ST PETER CHANEL PARISH
CATHOLIC PARISH OF WAIMAKARIRI
Welcome
VISION
A growing and thriving community of Christian faith, hope and love where everyone is welcome.
MISSION
We are joy-filled missionary disciples: fed by the Eucharist, growing in holiness, and taking the Gospel and love of Jesus Christ to the people of Waimakariri.
MASS TIMES
MASS ONLINE
SUNDAY MASS – 9.30am
WATCH VIA www.WatchPCNZ.org
Join us via our YouTube channel for our livestream Mass on Sunday morning with Fr John and Fr Tien. The livestream will begin from 9:25am.
RANGIORA
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday Vigil – 6pm
Sunday – 10:30am
Sunday – 5pm (Latin Mass fortnightly)
WEEKDAY MASSES
Tuesday – 9am
Wednesday – 9am
Thursday – 9am
Friday – 12pm
KAIAPOI
SUNDAY MASSES
Sunday – 9am
WEEKDAY MASSES
Wednesday – 12pm
Friday – 9.30am
Saturday – 9:30am
*No weekday Masses in Kaiapoi during January
OXFORD
SUNDAY MASSES
Sunday – 8:30am
WEEKDAY MASSES
Wednesday – 7pm
(First and Third Wednesday)
LOBURN
No regular Mass timetable.
reconciliation
KAIAPOI
9am Saturdays
RANGIORA
5:15pm Saturdays
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available at anytime by approaching a priest.
christmas MASS TIMES
CHRISTMAS EVE
- 5:00pm Latin Mass at St Mary and St Francis de Sales Church in Rangiora
- 5:30pm Mass at St Patrick’s Church in Kaiapoi preceded by Carols at 5:00pm
- 8:00pm Mass at St Mary and St Francis de Sales Church in the Chervier Centre in Rangiora preceded by Carols at 7:30pm
CHRISTMAS DAY
- 8:30am Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Oxford
- 9:00am Mass at St Patrick’s Church in Kaiapoi
- 10:30am Mass at St Mary & St Francis de Sales in the Chervier Centre in Rangiora preceded by Carols at 10:10am
NEW YEARS EVE
- 6pm Vigil Mass at St Mary & St Francis de Sales in the Chervier Centre in Rangiora
NEW YEARS DAY
- 8:30am Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Oxford
- 9:00am Mass at St Patrick’s Church in Kaiapoi
- 10:30am Mass at St Mary & St Francis de Sales in the Chervier Centre in Rangiora
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
Parish youtube channel
We encourage you to visit and subscribe to our parish YouTube channel www.WatchPCNZ.org so that it is easy to access ongoing.
Unbind Us Lord
We have before us this weekend another long Gospel from St John. It’s the story of the raising of Lazarus – a friend of the Lord. I think it’s useful as we near the end of our Lenten journey this year, to delve a little deeper into this text. Yes, the story is a wonderfully powerful one, showcasing for us the power of Jesus, even over death itself. But isn’t it also true that each one of us, like Lazarus, is imprisoned in some way, each one of us need to be liberated from the tomb, each one of us need to be unbound… Jesus is the answer to our deepest desires, to be set free of those things which take our freedom away, our freedom to love more, our freedom to make an even greater gift of ourselves to those we in turn love. “Unbind us Lord, as you set Lazarus your friend free…” Fr John Adams