Thought for the week
Thought for the Week 26 January 2025
Our scripture text today from 1 Corinthians 12: 12-31 calls us to consider how we can function as one body (the body of Christ) while facing the reality of our very real differences. How can we get unity from diversity? The Corinthian church was made up of very diverse groups; Jews and gentiles, slaves and […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 22 December 2024
Welcome to this very special combined service celebrating the ministry of Rev Rory Grant and his family over the past 13 years. His move to Clevedon in the new year marks the end of an era for TPP. He arrived as a freshly minted minister out of the KCML internship programme and leaves as an […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 15 December 2024
Thought For The Week: Coming Home At this time of year, I have quite evocative memories of my years in Auckland where I would drive around the city and the pōhutukawas would be blooming brilliantly, the summer breeze through my window, listening to Christmas songs on the radio. One that is synonymous with this season […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 8 December 2024
Welcome to our special combined service today to mark the completion of Luke Blackbeard’s internship. Luke and his family have been with us for 2 years and is heading to Christchurch to be ordained and inducted at The Village Church. We welcome visitors from there who will share this celebration and attend Luke’s licensing service […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 01 December 2024
This week is the beginning of Advent, a word that reminds us of the arrival of Jesus on earth in the mystery of the incarnation. While our wall calendars and diaries tell us that there is one month left to run in the year, in the Church calendar for Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians, today […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 24 November 2024
Earlier this week I watched an interesting interview with a former astronaut. They were talking about how in our world, so many of our problems, relational, economic, geographic and political, are exacerbated by our tendency to focus only on ourselves, our community, our country or people group. They also described a change in thinking experienced […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 17 November 2024
Over the weekend of the 1-3 November, Rory, Janie, and I attended the Alpine Presbytery gathering in Nelson, hosted by Whakatu Presbyterian Church in Richmond, in their stunning new facility on Champion Rd. One highlight for me was attending the Sunday morning service and seeing Rev Sage Harris, who I mentored when he was an […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 10 November 2024
As you will know, Parish Council has called a congregational meeting on Sunday 24th November, following a 10am combined worship service at Trinity for the congregation to consider the long term vision that Council has been working on this year. In response to the feedback from the congregation, we would like to clarify some issues that have […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 3 November 2024
Welcome to our services today. Lois will be bringing the sermon today as both Rory and I are in Nelson at the Alpine Presbytery gathering, the first time it has been held in this beautiful city. The gathering is an opportunity to strengthen our ties to the rest of our regional presbyterian family, to be […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 27 October 2024
Two weeks ago I returned to te Maungarongo Mārae, Ōhope, for a PCANZ hui, and while I was there I realised that I had arrived for the hui exactly one year to the day after I arrived on my study leave journey. An old friend used to describe those coincidences that are too perfect to be […]
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