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      <image:title>Our history - 1860-70: Origins</image:title>
      <image:caption>The first St Mary's, a small wooden building, was dedicated in April 1861.  It was the first church in South Canterbury. A new stone extension, incorporating chancel, transept and a small vestry, was opened on Christmas Day 1869.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>By 1877 the congregation outgrew the church, and it was decided to erect an entirely new building.  The foundation stone was laid in 1880, and the new church, filled to overflowing with eager parishioners, opened in August 1886.</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our history - 1907: Addition of the Chancel and Tower</image:title>
      <image:caption>Construction to complete the east end of the church and tower, including the chancel, a new side-chapel, vestry and the octagonal room now used as a choir-room, was begun in 1907.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>St Mary's opened in its present form in May 1909, including the new tower, which stands 32 metres tall.  The Timaru Herald noted at the time that the new church had seating for 900 people.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>To celebrate the centenary of the parish, a new porch was added to the western entrance.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Following the first Canterbury earthquake in September 2011, the church and hall were closed as a precautionary measure, until detailed engineering analysis could be completed and the safety of the building could be assured.  For over three years, the congregation was kindly allowed to worship in the chapel at Craighead Diocesan School, until the church and hall were reopened in 2015.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ven Ben Randall, joined us at St Mary’s in 202 and was one of the youngest clergy to take up the position of Vicar in the country. Just 3yrs later he was promoted to Archdeacon of South Canterbury and has been very busy in that role since. Ven Ben has been working at the Christchurch Transitional Cathedral since 2016 first as an assistant curate and in the past two years as assistant priest. Arriving to Timaru in late March 2020, Ven Ben had completed one full service at St Mary’s before going into lock-down but did a wonderful job of uniting the parishioners with regular video’s and implementing the online Pew News which remains today. This is certainly an introduction to his new Parish he won’t forget but we are thrilled to have him here.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sharleyne joined St Mary’s as our part-time administrator in 2019. Sharleyne has been a local entertainer since her family’s return from Perth, Australia in 2016.  She currently sings in 6pc band The Soul Agency, vocal trio The Drama Queens, plays ukulele and sings in The Polkadots and is also the Manager at The South Canterbury Drama League. In her role at St Mary’s, Sharleyne is administrator for our Finance, Trust, Restoration and Vestry committees, does the daily administration for the church, organises the entertainment for the Heritage Day and often takes photos at special services. “I welcome the variety of work I do at St Mary’s and have learnt so much in my time here.”</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>St Mary's has long enjoyed a choral tradition and the congregation puts great importance on continuing that tradition. The choir sings every Sunday morning throughout the year except in January, and also offers concerts and other special events. They also lead the Choral Evensong held the first Sunday of the month at 5pm.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Heritage Day 2020 - Left to right - Parish Administrator, Sharleyne Diamond, Desley Hayward, Ray Bennett, Val Woolf, Heather Bailey, The Reverend Ben Randall.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The entry porch was an addition to the church in 1961 to mark the Parish centenary. The screen at the entrance to the church was presented by Shona Howell in 1962 in memory of her parents, George and Nellie Rhodes, early Timaru settlers whose family donated the land on which the church sits.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Elaborate carving continues on the organ case and behind the choir stalls. Look for angels on high, cherubs’ heads and a variety of native birds and beautiful foliage.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Here, new disciples, young and old, are baptised into the Body of Christ, joining with their brothers and sisters in the worship community. Note the framed picture of the first plans for St Mary’s Church with its Gothic spire, inspired by the one original to the Christchurch Cathedral. After that spire was damaged in an earthquake, the Timaru plan was changed, resulting in the present imposing tower.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For the second stage of the St Mary’s building project the architecture changed to the elaborate Decorated Gothic style as displayed on the four low central posts with heads carved as man, lion, ox and eagle to represent the four evangelists, St John, St Mark, St Matthew and St Luke. Moving up the steps and past the choir stalls the theme is of English roses, leaves and grapes, set off by the heads of cherubs.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The triple lancet east window is a masterpiece of colour and design and is particularly beautiful in the clear light of early morning. Christ in all his majesty is centrally placed, with angels above and archangels Gabriel and Michael looking on from both sides. Below are angels, apostles, characters from the Old Testament, martyrs and saints, with the Virgin Mary standing in the centre. The deeply recessed setting emphasises that those who worship here are the Body of Christ.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The altar displays a representation of Da Vinci’s ‘Last Supper’ with immaculate detailing that is beautiful and impressive. Here we celebrate the Lord's Supper in the presence of the risen Christ.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The nave, with its high rafters, handsome polished granite pillars and beautiful stone capitals, celebrates the Gothic style. The pillars were made from Aberdeen granite used as ballast in boats coming from Britain in the early days. Look high into the clerestory and you will see on either side a row of stained glass windows dedicated to the 12 apostles.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Another example of stained glass brilliance, the west or rose window is best viewed from the top of the chancel steps. Wheel shaped in design, it features a central light with Christ seated on a rainbow surrounded by angels. This work of art is at its best in the late afternoon light. The shape of the angel lights has suggested to some the idea of angels on bicycles!</image:caption>
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      <image:title>Our Place - Memorial Chapel</image:title>
      <image:caption>A carved wooden screen leads to the chapel of St Michael and All Angels. A Roll of Honour, flags and ensigns pay tribute to South Canterbury servicemen who lost their lives in WW2, and the Memorial Window on the south wall features Old Testament warriors.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The spectacular windows along the south aisle are more ‘modern’ in design but are still excellent examples of dedicated craftsmanship. The last one, a “White Friars” window with its small pieces of glass, is especially so.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The tower has been described as the glory of the whole building and was inspired by Magdalene College, Oxford. Many have been thrilled by the views, from the sea to the east across the city to the mountains in the west, but unfortunately, the tower will no longer be open to climb. Restoration work on the pinnacles was completed in 2023 which included a total remake of much of the stone on the top section.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Beneath the 1914-18 Memorial on the west wall is a special place where the St Mary’s Book of Remembrance is kept. The names of many parishioners who have worshipped and served in St Mary’s are written on the dates of their deaths and a page is turned every day.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-03-24</lastmod>
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