This is the Archdiocese of Wellington and its people, working together to deepen their faith in Jesus Christ and to develop a community which supports the good of all. Everyone is welcome, and there are many ways to be involved, through parishes, schools, chaplaincies and Catholic organizations. “The future is, most of all, in the hands of those people who recognize the other as a ‘you’ and themselves as part of an ‘us.’ We all need one other.” Pope Francis
Peace be with you
Kia tau te rangimārie ki a koutou. I begin each of these newsletters with the above greeting. It is the same greeting Jesus used so many times when he met…
The Resurrection of the Lord
“It was very early on the first day of the week and still dark, when Mary of Magdala came to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been moved…
The Stations of the Cross
STATIONS OF THE CROSS 2021 With Pope Francis on Good Friday, 9pm Rome time Meditations and prayers written and presented by children and young people of Rome Introduction In the…
Royal Commission on Abuse in Care – Faith-based Hearing
From 15-29 March the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is holding Phase 2 of its Hearings into redress by faith-based institutions. The first week of the hearings…
Our failures
Kia tau te Rangimarie kia koutou On Monday 15 March the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care commenced Phase 2 of its Faith-based Hearings which will run until…
Patience
Kia tau te Rangimarie kia koutou “What the Spirit brings is very different: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:22). Last Saturday evening when the…
Change to COVID-19 Alert Level 1, Sunday 5 March
Cardinal John Dew has sent the following message to parishes in the Archdiocese of Wellington about the change for Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 1: 5 March 2021 Dear…
“And the centre is Christ.”
Kia tau te rangimarie ki a koutou Two weeks ago, at his usual Wednesday Audience Pope Francis said, “Mass cannot simply be ‘listened to’: it is also an incorrect expression,…
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WelCom community articles
Anzac Day, 25 April 2021, National Day of Remembrance
WelCom April 2021 Te Rā o ANZAC, 25 o Paenga-whāwhā 2021, He Rā Whakamaharatanga a Motu New Zealand-sponsored peace talks between Bougainville groups and at times the Papua New Guinea…
Renewal of New Zealand’s dedication to Our Lady assumed into heaven
WelCom April 2021 David McLoughlin New Zealand’s Catholic bishops will gather in Wellington on Sunday 15 August, 2021 for a Mass to renew Bishop Pompallier’s 1838 dedication of this country…
National Vocations Awareness Week: 25 April–1 May 2021
WelCom April 2021 Growing vocations Fr Neil Vaney sm Over the last decade I have seen a lot of young adults in spiritual direction, and accompanied a number of them…
Uncertain future for landmark church
St Gerard’s Church is to be closed. The last Mass will be celebrated by Cardinal John Dew on Pentecost Sunday, 24 May 2021. St Gerard’s Church, which is part of…
‘No cheques’ a threat to charities
WelCom April 2021 Michael Fitzsimons Catholic charities are likely to be significantly affected by the phasing out of cheques, which is to happen between now and the middle of next…
Bishops’ Interfaith Committee marks 2nd anniversary of mosque attacks
WelCom April 2021 The New Zealand Catholic Bishops’ Committee for Interfaith Relations sent a letter of support last month to the country’s Muslim communities on the second anniversary of the…
Diocese pays tribute to Mons Brian Walsh
WelCom April 2021 Annette Scullion Monsignor Brian Walsh semi-retired on 31 January this year, stepping down from his role as Local Administrator for the Diocese of Palmerston North. He remains…
Climate change – we can still make a difference
WelCom April 2021 Lisa Beech Human activity has taken the world’s climate into uncharted territory – but we still have the ability to make a difference. This was the message…
Building safer communities together
WelCom April 2021 Matthew Balm In his 2020 encyclical Fratelli Tutti – on fraternity and social friendship, Pope Francis wrote, ‘God has created all human beings equal in rights, duties…
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