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

Palm Sunday, 29 March

  • Eucharist—8am, 9.15am & 11am at St Peter’s, Upper Riccarton.

  • Holy Eucharist—8am at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

  • Said Eucharist (in the Tui Room)—8am at St Barnabas Centre, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Parish Breakfast 8.30am, Combined Service 9.30am at St Martin’s, St Martin’s, 50 Lincoln Road, Spreydon.

  • Holy Communion Service—9.00am at St David’s, Belfast.

  • Sung Eucharist (in the Church)—9.30am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Mass with Procession of the Palms—10am at St Michael and All Angels Church, Oxford Terrace.

  • Worship & Communion Service—10am at St Augustine’s, 5 Cracroft Tce, Cashmere.

  • Palm Sunday—10am at Wainui Hall. Procession, praise and prayer in a beautiful natural setting.

  • Choral Eucharist with reading of The Passion—10am at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch. Music by The Cathedral Choir.

  • Lifestreams Contemporary Eucharist (in Fendall Hall)—10am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Service—10.30am at the Sumner School Hall, Dryden Street, Sumner.

  • Contemporary Communion Service—10.30am at St Silas, Redwood.

  • Palm Sunday Service of Readings & Passiontide Music—5pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch. Music by The Cathedral Choir.

  • Stations of the Cross—7pm at St Michael and All Angels Church, Oxford Terrace.

Monday, 30 March

  • Morning Prayer—8am at All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale.

  • Church open for reflective Stations of the Cross at St Martin’s, St Martin’s, 50 Lincoln Road, Spreydon.

  • Holy Eucharist—12.05pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

  • Holy Communion (in the Church)—7pm at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

Tuesday, 31 March

  • Morning Prayer—8am at All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale.

  • Church open for reflective Stations of the Cross at St Martin’s, St Martin’s, 50 Lincoln Road, Spreydon.

  • Holy Eucharist—12.05pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

  • Holy Week Organ Recital—1.10pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

  • Holy Communion (in the Church)—7pm at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

Wednesday, 1 April

  • Holy Eucharist—7.30am at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

  • Morning Prayer—8am at All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale.

  • Church open for reflective Stations of the Cross at St Martin’s, St Martin’s, 50 Lincoln Road, Spreydon.

  • Easter Wednesday service—10am St David’s, Belfast.

  • Holy Eucharist—12.05pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

  • Tenebrae—7pm at St Peter’s, Upper Riccarton.

  • Holy Communion (in the Church)—7pm at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

Maundy Thursday, 2 April

Morning and Afternoon

  • Morning Prayer—8am at All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale.

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

  • Church open for reflective Stations of the Cross at St Martin’s, St Martin’s, 50 Lincoln Road, Spreydon.

  • Holy Eucharist—12.05pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

Evening

  • Agape Meal—5.30pm at St Paul’s Papanui, 1 Harewood Road, Papanui.

  • Maundy Thursday Dinner & Reflection—6pm at St Silas, Redwood (RSVP by 29 March to admin@northwestchchparish.org.nz $10 per person/$20 per family. Please bring salad or dessert to share.)

  • Maundy Thursday Mass—7pm at St Michael and All Angels Church, Oxford Terrace.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7pm at St Barnabas’ Church, 147 Main North Road, Woodend.

  • Maundy Thursday service remembering Jesus’ agony in the garden before being taken as a prisoner—7pm at St Mary’s, The Virgin, Addington, Church Square.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7pm at St Mary’s Church, Halswell, 329 Halswell Road.

  • Maundy Thursday Service: Celebration of the Last Supper with foot-washing—7pm at All Souls Church, 30 Church Lane, Merivale.

  • Last Supper (no foot washing)—7pm at St Mary’s Church, Geraldine.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7pm. Combined with and hosted by the Cashmere Presbyterian Church.

  • Maundy Thursday service with foot washing—7pm at St Andrew’s Anglican Church, 109 Marriotts Rd., North New Brighton.

  • The night of the new command: Love One Another as I have loved you—7pm at St. John’s, Duvauchelle. Scripture, prayer and praise, shared food.

