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).
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Youth, Schools, Education | Hunga Taiohi, Ngā Kura, Mātauranga Chelsea McLaughlin St Theresa’s School in Plimmerton has won an award for promoting New Zealand sign language after only including it in the curriculum since the beginning of this year. A deaf student began in the new entrants’ class in term one, […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Diocesan News | Ngā Pitopito Kōrero a Rohe Pīhopa Lorraine McArthur We have already passed the shortest day this year and the biting cold of winter is kicking in. In this Year of Mercy, during July we’re asking Archdiocese of Wellington parishioners, through their parishes, to donate new pairs of shoes […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi The 2016 funding round for the Archdiocesan Allocation Committee is now open. Parish groups, agencies and church organisations that provide a helping hand by supporting families and social services, are invited to apply for the annual Tindall Funding through the Archdiocesan Allocation Committee. The priority is to fund Catholic and community […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Diocesan News | Ngā Pitopito Kōrero a Rohe Pīhopa Joe Green, Lay Pastoral Leader, Catholic Parish of Wellington South The old man lay in the bed at the Home of Compassion. He had been given his morning cup of tea. As a sister walked by he threw the lot at her – […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Youth, Schools, Education | Hunga Taiohi, Ngā Kura, Mātauranga On Friday 17 June five All Blacks visited St Mary’s College, Wellington, to run a skills session for our rugby players. St Mary’s was a winner of the OneMoreTeam Competition where three schools throughout the country were chosen to receive a visit […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Youth, Schools, Education | Hunga Taiohi, Ngā Kura, Mātauranga Catholic Schools throughout New Zealand celebrated their special character among their communities during the week commencing 16 May. This year’s theme was Extending Horizons of Hope: Changing Lives. Schools from Wellington and Palmerston North dioceses share these stories. St Patrick’s College Silverstream […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Youth, Schools, Education | Hunga Taiohi, Ngā Kura, Mātauranga More award winners are featured in this second part of WelCom’s coverage of the 2016 O’Shea speech and drama competition held at Sacred Heart Girls College New Plymouth in May.
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Our Heritage | Ō Tātou Taonga Tuku Iho Mission Among Māori: The Lyon-Aotearoa Connection Pa Gerard Burns Recently I had the good fortune to be able to do a short pilgrimage to Lyon in central France to visit some sites important in the history of the Catholic mission in Aotearoa. What […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Reflections | He Whaiwhakaaro Fr Colin Karalus was a priest of the Archdiocese of Wellington for 60 years. Ordained on 23 July 1956, he died on 28 March this year. A Requiem Mass for Fr Colin was held on 30 March. Cardinal John Dew was celebrant and Cardinal Tom Williams and […]
July 2016 | Hōngongoi Reflections | He Whaiwhakaaro This Sunday’s Gospel reflection comes from Tom Gibson, a retired dairy farmer from Kaponga in South Taranaki. He now lives in Stratford and is a parishioner of the Immaculate Conception Parish. Lk 10:1-12.17-20 A Successful Mission For many years the Stratford parishioners have, during prayers for the […]