Haere Mai, Welcome
Kia tau te rangimarie ki a koe. Tena koe i nga manaakitanga o te Ariki i runga i a tatou katoa. Ko taku mihi tenei ki a koe.
Peace be with you - and welcome to our website.
As Christians, part of the universal Church, we are called to share the gospel message with all who wish to hear it. Accordingly, we want our website to be a means of making known the good news that God loves us.
Events Calendar
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Sunday 29 January 2012, 12 noon @ Plains fm 96.9.
We featuSounds_Catholic.jpgre music, prayer and relevant interviews each week.
Hear us on Sundays, 12.00pm & 10.00pm on Plains fm 96.9.
You can listen online at: www.chch.catholic.org.nz/radio more»
What's happening?
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The latest Inform is now out in parishes and is filled with news and activities from across the Diocese.
View Inform online. more»
Daily Scriptures
Saturday the 28th of January 2012
FROM the Gospel for today [NAB]:
Why are you terrified? Do you not yet have faith?
Sunday Gospel Reflection
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Take a moment to reflect on the three scripture passages below taken from today's readings. What do you notice? What seems to be the emphasis?
It is inevitable that our reading and understanding of the scriptures is influenced by the circumstances of our own personal present reality.
As I ponder these readings I feel a personal challenge and encouragement from God.
In the midst of these days of leaving Our Lady of Victories and St. Joseph's, and preparing to arrive in the three parishes of North Canterbury, the call to “set out”, to “come after me”, abandoning the security of the nets and the comfort of the boats, is for me a vivid and timely reminder of the heart of the life of the disciple of Jesus. more»
Latest Updates
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OPUS engineers have made inspections and assessments of the church and have identified a potential weakness that they are investigating further at this time. It is considered that the NE wall of the church may fail in a significant quake. (Some fresh damage to the wall has been noted since 23 December). more»
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With the series of earthquakes happening recently - including those of Monday 2nd January 2012 and Friday 23rd December, the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, Bishop Barry Jones has sought advice from the Diocesan engineering consultants about the use of churches and associated buildings.
Churches, halls and buildings can be used for public gatherings EXCEPT for any that show fresh signs of damage from these latest events. Any such building, with fresh signs of damage, will need to be inspected before use. These inspections are being organised. more» -
Bishop Barry has been in Rome as part of the New Zealand Bishops Ad Limina visit, which began on Monday 12 December.
Read Pope Benedict XVI address to the NZ Bishops at the conclusion of the visit. more»
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Earthquake
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Most churches continue of operate as usual after the various earthquakes, including the December 23rd.
View a list of the the alternative arrangements where Mass is being celebrated for those churches that are damaged more»
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The Christchurch Diocesan Earthquake Recovery Fund was set up by Bishop Barry Jones to distribute monies donated to him following the earthquake of September 4th, 2010 and the subsequent earthquakes.
Applications are now being invited.
View the goals and criteria and download an application form. more» -
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The latest Cathedral Update can be downloaded on this page.
Also view an aerial photo of the Cathedral taken 5th December. more»