Parish News: 15 June, 2025

Our services this Sunday: 

9.30am Christ Church, Warkworth (Explorer Kids); 

9:30am St Leonard’s, Matakana;

11am     St Michael’s, Leigh.

Service for Matariki

Our Matariki service is on Sunday 22 June at 5.30pm in St Leonard’s.  Led by Bishop John Bluck, the service is a venture with our Tikanga Maori partner. The Rev’d John Marsden, a priest of Te Hahi Mihinare, will be our preacher and Wendy Brown from the Leigh congregation will lead the music with her guitar, along with Margaret Simpson at  the organ.  Delwyn Lawrence has a special floral arrangement for the service.  

Alpha starting soon!

Alpha starts on Thursday 26 June at 7pm, meeting in the Parish Hall at Warkworth.  The course explores the basics of Christian belief in an engaging way and which allows for people’s questions.  Anyone who wants to explore Christianity more can come along - or you can invite a friend!  To sign up, or if you would like more information either you can either email alpha@warkworthanglican.nz or speak to Lisa Guthrie or Rick Taylor. 

Pajamas!

Over the next few Sundays, until Sunday 6 July, we will be collecting warm winter pajamas for children for the Kindness Collective’s PJ Project.  The pajamas need to be brand new and should be warm, full length children’s pajamas (any size or age).  Collections at WW and Matakana.

What’s coming up next week:

On Sunday there is a St Leonard’s group meeting.  Monday has Selwyn Centre kicking off as usual at 9.30am; also on Monday our Arts4Kids after school program is on in the Parish Hall.  Meanwhile several Seasons programs are held throughout the week in Warkworth and Snells Beach.  Arts4Kids continues on Tuesday, then on Wednesday Seasons moves to St Leonard’s.  Wednesday also has the Warkworth midweek communion service at 10am, followed by Faith & Friendship in the Parish Hall from 10.30am,continuing their study “Being Anglican”.  On Thursdays, a Christian meditation group meets in Christ Church and Seasons is at Warkworth Primary School.  Friday is the Matariki public holiday. 

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