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Saint Mark’s Church | Saint Anne’s Chapel | Saint Mark’s School
Anglican Parish of Opawa-St Martins
From the Vicar
On the rather wet and windy Tuesday, I managed to make my way to the Christchurch Arena for my second Pfizer jab…
From the Vicar
This Sunday’s service is a celebration of St Francis too. One of the most well-known of the saints, there is a good amount known of his life, but also a good amount of fable attributed to him.
From the Vicar
Welcome back! I’m aware that for some this will be the first significant gathering together for 42 days. So, let us be aware of each other’s need for space and time to adjust as we reconnect.
From the Vicar
With uncertainty around large gatherings and national travel, the decision has been made to once again postpone the Saint Mark’s School Centenary celebrations until sometime in 2022.
From the Vicar
worship and prayer ought never be confined to a few hours within the four walls of a church
From the Vicar
In today’s reading from John 6, we hear Jesus claiming to be the bread of life - the one who sustains us.
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Many many thanks for your support of both the City Mission and the Mission to Seafarers last week.
From the Vicar
Let me put my cards on the table… I’ve never quite understood the practice of the intercession of the saints. There. I’ve said it. But there must be something to it, given that part of the ancient practice of the church in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox faiths is to pray ‘through’ the saints.
From the Vicar
There is a very ancient form of mediation on Scripture for which tasting and eating and digesting is the most obvious metaphor. Its old title in Latin is ‘lectio divina,” which means holy reading.
From the Vicar
Some of you might have taken time to lift your eyes to the skies this week.