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).
August 2014 News Gerard McKee The four parishes of the Southern Hutt Valley have embraced Archbishop John’s call to become ‘One Parish – Four Churches’. Over 200 parishioners from four parishes – Sacred Heart, Petone, San Antonio, Eastbourne, Our Lady of the Rosary, Waiwhetu and St Patrick’s, Wainuiomata – came together to reflect and to […]
August 2014 Reflection Kieran Fenn fms It is easy to imagine Mary as a young woman, soon to be married to Joseph, dreaming of a loving marriage, a family, a home in the village among the people she knew. She would lead a quiet life far from the gaze of the Roman occupation. She would […]
August 2014 Election 2014 Susan Wilson For democracy to work, people need to be involved. At the very least this means people need to vote at general elections. Did you vote in the 2011 elections? If you are over 65, the answer is probably ‘yes!’ because 94.4 percent of people in your age group […]
August 2014 Perspectives Archbishop John Dew I had a conversation recently with someone who was commenting on the gift we have in our Lay Pastoral Leaders. The part of the conversation I thought the most important was the comment that the lay pastoral leader’s role is a response to a calling. This person went on […]
August 2014 Perspectives Annette Scullion Vocations is the central theme in Wel-Com August 2014 issue, with Vocations Awareness Week running from 3 to 10 August. We are each called to respond to God with discernment throughout our lives. This is eloquently referenced in Kieran Fenn’s article ‘The Annunciation: A Call to Vocation’: ‘God sought the […]
August 2014 News New Zealand Faith Community Nursing Association (NZFCNA) is a national Christian organisation that equips nurses to serve in their communities. NZFCNA is holding its 2014 conference, ‘Sustainability of Practice’, in Wellington, 11–13 September, at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul’s Loaves and Fishes Cafe. Registration after 1 August is $200. Contact the National […]
August 2014 Opinion Martin de Jong In the weeks leading up to the Football World Cup – wait, this is not about the sport – I agonised whether to watch or not. I’m not in general terms a sports fan, but I played soccer when I was young and love international football competitions. But this […]
August 2014 Review Marie Williams St Brigid’s Church in Feilding is celebrating its 125th Jubilee over 2014/15 with a number of events. A concert by Fr Chris Skinner drew a packed audience to St Brigid’s on Saturday 10 May. Fr Chris, a Marist priest, is a renowned singer and songwriter who has produced several albums […]
August 2014 Reflection Bridget Taumoepeau Pope Francis is the master of repetition. I say this with admiration, not rancour. When he was first elected I would listen to every word and ensure I had saved all the texts of his homilies etc. I still try and listen to every word, but now Vatican Radio has […]
August 2014 Pastoral focus Veronica Lawson RSM Matthew 14:13-21 Rising fuel and food prices affect us all. Not everyone, however, considers the effect that lifestyle choices and agricultural practices in the developed world might have on the rest of the world’s population. In 2003, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation instigated a series of […]