J’ville Sisters party
Sisters Cyprian Wilson, Anne Phibbs and Trish Hanaray are off to the Brigidine International Forum.
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).
Marist Youth Leader
Over Easter 55 young people from Whangarei to Timaru gathered at St Patrick’s, Silverstream, for 41 hours of prayer, celebration and fellowship. The mainly Year 13 students, mostly graduates of the MaristYouthLeader programme, participated in the Passion Narrative on Good Friday afternoon.
Budget boost to overseas aid welcomed
Caritas welcomes extra spending on overseas aid given in this year’s Budget but slams the Budget’s failure to address a growing gap between rich and poor.
Easter safe for workers and families
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand has welcomed the defeat of the second bill relating to Easter Sunday trading in Parliament last week. The Bill proposed to allow local authorities to extend Easter trading in their own local areas.
Pentecost Sunday Year C
Terrorism proposals could leave Caritas vulnerable
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, the Catholic agency for justice, peace and development, opposes two clauses in the Terrorism Suppression Amendment Bill, which it believes has the potential to impact on work for human rights in the region.
Violence against children
Proverbs 13:24 is the text most invoked: Those who spare the rod hate their children, but those who love them are diligent to discipline them. The phrase ‘spare the rod and spoil the child’ is often incorrectly attributed to the Christian bible. It does not appear there. It was first written in a poem by Samuel Butler in 1664.
Feast of the Ascension
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Renewing the Church
The readings from the Acts of the Apostles which the Church has given us for the weekdays after Easter have given us an insight into an early Christian community facing many of the same problems the New Zealand Church is beset with today.