Quiet Christmas - Sunday 22 December, 7pm
Whether you’ve had a rough year, or just need a bit of peace, come and join us for a low-key celebration of ChristmasFamily Carols and Nativity - Tuesday 24 December, 3pm
Get those excited kids out of the house and come and sing some carols. Meet the wise men (and women), a camel or two, and maybe even the baby Jesus...Christmas morning around the manger - Christmas Day, 9am
Gather around the manger on Christmas morning and celebrate Jesus’ birthday with us. A (hopefully) outdoor service in the sunshine with mince pies after.

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Worship at St Michael's

Sunday 10am, Parish Eucharist
Every Sunday we gather at 10am to celebrate where we have seen God at work in our lives during the week, and be refreshed for the week to come. This is a family-friendly, all-age service and everyone are welcome. We don't mind if you've been to church heaps, or if you are just wondering who this Jesus guy is anyway.
In our service of worship, you can expect music, prayer, words to say together, hearing from the Bible, a short talk, and Eucharist (Communion) in which we celebrate Jesus' life, death and resurrection through sharing bread and wine together.
Everyone is invited to morning tea in the hall following the service.
If you'd like to talk to someone about our worship services, or any other ways you can be involved in the life of St Michael's, please get in touch with Rebecca or Richard, our Co-Priests in Charge, at vicar@newlandsanglican.org.nz.

Tikanga Māori Te Reo Service
We are delighted that Poneke Pastorate has a regular Tikanga Māori services at St Michael's, held in te reo. These take place on the fourth Sunday of the month at 11.30, and are open to everyone.

Sunday Sanctuary
Come along to Sunday Sanctuary for peace, reflection, creativity and refreshment. This is your space to come and hang out with Jesus at your own speed in our beautiful church space.Whether you're wondering about spirituality, went to church in the past and are wondering what it's like now, or just find life hectic and want a quiet space to spend time in reflection, this is for you. You might be someone who's already leading in a church space and needs just to sit, worship Jesus and remember that you're loved.Services are usually held on the last Sunday of the month with the exception of March (held on 24 March) and December (held on 22 December), and will last about an hour.Check our calendar for the most up to date service times.

Prayer Rhythms
in Te Ahi Kā | The LighthouseMonday night prayer - 7pm
Join us in person, or on zoom. You can download the liturgy booklet here.Wednesday morning prayer - 9am
Start the day in prayer for the people, places, and situations on our hearts.

First time to a service at St Michael's?

Coming along to a new church for the first time can be daunting, so here's what you can expect when you come along on a usual Sunday. If you're coming with younger people, we all worship and learn together. There's an interactive area down the front with comfy chairs, bean bags, crafts, books and toys for anyone who likes to have things to do while they take part, and so people can see what's going on. There are also separate chairs, and traditional pews.

We are very relaxed: in our service we have music (a variety of styles), we hear from the Bible, there's usually a talk of about 15 minutes, we pray together, and we share Eucharist (communion). Everyone is welcome at God's table, either to receive the bread and wine (non-alcoholic available too) or have a blessing. There are opportunities to be prayed for by the prayer team in another room if you would like. Our service starts at 10am and usually lasts for about 1 hr 15, with morning tea afterwards.

Wriggling, doubts and questions, participating as much or as little as you like: all these are great. Our hope is that you'll experience God moving in your life, and that we may be part of that journey with you.

Contact

We'd love to hear from you! Send us a message using the form below, or email us at office@newlandsanglican.org.nz

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St Michael's partners with the Titahi Bay Fruit & Vege Co-op, to bring affordably priced fruit and vegetables to our community. Just $15 a week sees bag of fresh fruit and vegetables delivered to St Michael's, ready for you to collect from our volunteer crew, 3.30pm-6pm each Tuesday.Order by Wednesday 5pm for collection the following Tuesday. You can order one or more packs at a time, and there's no need to order every week. To join email your details (name, phone number, number of packs, collection centre: Newlands) to tbvegcoop@gmail.com.
Join the Titahi Bay Fruit and Vegetable Co-op Facebook Group to find out what's coming in this week's packs and to get recipes and weekly meal plans based on the week's veges. Pack contents are usually advised on Fridays, once orders are placed with the growers. So you can do your shopping over the weekend, knowing what's coming in Tuesday's pack.We'd love to grow our team (pun intended) of fruit and veggie lovers to help on Tuesdays with distributing packs. If you're keen to help, please let us know at office@newlandsanglican.org.nz.

