Dec 7, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, This weekend members of the Parish Council will lead the Gathering. At this time of the year, we are directed towards the story of John the Baptist. He was a cousin of Jesus, possibly a second cousin. His significance is that he pointed towards...
Nov 30, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, On Wednesday I was privileged to attend a Voting Day breakfast at Parliament for the electronic launch of the 125 update of ‘Women Together’, edited by Anne Else. To get to the new edition, try https://nzhistory.govt.nz/women-together. I helped with...
Nov 23, 2018 | Weekly e-news
“Coming, ready or not!” Hello everyone, One of the strange quirks of the church year is that it ends this coming Sunday! Advent is regarded as the beginning of the new church year, so we ‘begin’ the 2018/2019 year on Sunday 2 December. At this ‘end of year’ point...
Nov 16, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, It’s good to be back in sunny Wellington. Always plenty of threads to pick up – Transgender Day of Remembrance Gathering this week and our annual meeting on Sunday too. Reading the annual report, you realise there’re a lot of person-hours behind all...
Nov 9, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, As gentle rain falls outside, Dunedin recovers from a warm yesterday. Checking weather for today I thought they’d left a zero off the wind figures. 11km/hr? Really? Not 110km/hr? Just teasing. This week St Andrew’s has focused on Peace. Through...
Nov 2, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora St Andrews community, Peace is the particular focus for our faith community over the coming week. The warmest invitation goes to all to come and join us in discovering more about the exciting work of bringing peace on earth, as we seek to live out our mission...