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Vestry (Oct 2025)

  • St Mark's Church 101 Opawa Road Christchurch, Canterbury, 8023 New Zealand (map)

Vestry Meeting

Parish Governance

Vestry meets on the 3rd Tuesday of every month

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Feb 18
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Apr 15
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Jul 15
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Aug 19
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Sep 16
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Oct 21
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Nov 18
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Recent from the Vestry:

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Vestry Snippets (Sep 24)

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Vestry Snippets (Aug 24)

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Vestry Snippets (Jul 24)

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Vestry Snippets (Jun 24)

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Vestry Snippets (Apr 24)

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Governance groups at Saint Mark’s

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Executive
Executive

The executive team of Vicar, churchwardens and treasurer meet constantly on parish business.

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Fundraising
Fundraising

The fundraising committee meets regularly to organise the parish fair and other events.

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Finance
Finance

The finance committee meets quarterly to discuss budgets and reporting

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Buildings
Buildings

The building committee meets as required

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Worship
Worship

Committee meeting on the fourth Tuesday on alternate months

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Vestry

Big things come from small beginnings

Featured Services:
Christmas Day Service
Dec 25
Christmas Day Service

Family Eucharist Service with Holy Communion

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The Magnificat, Mary’s Song of Praise
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
The Magnificat, Mary’s Song of Praise
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge

In the Middle Ages Mary's Song inspired the Feast of Fools celebrated after Christmas usually around New year. This feast was a literal acting out of the Magnificat as a rather strange way of witnessing to God’s kingdom that inverts human power structures and raises up the oppressed to places of honour.

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Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Office, Emmy
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Office, Emmy

Pew Sheet for Sunday 22 December 2024

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Office, Emmy
From the Wardens - Regular Sunday Summer Services
Wardens, Sunday Services
From the Wardens - Regular Sunday Summer Services
Wardens, Sunday Services

Regular Summer Sunday Services

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Wardens, Sunday Services
The Advent of Jesus
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
The Advent of Jesus
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge

We are to give up our insatiable desire to consume and replace it with the expectation of the coming of Jesus.

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Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
Third Sunday in Advent
Office, Emmy
Third Sunday in Advent
Office, Emmy

Pew Sheet for Sunday 15 December 2024

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Office, Emmy
Featured Events:
Parish Fair September 2025
Sep 13
Parish Fair September 2025

Community Fair bringing affordable toys, books, china, vintage clothes and more from the Opawa - St Martins Parish.

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