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PARISH OF SAINT MARK REMUERA
Messenger
May 2021 Parish website: www.stmarks.org.nz
Editor: Annabelle Couldwell
Haere Mai, Welcome, Malo e lelei,
Bula Vinaka, Marhaba!
Christ is risen, Alleluia! He is risen indeed, Alleluia!
Welcome to the May edition of The Messenger.
After a shaky time in March with COVID-19
‘circuit breakers’ affecting the usual pattern of
church life, we were fortunate to have Holy Week
and Easter uninterrupted by coronavirus this year.
One of the highlights of Easter was the Baptism of
Richard Gray on Easter Sunday morning, and
another was the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday
where we combined with the Anglo-Catholic
Congregation. In the pages that follow you will
read and see some of the great things that have
been going on at St Mark’s Church since our last
edition in February.
We are still in the Easter season – still celebrating the fact that despite
dying on the Cross, Jesus rose to new life. This is what we call to mind
every Sunday and celebrate in an intense way for the seven weeks of the
Easter Season. We call it the Resurrection. It was the most decisive victory
of any battle that has been fought, providing, as it does, a lasting
assurance that goodness will not be overcome by evil. And that gives us
hope and encouragement as we endeavour to lead the good life.
Jesus defied the odds against him because the bond between him and the
Father was inseparably strong. In John’s Gospel (15:9-7), Jesus urges his
disciples to be as tightly bound to him as he is to the Father. He is telling
the disciples, and by extension us:
‘If you want to be truly successful, if you want to live your life well and
without regrets, stick close to me and take heed of what I say – just like I
wait on my Father and conform my life to his.’
And implicitly Jesus can be read to say:
‘Don’t put your trust in the resources you have and don’t be despondent
because of the resources you don’t seem to have – be they money,
experience (if you are young or at the beginning of something new),
youth (if you are getting on in years), or even natural talent; if God wants
something to happen through you it will happen if you trust God.’
On Sunday, 23 May we will celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit that Jesus
sent his disciples after his ascension. It was a deeply empowering moment
for the church, and it was a gift that ‘kept on giving’ and surprising
people. One instance of this is recorded in Acts 10:44-48 where Christ’s
Spirit moved from being a phenomenon experienced only by Jewish
believers in Jesus to non-Jewish believers as well. That was a surprise to
many of the people who witnessed the event, most of them supposing – it
seems - that such a gift of God would be reserved for people who were
faithfully observing all the Jewish religious customs. The Gentiles ‘lacked
the wherewithal,’ one might say, to be considered worthy recipients of the
Holy Spirit, but – to the amazement of everyone - they received the Holy
Spirit. And why was that? It was because they trusted in God.
Trusting in God is a good investment. It leads to the completion of things
that will last – things that will have a positive impact on this world long
after we have left it. And, I believe, it will prepare us to step into the next
world with confidence because we already have a felt, abiding
relationship with God and have learned to wait and trust in God’s love
and saving power.
In the first letter of St John we learn that God’s ‘commandments are not
burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world.’ (1 John
5:1-6) That is to say, the things that God calls us to do (the
commandments born of God) have eternity written into them – they
conquer the world - they are the ultimate long-term investment.
God grant that we continue to abide in him, by following the loving
example of his only Son, our Lord, Jesus Christ, so that at the end of our
years on earth we are happy to step into his company in a fuller way, and
that the earth is left a better place for us having been here. Tony Surman
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Church Events February to April 2021
This has, as always, been a busy time in St Mark’s calendar.
Mothering (Nurturing) Sunday was held on 14th March. Posies were
given out to a wide array of nurturers and mothers in the congregation –
including a good number who had taken part in making the said posies!
Two delicious simnel cakes were also made and given out after the 8am
and 9.30am services.
Lenten Studies
Concluding on Monday 22 March, Tony, our Vicar, held an
interesting five session series, Christianity across Time, which
examined key moments in Christian history and outlined the
changes to Christian faith practises from early times to the
present day. Each Monday evening focused on a particular time
in history. We learned much about how the practice of
Christian faith has varied and the continuing questions for 21st
Century Christians, such as our relationship to Judaism, to wider
society and to each other. Attendance throughout the series was
robust (14-18 except when we were at Level 3 and had one session
over Zoom). It made good use of the new AV system in the church,
and, pleasingly, it drew in a broad cross-section of the parish
community and our neighbours. Attendees came from 8am and
9.30am Sunday congregations, the 10am Wednesday congregation
and from the Cathedral District.
