How to be a Sinner

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Written By Opawa-St Martins Parish

If someone has borrowed (and finished reading) Peter Bouteneff’s book "How to be a Sinner", could you please return it to the Book Marks library as the Vicar would like to borrow it for a book club.

From the Vicar

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Arohanui

Thank you for inviting us into your lives

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Penultimate Pew News

my hopes and prayers for this community

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Final Countdown

my season of ‘lasts’

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Parish Officers

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Vicar
Vicar

Spiritual Leadership

Wardens
Wardens

Parish Leadership

Treasurer
Treasurer

Parish Accounting

Secretary
Secretary

Parish Adminstration

Synod Reps
Synod Reps

Parish Representatives

Parish Governance

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Executive
Executive

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

Fundraising
Fundraising

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

Finance
Finance

The finance committee meets quarterly to discuss budgets and reporting

Buildings
Buildings

The building committee meets as required

Worship
Worship

Committee meeting on the fourth Tuesday on alternate months

Vestry
Vestry

Governance body meeting on the third Tuesday of every month.

Synod
Synod

Lay and clergy reps meet annually

Parish Groups

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Sacristans
Sacristans

Worship leaders, lay readers, servers, ushers, greeters, flower arrangers, cleaners, counters, intercessors and cup bearers all join together to support the service.

Scripture
Scripture

Reading the scriptures together

Men
Men

Men of Opawa-St Martins meeting together for movies and more.

Women
Women

Women of Opawa-St Martins join together for coffee and companionship

Anabasis
Anabasis

Journeying together in faith

 
Water for the soul

From the Vicar

Featured Services:
Sunday 10am Service
Nov 24
Sunday 10am Service
First Sunday of Advent
Dec 1
First Sunday of Advent
Second Sunday of Advent
Dec 8
Second Sunday of Advent
Third Sunday of Advent
Dec 15
Third Sunday of Advent
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Dec 22
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Children’s Christmas Service
Dec 23
Children’s Christmas Service
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An opportunity to express grief
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
An opportunity to express grief
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge

We live in a society that has in many ways abandoned its traditional patterns of mourning.

Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
All Saints’ and All Souls’
Office, Emmy
All Saints’ and All Souls’
Office, Emmy

Pew Sheet for Sunday 13 October 2024

Office, Emmy
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Office, Emmy
30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Office, Emmy

Pew Sheet for Sunday 13 October 2024

Office, Emmy
Work-Life Balance
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
Work-Life Balance
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge

A time to relax and to reflect on the efforts made by trade unions to get this balance.

Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
Sidetracked from our deeper purposes
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
Sidetracked from our deeper purposes
Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge

God gives us shelter from both rain and sun and picks us up when we stumble

Rev Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge
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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