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We are better together! It is impossible to prosper as a Christian without getting connected to other Christians. We need each other! Small Groups No body is meant to go through life alone. In our parish we have 18 small groups meeting fortnightly or weekly (evenings or day time) where we can be honest about doing life together. These small groups are where most of our pastoral care takes place. Each group seeks to balance the three dimensions: upward (praise, bible study) inwards (sharing and praying) and outward (helping each other, serving the church, serving the wider community).
There is no better way to grow as a Christian and make friends.
To enquire or register for the next Alpha course contact: Parish Office.
Currently we need about $230,000 per year to do this and you, guessed it, most of it comes from the giving of our people. As Christians we trust God to provide our needs but we believe that he will mostly do so through the generosity of our people. We encourage people to tithe their regular income and offer both direct credit giving and envelopes to place in the offering on Sundays. We also invite people to give directly towards overseas missions and special local projects such as building our future, our restoration and building project (link). All giving is recorded confidentially and a tax receipt is issued at the end of each financial year. Members also have the option each year to sow back their tax rebate into a special parish project by nominating the parish bank account for the rebate. To give by direct credit simply arrange a regular payment to go into (parish account number). To give by envelope contact Rachel Kearns 313 6923 after 6.30 pm or email k.neilrachel@paradise.net.nz
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