The Parish Annual General Meeting was held on Sunday 21 March
following the 9.30am service. Although it was less than six months since
our last AGM, due to Covid and Lockdowns, it was pleasing to note that
all office holders and members agreed to
retain their jobs and the meeting proceeded
positively and constructively.
Racing with pancakes on the Sunday before Lent.
Marie-Emeline maintained her lead for a
decisive win!
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Palm Sunday
The following Sunday, 28th March, was Palm Sunday and
Isabel holding her palm
frond
parishioners gathered outside the
Parish Centre to proceed together
into the church, remembering
Christ’s triumphant entry into
Jerusalem, During the 9.30am
service, the Passion of our Lord
according to St Mark was read
collectively. This service was very
moving, allowing us to reflect as a
congregation on the nature of Christ’s Passion, his
suffering and death.
It was lovely to see the children participate in the
procession into St Marks, holding high their palm
Children proceeding into St Marks
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Holy Week and Easter
On 1 April it was Holy (Maundy) Thursday, when we recall and celebrate
Christ’s institution of the Eucharist, on the night before he died, and strip
the sanctuary of the church to remind ourselves of Jesus’ betrayal and
arrest. From Good Friday, Easter continued in a sanctuary laid bare, as we
called to mind the betrayal, suffering and crucifixion of Christ, and finally
celebrated Christ’s victory over death. The Paschal Candle, which will be
used at Services throughout the Easter Season and at Baptisms and
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Funerals throughout the year, was lit at the Easter Vigil which we shared
with the Anglo-Catholic congregation this year.
Ordination
On Saturday, 1 May, at 5pm, Fred Brunell, who co-ordinates the Anglo-
Catholic congregation at St Mark’s was made (ordained) a Deacon in St
Mark’s Church. Please see the article (on page 19) which Fred has
written, and some great pictures of the Ordination Service. Fred’s
particular responsibility is for the Anglo-Catholic congregation under the
immediate oversight of Fr Wayne Brodeur.
The Anglo-Catholic congregation is an initiative of the Anglican Diocese
of Auckland. They hold a monthly service at St Mark’s on the first
Saturday of the month, at 5pm. All are welcome.
Confirmation Service at Auckland Cathedral:
On Sunday, 18th April, at Holy Trinity Cathedral, Fusi and Junior Kaitapu,
together with Richard Gray and Fred Brunell, were confirmed by Bishop
Ross into the Anglican church. Junior read the first reading in the service
and Fusi led the intercessions. Richard was baptised on Easter morning. As
Vicar Tony has said, we give thanks for their willingness to accept the call
to grow into the full stature of Christ. Here are some pictures from this
happy event:
Junior reading the Lesson Fusi leading the Intercessions
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Bishop Ross lays hands on Fusi. The next candidate is Richard Bishop Ross lays hands on Junior
Laying on of hands, Fred Brunell Junior, Fred, Richard and Fusi with other Confirmees
Our Vicar, Tony, with Junior and Fusi Kaitapu
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ST MARK’S CALENDAR:
MAY TO AUGUST, 2021
This year the Parish Life Committee are determined we will have at least
three great opportunities to get together and celebrate our community.
These are as follows:
1. The Patronal Lunch will be held on Sunday 13th June at 1200
following a single morning communion service at 1000.This Choral
Eucharist will celebrate 174 years of worship in this Parish of St
Mark. The cost, which will be by donation as per last time, will be
$36/head and will include a hot main meal followed by dessert. For
those who are able and wish to, extra places can be paid for so that
those who would find the cost onerous are also able to attend. This
is always a very popular event, and we suggest you let Diana in the
office know you would like to attend as soon as possible. Final
numbers will be needed for catering purposes and there will be no
tickets available on the day. RSVP by 28 May to Diana in the office.
2. Our Annual Quiz Night will be held on Saturday 11th September
starting at 1900. This is also a popular event and the donation will
be only $10 a ticket. Rae and Brian have agreed to be the Quiz
Masters and a light supper will be served at half time. BYO drinks.
Make up a group of your friends and join us for an evening of fun
and competition!
3. Carols on the Lawn will be held on Friday 10th December and it is
planned to include dance as well as singing. Again, put the date on
your calendar and let your family and friends know!
