Thought for the week
Thought For The Week 29 September 2024
Welcome to our special combined service today. We will be creating space in this service to discuss the significant proposal outlined in our Long Term Vision paper. The aim of this vision is to set our parish on a sustainable footing and growth path for the next 10 years. Your participation in this discussion is […]
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Thought For the Week 22 September 2024
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your […]
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Thought for the Week 15 September 2024
Tena koutou katoa As we approach Māori Language Week (14-21 September) it is timely to remember that being able to share through a common language helps build relationships and understanding across cultures. Māori Language week encourages us in this regard. Let’s remember at this time our Church’s commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi as set […]
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Thought For The Week 8 September 2024
As you know, Parish Council have been engaging in a thorough process of discernment and consultation about the future sustainability of our parish life. One of the messages that emerged from our congregational hui was that it is time for a proposal to be put forward. Over the last month the Parish Council and […]
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Thought For The Week 1 September 2024
Welcome to our special combined service this morning. At the end of the service, we will have a congregational meeting to present the budget and adopt it for the current financial year. Copies of the budget document are available on the foyer table and there will be the opportunity to ask questions or make comments. […]
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Thought for the Week 25 August 2024
Welcome to our services today, we are so glad you have made the effort to gather with God’s people for worship and fellowship. Luke will be unpacking the passage from Ephesians 6 about standing in the armour of God in the battle against the forces of evil. I look forward to hearing his perspective on […]
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Thought for the Week 18 August 2024
Last weekend marked the closing of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Although I must admit that I don’t really follow athletics, or rowing, or other Olympic sports, I find that I always seem to get caught up in the drama, the spectacle, the highs and lows of Olympic competition. We feel a sense of kinship as […]
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Thought for the Week 11 August 2024
Earlier this week I was in the kitchen with Teresa and Jonathan where there is a large glass ranch sliding door onto our deck. Suddenly, the three of us were startled by a dull thud on the glass. A little Silvereye bird, perhaps seeing a reflection of the garden in the glass, had flown into […]
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Thought for the Week 4 August 2024
The following is an excerpt from a pastoral letter to the PCANZ from our moderator Rt. Rev. Rose Luxford. Copies of the whole letter are available in the church foyer. Tena koutou katoa. Last Wednesday I sat and watched as Parliament received the report from the Royal Commission on Abuse in Care. There were speeches […]
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Thought For The Week 28 July 2024
The Abuse in Care Inquiry final report was released this week and the headlines didn’t look good for churches who ran institutions caring for children. The report noted that faith based organisations were as bad or worse at abusing vulnerable children highlighting particularly the Catholic and Anglican churches and Dilworth school. Our response might be […]
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