7 May 2017 - St John the Evangelist

8.00 am No service

10.00 am Patronal Festival Choral Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir and Woodford House Chapel Choir and school; Bishop Andrew Hedge preaching and presiding

Ormond Chapel, Napier Terrace: No service

Please ensure all cellphones are switched OFF when in the Cathedral; and, if necessary, adjust hearing aids to the “Loop” system.

Low-Gluten wafers (below 20ppm) are now available - please advise the Presider, or one of the Welcoming team, if this is your dietary requirement.

NOTE: Bell Tower and entrance are earthquake prone as assessed under the Building Act 2004 - use at your own risk!

PRAYER CYCLES

Anglican Communion

We pray for the Anglican Diocese of Ndokwa (Bendel, Nigeria); the

Rt Rev’d David Obiosa

Anglican Board of Missions

The ABM NZ Mission partners - Christian World Service, Pauline

McKay, National Director; the Anglican Chinese Mission; the Bible

Society of New Zealand

Diocese, Parish and Community

Waiapu Bishop Andrew Hedge and family;

Waiapu Acting-Dean & Regional Deans (Rev’ds David van Oeveren,

Adrienne Bruce and Stephen Donald); Waiapu Ministry Educator,

Rev’d Deborah Broome; Waiapu Diocesan Theologian Rev’d Dr

Howard Pilgrim

Te Hui Amorangi ki te Tairawhiti - Bishop Don Tamihere; Ngati Po-

rou, Turangi/Whangara, & Kahungunu ki te Wairoa Rohe

Auckland Diocese, Bishop Ross Bay, Bishop Jim White; Dean-elect,

the Rev’d Anne Mills, Holy Trinity Cathedral clergy, staff & people

Mayor Bill Dalton, Napier City Councillors and staff

Woodford House Board of Trustees, staff and students; Mrs Julie

Peterson, Principal; Rev’d Deborah Wilson, Chaplain

Today …

A very warm Welcome to all who are

worshipping with us … especially if you

are visiting Napier or at the Cathedral

for the first time … you are invited to

join us for morning tea (or coffee!)

served at the back of the Cathedral fol-

lowing the 10am service.

Welcome to the Woodford House

community sharing in the Cathedral’s

Patronal Festival celebrations today;

Mrs Julie Peterson, Principal, the

Rev’d Deborah Wilson, Chaplain; and

Ms Tess Tobin, Director of Music with

the Woodford House Chapel Choir,

and students and families.

Welcome to Anthony Tattersall direct-

ing the Cathedral Choir for the first

time today - thank you!

The Cathedral Parish Consultation

will take place in the Aotearoa Chapel -

for parishioners who are eligible to be

on the Cathedral’s Electoral Roll - fol-

lowing the 10am service this morning.

The EJP Network will meet in the Par-

ish lounge at 3pm this afternoon.

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A Prayer for the Cathedral Parish during

the Nomination process ...

Holy and eternal God,

You have called each of us to love you

and you have empowered us with gifts

with which we can serve Christ

in the world.

We pray with thanksgiving

for the faithful ministry of laity, clergy,

Deans and Bishops in this congregation

through the years.

We come to you in anticipation of the

appointment of a new Dean

for this Parish and Cathedral Church

in assurance and trust

that you know the needs

of this parish and community.

We ask that your Holy Spirit

would stir the hearts and minds of priests,

that they would place themselves

before Bishop Andrew

for discernment as Dean.

We ask you to bless Bishop Andrew and

the Board of Nomination

with your gift of discernment

as they interview candidates.

Together may they see in each candidate

the gifts you have given them and find the

one priest who you have called to be Dean.

We are your people O Lord,

called to love you,

called to follow Jesus.

Empower us with the gifts that we need

as a whole parish community.

Sustain us with your grace and love

that we may know our calling to follow you

and recognise one another

as fellow disciples on the way.

We ask these things in the name of

Jesus Christ. Amen.

The Linden Singers

‘A PETITE MUSICAL HISTORY’

A brief celebration of music sung in all of

the great eras from medieval times through

to the 21st century.

This afternoon - Sunday 7 May, 2.30pm

St Matthew’s Church, Hastings

Adults: $20, Seniors: $15, Students: $10

Tickets available at the door

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PATRONAL FESTIVAL Today we celebrate the

Feast Day of St John the Evangelist

The church’s tradition that the fourth

evangelist was the apostle John cannot

be conclusively disproved, but it is safer

to deduce what we can about the evan-

gelist from the Gospel itself.

