Holy Week services in the Otari Catholic Parish
All are invited to share the various services held in the Otari Catholic Parish - comprising St Teresa's, Karori and St Thomas More, Wilton - during Holy Week and Easter. Note that, while the Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral (Sacred Heart Cathedral) in Hill Street is closed for earthquake strengthening work, St Teresa's is serving as the Pro-Cathedral.
Holy Week Schedule - Otari Parish / Pro Cathedral:
- Chrism Mass- 30th March (not really a Holy Week event, but takes place at this time) -
St Teresa’s/Pro-Cathedral 7.00pm.
Holy Thursday – 1st April:
- Mass of the Last Supper
St Teresa's/Pro-Cathedral 7.00pm.
Good Friday – 2nd April:
- Ecumenical 'Way of the Cross' at 9.30am walking in a procession from St Anne's Anglican Church, Northland to St Thomas More Church, Wilton. After the service you are invited to share Hot Cross buns.
- Commemoration of the Lord's Passion
St Teresa's/Pro-Cathedral 3.00pm.
Reconciliation to follow.
Holy Saturday - 3rd April:
- Easter Vigil
St Teresa's/Pro-Cathedral 7.00pm.
Easter Sunday – 4th April:
- St Thomas More Church 8.30am.
- St Teresa's Church 10.00am.
- St Thomas More (SHC Mass) 10.30am.
Have a happy and holy Easter.
From staff and clergy at Sacred Heart Cathedral and Otari Parishes.
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Product recalls - November 2024
Here are some items that have been recalled during October/November. Click on the blue title to learn more details about the recalled product.
Food recalls:
Equal brand European Dark Chocolate
Mrs Rogers spices - Butter Chicken, Curry Powder and Garam Masala
Bin Inn brand Ground Fennel
Classic Taste Fennel Powder
Jongga Kimchi
Pure Delish Grain-ola
Homemade Baker Muffin Batter Banana Choc-Chip
Hellers Shaved Roast Chicken
My Food Bag middle eastern spice blend and All The Flavour dukkah
Gilmours Jalapeno flavour corn chips
Product recalls:
Goldair panel heaters
Boost Lab skin cleanser
Canyon E-bike batteries
Panasonic power supply adapter
Kids blanket hoodies
SCA lithium battery
Noxen Kids hooded towel
Kids rubber duckies
Justyling/YesBobbleheads custom Neon sign
Brompton T Line bike
We hope this update was helpful to you and your whānau.
Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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