WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

30 June 2013 - Ordinary Sunday 13

8.00 am Eucharist Bishop John Bluck

10.00 am Choral Eucharist Bishop John Bluck

Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace:

No services today

Please ensure all cellphones are switched OFF when in the Cathedral; if necessary, adjust hearing aids to the “Loop” system.

A place of resurrection, life, and hope

The CATHEDRAL KIDS programme is normally offered at the Cathedral during the 10.00 am service on Sundays of the school term. It is for children up to 12 years. The children and leaders move to their area after the opening section of the service and return for communion. Visitors are most welcome.

Pick up the latest copies of the Waiapu News,

from the back table of the Cathedral.

July & August rosters have been emailed -

printed copies available from

the Parish Office.

OUR FOCUS PARISH THIS WEEK IS ST AUGUSTINE’S NAPIER

St Augustine’s is situated in the midst of Southern Napier's very class-diverse suburbs of Marewa, Maraenui, Pirimai, Onekawa, Napier South and Te Awa. It is also next door to Te Pou Herenga Wa-ka O Te Whakapono, the Maori Anglican Mission. Currently the Rev’d Leo Te Kira is interim Priest-Missioner at St Au-gustine’s, with the tasks of encouraging missional activity in the parish communi-ties and building relationships with the Maori mission.

The parish has a strong involvement with Christian Lovelink and prison visiting, and runs an op shop in the large hall facilities next door. A Boys’ Club is run at the Ma-raenui Bilingual School each week.

A compact, quieter and middle-of-the-road Anglican parish, visitors to St Au-gustine's church nonetheless find a warmth and care and deep faith in Jesus.

A young people’s music group contrib-utes to the worship on special occasions. On Thursdays an older congregation meets at the daughter church, St Luke’s, for Eucharist and friendship.

ORDER OF SERVICE Cathedral 8.00am

Eucharistic Liturgy “Creation and Re-demption” commencing on page 456 of A New Zealand Prayer Book.

READINGS:

1 Kings 19: 15-16, 19-21 Psalm 16 Galatians 5: 1, 13-25 Luke 9: 51-62

COLLECT:

We pray together:

Jesus, crucified, despised and suffering, you made yourself one with us. Help us to follow you and bear the shame; for the glory of your holy name. Amen

TODAY …

A very warm WELCOME to all who are worshipping with us -- especially if you are visiting Napier or at the Cathedral for the first time.

ENVIRONMENT-JUSTICE-PEACE NETWORK

Next meeting: Sunday 7th

July, 3.00pm in the “Youth” room

(upstairs to the right just inside the main foyer).

THANKSGIVING SUNDAY

Today we follow up last week’s

“Thanksgiving Sunday” by returning our

commitment pledge. Only a third of

those on the Parish Roll currently give

regularly. If we could double that number

then the Cathedral could afford more

than a single full time clergy stipend, and

offer a lot of other ministry initiatives.

The completed pledge tear-off section

from the brochure should be placed in an

envelope marked “Parish Recorder” and

may be placed in the offertory bag today

or next Sunday or delivered to the Parish

Office. An indication of your financial

commitment assists the Vestry plan a

budget for the coming year. Thank you.

THE CHANCEL RAMP

A couple of weeks ago we launched a

campaign to raise $5000 to go towards

the cost of building a ramp up to the

chancel in order to allow wheelchairs and

anyone who finds the steps a challenge.

We are very grateful to some very gener-

ous people who have enabled us to reach

our target so quickly. Plans have been

drawn by the Draughtsman and submitted

to the Napier City Council for building

consent!

VERGER TO RETIRE

Malcolm, our long serving verger, has de-

cided to retire at the end of July after 16

years on the job. He’s played a huge

role in keeping the cathedral going

through some hard times and his willing-

ness to pitch in and walk many extra

miles is widely respected and valued.

There will be a chance to express our ap-

preciation more formally but happily Mal-

colm has offered to continue helping out

when needed as a volunteer. Such is the

measure of the man.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF

THE CATHEDRAL PARISH

in the Baptistry of the Cathedral

TODAY, Sunday 30 June 2013

following the 10.00 am Eucharist

at the Cathedral.

Association of Anglican Women

Afternoon Fellowship Wednesday 3rd July, 12.00 noon at the Napier RSA for a mid-winter

dinner, $15 per person. (This replaces our usual monthly meeting)

Contact: Elisabeth ph 835-4609

Evening Fellowship Monday 8th July, 5.30pm

St Paul’s Presbyterian Church lounge

Tennyson Street, Napier.

Fish & Chip meal and sharing

an interest, $5.

Contacts: Judy 835-0884

or Isobel 844-8252

Living Stones

This is a 40-page booklet of inside stories about the cathedral and its treasures, including the plaques in the soon to be completed Heritage Hallway on the south side. Bishop John compiled it with lots of help. It includes the text of the address he made to launch the booklet on Friday night at the parish dinner.

