Christmas Eve @ Tamaki

We pray that you have all had a wonderful time with family and friends over Christmas.  We can see that a number of you have been hunting for our Christmas post - so here's part 1.  Our Christmas Eve service was led by our Sunday School with the theme 'The Greatest Gift'.  Songs, dances, Bible readings, prayers and play were all about this theme.  What is the greatest gift??  That's right - it's baby Jesus and his life that allows today to have salvation and more.

Here are a few shots from the evening.  Pray that you stay well and safe as we prepare to greet the New Year.  You are very welcome to post comments sharing about your Christmas.  We'd love to read all about it.

Rev Wayne

The Moderator of the Te Aka Puaho (Maori Synod) the Right Rev Wayne Manaaki Rihari Te Kaawa visited our parish last week and led our morning service.  He gave an address in favour of the recommendations from the PI Synod Task Group report in the recent General Assembly.

Those present in the Tamaki service loved his knowledge around our connected history via our people and the waka Takitimu.  We learnt that it was built in Samoa and also another waka that there was another  built in the Cook Islands - Aitutaki.  This alongside sharing of his upbringing and experiences were well received as many parts of this sermon we could relate to...so there was a lot of laughter and smiles to be seen.
We pray a blessing upon Rev Te Kaawa and all the ministers in the Maori synod.  People who work as volunteers in the work of ministering and leading of people to Christ, supporting themselves through jobs such as truck driving and chaplaincy...inspiring stories to be greatly encouraged by.    Thank you for sharing with us on this day Rev Wayne Te Kaawa.  Kia Ora.  Ngā mihi o te Kirihimete me te Tau Hou

Grades 5, 6 and 7 service on Obedience

The theme of our Family Service last week was “OBEDIENCE to God”. This was based on well-known biblical stories of Abraham, Moses and our Saviour Jesus Christ. Grades 5, 6 & 7 demonstrated through these Biblical heroes that regardless of the situation they were in or the difficulties they faced, they were always obedient to God. This was all summed up in the class song ‘I love to love you Lord’ by Ron Kenoly.

Obedience was also witnessed amongst our audience through our BF Obstacle Course taken out by Ray and Norietta.  In addition, we were treated with an item under the leadership of Aloema by 7 of these students which together formed ‘7th Heaven’ and performed their first item ‘Somewhere over the rainbow’.
A special thank you to the families of Grade 5, 6 & 7

SandS - Sure and Steadfast. Tamaki Boys Group

Boys group has started!  It was small but certainly exciting first gathering for the boys a Tamaki PIPC.  Tama joined in for the evening with devotion, singing and a time of fellowship.  The following Sunday, all boys and leaders were invited on stage to be prayed over and blessed - launch of the boys group!  The name they've decided to go with is 'SandS'.  This stands for S - Sure and S - Steadfast, which is the boys group motto.  You'll find that this is the motto for the Boys Brigade that many young boys and men in the past PIC have been  a part of.

Looking forward to the new year and what it holds for this group.  God bless!