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Enrich
 
Services

Enrich is a new Christian ecumenical chaplaincy service for people with intellectual disabilities. 

We seek to assist in meeting spiritual, emotional, social and religious needs by providing support as needed including:

  • Visiting residents and staff in homes
  • Recruiting, training and supporting volunteers to visit homes, build community and assist with balls and various programmes
  • Appropriate specially adapted church services in various venues across the city
  • Sharing and assisting with planning at times of celebration  
  • Being there in times of crisis, sickness, death and grief
  • Assisting with appropriate arrangements for funeral services to celebrate the life of a person with intellectual disability
  • Specially tailored Alpha and Alpha Club programmes
  • Christian programmes at day providers and homes
  • Christmas balls
  • Training workshops for staff
  • Assisting with holiday picnics and programmes
 

SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES, CLUBS AND CHOIRS

for people with intellectual disabilities

 

WEEKLY:

Richmond: Delta, Monday evenings 7 – 8.30pm, supper provided, North Avon Baptist Church, Cnr North Avon Rd/Petrie St

                  Contact: Tony McCahon   Ph 389 0212  

Spreydon: Baptist Church, Tuesday evenings 7.30 – 9pm, supper provided, 244 Lyttelton St, Spreydon Ph 338 4163

                  Contact: Trevor Wilkinson 3387285. 23 Cobham St office 

Templeton: Holy Family Chapel, Sundays 11am, morning tea provided Kirk Rd, Templeton

                    Contact: Allan Scarlet Ph 344 1988 

MONTHLY:

Parklands: Baptist Church 1st Saturday of each month at 1pm followed by afternoon tea. 180 Queenspark Dr

                Contact: Roger Rule, Ph 3822 070 

Riccarton: Faith and Light Rainbow,  4th   Sunday 12 – 3pm, shared lunch at St Theresas

                 Contact:  Adele Beattie Ph 960 7824 

Papanui: Faith and Light Cornerstone, 4th  Sunday 12 – 3pm, shared lunch  at St Gregorys

               Contact person: Corena Burnett, Ph 354 4091 

Hornby: Faith and Light Serenity, 2nd Sunday 12 – 3pm, shared lunch at St Bernadette’s

              Contact: Ngaire Taylor Ph 349 4938 

Redwood: Faith and Light 3rd Sunday 12 – 3pm, shared lunch at St Lukes

                 Contact: Anne-Marie Pike Ph 352 8292 or 352 8661 AH

BI - MONTHLY or less:

Aranui: St Ambrose Anglican, Church Rd 4.30– 6.30 with shared meal. Address: 309 Breezes Rd

            Contact: Rev Andy Carley Ph 388 6699 

Avonhead: Baptist Church, 12.30 – 2pm with shared lunch 3rd Sunday of even months. Address: 102 Avonhead Rd

                Contact: Judy Harvey, Ph 342 9377 

Halswell:  St Mary's, services 1.30pm followed by afternoon tea, 329 Halswell Rd         

               Contact: Judith Bylett, Ph 322 4134 

Redwood: St Silas Anglican Church, shared meal followed by service. Address: Cnr Main North/ Tuckers Rds

                Contact: Rev Joanne Latham Ph 352 1366

Clubs:

Hornby at St Colombas

Contact: John and Gina Bolton, Ph 942 7800, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Halswell Homegroups:

Contact: Judith Bylett, Ph 322 4134 

Halswell dances at Halswell Baptist church

Contact: Gayleen Horsnell Ph 322 9788 

Alpha Club at Papanui Baptist Church: Fortnightly Thursday evenings 7.30pm – 9pm

Contact: Len McGrane, Ph 351 4522, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Choirs:

Friendship Choir; Monday afternoons

Humdinger Singers alternate Wednesday evenings

Contact: Judith Bylett, Ph 322 4134 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   

Christmas Ball:

Sat 21 November and Friday 4 December 6.30 – 10.30 Tickets limited

Contact: Anne McCormack, Ph 388 5144