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).
Schools December 2013 Dave Lamont On Friday 1 November St Benedict’s School Khandallah received a visit from the NZ Marist College Rugby Team, comprising students from Marist secondary schools around New Zealand. The team gathered in Wellington to play a Centurion Colts team at St Patrick’s College on Saturday which they won 36-15. As part […]
Schools December 2013 Marion Myers This month St Mary’s College Young Enterprise Team Sass and Spice will compete in the finals of the nataional competition having been named the Young Enterprise Wellington Company of the Year. The contest requires students to set up and run a business for three terms. Two St Mary’s College teams […]
Feature December 2013 A longing for people to be able to pray and sing praise to God in their own language has been one of the greatest discoveries from a consultation/conversation with parishioners at St Anne’s Newtown. Lay pastoral leader Karen Holland told a workshop on stewardship on Saturday 2 November that the removal of […]
News December 2013 On Sunday 3 November St Martin de Porres parish Avalon celebrated the feast day of St Martin de Porres with a scrumptious shared lunch. The sun shone, the BBQ sizzled and the tables were laden with food from the parish’s different cultural groups which each family had prepared. Parishioners past and present […]
Feature December 2013 Archbishop John Dew preached the following homily along the route of the Faith on Foot pilgrimage (17-24 November), marking the end of the Year of Faith. ‘…they gave an account of all that God had done with them and how he had opened the door of faith to the pagans.’ (Acts 14:27) […]
Palmerston North December 2013 Aaron O’Neill On 5 September, the students of St Patrick’s School, Napier, presented a special production. Held at the Napier Municipal Theatre, From Forest to Sea, A Hawke’s Bay History was planned, written and created by the children themselves. The production coincided with an upcoming Inquiry Learning topic, ‘Create, Make, Do’. […]
Palmerston North December 2013 Andrew Aitken Young adults are gathering at the Palmerston North Diocese’ Te Ahi Kaa – The Hearth Place – for encouragement and support. Although we primarily serve those who live in Palmerston North we have also spent time with Kohanga at Victoria University in Wellington and The Grove in Lower Hutt […]
Palmerston North December 2013 Three Sacred Heart New Plymouth students and one Francis Douglas student are among 26 exceptional young people who have been recognised for their achievements in the community. Maria Mosquera and Estella Winnie McGee were both highly commended in the music category of the New Plymouth District Council’s Young Achievers Awards 2013 […]
News December 2013 Shane Olsen New Zealand’s nonviolent struggle for peace at Parihaka in Taranaki was linked with the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII’s Pacem in Terris in a Labour Weekend event at Porirua. Wellington’s diocesan Justice, Peace and Development (JPD) Commission hosted the event at Te Ngakau Tapu Parish on Saturday 26 October […]
News December 2013 The news that Pope Francis has declared the founder of the Presentation Sisters, Nano Nagle, Venerable on the 31 October has been greeted with great joy all over the world. In New Zealand the Presentation Sisters, Associates and Friends of Nano were delighted to hear that Nano is a step closer to […]