Things To Celebrate

In and around Wellington Reformed church these things have begun, all in the last year:

- bi-monthly corporate prayer time after the second service, which the congregation just voted to go to monthly;

- Tuesday night open home pot luck dinners at Dave & Ange's, all welcome;

- Wednesday night city bible study, all of young people except for the occasional Mr. Goris;

- Thursday morning breakfast of city-dwellers/workers, 7.15 at the Lueven, all young folk except the occasional Dennis Bartlett;

- Saturday morning prayer & accountability group of the church's core young men, 7.15 various locations;

- Wednesday prayer group of the church's core young women;

- the Mentoring and Discipling group (MAD), again of young folk, started by Peter Heeringa;

- various talks to the MAD team by experienced older folk on life and faith;

- the first appearence of the MAD team at youth camp, specifically to be role-models & mentors;

- the beginnings of a new structure for youth group, which will incorporate the Waikanae youth and encourage mutual responsibility and increased care/inclusion for all;

- the initiatives taken by the HomeEc committee, especially in the area of hospitality;

- the first seminar to be held under the auspisces of the MAD team, to be led by Tim's Dad on the subject of Christians in Business;

- the encouragement and uplifting of both the congregation's and Session's spirits at such things, as well as the upbuilding of all involved

Blessings surround us