Mar 28, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, It doesn’t seem right to wish you a ‘Happy’ Holy Week – perhaps a blessed one or a special one would be more appropriate… or maybe ‘thoughtful’. Our accompanying weather at Easter is not the northern hemisphere spring. Our New Zealand autumn imagery...
Mar 23, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Greetings everyone, Palm Sunday this weekend; Jesus enters Jerusalem and willing or unwillingly wittingly or unwittingly engages with forces ranged against him. Yet, his entry is marked with cheers and applause and psalm singing – it’s a strange world. What is...
Mar 16, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, This week news filtered through that 21 year-old Zena Campbell, the young person murdered in Te Aro in February, was a member of the transgender community. Her community is in mourning. We have lit transgender candles in the church. Sadly, New...
Mar 13, 2018 | Community, Minister’s Musings
On Sunday March 4, St Andrews on The Terrace paid tribute to their Theologian in Residence. This is the text of the appreciation which was presented along with a pounamu pendant to Sir Lloyd and Lady Shirley. In Appreciation Rev Prof Sir Lloyd George...
Mar 9, 2018 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, A note on flowers sent yesterday said “Being back in Wellington must be surreal”. ‘Surreal’ is right. The cold Roger generously passed on is in full flight. I eventually took the week as sick leave. I watched Roger poleaxed with this cold during Dad’s...
