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    • deacons Letter 17th July 2026
      • Rev Cassandra Mesa Kia ora, All Saints,As I have been reflecting on this Sunday's reading from Genesis 12, I have been amazed by the courage of Abram's response to God. God says to him, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you." God did not give him a map or a detailed and well-laid-out plan; there was no guarantee of comfort. This was simply an invitation to trust and follow. Abram's response is equally simple – He just went.The st [...]

    • youth pastors Letter 9th July 2026
      • Anaiwan Ojala Hi all, my name is Anaiwan, and I am the Youth Pastor for the Junior and Senior Youth Groups. This term has been so awesome for us as a team. The end of term 2 is when we really started to find our rhythm for the year and connect as God's people.For Juniors this term we have been looking at how to pray. We have been following the Origins 24/7 Prayer course. It has taken us through the P.R.A.Y.E.R acronym. Pause, Rejoice, Ask, Yes, Endure and Repeat. One of the really exciting par [...]

    • Vicars Letter 3rd July 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsLast Sunday, the kids and I had the privilege of heading down to the half marathon to support Summer (and others) as she ran in and finished her first-ever race event! We were so proud of her and all the others that ran! As I was there with the kids, it's very cheesy, but I was thinking about what it takes to run something like that: the 10km, the half marathon and the full marathon?! The training, the nutrition, the time put aside for training, the actual day [...]

    • Vicars Letter 26th june 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsThis week, I was reflecting on the power of the "family". Summer made a quick trip to America to surprise her mum (mom) for her 80th birthday, which was such a gift and joy to enable. Her being away meant that I was parenting solo for 5 days, which included playdates, sports and dance schedules, managing workload and some sickness, which meant a missed conference opportunity. There were so many facets to this, the joy of being able to take the load so one [...]

    • Vicars Letter 19th june 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsIt has been a great joy to chat with many of you this week about meeting and discussing the first week of our Big Picture series together. My heart is full of joy at our community going on a journey together to unpack God's unified story that leads to Jesus. We have spent the last two weeks looking at the first section, "The God who has a plan", which focused on the passage from Ephesians 1:1-14. The reason we have started here is so that as we go, we are [...]

    • Vicars Letter 12th june 2026
      • Kia ora, All SaintsThis Wednesday and Thursday, I was privileged to host 10 other clergy from around the country for 2 days. It was an incredibly inspiring time together as we shared about the joys and challenges of leading similar congregations around the province. One of the things that I walked away inspired by was the hope this group had at the way their congregations were full of hope for their communities by rooting themselves in biblical truths and person hope in Christ which in turn empo [...]

    • Vicars Letter 5th june 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI am really excited for us as a community to be launching into our new bible series titled "The Big Picture" This is a series that is going to take us all the way from now until Advent.What is really stirring the excitement in me is that this is a powerful journey for us all, no matter how long we have been on the Jesus waka, through the overarching narrative of God's big story. We will trace our way through the Bible, taking in what God's big plan is, an [...]

    • Vicars Letter 29th may 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI have spent this week thinking deeply about the Holy Spirit's role in the Trinity and how that plays out in our lives. I wonder what your thoughts are on the role of the Holy Spirit? What comes to mind? I spent some of this week working my way through Old Testament scripture at moments where the spirit was at work. I spent moments reflecting on where the spirit was at work through Jesus. Jesus, who was fully God and fully Human. I spent time thinkin [...]

    • Vicars Letter 24th may 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsEvery year that Pentecost rolls around, I feel myself getting more and more excited for the prayer vigil here at All Saints. This is our 5th year of running one, and the level of anticipation and excitement rises the closer and closer it gets. 48 Hours of God's people praying and crying out to him. Today (Friday 22nd May) it's here! The songs, the sounds, the tangible waft of the Holy Spirit coming from the prayer room are amazing! This week I h [...]

    • Vicars Letter 15th may 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsThis week I have been privileged to host and attend here at All Saints a few really powerful evenings with Young Adults gathering for worship, prayer, and opening the scriptures together, and can I just say what a space to be involved in!!! I was talking with someone in our congregation who has done a few more trips around the sun than I have. I was sharing that, post-Sunday morning, I felt really hounded by the evil one, and they encouraged me to keep leaning [...]

