News - Anglican Parish of Pauatahanui

Saturday 25 Septmber A Fun, Stitch & Patch Day at our Parish Centre with the Prayer Quilt Ministry, do some stitching, pray, meet likeminded people, enjoy the fellowship and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee .
Sunday 26th Prayer Quilt recipients, sponsors and their families are invited to bring along their quilts for a special blessing at the 9.30am service at St Andrew’s @ NPBC

Back to Church Sunday is on 12 September

What's been happening?

Whole Parish Service with the GEOH Team

Porirua Harbour Strategy Coordinator, Keith Calder spoke about our call as Christians to love God, love each other, and love God's world.

A Day in the Life of Porirua Harbour
Scroll down a bit to View a short video showing a Day in the Life of Porirua Harbour (3.37mins via YouTube) produced by Keith Calder at Porirua City Council.

Matariki - Pukerua Bay on Tuesday 15 June

Throughout the day we had wind and rain, and hail too, but we were blessed with a clear evening and a sky full of stars. Lots of families, the cubs and others met at the railway station for the lantern walk through the Secret Valley and then gathered around the brazier at St Mark's to hear about the meaning of Matariki. Gill read for us:

There are stars up above,
so far away we only see their light long,
long after the star itself is gone.
And so it is with people that we loved.
Their memories keep shining
ever brightly
though their time with us is done.
But the stars that light up the darkest night,
these are the stars that guide us.
As we live our days these are the ways we remember,
we remember,
As we live our days these days we remember,
we remember.

From In Every Tiny Grain of Sand, A Child’s Book of Prayers and Praise.

Then it was time for a warm drink and star biscuits.

As well as marking the start of a new year, Matariki also signals other new beginnings.
Traditionally, Matariki was the time to plant trees, prepare the land for planting crops and renew associations with whānau. The New Year is also a good time to reflect on your place in the world, to re-awaken old skills or try out new ones, and to set new goals.
Matariki is our Aotearoa Pacific New Year

AAW Mid-Winter Dinner- Parish Centre on Tuesday 22 June

Our annual fund raiser for missions and outreach. The food was prepared by our own Divine Caterers.

Imaginary Lines - Mana Little Theatre on Wednesday 30 June

Written by Reggie Oliver, directed by “our” Stephanie Drew. ‘Imaginary Lines’ is not well known in New Zealand but has been popular overseas and has been translated into several other languages. This is an English comedy where imagined conversations are often far more successful that the real thing. Wanda is a woman who takes things Very Seriously Indeed, most especially Herself. She is a matchmaker, idealist and dreamer. The two men in her life are driven to distraction by her, and confusion follows as they vainly try to beat paths, imaginary or otherwise, to her door.

A great production Stephanie.

ANZAC Day Services

Address given by Mr Malcolm Faulls at the 10am service at St Alban's, Pauatahanui

2010 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Racing

Fourteen teams from around the Parish raced along beside Steyne Avenue in this annual event.. From the Summerset Sizzlers to the Flippin Beauchamps, the Green Machine from Palmers, the Friendlies, the Vella Hotcakes, the Midlife Crisis (who left their breakfasts on the table at Cafe Vella across the road), the Scenic Snipers and finally the Three Priests who won the Holier than Thou Award - everyone had a great time and dozens of pancakes were eaten.

World famous, from Pukerua Bay and now a Sir!

Peter Jackson grew up in Pukerua Bay where his parents were active members of St Mark's Church. His father was a Vestryman and his mother a member of the Ladies Guild. This coming week (20-27 December) we remember in our prayers the people who live in Haunui Way and this part of Pukerua Bay.

From the PARISH NEWS November 1961
"STOP PRESS - Hearty congratulations to Mr and Mrs W. Jackson, Pukerua Bay on the birth of a son."

From the PARISH NEWS February - March 1962
"HOLY BAPTISM: "Received into the family of Christ's Flock."
St Mark's - December: Peter Robert Jackson"

On 31st December 2009 it was announced that Peter Jackson has been made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to film, in the New Year Honours.

Peter said, in the Dominion Post that "it was a tribute to his parents, Bill and Joan, who gave me the most valuable gift of all - unqualified encouragement and unconditional support, [and] would have been beside themselves with pride at this moment".

Congratulations

Congratulations to Kezia Munro who have been selected in the Wellington U15 Girls' cricket team.

Waitangi Day, Sunday 7 February, 2010

To use at home: Reflections from A New Zealand Prayer Book for Waitangi Day
How the Gospel was spread by Maori from 1814 - the Poi Chant page 154,
A prayer that was used in the early years - the General Thanksgiving page 182
A twentieth-century psalm - page 171
Prayer for our country - page 142
A song of praise - the Benedicite Aotearoa page 63
A blessing in Maori p737

Pauatahanui Anglicans in Global Wakeup Call

On Saturday October 24 at noon, the bells in St Andrew's Church in Plimmerton were rung 350 times to support the "350 call".
People around the world are urging their governments to support the campaign to reduce the rate of carbon emissions for the planet from the current 389 parts per million to what is regarded as a sustainable level, 350 parts per million. The Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia have called for churches to support this campaign and the GEOH congregation of Pauatahanui Anglicans have responded.

GEOH means "God's Earth, Our Home" and the congregation meets monthly to both celebrate God's creation and reflect on human responsibility rung for care of the earth. By ringing our bells on “ day 350” we are also raising awareness of the up-coming United Nations Climate Change Conference which will take place in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December. The New Zealand Government will be represented there. This occasion is an opportunity to further demonstrate commitment to our mission by furthering the growth of God’s Kingdom through caring for the earth and the integrity of creation.Further information on the theology, science, economics and politics of global climate change, along with practical ideas for sustainable living,can be found if you go to the Anglican diocesan website(http://www.auckanglican.org.nz/ ) and click the link 'Climate Change.'
More details on the rationale for international events can be found on the '350 day' website http://www.350.org/

WE RANG OUR THANKS FOR CREATION AND TO CONVEY THE CHALLENGE TO ACT NOW IN ORDER TO SAVE OUR PLANET FROM THE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE

Earth's Ten Commandments

Read Earth's Ten Commandments

Firewood for Sale

PINE $90, MACRACARPA $110 - large trailer load 1.25cuM.

Free delivery between Whitford Brown & Pukerua Bay. Orders: Peter 233 6062 or the Parish Office 233 9781.

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