Around the family table my daughter told me about the Christmas one of her friends had a year or two ago. There were no presents for her friend that year; instead the parents had decided to concentrate on Christ that Christmas, leaving the distraction of presents for one year. My daughter was adamant that we…
While Anglicans should be regarded as Christians as well, for the first time there were more Christians in New Zealand who wanted to be just known as Christian, rather than Anglican. There were 364,644 who identified as just Christian and 245,301 as Anglicans. The number of Anglicans has been rapidly dropping in recent years, while the number of Christians has been steadily…
This year St Paul’s has been successful in receiving several grants. We normally receive an amount from the E J Price Trust and this year we received $4,086, which have been spent on computer upgrades, with the remained probably going towards the repair of the office roof. Doug Lamb has been successful in obtaining a…
On Saturday, 26 October, a few St Paul’s people braved the rain to make our way to the Living Faith Diocesan conference at Christchurch Boys High School. Over 300 people from throughout the Diocese of Christchurch came to this event, together with a few visitors from further afield (Dunedin, Blenheim). It was good to catch…