Feb 27, 2023 | Weekly e-news
E News 24th February 2023 Last Saturday I invited members of our Parish Council and FFMG Facilities and Financial Management Group to my place for a lunchtime barbecue. Everything went to plan except the BBQ wouldn’t fire up and so my cousin Dame Winnie Laban’s...
Feb 20, 2023 | Weekly e-news
What a week it has been for our country. For those of us who came out of Cyclone Gabrielle reasonably unscathed we have so much to be grateful for and we realise that the basic everyday things that we have should not be taken for granted. Basic drinking water,...
Feb 13, 2023 | Weekly e-news
The earthquake in Turkey and Syria is absolutely devastating, the number of casualties catastrophic. We will continue to pray for them and find ways to reach out and support them in whatever way we can. Christian World Service have an appeal which we could support. ...
Feb 7, 2023 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora What happened to January? It seems to have gone so quickly. We started with a lovely blessing and welcome for Lynne & Ben’s grandson Fergus, followed within the week by an unanticipated funeral and farewell for Tony Cowdry. We’ve been gradually resuming...
Jan 30, 2023 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, The last week has seen the departure of three significant social activists from our communal life in New Zealand. Jacinda Ardern resigned as Prime Minister after leading New Zealand with grace and good humour through disaster, pandemic and economic...
Jan 30, 2023 | Weekly e-news
Happy New Year friends. This is our first E News for the year and I hope 2023 is going to be a blessed and adventurous year for you all, full of new and exciting things. I will be off to Samoa on Tuesday next week for a couple of weeks holiday. Our family will be...