Copies are available for $5 each to over production costs, or buy two and get one FREE! (ie 3 for $10). A great gift to give people who share your love of this place, or even just a little curiosity.

NEW DEAN FOR WELLINGTON

The appointment of Wellington Cathe-

dral’s new Dean was announced this

week - the Rev’d Digby Wilkinson, aged

49. The team charged with finding the

new dean are celebrating Digby’s ac-

ceptance of the job. They’re also freely

acknowledging that he’s an unusual

choice … he is completing six years lead-

ing Palmerston North’s Central Baptist

Church (last service to be on Christmas

Day) before being installed as Dean of

the Cathedral early January.

Although Digby has spent the larger part

of his 20 years of ministry in the Baptist

Church, he is an Anglican priest! He was

ordained By Bishop John Bluck in 2006 at

Holy Trinity, Tauranga.

Digby and Jane Wilkinson have three chil-

dren: Mitchell, who is 20, Elliot, 17 and

Lucy, 11.

PRIEST-MISSIONER, FLAXMERE

From 1st

July 2013, the Rev’d Ruth

Dewdney will be in Flaxmere half-time as

Priest-Missioner in an innovative and

short-term role which is focussed on en-

gaging with the Flaxmere community and

listening to what God is saying

there. She will continue half-time at St

Luke’s, Havelock North, working with the

Revd Andrea Bussell who remains as

Priest-in-Charge until the appointment of

a new Vicar.

DIOCESAN ORDINATION

All are welcome to attend the Ordination

to the Diaconate of Deb Sutherland and

Rosalie McCullough at St Mary’s

Church, Waipukurau, 2.00 pm this after-

noon, Sunday 30th

June.

Afternoon tea following the service.

BOOK LAUNCH …

to celebrate the release of Charity’s new book -

Wednesday 3rd July, 5.30pm at Beattie & Forbes, Tennyson St Napier

RSVP to B&F 835-8968

CLERGY: Acting-Dean: Bishop John Bluck 835 7862 Parish Mobile: 021 688 227

Assisting Clergy: Jon Williams 835 1566 Dorothy Brooker 843 6779 Graeme Pilgrim 835 6777

WARDENS: Bishop’s Basil Brooker 877 8344 People’s Marie Knight 844 3578

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Gary Bowler 835 8523

LAY ASSISTANTS: Elisabeth Paterson 835 4609 Jennifer Harris 845 1108

VERGER: Malcolm Smith

Monday 8.30 am -12.30 pm Tuesday-Friday 12.30 pm - 4.30 pm

OFFICE: Monday-Friday 9.30 am - 3.30 pm 835 8824

Priest-Administrator: Margaret Thompson

Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, 28 Browning Street, Napier, NZ Phone 835-8824 ~ PO Box 495, Napier ~ email: office@napiercathedral.org.nz

www.napiercathedral.org.nz

NEXT SUNDAY - 7 July 2013 Ordinary Sunday 14

Readings: Isaiah 66: 10-14 Psalm 66: 1-9 Galatians 6: 1-16 Luke 10: 1-11, 16-20

Cathedral:

8.00am - Eucharist

10.00am - Choral Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir; Cathedral Kids

Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace:

No services today

DIARY DATES - THIS WEEK ...

Tuesday 2 July 10.30 am - Eucharist (Resurrection Chapel) Wednesday 3 July 12 noon - AAW Afternoon Fellowship at Napier RSA for mid-winter lunch Wednesday 3 July 12.30 pm - Mid-day prayer Thursday 4 July 12.30 pm - Te Hakari Tapu (Maori Chapel)

Thursday 4 July 4.30 pm - Cathedral Choristers 7.30 pm - Cathedral Choir Saturday 6 July 8.00 pm - Napier Civic Choir - Haydn’s Maria Theresa Mass (door sales available)

Sunday 7 July 2.30 pm - Napier Civic Choir - Haydn’s Maria Theresa Mass (door sales available)

Sunday 7 July 3.00 pm - EJP meet in Youth room

PRAYER CYCLES

Anglican Communion We pray for the Church On the Niger

(Niger, Nigeria), the Rt Rev’d Owen Chidozie Nwokolo

Anglican Board of Missions We pray for the Anglican Church in

Southern Africa; the Rev’d Michael Laps-ley SSM and the work of the Institute for Healing of Memories

Diocese, Parish and Community Bishop David Rice, Waiapu; and the Rev’d

Brian Hamilton, Vicar-General Taupo Parish, Rev’d Peter Minson, Vicar Diocese of Christchurch; Bishop Victoria

Matthews, Acting-Dean Lynda Patterson Cathedral Director of Music, Gary Bow-

ler; Cathedral Choir, Choristers, organ-ists and musicians

Winter camps at Ruapehu, run by Scripture Union are a valued opportunity for young people. They run this year from

July 14 to 20 and July 21 to 27. See brochures on noticeboard.