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).
Sunday 5 February 2006 was highly significant in the history of the archdiocese when Cushla Quigan was installed as lay pastoral leader in the parish of Petone. Cushla’s appointment is a first for the archdiocese.
Cushla, accompanied by her family, t
The Uniting Church celebrates three significant women in the apostle Paul’s ministry tomorrow. Without the work of Prisca, Dorcas and Phoebe in Rome, Corinth and Joppa, it is likely that Paul would have had a much more difficult job gaining a hearing amon
Lent is traditionally a time of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. It is an opportunity to re-examine our lives and to reflect on our commitment to our faith and to our neighbours.
During Lent we remember the time Jesus spent in the desert, preparing fo
The director of Catholic Social Services leaves the service in good shape after a series of changes in the past decade which have aligned it more closely with community needs.
John Consedine has resigned his post after 10 years having instituted a nu
Those involved in Catholic Education in Wellington were delighted to learn of the Queen’s Service Medal awarded to their colleague, Jacqueline Dromgool, in the New Year’s Honours List.
The public recognition of her over 30 years’ contribution to Cath
Her name was Rosa Parks and when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Alabama, she sparked a civil rights movement that brought first the United States and then the world to attention.
There were already small groups of people
The long-awaited first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI was released on 25 January. After much speculation about its content and thus indicators of future directions for the Catholic Church, the encyclical, Deus Caritas Est (God Is Love), has received wide
The lead author of a major study into the effects of abortion and the mental health of women says it is important that New Zealand further researches the health consequences of abortion. Professor David Fergusson says that it verges on the scandalous that
‘The passion that the Sisters of Mercy have put into the task of uniting as a new Congregation of Sisters of Mercy should inspire other Catholics as it has implications for the life of the Church.’
This is the view of Maureen Cleary who has facilitat
The four congregations of the Sisters of Mercy in New Zealand have regrouped as one ‘to more effectively be signs of God’s Mercy in New Zealand, Tonga and Samoa.’
The sisters consecrated their decision at ceremonies around the country in December.