Stained Glass (South Canterbury) Parkside, South Island, New Zealand
By The-Organist on 12-Apr-07. Waypoint GC123RX

There's a much better cache taking the place of this one.

Making way for a MUCH BETTER cache!

Just removing listing for maintence. Feel free to solve the coordinates in the meanwhile.

Logged with permission. Many thanks for the cache and a great excuse to view some quality stained glass windows.

5532 A most impressive display of stained glass, can just imagine the amount of work and skill required, thoroughly enjoyed our visit. Highly recommended, TFTC

Visiting TBs

Found with Johnnygoescaching crew on our Timaru Adventure Day. TFTC!

Well overdue for a logging session - will have to get better at logging! TFTC
Found with Johnnygoescaching on trip to Timaru

Found with Johnny Goes Caching on a trip to Timaru.

TFTC, one of 41 caches on the johnnygoescaching trip to Timaru. Sorry for another cut and paste job (logging 48 caches today).

TFTC, found on school trip to Timaru. Thanks for the cache!

Tftc one of 38 on our trip

We had to come back to this one and was lucky enough to locate the cache this time. TFTC

Beautiful

enjoyed this one, just chasing your Organist's 100th cache while I'm down here on holiday, really enjoying it

It was great to finally complete this one.
TFTC.

Took a few minutes to find the cache, went to the wrong stump to start with but got it eventually.

Prayed that BaldEd and I would be successful with this one. There was one definite hurdle that was placed in our way. BaldEd had come armed with an old printout so it was out with my trusty PDA for the latest info. The cache logbook was soon signed by both of us.
Cheers for the cache.

Interesting old building that I would never have visited but for geocaching. Tufty and I initially had a little difficulty for we were using an old printout I had made. When will I learn? After visiting where the cache had initially been placed we took a look at the cache details in Tufty’s PDA and noted that there had been changes. The cache was soon found. Found another clue for The Organist’s 100 cache. Whilst speaking to our motel owner later in the day she commented that her daughter changed to another school because the bloody subjects depicted on some of the stained glass windows upset her so much.

New security arrangements mean that the building is only available Monday to Thursday, 8am to 3am.

Got the first question, however the doors were firmly shut at midday and again at about 3pm on a Saturday. Oh well, next time.

Nice way to start the day's caching. Really did enjoy the stained glass, and the puzzle worked out just fine. Thanks.

Passing through heading north and about the first time I have been here during suitable hours to do this one. Very stunning place to visit and fortunately only two people in the church who appeared to be on caretaker type duty. Still felt a bit out of place trying to play the passing visitor role but fortunately the required info was gained fairly readily and discreetly.

No problems finding the cache itself and first to sign the new log book it seems.
No trades, TFTC

Some deforestation has taken place and the cache has been removed in the process. Have moved the cache to a new location where it is less visible.

Placing FTF Geocoin in the cache - first to the NEW location!

Yes I found it again in its new location. Took the coin again.

[This entry was edited by Comradehunt on Saturday, December 08, 2007 at 3:55:15 PM.]

Wow - The windows are fantastic.
I used to live just up the road in Craigie Ave, but had never been inside this building before. Man it's stunning!!!

Found the location referred to in the clue but didn't find the cache!!! Perhaps its missing (or I need to look harder).
Limited my search as I didn't want to look like I was spying on the nearby school children.

Dropping off geocoin

Beautiful stained glass windows. We were welcomed by one of the users!

Dropped in a geocoin to celebrate the Investiture for the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem. (Picture attached to coin log)

Taken the geocoin.

Found it! And I think it was quite lucky I did as the cache was just sitting out in the open, and anyone walking past could have muggled it. It is now back where it should be.

While doing the organists 100th, we saw stained glass listed adn had to include it. Absolutely magnificent windows in this realaly well loved church. We wanadered for some time looking... thanks
TNLN SL

Found with rchdlyn. Nice church. T4TC TNLN

Our 100th Cache. All the Mac’s did this one together. The church is in pristine condition and we all took a moment to enjoy it magnificence. We were staying in Timaru a few days while the youngest was playing in a rugby competition. I spent a lot of holidays in Timaru as a youngster and as we drove and walked around lots of memories kept flashing back. Thanks.

