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).
Feature October 2013 Cathy Bi, Caritas From balancing the costs of study and living to finding a job that is fulfilling, young people from around the archdiocese came together in Archbishop John Dew’s lounge during Social Justice Week, to share their stories and thoughts on work. Resident students from Kohanga – Wellington’s Catholic Tertiary Chaplaincy […]
Archdiocesan News October 2013 The Catholic Women’s League has raised more than $15,000 this year for gynaecological cancer education. CWL president Anne Joyce presented a cheque to the New Zealand Gynaecological Cancer Foundation during the League’s national board meeting in July. In thanking CWL, NZGCF trustee Catherine Fyfe said the money would help fund NZGCF’s […]
Archdiocesan News October 2013 Otari parish’s Social Justice Group is to host a movie night, on 3 November, to support the Refugee Family Reunification Trust.The film at the Penthouse Cinema, Brooklyn is The Butler and tells the true story of a White House butler who served eight successive American presidents. It is directed by Lee […]
Schools October 2013 Dave Lamont On 5 September St Benedict’s School Khandallah held their annual Father’s Day Breakfast. After more than 10 years of successfully bringing the school community together, this has become a tradition. Parents began setting up and cooking from 6am and the children began turning up with their parents from 7am and […]
Archdiocesan News Isabelle Carbonatto October 2013 This country’s high rates of such preventable diseases as rheumatic fever, bronchiolitis and skin infections were highlighted in a Social Justice Week seminar in Sacred Heart Cathedral parish on 10 September. Paediatrician Dr Brendon Bowkett’s Powerpoint presentation showed how such diseases are a significant health burden for New Zealand […]
Feature October 2013 Jim Consedine Peacemaking was centre stage at the seventh National Catholic Worker hui as Adi Leason of the Waihopai Ploughshares group reflected on their action with the more than 70 adults and 40 children. The hui was at Southern Star Abbey, Kopua, Hawke’s Bay, and the adjacent Nurturing Soul farm on the […]
Features October 2013 Fr Philip Gibbs SVD Ex-Wellingtonian Fr Philip Gibbs SVD, who’s based in Papua New Guinea, recently spent some time in Kiribati. There, he was impressed with the way people celebrated the Feast of the Assumption (15 August). Fr Philip says, ‘In Kiribati, the Feast of the Assumption is a special time when […]
Obituary October 2013 Sister Makareta Gilbert sm, formerly known as Sr Basil, died suddenly in Whangarei at the home of her sister Amelia Kanara on 9 September, just months short of her diamond jubilee. Sister was born and baptised in Waihou, Hokianga on 4 July 1932. Her primary education was at St Joseph’s school in […]
Feature October 2013 Fr Ambrose Pereira sdb The oldest and youngest Mahitahi volunteers in the Solomon Islands this year have come from these two dioceses. Ian Bailey from Woodville and 21-year-old Hayden Powick of Nelson shared their talents, knowledge and skills in carpentry and computer technology at Don Bosco Technical Institute, Henderson, Solomon Islands. Aged […]
Opinion October 2013 Fr Kevin Neal For as long as I can remember, I’ve been a keen reader of the spiritual truths. I’m still reading them today and now I listen as well, to audio books. In the late 1960s, I began my journey of faith as a de la Salle Brother in Sydney and […]