God gave us a gift in Sr Jean-Marie
God’s gift arrived in the Wellington Archdiocese when Sister Jean-Marie McErlane decided she would give her considerable talents as teacher to establish and lead some of the Brigidine schools.
Welcom Archive 2007-2026
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).
Sister John Bosco Fraser RSM RIP
Sr John Bosco taught in Catholic primary schools in Hataitai, Naenae, Upper Hutt, Reefton, Westport and Kilbirnie and later at Hato Paora College, Feilding.
Masterton principal sixth in the world
Schools 6 June 2008 Chanel College principal, Jo Matthews, has been judged sixth in the world in her age group for two butterfly events at the World Masters Swimming Championships in Perth, Western Australia. Jo covered the 100m butterfly event in a time of 1.22.63. She equalled her New Zealand record time and was awarded […]
The cathedral 160 years ago
Even before the diocese was established, there were the beginnings of the Catholic community in Wellington bringing together Catholic immigrant families. Bishop Pompallier celebrated the first Mass in Wellington on Christmas Day, 1840.
Girls cream O’Shea
The 62nd running of the O’Shea Shield public speaking contest held in Napier last month saw the two top prizes evenly spread between provincial and metropolitan cities but the girls took top honours.
Fundraising by didgeridoo
As well as bringing in some cash to help World Youth Day pilgrims to Sydney, it proved a great opportunity to bring parishioners from the parishes and schools in the area to party together. Some even came from Whanganui!
Does dying with dignity always mean actively ending life?
Holy Week in Stratford
Year 8 students from St Joseph’s School Stratford spent Holy Week acting out the events of the last week of Jesus’ life for the rest of the school.
Exploring Kiwi spirituality
Four or so times a year former Ngaio minister, Graham Millar, and a small group of others have prepared an evening of reflection and creativity using resources from Aotearoa New Zealand to explore and celebrate aspects of our land, cultures and spirituality.
Journeying to God through a life and death crisis
Rangiwhiua Ngatai found herself at a crisis point when her partner, now husband, Rob Hewitt, went missing in the ocean off Mana Island in February 2006.