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).
Themes of wrongdoing, repentance and reparation weave seamlessly through Wellington author Kate Mahony’s newly published novel, Secrets of the Land. The author, a former reporter/feature writer for Catholic newspapers, Zealandia, NZ Catholic and WelCom has set the story in Taranaki, the region where Kate grew up, on a farm in Hawera.
As has been the custom for many years, an archdiocesan Mass will be celebrated on the Archdiocese of Wellington feast day, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December. The Mass will be celebrated at St Teresa’s Pro-Cathedral, Karori, at 7pm.
Fr James Lyons continues his exploration of titles given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the 16th century Litany of Loretto.
It seems to me that each year it gets that little bit more difficult to engage with the Christmas message, to cut through the commercial hoo-ha that surrounds it; hoo-ha that, these days, can start to build as early as September.
Over 75 years of devotion to Convent Old Girls Netball Club and netball in the Hutt Valley were celebrated at the funeral Mass for Rita Barker (nee McNeil) at ‘her’ Ss Peter and Paul Church in Lower Hutt, on 27 July.
First Sunday of Advent – Mark 13:33-37
33 Jesus said to his disciples: ‘Be on your guard, stay awake, because you never know when the time will come.
During the month of December 2023 Pope Francis’ intention is: for persons
with disabilities.
We pray that people living with disabilities may be at the centre of attention in society, and that institutions may offer inclusive programmes which value their active participation.
St Canice’s School Westport won the West Coast Primary Schools Kapahaka competition, hosted this year by Reefton Area School, in September.
Lennox Finnigan (l) and Micah Gut (r) recently made their First Holy Communion at St Patrick’s Parish Church, Kaponga.
St Anthony’s School in Seatoun celebrated its centenary over the weekend of 13, 14 October. St Anthony’s has been running since the 1920s to the 2020s!