| To mark the 150th a Birthday
Party was held in upper Trafalgar St on Saturday 27th
September, which included dramatic re-enactments
of the signing and related scenes,
music and entertainment. A special Commemoration
Service followed in the Cathedral.
In February of this year, to mark the arrival
of the royal charter in Nelson, a Fun Day
at Founders Heritage Park is being planned. There will
be food, music, period costumes and games and fun for
all the family. The current Bishop of Nelson, Richard Ellena will be welcomed on to Whakatu Marae to begin the celebrations just as Bishop Hobhouse was welcomed by local Maori when he arrived in Nelson in 1859.
We also plan Future Nelson Forums
in March and April as a contribution to the future planning
of our region – topics such as ‘Youth’
and ‘Faith in the Community’ will be covered.
In February and March 2009 Bishop Richard Ellena will
walk the bounds of the Nelson Diocese
and retrace the steps of former Bishop Hobhouse. Bishop
Richard will meet, pray and talk with many folk on the
way and anyone is invited to join him. However, please note that due to traffic management plans if you wish to walk with Bishop Richard you must register with the Bishop's PA on bishops.pa@nelsonanglican.org.nz.
There will also be a commemoration service in April to mark the Installation of Bishop Hobhouse as our first Bishop. All welcome. Our guest preacher will be the Rt Rev John Pritchard of the Diocese of Oxford in the UK – this is the Diocese from which Hobhouse came before he became our first bishop.
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