There is also a thought to have an international night in early 2022, so
watch this space! This could include shared food and dancing. If you
would like to help, please contact Diana in the office.
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Further dates to add to your diary are:
Pentecost Sunday, 23 May, 8.00am and 9.30am. A feast, often referred to
as the Church’s Birthday, which celebrates the enabling power
of the Holy Spirit in the corporate life of the church.
Trinity Sunday, 30 May, 8.00am, 9.30am and 5pm (Choral Evensong).
Developed doctrines of the Trinity can be confusing, and some
are more helpful than others, but the key thing we celebrate on
this day is the reality that when we encounter Christ or
experience the power of the Holy Spirit, we are encountering
or experiencing God to the highest extent that is possible for
human beings.
Te Pouhere Sunday, 6 June, 8.00am and 9.30am. Since 1992 the Anglican
Church in these islands of the South Pacific has been
constituted by three cultural strands (Tikanga) – Maori,
Pakeha and Pasefika. Each Tikanga has considerable autonomy
in the way it plans its church life, but all three are meant to
work cooperatively, with an active interchange of ideas,
personnel and resources. This Sunday we celebrate that
amendment to our Constitution.
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Choir Corner
Brian Millar
Director of Music
I’m reminded again how fortunate we are
here in New Zealand to be able to freely
meet as a church choir and congregation –
this was particularly brought home to me
as I watched four superb singers at the
funeral of HRH Prince Philip; so many churches in so many countries just
cannot meet together as we do here. Due to Covid restrictions in February
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we did in fact miss out on singing Evensong; and we also had to miss a
major choir workshop where we were to go over all the music for the
three big Easter services (Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Day) – but!!!
Your choir responded so well in the minimal time we did have, to practice
the 12 hymns and 12 choir pieces for those occasions.
Please take note (!) of the separate article below about our project to
upgrade the organ – this is a major milestone for St Mark’s, and one that
will benefit the church for many years to come.
What’s ahead musically at St Mark’s? As always, the lovely service of
Choral Evensong at 5 pm on the third Sunday of each month; bonus - an
extra Choral Evensong on Sunday July 4th, as our choir goes to St Thomas’
church in Kohimarama, to share with them in their patronal festival.
The “sing your favourite hymn” afternoon is also closer than originally
planned – this will now be on a Sunday in August, more details when
they’re finalised. Start thinking!
PIPE ORGAN CONSOLE
We’re getting organ-ised….. The St Mark’s pipe organ is one of the larger
organs in an Auckland church. Most of the organ has been refurbished
over recent years, but one area remains – the console itself. Last upgraded
several decades ago, when transistors and other similar state-of-the-art
technologies were coming into their own, it has been apparent for some
time that this now-outdated technology is causing a few hiccups, and the
organ has needed a few more visits from the Fix-It people. It has been
decided therefore to upgrade the console, both from an electronic point of
view, but also with some practical improvements.
One such improvement will mean the height of the console will be
lowered, enabling the organist to see more over the top - extremely useful
when choir, clergy, and particularly wedding groups, are processing
down the main aisle of the church. Another, allied, improvement will be
to put the console onto a portable base, so it can be turned to face the
choir, enabling the conductor to have direct contact with the choir
(instead of the hit-and-miss system we currently have to use!). This
change will also mean the console can be moved into the centre of the
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church for special organ recitals, something that I feel should be more
fully utilised, and which will be another way of promoting St Mark’s.
The total cost of all of this will be around $87,000. An organ fund has
been recently started, and already $54,000 has been given. So we’re well
on the journey. If you would like to know more, donate towards the
upgrade, or visit us to see what will be happening, please don’t hesitate to
get in contact with the church office or the director of music; contact
details are on our web page – www.stmarks.org.nz
This photo is what the new console will look like.
Yours musically, Brian Millar D.o.M.
What’s been happening in the Parish?
Mainly Music continues to deliver a wonderful morning of songs and
conversation each Monday morning. Anne was able to introduce an Easter
message into the sessions in the lead up to Easter! Nicky has offered to
assist on some mornings and along with Gillian, who has done such a
sterling job over several years, and Annabelle, Mainly Music looks set to
continue its mission to pre-schoolers and their caregivers.
