Holy Communion at St Andrew’s, Pukekohe, or via Zoom
1st Sunday, 11.15am
Seniors Service, Nora Brown Hall
2nd and 4th Sunday, 11.15am
Holy Communion at St Paul’s, Buckland
1st Wed & 3rd Thursday of the month, 10am
Parish Communion Service
Wed November 1, noon and 7pm
All Souls’ Day (note change of date): Join us as we remember the loved ones we have lost. Please feel free to invite family members and friends to join with you. If you know anyone who has lost a loved one, please share this invitation with them
Quiet Day
Postponed to a Saturday later in the year
Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday 2pm
Reflective Spiritual Growth, St Andrew’s Church
1st Tuesday at 10:30am:
Holy Communion – Pukekohe Rest Home
1st Wednesday at 10am:
Mothers’ Union Service in Church followed by meeting in Parish Lounge
2nd Tuesday at 11am:
Holy Communion at Palms Hospital
2nd Wednesday: 10:30am
Holy Communion – Lakeside
3rd Wednesday: 10:30am
Holy Communion – Pukekohe Aged Care
3rd Thursday: 10:30am
Holy Communion at Franklin Village
4th Wednesday: 10am
Women’s Fellowship service at the Palms Rest Home followed by meeting.
Garden Education Session. All welcome
Wednesdays 7-8pm
Eucharist, St Andrew’s Church
Sundays 9.30am
Sunday School (Children 3+)
Sundays at 9.30am
Seasons
Thursdays 4pm
Oasis Music/Coffee Group
(All pre-schoolers & caregivers welcome)
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.
Parish Complex
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.
Mission Statement
What we believe we are about
Our Parish Mission Statement helps us and others to understand who we try to be in the Pukekohe community.
Central to all activity is worship and service. Jesus told his disciples: “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news”. (Mark 16:15) We believe the best way to spread the “good news” is by setting examples in the way we live and reach out to others in a busy world where life and faith are often strangers.
What we believe we are about
Our Parish Mission Statement helps us and others to understand who we try to be in the Pukekohe community.
Central to all activity is worship and service. Jesus told his disciples: “Go into all the world and proclaim the good news”. (Mark 16:15) We believe the best way to spread the “good news” is by setting examples in the way we live and reach out to others in a busy world where life and faith are often strangers.
