Exploring Faith
2017-06-25 11:45 - 13:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrew’s Centre, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This group meets monthly in the Centre at 11.45am on the 4th Sunday of the month. Current study is “Violence Divine: Overcoming the Bible’s Betrayal of Its Non-Violent God.” a DVD series produced by Living the Questions. This month: ‘Deuteronomy Rules’ Queries contact Susan 027 321 4870

Pentecost 4 - Communion. Just a cup of water
2017-07-02 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | The Terrace
Pentecost 4 is Communion Sunday. We consider Jesus’ instructions to help even the most insignificant people – those who do not have a lot of power to wield or great wealth. Just a cup of water can make a difference. We consider the implications of that as we gather for communion this week. Susan Jones leads.

Pentecost 5 - Remembering Parihaka
2017-07-09 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
In light of the recent Crown apology to the people of Parihaka, Lynne Dovey and Ben Gray will speak about Parihaka, its history and what we can learn from this truth and reconciliation move from the Government.

Pentecost 6 - God on my playlist
2017-07-16 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
How do today’s singers songwriters present God in their songs and music? Is God intimate friend or forbidding opponent, or perhaps distant diety? In today’s Gathering we look at popular music and its spiritual message

Pentecost 7 - God pictured in the art of the centuries
2017-07-23 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
In a short series of three, Susan led us last week in thinking about how God and the sacred turn up in popular music. Today we look at how God has been pictured in art over the centuries from Michelangelo on. Next week we will see how God turns up in the movies.

Pentecost 8 - The Commonwealth of God at the movies
2017-07-30 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
The concept of what Jesus seems to have called the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven can be translated Commonwealth of God. Jesus indicated it was not easy to find, but was valuable treasure. Does this concept appear in the movies we watch? We look at a few recent films to see what movie makers have done with the concept. Susan Jones leads the Gathering

Pentecost 9 Peace Sunday
2017-08-06 10:00 - 23:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Paul Barber and others will lead us in reflecting on peace particularly in relation to nuclear armament issues. We will celebrate NZ’s positive involvement in recent UN decisions about nuclear disarmament. Communion will also be celebrated.

Pre-election event: Fair Income Levels for all
2017-08-15 05:30 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Does everyone in New Zealand have a fair level of income? Second pre-election discussion and debate meeting. Chair: Lyndy McIntyre of Living Wage. Panelists: Paul Barber from NZ Council of Christian Social Services, Max Rashbrooke, author and journalist and Regina Tito-Campbell, Outreach worker, DCM. Come on your way home from work, bring questions and contribute ideas.

Pentecost 11 How my thinking has Changed (1)
2017-08-20 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Margaret Rushbrook reflects on how her thinking has changed in this first of two such Gatherings featuring two of the lay women in St Andrew’s on The Terrace faith community. This follows the series of three Gatherings with three retired ministers on the same topic held in February of this year.

Pentecost 12 How my Thinking has Changed (2)
2017-08-27 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Sonia Groes Petrie reflects on how her thinking has changed. This follows Margaret Rushbrook from last week and three retired ministers on the same topic in February.

Pre-election event - Honest Leadership in a Post-Truth World?
2017-08-31 18:00 - 20:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
‘Undercover the Facts’ is the final in the ‘Keeping Faith in Politics’ series presented by the Centre for Theology and Public Issues (Otago University). Poiticians confirmed as attending are Attorney General, Chris Finlayson, Wellington Central Labour MP, Grant Robertson and Green List MP Gareth Hughes. Chair: Megan Whelan (RNZ). See http://www.otago.ac.nz/ctpi/ctpi-wellington/honestleadership.html. Hosted by St Andrew’s on The Terrace.

Creation 1 (Pentecost 13) Forest Sunday
2017-09-03 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Today we begin the season of Creation and Susan leads the Gathering. We focus on ‘Forest’ and what that means spiritually and environmentally to us and the planet. We also celebrate communion together

Creation 2 (Pentecost 14) Land Sunday
2017-09-10 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Today we reflect on the importance of Land as we mark the second Sunday in the season of Creation. We consider what Land means to us spiritually and environmentally.

