Ellis – ‘A technological and economic development which does not leave in its wake a better world and an integrally higher quality of life cannot be considered progress. Frequently, in fact, people’s quality of life actually diminishes – by the deterioration of the environment, the low quality of food or the depletion […]
WelCom May 2017: Sophie Goulter – The Compassion Soup Kitchen in Wellington has organised a number of activities in May. On Thursday 11 May the Compassion Soup Kitchen is hosting a Sound Bites fundraising concert at St Joseph’s Church, 154–156 Brougham St, Mt Victoria. Doors open at 6.30pm with refreshments and the concert starts at 7pm. […]
WelCom May 2017: Crispin Anderlini – Rosa Lyo lives just outside Juba, South Sudan’s capital. Even here the drought and conflict are taking a heavy toll. Like many of the country’s 4.9 million people impacted, Rosa struggles to find food. She travels an hour and a half each way just to find bitter weeds to eat […]
WelCom May 2017: Sharron Cole – As the 100th anniversary of the World War I Battle of Messines in June this year approaches, there is mounting interest in both the battle and the role of Petone Parish Priest and Army Chaplain Fr James McMenamin who was killed in the early days of the Messines campaign in […]
WelCom May 2017: 1 May: Parish representatives selected and others who will be attending the Synod will be notified. 7 May: Diocesan-wide participation process for the Synod begins. 17‒18 May: Clergy Assembly, which will include section on the Synod. 20 May: Upper South Island Synod meeting with Cardinal John Dew (1.30pm‒4.30pm) at Parish Centre, Richmond, Nelson. […]
WelCom May 2017: We continue our journey of faith visiting another of the many pastoral areas that form the two dioceses of Palmerston North and Wellington. This month we profile The Catholic Parish of Hastings – Te Parihi Katorika ki Heretaunga. Good Things Are Happening In Our Parish Fr Vince Onesi, Parish Priest As with many parish […]
WelCom May 2017: The Sophie Elliott ‘Loves-Me-Not’ education programme has been the 2016 beneficiary of the Catholic Women’s League ‘Mission at Home’ appeal. During the League’s recent annual conference in Alexandra, Central Otago, CWL National President Kay Blackburn presented a cheque of $10,766 on behalf of the 70 CWL branches throughout New Zealand who had raised […]
WelCom May 2017: Sharron Cole – It is now one year since Pope Francis released Amoris Laetitia, the apostolic exhortation that brought together the discussion and results of the 2014 and 2015 Synods of Bishops on the Family. It is interesting to reflect on how the Synod process and exhortation are influencing the Catholic community regionally […]
WelCom May 2017: Fr Neil Vaney sm – Images of Violence In recent years our television has provided us with some graphic and disturbing images of teenage bullying. We have watched girls and boys lying on the ground being kicked and punched. The Bible sometimes speaks of Jesus as a victim, ‘bearing our burdens’. This can […]