Below are the Mass times and other liturgies for our parishes for Christmas.
Addington-Beckenham
Christmas Eve Mass:
Addington:
Carols at 4:30pm, Christmas Eve Vigil Mass 5:00pm
Carols at 9:00pm, Christmas Eve Vigil Mass 9:30pm
Beckenham:
Carols at 5:30pm, Christmas Eve Vigil Mass: 6:00pm
Carols at 8:30pm, Christmas Eve Vigil Mass 9:00pm
Carmel:
10.00pm
Christmas Day Mass:
Carmel – 8.30am
Beckenham – 9:30am
Addington – 10:30am
Reconciliation Rite II
Wednesday 19th – 7.00pm
New Year:
Addington and Beckenham- New Year’s Day – 9.00am
Akaroa
Christmas Eve Mass:
5.00pm at Little River – at Community Hall on Western Valley Road.
8.00pm at Akaora
Christmas Day Mass:
9.30am at Akaroa
Every Sunday – Mass at 9-30 am
Also at NOON when a Cruise ship is in port
Bryndwr
Christmas Eve Mass:
7.00pm
Christmas Day Mass:
9.30am (Children’s Mass)
Reconciliation Rite II
Friday 14 December, 7.00pm.
Burnside
Christmas Eve Mass:
8.00pm Mass (Carols before Mass at 7.30pm)
Midnight Mass (Carols before Mass at 11.30pm)
Christmas Day Mass:
8.00am Children’s Mass
10.00am Mass
4.00pm – Chinese Mass
Anointing Masses:
Wednesday, 12 December – 11.00am
Followed by a shared lunch in the parish centre
Reconciliation Rite II
Thursday, 20 December – 7.30pm
Reconciliation Rite I
Saturday, 22 December – 9.30-10.30am & 4.30-5.30pm
Sunday, 23 December – 4.00-5.00pm
Monday, 24 December – 9.30-10.30am & 4.30-5.30pm
Cathedral (St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral)
Christmas Eve Mass:
7.00pm beginning with Carols at 6.30pm
Midnight Mass beginning with Carols at 11.00pm
Christmas Day Mass:
8.00am and 10.00am
Ferrymead
Christmas Eve Mass:
6.00pm – Woolston: Family Vigil Mass Outdoors, in St Anne’s School Grounds
6.00pm – St Andrew’s, Diamond Harbour: Christmas Carols; followed by 6.30pm – Christmas Mass
8.30pm – Our Lady Star of the Sea, Sumner: Christmas Carols; followed by 9.00pm – Christmas Mass
Christmas Day Mass:
9.00am – St Anne’s, Woolston
Reconciliation Rite II
Thursday 13 December – 7.o0pm – Woolston
Greymouth
Christmas Eve Mass:
7.30pm St Patrick’s, Greymouth with Children’s Nativity play
7.30om Patrick’s, Kumara
Midnight Mass: St Patrick’s, Greymouth (Carols with the choir from 11.30pm)
Christmas Day Mass:
8.00am – Holy Rosary, Cobden
9.00am – St Patrick’s, Greymouth
10.00am – Sacred Heart, Ngahere
Hokitika
Christmas Eve Mass:
6.30pm St Paul’s Church, Kokatahi
9.00pm Seaview Chapel
Christmas Day Mass:
9.00am Seaview Chapel
10.30am St Patrick’s, Ross
Anointing Masses:
Wednesday 12 December 2.00pm – Seaview Chapel
Reconciliation Rite II
Tuesday 18 December 7.00pm – Seaview Chapel
Hoon Hay – Halswell
Christmas Eve Mass:
Halswell – 5:30pm Carols with children’s pageant & 6pm Mass
Hoon Hay 7:30pm Carols & 8.00pm Mass
Christmas Day Mass:
Hoon Hay 9.00am Mass
Halswell 10.00am Mass
Anointing Masses:
Halswell – Tuesday 4 December 11.00am
Reconciliation Rite II
Halswell – Thursday 13 December 7.00pm
Hornby – Darfield
Christmas Eve Mass:
Hornby – 6:30pm Vigil Mass, 8.30pm Carols and 9.00pm Mass
Christmas Day Mass:
Darfield 8.30am Mass
Hornby 10.30am Mass
New Year:
New Year’s Eve: 8.30pm Samoan Mass @ St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral
New Year’s Day: 8.30am Mass – Darfield and 10.30am Mass – Hornby
Hurunui
Christmas Eve Mass:
5.00pm Hanmer Springs
7.00pm Culverden
9.00pm Amberley
Christmas Day Mass:
9.00am Amberley
9.30am Cheviot
11.00am Hawarden
Reconciliation Rite II
Saturday 15 December 4.00pm Hanmer Springs and 7.15pm Culverden after Mass
Sunday 16 December 11.45am Cheviot after Mass
Tuesday 18 December 6.00pm Amberley
Sunday 23 December 11.15am Hawarden after Mass
Lincoln (St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Lincoln)
Christmas Eve Mass:
Carols at 8.00 pm and Mass at 8.30 pm
Christmas Mass:
8.30am
Reconciliation Rite II
Wednesday December 19th at 7.00pm
No Mass at Rolleston and Springston
Leeston (St John the Evangelist Church)
Christmas Eve Mass:
Carols at 6.30 pm and Mass at 7.00pm
Christmas Mass:
10.00am
Reconciliation Rite I
Sunday December 16th at 10.45 am
Mackenzie
Christmas Eve Mass:
Twizel 8.00pm
Fairlie 11.50pm
Christmas Day Mass:
Fairlie 9.30am
Mairehau
Christmas Eve Mass:
6.00pm in the school hall (preceded by carols)
Midnight Mass (preceded by carols at 11.30pm)
Christmas Day Mass:
7.30am, 9.00am and 10.30am
Anointing Masses:
Friday 30 November 1.30pm
Reconciliation Rite II
Friday 21 December 7.00pm
Mid Canterbury
Simbang Gabi (Night Worship)
Nine day novena of Masses to prepare for Christmas.
