Lent, Holy Week and Easter 2024
Diocese of Dunedin (Anglican) – Opportunities for Worship over Holy Week and Easter 2024
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See our Directory Page for a map of loations
All of us can be so distracted by everything going on in the lead up to Easter, including buns, eggs and bunnies: we provide opportunities to refocus and hear the real message of God’s love for our world in 2024.
Easter – An Opportunity To Refocus….
There is so much in the news to disturb us that I find it only too easy to lose focus. The atrocities overseas may distract me from the tensions and disputes in my own life, but they don’t take them away. The breakdown in relationships between others may be a fascinating, even entertaining distraction for a while: but the personal issues always need to be addressed eventually.
The run up to the Easter festival – Lent – offers us the chance to think again and to see how Jesus himself goes through much pain and humiliation before dying: we do not have a God aloof from everything, but living with us, and sharing our experiences.
But Jesus doesn’t leave it (or us) at the point of death – the empty tomb and his ongoing presence directs us to something greater than the disasters and horrors that distract us; and his example can teach us so much about how to live with and for each other.
The good news of Easter comes from one person – Jesus Christ.
Dunedin Area
Churches in Dunedin, from Port Chalmers to Brighton and Mosgiel.
Cathedral District
Cathedral Church of St Paul – 228 Stuart Street Dunedin
Click here for Cathedral Information for Lent and Easter
Cathedral District
Cathedral Church of St Paul – 228 Stuart Street Dunedin
Ash Wednesday 14th February – 7pm Ash Wednesday Choral Mass
Thursday 22nd February – 6pm RSCM Choral Evensong & Workshops
Sunday 3rd March – 10am Bright Lights-led Lent Eucharist
Sunday 10th March – 10am Commonwealth Sunday Service
Sunday 10th March – 7pm Dunedin Pride Service
Sunday 17th March – 11.30am Cathedral Annual General Meeting
Sunday 24th March – 10am Palm Sunday Mass and Choral Passion
Wednesday 27th March – Chrism Mass
Maundy Thursday 28th March – 7pm Maundy Thursday Liturgy
GOOD FRIDAY 29th March – 2pm Liturgy of the Cross
GOOD FRIDAY 29th March – 8pm Choral Tenebrae Service
HOLY SATURDAY 30th March – 8pm Great Vigil and First Mass of Easter
EASTER SUNDAY 31st March – 10am FESTIVAL CHORAL MASS
EASTER SUNDAY 31st March – 7pm FESTIVAL CHORAL EVENSONG
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Caversham Parish
St Peter’s – 500 Hillside Road
Wednesday, 14 February : Ash Wednesday. Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes at 7pm.
Fridays in Lent : Starting on 16th February. Eucharist and Lenten Study at 5.30pm followed by a Fish and Chip Supper.
Palm Sunday 24 March 2024
8am Holy Eucharist (1662)
10.30am Solemn Sung Eucharist
5 pm Evensong and Benediction – to be confirmed
Maundy Thursday 28 March 2024
7pm Stripping of the Altar and Vigil
Good Friday 29 March 2024
12noon Veneration of the Cross
Holy Saturday 30 March 2024
8pm Easter Vigil Mass and Ceremony of the New Fire
Easter Day 31 March 2024
8am Holy Eucharist (1662)
10.30am Solemn Sung Eucharist
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Dunedin North Parish
All Saints’ – 786 Cumberland St
Click Here for Dunedin North Information (All Saints - St Martins) for Lent and Easter
Dunedin North Parish
All Saints’ – 786 Cumberland St
Click here for an information leaflet to print.
February 14 Ash Wednesday
6.30pm High Mass & imposition of ashes
Baptism & Confirmation Classes for people of any age, contact Fr. Michael vicar@allsaintsdn.org.nz 4792212
Sundays in Lent
8am Mass, 10.30am High Mass,
Sunday School, 8pm Taizé Night Prayer
Tuesdays in Lent
7pm-8.30pm. A study course for anyone interested in the Christian journey: Feb 20, 27 March 5, 12, 19, 26, back hall.
