Christmas Services 2022
Diocese of Dunedin (Anglican) – Opportunities for Worship Advent-Christmas 2022
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Dunedin Area
Cathedral District Cathedral Church of St Paul – 228 Stuart Street Dunedin
Thursday 15 December
6 pm Christmas Tree Decorating Service with the Cathedral Choir and Anglican Family Care
Sunday 18 December – 4th Sunday of Advent
8.00 am BCP Eucharist (Nevill Chapel)
10.00 am Choral Eucharist including Bright Lights
Sunday School
7.00 pm Service of Nine Lessons and Carols
Thursday 22 December: 9 am Te Hākari Tapu
Christmas Eve: Te Rā i mua i te Rā Whānautanga
6.00pm Family Christmas Service
10.30pm Christmas Carols with the Choir
11.00pm Midnight Mass
Christmas Day: Te Rā Whānautanga o tō tātou Ariki, o te Karaiti
10.00am All Age Mass
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Caversham Parish St Peter’s – 500 Hillside Road
Sunday 18 December
8 am Holy Communion (1662)
10.30 am Nine Lessons, Carols and Eucharist
Christmas Eve
8.00 pm Mass of Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
9.00 am Holy Communion and Carols (1662)
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Dunedin North Parish Te Pāriha o Ōtepoti ki te Raki
All Saints’ – 786 Cumberland St
18 December, 4th Sunday in Advent
8 am Mass (last 8 am Mass until Feb 15th)
10.30am High Mass with the choir of St. Michael’s Grammar School Melbourne, followed by lunch
7pm Carol service with the choir of St. Michael’s Grammar School Melbourne, followed by supper (last evening service until Feb 12)
Thursday 22 December
Last All Saints’ Fruit & Veges day until Feb 9
Christmas Eve 24 December
4.30pm Children’s Christmas crib service
10.30pm Carols by candlelight
11.00pm Midnight Mass
Christmas Day 25 December
10.30am High Mass with children’s activities and blessing of crib, preacher the Most Rev. Datuk Ng Moon Hing, Bishop of West Malaysia.
St. Martin’s No Christmas Eve service,
Sunday 25 December:
9.30 am: St Martin’s and St Martha’s combined Christmas Family Service, St Martin’s Church @ 194 North Rd.
Eucharist, Christmas Carols, Crib scene and Children’s craft activities.
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St Matthew’s Parish (Dunedin) 30 Hope Street, Dunedin
Christmas Day
10.00am Christmas service
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St Martha’s (North Dunedin) St Martin’s Church, 194 North Rd, North East Valley
Saturday 10 December
St Martha’s – Advent Family Carol Service 2.00pm
Advent wreath, Jesse tree, carols chosen by the children, Eucharist and shared afternoon tea to follow.
Saturday 17 December
2.30pm: St-Martha’s-Nearly-Christmas-Family-Service at St Luke’s Taieri, 67 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel. Eucharist, Christmas Carols, Advent wreath, kid-friendly activities, and yummy Christmas-y end of year shared kai to follow.
Sunday 25 December:
9.30 am: St Martin’s and St Martha’s combined Christmas Family Service, St Martin’s Church @ 194 North Rd.
Eucharist, Christmas Carols, Crib scene and Children’s craft activities.
