Thought for the week
Thought For The Week 21 March 2021
After a long wait, the planned kitchen upgrade at the Trinity Community Centre is underway! It is exciting to think that we will soon have brand-new, purpose built kitchen facilities to support our worshipping life and our community facing ministries. While this is new and exciting, it is also the culmination of years of foresight, […]
Continue ReadingThought for The Week 14 March 2021
In Numbers 21:4-9 the story is told of Moses lifting the bronze snake on a pole so that whoever looks at it will be healed of the plague that was sweeping through the Israelites, caused by venomous snakes which we are told God sent in response to the people’s complaints and ingratitude. The cure came […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 7 March 2021
Last weekend Andrea, the boys and I had a great time helping Brent & Catherine shifting house. It’s a big job, but as the saying goes, many hands make light work. It occurs to me that there are two things that make a day like last Saturday worthwhile: There is the satisfaction of the work itself […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 28 February 2021
Welcome to our service of worship today. I’m so glad you have taken the time to join with God’s people to participate in the worship that is ever going on in heaven. Last Sunday Rory made the comment in his sermon that Lent involves stripping away the things that are un-necessary in our lives so […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 21 February 2021
Tomorrow will mark 10 years since the tragic events of February 22nd, 2011. Just when we thought things were starting to go back to normal after the September earthquakes, everything was turned upside down all over again. I visited Christchurch as part of the support and relief effort 6 weeks after. What I saw in that week […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 14 February 2021
Welcome to our services of worship today, which happens to be Transfiguration Sunday, where Jesus is affirmed on the mountain as God’s Son and is given status above Moses (representing the law) and Elijah (representing the prophets). This is why Jesus is given the ultimate authority, he being the ‘image of God’ (2 Cor 4:4). […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 7 February 2021
Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse. The government is currently conducting a Royal Commission of Inquiry into historical abuse in government institutions and faith-based care. The scope of this inquiry is very broad and it includes all allegations and complaints that have been made to churches about abuse that might have taken place in situations where […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 31 January 2021
Welcome to the new year. I hope you have all had a chance to refresh and get new wind for the coming year. Within the next week we will be back into the pattern of meetings and back to school. I think we were all hoping things would get back to normal, but at present […]
Continue ReadingThought For The Week 20 December 2020
Well folks, Christmas isn’t just coming, it’s here! We have a joyful and creative worship schedule to help you draw near to the Holy One as we celebrate his coming once more. On Christmas Eve we have our Heiligabend (Holy Evening) service in the Trinity Chapel, led by the Frank family. There will be carols and a […]
Continue ReadingThought Form The Week 13 December 2020
The theme for the third Sunday of Advent is joy and we have chosen this day to honour, celebrate and give thanks for the year. In particular we want to give thanks for the numerous acts of kindness and service offered as an expression of faith. The Church is not run by its ministers or […]
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