Feb 28, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora e te whānau o Hato Anaru, I was lucky enough to walk just behind the queer young people leading the hikoi to the Out in the Park fair on Saturday. My children had been invited to be near the front of the hikoi so I went with them, “2,4,6,8 – don’t assume your...
Feb 21, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Last time I was in Dunedin, I visited the Smith Gallery in the Otago Settlers Museum. I found myself surrounded from floor to ceiling with portraits of hundreds of dour Scottish faces. These imposing patriarchs and matriarchs were settlers from pre 1865. This...
Feb 14, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Those of us of a certain age may well remember “The Seekers” – a music group that gave us songs like “Puff the magic dragon”. “There is a Season, Turn, turn, turn” and “The Times They are A’Changing”! The latter could well be a theme song for our world today. ...
Jan 31, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Happy New Year from all at St Andrew’s!This year St Andrews on the Terrace is 180.On 22 February 1840, our first members arrived on the Bengal Merchant, from Glasgow. The next day their minister Rev John MacFarlane, who travelled with them, held a service...
Dec 20, 2019 | Weekly e-news
Like many of us, living in New Zealand we cannot be unaware of a diversity of religions. Linda and I are particularly aware of how Islam works in practice because of the Muslim part of our family in Cairo and our involvement with our Syrian friends here. Of course...
Dec 13, 2019 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora tatou, The third Sunday in Advent is upon us. This Sunday during our service of readings and carols we will be lighting the third Advent candle – the candle of joy. I started writing this last weekend when joy seemed to be a great message. I...
