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WelCom July 2020 is also available online here.

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WelCom July 2020, Issue 384

WelCom July 2020 is available in parishes and schools.

Special Bible for New Zealand Police

WelCom June 2020: Abraham Suryantyo, Bible Society NZ A year ago, Bible Society New Zealand – Ngā Ringa Hāpai i te Paipera Tapu ki Aotearoa, began working with the Police…

WelCom June 2020, Issue 383

WelCom June 2020 is available in parishes and schools. It is also available here online.

Our Lady of Kapiti WelCom Supplement

Congratulations to Our Lady of Kāpiti Parish – new church and parish centre opened and blessed 30 May 2020. Download the WelCom supplement here, or view an online version here.

Ngā Whaea Atawhai: Sisters of Mercy, sisters of prayer

WelCom June 2020: Dr Areti Metuamate, Chief Executive, Te Kupenga, Catholic Leadership Institute There is something special about those who take up the call to religious life. I have much…
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Special Bible for New Zealand Police

WelCom June 2020: Abraham Suryantyo, Bible Society NZ A year ago, Bible Society New Zealand – Ngā Ringa Hāpai i te Paipera Tapu ki Aotearoa, began working with the Police…

Our Lady of Kāpiti Church – Te Whaea Tapu o Kāpiti blessing and opening, 30 May 2020

WelCom June 2020: Congratulations to Our Lady of Kāpiti Parish – Te Whaea Tapu o Kāpiti on the blessing and opening of their new church and parish complex, Saturday 30…

Cardinal John Dew – 25 Years Auxiliary Bishop

WelCom June 2020: On behalf of our readers, WelCom warmly congratulates Cardinal John Dew on the 25th anniversary, 31 May 2020, of his ordination as Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese…

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Liturgy Online means Assembly Off-line

WelCom June 2020: Palmerston North Diocese priest and theologian, Joe Grayland, offers an opinion about the place of ‘Electronic Eucharist’ within the liturgy. Virtual Mass and post-Vatican II liturgical reform…

The ethical derivation of vaccines for Covid-19

WelCom June 2020: Dr John Kleinsman, Director of the New Zealand, Catholic Bioethics Centre It is generally accepted that a Covid-19 vaccine provides the best possibility of an ‘exit strategy’…

Florence Nightingale a model for Covid-19 service

WelCom June 2020: Florence Nightingale is a role model for all people seeking to minister to their communities during the Covid-19 pandemic, say the New Zealand Faith Community Nurses Association…