WelCom December 2016:
Youth, Schools, Education
St Anthony’s School, Seatoun, reached its maximum roll of 130 students in October for the first time ever and celebrated with students, parents and parishioners. Principal Jennifer Ioannou said, ‘This is a momentous occasion as in the 1980s the school was going to close because of the lack of students and a falling roll. A few families fought to keep the school open and thank goodness they did as we all have a wonderful place to come each day.’
Pahiatua Polish Children’s 75th Reunion
WelCom December 2019 Phil Cotter, a life-long parishioner of St Brigid’s parish, Pahiatua, remembers as a seven-year-old welcoming the three trains carrying the Polish children and their care-givers in 1944….
Care for our common home
Manaakihia tō tātou kāinga From Garden To Table WelCom December 2019 ‘Grow, harvest, prepare, share’ is the motto for ‘Garden to Table’. It’s a programme founded in 2008 to teach…
New Zealand Catholic Bishops Meet Pope
WelCom December 2019 The New Zealand Catholic bishops met Pope Francis for an 80-minute private audience in the Vatican on Monday 28 October during their Ad Limina visit to Rome. …