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    • Vicars Letter 16th october 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsThis week we head into Study 10 of our big-picture series, the last week in the Old Testament. We are going to be looking at Isaiah 53, "The God who will send a suffering servant"This is a really exciting part of our study where we will bridge into the New Testament and Jesus coming as part of God's great plan. As we come into this Sunday, I encourage you to think through a couple of questions. If we asked people what the world's biggest problems are, wha [...]

    • Vicars Letter 9th october 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsAs we journey and grow together as a parish, I am constantly thinking and praying about what the core reasons are we are here. When we do what we do why? When we gather, why? This week I found myself in several conversations across the parish and diocese that kept centering around what 3DM language calls Up/In/Out. Up being our connection, engagement and growth in Christ (Think prayer, worship and scripture); In being our connection, discipleship, support [...]

    • Vicars Letter 2nd october 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI have been sitting in the midst of a couple of Bible reflections this week; one is for our diocesan Lenten study, which will be focused on Psalm 23 and the Exodus story, and the other is our week 9 study of the Big Picture series. AS I have been looking at both of these, particularly Psalm 23:5 and Exodus 17 & 24 (Lenten Study) and our Study 9, I am acutely aware of how gracious and generous our God is! It can be really hard for us in our current time in [...]

    • Vicars Letter 25th September 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsThis week I have had the privilege of being at two funerals, one I led and the other I attended. I find it a great joy to share and to hear at funerals the great hope and joy we have in Christ! The hope of a life beyond this world with the Father. What a joy! Funerals also present us with the very real, fickle nature of life and mortality! It is on everyone's lips. What about when I go? What do you believe? I find it fascinating the way people cultivate a scen [...]

    • Vicars Letter 18th September 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI was reflecting this week on how we greet each other, or how we know each other! What names do we have for each other? My kids sift through a myriad of names for one another, and Summer and I, depending on the time and the day (insert smiley face). I had the joy of meeting up with Andy Spence this week, and I found myself full of joy greeting him as my brother! (We aren't related). Recently, I have found myself making a concerted effort to think and refer to [...]

    • Vicars Letter 11th September 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI was talking with some other clergy this week and revelling in the journey we are on as a community, unpacking the big picture of the bible. This week, I've been thinking specifically about the power of grace-based obedience! What does it mean for us to really know the love of being rescued and set apart, and to do all we can with our lives in response to it? Not to try all we can do to get God to love us! or do all we can to be God! This truth brings powerfu [...]

    • Vicars Letter 4th September 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsWhat a phenomenal Sunday it was last week as we gathered as a combined parish for the confirmations of Rebekah, Christine, Fiona, Adam, Sean and Matthew. I was profoundly struck by Bishop Ana's message about being at home on the water; specifically, the reference to how the bottom of the ocean doesn't get cut into because there is a layer of still, calm water that protects it from the raging torrents and currents. I couldn't help but think of this in my o [...]

    • Vicars Letter 28th august 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsThis week is an exciting week! Sunday, we have our 10am Combined service where we will be joining together to celebrate and confirm 6 people from All Saints. This Sunday, for the first time in 12 years here at All Saints, Sean, Rebekah, Christine, Adam, Fiona and Matthew will be confirmed as they stand and affirm and take on the baptismal vows that were made for them when they were children. We believe that there is no "second baptism"; the first one [...]

    • Vicars Letter 21st august 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsIf you are a sports nut like me, you will be aware of the current All Blacks tour of South Africa, labelled the Greatest Rivalry tour! I grew up in a sports-mad household! Tears were spilled at last-minute penalties that robbed us of trophies, heartbreaking losses by small margins, attempts at school to resemble one of the greatest sportsmen of our time, pretending that I, like Jonah, could become a great All Black! But something beyond that has always grapple [...]

    • Vicars Letter 14th august 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsWhat a joy it is to be back in the Parish after a week away with the family. Our family spent a week in the South Island skiing together as we do each year. I must say this every year but its funny how we forget a little until its right out in front of us, but there is nothing like standing in the vastness of Gods creation amongst some grand mountains where I couldn't help but realise how small and insignificant I am in the course of history, but at the s [...]

    • Vicars Letter 31st july 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI write to you on my last day before heading away on leave with Summer and the kids. Each year we head down south to explore the mountains and other parts of Aotearoa together. It is always such a gift of a time. From several points of view, one being that it's refreshing for us all to be together in an intentional way, for which I am incredibly grateful; two, I am always so profoundly proud of this community and the strength of lay leadership and serving that [...]

    • wardens Letter 7th august 2026
      • Chris Worsley Kia ora All Saints, I've had the great privilege recently of serving on the Alpha team helping with tech & other things, and of course, taking in the Alpha videos so far, along with the discussion, which is also very stimulating. In parallel, a work friend who couldn't make it watched the video online with me.Wow!At the same time, I've also been reading through Acts, with the CBD Bible Study which grew out of our Lent group & meets each Tuesday lunchtime. (And yes, w [...]

    • Vicars Letter 24th July 2026
      • Rev Guy Benton Kia ora, All SaintsI have been reading over and over again the passage from last Sunday, Genesis 12, about Abram and God's call upon his life. I keep coming back to it thinking about the radical nature of this moment. God is spurred to act for the sake of humanity; Abram responds. I keep thinking about the situation and family Abram is a part of! I wonder if there was a question along the way of "Why me, Lord?" If you are anything like me, I'm sure you ask that question. I keep [...]

    • 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 [...]

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