    • Vicars Letter 8th may 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsThis week I was forwarded a new song release from a young person I know, I won't share the link as it's not the most wholesome of music, but there was a line amidst a song of real deep pain and anguish that stuck out loud and clear! Everything's gonna be ok! Everything's going to be ok! This is the theme of our Easter season. There is Joy to be had everywhere, regardless of the situation, and the promise that Everything will be ok! This week, we have [...]

    • Vicars Letter 1st may 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI am blown away by the now-but-not-yet of the cosmic world that we know is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. I have been in this game for several years now, as have many of you. I look out at the world and struggle to fathom the evil that roams around, war, violence, oppression, deception, greed and the list goes on. Then I spend time in my local community where many of these things roam, and I see day after day the power of Christ breaking [...]

    • Vicars Letter 24th april 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsThis week, I have started reading a book called The God Story, which tells the overarching story of God through the Bible. The reason I tell you this is that I was powerfully struck by the way that in the beginning of God's big story, Adam and Eve and their children, following the fall, grew further and further from Eden. It is not until we get to Abram that God calls him to walk away from everything in his meagre everyday life and follow him, not only fo [...]

    • Vicars Letter 17th april 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora All SaintsThis week, I (Guy) had the privilege of attending the installation for Andy and Emily at their new parish in Motueka on Thursday evening. A few things stood out to me while I was there, particularly the way All Saints played a role in their lives, the support for sending them out to lead elsewhere, and the impact that has had on the wider province, us and them.I think the thing that really stood out for me was during the service following the reading from [...]

    • Communications LETTER 10TH April 2026
      • Justin Ravenswood (Communications Coordinator) Kia ora All Saints,This letter is my first and sadly, also my last. I wanted to take this opportunity to say what a privilege it has been to serve in the communications role here at All Saints. Over the past three years, I have enjoyed sharing the stories of all the amazing things happening in this place, both weekly and seasonally, with the wider Hataitai and Kilbirnie community. As Guy mentioned at the AGM in late March, my role as C [...]

    • Vicars Letter 27th march 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All Saints.I remember several years ago when we first took our kids to Disneyland for the first time, we were there for one day during the Christmas holiday season with all of its pomp and glory. One of the consistent things that happens at Disneyland is the daily parade, where all the characters set to music parade through the park with the streets lined with people eagerly anticipating their favourite character. As the parade came along, there was real fanfare, the an [...]

    • Vicars Letter 20th march 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All Saints. This week, as we walk into week 5 of Lent, I am acutely aware of disappointment, grief, comfort and community. This week's reading invites us into the story of Jesus and Lazarus and Lazarus' family. Luke 11:1-45Those in House churches please read John 9:1-41 as we dive deeper from last week.There is death, grief, comfort, hope, and all of this happens amidst community and family. We experience these things all the time, some more powerful and impac [...]

    • Vicars Letter 13th march 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All Saints. This week, I have been reflecting on times in my life when there has been pressure to explain my faith or when people have questioned it. Have you had this happen to you? I reflect on this because this week's reading really brings into sharp focus that decision and or choice of whether you will side with Jesus or not. This weeks Lenten reading picks up Jesus and the Blind man, and his parents, where there is a real confrontation and the squeez [...]

    • Vicars Letter 6th march 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora All Saints. This week, as a Diocese, we have our annual Ministry Leaders Family Camp. Where, as a Diocese, many of our ministry leaders and teams, plus their families, gather for worship, teaching, prayer and time together. It really is a powerful and wonderful time of the year. I have been praying for not only those of us going to All Saints but from around the Wellington Diocese and have felt a real burden to be praying for a renewed outpouring of the Holy Sp [...]

    • Vicars Letter 27th February 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora All Saints. Choices are everywhere, from the minute you wake up in the morning to when you lay down at night. What to eat? Where to go? Who to talk to, which thought to follow, which thought not to follow, what to give your attention to, etc., etc. This week in our Lent season, we are again presented with a conversation Jesus is having, this time with Nicodemus. This is a powerful interaction with all the things we discussed in it, it's packed with Agenda, Disc [...]

