New City Missioner Appointed
…The last, almost, three years with Ronald McDonald House South Island has been a real privilege and a pleasure.” Mark had thrived being on the ground and engaging with the…
Message from the Bishop—14 September 2022
…Queen Elizabeth II, will be held at the Transitional Cathedral, Hereford Street, Christchurch. All are welcome to this service, which will also be livestreamed on the Cathedral’s Facebook page and…
St Luke’s in the City to close and gift assets
The Anglican Parish of St Luke’s in the City is to close on 18 October this year, its Feast day, St Luke’s Day. This was decided at a Special General…
Message from the Bishop—16 March 2022
…for each local church to open their church doors between 7 am and 7 pm for people to enter to pray for Peace in Ukraine. Additionally, local churches might consider…
The Letters Patent
…Patent can be confusing. Basically a Royal Charter is an instrument of incorporation and is often a formal royal grant. Letters Patent are open letters, issued under the Great Seal.…
City Missioner Presentation
Matthew Mark, the City Missioner, gave an interesting presentation to Synod about current activities at the City Mission and what the future holds. The presentation can be viewed here….
Leading your Church into Growth
…VEN. RIANNON KING Rhiannon King has been the Archdeacon of Ipswich (Suffolk) in the Church of England for the last three years. She is also the Director of ‘Inspiring Ipswich,’…
Lunchtime Lecture – The History of the Christchurch City Mission
…the local shared ministry parishes. He spent ten years as a member of ChristChurch Cathedral Chapter, and three as Archdeacon of Mid-Canterbury. He is devoting much of his retirement to…
Message from the Bishop—30 November 2022
…2022—all are welcome to this musical feast! I have mentioned here two recent book launches at the Transitional Cathedral in recent weeks. Both books—I am not being paid to write…
The Bishop’s Charge to Synod of the Diocese of Christchurch, on 7 September, 2017 at the Transitional Cathedral
…at Art School, that was the refrain. Cathedrals tend to emerge over centuries not decades and the end result is often a departure from the original design. The original George…