St Martin de Porres church is closing, after more than 65 years of serving Catholics in Lower Hutt.

A final Mass will be held at 8:30am on Sunday, 2 November at the church, located at 6 Park Avenue in the Epuni area of Lower Hutt. It will be celebrated by Archbishop Paul, and will livestreamed as well.

The day before the closure, on 1 November, will be one hour of Adoration with the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and the Relic of St Martin de Porres. This will take place at 3pm at the church. Parish families are invited to seek the blessings of St Martin de Porres.

We hope you can join us in saying farewell.

Check out the below video celebrating the church’s 60th jubilee in 2020: