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 October 2013 Kelly Beals On 18 August the pupils at Hastings’ St Joseph’s School celebrated Sunday Mass in their school uniforms at Sacred Heart for the first time in five years. Over the past few years, the school has worked with the parish to help with the pastoral area’s monthly children’s Masses which the […]
Schools October 2013 Pat Rhodes St Marcellin School in Whanganui’s Gonville parish has two new tukutuku panels to connect students with their whakapapa. The foyer of the administration block is home to the first which parish priest Fr Des Levins bless in 2 September. It was then unveiled by head girl and boy Georgia Renata […]
Feature October 2013 Joe Green and Debbie Matheson More than ever before the Church is encouraging lay people to exercise the kingly, prophetic and priestly roles that are ours through baptism alongside and complementary to the unique and essential role of the priest. The role of the laity in the Catholic Church has changed dramatically […]
Catholic Foundation AGM October 2013 Archbishop John Dew says he has been blessed in the Year of Faith to ordain three men to the priesthood but today’s smaller number of priests has given the opportunity to ‘explore and to commit ourselves to a collaborative ministry in which each one of the baptised has his or […]
Schools October 2013 As part of the Caritas Social Justice Week (8-14 September) focus on ‘Meaningful Work for the Young Worker,’ Vinnies at St Joseph’s Nelson and St Peter Chanel School in Motueka heard representatives from Fair Trade discuss the conditions of the workers they assist in other countries. The students were shocked at the […]
Schools October Philippa Winch For Disability Awareness Week in August, Vinnies at St Paul’s School Richmond organised an interactive display about living with disability which was open to classes and members of the wider community to view. The display showcased information and activities related to various disabilities as well as work that the Vinnies had […]
Feature October 2013 Rocking in Blenheim may have come more often as a result of recent earthquakes, but a youth fundraiser in St Mary’s Parish last month raised the roof of the parish hall.St Mary’s youth group put on a variety concert on Friday at which people sang and danced, bid at auction and parted […]
Archdiocesan News October 2013 Fr Tony Kearns Missionz, New Zealand national office of the worldwide Pontifical Mission Societies, reminds us that 20 October is Mission Sunday. Promotional material for the 2013 Mission Sunday was reviewed at the Missionz annual general meeting, held at the Homes of Compassion in Island Bay on 8-9 August. The theme […]
Schools October 2013 Students at St Claudine Thevenet School in Wainuiomata have been seeing a need and working for fairer sharing of resources at home and overseas this year.Caritas Social Justice Educator Patricia Lynch attended the school’s latest fundraiser on 30 August, where the student council organised a 50-cent day to raise money to buy […]
Archdiocesan News September 2013 The chapel at St Patrick’s College Silverstream was packed on Saturday afternoon 10 August when Fr Dennis Nacorda started his priestly ministry. Archbishop John Dew ordained Fr Dennis for the Archdiocese of Wellington. Quoting Pope Francis at World Youth Day in Brazil in July, Archbishop John invited Fr Dennis to ‘Warm […]