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 6 November 2012 St Francis of Assisi Parish, Stoke, celebrated the beginning of The Year of Faith on the feast of the parish’s patron saint. Parishioners brought family pets including a parrot, varying shapes and sizes of dogs, guinea pigs of many colours and cats for the blessing of the animals by Father Maurice […]
Wellington 6 November 2012 Two women in the archdiocese have been awarded Papal medals in the past couple of months. St Patrick’s, ParaparaumuArchbishop John Dew presented Kathleen Beaumont with the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross from Pope Benedict XVI during Mass at St Patrick’s parish, Paraparaumu, on August 21, 2012 in recognition of Kathleen’s 25 […]
Wellington Jacqui McLaughlin6 November 2012 Kapiti Catholic Child & Youth Ministry ran its annual leadership retreat at the Marist Brothers House in Otaki September 22 – 23. This year we had 27 participants including young people in Years 11 – 13 at college, twice as many as last year. The retreat offered the opportunity for […]
Palmerston North 6 November 2012 On Sunday September 30 the St Patrick’s (Napier) Conference of the Society of St Vincent de Paul celebrated its centenary of service to the people of Napier. National spiritual director Fr Jeff Drane sm was the chief celebrant for the Mass in St Patrick’s Church, with the help of spiritual […]
Palmerston North Gwen Mardle6 November 2012 This year’s annual Spring Gala at St Mary’s School Hastings was held in brilliant sunshine on Saturday September 22 and drew another big crowd. The gala has been a feature for more than 30 years and brings together school, parish and local community for a couple of hours of […]
Palmerston North Darryl Daignault6 November 2012 The historic chapel of St Joseph at Cullinane College has just undergone a massive earthquake strengthening refurbishment to its exterior profile. The work, which finished on Friday October 12, will bring the building up to code. The chapel is the old Aramoho Catholic church which was moved onto the […]
Palmerston North 6 November 2012 A cake with all the communicants’ names on it was a feature of the celebrations after eight children in St Joseph’s Parish Hawera made their first Communion on September 16. The First Communion took place during the 9.30am parish/school Mass and the hall was especially decorated for celebrations after Mass. […]
Palmerston North 6 November 2012 Sacred Heart College Napier’s head girl Hinemaria Onesi has been awarded a University of Auckland Chancellor’s Award for Top Māori and Pacific Scholars. The university received more than 260 applications and 46 have been awarded through New Zealand for study starting in 2013. This award recognises Hinemaria’s exceptional ability and […]
Palmerston North Diane Bourke6 November 2012 A joyful week of celebration for the feast day of St Vincent de Paul (September 27) began on the Friday before with a beautiful School Assembly.President, Annette Orchard and Diane Bourke were delighted to be invited because the total focus was on the life of St Vincent de Paul […]
Wellington Margaret Orange November 2012 For some parishioners in Carterton, as with others in the archdiocese, recent changes in the way the parish is run have been painful, for others, a challenge. Some have chosen to drift away while others have decided to make the best of the situation. The number of people in the […]