Christmas Church Services

DUNEDIN

First Church of Otago: 415 Moray Place Dunedin
Christmas Eve: 5.30pm, Carols for Kids; 11.00pm - Midnight Service
Christmas Day: 10am, Christmas Service

Reformed Church of Dunedin: 178 Forbury Road
Visit www.rcnzonline.com/dunedin to view or see below:
Christmas Eve: 7-8pm, Community Carol Singing
Christmas Day: 10am-5pm, Christmas Day Service

Anglican Diocese of Dunedin
Visit https://www.calledsouth.org.nz/christmas/ to view all services or see below:

 

DUNEDIN AREA:
Cathedral District Cathedral Church of St Paul, 228 Stuart Street Dunedin

Christmas Eve, Te Rā i mua i te Rā Whānautanga: 6pm, Family Christmas Service; 10.30pm, Christmas Carols with the Choir; 11pm, Midnight Mass
Christmas Day, Te Rā Whānautanga o tō tātou Ariki, o te Karaiti: 10am, All Age Mass

Caversham Parish St Peter’s, 500 Hillside Road
Christmas Eve: 8pm, Mass of Christmas Eve
Christmas Day: 9am, Holy Communion and Carols (1662)

Dunedin North Parish, All Saints’, 786 Cumberland St
Christmas Eve, 24 December: 4.30pm, Children’s Christmas crib service; 10.30pm, Carols by candlelight; 11pm, Midnight Mass
Christmas Day 25 December: 10.30am, High Mass with children’s activities and blessing of crib, preacher the Most Rev. Datuk Ng Moon Hing, Bishop of West Malaysia.

St Martin’s
No Christmas Eve service
Sunday 25 December: 9.30am, St Martin’s and St Martha’s combined Christmas Family Service, St Martin’s Church, 194 North Rd. Eucharist, Christmas Carols, Crib scene and Children’s craft activities.

St Matthew’s Parish (Dunedin) 30 Hope Street, Dunedin
Christmas Day: 10am, Christmas service

St Martha’s (North Dunedin) St Martin’s Church, 194 North Rd, North East Valley
Sunday 25 December: 9.30am, St Martin’s and St Martha’s combined Christmas Family Service, St Martin’s Church, 194 North Rd. Eucharist, Christmas Carols, Crib scene and Children’s craft activities.

Otago Peninsula St Michael’s and All Angels’
Elliot Street, Andersons Bay
For information, please contact a Warden: Ralph Gordon 027 555 5052, Elizabeth Purdie 021 119 1360
Christmas Day: 10am, Family Communion Service, St Michael’s and All Angels’, Elliot Street, Andersons Bay
Sunday Services in January: 10am, Holy Communion, St Michael’s and All Angels’, Elliot Street, Andersons Bay

Port Chalmers Parish
Contact Judy Ringland Stewart  (Church Warden), 03 4728476 or 0274728477, box9portchalmers@gmail.comHoly Trinity, corner Grey and Scotia Streets, Port Chalmers
Christmas Eve: 11pm, Carols and Eucharist
Christmas Day: 10am, Christmas Eucharist

Roslyn Parish St John’s
373 Highgate, Roslyn, Dunedin
Christmas Eve: Crib Service (details to follow); 11.30pm, First Communion of Christmas
Christmas Day: 9am, Said Communion; 10am, All Age Eucharist

Southern Coastal Deanery St Mary’s
3 Whitby Street, Mornington Holy Cross, 5 Bellona Street, St Kilda; St Mark’s, 27 Shand Street, Green Island; St Margaret’s, 4 Seaview Rd, Brighton
Contact Ven Jan Clark 027 351 5171
Christmas Eve, 24 December: 7pm, Christmas Communion and Carols at St Margaret’s, 4 Seaview Road, Brighton
7pm, Christmas Communion and Carols at Holy Cross, 5 Bellona St, St Kilda; 9pm, Communion and Carols at St Mary’s 3 Whitby St, Mornington
Christmas Day, 25 December: 9am, Christmas Day communion and Carols at St Mark’s, 27 Shand St, Green Island

Taieri Parish, St Luke’s
67 Gordon Rd, Mosgiel
Christmas Eve: 7pm, Christmas Eve Service

 

SOUTHLAND, CENTRAL OTAGO

Dunstan Parish
St Aidan’s, 42 Shannon Street, Alexandra
St James, 12 Ferry Road, Roxburgh
St Aidan’s, Alexandra - Christmas Day at 9.30am
St James, Roxburgh - Christmas Eve at 7pm

Fiordland Parish:
Contact: Miriam Dudfield, 021 054 2027, miriamdudfield@hotmail.com
St Michael’s, 49 Mokonui Street, Te Anau
25 December: 9.30am, Christmas Service

