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 Ecumenism Sr Catherine Jones smsm Fifty years ago, no one would have heard a Catholic bishop speaking the way we heard Archbishop John Dew earlier today,’ said Anglican Bishop Emeritus John Bluck, in summing up the Ecumenism symposium held at Johnsonville Uniting Church, on Saturday, 5 July, 2014. Archbishop John was a keynote […]
August 2014 Palmerston North Sue Seconi Artist Merrilyn George’s quilt exhibition in July – called ‘Set Apart’ – grew from a conversation a year ago inspired by and in honour of Suzanne Aubert. From this kernel of an idea we embarked on a unique experience that gathered many others along the way to deliver an […]
August 2014 Palmerston North Irene Crossan On the Feast of Ss Peter and Paul, Sunday 29 June, Bishop Charles Drennan confirmed 31 young people from New Plymouth parishes at a Mass at St Joseph’s Church. The confirmation candidates were from the parishes of St Joseph’s, St Philomena’s, Our Lady Help of Christians, St Patrick’s Okato […]
August 2014 Palmerston North Sue Williams St Joseph’s parish Hawera and Sacred Heart parish Manaia hosted a team of international missionaries, lead by Father Alliston, for a Mission during the week of 10–17 May. The team was visiting from the Institute for World Evangelisation (ICPE mission) based at St Gerard’s monastery in Wellington. The Mission […]
August 2014 News Sr Catherine Jones smsm Every Thursday evening during July about 35 people gathered at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay. Under the guidance of Kevin Gallagher and a team of spiritual directors from Palmerston North they responded to their hunger for a deeper spiritual life. They followed the First Spiritual Exercises […]
July 2014 Palmerston North Bishop Charles Drennan Maori have a term te wa which means the right time. On the vigil of Pentecost, in a cathedral overflowing with Catholic Maori and guests, an experience of te wa was celebrated in a momentous Mass, during which Danny Karatea-Goddard was ordained a permanent deacon for the Palmerston […]
July 2014 News Joan McFetridge Matthew White has been commissioned by Archbishop John Dew as the new lay pastoral leader at Sacred Heart Parish, Petone. On the feast of the Ascension, Sacred Heart church was filled to capacity as parishioners gathered to welcome and rejoice in the appointment of Matthew as their new leader and […]
July 2014 Opinion Archbishop John Dew On Pentecost Sunday, I welcomed a large number of new Catholics to the wider family of the Archdiocese at a special ‘Welcome to New Catholics’ Mass, which was also the monthly Archdiocesan Youth Mass. The Mass was led by the members of the Institute for World Evangelisation-ICPE Mission community […]
July 2014 Opinion Fr James Lyons The most creative thing about us is each word we speak. Life itself came from a word God said – and that word became flesh and declared himself to be the life of the world. But creativity carries consequences. Words shape us, announce our presence and remain long after […]
July 2014 Scripture Kieran Fenn fms When Mary sings the Magnificat, during her visit with her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:39-56), she recalls the words of Hannah, mother of Samuel (in 1 Samuel 1:1-2:10). As recorded in 1 Samuel, Hannah was one of the two wives of Elkanah. His other wife, Penninah, had children, but Hannah […]