Deacons Letter - 15th October

Kia ora All Saints Whānau,

We are so excited to gather back together again this weekend for our central gatherings in the cenre.  This week we are looking at the penultimate week in our Mark series. Summer is going to be bringing us the word this week, teasing out the story of the Roman soldier and the key role he played in the recognition of who Jesus was. We have been steering this discussion all the way through our series towards the overarching question that Mark asking his readers; will you runaway or recognise Jesus as Lord.

Our challenge to you this week is to come to one of our central gatherings with a posture of reflection as we think about the last several months of this journey and with an expectation of seeking God as he reveals himself to us during the next couple of weeks.  

If you haven’t yet, have a flick all the way through the parish e-news. There are loads of stuff to dig into. We would love to point you to several key things that are happening.

• We are in our house churches next week Oct 24th – We have loads of groups happening in the parish which is really exciting. If you are not in a house church yet please feel free to email here to connect with one.
• As a parish, we are hosting a Light Party on Oct 31st (safe, fun, and non-scary alternative to Halloween). Planning is well underway and we are excited to get this information out to you all about how you can be involved in serving those around us. Watch parish communication and talk to you house church leaders for more info, but for now save the date!! Oct 31st 2-4pm.

So much is happening in the life of the parish at present! We are excited about the way we are gathering in small, close, vulnerable, Jesus centred groups and then gathering all together as we praise and celebrate what God is doing amongst us. There are also more and more opportunities for us to push out and engage with those around us.

See you all Sunday!
Guy, Summer, Andy and Emily.