Welcome to Waiapu Cathedral
THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL IN NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND.
Whakapaingia te Atua e whakamine nei i a tātou.
Whakamoemititia te Atua kua kotahi nei tātou.
Blessed be God who calls us together.
Praise to God who makes us one people.
Come on in!
You are very welcome to come into our calm space if you need a time of quiet or to light a candle for people you miss.
The Cathedral is open when there are services on and during summer when cruise ships are in port.
We have limited staffing, and regret we cannot be open all the time.
Hours during Lent:
Mon: closed; Tues: 9.00am – noon;
Wed & Fri: 9.00 – 1.00pm; Thur: 9.00 – 9.30am; Sat: closed;
Sunday: 7.30am – noon, or till end of additional event listed below
THIS WEEK's SERVICES – All Welcome!
Saturday 28 March
10.00am, Pins & Needles meet & craft at Cathedral
Palm Sunday, 29 March
8.00 – 8.45am, Eucharist service, Aotearoa chapel
9.45 – 11.00am, Gather outside the Cathedral to process with palms into the choral Eucharist service
Monday, 30 March
12.15, Eucharist
Tuesday – Friday
9.00am, Morning prayer in the Resurrection Chapel
Tuesday, 31 March
10.30am, Eucharist in the Resurrection Chapel, followed by morning tea
Wednesday, 1 April
12.15pm, weekly midweek Eucharist
7.00pm, Lenten study group, baptistery
Maundy Thursday, 2 April
12.00pm, Chrism Eucharist
7.00pm, Eucharist of the Last Supper
Good Friday, 3 April
10.ooam All Age liturgy
12.00 – 1.00pm, Reflections on Stations of the Cross
1.00 – 3.00pm “Last Words” contemporary sacred cantata by Michael Myrick with Cathedral Choir & Strings
Easter Eve, 4 April
7.00pm, Eucharist of the Great Vigil of Easter & lighting of the New Fire
Easter Day, Sunday 5 April (please note daylight saving ends!)
8.00 – 8.45am, Eucharist service, Aotearoa chapel
9.00 – 10.00am Ormond Chapel Eucharist
10.00 – 11.00am, Choral Eucharist service, with Choir, Strings and organist Michael Fletcher
Music reproduced with permission under CCLI 504995122
News & Events
Join us on Palm Sunday
Join with us in our joyful Palm Sunday services on Sunday 29 March that mark Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the beginning of Holy Week.
Stations of the Cross, from Friday 20 February
Stations of the Cross walk and guided reflections are held at Waiapu Cathedral at 12.15 every Friday during Lent. All welcome.
Come to church for Divine Deco, 22 Feb
We’re jazzing up church again with a jazz-influenced morning mass and a jazzy afternoon service on Sunday 22 February. All welcome.
Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist
A PLACE OF RESURRECTION, LIFE, AND HOPE!
Our Waiapu Cathedral people are a vibrant community sharing the Christian journey together.
You are welcome here whether you come as a person seeking a spiritual journey, a tourist, an occasional worshipper, or a person seeking a spiritual home. You are welcome to join the journey with us for a few moments or for a lifetime.
We welcome all who come, and know that all people are precious to God, our loving Creator. We value and celebrate the presence and ministry of children and young people. We offer hospitality for worship, community gatherings, forums, celebrations and commemorations. We are a resurrection people. We strive to live out our faith in Christ in our individual lives and as people gathered together in community.
We aspire to be a people of faith, hope and new beginnings.