B#$^%#$!!!

Cache replaced as of Sunday 16 September, 9am.

New cache initially contains:
Bookcrossing book
Kiwi Sightseer TB
Mini holepunch

as well as the logbook, etc.


[This entry was edited by The-Organist on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 2:11:38 AM.]

Dropping in the "Kiwi Sightseer CLOCKWISE" TB to being its journey.

Missing in action.
This was a revisit to get some information.
The cache is not in its correct spot.
Also I think the neighbours may have over heard us (ok me) talking a bit louder than I should have but didn't see them till after I had opened my mouth.

Ops this was supposed to be dated 15th not that it makes much difference. It is still a

[This entry was edited by Kiwi Nomad on Saturday, September 15, 2007 at 1:16:36 AM.]

Adding a special addition to the cache

Nice multi at a nice church. Had a good chat with the friendly gardener. Good Hide.

TFTC, TNLN,
WallaceDuo

Nice stop on the way home after a long weekend, the rest of the team needed reassuring that we were allowed to go inside, but we all loved the windows, thank you for sharing these via a cache [^]

+ Teddy Bear (With Red stained Glass Heart)
- Generic Micro Coin

Homesick Kiwi TB visits the destination cache before being released in Canada to find its way home.

[This entry was edited by The-Organist on Monday, June 04, 2007 at 10:32:42 PM.]

1482. Arrived as the morning service was finishing so went away for a while before coming back to seek out the answers. There are certainly some beautiful stained windows in this Church and they all have a story to tell. Once we had the answers, finding the cache was quite straight-forward.
Took the Autumn Rose Geocoin - an appropriate coin to have visited this cache.
Thanks
Iris & Rodney

[This entry was edited by Sallies on Monday, June 04, 2007 at 1:50:14 AM.]

Been meaning to do this for a while.... beautiful place... met up with Ridders76....... TNLN TFTc

Brillant, always intended to visit this fine example of architecture and today we did. Were spotted by Mike & Alice who where one waypoint in front of us, was nice to swap a few stories. + TB, - geocoin.

Popped in a couple of spare Geocoins into the cache.

+ Butterfly's Micro Generic Coin
+ Autumn Rose Geocoin

Swapped travel bugs - Started "Kiwi Sightseer TB" on its South Island journey. Look forward to its eventual return.

Dropped off geocaching police squad geocoin.

Also adjusted clues to make sure that Kiwi Nomad's mistake is not repeated.

We went inside to get the answers. Mum took some photos of the large windows.
Luckily it was only a short walk to find the final.
Thanks for the cache.

The windows were very beautiful. Mum told us who was in each one.

36. Has been awhile since I have been here. Was in town for something else and decided to have a look. Loved the stained glass windows very beautifull. My answer to aa put the cache it over 3kms away, so adjusted so it would be withen the stated 200ms and found easy.
Left tb bungy sheep took nothing but photos.
TFTC

Well, it took a while to find the "Plaque", as there is a drastic mistake in your "Published" Co-ords.
It would seem that you have the "Quest" Eatern-Coords in your Published Co-ords. God only knows the correct coords of the "plaque", as the co-ords you Published lead to the middle of the netball / tennis court.
I drove home to re-check that I'd enterred them into my Etrex correctly.

Still, the "building" was obvious, so I looked for an open door, and found the nearest "Plaque".

The building is in immaculate condition inside; I've never been in there before.

Still, I loved the challenge, and took the prize for "FTF" - and nabbed the TravelBug Ducky.

Otherwise, TNLN.

Cheers - -(You may want to correct the published Easting Coords)

Cheers

Did not to find the first plaque till after i found the cache, I just guessed, I were here at 10.30am think I were FTF as the Duck TB was still there, Cold weather in Oamaru today, so last minute change of plans, Came to Timaru for the day, Found 4 cache and put 4 out.

Cheers Bitsprayer

Cache coordinates repaired!

Hi Bitsprayer - -

If you were there at 10:30am - -you definitely WERE the FTF.

However - -There were NO entries in the logbook.
and the TB was still there

So, I assumed I was the FTF - -

Cheers

Correcting cache co-ordinates

Coordinates fixed - sorry about that people!

Published

Log used to allocate Travel Bug to this cache.