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Announcement from our Bishops of the appointment of Jacqui Patterson and Jay Ruka as joint Deans of Taranaki Cathedral. read more

The Taranaki Daily News featured The Cathedral Project last weekend and it was great being front and centre of Saturday's paper. You can read all about it here. As well as some more details about the project it was great to see the amazing work of the Community Café profiled. Manaakitanga in action it was called! Such a great community hub with volunteers that front up day after day! Reporter Deena Coster who wrote the feature also took some time to... read more

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Thanks so much to everyone who took came and enjoyed The Great Cathedral Gala over the weekend. The Gala raised $5700 for the mission and minsitry of Taranaki Cathedral, and hundreds of people enjoyed themselves in the process. Thanks so much to all those who donated good, prepared food, organised games or otherwise helped out to make the day a success. read more

Our Great Cathedral Gala is gearing up again this year on Saturday 21 September. A regular highlight of the spring second-hand season, this classic fundraiser and family event has some new twists to it this year. It will run from 9am-1pm at Taranaki Cathedral’s Peace Hall and Hatherly Hall. Hot food will be served fresh in the Hatherly Hall including and there will be Devonshire Teas, home baking and plenty of quality jams and chutneys for sale. The Peace Hall... read more

Kia ora koutou Please click this LINK to read The Cathedral Chronicle featuring a quick roundup of happenings large and small at Taranaki Cathedral. read more

There was a great turnout for our Fundraising Quiz Night on Monday 22 July at The Good Home. The place was packed with 13 teams taking part and brain cells were working hard as teams pondered the big questions, including "How many golf clubs are you allowed to carry in your bag in tournament golf? and "What year was Michael Jackson's Thriller album released". Thanks to Colin McLeod, Anne Smith and others who rustled up teams to make this fundraising event... read more

A classic fundraising quiz is coming up in a couple of weeks time. A fun way to keep The Cathedral Project fundraising moving along at speed. If you don't have a full team of 6, you can just sign up individually and our organisers will sort you a team. All profits from ticket sales go directly to the project and The Good Home are experts at putting on top notch quizzes. So what are you waiting for...sign up today! read more

Ross and Anne Smith, Taranaki Cathedral stalwarts, will donate over 40 artworks to the Great Collectables Road Show and Art Auction on Friday May 3. Parting with artwork is personal for Anne Smith. The process is similar to giving up friends, muses the retired New Plymouth art teacher. “They are your creations.” But giving them up she is in order to help fundraise for the Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary, the oldest stone church in the country. Three years... read more

These events are going to be a lot of fun and a great way to boost your wardrobe, your living room and the Cathedral Project all at once! Read more about the fashion here read more