January Timetable
GREETINGS FOR THIS NEW YEAR OF OUR LORD 2022!
I hope and pray that in spite of the shadows across the world and our land through the pandemic and the usual messiness of humans living together, you experience profoundly the presence and blessing of God in this New Year — the Year of Our Lord 2022.
This summer especially has seen lots of Aucklanders get away after months of lockdown and the rhythm of parish life reflects this summer change of pace. Many parishioners are away and the pace of life in the parish slows with no meetings or school in session.
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SUNDAY 5.30PM MASS:
Numbers at our Sunday 5.30pm Mass have been very much lower than usual since we emerged from lockdown, and for that reason we have made the decision to suspend the 5.30pm Mass for one month. The last usual 5.30pm Mass is Sunday 9th January, and then we resume on Sunday 13th February 2022.
This provides an opportunity for the priests of the parish to take some annual holiday leave, and it means those who are usually involved in preparing the 5.30pm Mass on Sundays have a good break as well. People like Readers, Musicians, Sacristans, Altar Servers and the like — this down time of summer is a good time to suspend our usual 5.30pm Sunday Mass for just that month, so we can all come back refreshed and renewed. If you are a regular 5.30pm Mass-goer thanks for your generous understanding of the need for a complete change of pace at this time.
There are still four regular Sunday Masses: --
Sat 5.00pm at Beachlands (resumes 22 January)
Sat 6.30pm at Howick
Sunday 8.00am and 9.30am at Howick.
God bless you all,
Father John (Parish Priest)
I hope and pray that in spite of the shadows across the world and our land through the pandemic and the usual messiness of humans living together, you experience profoundly the presence and blessing of God in this New Year — the Year of Our Lord 2022.
This summer especially has seen lots of Aucklanders get away after months of lockdown and the rhythm of parish life reflects this summer change of pace. Many parishioners are away and the pace of life in the parish slows with no meetings or school in session.
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SUNDAY 5.30PM MASS:
Numbers at our Sunday 5.30pm Mass have been very much lower than usual since we emerged from lockdown, and for that reason we have made the decision to suspend the 5.30pm Mass for one month. The last usual 5.30pm Mass is Sunday 9th January, and then we resume on Sunday 13th February 2022.
This provides an opportunity for the priests of the parish to take some annual holiday leave, and it means those who are usually involved in preparing the 5.30pm Mass on Sundays have a good break as well. People like Readers, Musicians, Sacristans, Altar Servers and the like — this down time of summer is a good time to suspend our usual 5.30pm Sunday Mass for just that month, so we can all come back refreshed and renewed. If you are a regular 5.30pm Mass-goer thanks for your generous understanding of the need for a complete change of pace at this time.
There are still four regular Sunday Masses: --
Sat 5.00pm at Beachlands (resumes 22 January)
Sat 6.30pm at Howick
Sunday 8.00am and 9.30am at Howick.
God bless you all,
Father John (Parish Priest)
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Worship times
Weekend Mass: Howick — Saturday 6.30 p.m. — Sunday 8 am, 9.30 a.m. Sunday 5.30 p.m. Mass suspended. Resumes 13 February. Beachlands — Saturday 5.30 p.m. resumes 22 January Weekday Mass: Monday: No Mass, but please feel free to gather for Rosary at 9.15 a.m. Tuesday to Friday — 9.15 a.m. Saturday — no morning Mass Tues — Thurs: any funeral Mass will displace the usual 9.15 a.m. Mass. Reconciliation: Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. — and after Mass on 1st Friday — or any priest at any reasonable time For seasonal timetables, like Christmas and Easter, go to the latest newsletter. See button on left. |