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 December 2016: Youth, Schools, Education St Mary’s College Rugby teams have delivered outstanding performances this year. The Premier One Rugby 15 a side team won the Wellington Premier One Competition; the Hurricanes Zone – the first Wellington girls school to achieve this; and were runners up at Top Four – Nationals. The Sevens team won […]
WelCom December 2016: Youth, Schools, Education Dave Lamont, Principal St Benedict’s School, Khandallah, has been promoting our school’s Gospel values during this Year of Mercy. Our four ‘EPIC’ values are: Empathy; Perseverance; Integrity; and Creativity. We’ve been encouraging students to demonstrate these in their daily lives wherever possible. The O’Styke family gifted us an ‘EPIC Eddie’ trophy […]
WelCom December 2016: Youth, Schools, Education St Anthony’s School, Seatoun, reached its maximum roll of 130 students in October for the first time ever and celebrated with students, parents and parishioners. Principal Jennifer Ioannou said, ‘This is a momentous occasion as in the 1980s the school was going to close because of the lack of students […]
WelCom December 2016: Youth, Schools, Education Chris Marwick Fundraising Young people from the Catholic Parish of Napier helped out at Mahons Amusement food wagons at Hawkes Bay’s weekend show in October. Over the years, we have built up a good relationship with Mahons who operate amusement rides and attractions at New Zealand shows. We donate our […]
WelCom December 2016: Diocesan News At St Francis Xavier Church Marton, on Sunday 9 October, members of the parish’s Samoan community celebrated White Sunday Mass and songs all in Samoan, and a family christening their child. Altar flowers were white and those present dressed in Pacific Island traditional white. Fr Peteto Maunga from Wellington Mass celebrated […]
WelCom December 2016: Diocesan News Kathleen Blackburn Looking back over the year, a ‘stand out’ for the Catholic Women’s League New Zealand was our national conference in Christchurch, in July, with the theme of Mercy and the inclusion of young people. Students from St Mary’s primary school and Villa Maria College shared their impressions of the […]
WelCom December 2016: Diocesan News and Views ‘Stewardship is a way of life, a life of accountability and responsibility acknowledging God as creator and giver of all. Stewardship involves responsible management of our God-given resources of time, talents, and treasures. It means respecting and sharing our resources as an expression of gratitude to God.’ ‘…what good […]
WelCom December 2016: Diocesan News and Views Shirley Knuckey Some in this country question why Guy Fawkes is celebrated here on November 5 each year. Conversely, there is an increasing awareness of the significance of November 5 in connection to our own story. The date commemorates the attack in 1881 when 1600 soldiers invaded Parihaka Pa […]
WelCom December 2016: Diocesan News and Views Wellington’s Otari parish hosted three Sunday afternoon lectures during August on Catholic social teaching and social justice issues with the theme ‘inclusiveness’. Perspectives on the Treaty in 2016 Rangimoeroa Waikari-Panapa, Ngāti Kahungunu, a Te Ngākau Tapu and St Thomas More parishioner, and Lisa Beech of Caritas, explored ‘inclusiveness’ in […]
WelCom December 2016: Diocesan News and Views Mark Richards November has been a fascinating month – from the Melbourne Cup, a son’s 21st, the USA elections, the end of the year of Mercy, a trip away with my wife to see friends in Perth, and then a major earthquake. And here we are starting all over […]