Thought for the week
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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Thought For The Week 21 July 2024
In the last week, members of our congregation have been victims of a phishing scam. Hackers have gained access to their contact lists and impersonated the victims, emailing friends and family, aiming to trick them into sending money to the scammers. These faceless people, operating fromanywhere in the world, prey upon the trust and generosity that […]
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Thought For The Week 14 July 2024
Last week I had the joy of attending the annual Alpine Presbytery Retreat in Hanmer Springs. The facilitator was retired Bishop of Dunedin Kelvin Wright who opened our eyes to the use of photography as a spiritual practice. Many of us think of spiritual practices in quite limited terms: reading your bible, prayer, attending church […]
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Thought For The Week 7 July 2024
Recently a small team from our congregation got together to work on a ‘mission action experiment’, which is a fancier sounding way of saying we’re experimenting in doing mission in our community. Which really means, we’re ‘having a go’. But our aim is not just to throw darts at the board hoping something will stick. […]
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Thought For The Week 30 June 2024
Thank you to all those who attended and participated in our family forum last week considering the proposal to move our worship to one site from January next year. There were 9 groups who discussed the proposal and provided valuable feedback for Council to consider. I provide a brief summery for your interest. We asked […]
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Thought For the Week 23 June 2024
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 A few weeks ago a member of our congregation shared with me their weariness with change “We’ve had so much change over the years, do we really need more […]
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Thought For The Week 16 June 2024
Welcome to our services today as we continue our series based on the life of Israel’s shepherd king, David. Todays’ story is of the prophet Samuel anointing David king while king Saul is still on the throne! (1Sam 16). This is a risky and subversive thing to do and it is many years before David […]
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