The “disciple whom Jesus loved” may

have been a witness to certain events of

the passion, but is presented as the ide-

al of oneness with Christ.

The actual author of the Gospel seems

to represent a Christian community

whose Jewish ties have been severed;

a community bound together by the re-

ality of Jesus Christ, their whole life

constituted and controlled by their be-

lieving in him.

On 1st February 1863 the first Anglican

church in Napier was consecrated by

the Rt Rev’d Dr Charles Abraham, Bish-

op of Wellington, and named St John

the Evangelist.

The consecration of the current build-

ing Cathedral of St John the Evange-

list was held on the 8th

October 1967,

led by Archbishop Norman Lesser.

We will hold 50th

anniversary celebra-

tions over the weekend of Friday 6th

,

Saturday 7th

, and Sunday 8th

October

2017 - a full programme of events is

currently being planned and will in-

clude a dinner at Ormlie Lodge on the

Saturday evening, and a Choral Eucha-

rist at 10am on Sunday. Mark the dates

in your diaries now!

Association of Anglican Women Cathedral Fellowship

The next AAW meeting is on Monday 8th May at 7:30pm

in St Paul’s Presbyterian Church Lounge, Tennyson Street, Napier

Our guest speaker will be Louise van den Munckhof who will show us her handiwork and talk about quilt making. The next Knit-In at the Napier Library is at 10:00am on Monday 29th May. All Welcome to both events. Contacts: Helen ph 844-8574 or Kay ph 834-4096

Following the farewell of James Mist as Di-rector of Music, we are pleased to welcome Anthony Tattersall who has kindly agreed to direct the Cathedral Choir giving us the benefit of his very wide experience as a Choir Director and Cathedral musician. Gary Bowler has agreed to assist Anthony as organist and to build-up a team of or-ganists, pianists and musicians to enhance Cathedral worship. Choir practices will be each Thursday at 7.30pm.

Ahuriri Anglicans Together The next planning meeting will be held at St Andrew's Church, 110 Charles St, Westshore, on Thursday 11 May, 5.15pm. A representative from each parish would be great. This is a planning meeting for further AAT gatherings.

St Matthew's Community Fair Saturday 13 May, 9am-11am

To be held in the St Matthew's Church hall and grounds, corner King Street South and

Lyndon Road North Hastings. Fun, food and bargains!

Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, 28 Browning Street, Napier, NZ Phone 835-8824 ~ PO Box 495, Napier ~ email: office@napiercathedral.org.nz

www.napiercathedral.org.nz

COMING UP … DIARY DATES

Mid-week services: 9.00am Morning Prayer (Tues-Fri); 10.30am Eucharist (Tues); 12 noon Mid-day Prayer (Wed)

Thursday 11 May 7.30 pm - Choir practice

Sunday 28 May Catechumenate Retreat at Kopua

Monday 29 May - Thursday 1 June ‘Big Sing’ competitions in the Cathedral

Sunday 4 June (Queen’s Birthday weekend) 10.00 am - Pentecost / Confirmations

Saturday 22 July HB Regional Conference Thursday 3 - Sunday 6 August Deans’ Conference, Auckland

Friday 6 / Saturday 7 / Sunday 8 October 2017 A weekend to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Cathedral - details of programme events available soon!

Services next Sunday - 14 May 2017

Easter 5

... at the Cathedral ...

8.00 am - Eucharist

10.00 am - Choral Eucharist

... at Ormond Chapel ...

11.00 am - Eucharist

Readings: Acts 7: 55-60 Psalm 31: 1-5, 15-16 1 Peter 2: 2-10 John 14: 1-14

CLERGY:

Acting-Dean / HB Regional Dean: David van Oeveren 06 211 3457 Mobile: 021 470 337

Assisting Clergy: Dorothy Brooker 843 6779 Erice Fairbrother 021 144 2870 Graeme Pilgrim 835 6777 Jon Williams 833 6382 WARDENS:

Dean’s: Martin Williams 835 0666 People’s: Alison Thomson 870 6418

DIRECTOR OF MUSIC: Vacant

LAY ASSISTANTS:

Jennifer Harris 845 1108 Elisabeth Paterson 835 4609

OFFICE:

Tues-Fri.: 9.30am-3.30pm 835 8824 Parish Mobile: 021 688 227

Priest-Administrator: Margaret Thompson

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