Thought for the week

Welcome to the first of our combined services for April. The combining of services to one site eases pressure on our stretched human      resources as many are affected by the current covid wave.  Thank you for your patience and understanding at this time. We are confident we will return to ‘normal’ services on…

The news this week of the relaxing the rules around Covid prevention has been warmly received. It feels like we may be finally on our way out of this Covid nightmare. And yet, Covid (and specifically the omicron variant) has never been closer to us. There are more cases than ever around us including some…

Welcome to our services of worship today. We have been encouraged by the faithful attendance at worship even during the uncertainty of the omicron outbreak. Remember though if you are unwell, please stay home and join us on our You Tube channel (just type Timaru  Presbyterian into the You Tube search bar and you will…

As I write this, the virus we have spent so much time and energy protecting ourselves against over the last two years has finally  arrived on our shores and in our town. It is a time of great uncertainty and concern for many of us. If you’re anything like me, then the background level of stress…

As expected, the cases of the omicron variant of covid 19 have greatly increased around the country and we in South Canterbury are not immune to this. At the time of writing there are some 200 active cases in the area, which increases the likelihood that any one of us might also catch this virus…

Tensions, temptations and taunts  The temptation of Jesus speaks to me of our human condition stretched to the limit! That in turn speaks to us at this time, as we enter a third   Lenten season under the shadow of Covid, with angry protestors camped outside Parliament, hospitality and tourism businesses going to the wall, and…

Welcome to our services today. We gather together in ‘strange’ times where we are on high alert for an outbreak of the Omicron variant of Covid 19 in our community. At the time of writing, we have 7 cases in South Canterbury and 1160 new cases nationwide (Wed 16th Feb). This number will inevitably rise…

Meditating on the Word. “We’re going to meditate. Our minds naturally think habitually. We ruminate on ourselves, our offenses, fears, cravings, jealousies, resentments & how everybody’s let us down. But what if we formed a habit of thinking on the Lord’s words?” – Beth Moore We live in a time of great anxiety and worry.  There…

Nau mai haere mai ki ta tatou karakia karakia i tenei ra Welcome to our service of worship today on this holiday weekend celebrating the founding of our nation through the Treaty of Waitangi. Many nations are birthed thorough war and conquest; even the Biblical history of Israel is soaked in blood. But our nation…

Welcome to Church this morning. As you will no doubt be aware, last Sunday 23rd Jan, at 11:59pm, the entire country went into the Red traffic light setting in response to the community outbreak of the Omicron variant of the virus. At Parish Council last Wednesday, we discussed our church’s response to this new environment. …