Cardinal Williams - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 09 Aug 2012 07:35:38 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Cardinal Williams - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Wellington's lay leaders' formation programme marks 10 years https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/08/10/wellingtons-lay-leaders-formation-programme-marks-10-years/ Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:30:24 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=31339

The Launch Out lay leaders' programme in the Wellington Archdiocese is now 10 years old and the Catholic Foundation is undertaking a major fundraising drive to support this innovative ministry which has already brought vigour, energy, new life and dynamism to many pastoral areas. Since it started from discussion at the 1988 and 1998 diocesan Read more

Wellington's lay leaders' formation programme marks 10 years... Read more]]> The Launch Out lay leaders' programme in the Wellington Archdiocese is now 10 years old and the Catholic Foundation is undertaking a major fundraising drive to support this innovative ministry which has already brought vigour, energy, new life and dynamism to many pastoral areas.

Since it started from discussion at the 1988 and 1998 diocesan synods, Cardinal Tom Williams says the programme and the lay pastoral leaders it forms have become indispensable.

The candidates must pass 18 papers for an NZQA-approved Diploma in Pastoral Leadership. This includes planning and carrying out each year a mentored, supervised and evaluated pastoral project. Once passed they are eligible for appointment to a parish or chaplaincy, complementing the ministry of parish priest or priest chaplain.

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Wellington's lay leaders' formation programme marks 10 years]]> 31339 Kaikoura gets a Cardinal https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/07/17/kaikoura-gets-a-cardinal/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:30:57 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=29459

Not every small parish is lucky enough to have a cardinal as parish priest, but Cardinal Tom Williams is more than happy to come out of retirement to serve the Kaikoura community while Father Eric Urlich is on leave. Cardinal Williams is no stranger to Kaikoura, having worked there as a relieving priest previously. He Read more

Kaikoura gets a Cardinal... Read more]]> Not every small parish is lucky enough to have a cardinal as parish priest, but Cardinal Tom Williams is more than happy to come out of retirement to serve the Kaikoura community while Father Eric Urlich is on leave.

Cardinal Williams is no stranger to Kaikoura, having worked there as a relieving priest previously.

He also knows Father Eric very well, having ordained him as priest himself.

"When he invited me to take his place I was delighted," he said. "I have supplied here before, for a month, for the previous priest, and I have also been here to consecrate the church and bless the school, things like that, so I do feel quite at home here."

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