A nationwide Pro-Life Rosary Crusade is being held on Saturday December 8th, the feast of the Immaculate Conception. This is in response to the proposed reform of Abortion Laws and the legalising of Euthanasia. Please join us to pray the rosary at 3pm in the parish church united with Catholics around New Zealand. For more [more…]
Today the NZ Catholic Bishops have issued a letter for Respect Life Sunday. I really like this line in the letter: ‘Deep down in the heart of every person is the knowledge that life is precious and often fragile.’ Respect Life Sunday gives us the opportunity to reflect upon this. Often when we are talking [more…]
John Paul II Centre for Life – Race Night is on Friday 2nd of November. Tickets are $55 per person and are available from the Parish Office during the week. Please support this worthy annual fundraiser for the John Paul II Centre.
You are encouraged to speak up in defence of God’s precious infants by making a brief submission to the Law Commission. Our Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has directed that the Law Commission review our abortion laws to “make changes to ensure our abortion laws are consistent with treating abortion as a health issue that is [more…]
Can you spare one hour to pray for greater respect for Life? Opposite Christchurch Hospital on Monday April 9th, Feast of the Annunciation. To book a time between 7am-6pm in this all-day Vigil for Life, contact JP2 Centre for Life, 351 3225
Join the parish for our weekly hour as part of 40 Days for Life during Lent. Every Thursday 2pm to 3pm outside Christchurch Hospital – praying for an end to abortion.
The deadline for submissions for the End of Life Choice Bill has been extended to 6th March. If you have not yet made your submission (either written or online) please do so as soon as possible. Details on how are available on our parish website.
Remember to join in the parish hour to pray outside Christchurch Hospital for peaceful and quiet prayer. The Parish hour is every Thursday 2pm – 3pm.
40 days for Life is an International prayer project. Praying for the end of abortion and for those involved in abortion. 40 days for Life involves prayer, fasting and community awareness. Once again, our parish will keep vigil every Thursday of Lent 2pm – 3pm. Come and join us outside Christchurch Hospital for peaceful and [more…]
Last year in December, MP David Seymour’s ‘End of Life Choice’ Bill passed its first reading in Parliament. It is now before the Justice Select Committee who are asking New Zealanders to write in and let them know their views on the Bill. It is very important that Parliament hears from as many people as [more…]