TSUNAMI Violin Concert
2017-09-10 18:00 - 20:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Japanese Society of Auckland, it is our pleasure to introduce the Isomura Brothers and their forthcoming Tsunami Violin Concert. This is a charity concert, and all the profits will go towards the victims of the Tohoku Earhquake/Tsunami of 2011.
Tsunami Violin – The violin symbolising hope, made from the remaining driftwood of the Tohoku Earthquake/Tsunami of 2011 is now brought by the Isomura Brothers for the first time to New Zealand as a part of a global music project, “Bonds made of a thousand tones’. This project involving 1000 violinists around the globe performing on this special violin in relay.
The Isomura Brothers(Kent and Shauno) are a New Zealand-based young Japanese piano + violin duo who have won numerous national and international awards. The concert programme comprises some of the most renowned Japanese composers’ classical music.
Please see the promotion video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySQZdBVrV0U
Official website http://www.isomurabrothers.com/tsunamiviolin
Official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Tsunami-Violin-Concert-Tour-393090131088480/

Tickets available through Eventfinda We hope to see you at the concert!

Creation 3 (Pentecost 15) High Country Sunday
2017-09-17 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Today we mark the third Sunday in the season of Creation and Susan leads the Gathering. This is High Country Sunday and we reflect on what the high country means to us spiritually and environmentally.

Creation 4 (Pentecost 16) River Sunday
2017-09-24 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Today we mark the fourth Sunday in the season of Creation and Susan leads the Gathering. This is River Sunday and we reflect on what rivers means to us spiritually and environmentally.

Pentecost 21 Reformation Sunday
2017-10-29 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This is the final in our October series on the Reformation: “What? The differences the Reformation has made to the world and the church.” We reflect on how the world is different since this great upheaval in church and society. The Reformation made a difference to how NZ society has been settled and governed. We reflect on these things today.

Courage to Act Seminar
2017-11-03 18:00 - 2017-11-04 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This Friday night/Saturday seminar focuses on when we need the courage to act. We begin on Friday night with Rev Prof Sir Lloyd Geering and Dr Hal Taussig speaking on their experiences of being branded heretic. The rest of the seminar moves on to how we need courage now and might need courage to act in the future. For details as this seminar programme develops see the STARS website http://www.satrs.org.nz

Pentecost 22 Communion
2017-11-05 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This is the first Sunday in November and we will celebrate communion. Susan leads the Gathering

Pentecost 23 Guest Preacher Rev Norman Wilkins
2017-11-12 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Norman Wilkins will lead the Gathering as Susan is on annual leave.

Pentecost 24 Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR)
2017-11-19 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | The Terrace
Today we take time to reflect on the deaths of transgender people throughout the world as a result of violence and prejudice. St Andrew’s on The Terrace has an inclusive policy – everyone is welcome here.

Pentecost 25 Spirituality and Art
2017-11-26 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Mike Wespel Rose and Fiona McDougall lead us in reflecting on how Art speaks to us spiritually

Advent 2
2017-12-10 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This Gathering may well include children featuring in the anticipation of the events of Christmas. Susan leads the Gathering.

Advent 3 A New Zealand Carol Service
2017-12-17 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This Gathering takes the form of a Christmas carol service using the new and lovely carols written by and for New Zealanders in a summer Christmas

Advent 4 Christmas Eve Sunday Gathering
2017-12-24 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This year Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday. This morning will will be using some of the traditional Christmas carols to prepare for Christmas Day

Advent 4 Christmas Eve Carols and Communion
2017-12-24 19:30 - 21:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Beginning with cake and sherry (or juice) at 7.30pm we celebrate through carols and communion the birth of the Christ child. The Gathering itself begins at 8pm.

Christmas Day
2017-12-25 10:00 - 11:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Come and join us to celebrate Christmas Day with all the joy that brings. Probably a shorter than usual Gathering so you can get home for Christmas lunch.

Christmas 1 New Year's Eve
2017-12-31 10:00 - 11:30 (Pacific/Auckland) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Join us to celebrate the passing of the year

Sunday Gathering
2018-04-15 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Sydney) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
This is the Gathering with the second in the series of reflections on the Emerging Church led by Susan Jones. Numbers 3 and 4 in the series will be on Sundays 6th May and 13th May. Morning tea will follow the Gatherings each Sunday. All are welcome.

Sunday Gathering
2018-04-22 10:00 - 11:30 (Australia/Sydney) | St Andrews Church, 30 The Terrace, Wellington, 6011, Wellington, The Terrace, 6011, New Zealand
Fiona McDougal will lead this Gathering with a theme reflecting the nearness of Anzac Day.
