Holy Week and Easter Services

Join us during Holy Week and Easter Sunday at a parish near you in the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch.

Holy Week

Sunday, 13 April

  • Palm Sunday—8am and 10am on Sunday, 13 April at St Stephen’s Church, 64 Park St, Ashburton.

  • Palm Sunday—8am, 9.15am & 10.45am on Sunday, 13 April at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 22 Main South Road, Christchurch.

  • Palm Sunday—8am and 10am on Sunday 13 April at St Mark’s Church, 101 Opawa Road, Christchurch.

  • Palm Sunday—9.30am at St Saviour’s at Holy Trinity, 17 Winchester St, Lyttelton 8082.

  • Palm Sunday Intergenerational Service—10am on Sunday, 13 April at St Aidan’s Anglican Church, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053.

  • Palm Sunday Service—10.30am on Sunday 13 April at Sumner School Hall, Dryden Street, Sumner, Christchurch.

  • Palm Sunday service—10.30am at St Mary’s, Addington church, 21 Church Square, Addington.

  • Palm Sunday service—4.00pm at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo.

  • Palm Sunday—5pmat St Andrew’s Hall Chapel, 146 Thomson St, Tinwald.

Monday, 14 April

  • Eucharist—8am at Highfield, Kensington and Otipua (St John’s, Tmaru).

  • Children’s Easter Service—10am, and Community Easter Egg Hunt—10.30am on Monday 14 April at All Saints’ Methven 1 Chapman St.

  • Holy Communion Service—12 noon Monday 14 April to Maundy Thursday 17 April at Iona Room, St Columba’s Church, Hornby, 452 Main South Road, Christchurch. Families and visitors are most welcome to come.

  • Children’s Easter Service—2pm, and Community Easter Egg Hunt 2.30pm on Monday 14 April at St. Aidan’s Mt. Somers 123 Hoods Rd.

  • Eucharist—7pm on Monday, 14 April at St Barnabas Church, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Monday in Holy Week—7pm on Monday 14 April at St Mark’s Church, 101 Opawa Rd, Christchurch.

Tuesday, 15 April

  • April 15-17 daily—7.30am at St Stephen’s Church, 64 Park St, Ashburton and 7.30pm St Andrew’s Hall Chapel, 146 Thomson St, Tinwald.

  • Eucharist—8am at Highfield, Kensington and Otipua (St John’s, Tmaru).

  • Chrism Mass—11am on Holy Tuesday, 15 April at St Christopher’s, 244 Avonhead Rd.

  • Holy Communion Service—12 noon Tuesday, 15 April to Maundy Thursday 17 April at Iona Room, St Columba’s Church, Hornby, 452 Main South Road, Christchurch. Families and visitors are most welcome to come.

  • South Canterbury Archdeaconry Chrism Service—5.30pm on Tuesday, 15 April at St Peter’s Church, 2 Dyson Street, Temuka.

  • Eucharist—7pm on Tuesday 15 April at St Barnabas Church, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Tuesday in Holy Week—7pm on Tuesday 15 April at St Mark’s Church, 101 Opawa Rd, Christchurch.

Wednesday, 16 April

  • April 16-17 daily—7.30am at St Stephen’s Church, 64 Park St, Ashburton and 7.30pm St Andrew’s Hall Chapel, 146 Thomson St, Tinwald.

  • Eucharist—8am at Highfield, Kensington and Otipua (St John’s, Tmaru).

  • Easter Wednesday Service—10am on Wednesday, 16 April at St David’s Church, 829 Main North Road, Belfast.

  • Children’s Easter Service—10.30am, and Community Easter Egg Hunt—11am on Wednesday 16 April at St. Patrick’s Dorie 840 McCrorys Rd.

  • Holy Communion Service—12 noon Wednesday, 16 April to Maundy Thursday 17 April at Iona Room, St Columba’s Church, Hornby, 452 Main South Road, Christchurch. Families and visitors are most welcome to come.

