Where life & faith meet
Sunday September 29
Parish Breakfast and Confirmation Service
Wednesday October 2, 10am
Mothers’ Union
Saturday October 12, 9am
Local Ministry Unit Indaba 2019
Sunday October 13, 9.30am
Blessing of the Animals
Sunday October 13, 3pm
Handel Consort & Quire: Julius Caesar
Thursday October 17, 10am
Women’s Fellowship
Sunday School (Children 3+):
Sundays at 9:30am
Seasons:
Tuesday afternoons (during term time)
Oasis Music/Coffee Group: (All pre-schoolers & caregivers welcome)
Mondays & Fridays at 9:15am
Selwyn Group:
Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:15am
Op Shop:
Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays
Wednesdays at 7pm:
Communal Garden
1st Wed at 10am:
Mothers’ Union Service in Church followed by meeting in Parish Lounge
2nd Tuesday at 11am:
Holy Communion at Palms Hospital
2nd Wed at 10:30am
Holy Communion – Lakeside
| MonMonday | TueTuesday | WedWednesday | ThuThursday | FriFriday | SatSaturday | SunSunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 26, 2019 | August 27, 2019 | August 28, 2019 | August 29, 2019 | August 30, 2019 | August 31, 2019 | September 1, 2019 |
| September 2, 2019 | September 3, 2019 | September 4, 2019 | September 5, 2019 | September 6, 2019 | September 7, 2019 | September 8, 2019 |
| September 9, 2019 | September 10, 2019 | September 11, 2019 | September 12, 2019 | September 13, 2019 | September 14, 2019 | September 15, 2019 |
| September 16, 2019 | September 17, 2019 | September 18, 2019 | September 19, 2019 | September 20, 2019 | September 21, 2019 | September 22, 2019 |
| September 23, 2019 | September 24, 2019 | September 25, 2019 | September 26, 2019 | September 27, 2019 | September 28, 2019 | September 29, 2019 |
| September 30, 2019 | October 1, 2019 | October 2, 2019 | October 3, 2019 | October 4, 2019 | October 5, 2019 | October 6, 2019 |
The parish has two worship centres, St Andrew’s in Pukekohe being the central church, with a smaller centre, St Paul’s, about 5km away in Buckland, where services are held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month.
The Church provides an Anglican presence in the Pukekohe area. It is part of the Diocese of Auckland and the Province of Aotearoa, Polynesia and New Zealand. As such we come directly under the authority of the Bishop of Auckland, the Right Reverend Ross Bay (from April 17, 2010).
The population of Pukekohe is over 21,000. Historically the community has relied on farming and market gardening as the primary industries and the town developed as a service centre for those industries. The community continues to expand with many new housing developments.
The parish celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2001. St Paul’s was built in 1900 after St Andrew’s moved further north to its current site. The present St Andrew’s church was built in 1931 and has had significant renovations over the years. Just last year, the 140th anniversary of the Pukekohe Anglican Church opening in Wellington St was commemorated.
Behind St Andrew’s church is the Reid Anderson Hall, named in honour of the Venerable Reid Anderson — vicar of the parish from 1965 to 1973 and archdeacon for the area. This hall was the original church and was moved to this site from Wellington St. The Nora Brown Hall is named in honour of a long-serving Sunday School teacher and parishioner.
