Pentecost Sunday Worship
Our worship service for 4th Sunday of Easter, 3rd May 2020.… Read More Pentecost Sunday Worship
5th Sunday of Easter Worship
Our worship service for 5th Sunday of Easter, 10th May 2020.… Read More 5th Sunday of Easter Worship
From Bishop Andrew
8 May 2020 Pastoral Letter to the Diocese of Waiapu E te whanau a te Karaiti o te Pihopatanga o Waiapu, Greetings to you all in this season of Eastertide. I am writing to you today to outline how we are preparing for a possible announcement by the Prime Minister on Monday 11 May that would… Read More From Bishop Andrew
4th Sunday of Easter Worship
Our worship service for 4th Sunday of Easter, 3rd May 2020.… Read More 4th Sunday of Easter Worship
From Alister our Parish Priest
From Alister, our Parish Priest Greetings from my bubble to yours as we discover the new normal called level 3. As I observe people’s responses to our experience of lockdown, and reflect on my own, I’m struck by a piece of wisdom that was expressed by Viktor Frankl. Viktor endured the sufferings of the Nazi… Read More From Alister our Parish Priest
Easter Day Services
We have put together a number of links for you – options for your Easter Day Celebrations. Easter Day service from Rev’d Alister Hendery 10am Zoom Service at Waiapu Cathedral Easter Day 10.00 am, 12 April 2020Join Zoom Meetinghttps://zoom.us/j/897661826 Meeting ID: 897 661 826 Sunday 10amEaster Sunday Service from WhanganuiOn Facebook, Movement Online and Freeview… Read More Easter Day Services
Easter Day Worship
Easter Day – 12th April 2020 The Preparation Alleluia! Christ is risen. He is risen indeed. Alleluia! A Living Hope Blessèd be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: by whose great mercy we have been born anew, born to a living hope: by the resurrection of… Read More Easter Day Worship
Palm Sunday
Welcome to Palm Sunday! We have a number of resources to support you today on our website. Palm Sunday Reflection taken from Alister’s ‘A Journey Through Holy Week’s. Palm Sunday Service for you to follow at home. Alister’s Palm Sunday homily How to make your own Palm Cross There are also some links to online… Read More Palm Sunday
Announcement about the Parish of Greater Hastings
To the Parishioners of St Matthew’s, Hastings and St Peter’s, Riverslea Announcement about the Parish of Greater Hastings Greetings to you all in the name of Christ, Over the past month I have been working my way through all the feedback that was received duringthe consultation discussions around the proposal to create one single parish… Read More Announcement about the Parish of Greater Hastings
Parish Notices and Magazine
Here is the easy way to read our parish notices and ‘Follow Me…’ magazine.
Sunday 4th October
Here is the link to Sunday’s sermon entitled ‘Relationships not Rules’ 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (A) Exodus 20: 1-4, 7-17; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46Relationship, not rules The first reading was probably rather familiar. We know it as ‘the ten commandments’ – though the Bible calls them ‘the Decalogue’, the ‘ten words.’ What are these… Read More Sunday 4th October
St Matthew’s Day
Today very, very few people are called away from their place of business, but all of us are entrusted with the invitation to share with others what we ourselves have received: a desire to follow the way of Christ, and the sense of being on a journey together. All of us are ones who are… Read More St Matthew’s Day
St Matthew’s Day Sermon
We are returning to just providing the sermons now. Here is the sermon for St Matthew’s Day, 2020. Living the life we are called to St Matthew’s Day (20 September) 2020 Matthew 9:9-13, Ephesians 4:1-7,11-13 St Matthew’s Hastings So it’s St Matthew’s day – and I guess you’re expecting me to say something about St… Read More St Matthew’s Day Sermon
St Matthew’s SChool 25 years to be marked.
The Diocesan Synod to be held in Hawkes Bay from Saturday 31st October to Sunday 1st November 2020. The Synod begins at 9.00am on Saturday 31st at St Matthew’s Church with a Service and Celebration of St Matthew’s Primary School 25th Year Anniversary. The Synod then continues with business at the Havelock North. I hope you will be able to attend this… Read More St Matthew’s SChool 25 years to be marked.
A message from the St Matthew’s
Dear FriendsHarking back to Alister’s letter to you all last week, you’ll recall that we resume our Sunday morning 8am Eucharist from 27th September. The clocks go forward on that day also, so please remember to alter your clocks accordingly. Now that we are able to return to our normal service pattern, the video and… Read More A message from the St Matthew’s
Blessing of the Animals Service
Sunday 4th October at 4.00pm at St Matthew’s, Hastings, Nibbles and Nudge will hopefully be visiting again for the annual blessing of the animals. Do come with or without your animal companions. As for the past two years our service will be dedicated to the Leg-Up Trust, of which Nibbles and Nudge are active members.… Read More Blessing of the Animals Service
Sunday Worship – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Our worship service for 13th September, 2020.… Read More Sunday Worship – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
From Alister your Parish Priest
Greetings all Life throws all sorts of unwelcome experiences at us over which we have no control. There is, however, one thing that’s in our power. Viktor Frankl, who survived the horrors of a Nazi concentration camp, named it ‘the last and greatest of freedoms’: to choose how we respond. I keep that wisdom before… Read More From Alister your Parish Priest
