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).
December 2015 Be merciful like God the Father (cf Lk 6:36) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ Soon all of us – our faith communities of parishes and their schools and colleges, our Catholic marae, our social services and various chaplaincies – will celebrate together with the universal Church a Jubilee Year of Mercy. It […]
The XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops held in Rome during October this year considered ‘The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and Contemporary World’. The three-week-long Synod, brought together Cardinals, Bishops, Priests, Sisters and Brothers, together with lay couples and individuals from around the world. They came to […]
September 2015 News Cardinal John Dew One of the world’s great works of art is the fresco of The Last Judgement by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel. Many millions of people have looked at that since it was completed in 1541. Many will have seen it as a work of art ‒ millions will have […]
September 2015 Feature Kiwi Families: It’s Our Story Every year the Catholic Bishops of New Zealand set aside a week in September for Social Justice Week. This is an opportunity to consider Catholic social teaching on a specific social justice issue that is relevant to our society and Church community. In 2015, Caritas Aotearoa New […]
September 2015 News Sr Catherine Hannan, Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust You can help Wellington’s homeless by being part of the ‘14 Hours Homeless’ sleep-out event on Friday 9 October. The event is being organised by Wellington’s many agencies collaborating to help raise funds and awareness about the new reality of homelessness in New Zealand. You […]
September 2015 Obituary Mercy sister Mary Winefride Blake died on 30 July in Hutt Hospital. She was aged 101. Winefride grew up in a musical household and spent much of her life teaching singing and choral music at St Mary’s College in Thorndon. She was still involved in teaching as recently as July. Her father […]
September 2015 Feature Professor Murray Rae, Head of Theology and Religion, Otago University, spoke at the NZCatholic Education Convention in June about Christian ethics and formation of Christian character. Professor Rae presents his address in three parts in Wel-Com. Part 1 ‘Christian Ethics not Christian Values’ is presented below. A generation or two ago, there […]
September 2015 News The NZ Catholic Bishops Committee for Interfaith Relations invites you to hear Rabbi Fred Morgan on Monday 21 September, 6pm–9pm at Government Building Lecture Room 1, VUW Pipitea Campus, Stout St, Wellington. Ordained in 1984, Rabbi Fred Morgan served in London before migrating to Australia in 1997 to take up the position […]
September 2015 News Annette Scullion Cardinal John Dew led the early-morning blessing of the site of a new teaching and administration block for St Catherine’s College, Kilbirnie, on Wednesday 26 August. Cardinal John praised the college’s students for their commitment to education. ‘Your passion for knowledge and commitment to mercy is laying the foundation for […]
September 2015 News Ethan Boyd, student of St Mary’s School, Palmerston North. At the end of term one 2015, Rooms 2 and 6 students at St Mary’s School in Palmerston North planted the first vegetables in our school garden, such as purple cauliflower, carrots, cabbages and much more. The garden is part of our ‘inquiry for […]