Welcome to the monthly newsletter of the Methodist Church of New Zealand Te Hāhi Weteriana Aotearoa
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Remember in your Prayers
Peace Sunday
Peace Sunday is the time in the church calendar where we give special attention to peacemaking. This year it falls on August 6, the anniversary of the use of the first nuclear bomb.
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Te Rito Peyroux-Semu: My journey as a Lay Preacher
We all need to reflect on where we have come from, who nurtured us and the tales we can tell. It's all tied in with our roots and our upbringing.
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Retired presbyter, Dr. Merv Dickinson, now a resident of Russley Village in Christchurch, conducts, on the third Sunday of each month, what is known as “the Sunday Gathering”
Call me Brother
CWS recommends a new biography which tells the story of New Zealand doctor Edric Baker.
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Operation Refugee Update
Thank you for joining us for Refugee Sunday and donating to the Operation Refugee Appeal.
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But you came and cared
A few years ago former staff member Trish Murray met a group of Syrian mothers in Jordan.
Visit this articleClimate Justice Working Group
The CJWG is pleased to note that the Auckland Synod has organized its School of Theology this month on climate change and sustainability.
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E tū te mana o Te Ao: Building a Climate of Hope
Webinar Series Wednesdays 14 June – 5 July, 7.30-8.30pm NZST
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Motueka Uniting Parish. This appointment will be under Presbyterian administration To be Christ Centred and Community focused .
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Look out for this at the August Synods
The Methodist Alliance working group campaigning to increase benefit levels and abatement thresholds has finalised the resource for Parishes and the wider Methodist Church and it will be coming to you soon.
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Music Programmes offered by Wesley Broadway Community Radio in partnership with Manawatu People’s Radio (MPR) June/July 2023
3-part Series on the Trinity in songs and words God the Creator, Jesus the Man, Holy Spirit Shared by Gillian and John Thornley Each half hour presentation includes two hymns by New Zealand hymnwriters, two songs by Dave Dobbyn, NZ singer/songwriter, and Bible passages.
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‘Over the hill’ in Whitianga
The Community Church in Whitianga started its life in 1998, as the ‘Undenominational Church’. These days, we are the sole congregation in Mercury Bay Co-operating Parish.
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Exploring the Transformative Power of Godly Play Core Training
A Workshop at Ellesmere Cooperating Parish Hosted by the Central South Island Synod on the 19th till 21st of May.
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The Methodist Lay Preachers Network has been in discussion over zoom around some changes to the training and accreditation of Lay Preachers in English-speaking congregations.
We are continuing the conversation among Lay Preachers (in training, active, accredited and retired) and are scheduling two options for zoom meetings where this can happen:
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ERPs – Emergency Response Plans
It is a requirement in our buildings that we know what to do in the event of...
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We value what they value
“Since you are precious and honoured in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life. “ Isaiah 43:4
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