Dear brothers and sisters in Christ
Happy
New Year! & A Blessed Epiphany!
I
hope you have experienced moments of joy and wonder and beauty in these past
few weeks, and I hope your faith was refreshed by the story of God coming among
us. I also hope you feel renewed in your awareness of God’s profound
love, and strengthened to love even more in the year ahead.
The photo
in the coversheet was taken from Whangamata where we were staying in the
morning of New Year Day. Watching the first sunrise of the year, called hatsuhinode,
is a New Year tradition in Japan as it supposedly brings good luck. Whether I
believe it or not, it was an amazing experience to see sun rising. Sunrises are
a beautiful reminder of God’s love and faithfulness. They mark new beginnings
and the promise of hope each day. I felt so blessed.
This coming week, I will be working in the
office as usual.
I will be on
leave from mid of Jan to 2nd Feb. At Holy Cross, Cheen is taking a
service on 19th Jan, Les, on 26th Jan, and the Rev.
Colleen Binns on 2nd Feb. Just letting you know that Cheen is taking
an enabler role at St. Paul’s in Te Atatu Anglican Church from Feb. But as this
is a quarter time position, he will continue to join us from time to time.
Arohanui
Yukiko