10Sunday School. During Lent and Easter, Anne Driver led the children in
their discovery and understanding of the life of Christ, his betrayal and
death, and the resurrection that ends our own suffering and promotes a
life of good values and love for one another. The children, most of whom
are regular attendees, love their time in Sunday School and especially
enjoy reading the relevant verses in their own bibles, which they have
been given by St Marks. We adults also enjoy hearing about what they
have been doing at the end of each 9.30am service!
Baby Sensory continues to use the
Parish Centre for its music activities
each Monday morning. With thanks
to their mums, here are some very
cute wee fellows, dressed up as Baby
Sensory Graduates:
Regular Meetings at St Marks:
1. The Prayer Group meets monthly at St Mark’s (on the third
Wednesday of the month after the 10am Eucharist and morning
tea). Trevor Brooker kindly coordinates the group. Prayers are said
for anyone in need of them, both on this morning in church and
regularly throughout the month, by members of the group.
2. Mainly Music is an outreach music programme for mothers and
pre-school children to attend on Monday mornings at 9.30am
during Term time. They do not have to be members of the St Marks
Parish as anyone is welcomed. Anne Driver coordinates this
programme.
3. Each Wednesday morning at 1000, a small dedicated group of
Parishioners celebrates Holy Communion with Tony Surman, our
Vicar, in the Kinder Chapel within St Marks. This is normally
followed by refreshments in the lounge. All welcome.
4. The Friendship Group meets on the second Friday of each month,
except January, at 1030 in the hall lounge.
5. Communicare, a social activity and friendship group for those
otherwise unable to socialize, is held each Tuesday during term time,
0930 until 1315, in the hall.
11Auckland Girls’ Choir
Meeting weekly for practise at St Mark’s, the Auckland Girls' Choir is a
microcosm of the rich diversity of the City of Auckland, with choristers
from 29 different schools, whose cultural backgrounds represent over 12
different nationalities. It has an enduring and compelling service tradition
of performing in major community and civic events in Auckland. The
Choir was founded by well-known teacher and community leader, Leonie
Lawson (MNZM) in 1996.
The Choir's raison d'être is to provide opportunities for girls from the
greater Auckland area, ages 9 to 18, from diverse cultural and socio-
economic backgrounds, to enter a comprehensive and structured music
and choral training program so that they may acquire excellent musical
skills necessary to perform at a high artistic level. The Choir is led by
internationally acclaimed NZ soprano soloist and educator/adjudicator,
Gina Sanders.
The girls in the choir had the exciting opportunity in April to perform at
the acclaimed Bach Musica NZ's opening concert performance of Bach’s
spine-tingling masterpiece, "St Matthew Passion", conducted by
international conductor and Baroque expert Rita Paczian. The girls did a
marvellous job performing with some of NZ’s extremely talented
musicians.
12The choristers are excited to invite St. Mark’s Congregation to a musical
celebration of love, sacrifice and the efforts of parents in their lives at
their performance ‘Celebrating Parents’ on June 27, 2021, from 3:00 to
5:00 pm at St. Mark’s Anglican Church.
13Editor Notes: Hymnwriters
I decided it would be worthwhile to find out the backgrounds to the
writers of some of our hymns. To this end, I looked up the writers of the
words for the three hymns sung during the 9.30am service held on 11
April.
Our first hymn, “Son of God, Eternal Saviour” was written by Reverend
Somerset Corry Lowry (1855-1932) M.A.
Reverend Lowry was born in Rockdale, Dungannon, Ireland, the son of a
Q.C., James Lowry. He was educated at Repton School and gained an M.A.
at Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1880. In 1879 he was ordained and
accepted a curacy at Doncaster in England, until becoming Vicar of the
Holmwood church in Surrey in 1891. In 1900 he was sent to St
Augustine’s in Bournemouth, where he remained as Vicar until his
eventual retirement. He continued to write on theological matters until his
death in 1932.
Reverend Lowry wrote the words for seven hymns, the most popular and
best known being the hymn we sang. His second most well-known hymn
was frequently sung during the South African war, “Lord, While Afar Our
Brothers Fight”. He also penned a number of texts on a variety of
theological subjects including “The Work of The Holy Spirit”,
“Convalescence” and “Lessons from The Passion”. There seems no
mention of his wife or children.
