Kia tau ki a koutou te atawhai me te rangimarie o te Atua
願 父 神 所 賜 的 恩 惠 和 平 安 與 你 們 同 在
Grace and peace to you from God
Call News
While I was visiting the Manawatu Lutheran Parish and preaching / leading worship on Sunday, I informed the members of Trinity (Feilding) and St Lukes (Palmerston North) that their Pastor, Lee Kroehn has received a call to St Johns Lutheran Church and Concordia College in Adelaide.
And so I invite you, the LCNZ whanau to pray for Lee, Anna, Owen, Imogen and Jonah as we did on Sunday morning during worship, that God would reveal to them his plans and purposes; his will –
Lord God, we pray for Pastor Lee and Anna, and Owen, Imogen and Jonah as they seek your will with regard to the call you have placed on Lee to consider pastoral ministry at St Johns and at Concordain College. We pray in the words of the psalmist, that you would lead us in your truth and teach us, for you are the God of our salvation; for you we wait all day long.
And so, by your Holy Spirit we pray that you would lead your servant, Lee into your truth as he considers the call to serve your people in Adelaide; reveal to him the way he should choose. Give Lee and Anna especially, your peace and a sense of your closeness to them as they wrestle with this call.
And watch over your people in the Manawatu Parish during this time of consideration and discernment. Keep all of us safe and guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus, in whose name we pray. Lord, in your mercy: hear our prayer. Amen.
100th Anniversary of Ordination: Hamuera Te Punga
On Sunday 16th December at 11.00am at Halcombe Lutheran church, Pastor Trevor Jurgens will be leading a service to celebrate the 100th year since Hamuera Te Punga was ordained as a Lutheran pastor in South Chicago, USA. During the service the congregation will be invited to sing the Halcombe Lord’s Prayer (bring your best voices; it goes up real high towards the end!) which was brought to Halcombe by Hamuera's wife, Lydia.
Council of Synod Meets this Weekend
Please pray for your Council of Synod (COS) as it meets this weekend in Wellington. We have important work to do; most importantly, to focus on the mission opportunities that the Lord has given the LCNZ. In that respect it is my hope to engage COS even more intentionally on the matters raised at the LCNZ Summit in July 2010. This Summit offered enthusiasm, energy and vision for a church moving forward and growing; it provided impetus for us as Church to be faithful to God’s call to be salt and light in the world. Pray for us so that we will remain focused on the privileged task at hand.
Mā te Atua koe e tiaki
God be with you …
Pastor Mark Whitfield BTh MSM
President – Lutheran Church of New Zealand / Te Hāhi Rūtana o Aotearoa
Secretary – National Church Leaders of New Zealand
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