Worship is central to Parish life, with the following services being held:

2019 Advent & Christmas Services

Sunday       8th   
8am   Eucharist
10am  Advent 2 Eucharist 
4pm  Handel's Messiah

Monday      9th 
9.30am  St Matthew's Drop-In Art Group Final Session for 2019

Wednesday  11th 
5.15pm  Carol Singing at HB Regional Hospital

Saturday    14th   
4pm  Messy Church 2nd Birthday - with Baptisms

Sunday       15th   
8am   Eucharist
10am  Advent 3 Eucharist  
7pm  Nine Lessons and Carols with Four's Company

Thursday     19th   
10.15am Final Thursday Eucharist for 2019

Friday         20th   
10am   Remembrance Service at HB Regional Hospital
12pm  Partish Office closes for 2019 (re-opens 9am Monday 20th January 2020)

Sunday       22nd   
8am   Eucharist
10am  Advent 4 Eucharist

Tuesday       24th   
6.30pm Christingle Service 
11.30pm The First Eucharist of Christmas

Wednesday 25th 
9.30am Christmas Day Eucharist

Sunday       29th     
8am   Eucharist
10am  Combined Service hosted at St Andrew's Presbterian Church, Market St, Hastings

Every Sunday in January
8am Eucharist
10am Eucharist

Regular Sunday Worship

Sundays 8am � Eucharist in the Lady Chapel

A 45 minute service using the New Zealand Prayer Book

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Sundays 10am � Parish Eucharist

A 60-65 minute communion service with variations

Prayer Ministry is available during and after the 10.00 am service each Sunday.

Morning tea follows the service

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Thursday Worship

10.15am � Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel

Traditional Holy Communion in the Lady Chapel according to the Book of Common Prayer.

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Other Services

Throughout the year further services are held such as:

Palm Sunday and Good Friday services and processions shared with neighbouring St Andrew�s congregation.

ANZAC Day service, an annual Blessing of the Animals Service in October, Carol Service, and Sung Evensong, Sung Requiem.

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School Services

Once a term we are joined by pupils and families from St Matthew�s Primary School for a shared, child friendly eucharist at the 10am Sunday service.� Parishioners are welcome to come along too.

Fortnightly St Matthew's School services are held fortnightly on Fridays 1.40-3pm� - Parishioners and visitors are welcome to join the School Community at worship

Open Door

The church is opened by the Open Door Team from 10am to noon on most Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for visitors and parishioners.� You are welcome to spend quiet time in the Church or Lady Chapel.

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Sermons

Click here to go to a list of sermons by Rev'd Alister Hendery.� Sermons may be downloaded as Pdf files.