What an amazing weekend! On Friday the 11th of August, the Media and Worship Team travelled to Awhitu to start their first ever retreat!! We made a stop in Waiuku at a local fish and chips store in the cold winters evening, to have some dinner. When we arrived in Awhitu, we unloaded the cars, …
On the 2nd of September, we took advantage of the beautiful weather and spent the morning out at mini golf. The father’s that attended were split up into 4 teams, and each team spent time going around the mini golf course, accumulating points at each hole. It was really nice to hear and see the …
We continue to give thanks to God for his goodness to our congregation and for drawing our parents and even our littlest children to Him, through baptism. On Sunday, the 6th of August, the congregation had witnessed both Brodie and Patricia affirm their faith in God. and at the same time had agreed to show …
“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it” Proverbs 22:6 The Tuala Family have been apart of our congregation for many years and to be able to witness three of their children being baptised is such an amazing occasion. We are so very fortunate to …
This year, St Martins conducted their first ever Matariki service. We all congregated outside as we patiently waited to hear the karanga that was led by one of our beautiful wahine, as we were welcomed into the whare karakia. Matariki is a time of remembrance. A time where whanau and wider communities gather to reflect …
Our Cambodian Sunday School went on an adventure to Botany on Saturday afternoon to watch the new Spider-Man movie. With the help of Keri and some parent helpers; the Sunday School children were able to spend a nice weekend together at the mall. The children and the parent helpers had so much fun and enjoyed …
Our church had spent yet another week celebrating yet another Language Week alongside the rest of New Zealand. The theme for this year was: ‘Mitamita I lau gagana, maua’a lou fa’asinomaga’ – Be proud of your language and grounded in your identity. When we think about the themes of the different language weeks, there is …
What a joy it is to serve a living and true God. Who watches over all His children and who speaks to us in new ways, everyday. We have seen God move in and through our congregation and we are very blessed to be able to celebrate that in this way. The Tamali’i family have …
A week before Mother’s Day, our Sunday School kids put a gift together to give to their mum’s for Mother’s Day. This was a chance for the kids to write a nice card to their mum, make a gift for them, and to fellowship with the other kids. Thank you to our Youth Group for …
Noaˈia ˈe mạuri gagaj ˈatakoa – Greetings everyone! Last week was Rotuman Language Week. Rotuma is an island not very known by many. It is very important within our church that we celebrate the different ethnic groups because we are a very diverse community. It brings us great joy to be able to celebrate diversity …
