Feb 12, 2021 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora te Whānau Tau Hou hari. Happy New Year. Like many people, Ben and I have this week returned from our summer holiday. We were in the Far North for some of our time away but managed to avoid crossing paths with the person who left managed isolation infected with...
Dec 18, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora te Whānau Do you get the feeling that Christmas is suddenly almost here? Just seven sleeps to go! We’ve known about it all year but it seemed very far off for a long time, not least because the pandemic has so dominated our lives this year. Here in New Zealand...
Dec 11, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora te Whānau This week we will light the Advent Candle of Joy when we gather on Sunday for our Carol Service. What could be more appropriate than to express our joy about the coming of Christmas through singing Christmas carols, both old and new. Singing is...
Dec 4, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, For many years my Mum sent me an Advent calendar at the end of November. Then one year, when I was in my late 20’s, to my consternation, she didn’t. When I raised this serious issue with her she said “I thought you might be getting too old for it!”. ...
Nov 27, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Greetings everyone We have an exciting Sunday Service planned for this Sunday. For weeks we have been planning a Final Service for our 180 years Celebrations. We are using some of the material from a previous historical service in 2012. Over the last 2...