Pastor’s Message

This Sunday, we are celebrating all our mothers. As I said last week, whether we like it or not, someone or something is definitely shaping you and, by extension, your children in real time.

How do we make sure that we are contending for the lives of our children and our families? The ladies speaking have had the opportunity to raise children who are now adults, and those children have individualised and kept their faith. Was this by mistake? Or was there a form of intentionality involved? I am sure all of us who are parents and parents-to-be would like to raise children who know their identity in Christ and who can stand up for themselves in a Christ-centred way, even in a world that is not. Come along and listen to what God has to say to us through these mothers.

This occasion is also a time to remember those who struggle during times like this. Maybe your mother is not alive or is very far away. Maybe you have no relationship, and it's painful. Perhaps you have unresolved issues, and you do not have any way forward. For some of us, we may have gone through a miscarriage or a medical event that affected either our abilities as mothers or our capacity. There are those who are overwhelmed as mothers due to the age and stage of their children. There are those who still struggle with their mothers-in-law, or even their daughters-in-law; we know how difficult it can be.

Wherever you are in your journey. We acknowledge and walk with you as a community, but most importantly, we bring you into God's presence and peace so that you may find comfort and rest in him.

Our study of Galatians resumes the following week.

Have a great week,

Mato

Community

This is a call to continue praying and encouraging our young people. Our youth group meets on Thursday evening at 7pm. This is a time of community, but more importantly, immersing ourselves into God's word and how that intersects with our daily life.

They have very good questions and perspectives about life, and the leaders are also very encouraged by how much they have grown spiritually. We can definitely see God working in and through our youth. They have also been very good at volunteering for Sunday morning duties and tasks. Ask one of the young people to have coffee with you after the service. It’s such an encouragement.

We ask that you please pray for some of our youth as they attend a conference called First Training, run by CCCNZ, on the 29th-31st of May.

Community

Our AGM is coming up on Sunday 24th May.

This is a time for us to look back over the year and celebrate what God has done. It is also a time to take stock of where we are at as a congregation.

This AGM will be a special one because we will also be ratifying and commissioning a new elders' team as well. For many of us, we have never experienced an HCC AGM, so I invite you to please come along. There will be a soup lunch after.

We will be doing a soup lunch after the AGM. If you can bring some soup, then please let Margaret know. 

Giving

Halswell Community Church

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