  • Children’s Easter Service—2pm, and Community Easter Egg Hunt 2.30pm on Wednesday 16 April at St. Mark’s Rakaia 35 Elizabeth Ave.

  • Eucharist—7pm on Wednesday, 16 April at St Barnabas, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Holy Wednesday—7pm on Wednesday, 16 April at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 22 Main South Road, Christchurch.

  • Wednesday in Holy Week—7pm on Wednesday 16 April at St Mark’s Church, 101 Opawa Rd, Christchurch.

Maundy Thursday, 17 April

Morning and Afternoon

  • April 17—7.30am at St Stephen’s Church, 64 Park St, Ashburton.

  • Maundy Thursday Communion—10am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Holy Communion Service—12 noon on Maundy Thursday 17 April at Iona Room, St Columba’s Church, Hornby, 452 Main South Road, Christchurch. Families and visitors are most welcome to come.

Evening

  • Last Supper—6pm on Thursday 17 April at St Andrew’s Hall Chapel, 146 Thomson St, Tinwald, no charge, food provided followed by 7.30pm Service of Shadows.

  • Maundy Thursday Dinner—6pm on Thursday, 17 April at St Silas Church, 237 Main North Road, Redwood – $10/person, $20/family. Please RSVP to admin@northwestchchparish.org.nz by Tuesday, 15 April 2025.

  • Service of Shadows – Ecumenical Service led by the Co-operating Parish—7pm on Thursday, 17 April at St John The Evangelist Church, Leeston.

  • Celebration of the Last Supper with foot-washing—7.00pm at the Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square. Music by the Cathedral Choir.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7pm on Thursday, 17 April at St Peter’s Church, 2 Dyson Street, Temuka.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7pm on Thursday 17 April at All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale, Christchurch.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7pm on Thursday 17 April at All Saints Church, 1 Blakes Rd, Prebbleton.

  • Maundy Thursday—7pm on Thursday, 17 April at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 22 Main South Road, Christchurch.

  • Maundy Thursday service—7pm, 17 April 2025 at St Paul’s Papanui. 1 Harewood Road, Papanui.

  • Maundy Thursday service—7pm at St Mary’s, Addington church, 21 Church Square, Addington.

  • Maundy Thursday Service of foot washing—7pm at St Chad’s Linwood, 1 Carnarvon Street, Linwood.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7pm on Thursday 17 April at St Christopher’s, 244 Avonhead Rd.

  • Maundy Thursday—7pm at St Thomas’ Church, Church Street, Woodbury.

  • Service of Shadows—7pm at St Martins St James Anglican Church.

  • Maundy Thursday followed by Watch of the Night until Midnight, 7pm at St Mark’s Church, 101 Opawa Rd, Christchurch.

  • Communion with Footwashing—7.30pm at St Barnabas, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • 7.30pm St Andrew’s Hall Chapel, 146 Thomson St, Tinwald.

  • Maundy Thursday—7.30pm at St Michael and All Angels, 89-90 Oxford Terrace, CBD, 8011.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7.30pm on Thursday, 17 April at St John’s Rangiora, 351 High Street, Rangiora.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7.30pm on Thursday, 17 April at St Mary’s Timaru, 24 Church Street, Timaru 7910.

  • Maundy Thursday—7.30pm at Trinity Church, Darfield.

  • Tenebrae readings by candlelight—8.30pm at St Barnabas, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

Good Friday, 18 April

Morning

  • Stations of the Cross—9am at St James Southbridge.

  • Morning Prayer—9am at the Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square. Children’s area available at all services.

  • Good Friday Service—9am at St Stephens Fairlie.

  • A Service of Reflection—9am at St James’, 750 Harewood Road, Christchurch 8053.

  • Good Friday—9am at Hanmer Anglican Church, 33 Jollies Pass Road, Hanmer Springs.

  • Good Friday Vigil—9am-2pm at St Columba’s Church, Hornby, 452 Main South Road. Families and visitors are most welcome to come.

  • Joint service of procession of the cross by Amberley churches—9.30am starting in front of Amberley Library on Carters Road.

