WelCom March 2022
Sister Andre Randon, a French nun, celebrated her 118th birthday on February 11, 2022 making her the second-oldest living person in the world and the oldest living person in Europe, according to the Gerontology Research Group. Born Lucile Randon, she converted to Catholicism at 19 years of age. She served young children and the elderly at a French hospital until she became a nun at the age of 40. She joined the Daughters of Charity, founded by St Vincent de Paul, in 1944. She tested positive for Covid-19 in 2021. She was isolated from the other residents but displayed no symptoms.
Dates and events – what’s on in the two dioceses
Saturday 10 SeptemberCome and See Vocations Morning – meet other like-minded young men, talk to priests and seminarians, and ask questions about a vocation to priesthood, 9am–11.30am, St Teresa’s Church,…
Celebration Sunday Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert
WelCom September 2022 ‘A woman of great faith’ will be the theme of the Celebration Sunday Meri Hōhepa Suzanne Aubert on Sunday, 2 October. The celebration will take place during the…
Vincentians celebrate St Vincent de Paul
WelCom September 2022 On Sunday 25 September, Vincentians from Wellington, Hutt-Wairapapa and Kapi Mana Areas will gather at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Tawa to join with parishioners in celebrating…