Wednesdays in Lent
7pm-9pm (Feb 21, March 6, 20) C&Q Youth group for teenagers
5.30pm French Mass (March 8)
Thursdays in Lent
8.45-10am, 4pm-6pm Fruit & Veges collection, front hall.
Fridays in Lent
5.30pm Stations of the Cross
February 18 1st Sunday in Lent
4.30pm Selwyn College commencement service
March 1 World Day of Prayer
Details to be confirmed
March 3 3rd Sunday in Lent
10.30am Family Mass
March 9 Arnold Spencer-Smith
Memorial: 5.00pm Mass with blessing of new window 6.00pm Reception in All Saints’ Hall, 7.00pm 6th annual Spencer-Smith Lecture: ‘An Enduring Legacy’,
Dr. David Harrowfield, Antarctic historian
March 12 5.30pm French Mass
March 17 5th Sunday in Lent
1pm, Parish AGM @ St. Martin’s Church, 194 North Road
Palm Sunday March 24
- 8am Mass
- 10.30am High Mass with Procession (begins outside Selwyn College on Castle Street) and Sunday School
- 8pm Taizé Night Prayer
March 25-26 Holy Week
5.30pm Stations of the Cross
Maundy Thursday March 28
7.30 pm Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper with washing of feet, watch at the altar of repose until midnight.
Good Friday March 29
10.30am Liturgy of the Lord’s passion
Holy Saturday March 30
7.30pm Great Vigil, First Mass of Easter followed by Potluck party
Easter Sunday March 31
10.30am High Mass, children’s activities including Easter Egg hunt
(no 8am Mass or 8pm Night Prayer)
St Martin’s- 194 North Road, Dunedin
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday 24 March 10.30am Eucharist with procession
Easter Day 17 April 10.30am Eucharist followed by morning tea
St Matthew’s Parish (Dunedin)
30 Hope Street, Dunedin
Good Friday 10am – A dramatic service in the church (preceded by morning tea with hot cross buns at 9am in the Hope Centre)
Easter Sunday 10 am: Easter Communion Celebration of the Resurrection
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St Martha’s (North Dunedin)
Saturday 23 March
St Martha’s Palm Sunday, St Martin’s Lounge – All Age Worship
Palm Sunday 24 March 10.30am, St Martin’s Church, 194 North Rd, North East Valley. Palm liturgy, Passion reading, Eucharist.
Good Friday – service to be confirmed
Easter Sunday 31 March 10.30am, combined with St Martin’s Church, 194 North Rd, North East Valley. All Age Worship.
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Otago Peninsula
St Michael’s and All Angels’ – Elliot Street, Andersons Bay
Maundy Thursday 7.30pm Hand and Foot Washing
Good Friday 29 March
- 9.30am An ecumenical service based on the Stations of the Cross at St Philip’s Presbyterian Church, Belford Street, Waverley.
For those who would like to, there is the opportunity to walk the Stations of the Cross. Those walking will gather at the playground in Larnach Road ready to set off to St Philip’s at 9.30am, so that the two groups are together for the final part of the service at the church.
- 7.30pm Tenebrae
Easter Sunday - 6.30am Dawn Service Broad Bay, BBQ fish on the beach and a ‘plunge in the sea’ reminder of our baptism
- 10am Family Eucharist at St Michaels’ Church.
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Port Chalmers Parish – contact Judy Ringland Stewart (Church Warden), 03 4728476 or 0274728477, box9portchalmers@gmail.com
Holy Trinity – corner Grey and Scotia Streets, Port Chalmers
- Good Friday 10.00am – Service of Reflection
- Good Friday 7.30pm – Tenebrae
- Easter Sunday 10.00 am
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Roslyn Parish
St John’s – 373 Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin
Maundy Thursday
- 5.30 pm Shared Meal
- 7pm Eucharist followed by the Sripping of the Altar
Good Friday
- 10am Worship for Good Friday ‘ The Way of the Cross’
- 2pm The Last Hour – a quiet reflective service at St John’s
Easter Day
- 6.30am Vigil and First Light
- 9am Said Eucharist
- 10am Choral Eucharist
- No Evening Service
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Contact Ven Jan Clark 027 351 5171
Good Friday
- Mornington Walk with the Cross 9.30 am: Begins at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church (concludes at St Mary’s Anglican). Following the service, we share hot cross buns.
