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SECOND HELPINGS - More to think about from Sunday’s Readings 13 APR 2025 onwards

Beyond Easter we had central teaching on the Creeds from Rev Dr Joe McGarry - see the separate page on The Creeds. Alongside this we followed our usual practice of looking at questions on the readings from the previous Sunday’s 10.00 service.

Second Helpings: Sunday 29 June (St Peter & St Paul)
Second Helpings: Sunday 22 Jun 2025 (Te Pouhere)
Second Helpings: Sunday 15 Jun 2025 (Trinity) - see also our talks on The Creeds (John 16.12-15; Romans 5.1-5)
Second Helpings: Sunday 8 Jun 2025 (Pentecost) (John 14.8-17, 25-27; Acts 2.1-21; Genesis 11.1-9)
Second Helpings: Sunday 1 Jun 2025 (Sunday after Ascension) (John 17.20-26; Acts 16.16-34)
Second Helpings: Sunday 25 May 2025 (Easter 6) (John 5.1-9; Acts 16.9-15)
Second Helpings: Sunday 18 May 2025 (Easter 5) (John 13.31-35; Acts 11.1-18)
Second Helpings: Sunday 11 May 2025 (Easter 4) (John 10.22-30; Revelation 7.9-17)
Second Helpings: Sunday 4 May 2025 (Easter 3) (John 21.1-19; Acts 9.1-20)
Second Helpings: Sunday 27 Apr 2025 (Easter 2) (John 20.19-21; Acts 5.27-32)
Second Helpings: Sunday 20 Apr 2025 (Easter Day) (John 20.1-18; Isaiah 65.17-25)
Second Helpings: Sunday 13 Apr 2025 (Palm Sunday) (Luke 23.1-49; Isaiah 50.4-9a)

Central meetings for LENT and easter 2 MAR - 19 Apr 2025

During Lent we suspended formal group meetings, and instead had central Lent Talks with Rev Dr Joe McGarry on various themes in Spiritual Disciplines under the two Great Commandments - Love God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength and all your mind; and Love your neighbour as yourself.

1. What are we doing, and why?
2. The Spiritual Discipline of Prayer
3. The Spiritual Discipline of Scripture-Reading
4. The Spiritual Discipline of Deep Vulnerable Community
5. The Spiritual Discipline of Service
6. Wrap-up: The Two Umbrellas

Small GroupS 29 Dec 2024 - 1 Mar 2025

Up to Lent we followed our usual practice of looking at questions on the readings from the previous Sunday’s 10.00 service.

Questions for Sunday 23 Feb 2025 (Genesis 45.3-15; Luke 6.27-38)
Questions for Sunday 16 Feb 2025 (Jeremiah 17.5-10; Luke 6.17-26)
Questions for Sunday 9 Feb 2025 (Isaiah 6.1-13; Luke 5.1-11)