History and Art
St Mark’s Church | St Anne’s Chapel | St Mark’s School
Te Whare Karakia ō Hato Māka ki Opawaho
Opawa - St Martins Parish
Anglican Diocese of Christchurch
Te Hāhi Mihinare ō Ōtautahi
Stained Glass
An ascending vision of earth, life and sky in the shape of a cross placed in the Saint Anne’s chapel
In the south-west corner of the Saint Mark’s nave is a stained glass window with the title "Come unto me all ye that labour"
Madonna and Child stained glass window in the north-west nave wall in Saint Mark’s Church
The holy spirit descends like a dove over the Chatham Islands in this stained glass window in the Saint Mark’s sanctuary
The triple lancet east window is a triptych of the risen Lord at the empty tomb, based on Matthew 28. It was made by Whitefriars of London to replace the one destroyed by the fire which destroyed the original church in 1949.
History
The first services in the Opawaho area were held in 1853 in a cob cottage in the St Martins Valley
Saint Mark’s Church Day School began in June 1921 on the grounds behind the vicarage between Cholmondeley Ave and Church Lane (now Locarno St).
Publications
Clergy
Priest in Charge, Oct 2024 - Sep 2026
Priest in Charge, May - Sep 2024
Priest in Charge, Feb - May 2024