Our second hymn turned out to have an interesting background – as the
words were penned by a New Zealand piano teacher, Marnie Barrell! The
hymn was “Relentless Lover, God in Christ” and we sang to the tune
“Kingsfold”, a traditional English Melody arranged by R. Vaughan
Williams.
Marnie Barrell (b. 1952) completed her music degree at Canterbury
University in Christchurch and has worked as a Classical Piano Teacher
for most of her working life. Brian, our Music Director, tells me she was
for a time a chorister with the Auckland Choral Society and that her
hymns, which are several, are “thoughtful” ones. Marnie provided the
following biopic: “I’m a piano teacher, Anglican of fairly liberal-catholic
14bent. I got started in hymn writing when I met Shirley Murray by chance
at a friend’s wedding. She asked if I’d ever tried hymn writing – I said no,
but I might well be able to! Alleluia Aotearoa was in prep at the time, so I
tried my hand at writing a few texts, which were received enthusiastically
and set to music by various New Zealand musicians. When I lived in
Auckland for a few years in the 90’s I did a theology degree via St John’s
College which gave me a wealth of ideas for hymns. I often write
something for a liturgical occasion where none of the existing hymns on
the subject seem to suit our time and place anymore. Relentless Lover was
one of that genre. I wanted a Lenten hymn that wasn’t related to Eucharist
and wasn’t too sentimental or dismal. I wanted the idea of a call to
courage, the sense that commitment to Christ’s way is dangerous and
challenging and that the Eucharist is not necessarily a comforting
occasion.”
Our final hymn “Light’s Glittering Morning Fills the Sky” was translated
from the Latin by J.M. Neale, a well-known and prolific writer/translator
of many of our best known and most popular hymns and carols. He is best
known as the author of “Good King Wenceslas”, a favourite of many, and
originating as a Latin springtime poem: Tempest adest Floridum.
John Mason Neale (1818 – 1866) was born in London to a clergyman
father and the descendent of a Puritan cleric and hymn writer, John
Mason, after whom he was named. He attended Trinity College,
Cambridge and was adjudged the best classics scholar of his year. By the
age of 22, he was the chaplain of Downing College, Cambridge, becoming
particularly interested in the Oxford Movement and church architecture.
Ordained in 1842, this sincere and serious young man was dogged for
most of his life by chronic lung disease, spending at least one winter in
warmer dryer climes and necessitating a life less active than he might
have desired. In 1846 he became the warden of Sackville College, an
alms-house at East Grinstead, an appointment he held until his death at
the early age of 48.
In 1854, Neale founded the Society of Saint Margaret, an order of women
in the Church of England dedicated to the nursing of the sick. Many
Protestants at the time were suspicious of the restoration of Anglican
15religious orders, and in 1857, Neale was attacked and mauled at the
funeral of one of the sisters. Crowds actually threatened to stone him or to
burn down his house. He received no honour or preferment in England,
and his doctorate was bestowed by Trinity College, Connecticut.
Neale was also the principal founder of the Anglican and Eastern
Orthodox Churches Association, and sought to bring the two churches
together, editing the Hymns of the Eastern Church, published in 1865. He
was best known as a hymnwriter and translator, having enriched English
hymnody with many ancient and medieval hymns translated from Latin
and Greek. More than any other, he made English-speaking congregations
aware of the centuries’ old traditions of Latin, Greek, Russian, and Syrian
hymns. The 1907 edition of The English Hymnal contained 63 of his
translated hymns and six original ones.
Translations include:
All Glory Laud and Honour
A Great and Mighty Wonder
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
To Thee Before the Closing of the Day.
Some of his best loved carols include:
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Good King Wenceslas
Neale died on 6 August 1866, the festival of the Transfiguration, and is
commemorated by Anglican Churches and the Church of England on the
following day, 7 August.
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Book Review:
Alive in God: A Christian Imagination.
By Timothy Radcliffe OP Reviewed by Lynne Dempsey
This is not a ‘churchy’ book - no disrespect intended. The author is a
Dominican and an Oxford scholar and teacher. He is standing alongside
his fellow Christians as we find ourselves in a world in which “secularism
16and fundamentalist religion are the squabbling sisters of our age”. They
are fighting for the dominion of the world. We are dismayed to see in
public affairs the clamorous voices of both secularism and fundamentalist
religion of every creed - Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and
Buddhism. For millions of young people, the language of Christian faith
means simply nothing to them. It is as outmoded as the typewriter and
speaks a foreign language. How can Christian faith make sense to our
contemporaries?
