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 Archbishop John Dew3 December 2011 After 18 months of consultation with people in the archdiocese involved in youth and young adult ministry a review has signalled a major shift in the way it will engage with the young church in the archdiocese in the future. This new vision means that all present positions in […]
NEWS 3 December 2011 The bishops have appointed a director for the new national tertiary education institute, The Catholic Institute. She is Dr Anne Tuohy, who presently heads the School of Theology at Australian Catholic University’s Strathfield campus in Sydney. Dr Tuohy is an old girl of St Mary’s College, Wellington and began her tertiary […]
NEWS Cecily McNeill3 December 2011 Archbishop John Dew has written to all parishes urging priests and lay pastoral leaders to inform parishioners of the safety of parish buildings in the wake of new post-Canterbury earthquake standards. The archdiocese set up Project Borgia (after St Francis Borgia, the patron saint of protection against quakes) earlier this […]
NEWS Paul Bayliss3 February 2012 The financial impact of a review of insurances for many parishes is likely to be significant. The Wellington, Palmerston North and Auckland dioceses are members of the Catholic Church Underwriting Agency. Insurance broker, FMR Risk, has recently been able to secure insurance cover for all our buildings including schools. This […]
NEWS Sian Owen rsj29 March 2012 March 17, 2012 marked 140 years since the first Catholic Mass was celebrated in the settlement that would become Palmerston North. It was also the day the local Catholic diocesan community gathered around their bishops. They gathered to install the second bishop of the diocese Charles Drennan and to […]
NEWS Philip Cody SM31 March 2012 Waitangi Day was celebrated in the archdiocese with a 9am Eucharist at St Mary of the Angels. This was the 10th time that the parish and choir combined with Māori from the local pastoral areas in a combined service of the special Mass for this day. The gathering of […]
NEWS Hanley Hoffman31 March 2012 Our Lady of Fatima Parish Waikanae hosted a St Valentines Day Mass on the Tuesday February 14 for the Kapiti Pastoral Area with liturgy and music put together by members of both parishes. Some 140 people attended, with equal representation from both parishes, as well as a small contingent from […]
NEWS Fr John Greally31 March 2012 On February 11 Archdiocesan Pastoral Services in conjunction with Pastoral Area Liturgy Support (PALS) hosted a liturgy preparation workshop for the seasons of Lent, the Triduum and Easter. Some 25 people from as far away as the Kapiti Coast came to the Catholic Centre.During the four hours there was […]
NEWS Joan McFetridge31 March 2012 Six new candidates have been accepted in the Archdiocesan formation programme for parish and chaplaincy ministries, The Launch Out Formation Programme. They are:David Wootton from St Theresa’s parish, PlimmertonHeather Sangster Smith from St Patrick’s parish, ParaparaumuJoe Green from St Patrick’s, ParaparaumuMonica O’Connell from St Mary of the Angels, WellingtonBrent Watson […]
NEWS 31 March 2012 Frances Capper was a foundation member of Catholic Women’s League having joined 68 years ago in 1944, the year the League was formed. At that time CWL was run from Wellington. After meeting in various places the bishop finally secured a room in Taranaki Street where they could hold their meetings. […]