Each year we offer a variety Christmas services and events to meet different needs and aims. We hope to see you at one, some, or all of them!
Christmas services and events
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Mainly Music returns
From Thursday 24th July, weekly term-time music and fun for preschoolers and caregivers returns to the hall next to Holy Innocents Church, Amberley, from 10.00am. See you there!
Let’s stay connected
During suspension of services at our parish churches, Rev’d Stephanie is offering Morning Prayer and Sunday services as well as worship ideas and resources online. See our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/amberleyanglican
and Stephanie’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC-XoWKnK3lDGZsHNfQ4v3w
Springtime rituals
It’s Spring and already our southern hemisphere minds and hearts turn towards Advent and Christmas. But in our parish, closer than both of these Christian seasons is another significant event: the Amberley A & P (Agricultural and Pastoral ) Show – on Saturday 31st October. This occasion is almost part of the church calendar for us—not really! Continue reading
Zacchaeus visits Messy Church
It was encouraging to be part of Messy Church at the Amberley Anglican parish in July, when children and adults gathered to celebrate the Bible story of Zacchaeus—through stories, multimedia, songs, prayers, art, and improvised drama. Encouraging because of the fun, the enthusiasm of children, the quality time for families, and the power of Messy Church to bring different generations and parts of the wider community together Continue reading
Living Wage visits Hurunui
Can you spare an hour of your time to support Anglican Advocacy and the Living Wage movement as they try to make a difference to people in our very own Hurunui district?
Living Wage Canterbury is taking deputation to the Hurunui District Council at 1pm on the 27th August, 66 Carters Road, Amberley. As ratepayers of the district, we are able to attend this meeting and it would be wonderful to see the chambers packed for a change.
Did you know that of the 285,000 children that live in poverty in New Zealand, 40% of them live in families where at least one parent is working full-time or self-employed? Continue reading