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Otago Peninsula St Michael’s and All Angels’ – Elliot Street, Andersons Bay: for information, please contact a Warden: Ralph Gordon 027 555 5052, Elizabeth Purdie 021 119 1360
Christmas Day
10.00 am Family Communion Service
St Michael’s and All Angels’ – Elliot Street, Andersons Bay
Sunday Services in January
10.00 am Holy Communion
St Michael’s and All Angels’ – Elliot Street, Andersons Bay
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Port Chalmers Parish – contact Judy Ringland Stewart (Church Warden), 03 4728476 or 0274728477, box9portchalmers@gmail.comHoly Trinity – corner Grey and Scotia Streets, Port Chalmers
Christmas Eve 11pm Carols and Eucharist
Christmas Day 10 am Christmas Eucharist
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Roslyn Parish St John’s – 373 Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin
Christmas Eve
5pm Crib Service
11.30 pm First Communion of Christmas
Christmas Day
9.00am Said Communion
10 am All Age Eucharist
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Contact Ven Jan Clark 027 351 5171
11th December Combined Mornignton Churches Carol Services at 4.30pm at St Mary’s 3 Whitby St , Mornington
14th December South Dunedin Community Carols at 6pm at St Patrick’s Macandrew Road
Christmas Eve 24 December
7pm Christmas Communion and Carols at St Margaret’s 4 Seaview Road, Brighton
7pm Christmas Communion and Carols at Holy Cross, 5 Bellona St, St Kilda
9pm Communion and Carols at St Mary’s 3 Whitby St, Mornington
Christmas Day 25 December
9am Christmas Day communion and Carols at St Mark’s 27 Shand St, Green Island
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Taieri ParishSt Luke’s – 67 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel
Christmas Eve
7pm Christmas Eve Service
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Southland – Central Otago
Dunstan Parish
St Aidan’s – 42 Shannon Street, Alexandra
St James – 12 Ferry Road, Roxburgh
St Aidan’s, Alexandra
Christmas Day at 9:30 am
St James, Roxburgh
Christmas Eve at 7:00pm
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Fiordland Parish – Contact: Miriam Dudfield, 021 054 2027, miriamdudfield@hotmail.com
St Michael’s – 49 Mokonui Street, Te Anau
18 December
9.30am Carol Service
25 December
9.30am Christmas Service
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Gladstone Parish
All Saints – 509 Dee Street, Invercargill
Sunday 18 December
7 pm Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
Christmas Eve
11.30pm Midnight Eucharist
Christmas Day
9.30am Holy Eucharist
Saint Andrew’s Stewart Island combined with Oban Presbyterian Church at Oban Church
Christmas Day 10.30am
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Gore Parish
Holy Trinity – Trafford Street, Gore
Christmas Eve Carol Service 7 pm
Christmas Day Eucharist 10 am
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Invercargill – St John’s Parish
St Luke’s – 10 Black Road, Otatara
Christmas Eve, St Luke’s
6 pm Children and families Christmas Eucharist from 6 pm with Rev’d Leah Boniface.
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Kingston
The Northern Southland service is at Kingston at 11am on Wednesday December 14, on the beach if nice weather, or in the hall if not.
Bishop Steve will also be commissioning the Rev’d Barb Walker as a rural chaplain for Southland.
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Maniototo Parish – Contact Warwick Smith (Bishop’s Warden), 021 434536
St. Hilda’s, 16 Welles Street. Ranfurly;
St. George’s, 46 Derwent Street, Naseby;
St. Alban the Martyr, Downs Road, St. Bathans
Christmas Day
St George’s, Naseby at 10:00am
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Middlemarch
St John’s Presbyterian Church, 4 Aberafon Street, Middlemarch.
Thursday 22 December at 6 pm, Community Interdenominational Christmas Service .
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North Invercargill Parish
Holy Trinity – 61 King Street, Invercargill
Christmas Eve Eucharist 10 pm Christmas Mass – Port/Orange and Christmas Cake to follow
Christmas Day Eucharist 9.30 am Eucharist at All Saints, Gladstone, 509 Dee Street, Invercargill.
Sundays from 1 to 22 January: Morning Prayer @ 9.30 am
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Upper Clutha Parish
St Columba’s – Corner Upton Street and McDougall Street, Wanaka
St Andrew’s – Corner Blyth Street and Donegal Street, Cromwell
Tarras Community Church – Church Road, Tarras
St Andrew’s Cromwell
Christmas Eve, Carols and Communion, 9.00pm.
Christmas Day, Festive Eucharist for the whole family, 9.00am.
St Columba’s Wanaka
Christmas Eve, Carols and Communion, 11.00pm
Christmas Day, Festive Eucharist for the whole family, 8.00am and 10.00 am.
