Tamaki's Annual Dance - A celebration for 30 years!

In a couple of weeks the Tamaki PIPC will be celebrating 30 years of life together under the banner of the PIPC. This is an invitation to all of the Tamaki family to attend. We are planning for this evening to be one of joyous celebrations. All are welcome. Attendance from 6pm onwards is a must, we want you to capture everything that happens on this night. God willing we will see you there, Saturday 22nd of May at 6pm.

(To get a close up look at the above poster, double click it)

God bless and keep you in his steadfast care.

Tamaki Dance Komiki

Fono Samoa 2010 - Persevere - don't quit!

Fono Samoa 2010 - Finau aua le fiu!

Praise be to God for all that he revealed to us before, during and after this year's Fono. Lord we lift your name on high, Lord we love to sing your praises! Here are only some of the beautiful moments we were able to capture on camera. There's more to come.

He created you!

Grades 3 and 4 kicked off our year with our very first Family Service. Their theme was based upon creation. They danced, acted, recited and sang about the many beautiful things our Lord has made.

If you were present you will agree with us that they were certainly an enthusiastic bunch! They would love to receive feedback from you.

This class has a number of keen bloggers who visit this blog often. You will find on the side bar links to blogs that some of these students own.

2009 Tamaki PIPC Yearbook

The year 2009 has gone by so quickly. Many successful events and occasions that are all part of building up the body of Christ here in Tamaki. We hope you will also have the chance to reflect and give glory to God for what has been. Lead us on Lord!
God bless

Star light, shine bright...

To close our service on Christmas Eve, we all sang a song that was taught to us by Gary (one of our Sunday school teachers). A short but very sweet song. We know you will enjoy it! Thanks Gary and Lei'ite (pianist).

Christmas at Tamaki

Emmanuel - God with us was the theme of our Christmas Eve Service this year. It was a lovely evening with most if not all our families present. It was great to catch up with people of our parish who have moved overseas or to another part of NZ - back home for Christmas. Our Sunday school and youth prepared carols, a gameshow, dances, plays and a group song for our parish. The service was enjoyed by all present. Around 10pm - warm hugs were exchanged at the conclusion of our service. Some looking like they would stay catching up in the church carpark right up to midnight!
Glory be to God for all that was shared and celebrated - this the day we remember his birth.
God bless and keep you all safe in his steadfast care.
Have a blessed festive season.

Grade 4 Reflections for 2009

Sadly, the Sunday school teaching year came to a close yesterday. Like the rest of the Sunday school kids, Grade 4 will miss the learning and interaction that takes place every Sunday.

I would like to extend a huge thank you to the parents and families of my students. I have enjoyed every single minute of Sunday school this year. Your children are a credit to you parents and you should feel very proud of what they have achieved this year and also for the awesome kids that they are.

Here are some of their thoughts on what has been another fantastic and blessed year for our Sunday school. Have a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year from Grade 4!

Ray and the Grade 4 students.

White Sunday

Every year on the second week of October we celebrate White Sunday or Lotu Tamaiti.

Some of the children from our Sunday School have created a short movie, sharing their reflections.

If you were part of or experienced White Sunday this year, then we would love to hear your thoughts and feelings on this special day.

What's on your mind?

Bible Class led our morning service a couple of weeks ago. Our message 'Having heaven on my mind'.
Recently we had a Bible Class camp that had the title - Camp Umm - Umm for being indecisive about what we do for ourselves, our families, our parish and most importantly for our Lord. We had a series of workshops that looked at the levels stated in the Bible - through to things that can prevent or help us to move through these different levels. By the end of our studies we learned the following: BC yell out phrase...

With all this in mind, the over-riding theme that sums up how the Lord can take us to the next level is the making sure heaven is on our minds. If that’s our destination then our actions should to work towards it. We need to wake up from our sleep, stand, walk and then run.
Run as Paul said - unto perfection. Run with heaven on our mind.

Bartercard Premiership Selection v Toa Samoa - NZRL Benefit Match

(October 10, 2009 in Auckland)
One of our very own home grown league players was in the Barter Card Premiership Team yesterday that played Toa Samoa. Yes that's right - the game where all money collected as an entry fee was donated to the Tsunami victims of Samoa. Further to that Peter Leitch was running a sausage sizzle. Whatever was raised was to be matched dollar for dollar by Mr Leitch. He matched it alright! Here's a very small video clip of Siali'i Tufeao (one of our Sunday School teachers) running in a try on this day! It was a great way to come together within the sporting community to support our families in Samoa. Maybe you'd like to share about what you did to help our people - or maybe some comments from you league fans!

Prayers for Samoa Tsunami

Sunday school today for the students of Grade 4 was spent talking about the events of last week and what we can do to help from this side of the world. Much as we would all like to, not everybody can donate money or fly over there to help but we can all offer prayers of support. Grade 4 of our Sunday school were moved to offer theirs for the people of Samoa.

