Thought for the week
Thought For The Week 5 May 2019
“In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (in Greek her name is Dorcas); she was always doing good and helping the poor.” – Acts 9:43 This week one of the great heroes of our faith passed away. Jean Vanier was the son of a rich and powerful French-Canadian family who volunteered for the British […]
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Thought For The Week 5 May 2019
Welcome to our services of worship today, we are so glad you have taken time out of your weekend to join together in worship of our risen saviour. Have you noticed that our community has become more ethnically diverse lately? Originally there were only birds here. Then came humans from Polynesia (Maori) and then Europeans […]
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Thought For The Week 28 May 2019
Last year I had the privilege of participating in the Timaru civic celebrations of ANZAC Day. War is a terrible thing. It is the polar opposite of the Christian ethic of loving your neighbour. As the guest speaker said that day, we remember and commemorate the losses of war, so that we will never again […]
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Thought For The Week 21 April
Greetings Christ is risen. Alleluia. Praise the Lord. The highlight of our Christian world is Jesus rising from the tomb. This act of God changes everything. Dejection, betrayal, denial, desertion: the disciples were lost and shattered. The one they adored and followed was crucified and publicly ridiculed. But, Jesus rose from the tomb. Everything changes. […]
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Thought For The Week 14 April
There are times in life that we are turned inside out and upside down. Everything seems to happen at once, and, somehow, in the middle of the whirlwind, we try to cope and make sense of it all. The arrival of a new life. A significant birthday. The passing of a dearly loved friend. As […]
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Thought For The Week 7 April
As many of you may know I’m a pretty keen cyclist and I’ll jump at any excuse to get on my bike, especially if it means riding the great trails in our region. Last weekend our parish youth group had a Bike Camp which involved tenting on Friday night at Lake Pukaki (it was somewhat […]
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Thought For The Week 31 March
This week we have been joining in the Matthew 25 Challenge from World Vision, which invites us to enter in to the parable of the sheep and the goats, to experience the lives of the least and the lost. It is easy for us to read the words, and to agree with the ideas, but […]
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Thought For The Week 24 March
How has your week been? Like many I have been shaken to the core by the events in Christchurch last week and I find tears are never far from my eyes just now. Perhaps at times like this poetry can be a great help and comfort. Here is one from Rev Martin Stewart, written while […]
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Thought for the Week 17 March
As we move into the second week of Lent, we are challenged to consider our place in the world. Each of us is called and cared for, chosen and loved by God. Jesus took his journey to the cross knowing well what the cost would be, yet also knowing what it meant for God’s love […]
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Thought For The Week 10 March
Welcome to our services today, the first Sunday in the season of Lent. Lent is a period of 40 days in which we are invited to reflect and prepare for Easter. Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness right after his baptism to prepare for his public ministry. Forty days without food, […]
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