Collect for the First Sunday of Advent
When Christ appears

Collect
God of hope,
When Christ your Son appears
may he not find us asleep or idle,
but active in his service and ready;
through the same Jesus Christ our Redeemer.
Amen
E te Atua o te tūmanako,
kia puta mai tāu Tama te Karaiti
aua ia e kite i a mātou e moe ana, e
māngere ana,
engari kia tū mataara i roto i āna
mahi;
E īnoi ai mātou i roto i a te Karaiti tō
mātou Kaihoko. Āmine.

Advent
A season of preparation
We continue to cry out for a cessation of violence in Gaza
St Mark’s School New Entrants applications due 31 August this year for children turning 5 next year. See the Vicar for a letter of recommendation for children of parents who are actively involved in the parish.
Community Fair bringing affordable toys, books, china, vintage clothes and more from the Opawa - St Martins Parish.