WelCom September 2023
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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).
“Let Justice and Peace Flow”
In his 2023 message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, 1 September, Pope Francis appeals for a renewal of our relationship with creation. His message focuses on the theme, ‘Let Justice and Peace Flow’, inspired by the words of the prophet Amos: ‘Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream.’
‘Build a better world’, says Australian RE expert
The gifts we have as Catholics are not just to build a stronger church but to help build a better world, says visiting Australian religious educator Professor Br David Hall fms.
Catholic bishops say abhorrent abuse at Marylands and Hebron Trust should never have happened
The nature and scale of abuse set out in the report, released 2 August 2023, from the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care is abhorrent and should never have happened, says Archbishop Paul Martin sm, General Secretary of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference.
Newly amalgamated Catholic Parish of Buller and Inangahua
It was a while in the planning… and Sunday 20 August 2023 was the day the two Catholic parishes in the Buller District reformed into one combined parish.
Te Wiki o te Wahi Tika – Social Justice Week
October WelCom – Sunday 8 October
The October edition of WelCom will be published a week later than scheduled so we can bring news coverage of Bishop-elect John Adams’ ordination and installation as the new Bishop of Palmerston North, which will take place at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 11am, Saturday 30 September. October WelCom will therefore be distributed to parishes and schools for Sunday 8 October 2023.
Support Life Sunday 2023 – ‘A Consistent Ethic of Life’
In 1983, six months after the US Bishops landmark letter, ’The Challenge of Peace’, addressing the dangers of the nuclear age, Cardinal Bernardin of Chicago gave a famous lecture titled ‘A Consistent Ethic of Life’.
New Zealand Marist Rugby development tour – fostering unity, sportsmanship and community spirit
Every year, the New Zealand Marist Rugby Federation embarks on a development tour with a selected group of young players to foster both rugby talent and the Marist culture.
Ordination of second Oceania Syro-Malabar Bishop
Hundreds gathered on 31 May in Melbourne to celebrate the ordination of Bishop John Panamthottathil cmi as the second shepherd of the Syro-Malabar Eparchy of St Thomas the Apostle in Melbourne.