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).
Parishes 4 May 2012 Decanting of the three oils which Archbishop John Dew blesses during the Chrism Mass held during Holy Week. The Oil of Chrism, used in confirmation and ordination, the Oil of Catechumens used in baptism and the Oil of the Sick are taken from the amphorae (jugs) in which they are blessed […]
Schools Kim Thayers8 May 2008 St Patrick’s School, Inglewood, celebrated Solidarity Day with a liturgy and then shared plain rice for lunch. The children brought a donation for Caritas or a food item which they donated to their local food bank, instead of their usual lunch. They talked about how this is a day when […]
Schools 5 April 2012 Cathedral parish priest Fr James Lyons shows students from Sacred Heart School, Thorndon, the sacred vessels during a liturgical training day on February 16. Students from Sacred Heart School learning about liturgy in Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Schools 3 July 2012 St Paul’s School in Richmond held a working bee on Sunday June 10 to plant more than 300 native trees and shrubs as the first part of a project to develop a native corridor to link with Salisbury School’s reforestation project. The Friends of Saint Paul’s fundraising group donated $1 000 […]
Schools 3 July 2012 Sacred Heart College, Lower Hutt started its year of centennial celebrations in style on Friday June 15 with a special school feast day. The Lower Hutt Town Hall was transformed by symbols of the past, flowers and a sea of red with over 800 students in attendance. Staff members were into […]
Schools Sr Marcellin Wilson CNZM3 September 2012 Past pupils of Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt are in for a party on memory lane also known as the Horticultural Hall over Labour Weekend as the college marks its first 100 years. The celebrations start on Friday October 19 at 6.00pm with the opening of a Performing […]
Schools Genevieve Herder3 September 2012 Jemima Lomax-Sawyers of St Mary’s College has won selection in the New Zealand Schools’ Debating Team. The Year 13 student competed with the Wellington team in the grand final of NZ Schools Debating championships. At the end of the grand final, Jemima’s name was among the five announced for the […]
Cecily McNeillSeptember 2012 ‘The glory of God is a person fully alive’ – St Irenaeus of Lyons. As London segues into the Paralympics this month after a thrilling 30th Olympiad the world will again watch athletes at their peak of performance. The trophies will again be easy to celebrate – the culmination of some six […]
3 September 2012 For 21 years The Lazarus Experience has been supporting separated and divorced Catholics and now the organisation has two new leaders. Anne Hubbard and Don McGowan are passing the reins to Katrin Eickhorst-Squire and Steve Brennan. The Lazarus Experience offers acceptance and encouragement after a marriage breakup to voice the painful truth […]
Irene Mackle3 September 2012 Parishioners at St Mary’s, Otaki, celebrated the return of a renovated statue of Our Lady to its Te ana o Rouaiti grotto known as the Cave of Lourdes at the beginning of August.Archbishop Francis Redwood dedicated the statue and grotto on December 8, 1905 but the statue had become rather tatty […]