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COMMUNITY BOARDS Election of four members for the Katikati Community Board
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Dale Ofsoske Electoral Officer Bay of Plenty District Health Board Corner Cameron Road and 18th Avenue, Tauranga Phone 0800 922 822
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Candidate names will be listed in pseudo random order on the voting documents. Dale Ofsoske Electoral Officer Western Bay of Plenty District Council Barkes Corner, Cameron Road, Tauranga Phone 0800 922 822
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1 DAY MOSAIC WORKSHOP 9am4pm Sat 3 Aug - booking now. A full day of practical and informative creativity. Choose your own project and complete it on the day. Small group size adds to the enjoyment. Contact Lynn at Clay Art Studio. Ph 571 3726 Historic Village, 17th Ave WATER COLOUR BEGINNER CLASS School term begins Tuesday 30th July, 9.30 - 12pm. $20 a session. Basic water colour techniques & sketching. Ohauiti. Ph 544 3590 or 027 496 7525
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The Elms administrator Jenny Hughes. Photo by Chris Callinan. even as you walk in the gate you get that feeling of peace and tranquillity which is unexpected, given that it’s surrounded by busy roads.” From this traditional English home, Jinty says Maori were given the opportunity to learn about Christianity. They were educated in reading and writing and taught agricultural and Once a thriving Te Papa Mission Sta- domestic skills. The mission house and library carry tion, today the timber library, mission a New Zealand Historic Places Trust house, kitchen block and chapel take Class 1 registration. The other buildvisitors back to the early 19th century. ings, including the kitchen block and Historian Jinty Rorke says the house showcases the lives of three generations dairy, are registered as Class 2. Visitors can relax in the gardens and symbolises the beginning of Eurowhich are open daily at no cost. The pean contact in the Bay of Plenty. house and library are open on WednesOccupied by one family for about days, Saturdays, and Sundays including 150 years, Jinty says The Elms is one of two historic houses in Tauranga still public holidays between 2pm – 4pm.
The Weekend Sun is profiling some of Tauranga’s historic places dotted around the city. This week reporter Zoe Hunter looks at what claims to be the oldest European heritage site in the Bay of Plenty – The Elms.
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Next week The Weekend Sun profiles Foresters Hall.
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Watch those lingering odours In Malaysia there are signs in hotels and taxis that state ‘No Durian’ - that is because the smell (or should I say in my opinion the sickening stench) of this local fruit is not to everyone’s nose a perfume.
Tauranga 1252a Ohauiti Road, Ohauiti Mortgagee Auction With great country and sea views from its elevated location makes this a property well worth your closest attention. This is your opportunity to complete the property and provide a great lifestyle and a home to entertain friends and family. The bones are there, all it needs is your touch to make it work. Viewing is a must of this decidedly different designed home. Contact Lynn Eagar or John Pope and for further information go to lynneagar.raywhite.co.nz
Similarly when buyers walk through your door they don’t want to know what you ate for dinner last night, when you last washed your socks, or that your large hairy dog lives inside.
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be able to pick up on a smell you have missed. If you really want to push the boat out replace some of the offending aromas with lovely flowers (best from your garden for you really don’t know how long you will be on the market before sale day!) or percolating coffee (... and remember to leave a mug and note inviting your lovely agent to partake of the same). Some folk may even leave fresh home baking. Fresh clean smelling bathrooms and toilets are a positive experience. The opposite (dirty or smelly bathroom or toilet) is likely to hasten your buyer retreat from your house and on to the next and competing opportunity for their dollar and family!
Letter to the editor In the June 14 issue, Peter Whitcombe of Jesus First Church wrote of being ‘filled with the Spirit (Eph.5:18) but didn’t explain ‘how to’. I don’t know if he was approaching it from a Pentecostal viewpoint – I hope not, as the Pentecostal/Charismatic angle is built around verses out of context, from Israel’s programme mixing them with Paul’s epistles. I speak as an ex-Pentecostal who did just that. Yes, he’s right. Its’ a daily command, but Christians need to know how to accomplish it. Believers are meant to let verse interpret verse, not private interpretations. Eph.5:19 says ‘speaking to yourselves in psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your hearts to the Lord’. In Colossians, verse 16b says ‘teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.’ Now, in Eph.5:18 it reads ‘and be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit’. Lining up Ephesians and Colossians, we see scripture interpreting itself. How to be filled with the Spirit? By letting the word of Christ dwell in you richly, by good old-fashioned reading and bible study. mon. The biggest blunder in the church the last 1900 years has been starting the body of Christ in Acts 2 instead of Acts 9. P. Hyland, Welcome Bay.
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The battle for truth in these last days on Earth
A number of times in recent years, Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has referred to the issues and the conflict that surrounds Israel and the Jewish people as a battle for truth - not a battle for land or for peace or for justice or for Jewish rights - but a battle for truth. This battle for truth is the over-arching point of contention in our world today, including in the Church. It is a battle that began in the Garden of Eden and that will continue through until the end of this present age. However, it is a battle that is intensifying in these last days. In all ways, it is a battle for truth between the God of Truth who has revealed Himself to us in His Word, which is truth (Psalm 119:160) and the god of this world, Satan, who is the father of lies and in whom there is no truth (John 8:44). For most people today, it seems that truth is fluid, depending on what side of the fence you are on and depending upon who you are listening to. Rather than being absolute, truth to most people is relative to individual perspectives and circumstances. It is more important to have an opinion
than it is to hold to truth. Being tolerant of divergent opinions and viewpoints and being all-inclusive are postulated as desirable attitudes whereas holding to biblical truth is seen as narrowminded and judgmental. As Isaiah 49:14 & 15(a) states: “justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the street, and uprightness cannot enter. Yes, truth is lacking.” God has chosen the Church to be the bastion and the arena of truth. Paul says in 1 Timothy 3:15 that "the church of the living God, (is) the pillar and ground of the truth." Jude verse 3 exhorts us to "earnestly contend for the faith, once for all, delivered to the Saints", referring to
New deacon keen to serve Margaret Birtles is the newly appointed deacon at St Stephen’s church in Brookfield and she’s ready and keen to serve the community.
Since the beginning of June she has been operating a weekly drop-in centre at the Otumoetai community centre Highmore place. This service runs on Tuesdays from
10am-12pm at the church house, and children are welcome. Anyone is invited to come for coffee, a chat or just to have some company, says Margaret. Please call in and let her know of any other services the church can offer the community. The church’s bargain bin is open at the same time. Regular worship services are held at St Stephens 9.30am on Sunday. There are free internet services available also.
Gold coin holiday programme Lifezone Church is running an exciting and funfilled children's holiday programme during the second week of the school holidays, in the church’s new facility in Judea. It will be run in conjunction with a missions team from Washington State, USA. The programme, on July 22-26
from 9-11.30am, caters for children aged five to 10 years old and entry to each session is by gold coin donation. There will be a large range of fun and exciting of activities, including stories, crafts, games, skits, and snacks. If your children would like to attend, visit the church office to pick up a form or email your request to lzholidayprogramme@ gmail.com. Register early to reserve your space. For more information, phone Kylie or Brian, 07 571 6525.
God's Word, the Scriptures, and the sound doctrine that is the revelation of God committed to us. We are to earnestly fight and to consistently contend for that faith, because it is the battle for truth and truth is one of the most powerful weapons God has set before His people. "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth." (2 Timothy 3:16). Find a local Church that is Christ-centred and that adheres to God's Word as the truth. The Lord bless you. By Peter Whitcombe, Jesus First Church
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