St Heliers Church Community
Services of Worship - 10am Sundays - 100 St Heliers Bay Rd.
Haere mai, Welcome
안녕하세요, 你好, salaam, welkom, willkommen, Здравей, hola
He whanau kotahi tātou i roto i te Karaiti. In Christ, we are one family. From the littlest to the greatest, the old and the young, every gender, culture, ethnicity, and orientation: all are welcome here. We seek to be a thriving and diverse Christian community, reaching out and welcoming in, blessing God in prayer and worship and sharing in God's blessing of the world through loving service.
Services of Worship
Easter Services 2023
Palm Sunday Service | 10am Sunday 2 April
Maundy Thursday Service | 7:30pm Thursday 6 April | A short celebration of the Lord's Supper | The church will be open from 7pm for prayerful reflection and an opportunity to walk the prayer labyrinth.
Good Friday Service | 9am Friday 7 April at St Philips Anglican Church | A joint service reciting the seven final words of Jesus followed by Hot-Cross buns and a beverage.
Good Friday | The church will be open for prayerful contemplation and to walk the prayer labyrinth.
Holy Saturday | The church will be open for prayerful contemplation and to walk the prayer labyrinth.
Easter Sunday Dawn Service | 6:30am Sunday 9 April at St Heliers Beach | A short ecumenical service.
Easter Sunday Service | 10am Sunday 9 April
10am Sundays
We gather every week on Sunday morning for a service of worship followed by fellowship together over morning tea. Come as you are. No need to dress up. Our services have an informal feel with a simple, dignified flow, consisting of prayer, singing together hymns and psalms, and reflection of scripture. The music is a mix of traditional, contemporary, contemplative, and homegrown. Services last about an hour.
Scripture guides our worship and our life together, cultivating our imagination of God's coming kingdom and helping us to follow the way of Jesus. We seek to be biblically faithful as well as open and inquisitive as the Spirit speaks to us ever anew.
We celebrate Holy Communion four times a year on the second Sunday of March, June, September, and December.
Children and families
We are an intergenerational community, welcoming children and families. That means children are allowed to be themselves, to make noise, to explore and be inquisitive! Typically, the service will involve a special address to tamariki as well as activities that relate directly to the scriptures for the week.
Online worship
All our services of worship are streamed online. You can watch them live or browse past services on our livestream facebook page.
Baptism and dedication
We offer "infant" baptism as well as "believer's" baptism. We can also provide infant dedication. Because baptism and dedication are about welcoming a child into the body of Christ, the family of the church, it is a public act that takes place in a regular service of worship. If you are interested in having your child baptised or dedicated, please contact our minister, Jordan, at minister@sthelierscentre.org.nz
St Heliers Church Community
Who We Are Becoming
St Heliers has been part of the Eastern Bays community for over one hundred years. We acknowledge the mana whenua - Ngāti Whatua and other iwi on whose land we gather. As such, we affirm that we are here as tangata whenua and tangata tiriti, bound to one another and called to journey together towards a future of truth, justice and peace for all.
We are part of an ancient story, pilgrims on the way, seeking to be faithful to the way of Jesus and opening ourselves up to the Spirit which is leading us into God's future. By sharing in the life, hope and way of Jesus Christ, we hope to increasingly become a thriving and diverse community, reaching out to welcome and serve all. Shaped by the ancient story, we aim to be open and inquisitive, to live generously, to serve our community in loving service, and to authentically live what we preach.
The St Heliers Church community is part of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church, confessing in the same God revealed in Jesus Christ as Christians all over the world. Within this global movement, we stand in the Reformed stream and are part of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. The PCANZ is a broad church with a rich diversity of beliefs, cultures, and styles and yet we are held together by our common commitment to Jesus Christ and our belonging in his family by the one Spirit.
Openness
We value inclusiveness, truthfulness, listening to all points of view, and searching for and learning new ways that can help people grow spiritually.
Generosity
We value friendliness, hospitality and giving sacrificially for what we believe in.
Love
We value the greatest Christian virtue of love so we can be compassionate and support and serve other peoples’ needs.
Living what we preach
We want the community to recognise that our faith in Jesus Christ is genuine and relevant both to us and all people.
Introducing Our Ministry Team
Our minister
Rev. Dr. Jordan Redding
minister@sthelierscentre.org.nz
027 428 5234
Community Ministries
Jill Kayser
jillk@sthelierscentre.org.nz
09 575 6098
Belonging
Pastoral care
If you would like a visit from the minister or one of our pastoral care team, please contact us at minister@sthelierscentre.org.nz or call 027 428 5234. The minister is also available for Home Communion.
Small groups
Small groups are a great to find community and support. We currently have two permanent small groups and are in the process of starting some new ones. If you are interested in joining a group, please email minister@sthelierscentre.org.nz
Roster
If you would like to serve regularly in our church community, email minister@sthelierscentre.org.nz . Thank you to all who make our church services possible by offering your time and gifts. Check out the CHURCH ROSTER.
What's coming up
Easter Services 2023
Palm Sunday Service | 10am Sunday 4 April
Maundy Thursday Service | 7:30pm Thursday 6 April | A short celebration of the Lord's Supper | The church will be open from 7pm for prayerful reflection and an opportunity to walk the prayer labyrinth.
Good Friday Service | 9am Friday 7 April at St Philips Anglican Church | A joint service reciting the seven final words of Jesus followed by Hot-Cross buns and a beverage.
Good Friday | The church will be open for prayerful contemplation and to walk the prayer labyrinth.
Holy Saturday | The church will be open for prayerful contemplation and to walk the prayer labyrinth.
Easter Sunday Dawn Service | 6:30am Sunday 9 April at St Heliers Beach | A short ecumenical service.
Easter Sunday Service | 10am Sunday 9 April
Upcoming events
For the latest information about what's coming up, follow our church community facebook page here.
Services are livestreamed here.
You might also like to follow our Community Centre page for information about other upcoming events in the wider community here.
What's been
Past sermons
Lent 4 Matthew 18:10-20 "Learning to forgive" (19 March) by Jordan Redding
Lent 3 Matthew 18:1-5 "Becoming little" (12 March) by Jordan Redding
John 1:1-17 "Finding meaning in life" (22 January) by Jill Kayser
Gen 2:4-3:24 "Being Human. Alive in God" (15 January) by Jill Kayser
The Parable of the Compassionate Master by Jill Kayser
Who is Mephibosheth? Stories of Grace by Warwick Bell
Making a difference in the city by Rev Chris Barnard
The grace of the Father by Alan Jamieson
Why I still believe. The foundations of faith by Paul Williams
Running the Christian race by Jill Kayser
God is not silent by Paul Williams
What's in a name by Jill Kayser