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Worship at St Michael's

Every Sunday we gather to celebrate where we have seen God at work in our lives during the week, and be refreshed for the week to come. Our times together are family-friendly, suitable for all ages and stages of faith. We don't mind if you've been to church heaps, or if you are just wondering who this Jesus guy is. 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 the symbols of bread and wine together.We love exploring different expressions of worship of our creative God. All of our times together are for everyone, but knowing that we all learn and express ourselves in different ways, we have the following rhythm of worship (see below to double check what week we are on). During school holidays we hold 'all in' services.Week 1: Café Church
Café Church is held in the hall, around tables. We start with a really good morning tea (and the coffee machine is out!) from 9.45am to chat and relax, and then move into a time of worship from 10.15 or so. All the elements of 'normal' church are present - with the emphasis on discussion, interactivity and creativity. Sung worship is led by our youth band.Week 2: 'All in'
‘All in’ Sundays are our 'normal' days, taking place in the church itself. We’re calling it ‘all in’ because we’re all in together - worshipping and learning as the whole family of faith.Week 3: Children’s Programme
On Week 3, we begin together, and then tamaraki head to the hall for a dedicated time of learning and fun together, joining again for Eucharist. A great chance for young and not so young to dig deeper in their own ways.Week 4: 'All in'
As week 2. Weeks 2-4 all finish with the very important morning tea!

Upcoming Sunday services

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.

Weekday 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.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.

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 Ministry Standards Team (see below).

If the person does not give you permission, you must still ring the Ministry Standards 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 Ministry Standards 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 Ministry Standards team

For concerns or complaints involving someone within the Anglican Church, please email: registrar@ministrystandards.orgOr, write to:Independent Registrar
Ministry Standards Commission
PO Box 87188
Meadowbank
Auckland 1742Or, to leave a confidential voice message for the Independent Registrar phone: 0800 004 031

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)