Welcome to the Parish Pump!
KEEPING US CONNECTED
Coming Up
KEEPING UP WITH THE CALENDAR!
20 June – Funeral of John Shadbolt
28 June – Waiapu Walking Group meets at 8.30am to head to Pakowhai Park
28 June – Pins and Needles
30 June – Evening with Common Grace, St Paul’s
WAIAPU WALKS!
This month it’ll be a leisurely wander through Pakowhai Country Park (the dog park) and the stopbanks. Bring a friend, bring a dog! Meet at 8.30am at the Cathedral to carpool – Charlene’s in charge – or meet at 9.00am in the park carpark. Coffee at COOP afterwards.
Notices
Parish Amalgamation Report
A number of parishioners participated in this recent consultation hui regarding the possible amalgamation among Anglican parishes of Napier. The consultation process has ended, and the final report, accepted by Standing Committee, recommends that no amalgamation occur at this time.
As the covering letter to the report says, ‘While formal amalgamation will not proceed, we want to encourage each parish to continue strengthening relational ties in mission and ministry. We are confident that deeper collaboration and shared initiatives will help us better serve our communities and embody the unity we already share in Christ.’ In the time ahead we shall explore how we might do this.
Scanning and transcription volunteers for Diocesan Registers
Do you have a spare day, morning, or afternoon to spare?
We are currently scanning and transcribing our Baptism, Marriage, and Burial registers to preserve our history. You would be given training to use the scanner in the Diocesan Office in Raffles Street Napier, or if you are confident using an excel spreadsheet and are used to reading cursive writing we would appreciate your time to transcribe the registers. Please contact Jenny Cawston 027 4352947 or Jillian King 021 2034387 for further information if you are interested.
Cathedral Choirs in Wellington
If you would like to enjoy hearing the cathedral choirs (including ours) that sang in the glorious 2024 choral festival services in St Paul’s Cathedral, Wellington at Labour Weekend, check out these YouTube links. See if you can spot our choir members in the crowd!
Connections
Hello, New Parishioners!
If you are new to the parish, it help us to keep in touch if we have your details. This form also lets you opt into the parish prayer directory and other information.
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 here:
Subscribe (or resubscribe) to Weekly Cathedral Connection
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.
New Diocese Centre Next Door
Work is well underway on building the new Waiapu Diocese Centre next door on Hastings St.
Atkin Construction has been awarded the contract for constructing the office building adjacent to the Cathedral.