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).
June 2014 Feature Bridget Taumoepeau Archbishop Durocher of Canada said on the occasion of the canonisations on 29 April of Ss John XXIII and John Paul II that he was moved by the moments of silence and prayerfulness in the ceremony, despite the huge crowd of pilgrims there. Pope Francis recognises the importance of silence […]
June 2014 News Taylor Broad Sacred Heart Cathedral was packed with excitement last month as more than 80 bishops from all round the Pacific gathered for the opening liturgy of their week-long federation meeting. The assembly takes place every four years in a different part of Oceania which includes Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and […]
June 2014 Reflection Veronica Lawson RSM Acts 1:1-11; Luke 24:46-53 Loss is an integral part of the human experience and death is generally the most painful aspect of loss. Today’s Feast of the Ascension invites us to face the experience of loss in a transformative way. In Ordinary Time, we celebrate the life and ministry […]
June 2014 News New Zealanders who aspire to become spiritual directors in the Ignatian tradition will soon have a programme of study and formation to follow through a new organisation, Arrupe New Zealand. Coordinator Kevin Gallagher says the NZ-based programme, which will start offering the study programme next year, has links with the Sentir Graduate […]
June 2014 News Shane Olsen The Wellington Justice, Peace and Development (JPD) Commission applauds the extension of free medical care for children to the age of 12 in the government’s 2014 Budget announced 15 May, but says it will not address the significant inequalities in the country. The Budget has not addressed the real issues […]
June 2014 News To celebrate the canonisation on 29 April of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II the gen 2 of the Focolare movement in Wellington made commemorative cupcakes which they offered after a special Mass in Sacred Heart Cathedral on 27 April. Aliesha was inspired by an idea on the papal website, XT3.com […]
June 2014 Opinion Fr James Lyons Using the theme of our 2006 Synod, Salt and Light Together, Archbishop John Dew took to the road in April and May to encourage hundreds of parishioners across the archdiocese on the journey to ‘re-imagine the archdiocese’. Reminding his audiences of last year’s Year of Faith with its celebration […]
June 2014 Feature Suzanne O’Rourke The Perinatal Mental Health NZ Trust recently hosted a one-day seminar in Wellington to hear from American academic Joann O’Leary on ‘Infant Loss and the Pregnancy that Follows’ – Dr O’Leary presented some complex issues clearly and sensitively. Four Greenstone Doors Charitable Trust support counsellors found it useful to hear […]
June 2014 Palmerston North Mgr David Bell Easter turned into a time of mourning for the 32 young people in Stratford and Kaponga who made their first Communion and then lost one of their number in a freak accident. The belief that Holy Communion is seen as our preparation for the heavenly banquet was tragically […]
June 2014 Review Margaret Armstrong Some 180 people in Havelock North gave a standing ovation on Palm Sunday [13 April] to internationally renowned Hamilton organist Christopher Hainsworth playing a new Johannus Ecclesia organ recently installed at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Dr Hainsworth agreed to introduce the organ to parishioners while on an annual tour […]