This Monday 19th May 7pm at Te Korōria
We will be holding a SGM at 7pm 19th May at Te Korōria in order to vote on spending funds on the Early Childhood property improvement work, Electing a People’s Warden and Parish Trust Board Trustees as well as feeding back on next steps with the Vicarage Land Options.
Attached to this newsletter are two documents to read prior to the meeting. The first sets out our context for our decision making, and how it relates to the Churches vision and strategic values. The second is information specific to the vote on the EC centre.
If you would like to be part of the decision making (by voting) you will need to be on the electoral roll, as well as being present at the meeting (sorry casting votes by proxy isn’t possible). If you would like to go on the electoral roll, please complete the required form and return it to the gathering area table or hand to Ian Cook. (Please note there are some restrictions i.e. you must be baptised, have been an active member of the church for at least 4 months in the last 2 years, and not be on the electoral roll at another parish)
To date we have had one nomination for People’s Warden: Natalie Snaddon – her bio is included below
“I have been a member of our congregation since 2006. Wife to Scott, Mum to Sophie and Tom, and Nana to Millie and Oscar, I also have several work roles: researcher in chronic pain at Otago University, Wellington; Facilitator/Educator with the Pain Services at both Wellington and Dunedin Hospital and co-chair of the Lived Experience Advisory Panel to the NZ Pain Society. I’m also an Interior Designer with Sunday Interiors – the design team behind the interiors of Te Kororia. I am great at forming connections with and between people. I have relationships with people across our congregations, adores people and I’m gifted at hospitality. I would bring these strengths together with my extensive experience working with groups to the role of Peoples Warden.”
To date we have had one nomination for Parish Trust Board: Lee-Ann Du Toit
Click here SGM-Agenda-May19-2025
Click here for SGM background info pack 2025
Click here for information on the Early childhood site development project and remits for voting
Welcome Packs
New to Church? Want to be on our data base? Want to get involved? Our welcome packs are now available in the gathering area at our Sunday services with all the information you need. If you would like to get involved in the church community, please fill out the welcome card. You can either return these to one of our welcomers at the welcome table at our services, to the mail box on 170 Karori Road, or to Zoe in the Karori Anglican Church offices.
Games Night
Games Night is on Wednesday 21st May – Meet at Te Korōria at 7pm – cheese and snacks provided
Manna Meals Record
Big Game Fishing set the Manna Meals record! (pictured: Jackson helped make 40 Chilli Con Carnes in one night)
Thanks to those House Churches who have so far made and donated to our stock. The new freezer is now 1/3 full, keep up the great work.
Counselling
In addition to having Susanne onboard as our student counsellor we are excited to let you know Rochelle Jackson is returning to work from our counselling rooms on Tuesdays. Rochelle is now part of Mind Health (having completed her training located with us). We now have three counsellors available
Sarah Richards – Wednesdays (Mind Health)
Rochelle Jackson – Tuesdays (Mind Health)
Susanne Ames – Thursdays (Trainee)
To book in with Susanne please email counselling@tekororia.org.nz to book. Please click here for more information.
Parish Dinner
The date has been decided! We will have our Parish Dinner on the 2nd of August. Stay tuned for a new twist.
Pray for 5 – Who Are You Praying For?
From April 6th till May 27th, we will have a focus on praying for 5 people to come to know Jesus. Choose 5 strands from the table in the gathering area and weave them together into a wrist band to remind you to pray.
Another great tool is the “Inner Room” that you can load on your phone – follow this link – to find out more and download the app.
The Inner Room is a free prayer list app that turns your mobile phone into a place of prayer. You can add reminders and a list of people to pray for throughout the day
Prayer Walking
The Holy Ground app is lighting up with stories of streets prayed over, homes blessed, and corners claimed in Jesus’ name. We’ve seen prayers for healing, hope, safety, restoration, and for God’s love to be known in every nook and cranny of our cities.
Inspired by the vision of Thy Kingdom Come, the global prayer movement, this initiative seeks to spiritually re-map our cities—transforming streets, homes, businesses, and public spaces into places of divine encounter. From Easter Sunday to Pentecost, we are dedicating this time to walk our streets in prayer.
We see this as a potential missional opportunity for our House Churches to pick up. If you feel led to please click here to download Holy Here
Intermediate Youth – CHAOS
Thursday 15th May at 6pm – following in the footsteps of the great medieval Kings and Queens we will attempt to retrieve a treasure lost, and rumoured to be hidden here in Karori. 170 Karori Road, dinner provided
Thursday 22nd 6pm. We will be bringing out the classics and some new Games. Ticket to Ride and Camel Up, Uno and Halli Galli, Codenames and Just one but also the SNES. Dinner provided.
Youth – The Collective
Friday 16th May – we are going bouldering! Please let Ben know ASAP if you are keen as he can book you in!
Friday 23rd May – We are back! This Terms instalment of Fur eine Handvoll Donuts. And everybody is asking the same question will the King return to his throne? Meet 6PM Te Whare or Mere Dinner for a Gold coin
Key upcoming dates:
- Intermediate Youth – Thursday 15th May 6pm
- Youth – Friday 16th May 6pm
- Special General Meeting – 19th May 7pm
- Games Night – 21st May 7pm
- Alpha – Wednesday 21st May Te Korōria 7:30pm
- Confirmation Service – Pentecost 8th June
- House Church Leaders Meet – Tuesday 3rd June
- Parish Dinner – 2nd August
