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 A celebration of bringing the gospel to Kapiti is taking place on Saturday 30 August 2014. Join a family event celebrating the proclamation of the Gospel on the Kapiti Coast, visiting historic church sites from Paraparaumu to Otaki. The programme for the day, with approximate times, runs as follows. 9.30am: Kena Kena […]
August 2014 News Joanne Gomez Parish groups, agencies and Church organisations that provide a helping hand by supporting families and social services can apply for the annual Tindall Funding through the Archdiocesan Allocation Committee. Tindall Funding is enabled through the Tindall Foundation, a private family foundation that gives to organisations and communities throughout Aotearoa New […]
August 2014 News Barbara Henley rndm Twenty three excited young people gathered in St Patrick’s Church on the Kapiti Coast recently to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. They were supported by sponsors, parents, teachers and the parish community who delighted in seeing the joy and confidence of these boys and girls as they were called […]
August 2014 Palmerston North Daniel O’Sullivan & Abby Dillon Many of our Catholic schools are made up of houses of some form with students placed into a house – much like in the Harry Potter books and films but without the talking hat. The pride and competitiveness that grows among students in these houses […]
August 2014 Palmerston North Mona Wareka On 26 June, 2014, Macy Duxfield and I travelled with Cullinane College’s senior and junior students to the Ngā Manu Kōrero regional speaking competition at Spotswood College, New Plymouth. There were 14 schools from the Whanganui/Taranaki region competing or supporting their kaupapa. Our Kapa Haka squad, Te Ngakau O […]
August 2014 Perspectives Fr Kevin Neal It wasn’t long after I’d finally found a slide projector for some friends, when a second request landed on my door step. ‘Would I know how to find a chaff cutter?’Oddly enough, I did, because we had them at home on our farm when I was a child. Before […]
August 2014 Schools Mike O’Leary On Thursday, 29 May, St Patrick’s College, Silverstream, officially opened its new gymnasium. It was blessed and named The Fr Peter Blake (SM) Centre for Physical Education and Sport. Classes and recreational use are now in full swing with everyone loving the new facility. The building is the first major […]
August 2014 Schools Lorraine Wilson The Directors of Religious Studies for Secondary Schools for our two dioceses gathered for their annual conference 25–27 June this year. The theme was ‘The Wind in Our Sails that leads to Encountering Jesus’. The conference was based on the NZ Bishops Document The Catholic Education of School-Age Children and […]
August 2014 Youth St Mary’s College, Wellington, students were successful in this year’s Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) and Wrigley Company Foundation’s Litter Less campaign in writing, photography and videography categories. Young New Zealand environmental enthusiasts were invited to take part in the competition. Winners were announced on World Environment Day, 5 June, by […]
August 2014 Youth Livvy Mitchell, Nina Bello, Michaela Morrison and Anna Hinderwell When you are failed by the Justice System, what should you do? After being wrongfully convicted you are deprived of a second chance of normality. Our society can neglect those who are victimised by the law. In the end you may be proven […]