Welcome to the Parish Pump!
KEEPING US CONNECTED
Coming Up
KEEPING UP WITH THE CALENDAR!
20 June – Walking group at Te Mata Park
21 June – Solstice Soup Lunch 11.45ish
25 June – Vestry meeting
27 June – Pins & Needles
Every Second Sunday – 11am Ormond Chapel service & 5pm Evensong
WALKING GROUP, 3rd Saturday
The walking group programme has been updated for the next few months – see the poster below or print out the PDF. We walk out and about on the 3rd Saturday of the month. Each walk takes about 1 – 1 1/2 hrs; if you’d like to be sociable but are not sure about the fitness/distance required, check with Dale. You are always welcome to just join us for coffee and a chat. If you can recommend a new pathway, let us know so we can enjoy more of our wonderful Hawke’s Bay outdoors!
PINS & NEEDLES, last Saturday
Pins and Needles is a friendly group of people who enjoy a social time of crafting. Bring your own knitting, stitching, crochet, or weaving project to share a relaxed time working and chatting with others. If you need advice or a lesson there’s probably someone there who can help – so this is a good group to bring a friend to or to learn a new skill.
The last Saturday of the month – and a sunny spot is usually found in the Cathedral plus morning tea is provided.
Notices
ARCHIVES SUPPORT
Scanning and transcription volunteers for Diocesan Registers
Do you have time in a day, morning, or afternoon to spare? One of the more fascinating tasks in the cathedral at the moment is scanning and transcribing our Baptism, Marriage, and Burial registers to preserve our history.
Skill set required? Confidence using an Excel spreadsheet plus ability to read cursive writing (and decipher various handwriting styles!). You are given training to use the scanner.
Please contact Jenny Cawston 027 4352947 or Jillian King 021 2034387 for more info.
Connections
VESTRY
Cathedral Vestry with Alister and Deborah is:
Bishop’s Warden, Graeme West
People’s Warden, Sue John
Dean Franceschini
Stephen Jacobi
Jan Martin
Dale Meredith
Susanna Tayler
Susan Wylie.
Hello, New Parishioners!
If you are new to the Cathedral parish, it help us to keep in touch if we have your details. This form (link below) also lets you opt into the parish prayer directory and the Cathedral Connection enewsletter each week. Chat to Charlene our parish administrator in the office if you want to know more.
Cathedral Connection is how we keep in touch with news, activities and special services each week. If you haven’t already, you can sign up by contacting the office (until we get the electronic link sorted!).
You can also keep in touch with Diocese news each week with Waiapu E-News email – contact bianca.snee@waiapu.com to go on the mailing list.
Reference
Quick access to documents that have been shared with the parish.
Parish Partnership Consultation Document – 22 Feb 2025.
Cover letter regarding parish amalgamation
Report on Napier parish consultation
New Diocese Centre Next Door
The new Waiapu Diocese Centre next door is in operation and the final outside touches are done (May 2026). Welcome to our new neighbours!