Fundamentalism and secularism share a reductionist understanding of
reality. This reductionist perception of the world deadens our sense of the
transcendent. “It shrivels the shared imagination of our culture”. The
author offers to awaken our dimmed imaginations, "freeing our minds
from the trivialisation of contemporary culture”.
In the renewal of our religious imagination "we need the help of creative
people whose eyes are open” he says. And to my delight (as a lifelong
reader) the chapters are brimming with quotes from poets and novelists -
Graham Greene, Dickens, Seamus Heaney, Tolkien, George Eliot, Gerard
Manley Hopkins, C S Lewis, Maya Angelou, Jeanette Winterson - and very
many others. As well we encounter the wisdom of Thomas Merton,
Martin Luther King, Hannah Arendt, Einstein, Ghandi, Dorothy Day and
Darwin to mention a few.
Along the way we consider, with refreshed eyes, the life and ministry of
Jesus - the parables, the healings, the meaning of the demonic in an age of
anxiety, sin and forgiveness, the passion, Pentecost and prayer. Threaded
through the chapters are quotations from the prophets and the psalms.
This book would be an excellent choice for a St Marks winter Book Club.
Maybe meeting fortnightly and sharing our thoughts and insights chapter
by chapter?
(If you are interested, please leave your contact details with the office)
17Fred Brunell – His Journey to the Diaconate
Fred Brunell is Dad of five adult children and Grandad of four mokopuna.
As a ten year old, Fred was invited to join a Sunday School run in a small
Pentecostal chapel. This was the genesis for his faith journey. Those
formative days brought him into contact with people who demonstrated a
plain and uncomplicated faith, harnessed to a deep love for Christ and His
church. Something must have rubbed off, because Fred’s always retained
a love for the church, despite her many struggles and failings. From an
early age he sensed that he would end up in Christian ministry. That,
however, took a while to eventuate.
Much of Fred’s early working career centered around the art and design
field. It wasn’t until his late thirties that he enrolled at Baptist Theological
College with pastoral leadership in view. Subsequently he was called to
Baptist ministry in New Lynn, Dunedin, Levin, and back to Auckland –
this time at Mount Roskill.
Fred’s journey among Anglicans began more than ten years ago.
Although a busy minister, he began to regularly attend the Eucharist at a
local Anglo-Catholic church. In time he committed himself to
membership within the Anglican Church, and has been involved in
regular preaching, and serving as People’s Warden.
He describes himself as “Theologically orthodox, and sociologically
progressive” and while the phrase doesn’t capture everything, he believes
it describes his comfort-zone in seeking to live out his faith.
For the past year, Fred has been busy helping with St Mark’s Anglo-
Catholic congregation. A key focus as a Deacon will be with this
congregation. Within this context, he says that he has “come to warmly
embrace the liturgical and sacramental life of the church and found it
offers a vision of heaven worth getting out of bed on a Sunday morning
for”.
18Some Photos from Fred’s Ordination:
From the Registers
February 2021 to April 2021
Baptised
4 April Richard Gray
11 April Henry Herewini
Matilda Turley
Confirmed (from St Mark’s, in Holy Trinity Cathedral)
18 April Richard Gray
Fred Brunell
Fusi Kaitapu
Junior Kaitapu
Ordained Fred Brunell
Married
17 April Shimona Mudaly and Ashish Rambhai
1 May An-Tse Liao and Cliff Chen
Commended to God
16 March Sheila Scott
24 April Diane Bricklebank
19The First Eftpos Transaction in
the Parish Office. The People’s
Warden, Christine Koefoed,
arranges a payment with the
Parish Administrator, Diana
Swarbrick.
With cheques being rapidly
phased out, we have invested in
an Eftpos machine to make
transactions that much easier
for parishioners. The unit was
bought with a generous
donation from a parishioner.
Parish Contact Details
Vicar: The Reverend Dr Tony Surman 021 074 1138
Children & Families Minister
Anne Driver 09 849 3538
Director of Music: Brian Millar 021 253 1437
Lay Minister: Trevor Brooker 021 614 227
Parish Administrator: Diana Swarbrick 020 413 04668
The Anglican Parish of Saint Mark, Remuera.
Email: office@stmarks.org.nz
Website: www.stmarks.org.nz
@StMarksRemuera
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