I love autumn. It brings back childhood memories of walks in the park and kicking through leaves, of driving under a long corridor of brilliantly coloured leaves in the Borders of Scotland, and as a northern hemisphere student, of burrowing in at the start of the...

Kia ora te Whānau   Gratitude is the word and feeling on my mind this week. I feel gratitude at many levels. I am grateful that in New Zealand we can largely go about our normal lives, while understanding how hard life is elsewhere in the world, especially in...

Tomorrow (Saturday) is May Day.  In Scotland it had its origins in the Spring Festival of Beltane but for the last century or so has been associated with International Workers Day.  It was marked in the mining area where I lived on the first Monday in May. On the...

Hasn’t it been good having some fine weather this week?  A bit of sunshine makes all the difference in these days as we move towards winter.  It not only warms the body – it also changes the way we see things – gives us a different perspective on the world around us. ...

It was good to hear the Croft Pipe organ again on Easter Sunday.  Although the grand piano and the Baroque organ have served us well , we were glad to welcome home the “BIG ORGAN”.  It gives an added depth and texture to our worship. The fund-raising for the restored...

Kia ora te Whānau   Last evening Parish Council held its monthly meeting. One of the things we talked about was how much we had all enjoyed celebrating Easter this year. We have received great feedback about the various services. Perhaps it was due to the fact...