10am Congregation News and Events
Updated 25 Whiringa-ā-nuku (October) 2025
26 Whiringa-ā-nuku (October) Parish Bulletin 2025 Parish Roster (updated 18 July) 10am Service Recordings
Archived Bulletins and Orders of Service
Upcoming 10am and Parish Services
Rātapu (Sunday) 26 Whiringa-ā-nuku (October), 10am, Wesley Church, Morning Worship, Leader: Shelly Rao (Order of Service) (Livestream)
Rātapu (Sunday) 2 Whiringa-ā-rangi (November), Parish Combined Service of Holy Communion, Preacher: Rev. Neti Petaia
Lectionary Readings
Rātapu (Sunday) 26 Whiringa-ā-nuku (October); Joel 2:23-32, Ps 65, 2 Tim 4:6-8, 16-18, Lk 18:9-14
Rātapu (Sunday) 2 Whiringa-ā-rangi (November); Hab 1:1-4, 2: 1-4, Ps119:137-144, 2 Thess 1:1-4, 11-12, Lk 19:1-10
Upcoming Meetings
10AM Leaders' Meeting, Rātū (Tuesday) 18 Whiringa-ā-rangi (November) 6pm, Vestry and on Zoom
F&R Meeting, Rāpare (Thursday) 30 Whiringa-ā-nuku (October), 7pm on Teams
Parish Executive, Rāapa (Wednesday) 29 Whiringa-ā-nuku (October), 7pm on Zoom
Parish Strategy, Rāhoroi (Saturday) 1 Whiringa-ā-rangi (November)
Parish Council, Rātapu (Sunday) 2 Whiringa-ā-rangi (November) after refreshments
News and Events
Office Entrance, Playground Ramp Doors & Flower Room Entrance Door.
We have changed locks for these doors for the safety of our children & property. You will now need a key to unlock & Lock these doors. You can still open the door to Taranaki St from the Office Foyer and the one by the Flower Room as these are Fire Exits.
Please ensure that the door to Taranaki St by the Parish Office is not latched back or left unlocked when the Parish Office is not open. We have seen street people coming in through this door during congregation bookings.
Register your Parish Key
If you currently have a church key and have not yet registered it, please visit our office staff at your earliest convenience to complete the registration process.
DCM FoodBank Appeal
Foodbank Appeal at Newtown New World on Saturday November 15th from 9am – 5pm. Each congregation will manage a 2-hour slot and we need to transport the do-nations back to Drama Christi for sorting.
9am – 11am - 10am Congregation
11am – 1.00pm – Samon Congregation
1.00pm – 3.00pm – Tongan Congregation
3.00pm – 5.00pm – Fijian Congregation
Community Lunch for the Homeless
We will be hosting a lunch for the homeless on Friday 21 November in New Hall. More details will be shared soon — stay tuned and thank you for your support!
Parish Working Bee
We will be having our Parish working bee on Saturday 8 November. Everyone is welcome to come along and lend a hand — your support makes a big difference!
Trial Evaculation
Please be advised that a surprise fire drill will be conducted on one of the weekends prior to the end of the year.
All fire wardens are expected to participate and follow standard evacuation procedures.
Parish Christmas Party
6th December at 6pm in the New Hall.
Open invite
Mini Christmas Performance
14 December at the 10am service– includes readings and dance. Rehearsals start on the 6th of November. Interested in being a reader or a dancer?
Contact Daphne.
Lay Preachers Network
For those who are interested in some basic Lay Preaching training, there will be a zoom session on;
Wednesday 29 October at 7.30pm - Parables Session 2
Zoom Link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84939560503?pwd=FcLVPkrPaseGuM0xtae1VzENG2JEL6.1
Used injection needles have been found around our premises
Locations to be aware of
-Front of church Garden Area
-Front & behind (Near Bins) of drama Christi
-Plant boxes outside old & New hall.
-Umu area
Please watch out for your children as they usually play around these areas. If you come across any injection needles please contact the parish office or your parish steward as there is a specific way to dispose these needles, for your own safety.
Parish Website
The website is up and running again after being down for two months. This was due to technical challenges as we moved from our old website host to a new one.
Please let
Livestreaming of 10am Services
We have been livestreaming our services on Facebook in the past but moved to YouTube from Sunday 13 July. This change comes with a number of improvements plus will be easier for the people managing the livestreaming to set up.
