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 2014 Schools Bernadette Snowden The Young Vinnies of Sacred Heart School Reefton are a small but active group who enjoy ‘living their faith’ by doing simple things to help others in the parish and wider community. Their aim is to have fun while bringing joy to others. Activities they have been involved in include […]
July 2014 Schools Mary Horner There’s nothing like performing in the Michael Fowler Centre in front of hundreds of people! Both the Schola and Prima choirs did St Mary’s College proud at the regional Big Sing event on 4–5 June. Their performances were of a high quality and reflected the huge amount of work that […]
July 2014 Schools Maureen Phillips Directors of Religious Studies from Palmerston North and Wellington primary schools came together in May for a three-day conference themed ‘Fully Alive’. Shane Winterton, psychologist for the Ministry of Education, was the keynote speaker overviewing the ‘Human Givens’ approach to understanding the ways individuals and society work. Through his presentation […]
July 2014 Palmerston North Peter Green Change was in the air at 16 March meeting of parishioners from the three Napier parishes of St Patrick’s, St Thomas More and St Mary’s. Called by the Steering Committee set up to establish a single Napier parish, the meeting was held at St Thomas More Church and was […]
July 2014 Schools Jacinta Cousins On the Friday before Pentecost Sunday all the staff and students at Our Lady Of Lourdes School in Palmerston North celebrated Pentecost by holding a surprise birthday party. Jane Dravitzki, Director of Religious Studies, and several of our senior students decorated the hall prior to the arrival of the students. […]
July 2014 Palmerston North The traditional International Mass at Holy Family Parish Gonville was held on Pentecost Sunday, the Celebrant being Pa Steve Hancy. Mass commenced with a presentation of national flags, this year from 13 different countries. Parts of the Mass were celebrated in Maori, French, Filipino, Indian, Dutch, Samoan, Sri Lankan, English and […]
July 2014 Palmerston North Gwen Mardle The choir of Sacred Heart Church, Hastings, can trace its history to the early 1880s when the first Catholic church was established in the town. Two women who have had a long association with the choir are Del Hamilton (nee Little) and Maureen Brady (nee Plowman). Through the encouragement […]
July 2014 Palmerston North Pat Rhodes Father Des Levins, parish priest of Holy Family Parish, Gonville, celebrated his 80th birthday recently. Celebrations commenced on Friday night at the Parish Centre with a social evening. A large crowd gathered to reminisce and were entertained by items from Jonathan Greenwell on the trombone, the Samoan Community and […]
July 2014 Palmerston North Adrienne Bolton At the invitation of parish priest Fr Simon Story, Sacred Heart Church, Hastings hosted Principal Georgina Kingi and the boarders of St Joseph’s Maori Girls’ College, Greenmeadows, at their 9.30am Mass on Sunday 8 June. Fr Don Hamilton, the college Chaplain, said the Mass in Te Reo Maori. The […]
July 2014 Opinion Fr Kevin Neal It was a simple enough request – find a slide projector for my friends. Up to the ‘60s nearly every house in this country had one. They ranged from a very simple machine with a low wattage bulb, no fan and maybe one or two slides at a time […]