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).
News April 2014 David Zwartz As children’s author Dame Joy Cowley added her button to the 1.5 million collected for the New Zealand Children’s Holocaust Memorial project, she said she had chosen a paua button, ‘because it reminded me that, although so many children lost their lives, they have not lost their loveliness, their innocence, […]
Schools April 2014 Mary-Angela Tombs Teachers at St Teresa’s School Karori have been working to create a culturally responsive learning environment for families by contacting all families within the first fortnight of the year and already this increased communication is paying off. For us, building cultural responsiveness begins with being aware of our own cultural […]
Schools April 2014 Eugenie Chylek-Peters Gabby Devine was at Sacred Heart Girls College New Plymouth for only two days in 2013 before she was diagnosed with cancer and sent to Starship Hospital in Auckland for treatment. Gabby did not come back to school for the rest of the year, but we saw her once at […]
Palmerston North April 2014 Shirley Knuckey and Gwen Mardle The World Day of Prayer was celebrated in New Plymouth and Hastings on 7 March. WDOP is an international movement of Christian people in many different traditions that have a continuing relationship of prayer and service. People from various denominations gather in one another’s churches to […]
Palmerston North April 2014 On Sunday 23 February St Patrick’s School Kaponga held its annual Mass to celebrate its Year 8 leaders. The school shows its appreciation for their skills and vision for the rest of their year and beyond. They lead the liturgy preparation including music and offertory. They recently helped the board of […]
Obituary April 2014 As a burgher of the oldest city in the Netherlands, Nijmegen, Fr Chris Penders was entitled to retire there, or with the Assumptionists in the Netherlands, but he chose to stay in New Zealand where he loved the beauty of the country and the people. Born in 1931, Fr Chris left his […]
Feature April 2014 Kieran Fenn fms With th release of what’s described as an epic film about the biblical story of Noah and the Ark, it’s timely to look at the question of biblical interpretation. Kieran Fenn fms warns against literal interpretation of such Genesis stories, advising readers to instead look at the context in […]
News March 2014 The oldest parish in the archdiocese, Otaki, has joined with Levin to form the parish of Ss Mary and Joseph under the administration of Marist Fathers. Fr Percy Kimble sm was installed as parish priest on 9 February in a celebration that drew more than 400 parishioners of Otaki, its adjunct, Kuku, […]
Catholic Social Services February 2014 ‘Family violence in our communities is one of the most significant moral, spiritual and social challenges we currently face as a country. As communities of faith in Aotearoa New Zealand, we believe it is our responsibility to take a stand and address this challenge.’ From a national statement on 10 […]
News March 2014 On 29 January the Palmerston North Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission, together with Bishop Charles Drennan, hosted the national coordinator of the Living Wage Network, Annie Newman. Representatives from the Anglican and Methodist Churches, together with Union and Employers Representatives, met at the diocesan centre to learn more of the work of […]