“the beauty and the blessing of this land is enhanced by the Treaty and allows us to create something wonderful here”

SUNDAY 18 February 2024

Readings: Gen 9:8-17; 1 Pet 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15

SUNDAY, 11 February 2024, 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings: 2 Kings 5:1-14; 1 Cor 9:24-27; Mark 1:40-45

Church whānau across our movement are exploring ways to worship in our natural environment and making the most of the warmer weather.

AYM kicked off a fantastic start to 2024 at New Wine.

SUNDAY 28 January 2024, The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple / 4th Sunday of Epiphany 

Readings: for The Presentation: Malachi 3:1-4; Heb 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40  

OR for 4 Epiphany: Deut 18:15-20; 1 Cor 8:1-13; Mark 1:21-28 

Let us pray for the church and for the world, giving thanks for God’s goodness. 

A massive number of us from the Diocese were at New Wine festival over the weekend. Tawa Anglican’s write about their experience.

SUNDAY 4 February 2024, 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings: Isa 40:21-31; 1 Cor 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39

Let us pray for the church and the world, giving thanks for God’s goodness.

Join with us as we celebrate being whānau together looking back over some of the highlights of 2023.

The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means “God with us”).

Matthew 1.23

On a windy Wellington day, a crowd gathered in anticipation at St. Jude's Church hall to witness the ordination to priesthood of Rev Jax Clark and Rev Kevin Denholm.

The Diocese is entering into a new direction for the provision of its regional theological studies programme next year by promoting study through Bishopdale College in Nelson. 

CHRISTMAS DAY 25 December 2023 The Birth of Jesus Christ

Readings: Isa 9:2-7; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-14, (15-20) To be used at midnight or on Christmas day

After celebrating 100 years of worship in fine style in February, St Mary’s Raetihi was again filled with joyful worshippers as church, community, family and friends came together to celebrate the ordination of Rev Alison Seifert to the priesthood. 

Onslow Anglicans entered into the spirit of the Christmas season on Saturday night by creating a gingerbread photo booth as a creative way of inviting the community onto the grounds of St Barnabas. 

SUNDAY 24 December 2023, Advent 4 – Christmas Eve

Readings: 2 Sam 7:1-11, 16; [for Ps: Luke 1:47-55, The Magnificat]; Rom 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38

Let us pray for the church and for the world, giving thanks for God’s grace and goodness.

Richard Apperley is the new Events Manager for Anglican Movement who will be leading the organisation of key events in the Diocesan calendar in 2024.

On the second Wednesday of each month you will find members of St Luke’s Wadestown holding a Holy Communion service for the apartment dwellers and care home residents of BUPA Crofton Downs, and sharing morning tea with the apartment residents. 

As Advent begins and ordination services continue around the diocese, St Alban’s parish of Eastbourne had extra reasons to celebrate.