St Philips Anglican Parish, St Heliers and Glendowie

10/06/2026

Today in our Church calendar, we remember and give thanks for the life of St Barnabas the Apostle.

Barnabas was a Jew from Cyprus who became an apostle. He introduced Paul to the church leaders in Jerusalem.

When sent to Antioch to guide the growing church there in its acceptance of Gentiles, he brought Paul into the work. The two of them took relief funds to Jerusalem and undertook a missionary journey to Cyprus and Asia Minor.

Barnabas and Paul parted company at the beginning of Paul’s second missionary journey. Barnabas went to Cyprus and is regarded as the founder of the church there.

09/06/2026

Join us for mainly music this Thursday at 9.30am.

This is where babies, toddlers, pre-schoolers and their carers will be treated to music and story, activity and interaction, structured and unstructured fun.

Each session is designed for delight as you participate together. You’ll experience a rich learning environment.

Call the office for more information: 09 5755288

08/06/2026

Toiday in our Church calendar, we give thanks for the life and mission of Columba of Iona, Abbot, Missionary.

Columba was born in Ireland about 521. Migrating to Iona off the coast of Scotland at the age of forty-two with twelve companions, he established a Christian community, which became the base for the evangelisation of Scotland.

He established a number of monasteries in Ireland and Scotland, and was a skilful poet and scribe. He died in 597.

Although his name means “dove”, he was a vigorous and commanding figure and at times stern. He has been traditionally known as “Columba the kind”.

07/06/2026

Join us this Tuesday at 1pm for our Ronnie Gardiner Method multi-sensory exercise class.

RGM uses rhythm, music, verbalisation, and movement to stimulate cognitive and motor skills and it is really fun!

Each class is 45 minutes long, entry by koha, and a cuppa and chats follows.

We hope to see you there!

06/06/2026

Today is Te Pouhere Sunday.

In May 1992, the General Synod / Te Hinota Whanui adopted a revised Constitution/ Te Pouhere, which established a three-Tikanga Church.

In 2002, on the 10th anniversary of that Constitution, the Synod/ Hinota thought it appropriate to commemorate the occasion of the revision of the Constitution/Te Pouhere of our three Tikanga Church on the first Sunday free from liturgical observance and nearest to that date.

It was thus resolved that the second Sunday after Pentecost be adopted in The Calendar as ‘Te Pouhere Sunday’.

This Sunday is a day on which it is appropriate then to remember and celebrate the Constitution of this Church and to focus worship on the three Tikanga character of this Church.

06/06/2026

Join us this Sunday for worship and prayer as we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit on this day of Pentecost.

This week we are visited by our Archdeacon, The Ven. Peter Jenkins.

8am is a spoken Eucharist and 9.30am is a sung Eucharist.

If you cannot be here in person, our 9.30am service is streamed on Youtube at:

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05/06/2026

Today in our Church calendar, we give thanks for the life and ministry of Ini Kopuria, Founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood.

Ini Kopuria was the founder of the Melanesian Brotherhood, an indigenous evangelistic order. Ini was born on Guadalcanal about 1900, and after a religious experience in 1924 formed the Brotherhood.

The Brothers took temporary vows not to marry, not take payment for their work, and to obey their leaders. Under Ini’s gifted leadership the order became one of the most significant evangelistic movements in Melanesia.

Ini left the Order in 1940 in the early stages of the war and, like many others, became unsettled. He contracted an illness from which he eventually died on 6 June 1945.

04/06/2026

Today in our Church calendar, we give thanks for the life and ministry of Boniface, Bishop of Mainz, Missionary, Martyr.

Boniface was a British monk from Hampshire. He was born in 675 and spent over thirty years as a missionary to the pagan tribes of northern Europe.

The turning point in his work was when he cut down an ancient oak dedicated to Thor and convinced the people of the emptiness of paganism and idolatry. He was appointed Bishop of Mainz in 722 and archbishop ten years later.

He was martyred in 754 in northern Frisia as he prepared to baptise and confirm a group of new converts.

03/06/2026

Today in our Church calendar is the Feast of Corpus Christi or the Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion.

Many Anglican provinces celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi.

In this tradition, it is often referred to as the "Day of Thanksgiving for the Institution of Holy Communion" and emphasizes the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist.

It is typically observed on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday, or translated to the following Sunday.