If you find it difficult to celebrate at this time, the alternative Blue Christmas service may provide respite – Sunday 8 December from 5pm.
Waiapu Cathedral’s Advent Carols Service featuring the choir and orchestra is on the evening of Sunday 1 December from 7pm.
The Cathedral congregation gathered at Pandora Pond for the baptism of two of its young people on Sunday 6 October.
Cathedral bells will peal at 2pm on Saturday to celebrate the return of the godwits to Ahuriri Estuary after their long Pacific flight. This also makes the start of the Ahuriri Estuary Protection Society’s annual godwits walk at the estuary.
An Open Day on 12 October will help local people learn about the best option being considered for strengthening Waiapu Cathedral.
The Archbishops have released a statement on the church’s response to the Royal Commission Inquiry into Abuse in Care report.