Ash Wednesday on 5 March starts the season of Lent before Easter.  

At 8am on Wednesday morning there will be a Eucharist service at Waiapu Cathedral, Napier.

At 7pm an ecumenical service will be held at St Patrick’s Catholic Church at 4 Munroe Street, central Napier, with the Cathedral Choir. 

Lenten communion services will be held each Wednesday of Lent at 12.15pm at Waiapu Cathedral,  commencing on 12 March.