Upcoming Events
Have a look at a range of events throughout the Diocese and beyond...
Let us know anything that your Parish, community service or other organisation is doing and we will place it here. Make sure you visit this page regularly and keep all that is going on in your prayers.
Link to Diocesan Calendar
Regular meetings and events at/organised by the Diocesan office in a monthly calendar format, and other events are also noted here.
Save the dates....Upcoming Diocesan Events
There are some significant events coming up over the next few months which we invite you to mark in your calendars now....
See More events and dates in this article link
ACM REGEN25 Conference (22-24 May)
Theme: Going Deeper - Jesus-shaped Discipleship
St Margaret’s, Hillsborough, Auckland
Eventbrite Bookings now open
https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/regen25-tickets-1290789910369
Main Speakers:
Rev Dr Andrew Katay (CTC), Rev Dr Nathan McLellan, Rev Dr Andrew Burgess
Bishop Steve Maina plus many seminar and forum sessions.
Other Links
Latest South Centre Newsletter (May 2025) attached below
Alpha New Zealand - link to E Newsletter for events and other ways to connect with them.
Link to Christian Calendar: Dates for feast days and other Christian observations
Messy Church Master Classes 2025 1pm or 7pm via Zoom
20 May; 19 August; 21 October
To register please email: jocelyn@messychurch.nz
Please see Newsletter attached.
You are invited …. To a short course about An ancient Christian Controversy: “Melee at Nicaea” - When Santa Punched a Priest!
Presented by Prof Douglas Pratt, a short course exploring the issues and implications of this meeting will be held at St Andrews Anglican Church (cnr of Donegal and Blyth Streets Cromwell) on four Tuesdays: April 29, May 6, May 13, and May 20.
Click here for more information plus registration instructions.
2025 Burns Lectures
The Theology Programme at the University of Otago warmly invites you to the Thomas Burns Memorial Lectures for 2025, to be held from May 19-29. These will be given by Professor Brad Gregory and are entitled: "Christians, Consumption, and Climate Change: Christianity between the Last Ice Age and the Anthropocene."
Poster attached below.
St Paul's Cathedral has a variety of events that you can access here.
St Margaret's Anglican Church and Retreat Centre Brighton, 4 Seaview Road Dunedin
Programme for 2025
Time for some space to reflect, to think, to pray, time for God and you in the company of fellow pilgrims
Fridays 10am to 3pm, unless otherwise stipulated
2025 programme (first 6 months) attached below
For information on Retreats or to register to attend, contact Maureen 021 107 1401
Meditative/contemplative prayer
Every Wednesday a time of meditative/contemplative prayer is offered in the small meeting room at Holy Cross Church – (access 5 Bellona St St Kilda.) We gather at 5.30 pm and move quickly into some stilling music and then 30 mins silent prayer. All are welcome to join us. If you would like to know more about this please phone Maureen Harley 456 0573 (021 1071401)
Click here for the Southland Archdeaconry Newsletter page.
Archdeaconry Meetings
Venue - Holy Trinity, North Invercargill, with Zoom link available
May 6th at 12 noon
Wider News and Resources
For the latest news from Anglican Women's Studies Centre click here
For the latest news from Arocha Aotearoa Eco Church click here
Latest South Centre newsletter attached below.
Shared Worship Opportunities
Daily Morning Prayers: Tuesday to Saturday at 9 am via Zoom.
Meeting ID: 959 771 603 66
No computer or smart phone? Telephone 03 659 0603 (it may be a toll call depending on your plan), then key in the meeting ID: 959 771 603 66
Daily Evening Prayer: Tuesday to Friday at 5 pm.
Meeting ID: 934 8425 0283.
No computer or smart phone? Telephone 03 659 0603(it may be a toll call depending on your plan), then key in the meeting ID: 934 8425 0283
Monthly "Scattered People of the Good Shepherd" Zoom Service- 4th Sunday of the month 10 am at this link.