We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

If you are travelling during the holidays have a safe journey

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The CWS office will close for the Christmas break at 12:00pm on Friday 22nd December and reopen on Monday 8th January. If you need to contact us, please email: cws@cws.org.nz.

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On Sunday the congregation of St Matthew’s/St Paul’s Co-operating Parish, Taumarunui held a meaningful service of thanksgiving and celebration to acknowledge the 114 years of ministry at Manunui.

ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together) expressed its disappointment at the final statement from the COP28 climate negotiations earlier this week.

The climate crisis is making life much harder for many people.

The World Day of Prayer Aotearoa NZ National Committee is holding a workshop in Christchurch.

Please keep the people of Gaza and the West Bank in your prayers.

Six Carols by NZ Hymnswriters, compiled by Roy Tankersley and John Thornley

The power of choice is a cornerstone in the lives of individuals like Karen, a dedicated mother navigating the world with a visual impairment.

Start 2024 spiritually and mentally refreshed. Our inaugural South Island School of Theology is open to all interested in giving themselves space for challenging conversations, provocative ideas, and inspiring resources on theology from the edge. A great opportunity for all ministers, pastors, and lay preachers to invest in their gifts, but also incredibly enriching for all thoughtful lay leader.

In November we gathered with our sister church (St. John’s Golden Church) and members of our wider community in Whangārei to participate in a watch party for the Evolving Faith Conference.

Preparing for Christmas in the Mission’s Youth Transition Houses is not for the faint-hearted, it is, however, a testament to resilience and community support.

The Theology Programme at the University of Otago offers many opportunities for the study of Christian Theology, both on-campus and to many students across New Zealand through our successful distance study programme.

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There is another Covid-19 wave upon us, and I think it’s time we had a quick word about it before we head off to celebrate our Christmas season. Covid-19 isn’t just a wintertime flu, and we still need to take some care while we are out and about because it would be annoying to be sick when we should be relaxing in the sun!

The 17th Quadrennial General Assembly of the Asian Church Women’s Conference (ACWC) comprising of 60 women from 13 of the 18 ACWC member countries and 7 members from the International Committee of the Fellowship of the Least Coin (ICFLC), (which included representatives of World Day of Prayer (WDP), Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) and Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC)), gathered at the Presbyterian Bible College, Hsinchu, Taiwan from 5-8 November 2023 with the Theme “Women Caring for God’s Earth”. (Romans 8:20-23)

The global warming is increasingly affecting New Zealand weather and earlier this year we saw the devastation following the Auckland Floods and Cyclone Gabrielle. With over $4B in claims, we expected this to impact on our insurance going forward.