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Te Whare Karakia ō Hato Māka ki Opawaho
Opawa - St Martins Parish
Anglican Diocese of Christchurch
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What's happening in the parish
Community Fair bringing affordable toys, books, china, vintage clothes and more from the Opawa - St Martins Parish.
Send down upon your disciples the Holy Spirit who enlightens, strengthens, and saves our souls.
We live in a society that has in many ways abandoned its traditional patterns of mourning.
A time to relax and to reflect on the efforts made by trade unions to get this balance.
God gives us shelter from both rain and sun and picks us up when we stumble
We are held in God’s loving embrace in life and in death
“We have to teach our children to follow Christ as the world will teach them not to.”
Please pray for peace and justice
Music brings us closer to God both because of the way it moves our spirits, and because of the words we sing to it
Staying relevant and responsive to what is going on in the world
There is a role for each of us to take as we live out our baptismal promises
Our worship and our witness continues
Prayer is the best response
Head for the Promised Land
Working for the health of our faith community through using the gifts that we have been given
Give thanks for her parenting that modelled such obedience and joy to her daughter.
A conference on Labour Weekend
Help given by so many to enable them to operate
Explore the opportunities to express our Christian love for others in a practical way.
Let us think about our stewardship of this earth and of the faith we will also hand on.
Sometimes the boat is our own lives
It's good to be here with you
spread the seed of our faith and trust that growth will follow
Continue in your faith
All people are welcome
The warmth of God's love
Responding to God's call for us
St Mark the Evangelist
Together we make a community
Uncover abundant life
Love that isn't defeated
The Rev Simon Green has been appointed as a longterm Priest-in-Charge
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Confirming their faith with Bishop Peter
The new Dean of Christ Church Cathedral will be the Reverend Canon Ben Truman
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Crochet & Knitters wanted for a Gap Filler project
Join the flower arrangers bringing creativity and beauty to our church
The grocery hamper was won by Neroli and the bonus prize by Gail.
Order your Coupland's Hot Cross Buns now, collect them on Sunday 2nd April.
All proceeds go to the Anglican Missions Cyclone Gabrielle Appeal.
Journey together in faith after Easter for a new bible study series with the Anabasis group.
If you would like to be involved with this ministry, or to find out more, please contact Barb
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Coupland's Hot Cross Buns are returning soon
Research has shown that becoming involved with a church community can keep you happier, healthier, and more engaged…
Falling asleep while reading scripture might risk eternal damnation, so medieval monks took distraction very seriously.
Approaching painful inner darkness as a help rather than a hindrance for personal growth.
Was biculturalism merely an artifact of 1980s activism? That question shapes haunts the story of his John Bluck's life's work.
The deliberate roughness and immediacy of the evangelists will shock you awake from the many sleep-inducing modern translations.
The spiritual writings of Henri Nouwen compiled into prayers and spiritual exercises for each of the canonical hours.
"a sweeping and informative portrait of a faith that has shaped the western world and beyond”
“Do you ever find yourself worried about what others think of you? … Maybe those thoughts occupy a lot of your waking (and dreaming) time and when they rear their heads, chase any other more positive thoughts out of your mind?”
From the words of Job , to the teen favourites in the Song of Songs, and to the words of Ecclesiastes, the poetic light shines in the first literary translation of the Hebrew Bible since the King James Version.
“I believe … for millennia, aspiring believers like me have found solace amidst their struggle by reciting these words together, Sunday after doubt-filled Sunday, century after sin-ridden century, always hoping for redemption and always hoping that the words might be true."
“By light we do our work. By that same light others behold it. And all of the light is borrowed from God.”
The first church in Aotearoa-New Zealand was a missionary church. It still survives to this day.
Can an ancient document settling religious wars and controversies help us navigate our fragmented and over-opinionated times?
In our affluenza, we all live like Kings nowadays, and all need to be challenged by prophetic ministry to bring us back to God.
The devastating stories of Hagar in Genesis 16:1 and Genesis 21:9-21 contain not only the first annunciation in the bible but also the first experience of God in the wilderness - experiences that many identify with to this day.