Welcome to the Parish Pump!

KEEPING US CONNECTED

Coming Up

KEEPING UP WITH THE CALENDAR!
16 May – Waiapu Walking Group – over Bluff Hill from 8.30am
17 May – Bishop’s consultation at 8am and 10am
27 May – Vestry meeting
30 May – 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! 

Notices

PARISH CONSULTATION

From Bishop Andrew

Dear Cathedral Parishioners,
I am looking forward to being with you next Sunday, 17 May 2026, for the 8am and 10am services. I invite you to join with me following morning tea after the 10am service for the Parish Consultation. This meeting is open to all parishioners. I will be sharing with you an update about the Cathedral building and sharing with you my vision for the future of the Cathedral both as building, place of mission and ministry and life as a parish. This will lead into consultation about the appointment of a Dean. There will be opportunity for your reflections to be shared and I look forward to your participation. I expect the meeting itself will last approximately 1 hour after we have shared morning tea. 
 
As part of the meeting we will be receiving nominations for three parishioners to be elected as Parish Nominators who, along with the People’s Warden, will join me in forming the Board of Nomination for the appointment of the Dean. Nomination forms are available at the Cathedral today, and should be returned to the People’s Warden, or the Acting Dean, prior to next Sunday’s meeting. 
 
I look forward to being with you next Sunday. 
+Andrew

Welcoming Church Event Thank YOU!

Parishioners explored, asked interesting questions and even rang the church bells during our Welcoming Sunday event.  Then we lingered over lunch, an array of delicious soups.  Thank you everyone who helped with the tour, with providing lunch and who joined in the fun!

If you missed out on getting behind the scenes, but want to know about some aspect of Cathedral life, please ask one of our Vestry team or Charlene in the office.

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.

New Parishioner Form

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.

Parish Partnership Consultation Document – 22 Feb 2025.

Cover letter regarding parish amalgamation 

Report on Napier parish consultation

Archbishops’ Statement regarding the Holy Land [PDF]

Acting Dean’s Report to the 2026 Parish AGM

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!