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).
Palmerston North Nicola McCarthy31 March 2012 We are one of two groups of trainees in the Palmerston North diocese and this retreat was part of our three-year formation programme similar to that offered at Creighton Jesuit University in Omaha, Nebraska. Based on the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola the retreat was directed by […]
Palmerston North 31 March 2012 Pope Benedict XVI has accepted Bishop Peter Cullinane’s resignation as Bishop of Palmerston North. In the same February 22 announcement the Vatican Secretariat of State noted that Bishop Charles Drennan would succeed Bishop Peter as only the second Ordinary in the 32-year history of the diocese. Mass will be celebrated […]
Palmerston North Fr Valentine Gryk SVD31 March 2012 I have just given your New Zealand Mass stipends and intentions to two priests working in small communities and in difficult places. They receive few Mass intentions from their people. Anyhow, they are very grateful for this help. They assured me, and I assure you, that they […]
Palmerston North Moira Butler31 March 2012 The Kimi Ora Faith and Light community in North Taranaki celebrated the international movement’s 40th anniversary in January with a pilgrimage to Hiruharama. Hiruharama, or Jerusalem, on the Whanganui River, is the birthplace of the Sisters of Compassion founded by Suzanne Aubert whose cause for canonisation is being prayed […]
Palmerston North Fr Kevin Neal31 March 2012 It’s more than six years now since I had my stroke. No, I’m not going to write about it, but I mention it because it’s part of another story. It’s about an event that occurred about two years before the actual stroke. I was feeling pretty terrible and […]
Palmerston North Jessica Sutton31 March 2012 St Peter’s College Year 11 student Te Kauru Nohotima of Ngati Porou has won a top New Zealand scholarship for his fluency in te reo Māori. And at just 16 he is passionate about keeping the language alive. After years of speaking nothing but Māori with his family, Te […]
NEWS Audrey Bakulit31 March 2012 Fr Edmund Little celebrated his silver jubilee and his 70th birthday last December.He concelebrated Mass with his long-time friend Lou Leuthard then joined parishioners from Takaka and many from his former parish, St Mary’s, Nelson, for a lunch accompanied by stories, laughs and a singsong. It was a beautiful Takaka […]
NEWS Eileen Brosnahan31 March 2012 St Joseph’s Convent Chapel Upper Hutt was filled to overflowing on February 7 when Sisters of Mercy, family and friends of Sr Barbara Wilson gathered for a thanksgiving liturgy for her life of dedication. Barbara was born in Wellington, the daughter of the late Monica and Marcus Wilson. After attending […]
NEWS 31 March 2012 More than 200 people packed into the Featherston parish hall on February 18 to welcome author Joy Cowley’s and parish priest Don Morrison’s joint publication, The Easter Story. Archdiocesan pastoral adviser Sue Devereux said parents had been asking for some time for a simple way to explain to their children the […]
NEWS Chris Connor31 March 2012 More than 14 years of loving and dedicated service from Fr Eddie Condra to St Mary’s parish Carterton were honoured at a Mass of gratitude and celebration at the end of January. Nearly 200 parishioners and local friends filled St Mary’s Church for the occasion. Three music groups played lively […]