E NEWS 3RD MARCH 2023 Today is the World Day of Prayer focussing and prepared by the churches in Taiwan. The ecumenical service was held at Johnsonville Uniting Church at 10am this morning. On Friday night last week St. Andrew’s on the Terrace hosted an evening with...

E News 24th February 2023  Last Saturday I invited members of our Parish Council and FFMG Facilities and Financial Management Group to my place for a lunchtime barbecue.  Everything went to plan except the BBQ wouldn’t fire up and so my cousin Dame Winnie Laban’s...

What a week it has been for our country.  For those of us who came out of Cyclone Gabrielle reasonably unscathed we have so much to be grateful for and we realise that the basic everyday things that we have should not be taken for granted.  Basic drinking water,...

The earthquake in Turkey and Syria is absolutely devastating, the number of casualties catastrophic.  We will continue to pray for them and find ways to reach out and support them in whatever way we can. Christian World Service have an appeal which we could support.  ...

Kia ora What happened to January?  It seems to have gone so quickly.  We started with a lovely blessing and welcome for Lynne & Ben’s grandson Fergus, followed within the week by an unanticipated funeral and farewell for Tony Cowdry.  We’ve been gradually resuming...

Hello everyone, The last week has seen the departure of three significant social activists from our communal life in New Zealand. Jacinda Ardern resigned as Prime Minister after leading New Zealand with grace and good humour through disaster, pandemic and economic...