Welcome to
Te Whetu O te Moana l Star of the Sea
Marlborough Catholic Parish
Mass Schedules at Covid Traffic Light System for
Our Lady Star of the Sea
Commencing Tuesday 25th January 2022
at the Red Setting
All Masses/Word & Communion Services will be Registered Masses (Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated). YOU MUST REGISTER as there is a limit in the number of people for these masses. Look for a clipboard in your church to sign up each week fro weekday Masses.
Regular Weekend services do need registrations and can be unlimited numbers, you must have your Vaccine Pass.
If you don’t have a pass, you can register online at:
My Vaccine Pass | Unite against COVID-19 (covid19.govt.nz) or Phone: 0800 222 478
Special services on Sunday at 5PM both in Blenheim and Kaikoura requires registration (Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated).
New link for Mass Registration for Blenheim Masses. This link is open from
9am Wed—12 noon Friday.
Go to “Mass Registration” on the Archdiocesan website’s homepage
Choose your parish from the drop-down menu, and then the Mass you wish to attend.
You will see how many spaces are available for the Mass you have selected. You will see a red error message if no spaces are available.
If space is available, provide your name and contact details. You can register for an individual, a couple or a group.
Click Submit. You will receive a confirmation email.
If space is not available for the Mass you have chosen you can check numbers for other Masses in your parish.
Reminder: Please continue to wear your Masks at all times, sign in with the QR code and sanitise.
If the traffic light system changes to either Red or Green, this will only affect numbers for the Registered Masses.
Please remember to be kind, gentle and patient, as we are all in this together.
I warmly welcome you to our Parish. We are an extensive parish across a big part of our country. Many of our people are significant participants in the life of their local communities. Welcome to our web page. If you need any further information please feel free to contact us.
Our Mantra
One Mission. One Parish. Four Communities
From the Sounds to the Sea, the Mountains to the Plains
We are the Catholic Communities of Wairau, Kaikoura, Sounds, and Awatere
Mission Statement
We the people of Te Whetu O te Moana, Star of the Sea Parish, are committed by our baptism in Christ, to share our living faith, and make God visible, in joyful union with all people by our actions in the community.
One Parish, Seven Communities
We are a very large geographic parish, stretching from Havelock & Picton in the NW, through Blenheim, the Awatere and on to Kaikoura in the SE. From the Tasman Coast we stretch more than 100km inland to the Molesworth Cattle Station. Large or small, all our seven communities are served with generosity and joy.
Our families come from a growing and wider cultural background, and a wide mix of employment, including: cattle, education, fishing, grains & gardens, health care, local government, retired, salt works, sheep, tourism, & wine industry.
Come and See
Whether you are visiting and checking for Mass times, or staying a time, I invite you to view the various aspects of our website to learn about our communities and our ministries. And if you are a local or staying, please consider what gifts you might bring to the community, so we can better serve the wider communities we belong to.
Fr Giltus Mathias CP
Parish Priest