Tarras Church
Christmas Eve, Community Carols, 7.00pm
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Wakatipu Parish
St Peter’s – 2 Church Street, Queenstown
St Paul’s – 16 Berkshire Street, Arrowtown
Glenorchy Commnity Church – 13 Argyle Street
Wednesday 14 December: St Peter’s Church, 6.00 pm “Carols on the Lawn”.
Christmas Eve
6 pm St Paul’s, Arrowtown, Holy Communion & Carols.
7 pm Glenorchy Community Church, Holy Communion & Carols
10.00pm St Paul’s Arrowtown, Holy Communion & Carols
10.00pm St Peter’s Queenstown, Carol Singing
11.30 pm St Peter’s Queenstown, Holy Communion & Carols
Christmas Day
9am St Paul’s Arrowtown, Holy Communion & Carols
10 am St Peter’s Church, Queenstown, Holy Communion & Carols
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Waikaia
St Mary’s, 47 Newburn Street, Waikaia
Monday 19 December at 6 pm, Led by Bishop Steve.
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Western Southland
St Mary’s Riverton:
Christmas Day – 8 am Communion
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Winton – Contact: Phillis Wilson, (03) 2367039 or Rev’d Richard Johnson, 021 124 2746
Holy Trinity Church – 252 Great North Road, Winton,
Saturday 24 December
Christmas service at 7pm
Oamaru – East and South Otago
Balclutha Parish
St Mark’s – 19 Renfrew Street Balclutha
Christmas Eve
Saturday 24th Dec:
4.30pm – Children’s and parents’ service
7.30pm – Holy Communion, St Peter’s Clinton
11pm – First Communion of Christmas, St Mark’s (supper from 10pm)
Christmas Day
Sunday 25 December
9.30am – Christmas Day Holy Communion
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Oamaru-Maheno Parish
St Lukes – 2 Tees Street, Oamaru
St Andrew’s – 6 Short Street, Maheno
Friday 16 December
7 pm Maheno combined carols (at Presbyterian church)
Sunday 18 December
St Andrew’s, Maheno
9 am
St Lukes Oamaru:
10.30 am (English Tongan Service) and 7pm: Tongan and English Carol Service
Saturday 24 December – Christmas Eve
11 pm: Carols (St Luke’s)
11:30pm: Christmas Eve Midnight Service (St Luke’s)
Sunday 25 December – Christmas Day
9 am: St Andrew’s Christmas Service
10 am: St Luke’s Christmas Day Service
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Milton – Tuapeka
St Johns – 165 Union Street, Milton
18 December – 7 pm Readings, Carols and Communion
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St Barnabas’ 282 Coast Road Warrington
Christmas Eve
9.00pm Community Carols outside the church – wrap up well, bring a chair. After the carols a spoken communion service will be held in the church.
Christmas Day
10.00am Holy Communion
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Waitaki North Oamaru
St Mary’s Church – 410 Thames Highway, Oamaru
St Alban’s Church – 5635 Kurow-Duntroon Rd, Kurow
St Martin’s Church – Earthquake Road, Duntroon
Christmas Eve
6pm St Martin’s Duntroon, Informal Eucharist
7.30pm St. Alban’s Kurow, Carol singing followed by informal Eucharist at 8pm.
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Daily On-line Opportunities and More…
- Daily Morning Prayers. Tuesday to Saturday at 9 am via Zoom with Bishop Steve. No computer or smart phone? Telephone 03 659 0603 (it may be a toll call depending on your plan), then key in the meeting ID: 959 771 603 66
- Daily Evening Prayer: Tuesday to Friday at 5 pm with Bishop Steve. Meeting ID: 934 8425 0283
- Otago Access Radio Radio Church – 8 am on Sunday mornings or catch up on previous services via the link above.
- Hymns for Sunday Morning – traditional and contemporary hymns in this long-standing NZ favourite.
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