Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty heaven and earth are full of Thy Glory

Welcome to St Michael and All Angels

Photo: Alistair Kinniburgh

Please join us for

Advent and Christmas 2025

30 November

7pm
Advent Lessons and Carols

A service of Bible readings and Advent carols.

21 December

7pm
The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols

A service of carols, choral music and Bible readings which tell the Christmas story.

24 December — Christmas Eve

4pm
Children's Crib Service

A short service for children around the crib.

11.00pm
Christmas Carols

A series of Christmas carols sung by congregation and choir, leading up to...

11:30pm
Midnight Mass

The first Mass of Christmas.

25 December — Christmas Day

8.00am
Low Mass

A short Mass without musical accompaniment.

10am
High Mass

A longer Mass with choir and organ and activities for children.

Our usual masses continue throughout Advent and Christmas.

Detail of Christmas Window, St Michael and All Angels

Welcome

St Michael and All Angels is an inclusive, lively Anglican church and a beautiful sanctuary of peace in the centre of Ōtautahi Christchurch.

We are an Anglo-Catholic parish seeking to renew and transform people's lives through our tradition of rich worship, spiritual formation, engagement in the arts and music, and acts of compassion.

Whatever your background, you are welcome here.

Fr Jordan Greatbatch, Vicar

If you are new to St Michael's please download our Welcome to St Michael's Pamphlet

Photo: Alistair Kinniburgh

Worship With Us

Sunday

8:00 Low Mass
10:00 High Mass (with Choir)
19:00 Choral Evensong and Benediction
Except the fourth Sunday of the month, where there is a non-choral evening service.

Midweek

Tuesday – Friday
12:35 Mass

Special Services

Special services, including Christmas and Easter, will be announced on the news page.

Services may be subject to change during different Seasons of the year please check 'posts' and the latest Pew Sheet for current services.

Location

Detail of ikon in pilgrim chapel. Photo: Joshua Black

News and Features

To view a post in full, click on its title or image.
Notices and service schedule can be found at the back of each week's pew sheet.

On Tuesday the 28th of February we welcomed out new Vicar Fr Jordan Greatbatch with a formal induction service. The service was led by Bishop Peter Carrell and Archdeacon Megan Herles-Mooar.

Bishop Peter delivered a sermon of advice, instruction, and encouragement with readings taken from Numbers 11:16, 17, 24–29, Ephesians 4:7–16, and Luke 12:35–44.

The service was also our first full run of our new live streaming system. We are very grateful for Grant Hadley who set the system up and sourced equipment for us.

Read on for both the service video and the text of Bishop Peter's sermon.

Please join us as we welcome our new Vicar, Fr Jordan Greatbatch, on Tuesday evening at 7:00pm. The service will be led by the Bishop of Christchurch, Bishop Peter Carrell.

Read on for a leaflet with further details and for links to the live stream.

Download this week's pew sheet here.

Streaming

Connect with us on Facebook or on YouTube to watch our services live and view previous services. We currently stream Sunday masses.

You can watch our most recent service below. For videos of recent services and the text of sermons click here.

Live stream of Sung Mass for the Second Sunday of Advent. St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch, New Zealand. Pew sheet: https://www.stmichaelandallangels.nz/user/pages/03.news/upcoming-the-second-sunday-of-advent-2/3.%20The%20Second%20Sunday%20of%20Advent.pdf