  • Last supper—7pm at Methodist Church (Upper Riccarton).

  • Celebration of the Last Supper, including foot washing and the stripping of the altar—7pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch. Music by The Cathedral Choir.

  • Maundy Thursday Service—7.30pm at St David’s Leeston (combined service).

  • Holy Communion and Foot-Washing—7.30pm at Lincoln Parish.

  • Communion and Footwashing (in the Church)—7.30pm at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Tenebrae Service of Shadows (in the Church)—8.30pm at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

Good Friday, 3 April

Morning

  • Service—9am at St Stephens, Fairlie.

  • Reflection Service—9am at Church of the Epiphany, 33 Jollies Pass Road, Hanmer Springs.

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

  • ‘Cross Walk’ from Cashmere Presbyterian to St Augustine’s—9am then followed by coffee & ‘hot cross’ buns.

  • Morning prayer—9am at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

  • Ecumenical Procession of the Cross—9.15am assemble at St Stephen’s, Lincoln for a procession to the Baptist Church.

  • Service—9.30am at St Barnabas’ Church, 147 Main North Road, Woodend.

  • Combined Service—9.30am and Hot Cross Buns at St Martin’s, St Martin’s, 50 Lincoln Road, Spreydon.

  • A service of Remembrance—9.30am at Church of the Resurrection, Rolleston.

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

  • Service—10am at All Saints, Blakes Road, Prebbleton.

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

  • Ecumenical Good Friday Service—10am at Church of the Ascension, Waikari 79 Princes Street.

  • Service—10am at St Faith’s Anglican Church, 46 Hawke St., New Brighton.

  • Morning Tea at 10am; Reflective Service—10.30am at St Margaret’s Presbyterian, 94 Farrington Ave, Bishopdale.

  • Ecumenical Walk of Witness—10am depart from St Mary’s (static option at St Mary’s for non-ambulant).

  • Who is this man upon the cross? A reflection on the I am sayings from the Gospel of John—10am at Trinity Church, 39 Rue Lavaud, Akaroa.

  • Service of Devotion—10am at St Peter’s, Upper Riccarton.

  • Contemporary Service (in Fendall Hall)—10am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Reflective service of readings and songs—10am St Silas, Redwood followed by morning tea with hot cross buns.

  • Good Friday Service—10.30am at St Mary’s, The Virgin, Addington, Church Square. The traditional account of Jesus’ road to the cross.

  • Good Friday Service—10.30am at St Mary’s Church, Geraldine.

  • Service—11am Church of the Good Shepherd, Tekapo.

  • Hot Cross Buns (in Fendall Hall)—11am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Vigil (in Church)—12noon at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

Midday to Evening

  • Good Friday Mass—12noon at St Michael and All Angels Church, Oxford Terrace.

  • Celebration of the Lord’s Passion—12pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch with singing of the Passion bythe Cathedral Choir.

  • Meditation on the seven last words of Jesus Christ—3pm at Holy Innocents’ Church, Mount Peel, Geraldine.

  • Tenebrae, a contemplation of the Cross—5pm at Knox Church, Pigeon Bay.

  • Good Friday Service—7pm at St Mary’s, Rotherham, 41 Wilkin Street, Amuri Cooperating Parish.

  • Tenebrae: a service of Darkness—7.30pm at St Stephen’s, Lincoln.

Holy Saturday, 4 April

  • Choral Midday Prayer—12noon at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch. Music by The Lay Clerks & Choral Scholars of the Cathedral Choir.

  • From darkness to light—5pm. BYO nibbles and drinks, St Andrews, Le Bons Bay.

  • Service—7pm at St Barnabas’ Church, 147 Main North Road, Woodend.

  • Easter Vigil—8pm at St Michael and All Angels Church, Oxford Terrace.

  • The Great Vigil with the First Eucharist of Easter—8pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch. Music by The Cathedral Choir.

Easter Sunday, 5 April

Morning

  • Low Mass—8am at St Michael and All Angels, Oxford Terrace.

  • Holy Communion Services—8am and 10am at St Paul’s Papanui, 1 Harewood Road, Papanui.

