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).
In May Chanel College’s Year 13 students embarked on hīkoi, setting out from Masterton towards Hokianga in the Far North. They were on a mission to explore the history of the beginnings of the Catholic Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Congratulations to Reyon of St Mary’s Catholic School, Palmerston North – Te Kura Katorika o Hato Heemi – who recently won a Fire and Emergency colouring competition and won himself a ride to school in a Fire Truck along with a Lego Fire Truck.
Sacred Heart College Napier principal Maria Neville-Foster has headed back to her homeland of Ireland for a sabbatical, through the Ministry of Education.
Sacred Heart College Lower Hutt hosted the 30th annual regional Vinnies Mass on 20 August to celebrate the young people’s work in their communities.
The Archdiocese of Wellington’s Ecology Justice and Peace Commission’s Integral Committee has created resources to support parishes celebrate the Season of Creation.
The Archdiocese of Wellington will be taking part in the New Zealand Church Life Survey (CLS) 2023 from 9 to 26 September.
If you would like your event listed free on this page, please email an outline to welcom@wn.catholic.org.nz including the name of the event, date, time, location and contact. Thursday 31 August Pre-Social Justice week – explore how Church’s social teaching challenges society’s status quo. Free online Zoom event, speaker Lyn Smith, Te Kupenga Catholic Theological […]
5: St Teresa of Kolkata – feast 8: Birth of Mary – feast 9: St Peter Claver – memorial 14: Triumph of the Cross – feast 15: Our Lady of Sorrows – feast 27: St Vincent de Paul – memorial 29: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels – feast
The archdiocesan Ecology, Justice and Peace Commission and its three committees contribute and participate in work for justice and peace, inspired and informed by Catholic social teaching.
August 2023 If you would like your event listed free on this page, please email an outline to welcom@wn.catholic.org.nz including name of event, date, time, location and contact. Sunday 6 August World Youth Day – Wellington celebrations, 1pm–8pm. Bishop Viard College, Porirua. (See here.) Monday 7 August Quiet Day for creative soul – facilitator Tracey […]