Greetings Advent people,   This Sunday December 8th is Advent 2 in the church calendar year. At St Andrew’s we will be lighting the Peace candle and enjoying a service for the young at heart.  The Rainbow Room children will present a moving tableaux assisted by...

Kia ora e te whānau, What a great turn out we had last Sunday for our farewell to Susan and Roger! It felt like a real celebration of Susan’s ministry as well as a confirmation of the particular mission and ministry we have here at St Andrew’s on the Terrace. A huge...

The title of today’s e-news is the title of a book about people who leave the church.  I doubt whether I will make that comprehensive a break, but this is the end of an era where I have been a minister in a parish.  Specifically, in this instance, a minister...

Hello everyone, This week, Lois Robertson is using the enews to lay out some of the plans for the 180th anniversary in 2020.  “CELEBRATING 180 YEARS” In 2020, St Andrews on the Terrace will celebrate 180 years. This is the logo we will be using throughout the...

Hello everyone, This weekend we consider the ending of one of the bloodiest conflicts in western history. One summary reads: “Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars", [WWI] it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel,...

Hello everyone, Today Lynne Dovey and I went to Queen Margaret College Assembly to hand over your centenary gift to them.  The St Andrew’s mirror looked lovely on the stage. As I walked into the Hall three students were spontaneously and wholeheartedly admiring...