Hello everyone, I can’t express to everyone how much of a difference having the new AV screens in church has made.  Before, because the church is so heavily booked, it was usually not possible to put up the screen and data projector before Sunday morning and...

Hello everyone Last night I went to the NZSO concert on a freebie ticket.  It was a school holiday programme with short, humorous pieces.  ‘Toy’ instruments were used, including short lengths of brightly coloured plastic pipe swirled above the musicians...

Hello Everyone, I see Greta Sundberg has been getting some flack from world leaders for her spirited challenge at the United Nations.  I hope she is prepared for the pushback.  It is inevitable when a radical demand is made on a population which has been...

Hello everyone This week, marking the 6-month anniversary of the Christchurch event, the National Statement on Religious Diversity in Aotearoa NZ was launched.   The logo represents the growth of religious diversity within this country from Maori, European,...

Hello everyone, It may have been a surprise last Sunday to hear I’m retiring from 24 November.  A little earlier than expected, perhaps, though I am older than I look on a good day!  I turn 68 in January 2020.  It is time to use the energy I still have...

Hello everyone, What a grey drippy day it is today!  I’m writing to you on Thursday because I will be at a funeral in Dunedin on Friday but I am sure Friday will be grey and drippy too! Thank you for the supportive comments I received last Sunday.  My tears...