Welcome to Waiapu Cathedral
THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL IN NAPIER, NEW ZEALAND.
Whakapaingia te Atua e whakamine nei i a tātou.
Whakamoemititia te Atua kua kotahi nei tātou.
Blessed be God who calls us together.
Praise to God who makes us one people.
What's on?
We welcome visitors into Cathedral during the week from 9am – 4pm and Saturday mornings, as well as during Sunday services.
You are very welcome to come into our calm space if you need a time of quiet or to light a candle for people you miss.
Restricted Summer Holiday Open Times
Christmas Day to 6 January 2025 – The Cathedral will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week.
All Welcome
Tuesday 24 December – Christmas Eve
6.00 – 7.00pm Family Christmas Play, interactive, with Young People’s Choir (see service sheet for programme – click button above)
11.00pm – 12.15am Midnight Mass, with choir
Wednesday 25 December – Christmas Day!
8.00 – 9.00am Christmas Day service with carols
9.00am – 10.00am Family Christmas Day service at Ormond Chapel
10.00 – 11.15 am Christmas Day Choral Service.
Sunday 29 December – 1st Sunday of Christmas
8.00 – 9.00am Eucharist service
10.00am – 11.00am Eucharist service (choir on holiday)
Happy New Year 2025!
Sunday 5 January 2025 – Feast of the Epiphany
8.00 – 9.00am Eucharist service
10.00am – 11.00am Eucharist service (choir on holiday)
See above for Cathedral open times during the holidays.
Music reproduced with permission under CCLI 504995.
News & Events
Christmas Day services at Waiapu Cathedral and Ormond Chapel
All welcome to Christmas Day services at Waiapu Cathedral at 8am and also 10am with the cathedral choir plus a 9am family service at Ormond Chapel.
Christmas Eve – a play for families & Midnight Mass, 24 Dec
Christmas Eve at Waiapu Cathedral in Napier offers an interactive play for families at 6pm and Midnight Mass with Cathedral Choir at 11pm.
Gala Christmas Concert, Sat 21 Dec 7pm
A fun festive concert of Christmas music and carols to sing on Sunday 21 December at 7pm with Octavius choir, Hawkes Brass Quintet and the Cathedral Choir.
Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist
A PLACE OF RESURRECTION, LIFE, AND HOPE!
Our Waiapu Cathedral people are a vibrant community sharing the Christian journey together.
You are welcome here whether you come as a person seeking a spiritual journey, a tourist, an occasional worshipper, or a person seeking a spiritual home. You are welcome to join the journey with us for a few moments or for a lifetime.
We welcome all who come, and know that all people are precious to God, our loving Creator. We value and celebrate the presence and ministry of children and young people. We offer hospitality for worship, community gatherings, forums, celebrations and commemorations. We are a resurrection people. We strive to live out our faith in Christ in our individual lives and as people gathered together in community.
We aspire to be a people of faith, hope and new beginnings.