  • Good Friday—9.30am at St Nicholas’ Church, 231 Barrington Street, Christchurch. Entrance off Frankleigh St.

  • Good Friday service—9.30am at St Philip and All Saints’, 124 Luxmoore Road, Timaru.

  • Stations of the Cross—9.30am at St Martins St James Anglican Church.

  • Good Friday services—9.30am at St. George’s, Kirwee, and 11.30am at St. Peter’s.

  • Good Friday—9.30am at St Aidan’s Anglican Church, 63 Brookside Terrace, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053.

  • Good Friday Service—10am at St Andrew’s Church, 148 Main Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch.

  • Community Procession of the Cross through Leeston—10am at Leeston Life Church.

  • Combined Churches—10am Good Friday at St Peter’s Church, 2 Dyson Street, Temuka.

  • Good Friday Service—10am at All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale, Christchurch.

  • Good Friday—10am at St Saviour’s at Holy Trinity, 17 Winchester St, Lyttelton 8082.

  • All-Age Stations of the Cross—10am, and 11am Hot Cross Buns at St Barnabas Fendall Hall, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Good Friday Service—10am at St Mary’s Church, 329 Halswell Rd, Christchurch.

  • Good Friday Service of Devotion—10am at Upper Riccarton Methodist, 3 Brake Street, Christchurch 8041.

  • Good Friday service—10am at St Paul’s Papanui, 1 Harewood Road, Papanui.

  • Good Friday service—10am at St John’s Woolston, cnr St John St and Ferry Road, Woolston. (Rev’d Mike Hawke Preaching).

  • Good Friday—10am at St Chad’s Linwood, 1 Carnarvon Street, Linwood.

  • Good Friday Service—10am, and 2.30pm at St Christopher’s, 244 Avonhead Road.

  • Good Friday Service—10am at St Faith’s New Brighton 46 Hawke Street 8083.

  • Walk of Witness—10am commence at St Andrew’s Presbyterian, Cox Street, Geraldine.

  • Good Friday service (for those not at the Walk of Witness)—10am at St Mary’s, Talbot Street, Geraldine.

  • Good Friday Family Service—10am at St Mary’s Timaru, 24 Church Street, Timaru 7910.

  • Good Friday Reflective Service—10am at St Silas Church, 237 Main North Road, Redwood.

  • Timaru Christian Ministers Association combined Good Friday Service—10am at Life Church, 134 Morgans Road, Timaru.

  • Good Friday—10am at St Mark’s Church, 101 Opawa Rd, Christchurch.

  • Good Friday Ecumenical Service—10am led by the Catholic Church at St Raphael’s, 22 O’Carrolls Road, Hawarden.

  • Good Friday, All Age Reflections, Drop in between—10.30am – 12noon to St Timothy’s, 46 Kendal Ave, Burnside, Christchurch 8053.

  • Good Friday Service—10.30am at St Mary’s, Addington church, 21 Church Square, Addington.

  • Communion—11am at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Lake Tekapo.

Midday to Evening

  • Celebration of the Lord’s Passion—12noon at the Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square with singing of the Passion by The Cathedral Choir. Children’s area available at all services.

  • Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion—12 noon at St Michael and All Angels, 89-90 Oxford Terrace, CBD, 8011.

  • Vigil-Hymns & Readings—12noon-1pm at St Barnabas Church, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Good Friday Walk with the Cross—12 noon leave St Andrew’s Hall, 146 Thomson St, Tinwald and arrive 1.20pm at St Stephen’s Church, 64 Park St, Ashburton, then 1.30-3pm Service of Reflection at the Cross at St Stephen’s.

  • Good Friday Devotional Service—12pm at St John’s Rangiora, 351 High Street, Rangiora.

  • Good Friday Song Cycle Service—2.30pm at St Christopher’s, 244 Avonhead Road.

  • Tennebrae Service—3pm at Waimate Parish.

  • The Liturgy of the Passion—3pm at St Mary’s Timaru, 24 Church Street, Timaru 7910.

  • A Community Easter Service—7pm at St Martin’s Church, 2 Besley Lane, Albury.