    • Vicars Letter 20th February 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora All Saints. Welcome to Lent 2026. It is always such a gift to start the Lenten season with an evening together, sharing pancakes, on what I have called arguably one of the best days in the church calendar: Shrove Tuesday. It was a wonderful evening of sharing pancakes with not only our church community but also those from around our wider Hataitai community. There was a great group of Kilbirnie Primary families that stopped by after floor-ball for food and fun [...]

    • Vicars Letter 13th february 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora All Saints. I am not really a rocket kind of a guy, but there is something fascinating about the fact that we have a Rocket Company operating out of New Zealand. Those moments where people gather to watch RocketLab launch their new rocket off the Mahia Peninsula, I often wonder what is it that attracts people to it? Is it the visual of the launch process? The technological marvel of shooting a massive piece of metal into the sky? Is it the hope and anticipation of w [...]

    • Vicars Letter 5th february 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora All Saints.We are truly into the "summer" months at this point! And depending on the day, it can feel like the year has flown by already. Something I always treasure here at All Saints is the last few weeks of our summer series, when many of us are back at work and the dregs of those summer days linger, and we are all starting to prepare ourselves for the year ahead while taking a few deep breaths together. 2026 may hold many things for you; some of great joy, new life, [...]

    • Vicars Letter 30th january 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora All Saints. Happy New Year. I hope this letter reaches you and your family well. Our family, as many of you know, spent the Christmas-New Year period in America with Summer's family, which was a great joy and a great privilege. Alongside some deep, joyful times with family, Summer and I enjoyed a few nights away traveling together, some family adventures, and we also experienced some abnormally hot weather! 28 degrees over Christmas, in the middle of winter. We were [...]

    • Deacons Letter - 19th December 2025
      • Dear All Saints whānau,As we reach the final days of this year 2025, we pause with grateful hearts to look back on all that God has done among us. This has been a year filled with growth, generosity, resilience, learning and the quiet but steady work of the Holy Spirit shaping us into a community of hope.I am reminded of the many moments where Christ’s light has shone brightly —through worship, prayer, hospitality, children’s ministry, home groups, shared meals, pastoral c [...]

    • Vicars Letter 12th December 2025
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI am sitting here thinking through the year that has been; there has been a lot in there. We had our final Parish Council meeting together this Thursday (11th Dec), where we were able to pray for and send out those stepping off as we look to welcome those stepping on in the new year. I was struck by something someone said that we are a people of hope who, no matter what, have always been a people that walk through hard times, suffering, turmoil, and at times g [...]

    • Vicars Letter 5th December 2025
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsIt has been a fantastic week following our first week of Advent as we explored the theme of being ready and prepared for God even when we don't know the time or the place, as we think about our being in the middle of two advents, the first of Gods coming in Jesus and the second when Jesus will come again to deliver and redeem the world. Part of this has been the Hope and excitement of four of our young people who are coming for baptism on Sunday. Anaiwan, Luke [...]

    • Vicars Letter 28th November 2025
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsIf you are anything like me, you hate waiting! Like, I really mean it, I hate waiting. I remember as a kid at Christmas being unable to control the excitement and nerves of Christmas day and the thought of opening my presents. Waiting for school exam results, for which I dread, waiting for the birth of our children, waiting for my coffee order, waiting for people to write back amidst conflict, and there are many more, but suffice to say, I hate waiting. A [...]

    • Vicars Letter 21st November 2025
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsMy heart has been sitting a little wearier than normal this week. There is a chance its that there are a bunch of things swirling in my wider family circles that feel hard, Friends who are having a hard time, The world is in a tough position, I'm in a season of personal growth which is always powerful and beautiful but brutal at the same time, I hazard a guess too that there is something in our annual calendar as we near the end of the year towards the Christm [...]

    • Vicars Letter 14th November 2025
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsWe are heading into what is sometimes called "Ordination Season" in our diocese at this time of year. Of course, what we mean by that is it's around this time of year that those who have been discerned for ordination to either the diaconate or priesthood are ordained either in their local context or at the cathedral. You can have a look at all those who are being ordained here.One that always pops up for me as this time draws closer, as I walk with you i [...]

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