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 February 2017: Diocesan News Hēnare Walmsley Last December I attended the Iwi Chairs’ Forum held in Grovetown, near Blenheim, to present about Suzanne Aubert. The forum is a six-monthly conference for Māori leaders from all over Aotearoa. The three-day manuhiri (event) was hosted by a small but important subgroup of Ngai Tahu Iwi. The impressive […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News A Raa Kawemate (a day to remember those who have passed on) was held at Te Kāinga, last year on Saturday 3 December. Over 100 people attended. Te Kāinga is a Catholic Māori community in Wellington. Twenty whānau brought framed photos of their loved ones who had passed away, to hang […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News Porirua’s Holy Family School deputy principal Gina Lefaoseu won a national award for leadership in education at the SunPix Pacific People’s Awards, held in Auckland last November. The awards recognise achievements of those with Pacific backgrounds who are making a substantial impact on the lives of all Pasifika peoples across the […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News Lesley Hooper, Director, CSS Catholic social services are gearing up for the arrival of six more intakes of former refugees to Wellington during 2017. Through our partnership with Red Cross and the Anglican Diocese of Wellington, last year 115 volunteer teams from our communities stocked and prepared 89 homes for 311 former […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Kathy Whelan The Catholic Foundation of the Archdiocese of Wellington congratulates the eight students who have received its scholarships for the 2017 tertiary studies year and beyond and wishes them all well in their chosen courses. The Foundation also recognises the applicants who were not successful but who were of […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Ruchika Jayatilaka The Sisters of Compassion Island Bay have congratulated the three students who have been awarded tertiary scholarships for 2017 from the Suzanne Aubert Tertiary Scholarship Grant. The recipients are: Sinead Frances Lynch, Sacred Heart Girls College, New Plymouth; Caitlyn Rose Winchester, Central Hawke’s Bay College, Waipukurau; and Lakan […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision passes the time. Vision with action can change the world’ – Joel A. Barker Young Catholic Leader (YCL) is a five-day Catholic leadership course run in December each year in Wellington, Palmerston North and Hamilton dioceses. A limited number of […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Liz Keane A 10-year journey of environmental learning and growing at St Patrick’s School in Masterton was recognised with a Green-Gold Enviroschool award in September last year. Enviroschools is a nationwide programme that supports young people plan, design and implement sustainability actions in their communities. It works in partnership with […]
WelCom February 2017: Youth, Schools, Education Martin Elms, Principal The time has come at St Patrick’s School, Paraparaumu, to transition to our new Our Lady of Kāpiti School, and forge a new story and a future, based on what has been and what has made us a successful Catholic character school. Our school holds many precious memories, […]
WelCom February 2017: Diocesan News Sr Natalie Murphy rsm Last year Pope Francis’ announced an 8th Work of Mercy: Care for our Common Home. He said, ‘As a spiritual work of mercy, care for our common home calls for a grateful contemplation of God’s world. As a corporal work of mercy, care for our common home requires […]