Sunday services happen weekly at 9.30am.
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Easter Programme
Lenten Thoughts
J Francis
A gifted nikau palm from Pepe Road,
cleaned, mended, a little colour applied.
Nature’s stained glass window – well, an
acrylic sheet, but yes it is ashes.
Dangling pohutakawa leaves,
our much loved Christmas tree,
now part of a new season :
Forty days and counting down.
On the far side the story continues –
the rope, a journey ending in elimination.
An empty shell,
A royal rising,
Soon another leaving.
Waiting. Anticipating.
A flaming arrival.
Let’s go fishing!
Comin’ up
Men’s Breakfast. This is a monthly event which we do on the last Saturday of each month. Next MB, however, will be on Sat 2nd May (owing to Apr 25th being ANZAC Day) at 8am at St Francis House, 244 Main Rd, Tairua.
Easter Services. ‘Good’ Friday (Apr 3rd) 9.30am; really good Sunday (Apr 5th) 9.30am
Meditation group. At St Francis House every Wednesday morning, 8 – 9am. All are welcome to join with this group.
New to meditation? Introduction sessions are available. Contact Joan 0211392875 for more information.
Past Tense
Christmas/New Year Installation and poetic description:
Something oldish, ideas new,
Something borrowed, a little blue.
Commercial tradition, foundational truth;
A local icon, like a conical roof.
I see it one way,
Maybe not so, you.
Reflect and observe, and open your heart –
Tis the season to listen to
What He may impart.
[If you’re not a local, know that we have a local volcanic geo-feature called Mt Paku]
Last Easter
On Easter Friday we did out customary ‘walk of witness’ carrying our customary wooden cross up and down the main street of town; followed by an Easter Friday service attended by about thirty people – a suitably sombre service reflecting on the more tragic aspects of the Easter events.
Easter Sunday was a more joyous affair: an ebullient service, one might say, with more than sixty present; led first in an energetic and constructive presentation/talk by Jackie Francis … we built a large wall (to represent the tomb Jesus was buried in) and then – once Jackie had pointed out that despite the apparent impregnability of the wall, amazing things were going on behind it – we knocked it down.
Followed by an equally ebullient perspective on the joyful implications of the resurrection, by Rev Sharon Marr.
A memorable service.
Baptisms
Back in August – a joyous occasion at the Pepe inlet, as five young people were presented for baptism. Lovely occasion, followed by communion, and food ‘n’ drink at the church.
Here’s a pretty good rendering of what it means to be Anglican, for anyone interested:
Who wants to be an Anglican?
by John Bluck
Oh, and, if you’d like a real Kiwi blessing, check this out: The Blessing
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