- 2pm Holy Cross, St Kilda, Stations of the Cross.
- 7pm St Mark’s , Green Island. Good Friday reflections
Easter Day 31 March
- 7.15am Sunrise Service on Brighton Beach followed by Eucharist and breakfast at St Margaret’s .
- 9.30am St Mary’s Mornington Eucharist & renewal of Baptismal Promises
- 11am Holy Cross 5 Bellona St, St Kilda Eucharist & renewal of Baptismal Promises
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Taieri Parish
St Luke’s – 67 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel
- Good Friday 29 March 10am Service
- Easter Sunday 31 March 10am Service
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Southland and Central Otago – Lakes
Churches in Gore, Invercargill, Southland through to Te Anau, Central Otago and the Lakes District
Dunstan Parish
St Aidan’s – 42 Shannon Street, Alexandra
St James – 12 Ferry Road, Roxburgh
Good Friday
9.30am. Combined Churches service at Alexandra Baptist Church
St Aidan’s, Alexandra
Easter Sunday
9.30am. Holy Communion
St James, Roxburgh
Good Friday
3.00pm. Stations of the Cross
Easter Saturday
5.00pm. Holy Communion at St. James, Roxburgh
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Fiordland Parish – Contact: Miriam Dudfield, 021 054 2027, miriamdudfield@hotmail.com
St Michael’s – 49 Mokonui Street, Te Anau
- 24 March Palm Sunday 9.30am
- 28 March Maundy Thursday 7.30pm. Taize for Holy Week
- 31 March Easter Sunday 9.30am Easter Eucharist
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Gladstone Parish
All Saints – 509 Dee Street, Invercargill
- Good Friday – Devotional Service 10am
- Holy Saturday – Service of Light 7pm
- Easter Sunday – Said Communion 8am and Resurrection Eucharist 9.30am
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Gore Parish
Holy Trinity – Trafford Street, Gore
Palm Sunday 24 March
10am Family Eucharist
Maundy Thursday 28 March
6pm Agape meal, service and vigil
Good Friday 29 March 9am Liturgy
Holy Saturday 30 March
5pm Celtic Healing Service
Easter Sunday 31 March
10am Family Eucharist
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Invercargill – St John’s Parish
St Luke’s – 10 Black Road, Otatara
Please join a service at a neighbouring Invercargill Parish – no Easter services scheduled for St John’s Parish.
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Invercargill Children’s and Family Easter Celebration Service
To be confirmed…
Contact 021 326 307 for more details.
