Ki te Ingoa o te Matua, me te Tamaiti, me te Wairua Tapu

Welcome to St Michael and All Angels

Photo: Alistair Kinniburgh

Please join us for

Advent and Christmas 2024

1 December

7pm
Advent Readings and Carols

A service of Bible readings and Advent carols.

22 December

7pm
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

A service of carols, choral music and Bible readings which tell the Christmas story.

24 December — Christmas Eve

4pm
Children's Crib Service

A short service for children around the crib.

11.00pm
Christmas Carols

A series of Christmas carols sung by congregation and choir, leading up to...

11:30pm
Midnight Mass

The first Mass of Christmas.

25 December — Christmas Day

8.00am
Low Mass

A short Mass without musical accompaniment.

10am
Solemn Mass

A longer Mass with choir and organ and activities for children.

Our usual masses continue throughout Advent and Christmas.

Detail of Christmas Window, St Michael and All Angels

Welcome

St Michael and All Angels is a lively, inclusive Anglican church and a beautiful sanctuary of peace in the centre of Ōtautahi Christchurch.

We are an Anglo-Catholic parish seeking to renew people for their lives in today’s world through rich worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts and music, and acts of compassion.

Whatever your faith, background or beliefs, you are welcome in this place.

Fr Jordan Greatbatch, Vicar

If you are new to St Michael's please download our welcome pamphlet.

Photo: Alistair Kinniburgh

Worship With Us

Sunday

8:00 Said Mass
10:00 Sung Mass (with Choir)
19:00 Choral Evensong and Benediction
Except the fourth Sunday of the month, where there is a non-choral evening service.

Midweek

Monday – Friday
12:35 Mass

Special Services

Special services, including Christmas and Easter, will be announced on the news page.

Location

Detail of ikon in pilgrim chapel. Photo: Joshua Black

News and Features

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Upcoming All Souls

Download this week's pew sheet here.

Download this service sermon text: SERMON ALL SOULS B 2024.pdf

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Upcoming The Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time

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Download this weeks sermon text: SERMON ORDINARY 30B 2024.pdf

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Upcoming The Twenty-Ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time

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SERMON ORDINARY 29B 2024.pdf

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Streaming

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You can watch our most recent service below. For videos of recent services and the text of sermons click here.

Live stream of the 10am Sung Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pew sheet: https://www.stmichaelandallangels.nz/user/pages/03.news/upcoming-the-fourth-sunday-of-advent/5.%20The%20Fourth%20Sunday%20of%20Advent.pdf