Holy Saturday, 19 April

  • Clean-up day—10am at St Mary’s, Addington church, 21 Church Square, Addington. A clean up of church and grounds and preparation inside church for Easter Sunday (flowers, altar frontals, signage, etc). Shared lunch.

  • Choral Midday Prayer—12noon at the Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square. Music by the Cathedral Choir. Children’s area available at all services.

  • Come to the Movies, showing “King of Kings”—2pm on Saturday, 19 April at St Timothy’s, 46 Kendal Ave, Burnside, Christchurch 8053.

  • Traditional Easter Service (with bonfire and candlelight service)—6pm on Saturday 19 April at St John’s, Barrhill, 8 Lime Avenue.

  • Easter Vigil—7.30pm at St Michael and All Angels, 89-90 Oxford Terrace, CBD, 8011.

  • The Great Vigil of Easter—7.30pm on Saturday 19 April at St Mary’s Timaru, 24 Church Street, Timaru 7910.

  • The Great Vigil with the First Eucharist of Easter—8pm at the Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square. Music by the Cathedral Choir. Children’s area available at all services.

  • Easter Vigil—8pm on Saturday, 19 April at St Saviour’s at Holy Trinity, 17 Winchester St, Lyttelton 8082.

Easter Sunday, 20 April

Morning

  • Easter Sunday—6.45am Dawn Son-rise celebration at St Stephen’s Church, 64 Park St, Ashburton.

  • Easter Eucharist 8am, and 10am at St Stephen’s Chapel, 64 Park St, Ashburton.

  • Holy Eucharist—8am at the Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square. (Preacher: Bishop Peter Carrell). Children’s area available at all services.

  • Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, Said Mass—8am at St Michael and All Angels, 89-90 Oxford Terrace, CBD, 8011.

  • Easter Sunday Communion—8am & 9.30am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Easter Day—8am, 9.15am & 10.45am at St Peter’s Anglican Church, 22 Main South Road, Christchurch. Livestreams link (YouTube).

  • Easter Sunday services—8am and 10am at St Paul’s Papanui, 1 Harewood Road, Papanui.

  • Easter Sunday Holy Communion—8am and 10am at St Mary’s Timaru, 24 Church Street, Timaru 7910.

  • Easter Day—8am and 10am at St Mark’s Church, 101 Opawa Road, Christchurch.

  • Communion—8.30am and 10am Family Service at Hanmer Anglican Church, 33 Jollies Pass Road, Hanmer Springs.

  • Easter Sunday Services – ‘Come on let’s Celebrate’—8:30am Traditional Service, and 10am Family Communion Service at St Aidan’s Anglican Church, 63 Brookside Terrace, Bryndwr, Christchurch 8053.

  • Easter Sunday Traditional Communion Service—8.45am at St James’, 750 Harewood Road, Christchurch 8053.

  • Easter Sunday Service—9am at St Andrew’s Church, 148 Main Road, Redcliffs, Christchurch.

  • Communion—9am at St Anne’s Pleasant Valley and St Stephen’s Peel Forest.

  • Easter Sunday Holy Communion Service—9am at St Paul’s Church, West Melton, 705 Weedons Ross Road.

  • Easter Day Celebration—9.15am at All Saints Church, 1 Blakes Rd, Prebbleton.

  • Easter Day Greening of the Cross—9.30am at St Luke’s Anglican Church, 43 School Road, Christchurch 7676.

  • Easter Eucharist—9.30am at St John The Evangelist Church, Leeston.

  • Easter Day—9.30am at St Saviour’s at Holy Trinity, 17 Winchester St, Lyttelton 8082.

  • Easter Day Eucharist—9.30am at Holy Innocents, 7 Church Street, Amberley.

  • Easter Sunday Service—9.30am at St Nicholas’ Church, 231 Barrington St, Christchurch. Entrance off Frankleigh St.

  • Easter Communion (contemporary)—9.30am at All Saints’ Methven, 1 Chapman St.

