I am happy to report that we had a great holiday down in Rotorua and no-one fell in to any boiling mud pools on this occasion and so that was a relief!
The big news of the week is that we have a brand new Church Manager. Peter Cox started at the beginning of this week and we are very fortunate to have someone of Peter’s caliber and experience overseeing our operations. Welcome Peter!
David Goulstone finishes next week and so do thank him for all that he has done in the time he has been with us if you did not get the opportunity to do so after we interviewed him on Sunday. We are all going to miss David enormously.
I am also delighted that Mary Turner has joined the administrative team this week as well. Welcome Mary!
Do introduce yourselves to them and make them feel welcome.
It was great to be back last Sunday. Richard spoke very well in the morning as we opened our three week series entitled “Sent Together” on mission and community. I loved his challenge to find the one thing that gives us most life and do that. (So long as it is legal).
It was also great to have Bishop Ross here on Sunday night. Ross is a great support to us all and I was very grateful that in his busy schedule he was able to squeeze us in again. If you missed his talk on Sunday night on Phil 2:1-11 it is definitely worth listening to on the podcast. He gave a very illuminating and insightful talk on Jesus’ example of humility and service.
Newt is speaking this Sunday continuing on with the “Sent Together” series and has a great message up his sleeve. Although, I am feeling gutted because I am going to miss it.
However, I am excited because I am speaking up at St Saviours Anglican Church in Kaitaia this Sunday morning. Mark Tiplady and I are flying up on Saturday lunchtime. We are then spending Saturday night with their leadership team and we are going to be leading ministry in their Sunday morning service. We got together at lunchtime today to pray for our visit and feel that God is going to do some exciting stuff and so I will keep you posted.
I can’t wait to see you all a week on Sunday.
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