May 31, 2024 | Weekly e-news
E NEWS 31ST MAY 2024 I’m just off to Queen Margaret College for a Samoan lunch as part of Samoan language week, le vaiaso o le gagana Samoa. Yesterday I was at the NZRU as SAOTT minister to pray for the Special Meeting to vote for new proposals to the NZRU...
May 24, 2024 | Weekly e-news
E NEWS 24TH MAY 2024 What a week I have had. After the closing worship of our Presbyterian women’s retreat I went outside to drive back to Wellington and my car had died outside Kapiti Uniting Church. There was no life whatsoever, so it had to be towed back to...
May 17, 2024 | Weekly e-news
E NEWS 17TH MAY 2024 Morena e hoa ma. I’m writing from El Rancho Retreat Centre in Waikanae as we begin our last day of our gathering of Presbyterian Women ministers. There are about 38 women: 5 Amorangi from Te Aka Puaho, 5 Pacific Island women, and the rest...
May 10, 2024 | Weekly e-news
E NEWS 10TH MAY 2024 Last Friday was one of my busiest days since coming to SAOTT just over two years ago. In the morning I planned Lloyd Jobson’s tree planting memorial for tomorrow with Molly and Sarah in Ranui, Porirua. Then I whipped up to Paraparaumu for a...
May 3, 2024 | Weekly e-news
E NEWS 3RD MAY 2024 Tena koutou katoa. Today I begin with the sad news of the passing away of our dear Janice Gault on Wednesday night, the 1st of May. We had the privilege of her company at church on Sunday where we sang one of her favourite hymns “Dear Lord and...
Apr 26, 2024 | Weekly e-news
E NEWS 26TH APRIL 2024 HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY TO JANICE GAULT 90 Years old is such a marvelous milestone. Janice has been looking forward to today and will be having a celebratory dinner with her children this evening. As we say in Samoa “ia manuia lou 90 tausaga”. ...