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Weekly News for Friday 2 October
kia ora. One of our Tipuna Jack Somerville was Minister here 1947-64. He once famously said “...when you turn 65 you have reached your Anecdotage.” Like me, many of you reading this have qualified! I vividly recall the...
Weekly news for Friday 8th May 2020
Kia ora e te whanau US architect Frank Lloyd Wright said “the present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope.” “The Living City” In these days of Level 3, we wait and hope for news of a move to Level 2. So too, did the Jewish...
Order of Service for 5 April 2020
Dear members of the St Andrew’s community Thank you to everyone who provided us with such lovely feedback on last week's service. It is encouraging to hear how many joined us and found the online service a positive experience. Thank you to Catriona Cairns and...
Shut down of Services
Kia ora e te whānau,As our country moves into alert level 4 measures tomorrow evening, and we experience a shut down of most groups and services, it is natural that we feel uncertain, afraid of how it will be, as well as what may unfold. We are still a community of...
Weekly News for 7 February 2020
Kia ora e te whānau, The demands of the gospel, while sound simple - to love others, to be peacemakers, to do justice; in fact are at times downright inconvenient, and at times feel impossible! In some ways the easiest ways to express our commitment to Jesus’ way is...
Weekly Newsletter for Friday 16 June 2019
Hello everyone, Last week I wrote about depression. One antidote to depression which can be built into our lives permanently is spiritual practice. If we are people who began the journey of faith in conservative circles, we may have been trained in...