Thank you 😊 This year is coming to a close and what a year it’s been with all our COVID lockdowns! I’d like to take this space to thank some people for all their mahi over the past 12 months. Thank you Shem for looking after our facilities, from unblocking drains to toilet fixing and painting. Thank you to our door hosts, Gail, Sharan, David and Jackie Gock, Helen F and Jill, for welcoming … [Read more...] about Pastor’s Pen, Dec 26
Pastor’s Pen 19th December 2021
The rising rate of anger in Auckland: Apparently “anger” is on the rise in Auckland. Retail workers, vaccinators, and council and supermarket staff are being attacked and verbally abused in increasing numbers. A psychologist on TV1 this week said that anxiety, fear, and frustration, where people feel a lack of control re the COVID situation, is resulting in over three times the number of … [Read more...] about Pastor’s Pen 19th December 2021
Pastor’s Pen 12th December
Connect Church gatherings for the next 5 weeks: Good morning church family For those of you not on ZOOM last Sunday for our service, and not on email, here is the elder’s decision regarding future Sunday services. We will continue to hold our Sunday services on ZOOM until Jan 17 when the government will make a decision re alert level changes. The Zoom link is sent out by email every … [Read more...] about Pastor’s Pen 12th December
Pastor’s Pen 5th December
Church Life and Adaptive Change: Overall, humanity doesn’t like “change” if what we’ve been used to has been comforting and pleasant. Connect gathered church has looked the same for decades and has served our community well. However, our world is not the same anymore and probably won’t be stable or consistent for a few more years to come. So, we must all be prepared to adapt and keep adapting … [Read more...] about Pastor’s Pen 5th December
Pastor’s Pen, Nov 14
When and how shall we gather in person as church? : Once 90% of Aucklanders are fully vaccinated, Auckland will move to the “Traffic Light System,” and will first be in the “red zone.” This could be as soon as 2 to 3 weeks away. Here are our options for church gatherings at this point: If we require everyone to have vaccination certificates we will be able to meet in our building (max of … [Read more...] about Pastor’s Pen, Nov 14
Pastor’s Pen 7th November 2021
The power of prayer and fasting: “In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers: Barnabas, Simeon called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen (who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch) and Saul. While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’ So after they had fasted and prayed, … [Read more...] about Pastor’s Pen 7th November 2021