The next Healing Horticulture Course is due to start in Barnies on Wednesday the 7th of February.

​Please consider recommending this to friends or family who could enjoy and benefit from this course that teaches important horticulture skills alongside supporting mental and spiritual health.

Alpha Course

Alpha is due to start here in Marlborough soon, so please consider those you might like to invite to participate. This course is a chance to explore life, faith & meaning for anyone to discover more about the Christian faith in a relaxed setting.

Launch
The course will launch with a coffee and dessert evening on Saturday the 17th of February at 7pm at the Salvation Army Lounge.

Course 
The course starts on Wednesday evenings from the 28th of February at the Salvation Army Rooms. All are welcome at no charge. To find out more please get in touch with the office or see www.alpha.org.nz.

​LENTEN STUDY SERIES
This year during Lent (the period leading up to Easter, beginning with Ash Wednesday, 14th Feb) we will be looking at the topic of Discipleship - with the help of theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, looking at what it means to follow Jesus. This is a key area of our vision but more importantly, is the basis of our growth individually and as a church. There will be material provided for existing care cells - if you are not currently in a Carecell and would like to be or you would like to do this series with others, get in touch with Glen or the office today

The Alpha Marriage Course is a proven valuable way to help couples, partners, and marriages to build strong relationships based on Christian principles.

The course is apt and relevant in the times people are experiencing and gives people tools and techniques to keep the ‘spark’ alive and stay connected.

We had some great feedback from the last course:

2023 Dates and venue to be confirmed (will be held later in 2023). Contact Ruth Struthers for more information.

Nativity will be holding health and safety training sessions in the Nativity Lounge on:

• Monday 15th March at 7pm and 
• Sunday 21st March after the 10am service (from 11:30am onwards)

Anyone volunteering with children and youth, vulnerable adults or the elderly are required to complete this training with the goal of keeping people within these groups safe. Even if you think you have minimal contact with these groups, we encourage you to attend one of these sessions out of love for the people we serve.

FORMAT

The training sessions will be facilitated by Jacinda Thompson and Dion Mundy and will include discussion as you work through the material, followed by a short quiz at the end.

CHILDCARE

If you require childcare so that you can attend the training session, please let me know and I will organise this.

REGISTRATION

To register for one of these training sessions, either complete this form online by clicking the link: Health & Safety Training or see Roz at the Church Office.

QUESTIONS?

If you have any questions about this training, please contact me (Kathy) either via email or through the church office. Further information can be found on the flyer attached.

Blessings,

Kathy Taylor

Parish Administrator
Nativity Anglican Church

On September 19th, the New Zealand public are going to vote in both a general Election and at the same time on two binding referenda: The End of Life Choice Act, and the Legalisation of Recreational Cannabis.  Of these two highly important pieces of legislation, this presentation by Rev. Dr Graham O'Brien will focus on the End of Life Choice Act (EOLC), to explain what the EOLC Act means to inform our voting, its consequences, and the reasons people might consider to vote YES or NO.
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The evening will include a 45min presentation followed by an opportunity for questions and answers regarding both referenda topics.
 
Rev Dr Graham O'Brien, is the ministry education coordinator for the Anglican Diocese of Nelson, Co-Chair of the InterChurch Bioethics Council, and committee member for the national "Vote No" campaign.