Fish and Chips Night
Fish and Chips night is back! Lock in Friday the 14th of November for a night of great conversations, an easy meal and fun for the kids. Click here for the order form
Orders must be submitted by Tuesday 11th of November. Pay for your groups meal by direct deposit to Karori Anglican Churches 02-0500-0019955-00
Lawn Mowing Team
We are in need of some more member to join our lawn mowing team. Equipment is provided and the more team members we have the easier it is to spread the load. The frequency will depend on the season, but you will generally be needed 30 minutes every 2 weeks.
If you are keen to help out please email gill@karorianglican.org.nz – he is able to provided a short training session if you would like.
Counselling for a Koha
Susanne Ames, our trainee counsellor still has some free spaces till the end of the year. If you would like to book a session or have any questions please email counselling@tekororia.org.nz
Trail Mixers – Saturday 25th
Trail Mixers will be hitting the hills again on Saturday 25 October. Keep an eye out for details on the I Love Karori Facebook page for details. We look forward to seeing you!
Games Night – Monday 20th
Games Night has moved to Mondays at Te Korōria – Bring your friends and neighbours along for a fun night – See you at 7pm!
Saturday Intercession Group
Join us on Saturday morning for a time of intercession. There is a group meeting at 8am in St Mary’s Church. For more information please contact the office@karorianglican.org.nz
New Wine Early Bird Deal!
Data Show for our 9am and 10:30am Services
Are you wanting to get involved in the services? We have a shortage of data show volunteers. Please get in touch with the office if you are keen to help out, we can
Festive Season Kick off Potluck Dinner – Saturday November 29th
Thank you for your overwhelming response to our Pre-Festive dinner on the 29th Nov. We are now fully booked. For those of you who signed up, Donna will email you after the 21st of Nov. with details about what dish to bring. Thanks again & best wishes from our Home Church Group for the festive season.
Get Involved
You may see our new ‘Get Involved’ card in the church. This is a way for you to let us know if you would like to serve the church in any way. You can either fill out the back of the card, or scan the QR code!
Youth Weekend Away
There is still time to sign up ! If you are coming there is also plenty of space to invite your friends to join us too. Please get in touch with Ben at ben@karorianglican.org.nz or 021 034 2751. Knowing numbers early will help us secure the space.
📅 28th – 30th November, Camp Kaitoke
The cost is around $160 per child (TBC) with a $20 deposit to sign up. Please don’t let cost be a barrier—just have a chat with Ben and we’ll make sure support is available.
The camp will be led by Paul Humphries, alongside our KA leaders: Ben, Jasmine, Kimberli, and Jack.
Intermediate Youth – CHAOS
Thursday 16th October 6pm. We will be testing your cooking skills in our ‘MasterChef challenge’!
Thursday 23rd October 6pm. Who is the imposter?
Youth – The Collective
Friday 17th October 6pm. Boardgame night is back. We have some classics, strategy games, cards and more! Dinner for a koha.
Friday 24th October 6pm. It is a little known fact that the German pirate Stortebeker made it all the way to Aotearoa because he confused the Dutch province Zeeland with New Zealand. Join us as we set out to find the treasure he left behind.
ECE Lease Agreement
We are delighted to announce that we have agreed to lease our Early Childhood space to Aurea Preschool & Nursery, who will open their centre here from March 2026.
Aurea is a privately-owned childcare provider with two other centres in Wellington. Their name, Aurea—Latin for “golden”—is inspired by the Golden Blossoms of the rare New Zealand Golden Pōhutukawa Tree. Our centre will be known as Aurea St Mary’s.
Aurea’s philosophy blends literacy and numeracy foundations with imaginative play, time in nature, and meaningful social connections. They are committed to working relationally with us as a church, honouring the heritage of childcare on this site, and incorporating Godly Play into their curriculum.
We warmly welcome Aurea Preschool & Nursery into our community and look forward to the wonderful opportunities this partnership will bring for children and families.
Key upcoming dates:
- Intermediate Youth – Thursday 16th October 6pm
- Youth – Friday 17th October 6pm
- Games Night – Monday 20th October 7pm Te Korōria
- Contemplative Prayer Service – Monday 3rd November 7:30pm
- Fish n Chips Night – Friday 14th November
- Youth Camp – 28th November
- Festive Pot Luck – Saturday 29th November
- Church and Groups Working Bee – Saturday 6th December 9:30am – Noon
- Te Korōria Christmas – Saturday 13th December
- Nine Lessons and Carols – Sunday 14th December
- Summer Series – 28th December 10am – 25th January
