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Monday 21 April to 26 April 2025 Octave of Easter (to Fourth Sunday of the Month)

Te Pārihi Katorika Ki Ngāmotu Mass Times

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Sunday

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
St Joseph's Church	08:00 AM	08:00 AM 12:05 PM	08:00 AM	08:00 AM	08:00 AM 12:05 PM	08:30 AM 10:30 AM Anointing Mass (Note earlier time)	09:00 AM 05:30 PM
Our Lady Help of Christians		09:10 AM	09:10 AM			05:30 PM	10:30 AM
Bell Block							10:30 AM
St Patrick's Okato						06:00 PM Vigil Mass
Francis Douglas Memorial College				02:20 PM
St Pius X School					09:00 AM
Our Lady Star of the Sea - Opunake							10:00 AM
Sacred Heart Girls College				09:50 AM

LIVE STREAM 9AM SUNDAY MASS

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OLDER CHILDREN BAPTISM

1ST RECONCILIATION & 1ST HOLY COMMUNION

Second Registration for Confirmation ends on GOOD FRIDAY, 18 April 2025! Click the banner to register!

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To view the keynote presentations, simply click on the "Open House Keynotes" image below.

To view Fr Chris Ryan's talk, simply click on the "The Case for Mission" image below.

Click the image below to read our vision.

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The Art Trail at St Joseph's Church

Youth Activities

Nga Mahi Rangatahi

Parish Small Group

SUNDAY GOSPEL REFLECTION

You are invited to share and reflect on God's Words in the Sunday Gospel readings.

Join us Monday mornings from 9:30 am to 11:00 am at the Parish Office.
Alternatively, you can come on Thursday mornings from 10:15 to 11:45 am to Our Lady Help of Christians Church in Fitzroy.

ENGAGEMENT AND CULTURE SURVEY SUMMARY REPORT 2022

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Please click here for the Detailed Summary Report

Powderham st view PROPOSED PARISH CENTRE

Parish Centre Concept Design

The new building will represent the vision and functioning of a missional parish for the 2020’s and beyond. It will have the capacity to give priests and parish staff; offices; meeting rooms for RCIA; Children’s Liturgy; St Vincent de Paul; Liturgy/Finance, Health & Safety Committees, and the multitude of groups that meet within the parish. There will be a connection between St Joseph’s Church and the hall below.

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Mass in Te Reo Māori

Nga mapi i Te Reo Māori

On the 2nd Sunday of each month, Nga Pekanga in Waitara, o Nau mai haere mai.

Reconciliation

Hohou

11.30am - 12 noon each Saturday at St Joseph's Church OR 4.45pm (before the Vigil Mass) at Our Lady Help of Christians Church

Anointing Mass

Papatipu Hōhipera

Anointing is held at the St Joseph's Church at 11am on the first Saturday of each month. All are welcome to these Masses.

A community called by God for missional discipleship. Gathered around Jesus Christ, fed with the Eucharist, and sent to transform lives empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Our mission is to transform lives empowered by the Holy Spirit.