Church Working Bee
On Saturday we have a working bee in the church from 9:30am – Noon. Let the office know if you are available to help, coming along for any amount of time is welcome. Morning Tea provided by the Vicar.
Easter Services
- Tonight – Maundy Thursday Service 17th April 7pm St Mary’s Church
- Good Friday Family Service 18th April 10am and Easter Vigil 12pm – 2pm
- Easter Sunday Service 20th April 8am and Family Service 10am and 10am at St Matthias
Alpha Starts 30th April
The Alpha course starts on Wednesday 30th April at 7pm in Te Korōria. Please invite those you have been praying for – and anyone else! Please pick up invitation cards in the gathering area, or share our social media invite – Click here to go to the invite. If you or someone you know would like to attend please get in touch with office@karorianglican.org.nz. Want to help? We still need more people to prepare and serve food on the course so please sign up using the clipboard in the gathering area or just email the office.
Pray for 5 – Who Are You Praying For?
From April 6th till May 27th, we will have a focus on praying for 5 people to come to know Jesus. Choose 5 strands from the table in the gathering area and weave them together into a wrist band to remind you to pray.
Another great tool is the “Inner Room” that you can load on your phone – follow this link – to find out more and download the app.
The Inner Room is a free prayer list app that turns your mobile phone into a place of prayer. You can add reminders and a list of people to pray for throughout the day.
Easter Memorial Flowers
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This weeks Easter flowers at St Mary’s are kindly donated by the Mawson family in memory of John and Jenny Mawson
Vicarage Land Discussion – 4th May following both Sunday Morning Services
At the AGM, Vestry presented a Subcommittee Report on options for the land behind and around the Vicarage. Following on from this we are holding a question and answer session on the 4th of May following on from the 9am service (in Kowhai room – Te Whare ō Mere) and the 10:30am service (in the gathering are). Please take the opportunity to read the subcommittee report and come along to the Q+A session.
Click here to view the Property Subcommittee Report 2025 – options we are considering
SGM – Save the Date – 19 May 7pm
A date for your diaries – we will be having a SGM on the 19th May to decide if or how to proceed with the various Vicarage Land options, as well as electing some Governance Poisitons.
Our peoples warden Thea Wallace is stepping down from her role after serving for four years as Peoples Warden! Thanks so much Thea for your time, engergy and leadership it is very much apreciated. We are therefore looking for nominations for our new peoples warden. We will hold the election for this position at the SGM. If you would like to be considered for this role, please complete a nomination form which will be available in the Gathering Area.
Parish Trust Board – We are also seeking nominations to add to the current Trustees of the Parish Trust Board. If you would like to be considered for this role, please complete a nomination form which will be available in the Gathering Area.
In order to be able to vote at the meeting you need to be on the Electoral Roll. If you are not sure if you are on it, please email the office. If you would like to go on the electoral roll then please complete the required form and return it to the gathering area table or hand to Ian Cook.
Giving
Giving Receipts will be sent out by the end of April 2025 for the tax year ending 30 March. Thank you for your giving! Your faithfulness in giving is a source of joy and encouragement for us as you live our your discipleship to Jesus. If you are not currently donating to Karori Anglican and would like to find out how to set this up via automatic payment, or have any questions about how to donate, please get in touch with the Church office or visit Give | Karori Anglican, which has more information.
Te Korōria Easter Weekend Hours
Te Korōria is closed on Good Friday, but open Saturday and Easter Sunday (closing a little early). Invite your visitors/friends to meet up with you over the long weekend! See
Vicar on Leave
Ian Cook is away on leave from the 21st April to the 28th April. If you require a priest during this time please contact the church office or Alison Camplin 021 027 06311.
New Student Counsellor Starting 1 May
We are very excited to let you know that we have a new student counsellor, Susanne, starting on the 1st of May. She is available to see clients on Thursdays for a koha, please email counselling@tekororia.org.nz to book. Please click here for more infomation as well as information on Sarah Richards our full qualified Counsellor who works on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Interested in Confirmation?
We have a Confirmation course starting on May 4th. There will be 5 one hour sessions right after Church on a Sunday at 12pm in the Kikorangi Room, led by Ben. There will then be the opportunity to be confirmed at Pentecost (8th June) by the Bishop Ana. If any youth or young adults want to confirm your baptism and faith, or get Baptised please sign up.
Sign up for the youth course by contacting Ben at ben.bormann@karorianglican.org.nz or see him after Church. If you would like to explore an adult Confirmation or baptism course, please contact Ian Cook ian@karorianglican.org.nz.
Manna meals
We would love more Manna meals. House Church Leaders could you please plan a time with your group to prepare meals this quarter? We will have containers and labels available in the welcoming cupboard in the Church foyer for you to collect and fill.
A huge thank you to the parishioner who donated the money we needed to purchase a new freezer to store our Manna Meals!
Intermediate Youth – CHAOS
There will be no youth on Thursday 17th or 24th due to school holidays, we will resume week 1 of term 2
Youth – The Collective
There will be no youth on Friday 18th or 26th due to school holidays, we will resume week 1 of term 2
Youth Weekend Away
The date for our Youth Weekend Away has been confirmed for the 28th – 30th November! We will have a great time in the outdoors, playing lots of games, and learning more about Jesus. We will also have Paul Humphreys from Scripture Union joining us!
If you would like to attend please get in touch with Ben – ben.bormann@karorianglican.org.nz
Key upcoming dates:
- Maundy Thursday – 17th April 7pm St Mary’s Church
- Good Friday – Family Service 18th April 10am
- Good Friday Easter Vigil – 18th April Journey of Decision 12pm – 2pm
- Church Working Bee – 19th April St Mary’s 9:30am – 12pm
- Easter Sunday – 20th April 8am Service and Family Service 10am
- Alpha – 30 April Te Korōria 7pm for Welcome Meal
- Discussion on Vicarage Land – 4th May after each service
- Special General Meeting – 19th May 7pm
