February 2015
Education
Over 30 adult students of The Catholic Institute of Aotearoa New Zealand ‒Te Pūtahi Katorika ki Aotearoa (TCI) received study awards at a colourful end-of year graduation ceremony on 27 November last year.
Held at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Wellington the evening ceremony was filled with supporting families, friends and guests. A pūtātara (conch call) from Henare Walmsley and karanga from Mandy and Rowena Poutama welcomed the student and academic procession.
Singing and prayers were followed by Archbishop John’s student-dedicated homily.
Archbishop John presented the wards with support from Dr Louise Starkey, Associate Dean (ITE) Faculty of Education of Victoria University and TCI’s Dr Anne Touhy, Dr Chris Duthie-Jung and Dr Elizabeth Julian RSM.
Awards included diplomas and certificates in pastoral leadership, religious studies, pastoral ministry, Catholic youth ministry, hospital pastoral ministry, personal interest, religious education, catechetical studies.
Alannah McCaul and Anneke Corich-Hermans delivered a reflection on behalf of the graduates.
O’Shea Shield 2021
WelCom June/July 2021 The Year of St Joseph In this special year of St Joseph, it is fitting Hato Hōhepa – St Joseph’s Māori Girls’ College, Napier, have won the…
Support the COVID-19 vaccination programme
WelCom June/July 2021 The New Zealand Catholic Bishops and the Nathaniel Centre for Bioethics have started a campaign to provide accurate information about the COVID-19 vaccine, which is being rolled…
MFAT deal multiplies donations to Caritas
WelCom June/July 2021 Michael Fitzsimons Donors to Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand will have their donations multiplied fourfold, thanks to a new funding partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…