Tena koutou, and greetings church family. Fellowship is so important, and it was great to have another small group hosting our luncheon [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. It was lovely to see many of our new church family become full members of St [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. As an avid sports follower, last week was the pinnacle of the Super Rugby Pacific championship [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. Yesterday Felicity and I visited some friends in Omokoroa and then took the ferry across to [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. While praying about the pastoral message for this week the words that came to mind were: [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. What a rainy wet King’s Birthday weekend we had. The sun was barely seen and the [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. I love the fellowship and social gathering we have following the church service on Sunday morning. [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. I woke up this morning talking to Jesus about my day. I started by asking the [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. As I look out at the blue sky and sun streaming into my study it is [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. What a wonderful week of celebrations and blessings we witnessed last week. Praise the Lord! A [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. Last week Felicity and I had four of our 10 grandchildren from Auckland to stay for [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. Happy Easter! The Lord has risen. On Sunday our church family celebrated this very statement, with [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. What a wonderful Palm Sunday church service last week. It was great to see everyone waving [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. As we continue our journey into the fifth week of Lent (started on 22/2 Ash Wednesday [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. We are now in our fourth week of lent leading up to Easter and my encouragement [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. We are now in our third week of lent leading up to Easter and my encouragement for [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. Recently I spoke to a friend who has been a Minister for a decade about Lent [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. Well what a week this has been! As I write this the sun is shining over [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. This week I have been dwelling on faith building and how we strengthen our faith. Hebrew [...]

Tena koutou, and greetings church family. My encouragement for you this week is based on 1 John 4. “Proceed to the Route” [...]

As I write this first edition of my Pastoral Message for 2023, I am reminded of how great is our God and His love that endures forever (1 Chronicles 16:34).

Christmas blessings and Happy New Year to all our church members. What a blessed and hope filled time of the year Christmas is as we remember how God sent his son Jesus to save us and give us eternal life.

As we celebrate God’s greatest gift to the world we remember His blessings to us during the year. Felicity and I want to thank St Peters congregation for welcoming us to the St Peters church family.

What Is the Candle of LOVE? The love candle also known as the Angel candle, represents purity. Here are some scriptures to meditate on as we come to the end of Advent season: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16

The joy candle is also known as the Shepherd’s Candle, to highlight the joy the shepherds experienced when they received the good news about Christ’s birth (Luke 2:8-20). They received the joy that comes through Jesus’ arrival, and through the salvation he has gifted us. Philippians 4:4-5 captures the JOY that is gifted to us for his glory in sharing the Good News with our neighbours.

How did you get on with your wreath and candle organisation? It is not too late to join in. Start this week with the second candle of PEACE. Join with the rest of the church family and take part.

We will celebrate the four Sundays with three activities. Felicity and I invite you and your family and friends to journey with us together in this season of Hope, Peace, Joy, Love and Light (Christ Jesus).