Alexandra, Clyde, Lauder Union Parish

04/09/2026

The latest Sunday News Sheet is available at https://alexchurch.org.nz/resources/newsheets/

01/09/2026

Worship this Sunday is led by the South Island Superintendent for the Methodist Church of New Zealand Te Hāhi Weteriana o Aotearoa Rev Dale Peach.
Worship begins at 10am at St Enoch's Alexandra, with Communion and morning tea to follow.
This Sunday marks the beginning of the Season of Creation.
Ezekiel 47:1-12, which portrays God’s life-giving water flowing from the temple of God. The river grows deeper and deeper restoring barren land, reviving waters, and sustaining flourishing ecosystems.

All are welcome in this place.

28/08/2026

https://www.oikoumene.org/news/gem-school-shows-21-leaders-that-another-economy-is-possible

Churches have been telling stories that address inequality not only on big stages and at global negotiation tables. Investing in formation and a joint ecumenical approach has been one tactic to strengthen local communities and connect them to the spaces where their voices can influence policy decisi...

28/08/2026

https://alexchurch.org.nz/caring-for-creation-grace-in-the-choices-we-make/

Sometimes caring for creation can feel impossibly large. We hear about climate change, energy security, waste, biodiversity loss and changing weather patterns, and it is easy to wonder what difference one household, one church, or one small community can make. Yet Christian faith has always understo...

25/08/2026

The latest Seasons of Grace magazine is now available
https://alexchurch.org.nz/resources/seasons-of-grace/

24/08/2026

This Sunday is a fifth Sunday, so instead of gathering at St Enoch’s we’ll be joining our neighbours across the park at St Aidans Alexandra, 42 Shannon Street at 10am.

Our theme will be “Holy Ground: noticing where God is already at work”, drawing especially on the story of Moses and the burning bush in Exodus 3.

Sometimes holy ground is not somewhere extraordinary, but the ordinary places where we suddenly become aware that God is already present and active — in our community, in acts of kindness and justice, in places of need, and in the lives of those around us.

Come and share in worship with our Anglican neighbours as we celebrate the life and faith we hold together.

Sunday, 30 August — 10am at St Aidan’s

Image: Landscape with Moses and the Burning Bush. Date: 1610–16. (Domenico Zampieri) artist Italian (1581–1641)

22/08/2026

Our friends at Alexandra Elim are running a pop up Op Shop!

HAPPENING NEXT WEEK!! 🤩
Mark your calendars ✅

WORN AGAIN Pop-Up Op Shop:
✨ Designer & premium clothing
✨ General clothes, shoes & accessories
✨ Baby & kids clothing & toys
✨ Bric-a-brac & small homewares
✨ and more!

⏰ 9am - 4pm Thu 27th - Sat 29th August
📍 Alexandra Elim Church, 15 Ngapara St

Bring your friends, spread the word, and come along to discover some amazing pre-loved treasures! 🛍️

More info on our website 👉 https://www.alexelimchurch.org/general-8

17/08/2026

In Exodus, Pharaoh turns fear into suspicion, oppression and cruelty. But two ordinary women refuse to let a ruler’s fear decide what is right. We'll look at the story of the finding of Moses in the river.

What happens when fear is used to divide us — and what does faith ask of us instead?

10am | St Enoch’s, Alexandra
All are welcome. Morning Tea to follow.

Image: Fresco in the Dura-Europos synagogue, about 244 CE

15/08/2026

12/08/2026

This Sunday at St Enoch’s, Alexandra, we gather around a simple but powerful promise:

“My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.” Isaiah 56:7

In a world that can so easily divide people into “us” and “them”, come and share in worship, prayer, music and community as we explore what it means to be a people who make God’s welcome visible.

Sunday, 10am — St Enoch’s, Alexandra. Morning Tea to follow.
All are welcome in this place.

Image: Hofman, Randy. All Are Welcome in the Kingdom of God, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt University Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://act.library.vanderbilt.edu/artworks/56685 [retrieved August 12, 2026]. Original source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/jillianaphotography/1236022574/.