We are currently on a journey as we start to make Church in Progress a reality. The journey of Lent is starting this week too and it’s a good reminder for us to slow down and refocus on our relationship with our Creator. The fact that I’m only just starting to think about Lent and […]
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What is Lent?
Lately we’ve had a lot of conversations about what we should give up for lent. But maybe the question should be – why are we giving up stuff for lent? Rev. Elder Dr. Mona West’s Lenten Meditation for Ash Wednesday gives us some insight into the spiritual practices of lent. Joel 2:1-2,12-17; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 […]
Be MCC? Yes Please!
We’ve had lots of discussion lately about Church in Progress being part of the Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Christian denomination. The video above records the core team saying a big fat YES to the question of … do we get into relationship with MCC? So today, Emily signed some papers and sent them back […]
New Year, New Prayer!
We gathered our thanks for the things that happened in 2013 and thought about our hopes for 2014 – here they are offered as a word search prayer! See if you can find the hidden message after you find all the words below. Thanks Acceptance Being Supported Birth Blessed Building Foundations Christmas Event Church in […]
Record of Church in Progress Ideas – 10th January 2014 (at Youth Line Cafe Papatoetoe)
Present: Adrienne, Matheus, Riley, Angie, Alan and Emily Adrienne opened in prayer New Year, New Prayer word search handed out Focus – Mark 6:30-44 – Feeding the Five Thousand. The disciples didn’t know how to feed all the people gathered. But Jesus said go and see. It turns out that they had all the resources […]
Inaugural Christmas Gathering 2013
Alan & Megan’s handiwork Daniel & Riley with Mum Angie Being welcomed on to Papatuanuku Kokiri Marae Meeting the Tangata Whenua Alan opens with an ‘all inclusive’ welcome Adrienne & Matheus invite the group to begin with a special Christmas Cracker activity The Snowball activity gets under way (see Angie about to fire)… […]
How do you want this Christmas to .. be?
Christmas is a time that is often quite stressful, expensive and rushed. However, there is an alternative. https://youtube.googleapis.com/v/eVqqj1v-ZBU&source=uds The Church in Progress team are building up to … “Be Part of the Story” An Inclusive Christian Christmas Celebration! Saturday 7th December 2.30 Papatuanuku Kokiri Marae, 141 Roberston Road, Mangere We would like to invite […]
Church in Progress on Joy FM – Melbourne
Emily and Alan were interviewed by the lovely peeps at the Spirit Lounge on Joy FM 94.9 in Melbourne. Rev Joy Etwell (The Priest) and Andrew Wheatland (The Poof) make up this fabulous team. Listen as they talk about their adventures… their pilgrimage across Spain, volunteering in India with Project Why and being part of […]
Record of Church in Progress Ideas – 22nd October 2013
Ideas discussed at our Church in Progress get together 22nd October 2013 Who was there? Alan, Emily, Angie, Riley, Daniel at Angie’s Place. Adrienne and Matheus via Skype! General Discussion (not in the order talked about or in order of importance J ….) Continue to use Emily’s email as the contact and hold off on website […]
The Singing Priest
I saw this video of Rev. Bruno Maggioni in Italy quite some time ago. Every now and then I watch it and it makes me smile and gives me hope. “I am a priest in a suburban parish,” he told daily newspaper Corriere della Sera. “To communicate with the faithful, I need to use a […]
