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Christmas church services

Compiled by Sabrina Fernandes and Angela Sassone
23 Dec, 2005 03:44 AM2 mins to read

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Church services around the Herald's circulation area today and tomorrow include:

ANGLICAN

Tauranga
* Holy Trinity, 215 Devonport Rd: Christmas Eve, 7pm, 10.30pm & 11pm; Christmas Day, 8am & 10am.
Hamilton
* Cathedral Church of St Peter, 51 Victoria St South: Christmas Eve, 11.30pm; Christmas Day, 8am, 9am & 11.30am.
* St Francis Co-operating
Parish, 92 Mansel Ave, Hillcrest: Christmas Eve, 11.30pm; Christmas Day: 9.30am
Rotorua
* St Lukes Vicarage, cnr Pukuatua and Amohia Streets: Christmas Eve, 6pm and 11.45pm; Christmas Day, 8am and 10am.
Te Awamutu
* Parish of St John, Arawata St: Christmas Day, 9am.
Wanganui
* Christ Church Parish, 243 Wicksteed St: Christmas Eve, 11pm; Christmas Day, 8am & 10am.
Wellington
* Cathedral of St Paul, Cnr Molesworth & Hill Streets, Thorndon: Christmas Eve, 4.30pm, 10.30pm & 11pm; Christmas Day, 7.45am & 10am.
* Parish of St Mary, 170 Karori Rd, Karori: Christmas Eve, 6pm, 7pm & 11.30pm; Christmas Day, 8am, 9.30am & 10am.
* Church of St James, 71 Woburn Rd, Lower Hutt: Christmas Eve, 5.30pm & 11pm; Christmas Day, 8am & 9.30am.

CATHOLIC

Rotorua
* St Mary's: Christmas Eve, 6pm & midnight; Christmas Day, 7.30am, 9.30am & 5pm.
Mt Maunganui
* St Thomas More: Christmas Eve, 11.30 pm; Christmas Day, 9 am.
Gisborne
* St Mary's: Christmas Eve, 6.30pm (children's mass) & midnight mass; Christmas Day, 9.30am.

METHODIST

Kaitaia
* Kaitaia Union Parish, cnr Te Reinga & Commerce Streets: Christmas Day, 9.30am.
Cambridge
* Cambridge Union Parish, 43 Queen St: Christmas Day, 9.30am.
Hamilton
* Melville Methodist Church, cnr Bader St & Normandy Ave: Christmas Eve, 8pm.
* St Pauls Methodist Church, 62 London St: Christmas Day, 9.30am.
Rotorua
* Rotorua Methodist Church & Bainbridge Centre, 187 Old Taupo Rd: Christmas Day, 9.30am.
* St Lukes, Cnr Pukuatua & Amohia Streets: Christmas Eve, 11.15pm.
Taupo
* St Pauls Union Parish, Cnr Rifle Range Rd & Tamamutu St: Christmas Eve, 6pm & 11.30pm; Christmas Day, 10am.
Wellington
* Wesley Wellington Parish, 75 Taranaki St: Christmas Eve, 9.30pm; Christmas Day, 9am.

PRESBYTERIAN

Kerikeri
* 48 Cannon Drive: Christmas Eve, 9 pm; Christmas Day, 9.15am.
* Wesley Dale: Christmas Day, 10.30am
Whangarei
* St Andrew's: Christmas Eve, 6.30pm; Christmas Day, 10 am.
Rotorua
* St John's: Christmas Eve, 11.15pm; Christmas Day, 9.30am.
Wellington
* Knox-St Columba, Lower Hutt: Christmas Eve, 9pm; Christmas Day, 9am.
* St James, Wellington: Christmas Eve, 8pm; Christmas Day, 9.30am.

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