Fresh wind of change for Wairarapa youth
A fresh change for the youth of Wairarapa is on its way, with the appointment of Ella Brown to the Wairarapa Whānau Trust's position of project leader for the Mayor's Taskforce for Jobs. Since lockdown in 2020, the Trust has been engaged in a partnership with South Wairarapa District Council, through a contract to coach and mentor young people into their first employment in the local community.
God's power and strength to say "yes" again to Jesus
Without the benefit of hindsight, the disciples gathered in Bethany six days before the Passover, where a meal was given in honour of Jesus. They did not realise the suffering He would undergo on behalf of them and all of us, they had not fathomed the work of power and love that would occur on the third day. Openly criticising Mary in front of the gathering for pouring out such expensive perfume on Jesus' feet, Judas missed the point, and Jesus' response to him poses some interesting questions to us all.
Hazel's prayer spreads the Good News
For Hazel, prayer was a powerful tool as she and her husband faced daunting major spinal surgery - but when God answered her prayer, much to the surgeon's amazement, it became a story of spreading the Good News too.
Oases of joyfulness: missional communities commissioned for the year
An increasing amount of people within our movement are choosing to live in missional communities, centred around corporate prayer, hospitality and mission to those who are vulnerable.
South Wairarapa kids share the love for Ordination
The combined congregations of Martinborough and Featherston gathered at All Saints Church on the shores of Wairarapa Moana on Sunday the 1st of November to commemorate All Saints Day. It was a beautiful sunny day and it gave the children of the South Wairarapa Parish a chance to put their mark on the upcoming Thanksgiving and Ordination festival.
10,000 hits for the Kingdom: How St Luke’s embraced digital community over lockdown
Ask St Luke’s Vicar Harry Newton how the rural Greytown parish managed to thrive over lockdown and he’ll say, “we just tried random stuff”. His main question during lockdown was “how do you produce content that’s helpful for other people?”
Parish quiz victory for St Mark’s Carterton
St Mark’s Carterton has had booming success with a series of parish ‘pub’ quizzes, beginning during lockdown.
While they were confined to their homes, each Saturday evening parishioners of St Mark’s met together via Zoom to take part in a social quiz.