Saint Paul's Ngaruawahia

18/05/2022

Waikato DHB Public Health Unit recently got in touch with the St Paul’s parish team to let them know that a member of the congregation attended mass during their infectious period for Covid-19, on Sunday 15/05/2022 from 10.31am to 11.30am.

If you attended mass on this date you are considered a close contact. Please read the post below for more information.

For any congregation members who have, or develop Covid-19, and need support during their isolation, there are the numbers and links below.

* Local Waikato Integrated Coordination Centre (ICC) – 0800 220 250 (Waikato)
* Free National Covid-19 Welfare line on 0800 512 337 (MSD – financial, food, other)
* On line forms for help and support - https://www.workandincome.govt.nz/covid-19/self-isolation-forms/index.html
* Local Community support via – https://www.heretohelpu.nz/ (This is specific for the Waikato Region)


Health information and advice 24/7: Call at anytime:
* Covid-19 Healthline number 0800 358 5453
* General Healthline number 0800 611 116

If it is an emergency call 111. Do let them know that you are isolating.

If you have any questions or concerns then please don’t hesitate to get in touch with a member of the parish team!

01/04/2022

⛪️ FATHER AHERNE UPDATE! ⛪️

Hi All,

Some great news - Father Aherne had his surgery on Wednesday, and by all accounts is recovering well and is as full of life as ever!

Please continue to keep him in your prayers as he continues to recover 🙏🏼

22/02/2022

* DATE CORRECTION! *
Apologies all - Ash Wednesday is indeed Wednesday 2nd March. Thank you for spotting the mistake!

22/02/2022

Some good news regarding Father Anselm:

Father is making some progress! He is now enjoying being able to make his way down to the hospital lounge to read.

Unfortunately, the Rhoda Read Continuing Care facility where he is currently has a positive COVID case; meaning that at this time there is a strict no visitor policy in place.

22/02/2022

04/02/2022

Hi All,

By now you’ve all probably heard about Father Aherne currently being unwell.
He is now situated in Morrinsville, after being at Waikato Hospital, and is slowly improving. Unfortunately, he is not able to have visitors, but thoughts and prayers for a hastened recovery are most welcome.

⛪️ Mass this Sunday at will be celebrated by Father Isaac Fransen.

⛪️ From the following Sunday onwards (until further notice), masses will be celebrated by Father Stuart Young at Saint Paul’s (Ngaruawahia) and Saint Anthony’s (Huntly)

23/12/2021

This year Saint Paul’s Ngaruawahia will celebrate Mass on Christmas Eve at 6pm, with carols prior to this at 5:30pm.

For those who cannot attend this, Saint Anthony’s Huntly will have an 8pm Christmas Eve Mass and a 9am Christmas Day Mass!

We look forward to welcoming all of those who can attend ✨

24/09/2021

Hi all,

Some good news! Sunday mass will resume again this Sunday 26th of September.

As we head back towards some normalcy within our communities at COVID-19 Alert Level 2, it can be easy to forget that there are still some restrictions in place to protect us from risk.

It would be appreciated if you could please take the time to familiarize yourself with these again, so that we can resume worship in our beautiful St. Paul’s’ this Sunday, safely.

⛪️ For those who are sick or uneasy about returning to Mass immediately, the dispensation from attending Sunday Mass continues.

⛪️ The 10.30am Cathedral Mass will be livestreamed at the following link: https://www.cdh.org.nz/livestream each Sunday. The Mass is still available to view later in the day. Shine TV continue to screen a Sunday Mass.

⛪️ Please, if you are unwell, stay at home. If you are vulnerable to the virus, perhaps come to weekday Mass and use other means to keep the Lord’s day holy.

⛪️ Please, wear a mask. Be conscious of those who are afraid of the virus but who want to come to Mass. Your choice should not be causing them unease. Also, be aware, there are a few people who for significant health reasons are unable to wear a mask.

⛪️ Please scan or sign in. If we do get another outbreak, this information enables the authorities to get on top of the outbreak.

⛪️ Please, ensure social distancing within your church as well as before and after Mass. Please, do not give grief to those who ensure we do not exceed 100 people at each Mass.

⛪️ The restrictions of Communion on the hand only, no Communion from the chalice, no singing, no physical contact during the sign of peace and no holy water in the church porches remain.

- from Pastoral Letter penned by Bishop Steve Lowe

During alert level 2, join us for Holy Mass live-streamed Monday - Saturday at 08:00 am NZST and on Sunday at 10:30 am NZST. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel and ‘click the bell’ to get a notification when we go live.