Taranaki
Parish Mass information for the Taranaki region including the parishes of New Plymouth, Hawera, Inglewood, Opunake, Stratford, and Waitara
See below for current Mass times.
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New Plymouth, Okato, Opunake, Pungarehu and Mokau
Website: www.catholicparishnp.nz
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06 757 3682
New Plymouth
Bell Block Catholic Centre, 138 Parklands Ave, Bell Block
Sunday 10:30am (Mass 1st Sunday of the month; Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion 3rd Sunday of the month)
Christmas Day Mass, Wednesday 25 December 10:30am (carols starting 10:15am)
Our Lady Help of Christians, 24 Clinton St, Fitzroy
Saturday Vigil 5:30pm
Sunday 10:30am
Christmas Vigil Mass, Tuesday 24 December 7pm (carols starting 6:30pm)
Christmas Day Mass, Wednesday 25 December 9am
St Joseph’s, 106 Powderham St, New Plymouth
Sunday 9am, 5:30pm
Christmas Vigil Mass, Tuesday 24 December 8pm (carols starting 7:30pm)
Christmas Midnight Mass, Tuesday 24 December 12am (carols starting 11:30pm)
Christmas Day Mass, Wednesday 25 December 9am
Okato
St Patrick’s, 36 Cumming St, Okato
Saturday Vigil 6pm
Opunake
Our Lady Star of the Sea, 49 Whitcombe Rd, Opunake
Sunday 10am
Christmas Day Mass, Wednesday 25 December 9am
Pungarehu
St Martin’s, 6328 South Rd, Pungarehu
*Currently closed for maintenance*
Inglewood, Waitara and Mokau
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Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06 754 7756
Inglewood
Sacred Heart, 23 Standish St, Inglewood
Sunday 10:30am
Christmas Vigil Mass, Tuesday 24 December 5:30pm (carols starting 5pm)
Christmas Day Mass, Wednesday 25 December 10am
Waitara
St Joseph’s, 17 Nelson Street, Waitara
Sunday 9am
Christmas Vigil Mass, Tuesday 24 December 7:30pm (carols starting 7pm)
Nga Pekanga Te Kohanga Reo, cnr Bayly St and Princess St, Waitara
Contact Waitara ([email protected]) for Mass Times
Mokau
Our Lady of the Wayside, 32 North St, Mokau
Contact Waitara ([email protected]) for Mass Times
Christmas Mass, Saturday 21 December 5pm
Stratford, Eltham and Kaponga
Facebook Page
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06 765 6266
Stratford
NB: the type of service (mass/Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion) may change depending on priest availability
Immaculate Conception, 90 Miranda St, Stratford
Sunday 10:15am
Christmas Vigil Mass, Tuesday 24 December 8pm (carols starting 7:30pm)
Eltham
St Joseph’s, 29 Stanners St, Eltham
Saturday Vigil 6pm
Christmas Day Mass, Wednesday 25 December 8am
Kaponga
St Patrick’s, 78 Victoria St, Kaponga
Sunday 8:45am
Christmas Day Mass, Wednesday 25 December 9:30am
Hawera, Patea and Waverly
www.stjoshw.co.nz
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 06 278 5656
St Joseph’s, 38 Victoria St, Hawera
Saturday Vigil 5pm
Sunday 9am
Christmas Vigil Mass, Tuesday 24 December 7pm (carols starting 6:30pm)
Christmas Day Mass, Wednesday 25 December 9am
Hōnai Pāpita Marae, Te Kete Marae Rd, Normanby
Christmas Vigil Mass, Tuesday 24 December 10pm
Sacred Heart, 45 Ngatai St, Manaia
No masses being offered at this time
Patea
St Patrick’s, 27 Egmont St,Patea
Sunday 9:30am (Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion, 1st Sunday of the month)
Sunday 11am (Mass 4th Sunday of the month)
Christmas Day Liturgy of the Word, Wednesday 25 December 9:30am
Waverley
St Francis de Sales, cnr Wilson and Brassey Sts, Waverley
Sunday 9:30am (Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion, 3rd Sunday of the month)
Sunday 11am (Mass 2nd Sunday of the month)
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