A visit
What to expect…
Worship with trumpets, piano and guitar and synth in April Easter lunch
Wherever you are at in life, whatever your background, whether you are new or just visiting we want to promise you a warm welcome. We meet together every Sunday at 10 am. We’d love you to join us. We are not a large church- currently around 50 people of all ages. After church, there is a cuppa in Hadfields Hall next to the church, where most stay. We always make our visitors very welcome. On the fourth Sunday of each month we have a pizza or soup (in winter) lunch together.
All Saints Kids
We have a play space up the front where parents are welcome to sit with their children while they play or use the streamers and children’s musical instruments in worship.
Our Children’s Ministry will be led by Katie and her team when we start in February. They offer the children the opportunity to learn about Jesus through interactive stories. We explore the scriptures in an inviting way. Providing opportunities for the children to grow and learn about their relationship with Jesus Christ. After our story time we enjoy crafts or games. Come along and check it out! Happening every Sunday within School term.
On the last Sunday of every month, we normally have a shared meal, after church often Pizza.
Holy Communion
Being an Anglican Church Holy Communion is important to us. We use a contemporary liturgy that is simple and visitor-friendly. You are most welcome to take communion if you love the Lord Jesus. We offer gluten-free bread for those who want it ( please ask ), grape juice or wine in small cups and the common cup.
Worship
We have the services of Sam Moreski on guitar, Jessica Lui on piano and Eli and Noah on trumpet. We use video clips and often have a song to help us reflect before the service starts. All our worship music is linked to the bible readings and the season we are in as a church, which is why the songs are quite different in style and age.
Pam and George Williamsons first impressions of life at All Saints.
New life in Otaki
Pam and George Williamson recently moved to Otaki and immediately immersed themselves in the life of the parish. Here are their observations of their time in the parish.
What an exciting place to have landed. All Saints Church, Otaki, is definitely a happening place we discovered, after recently moving to this delightful township on the Kapiti Coast.The congregation seems to be growing weekly, and our outreach into the community punches way above our size. A Friday food-share provides kai to around 30 families in need, in a relaxed supermarket-style arrangement. Patrons may join helpers in prayer before and after collecting the chosen food items for their pantry. In collaboration with another local church, The Hub, the community is offered fresh fruit and vegetables (many grown and provided by parishioners), meat and grocery items and an occasional treat of doughnuts and other pastries collected byvolunteers from Kaibosh and other sources. After “shopping”, all are invited to chat over a cup of tea and bikkies, and relationships of trust are quickly being built.Our interim vicar serves All Saints and its little sister down the road in Te Horo, St Margaret’s. This quaint country church has been saved from decommissioning and nowserves as a community church for all denominations, with around 20 meeting on Sunday afternoons – with amazing musicians leading the worship.At the conclusion of a recent Alpha Course, water baptisms were conducted in the balmy waters off Otaki Beach. How wonderful to witness Jesus’ love transforming lives. Such occasions as these Baptisms surely deserve a joyous ringing out of the church bells,
but sadly, both St Margaret’s and All Saints churches have silent bells. Over the years, somehow, both bells have detached from their bell pull cords.The weather thwarted the local fire brigade’s efforts to resolve the All Saints’ situation during one of their recent training sessions, however, the brass section of our music team has stepped into the breach, and at 10 am every Sunday, the local township is now called to worship with a rousing blast of trumpets.
Music also played a large part in entertaining the crowds during the latest community outreach, a Light Party. This well-publicised event was held in the All-Saints Hall and church grounds. The early evening party on October 31st drew a crowd of well over 100 children and adults. The smell of free sausages sizzling on the BBQ drew in a few witches and ghouls who happened to be trick or treating down the street, but the majority of children and adults attending dressed in bright, colourful clothing to dance the night away. It was indeed a night to remember with the presence of Jesus celebrated with joy.
Thank you, All Saints Otaki, for making us feel so welcome and helping us connect with the community so quickly. If we had a bell, we’d ring it in your honour.