The Presidential team and their chaplains share blessings for food at mealtimes.

President MCNZ Peter Taylor (English)

God of all life, we thank you for the food that the earth has grown,

that loving hands have prepared and that grateful lives will now consume.

As this food blesses our bodies,

so may you bless our souls and make us strong to serve you all our days. Amen.

Vice President TeRito Peyroux-Semu (Rotuman)

‘Ḁmis ‘oaf la voivoi‘åk (We love to sing praises)

Se tē ne ‘ḁmis pō (for all that we have)

Ḁlḁlum‘åk sin tēla‘ā (Bless this food)

‘E laloag ne terån te‘is. (On this day).

‘Emen. Amen.

Sung to the tune of the Thanksgiving Hymn #14 in the Rotuman Methodist Hymn Book (Arr, By J.Rabujawaqa)

Rev Tovia Aumua (Samoan)

Le Atua alofa e, matou te fa’afetai tele

lava mo ou manuia tufa mai, e ala i taumafa

ma vai inu ua foa’iina e tausi ai lo matou ola.

O le a matou talia ma le fa’afetai tele lava, ae

tatou te saga manatua atili ai le maliu o Iesu mo i

matou le fanau a tagata i lenei lalolagi. Amene. 

Rev Keita Hotere (Māori)

Nau mai e ngā hua o te wao

O te ngākina, o te wai tai,

O te wai Māori.

Nā Tane

Nā Rongo

Nā Tangaroa