15 – 23 December, 7.00 pm. Holy Spirit Church – Tinwald.
Please note Saturday Masses will be held at 6.00 pm at Holy Name Church – Ashburton.
Christmas Eve Mass:
6.00 pm Ashburton – Carols from 5.45 pm (Family Mass)
6.00 pm Rakaia – Carols from 5.30 pm
9.00 pm Methven – Carols from 8.00 pm
9.00 pm Ashburton – Carols from 8.30pm (Choir)
Christmas Day Mass:
8.30 am Tinwald
10.00 am Ashburton
Reconciliation Rite II
Tuesday 11 December, 7.00 pm, Holy Spirit Church – Tinwald.
Friday 14 December 7.00 pm, Holy Name Church – Ashburton.
New Years Day Mass
9.00 am, Holy Name Church – Ashburton.
Opihi
Christmas Eve Mass:
Kerry Hall, Pleasant Point, 6.00pm, preceded by Carols from 5.30pm
St Joseph’s Church, Temuka, 8.30pm, preceded by Carols from 8.00pm
Christmas Day Mass:
Immaculate Conception Church, Geraldine, 9.00am, preceded by Carols form 8.30am.
Anointing Masses:
Tuesday 4 December, 9.15am, Kerry Hall, Pleasant Point
Wednesday 5 December, 2.00pm, Mary Mackillop Chapel, entry off Studholme St, Temuka
Friday 7 December, 11.00am, Meeting Room, Hislop St, Geraldine
Reconciliation Rite II
Tuesday 11 December, St Joseph’s Church, Temuka, 7.00pm.
Papanui
Christmas Eve Mass:
5.40pm carols & pageant 6.00pm ‘Littlies’ Vigil Mass
8.00pm carols & 8.30pm Vigil Mass
11.30pm carols & Midnight Mass
Christmas Day Mass:
8.15am carols & 8.30am Christmas Day Mass
9.45am carols & 10.00am Christmas Day Mass
Anointing Masses:
Tuesday 18th December 1.30pm
Reconciliation Rite II
Tuesday 11th December, 7.30pm
Riccarton
Christmas Eve Mass:
7.30pm Vigil Mass
Christmas Day Mass:
Midnight Mass, 8.00am and 10.00am Masses
Note: No 7pm Mass on Christmas Day
Sockburn
Christmas Eve Mass:
6.00pm, 8.00pm, 11.00pm
Christmas Day Mass:
9am
Anointing Mass:
Thursday 6th December 10.30am
Reconciliation Rite II
Tuesday 11th December, 7.00pm
South Westland
Christmas Eve Mass:
Hari Hari – 1.00pm
Franz Josef – 5.00pm
Whataroa – 7.00pm
Christmas Day Mass:
Fox Glacier – 8.00am
Haast – 11.00am
Te Rangimarie
Christmas Eve Mass:
7.30pm Carols followed by Holy Mass 8.00pm
Timaru
Christmas Eve Mass:
7.00pm Carols & Nativity play – 7.30 Mass St Thomas’ Church
Midnight Mass: Carols from 11.45. Sacred Heart Basilica
Christmas Day Mass:
9.00am Mass Sacred Heart Basilica
10.00am Mass St Thomas’ Church
Waimakairiri
Christmas Eve Mass:
6.00pm Children’s Mass – Rangiora
8.00pm Family Mass – Kaiapoi preceded by Carols at 7:30pm
9.00pm Family Mass – Rangiora preceded by carols at 8:30pm
Christmas Day Mass:
8.00am – Mass in Oxford
9.00am – Mass in Kaiapoi
10.00am – Mass in Rangiora
New Year:
Vigil: 11.00pm – Exposition and Benediction in Kaiapoi followed by Midnight Mass – Kaiapoi
New Year’s Day:
10.00am – Mass in Rangiora
10:30am – Mass in Kaiapoi
Anointing Masses:
Friday 7th December 12pm in Rangiora (ongoing)
Wednesday 12th December 10.00am in Kaiapoi
Wednesday 19th December 4.00pm in Oxford
Reconciliation Rite II
Wednesday 12th December, 7.00pm – Rangiora
Reconciliation Rite I
Tuesday 18th December 5:30-6:30pm in Kaiapoi and Rangiora
Wednesday 19th December 5.00-6.00pm in Oxford
Waimate
Christmas Eve Mass:
7.00pm Carols with children’s pageant & 7.30pm Mass
Christmas Day Mass:
No Mass Christmas Day