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 Gwen Mardle11 November 2011 Sunday congregations at Sacred Heart and St Peter Chanel parishes in Hastings have grown used to seeing groups of children sitting on the floor at the feet of the priest for their special homily. A Mass with a special focus on children’s needs was initiated four years ago by […]
Palmerston North Rom Rudzki11 November 2011 St Patrick’s, Palmerston North caught the Rugby World Cup fever hosting a multilingual Mass for visitors. With visitors in town for the two games: Georgia v Romania on September 28 and Argentina v Georgia on October 2, the parish council planned a special Mass in the Cathedral of the […]
Palmerston North Fr Kevin Neal11 November 2011 I have never been much for joining in rugby discussions or for watching matches on TV with the volume turned right up. I prefer to watch them with volume set low and to follow the match as I would a lesson. I think I’ve seen too much rugby […]
Palmerston North Mgr John Broadbent11 November 2011 Renewal must always be the work of the Holy Spirit, Cardinal Tom Williams reminds us in his foreword to this interesting and stimulating book, and it must be impelled by the love of Christ. Both of these factors combine in renewal undertaken with joy and hope. These elements […]
Palmerston North Graeme Munford11 November 2011 The Catholic/Anglican social service agency, ACROSS, has just become the lead provider for a new programme, Triple P, the positive parenting programme. ACROSS will run a pilot in the Manawatu region for this award-winning government initiative. This adds to ACROSS’s already highly successful Strengthening Families programme. Triple P has […]
Reflect Veronica Lawson rsm9 November 2011 In answer to my usual greeting, ‘G’day Muff, what are you up to?’ my lovely polymath brother-in-law, David (nicknamed Muff), would invariably reply, ‘Just contemplating the eternal verities!’ The conversation that followed, usually over a glass of wine, would confirm the accuracy of his response. Contemplating the eternal verities […]
Reflect Veronica Lawson rsm9 November 2011 Today’s parable of the ten lamp-bearers, the five ‘wise’ and the five ‘foolish’ young women, leaves us with endless questions. The setting is a wedding feast and yet there is no mention of a bride. The women are waiting for the bridegroom to return home. Where has he been? […]
Peter Wood9 November 2011 The first investiture held in New Zealand for a member of the Order of Malta was held in Wellington on Sunday October 9. Maurice Dodson was invested into the Order as a knight by the Chancellor of the Order’s Australian Association Brian Wilson, the first time an investiture has been held […]
Palmerston North Margaret Kitt9 November 2011 On Saturday October 15 Indian chef Jenson Cheraparam-ban and the St Vincent de Paul Society in Hastings put on a lunch for senior citizens in the Gathering Space of Sacred Heart Church. Jenson was born in Meloor in the Kerala province where his father was president of the local […]
Palmerston North Paul Green9 November 2011 New Zealand tops the list of OECD countries in terms of income inequality, according to Caritas research. Research and Advocacy coordinator Lisa Beech showed a political forum in Palmerston North which the local Justice, Peace and Development Commission organised for Social Justice Week in September how far the country […]