Vision and Values
2022-2025

Download a PDF copy of our vision document by clicking here.Our vision has three streams: Up, In and Out. These are not distinct areas, but weave together with our values. They are modelled on the way that Jesus lived his life.

This Vision Statement builds both on the strengths we identified during the Vision Series, and our areas of weakness, as well as the points that represent the most common desire for change.

How did we get here?

Over 6 weeks in April and May 2022 we met each Sunday as a parish family within our services to listen to each other and to God about where we as a church might be being called.It was so good to be able to meet together, combining our dreams with worship, and sharing ideas around tables in the hall. We used the Mission Action Plan (MAP) process available within our Diocese, adapted to our context.The 6 themes we explored were:

Each Sunday included prayer, worship, teaching, discussion, and Eucharist. Each table group was asked to complete one or more posters based on the theme for each Sunday. By doing this journey together, we were able to hear from one another and find common themes, and hopefully through this process hear more clearly what God’s priorities for us are.After each Sunday gathering our church administrator, Rachel Fitzpatrick, collated all of the responses in a spreadsheet and began identifying some common themes. Reverends Richard and Rebecca Apperley then spent time with this data, prayerfully considering what had been said, what hadn’t been said, and being attentive to what God was calling us to do. This information often shaped discussions for the following Sunday where a theme needed to be unpacked more fully. Every fortnight this information was also discussed with both wardens - Paul Stone and Sue Corbett.At the culmination of the vision series a steering committee was formed, consisting of Reverends Rebecca and Richard Apperley, Reverend Hera Whitehead, Paul Stone, Sue Corbett, and Rachel Fitzpatrick. Once they had been provided with all of the information gathered and had time to digest it we met and spent time drawing out the key themes and concepts. From this distilled information Revs Richard and Rebecca drew up this document in consultation with the steering committee and Vestry.Our updated vision, values, and strategic roadmap were approved for adoption by Vestry on Tuesday 12 July 2022.Please continue to pray for boldness for us all to live into the adventure and challenge of being God’s people here in this place and time.

Strategic Roadmap

The roadmap below will be used to guide our decision-making as a parish. It is intended to be responsive to the move of the Spirit and the external circumstances that may affect our community and locality. Our growth is not measured by increase in numbers; rather we aim to slowly deepen our journey as disciples of Jesus and by doing so, growth of those coming to know Jesus and becoming part of our church community will be a natural outcome. We also acknowledge that this document may feel overwhelming. We will not attempt to achieve everything at once, but the Parish Leadership Team will continue to discern what the current priorities are and monitor progress.

We are committed to being a safe church. As followers of Jesus, we believe that every person is made in God’s image.
We want to create spaces where everyone knows they will be safe, especially from abuse of any kind.
You can hear more about how our Diocese aims to be a safe church in the video below.

Do you need help?

If you suspect abuse, or someone tells you about abuse, firstly listen, and secondly, know who to call.

Firstly, if any person is in immediate danger to life, emergency services should be called on 111.

Ask for the person's permission, and take that information to the Vicar / Ministry Unit Leader or Diocesan Safety Team (see below).

If the person does not give you permission, you must still ring the Diocesan Safety Team to ask for advice without naming the person. They know what to do and will be able to guide you.

If your concern relates to the Vicar / Leader, call the Diocesan Safety Team. They are available at all times to give advice and assistance.
If you are experiencing abuse, here are some things you can do.

If you are in immediate danger, please call the emergency services on 111.

If there’s someone you trust, contact them, and ask for their help to get you help

Contact the Diocesan Safety Team (see below)

Contact the Anglican Province who have a dedicated team who can receive complaints and reports of abuse from within the Anglican Church. Their email is registrar@anglicanchurch.org.nz.

More information can be found on the Anglican Church website

Call the Victims Information Line on 0800 650 654

Contacting the Diocesan Safety Team

The team is led by Rev. Jean Malcolm and Roger Wigglesworth.
Contact safety@anglicanmovement.nz or
Contact Jean at jean@anglicanmovement.nz or 021 294 2122
Contact Roger at roger@anglicanmovement.nz or 021 541 618

Finding more information

Mopre information, including videos produced by the Diocesan Safety Team, and downloadable safety documents, can be found on the Anglican Movement website by clicking here.

Please note that some of the services below will require a login. Please contact Richard if you need assistance.

• See your Rostered duties
• update your information in our database
• apply to be on the electoral roll
• Missional community notes (authorised access only)

Our Alpha course will unfortunately not be going ahead as we did not have enough people register to make it viable.If you are interested in connecting with us then please get in touch - we're looking at other options to help as people explore faith. Email us at vicar@newlandsanglican.org.nz.