This is a collection of various items of potential interest concerned with St. Augustine's church.
( We are not sure who drew this excellent sketch of the church. Some early copies are signed "Proulx". )
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St Augustine's is the second church in the Anglican Parish of the Holy Trinity, Devonport. Devonport is ( according to those who live here ) a rather special part of the Auckland urban area, which is the largest conurbation in ( though not the capital of ) New Zealand. Auckland City is on the south side of the Waitemata harbour, and Devonport faces it on the north side. Holy Trinity church is the main Anglican centre in our parish, but St. Augustine's has its own programme, serving mainly residents of the Stanley Point area of Devonport. Devonport stands at the end of a peninsula, which is approximately boot-shaped ( like Italy - but, of course, much smaller ); Stanley Point is the toe of the boot. Our church is named after St.Augustine of Canterbury, not the more famous St. Augustine of Hippo. Our St. Augustine was the first Archbishop of Canterbury, and therefore in some sense a forerunner of the Anglican church - though he would certainly have been totally opposed to the split between Canterbury and Rome. |
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We have some more pages which deal with specific topics to do with St Augustine's :
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Our address is : | ||
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95, Calliope Road, | ||
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More about us on the Holy Trinity web site : | ||
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A brief description, with two pictures. | ||
Alan Creak,
2003 November.
