Action for restorative practice
We’re kicking off a local restorative practice project in the wider community. What could it look like? This project is made possible through funding from the Justice-Compassion Trust. Please make contact if you would like to be part of this project. Watch a video about restorative practice in schools (source: https://pb4l.tki.org.nz/PB4L-Restorative-Practice/What-is-PB4L-Restorative-Practice)
A brilliant fundraiser concert
Our celebration concert was a great success. Performers were The Band – Gina Sanders (soprano), Peter Reid (trumpet and flugelhorn), Josh Helm (violoncello) and Kay Shacklock (piano). They brought a varied and interesting programme to mark both mother’s day and the coronation. The musicians introduced each piece, sharing interesting details about their choices. The programme […]
Mind The Gap
Mind The Gap sessions are conversations on topics worth talking about. They are open to the public. Contact us if you have an idea for a talk or conversation. Past Mind The Gap talks
Housing justice – free talk
Join us to hear Brook Turner talk about housing justice in Auckland and New Zealand Aotearoa. Thursday 18 May, 6.00 p.m. 172 Hinemoa Street. No charge! Get your free ticket here. The housing crisis has reached catastrophic levels in recent times and been exacerbated by the effects of Covid19, the cost of living, recent weather […]
Connecting up
Onewa Christian Community says it’s open and connecting – this is what it looks like. Input on the Kaipātiki Local Board plan Participants at the community breakfast on 16 April shared their thoughts on priorities for the local board to consider in four areas: belonging and wellbeing, places and spaces; transport and connections; the environment. […]
Brave conversations – free talk
Brave conversations – attitudes, independence to public transport. Sharon Davies QSM JP Thursday 11 May, 6.00 p.m. 172 Hinemoa Street. Sharon Davies (commonly known as Shaz) was born in Hamilton with a physical disability almost 60 years ago. She moved to Auckland at the age of 18 months. She lived at the Wilson Home in […]
Justice-Compassion Trust
The newly formed Justice-Compassion Trust has awarded one of its first grants to Onewa Christian Community. About the Justice-Compassion Trust This Trust was set up in 2022 at the instigation of the Rev. Dr James Symons, a retired minister of the Presbyterian Church of the USA, who spent time in New Zealand between 2001 and […]
Children’s church thankfulness
Children’s church on Palm Sunday took the theme of thankfulness. We are certainly thankful for the kids who brought energy into our service and did their own activities too. Their text was, ‘I have come that they might have life, and have it to the full’ (John 10: 10). The children found much to be […]
Easter crafts a-plenty
This week, people at the Thursday group made large Easter egg posters from shiny paper. And then on Friday 31 March we ran an Easter craft afternoon in Northcote. The Northcote event went for a couple of hours after school and attracted a number of families. Kids enjoyed making various kinds of Easter egg ornaments, […]
Talking about emotions
What emotions are you feeling today? What emotions are others feeling? While we are quite familiar with our emotions, we don’t always have the opportunity or the language to describe them and understand them better. How will we talk about emotions? Come along for a relaxed and playful conversation about emotions, using the Emotional Culture Deck. […]