Onslow Anglicans
Onslow Anglicans

Our Vision and Mission

Vicar: Monty Black — full time, clergy

Monty Black

Monty has been in full-time paid parish ministry since 1971 and has served in seven different North Island parishes. He has particular interests in teaching and in liturgy (worship). Monty is the senior priest in the parish and as Archdeacon of Ohariu has responsibilities within the wider church.

Phone 04 479 4142,
Email: monty@onslowanglicans.org.nz

Assistant Priest: Judith Wigglesworth – Part Time, clergy

Judith Wigglesworth

Judith grew up in Palmerston North, worshipping at All Saints’ Palmerston North. She shifted with her husband Roger to Wellington in 1981, and was involved at Wellington Cathedral of St Paul for many years before serving there following her ordination as Deacon in 2008 and as Priest in 2009.
As part-time Priest Assistant Judith will be assisting in Worship Services, and generally helping Monty in his Ministry as Vicar of Onslow.
Judith and Roger live in Khandallah and have three sons: Thomas (20), Peter (17), and Mark (12).

Phone 04 973 9036,
Email: judith@onslowanglicans.org.nz

Parish Administrator: Joanne Edson – 30 hours/week, lay

Picture of Joanne Edson

Joanne works from the Parish Office. She is responsible for Administration of the Onslow Anglicans office. This includes coordinating messages and publishing our pew sheet, Parish News and worship materials. She records the planned giving, preparing our accounts and manages the office. Bookings for both Ngaio and Khandallah facilities should be made through her.

Phone 04 970 1121,
Email: office@onslowanglicans.org.nz

Parish Family Worker: Celia Falchi – part time, lay

Celia Falchi

As part of a large family herself, Celia is passionate about working with children and their parents/caregivers. Celia is currently studying towards a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology at Massey University where her research is centred on Step-Family Relationships. Celia loves to cook and has performed both nationally and internationally as an opera singer. She is married and has a younger family member in her care as well as two dogs.

Email: TripleP@onslowanglicans.org.nz

Box Hill Kids Supervisor: Raewyn Berkahn - full time, lay

Raewyn Berkahn

Raewyn is the supervisor of our Early Childhood Centre, Box Hill Kids. She manages a large group of professional staff who care for children from 6 months to 5 years of age in our purpose designed and built childcare facility on site at Khandallah.

Phone 04 479 3520
Email: raewyn@onslowanglicans.org.nz

Musical Director: Jonathan Berkahn – part time, lay

Jonathan Berkahn

Jonathan leads the music programme at Onslow Anglicans. He is a highly versatile musician who plays a wide range of instruments. Jonathan has composed much of the music we sing on Sundays including musical settings for each of our services. Anyone who would like to play a musical instrument in church is encouraged to talk to Jonathan. We have successfully included flute, saxophone, violin, trumpet, guitars and drums in our worship.

Parish Nurse: Hilary Black - 8 hours/week, lay

Hilar Black

Hilary is our Parish Nurse. Hilary has been a practice nurse for twenty years. She is married to Monty.

Phone: 04 479 4142
Email: nurse@onslowanglicans.org.nz

Volunteers - the backbone of Onslow Anglicans!

Tony Hooper

Fiona McDonald-Bates

Church Wardens
Vicar’s Warden: Tony Hooper
People’s Warden: Fiona McDonald-Bates

email: wardens@onslowanglicans.org.nz

Raewyn Berkahn

Michael Newbery Synod Representatives
Raewyn Berkahn
Michael Newbery

2012 Vestry 

Karyn Bishop
Karyn Bishop

Raewyn Berkahn
Raewyn Berkahn

James Clareburt
James Clareburt

Brian Martin
Brian Martin

 

Barbara Caudwell
Barbara Cauldwell

Flora McIntyre
Flora McIntyre

Helen Shields
Jonathan Cobb