To view upcoming live streams and to join us on Sunday mornings, please go to https://www.youtube.com/@WellingtonMethodistParish/streams
To view archived services starting from Sunday 13 July 2025, please go to https://www.youtube.com/@WellingtonMethodistParish/videos
Carpark Stickers
Carpark stickers are available from the Office.
Please note the following;
Presbyters car parks are strictly for our Presbyters, please do not park in their car park spaces 24/7.
Car park 1 is also leased 24/7 so please do not park there either.
Back carparks 12, 13, 14 are on lease to Wesley Community Action 24/7, so please do not park on any of these spaces.
If you are visiting the Parish during the working week, please first obtain a visitor's permit for your vehicle from the office.
This includes if you are visiting for a meeting or event.
You risk having your vehicle towed or clamped if you park during the working week and are not displaying a visitor's permit.
When there are Parish Combined services, only visitors and vehicles displaying car park stickers will be able to park.
Car parks available
The Parish car park has spaces available for weekday parking. These are available Monday – Friday from 6.00am to 7.00pm for $325.00 per calendar month.
Casual parking is available for $30.00 per day, (Monday – Friday, 6.00am - 7.00pm)
For more information, contact Sarah,
DCM
Four mornings a week, nurses from Te Aro Health Centre run a drop-in clinic at DCM. There are no appointments, no long waits, and no need to explain yourself. Just a warm space where DCM whānau can walk in and be met with respect, compassion, and care.
Our long term partnership with TAHC means we are able to offer free and accessible health sup-port to people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
To read more about this partnership that bridges the gaps that often prevent people from getting help: cost, stigma, trauma, system navigation, please see check our website:
https://www.dcm.org.nz/
DCM Food Collection
DCM's Pātaka Kai (Foodbank) sustains people in a very practical way, offering both physical and financial support.
Sometimes the Foodbank can be an entry point into DCM services – and they can then move beyond kai to try to understand what other supports people may need.
Can you help with:
• Ready meals/soups
• Instant noodles
• Tinned fish
• Baked beans
• Biscuits & crackers
• Pasta and curry sauces
• Muesli bars
• Coffee, tea, milk powder
• Toilet paper
• Toothbrushes
• Toothpaste
• Soap
• Deodorant
• Razors
• Washing powder
Please place your donations in the basket as you come into church.
Many thanks for your help from DCM.
10am Email List
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Covid 19
If you or a member of your family test positive it is important that you isolate, but please also let one of our ministers know if this is the case.
In order to keep yourself as safe as possible, please remember to wear a mask, scan in where ever you go so you have a record.
Remember it is important that you look after your physical and mental wellbeing and to look out for each other.
Office Hours
The office is open on Tuesdays to Fridays 10am to 3pm.
Ese, Sarah and Kula would be very happy to see you.
Bulletin Contributions
If you have anything for the bulletin, please have it in to the office by 12pm on Thursdays.
Roster
If you aren’t coming to church on the Sunday that you are rostered, please arrange a swap and let the office know so we can keep the roster up to date, acknowledge the correct people and provide them information as required.
10am Congregation Members who have access to Teams and would like a live version of the full Parish roster should contact the Parish Office for the link. It shows the preaching plan for all services and the 10am duty roster and is updated regularly.
Parish Mobile Phone
The Parish Mobile Phone is currently not working. If you notice any maintenance items, things missing or anything else that may need to be drawn to the attention of the office please call the office at 04 384 7695.
Thanks
Bulletin information
The office is always looking for more information for the bulletin. If you have any news you would like to share with the congregation, please let the office know by noon on Thursday and we can include it. This could be events in your neighbourhood, or good or bad news you would like to share.
E-Messenger
Each month the Connexional Office compiles a newsletter of information which has been distributed during the month plus notices and newsletters from other parts of the Church. eMessenger is available on the Methodist website http://www.methodist.org.nz/e_messenger
Reminder to Supervise Children
A reminder to supervise children while you are at our Taranaki St property. Children must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times.
Other Information
Receiving 10am bulletin and Newsletter by email - Anyone is welcome to receive the 10am bulletin and newsletter by email. If you are interested please
Bulletin Contributions - Please note that any contributions for the Sunday bulletin need to be in the office by 12pm every Thursday.
Bookings Mobile Number - The Bookings Mobile Number is 027 359 3933. This is where you can report problems with your booking of Parish property - eg already in use, something broken, not cleaned by previous users etc
Other Activities - The 10am Congregation takes part and plans a range of different activities. Some focused on developing spirituality, while others designed as social gatherings.
For more information on our events, please see the 10am Congregation Facebook page
See you at our next event!