Parish Office
Monday – Friday : 9AM – 3PM
The Parish Office is staffed weekdays, 9am to 3pm. All enquiries, notices for the bulletin and appointments with the Parish Priest or the priests who are assigned to the parish should be made through the office.
Mailing address: PO Box 30079, Lower Hutt 5040 Parish Office: 60 Knights Rd, Lower Hutt.
Telephone: 04 566 3088
Thursday : 10:45AM – 3PM on Thursday’s, from 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m., a priest from the parish is also available at the St. Bernadette’s Church, Naenae, in the meeting room attached to St. Bernadette’s Hall. The entrance is located at the roadside. Kindly make sure to call before you visit. Telephone: 04 566 3088
Parish Office Team
Monday: Lynette Murphy and Rosie Bignall Tuesday: Rosie Bignall
Wednesday: Jacinda Edmonds
Wed – Friday: Judy Miranda
Parish Secretary – For enquiries regarding Christening (Baptism), funerals, the Anointing of the Sick or Last Rites for a loved one, Mass intentions, Prayer Intentions, Home Blessings, appointments with a priest, signing of school preference forms for Catholic children, OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults), Parish youth, Parish Bulletin Notices or any other parish matters, please contact us using the email address or phone number below. Email: secretary@teawakairangi.nz Telephone: 04 566 3088
Parish Ministry Coordinator (On Monday & Tuesday) – For enquiriesabout the Children’s Sacramental Programme, hospitality, or participation in our parish communities, please use the contact details below. Email: participation@teawakairangi.nz Telephone: 04 566 3088
Parish Finances (on Mondays) For enquiries about joining the Parish Planned Giving Programme, making a one-off donation, contributing to parish property development, leaving a gift to the parish in your will, updating your giving details, or obtaining tax receipts, please use the contact details below. Email: finance@teawakairangi.nz Telephone: 04 566 3088
All Parish Church and Liturgy Committees (from January 2026) All minutes from Church Committee and Liturgy Committee meetings should be sent within one week of the meeting to committees@teawakairangi.nz
Parish Pastoral Team
Rev Fr Raja Kommareddy SVD (Parish Priest)
Email: pp@teawakairangi.nz
Rev Fr Satheesh Voora SVD (Assistant Priest)
Email: satheesh@teawakairangi.nz
Rev Fr Bill Burt SVD (Assistant Priest)
Email: billbsvd@teawakairangi.nz
Priests currently helping Parish Pastoral Team
Rev Fr Viator Mujuni
Email: viashanga@yahoo.co.uk
Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
Rev Fr Raja Kommareddy SVD (Parish Priest)
Rev Fr Satheesh Voora SVD
Kevin Crighton
Rita Kasiano-Graves
Aren Valentine
Email – committees@teawakairangi.nz