"Dear God, please make Samoa and its people feel better and to forget what happened to their homes and places and to help them to heal themselves quickly and all the people in New Zealand will remember their loved ones who have died or are still alive. In Jesus' name, Amen."
Alo (Lalomanu)

"Dear Father, I pray that you help the families of Samoa that have lost their lives and that you may bless them with your Holy Spirit and to guide them through their lives. Lord I also pray that you help them to recover from the incident quickly. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."
Tanielu (Ti'avea, Aleipata)


"Dear God our heavenly Father, I'm sorry to hear that people have died in Samoa because of the tsunami. I hope that you will send your guiding angels to bless them and take care of them. I hope you bless those who have lost loved ones, family, friends and any kind of relation. I hope you comfort them and help them. In Jesus name we pray through your most holy name, Amen."
Helen


"Dear Lord, I pray that you could help the people in Samoa to recover quickly. I ask you to bless them and be with them when they need help. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen."
Tevita (Faleatiu)


"Dear God, I pray that you will help all of Samoa to get through the tragice loss of family. In Jesus name, Amen."
Cruz

"Dear Father, I pray that you will help us support our homeland Samoa and you will still be with them no matter where they go or what happens to them, Amen."
Lamp (Saleimoa)"

Tsunami Samoa

1 Thessalonians 3:7 So we have been greatly encouraged in the midst of our troubles and suffering, dear brothers and sisters, because you have remained strong in your faith.
Yes Samoa, you encourage US. You are faced with a grim task everywhere you look yet you remain strong. We love so very much, we love you, we love you.

Four days on the world is still reeling from the catastrophic events of Tuesday the 29th of September. The reality is only beginning to hit most people. A desperate sense of wanting to help the people of Samoa lingers over all who sit and watch updates on Samoa in NZ and further. All week long parishes, communities and individuals have been uplifting prayers and collecting donations of all sorts to send to our beloved people. Across Auckland this week there have been prayer meetings and services every night.
In our parish we have families who have been impacted hugely with the loss of life and homes. We are in the process of looking at the best avenue to send support to Samoa. We know this will be an ongoing task for us as Samoans and as part of the body of Christ. May God bless and help us to do all we can to support and provide for our people who are in desperate need.
To our people of Samoa, we love you very much, our tears flow and hearts break but we know as you do that God has all in his care.
Please feel welcome to leave a comment or prayer request as we want to support one another as we travel through this difficult time together.

Who we are - Grade 9 & 10 Family Service

“God has given you a talent, why would you dishonour him by not
using it”.“Don’t let fear stop you from using the gifts God has given.
This line from the musical ‘Who we are’ sums up the message that the
students and teachers of Grade 9 & 10 wanted our church to see,
hear and understand.

The third servant in the Parable of the Three Servants (Mat 25:14-30)
hid what the master gave. We may not physically dig a hole and hide
our talents but nevertheless many of us hide them. Don’t hide your gifts, use it. If you have a gift of smiling, keep smiling, if you can encourage, do it. If you have music, let it pour out from every part of you. If you can read, share the word of God with others. If you can pray then pray. 2 Timothy 1:6 says: fan into flames the gift God has given you. Keep alive the gifts God gave – honour Him by using His gifts. Jesus is coming back, wouldn’t you want him to say “YOU good and faithful servant….come on in and share in my happiness.

In carrying out the mammoth task of putting together a musical we were prepared. However the belief that we could do it began to sway and it was only the staying power of Jesus and wonderful people who helped us stay faithful. A lot of hard work was put into this service and it is with the humblest of hearts that we would like to thank our great and loving Father who gave us the inspiration and strength to share his word. To Ite Lemalu for using his God given gift of music to help us. Without his patience and commitment to fulfill the vision we had, the success of the day would not have been possible. To Aloema Fainu’u thank you for your encouragement, your willingness and devotion to help and attend practices. Your act of kindness helped to see us through and so we are thankful to you. Thank you to all who had a hand in our service, may the love of God continue to be with you all. God Bless

Love from the teachers and students of Grade 9 & 10
Grade 9: David, Pateru, Pasineta, Renee, Eleni & Mary
Grade 10: Amataga, Eti, Faafeu, Fetaui, Josie, Juliet, Junior, Mele, Metita, Senio, Sina, Valu, William, Laki & Teiho

Family Service Quiz

Answer the questions correctly to be in a draw to win this prize pack

Send your answers to teiho@healthstarpacifico.nz Deadline is Thursday 10th September 2009 at 3pm. You may enter as many times as you like but there only to be one entry per day.

QUESTIONS:
1. What bible version was used for 2 Timothy 1:6?
2. Name three songs sung in the musical
3. In the family Jackson five – who was the fifth Jackson
4. Why did Junior have an accident happen?
5. What could be felt in the atmosphere?

Check out the trailer of grade 9 & 10's awesome family service, 'Who we are.'

God Bless