Builders of the Church
Today our Church calendar encourages us to consider the Builders of the Church in Aotearoa and we will be doing that in both services.
Our church history is a rich and courageous one of people who took great steps in faith, with some of them coming half way around the world, and all of them driven by a desire to make the good news of Jesus Christ known throughout the world. That history was continued by dedicated clergy and laypeople who established parishes, helped to form the organisational structure that we have, and made each church a vital centre of their community by preaching that good news in word and action.
We are inheritors of that history but we also have our part to play in taking it into the future. It is a fitting time to do so today as Rafaela is baptised and we recall our own baptism and our reception into the Church. There is a role for each of us to take as we live out those baptismal promises and, at the same time, contribute to building the Church in Aotearoa.
From the Vicar
“May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Love of God and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen” (NZPB p52).
Will we make the choice to live as those who love the way of God and therefore find the depth, refreshment from the true source of life? Or do we choose a life of being blown around in the breeze avoiding the true source of life that provides us with rootedness, security and life?
Isaiah has been called by God to bring the people to account for their actions. They had turned away from God and that was being shown in how they were treating their brothers and sisters. Isaiah recognises his own faults and he is forgiven by God.
Parish Officers
Parish Governance
The executive team of Vicar, churchwardens and treasurer meet constantly on parish business.
Parish Groups
Worship leaders, lay readers, servers, ushers, greeters, flower arrangers, cleaners, counters, intercessors and cup bearers all join together to support the service.
From the Vicar
“May the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Love of God and the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen” (NZPB p52).
Will we make the choice to live as those who love the way of God and therefore find the depth, refreshment from the true source of life? Or do we choose a life of being blown around in the breeze avoiding the true source of life that provides us with rootedness, security and life?
Isaiah has been called by God to bring the people to account for their actions. They had turned away from God and that was being shown in how they were treating their brothers and sisters. Isaiah recognises his own faults and he is forgiven by God.
Community Fair bringing affordable toys, books, china, vintage clothes and more from the Opawa - St Martins Parish.
