WelCom September 2022
Wellington South Parish are currently progressing through the sale of St Bernard’s church in Brooklyn to Taranaki Whānui Whānau, with the sale due to settle in September. A hui was recently held with Taranaki Whānui Whānau, to meet one another, whānaungatanga, discuss ancestry and history and how the relationship between church and iwi might develop into the future.
At the time of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi, the iwi living in the Wellington Harbour area originated from the Taranaki region of the North Island. The collective name given to these iwi is Taranaki Whānui ki Te Upoko o Te Ika (Taranaki Whānui). Their occupation at the time and continued residence gives them the rights and duties of mana whenua – traditional guardians of the Wellington Harbour and associated lands.
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception 8 December
‘As has been the custom for many years an archdiocesan Mass will be celebrated on our diocesan feast day, 7pm, Thursday 8 December, at St Teresa’s Pro-Cathedral, Karori. The archdiocese will again be entrusted to the care of Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception at this Mass. Parishes are asked to renew that Consecration on the following Sunday, 11 December, at All parish Masses.’ – Cardinal John Dew
Dates and events – what’s on
December 2022
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Pope Francis registers for the next World Youth Day in Lisbon
At the conclusion of the Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis registered for the next World Youth Day to be held in Lisbon, Portugal, in August 2023. Assisted and accompanied by Portuguese university students studying in Rome, the Pope tapped his way to becoming the first officially registered pilgrim for World Youth Day.