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).
The year is just beginning and the demand for food and essential services in our region continues to rise. The Compassion Soup Kitchen Appeal 2025 is being launched to help address this current crisis for many people.
Michael Humble All parishes need dedicated volunteers and Sacred Heart Cathedral is no exception! The cathedral re-opened in June 2024 after being closed for six years for earthquake strengthening. Just before Christmas, the Blessed Sacrament Chapel was re-opened and now we await the building of a new lobby to the foyer. We invite parishioners from […]
St Patrick’s Church Kimbolton, Feilding, is closing and a final Mass will be celebrated there on Saturday 15 March, starting at 2pm. Bishop John Adams will preside over the service. Following the Mass, Hanson’s Café will be available for afternoon tea, pay as you order. If you wish to attend, please email Jayne Fynn, Parish […]
WYD, usually on the Feast of Christ the King in November, will be celebrated at the beginning of August to coincide with the celebration calendar of the Jubilee Year. The NZCBC have permission from the Dicastery of Laity, Family and Life to move this day for us in the antipodes. This will be the permanent […]
Lent 2025 begins on Wednesday, 5 March and ends on Holy Thursday, 17 April. Palm Sunday is on 13 April. Good Friday is on 18 April. Easter Sunday is on 20 April.
The 2024 Advent Calendar and the December 2024/January 2025 edition of Welcom are available here.
The new Apostolic Nuncio to New Zealand and the Pacific, Archbishop Gábor Pintér, formally presented his letter of introduction to Bishop Steve Lowe, the President of the New Zealand Bishops Conference, in the presence of New Zealand’s other bishops and four Eastern Rite bishops from Australia and New Zealand, at the 7pm Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Sunday 10 November.
The Hīkoi mō Te Tiriti, a nationwide protest against the Treaty Principles Bill, culminated in Wellington on 19 November where more than 40,000 participants walked from Waitangi Park through the heart of the city to Parliament grounds.
As the leaders of the Hīkoi arrived at Parliament, the march stretched back through the CBD to Taranaki Street. It is thought to be New Zealand’s largest-ever protest.
The 80th anniversary celebration of the arrival of Pahiatua’s ‘Polish children’ in 1944, took place from 1 to 3 November 2024. Events were held in Pahiatua and Wellington including a deeply moving traditional Latin Mass at St Mary of the Angels Church to honour the enduring legacy of the Polish children and their families who were brought to New Zealand towards the end of World War II.
Exhibition at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata June to September 2025
The Gallery is on a nationwide callout for portraits of students painted by the renowned artist Sr Lawrence (Julia B) Lynch (1896–1975) for inclusion in this upcoming exhibition.