Vicar’s Address Now to the Ordinary Time in the Church Calendar As we have journeyed through the special Sundays of the church year: Lent, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, and Trinity — we have had the privilege of very thoughtfully created and very thought-provoking displays in the church. These have been greatly admired by parishioners and church […]

Vicar’s AddressChrist is risen, he is risen indeed! Alleluia!Well the great celebrations of Easter have been but the season of Easter has just begun. In the church calendar Easter continues through to Pentecost Sunday on 14 June. During the Easter Season our readings concentrate on the time between the resurrection and the Ascension on Thursday […]

Vicar’s AddressEASTEROn April 14 we celebrate Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, but the mood of that city soon changes as we move into Holy Week and begin to journey through Holy week to Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and on to Easter day and the great celebration of Christ’s Resurrection. On Easter morning, we are reminded that […]

Vicar’s Address What difference will Lent make to your life this year? Well, our year is well underway with most groups having already met by now. The Oasis children’s group is being very well attended with parents grateful to have somewhere to take the children after the long summer holiday — and it has certainly […]

Vicar’s Address New Year, New Beginnings, New Visions and New Plans Welcome to 2019 — even though one month of it has almost gone. We have certainly had some beautiful weather and also some much-needed rain. I do hope it has been sufficient for the gardeners and the farmers. It is a reminder to us […]

Vicar’s Address Peace, Joy, Hope and Love Isn’t that the message of Christmas? Yes we about to enter the Season of Advent again. A season of busyness, parties and celebration with work colleagues, friends and classmates as we anticipate that long awaited summer holiday — or is it? Our response to that partly depends on […]

Vicar’s Address “St Andrew’s Anglican Church, Pukekohe” I sometimes stop and think, when we hear those words as members of the St Andrew’s Church family, as members of the Pukekohe or Franklin Community, as part of the Diocese of Auckland and the Anglican Church of Aotearoa New Zealand: What words would we like to spring […]

Vicar’s Address The Value and Power of Reflecting and Evaluating I guess coming from an education background in supporting teachers I value and encourage us all to reflect on what we do and how effectively we do it. This helps us to grow and develop. The purpose is not to beat ourselves up over our […]

Vicar’s Address Escape the Circus I would like to begin by thanking those of you who completed the survey reviewing my ministry in the parish community. I really appreciate the time and thought you put into the process. If any issues arose for you while doing this, I am only too happy to discuss these […]

Vicar’s Address The Winter Months For many of us, although days at this time of the year may be shorter, the season seems to be longer than the other seasons of the year. Is it because we isolate ourselves more because going out seems to present more challenges, hiding from the cold and wetness of […]