Vicars Letter 14th February 2025

Rev Guy Benton

Kia ora All Saints 

Guy here this week; I'm super excited to gather for our Central Gatherings at 9am and 10:30am. It feels as though it has been a slow entry to the year with all the public holidays and where they have been placed. I initially felt a bit stressed by where they landed and what that meant for the calendar here at All Saints, but after some time with the Lord, I found myself leaning into the slower rhythm of it all, turning up on Sunday of Waitangi weekend prepared for a significant amount of us to be away, only to be in absolute awe of a full room with not a lot of space to extras. Praise God! 

This Sunday is our annual Launch Sunday, which is always an exciting time for us as a parish as we look towards what gives us foundation, why we do what we do, and where we are hoping to go this year. I will be preaching from Ezekiel 37, so feel free to read it beforehand and come prepared to see what God might be saying to you and what you are going to do about it. 

I have spent this week praying for you all following our gathering last Sunday as we went out with the challenge to share our faith with someone during the week. May God reveal someone to share the good news with. 

Lent is fast approaching us; we have a number of Lent groups that will be starting up on the 5th of March; it's not too late to register your interest in one. Please fill out the form in our newsletter or click here to let us know if you want to be in one. 

Make sure you check out our newsletter for things that are coming down the line.

Love in Christ,