Calendar of Events
Opening Doors
Every Tuesday and Wednesday 10am to 2pm
Opening Doors – our Day Stay programme at Mercy Hospice Auckland.
Contact Viv James for more information on 361 5966.
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Candle Lighting
Every Wednesday at Midday
A Candle Lighting service in the chapel of Mercy Hospice Auckland, every Wednesday at Midday.
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Sunday Club Bereavement Support Group
First Sunday of each Month
at St Peter's Anglican Church, Corner of Church Street and Onehunga Mall between 3.00pm and 4.30pm.
May
Hospice Awareness Week 11 – 17 May 2009
This year Mercy Hospice Auckland celebrates 30 years of providing community services to the people of Auckland City. Hundreds of individuals, community groups and companies across Auckland will join forces to help raise awareness of hospice and raise vital funds. With your support, we hope to make Hospice Awareness Week 2009 the most successful yet.
Click here to find out how you can help.
Honouring and Remembering Mothers - Sunday 10 May
On Mothers' Day, Mercy Hospice Auckland is holding a special afternoon tea to honour and remember mothers who have died.
Jayne Huggard, who works in the staff and family support team at the hospice, says that for many bereaved people, Mothers' Day and other anniversaries were difficult days to get through.
"The afternoon tea is our way of both continuing our relationship with bereaved people who have accessed our services in the past, and to offer the community at large a chance to remember and to celebrate with us those mothers who are no longer with us."
Those coming are encouraged to bring a photo of their mother which will be displayed on a table with flowers and candles during the afternoon tea. There will also be music, stories and poetry readings.
At the end of the afternoon tea there will be pink balloons (eco friendly) which will be released skyward as a ritual of remembrance.
Coincidently Mothers' Day falls just prior to the national awareness week for Hospice which aims to raise awareness of what hospice does and also to raise vital funds for hospices around the country.
The Mothers' Day Afternoon Tea will begin at 3pm on Sunday 10 May and will be held in the lounge at Mercy Hospice Auckland, 61 College Hill, and Ponsonby. There will be some parking in the grounds, as well as in adjacent streets. To RSVP please telephone reception at 361 5966, or email jayne.huggard@mercyhospice.org.nz this is important for catering purposes.
June
10 - A Celebration of Tastes
On Sunday 7 June 2009 Mercy Hospice Auckland will host its annual 'Degustation Brunch' at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Ten of Auckland's most prestigious restaurants will join together to produce a wide selection of entrée sized meals in a host of different flavours, with each dish being expertly matched to fine wines brought to you from 10 top NZ wineries. 450 foodies and wine lovers purchased tickets to the 2008 event which sold out six weeks prior.
We have already received a number of inquiries regarding tickets and would suggest to anyone wishing to come to this year's brunch, to book now to avoid disappointment. To reserve your table/tickets contact Lesley Dawson on 376 7571 or lesley.dawson@mercyhospice.org.nz
December
Remembrance Trees – 8-24 December
Our annual Remembrance Trees offer a great way to remember friends
and loved ones by writing their names on a bauble. Our trees will be
in Westfield St Lukes, 277 Newmarket, Royal Oak and Eastridge. We
are always looking for more volunteers. If you would like to help
with the 2009 appeal, please contact Verity Lee Sang on 361-5966 or
verity.leesang@mercyhospice.org.nz