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 April 2017 Diocesan News and Views Gerald Scanlan has been appointed the new Director for The Catholic Institute (TCI), from 15 March 2017. Gerald has taken over from Professor Anne Tuohy who will focus on her role as Academic Dean. Gerald will lead TCI in continuing to provide academic qualifications in theology, religious education, Christian […]
WelCom April 2017 Youth, Schools, Education St Mary’s College rugby seven’s team won the Condor Sevens National Secondary School Championship last year. They are the first Wellington team to achieve this championship title. Their win has earned them the right to represent New Zealand at the Sanix World Youth Cup in Fukuoka, Japan, in April 2017. […]
WelCom April 2017 International News Fr Anthony Malone ofm, Commissary of the Holy Land for New Zealand On Good Friday, Catholics in the Archdiocese of Wellington and the Diocese of Palmerston North will have an opportunity to help support the sacred shrine of the Franciscan church at Cana in Galilee and to provide university scholarships for 20 […]
WelCom April 2017 International News Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand’s lead humanitarian aid worker Mark Mitchell is in South Sudan – the world’s newest nation – helping to coordinate Caritas’ response to the famine declared by the United Nations on 20 February 2017. According to the UN the famine, brought about by civil conflict and drought, is […]
WelCom April 2017 News Mike Fitzsimons The Society of St Vincent de Paul, the largest lay organisation in the Catholic Church, celebrates 150 years of service in New Zealand this year. ‘I was a stranger and you welcomed me’ (Matthew 25:35). The Society was founded at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1833 by a group of […]
WelCom April 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Eunice Gueco Ever since I was 15 years old, I’ve had a longing to serve the community. I went to St Mary’s College and would utilise the early Thursday school finish to volunteer at the Johnsonville Vinnie’s op-shop every week, which I continue to do. During my last year at […]
WelCom April 2017: Diocesan News A visit to the Motueka Night Shelter last year sparked a project that saw Vinnies based at St Peter Chanel School in Motueka and fellow parishioners knitting numerous peggy squares to make a blanket for the shelter. Vinnies Youth Co-ordinator, Philippa Winch, said, ‘By the end of term two it looked […]
WelCom April 2017: Diocesan News Ruchika Jayatilaka The Sisters of Compassion in Island Bay have launched their 2017 Compassion Spirituality and Retreat Centre programme. It offers prayer and reflection within organised groups, structured retreats, or opportunities for individuals wanting spiritual nourishment. Alongside Compassion events such as the weekly Meditation, monthly Taizé Prayer and Quiet Days with […]
WelCom April 2017: News Nathaniel Centre The Health Select Committee is still considering New Zealanders’ views on end-of-life issues in response to the petition of Maryan Street and the Voluntary Euthanasia Society that asked for an investigation of public attitudes towards changing the law to allow for ‘medically assisted dying’. The Committee received an overwhelming number […]
WelCom April 2017: Diocesan News Fr Bernard O’Donnell, Officiating Chaplain, Waiouru A short while ago we commemorated 100 years since the war, known as World War I, began in 1914. In 1915, citizens gathered at a Wairarapa community indoor and outdoor church service to remember. It was what we know now as the Dawn Service of Anzac […]