Gladstone Parish
All Saints, 509 Dee Street, Invercargill
Christmas Eve: 11.30pm, Midnight Eucharist
Christmas Day: 9.30am, Holy Eucharist
Saint Andrew’s Stewart Island combined with Oban Presbyterian Church at Oban Church
Christmas Day: 10.30am

Gore Parish 
Holy Trinity, Trafford Street, Gore
Christmas Eve Eucharist: 7pm
Christmas Day Eucharist: 10am

Invercargill, – St John’s Parish
St Luke’s – 10 Black Road, Otatara
Christmas Eve, St Luke’s: 6pm, Children and families Christmas Eucharist from 6 pm with Rev’d Leah Boniface.

Maniototo Parish
Contact Warwick Smith (Bishop’s Warden), 021 434536
St. Hilda’s, 16 Welles Street. Ranfurly;
St. George’s, 46 Derwent Street, Naseby;
St. Alban the Martyr, Downs Road, St. Bathans 
Christmas Day: St George’s,  Naseby at 10am

Middlemarch
St John’s Presbyterian Church, 4 Aberafon Street, Middlemarch
Thursday 22 December at 6 pm, Community Interdenominational Christmas Service . 

North Invercargill Parish
Holy Trinity – 61 King Street, Invercargill
Christmas Eve Eucharist: 10pm, Christmas Mass – Port/Orange and Christmas Cake to follow
Christmas Day Eucharist: 9.30am, Eucharist at All Saints, Gladstone, 509 Dee Street, Invercargill.

Upper Clutha Parish
St Columba’s,Corner Upton Street and McDougall Street, Wanaka
St Andrew’s, Corner Blyth Street and Donegal Street, Cromwell
Tarras Community Church, Church Road, Tarras

St Andrew’s Cromwell
Christmas Eve: Carols and Communion, 9pm.
Christmas Day: Festive Eucharist for the whole family, 9am. 

St Columba’s Wanaka
Christmas Eve: Carols and Communion, 11pm
Christmas Day: Festive Eucharist for the whole family, 8am and 10am.

Tarras Church
Christmas Eve: Community Carols, 7pm

Wakatipu Parish
St Peter’s, 2 Church Street, Queenstown
St Paul’s, 16 Berkshire Street, Arrowtown
Glenorchy Commnity Church, 13 Argyle Street
Christmas Eve: 6pm, St Paul’s, Arrowtown, Holy Communion & Carols; 7pm, Glenorchy Community Church, Holy Communion & Carols; 10pm, St Paul’s Arrowtown, Holy Communion & Carols; 100pm, St Peter’s Queenstown, Carol Singing; 11.30pm, St Peter’s Queenstown, Holy Communion & Carols
Christmas Day: 9am, St Paul’s Arrowtown, Holy Communion & Carols; 10am, St Peter’s Church, Queenstown, Holy Communion & Carols

 

WESTERN SOUTHLAND 

St Mary’s Riverton
Christmas Day: 8am, Communion

Winton
Contact: Phillis Wilson, (03) 2367039 or Rev’d Richard Johnson, 021 124 2746
Holy Trinity Church, 252 Great North Road, Winton.
Saturday 24 December: Christmas service at 7pm

 

OAMARU, EAST AND SOUTH OTAGO

Balclutha Parish:
St Mark’s, 19 Renfrew Street Balclutha
Christmas Eve, Saturday 24th Dec: 4.30pm, Children’s and parents’ service; 7.30pm, Holy Communion, St Peter’s Clinton; 11pm, First Communion of Christmas, St Mark’s (supper from 10pm)
Christmas Day, Sunday 25 December: 9.30am, Christmas Day Holy Communion

Oamaru-Maheno Parish
St Lukes, 2 Tees Street, Oamaru
St Andrew’s, 6 Short Street, Maheno
Saturday 24 December, Christmas Eve: 11pm, Carols (St Luke’s); 11.30pm, Christmas Eve Midnight Service (St Luke’s)
Sunday 25 December, Christmas Day: 9am, St Andrew’s Christmas Service; 10am, St Luke’s Christmas Day Service

Warrington-Waitati
St Barnabas’ 282 Coast Road, Warrington
Christmas Eve: 9pm, Community Carols outside the church (wrap up well, bring a chair). After the carols a spoken communion service will be held in the church.
Christmas Day: 10am, Holy Communion

Waitaki North Oamaru
St Mary’s Church, 410 Thames Highway, Oamaru
St Alban’s Church, 5635 Kurow-Duntroon Rd, Kurow
St Martin’s Church, Earthquake Road, Duntroon
Christmas Day: 9.30am, St. Mary’s Church, Christmas Service