Christians believe in the risen Lord Jesus, and in the hope of the resurrection from the dead.
Holy Trinity is available to the wider community for funerals and the clergy are available to take the funerals of those who wish to have a Christian funeral.
The funeral service follows the format laid out in the New Zealand Prayer Book. The minister and family together select what is suitable for each individual funeral service.
If you would like to hold a funeral at Holy Trinity, please ring the Vicar on 09 445 0328 and he will arrange to visit you to in order to talk through the service.
The committal of ashes
After a cremation, a family may wish to bury the ashes in a reverent way. The church offers a short act of remembrance around the site of the interment, which includes some Christian prayers, as a way of marking this occasion.
There is a Garden of Remembrance next to Holy Trinity Church where ashes can be interred. This Garden is reserved for the ashes of active Parishioners.
All Saints Service of Remembrance
All Saints’ Day is marked in the Parish on the first Sunday in November. On this day we celebrate the lives of all people of faith, recalling how, in New Testament usage, the word ‘saints’ refers to all Christian believers. At this service we take the opportunity to remember those who have died.
For more information call the Vicar on 09 445 0328.