  • Sunrise Beach service—8am at Okains Bay Beach.

  • Eucharist—8am, 9.15am & 11am at St Peter’s, Upper Riccarton. Greening of the cross at all services, bring some greenery.

  • Holy Eucharist—8am at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch.

  • Communion (in Church)—8am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Prayerbook service—8.30am at St John’s Anglican, 125 Wai-iti Road, Timaru, tea/coffee provided after service.

  • Communion Service—8.30am at Church of the Epiphany, 33 Jollies Pass Road, Hanmer Springs.

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

  • Service—9am at All Saints, Blakes Road, Prebbleton.

  • Holy Communion—9am at St Thomas’ Church, Woodbury, Geraldine.

  • Holy Communion—9am at St Stephen’s Church, Peel Forest, Geraldine.

  • Service—9.30am at St Barnabas’ Church, 147 Main North Road, Woodend.

  • Service—9.30am at St James, Southbridge.

  • Combined Service—9.30am and Easter Egg Hunt morning tea at St Martin’s, 50 Lincoln Road, Spreydon.

  • Holy Communion—9.30am at St Mark’s, Greenpark.

  • Holy Communion—9.30am at Church of the Resurrection, Rolleston.

  • Service—9.30am at St Luke’s, Yaldhurst. Greening of the cross at all services, bring some greenery.

  • Festive Sung Eucharist (in Church)—9.30am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Service—10am at St Columba, Fairlie.

  • High Mass—10am at St Michael and All Angels, Oxford Terrace.

  • Family Service—10am at Church of the Epiphany, 33 Jollies Pass Road, Hanmer Springs.

  • Service—10am at St Mary’s, Rotherham, 41 Wilkin Street, Amuri Cooperating Parish.

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

  • Family Easter Sunday Service—10am at St Aidan’s, Scargill, 397 Scargill Valley Road.

  • Solemn Vigil Service—10am at St Augustine’s and combined with Cashmere Presbyterian.

  • All Ages Easter Sunday Service—10am at St Faith’s Anglican Church, 46 Hawke St, New Brighton.

  • All age service with communion—10am at St Peter’s, Rue Balguerie, Akaroa.

  • Holy Communion—10am at St Stephen’s, Lincoln.

  • Festival Eucharist—10am at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch. Music by The Cathedral Choir.

  • Contemporary Eucharist (in Fendall Hall)—10am at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Family service—10.30am at St John’s Anglican, 125 Wai-iti Road, Timaru, tea/coffee provided before service.

  • Service—10.30am at Sumner School Hall, Dryden Street, Sumner.

  • Family Easter Sunday Service—10.30 am. The joyful Gloria emerges from the solemnity of Lent. Full of joy, so bring a handbell. St Mary’s, The Virgin, Addington, Church Square.

  • Service—10.30am at St Mary’s Church, Halswell, 329 Halswell Road.

  • Holy Communion—10.30am at St Mary’s Church, Geraldine.

  • Easter Sunday Family Celebration with Communion—10.30am at St Silas, Redwood.

Afternoon to Evening

  • St. John’s, Okains Bay is open for prayer at 1.30pm.

  • Eucharist service with hymns—2pm at St Luke’s, Little Akaloa.

  • Easter Sunday Service—4pm at Church of the Good Shepherd, Tekapo.

  • Fun Event for Everyone in Pigeon Bay—4pm. Quiz, Easter Egg Hunt, Craft activities at the Campground.

  • Prayer and praise gathering—5pm at Knox Church, Pigeon Bay. Then, 5.45pm BYO Barbecue at the Community Hall.

  • Festal Evensong—5pm at Christ Church Transitional Cathedral, 234 Hereford St, Christchurch. Music by The Cathedral Choir.

  • Choral Evensong (in Church)—5pm at St Barnabas, 8 Tui Street, Fendalton.

  • Evensong and Benediction—7pm at St Michael and All Angels, Oxford Terrace.

  • Taizé Service—7pm at St Faith’s Anglican Church, 46 Hawke St, New Brighton.

  • Breathe—8pm, an online reflective service via Fendalton Parish. Join in by using this Zoom link.