  • Easter Sunday Communion service—9.30am at St Philip and All Saints’, 124 Luxmoore Road, Timaru. Families and visitors are most welcome to come.

  • Easter Sunday celebration—9.30am followed by children and families Easter egg hunt and hot cross buns at St Martins St James Anglican Church.

  • Easter Sunday—9.30am at Trinity Church, Darfield.

  • All ages Easter Sunday Service—9.30am at St John’s Anglican, 125 Wai-iti Road, Timaru.

  • Festival Eucharist—10am at the Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square. (Preacher: Bishop Peter Carrell, and music by The Cathedral Choir) Children’s area available at all services.

  • Easter Sunday Holy Communion—10am at St Augustine’s Anglican Church, 15 John Street, Waimate.

  • Easter Sunday Holy Communion—10am St Mary’s 95 Church Hill Rd, Esk Valley.

  • Easter Sunday—10am at St Columba, Fairlie.

  • Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, Sung Mass with Renewal of Baptism Vows—10am at St Michael and All Angels, 89-90 Oxford Terrace, CBD, 8011.

  • Easter Sunday Service—10am at All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale, Christchurch.

  • Lifestreams Communion—10am at St Barnabas Fendall Hall, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Easter Sunday Celebration—10am at St John’s Woolston, cnr St John’s St and Ferry Road, Woolston. (Rev’d Mike Hawke Preaching).

  • Easter Sunday Communion Service—10am at St John’s Rangiora, 351 High Street, Rangiora.

  • Easter Sunday Communion Service—10am at St Martin’s Loburn, 84 Hodgsons Road, Loburn.

  • Easter Day Celebrations and Renewal of Baptismal Vows—10am at St Chad’s Linwood, 1 Carnarvon Street, Linwood.

  • Easter Day Service—10am at St Christopher’s, Sunday 20 April 244 Avonhead Road.

  • Easter Sunday—10am at St Faith’s, New Brighton 46 Hawke Street Christchurch 8083.

  • Easter Sunday—10am at St John’s, 26 Ward Rd, Cheviot.

  • Easter Day—10am on Sunday, 20 April at St Paul’s Glenmark, 173 Church Road, Glenmark.

  • Family Celebration Service—10.15am at St Timothy’s Church, 46 Kendal Ave, Burnside, Christchurch 8053.

  • Easter Sunday Service—10.30am at Nayland Street Chapel, 87 Nayland Street, Sumner, Christchurch.

  • Easter Day Celebration—10.30am at St Mary’s Church, 329 Halswell Rd, Christchurch.

  • Easter Sunday Service—10.30am at St Mary’s, Addington church, 21 Church Square, Addington.

  • Communion—10.30 at St Mary’s Geraldine.

  • Easter Sunday Service—10.30am at St Silas Church, 237 Main North Road, Redwood.

  • Easter Sunday Holy Communion Service—10.30am at St Columba’s Church, Hornby, 452 Main South Road.

  • Easter Eucharist—11.15am at Trinity Dunsandel.

Afternoon to Evening

  • Communion—4pm at the Church of the Good Shepherd Lake Tekapo.

  • Easter Communion (contemplative)—4.30pm at St. Aidan’s Mt. Somers, 123 Hoods Rd.

  • Choral Evensong—5pm at the Transitional Cathedral, Latimer Square. Children’s area available at all services.

  • Choral Evensong—5pm at St Barnabas Church, 8 Tui St, Fendalton.

  • Easter Eucharist—5pm at St Andrew’s Hall Chapel, 146 Thomson St, Tinwald.

  • Easter Sunday Holy Communion Service—5pm at St Saviour’s Church, Templeton, 50 Kirk Road. Families and visitors are most welcome to come.

  • Festal Evensong—7pm at St Michael and All Angels, 89-90 Oxford Terrace, CBD, 8011.

  • Easter Sunday Taize Service—7pm at St Faith’s, 46 Hawke Street, New Brighton, Christchurch 8083.

  • Breathe Zoom Night Prayer (link)—8pm to 8.30pm by St Barnabas, Fendalton.