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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;
Easter Sunday 10.30am Family Communion Service at St George’s Naseby
St. Alban the Martyr, Downs Road, St. Bathans
Open for quiet reflection
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North Invercargill Parish
Holy Trinity – 61 King Street, Invercargill
Palm Sunday 24 March- 9.30am Eucharist and blessing of Palm crosses, 11.45 am Potluck luncheon in the hall
Maundy Thursday 28 March
6 pm – Pot luck tea @ Cheynes
7. 30pm Service of Shadows and stripping of the Altar
Good Friday 29 March 9.30am Stations of the Cross
Easter Sunday 31 March Easter Eucharist
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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
Holy Week and Easter Day in the Upper Clutha Parish
St Andrew’s Cromwell
Palm Sunday, 24 March, 9.00am
Maundy Thursday, 28 March, 7.00pm
Good Friday, 29 March, 2pm
Holy Saturday, 30 March, 7.00pm (Taizé)
Easter Day, 31 March, 9.00am
St Columba’s Wanaka
Palm Sunday, 24 March 11.00am
Maundy Thursday, 28 March 7.00pm
Good Friday, 29 March, 2.00pm
Easter Day, 31 March, 8.00am & 10.00am
Tarras Church
Easter Celebration 7 April, 11.00am
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Wakatipu Parish
St Peter’s – 2 Church Street, Queenstown
St Paul’s – 16 Berkshire Street, Arrowtown
Glenorchy Community Church – 13 Argyle Street
Maundy Thursday 28 March
7pm Holy Communion and optional foot-washing – St Peter’s
Good Friday 29 March
8.30am St Paul’s Arrowtown
10am St Peter’s Queenstown
11.15am Walk of the Cross – St Joseph’s Church, Queenstown
Easter Sunday 31 March
8.30am – St Paul’s Arrowtown
10.30am – St Peter’s Queenstown
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Western Southland
St Mary’s Riverton:
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Winton – Contact: Rev’d Richard Johnson, 021 124 2746
Holy Trinity Church – 252 Great North Road, Winton
Good Friday 10 am
Easter Sunday 10am
Oamaru – East and South Otago
Churches from Warrngton (north of Dunedin) to Oamaru and the Waitaki Valley, and south of Dunedin to South Otago.
Balclutha Parish
St Mark’s – 19 Renfrew Street Balclutha
- 9.30am Good Friday
- 9:30am Easter Sunday
St Peter’s – 8 Church Street Clinton
Holy Week Communion service 10am on Wednesday 27 March
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Oamaru-Maheno Parish
St Lukes – 2 Tees Street, Oamaru
St Andrew’s – 6 Short Street, Maheno
Tuesday 13 February at 6pm in the hall:
Pancakes!
Come and join us as we celebrate Shrove Tuesday by eating pancakes together and sharing the fun of pancake tossing competitions and pancake relays. It’s a lot of fun for participants and spectators – invite friends and families! Pancakes are supplied, bring your favourite pancake topping to share.
Wednesday 14 February at 7:30pm:
Ash Wednesday service
Thursday 15 February at 10am:
Ash Wednesday service
Tuesday 20 February at 2pm and at 7:30pm:
Lenten studies
Sunday 24 March: Palm Sunday
9am: Holy Communion at St Andrew’s
10:30am: Holy Communion at St Luke’s
7pm: Taizé service at St Luke’s
Tuesday 26 March
9am: Morning prayer at St Luke’s
7:30pm: Holy Communion at St Luke’s
Wednesday 27 March
7:30pm: Tenebrae service at St Luke’s
Thursday 28 March: Maundy Thursday
10am: Holy Communion at St Luke’s
7:30pm: Foot washing and Holy Communion at St Luke’s
Friday 29 March: Good Friday
9am at St Andrew’s
2pm: Good Friday Service St Luke’s
Sunday 31 April Easter Sunday
9am: Holy Communion at St Andrew’s
10:30am: Holy Communion at St Luke’s
7pm: Night prayer at St Luke’s
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Milton – Tuapeka
St Johns – 165 Union Street, Milton
Easter Sunday 9am Holy Communion and Hymns
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St Barnabas’ 282 Coast Road Warrington
- Maundy Thursday 7pm
- Good Friday 10am
- Easter Sunday 9.30am
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Waikouaiti
St John’s
94 Beach Street, Wakouaiti
Good Friday at St Johns at 10 am
Hui Te Rangiora Church
Apes Road, above Puketeraki Marae
Karitane
Easter Sunday 10am
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Waitaki North Oamaru – services to be confirmed, tentative arrangements below
St Mary’s Church – 410 Thames Highway, Oamaru
Good Friday 9.00 am
Easter Sunday 9.30am
St Alban’s Church – 5635 Kurow-Duntroon Rd, Kurow
Good Friday 12 noon
Easter Sunday 9.30am
St Martin’s Church – Earthquake Road, Duntroon
No services this Easter
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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
- Scattered People of the Good Shepherd: Monthly zoom worship services for individuals and small congregations, 10 am on the third Sunday of each month.
- 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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