Volunteering at the Salvation Army East City Corps helped Helen Yan find the meaning of life again. The Pakuranga resident came to New Zealand with her husband and young son in 2001 from China while pregnant with her daughter, and became a Christian not long afterwards. Continue reading
Posts Tagged ‘Works of Charity’
Church asked to end meals for the homeless’ because it ‘lures the needy’
Monday, November 27th, 2017A church in upmarket Malibu has decided to stop providing free meals for those in need after claiming they were told by officials they were attracting too many homeless people. Continue reading
Auckland church struggles with cost of housing homeless
Thursday, October 5th, 2017An Auckland church which has given up its offices to provide emergency housing says it needs around $160,000 to upgrade its facilities so it can continue to do so. Continue reading
Cans for Christmas on a roll
Thursday, August 31st, 2017
Cans for Christmas is a project that collects canned food through Catholic Schools and donates them to the St Vincent de Paul Society. Christ the King Primary School Owairaka assistant principal and Year 5 and 6 teacher Billy Hadnett came up with the idea for the initiative, which began in 2015. Hadnett established Cans for Read more
St Vincent de Paul Society – Celebrating 150 Years of Service
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
This year the St Vincent de Paul Society celebrates 150 years since it was first established in New Zealand. Anniversary celebrations are planned for the weekend of October 13-15 in Christchurch. On Sunday October 15, an Anniversary Mass will be celebrated by Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Martin Krebs as well as Bishops Owen Dolan and Charles Read more
Cathedral Café serves breakfast made with love
Thursday, June 29th, 2017While the promise of a hearty breakfast for unbeatable value is enough to tempt anyone’s taste buds, the volunteer-driven Community Café at the Taranaki Cathedral Church of St Mary’s also serves up morning meals made with love. Everyone is invited to dine at the Café from 7.30 to 10am every Tuesday for a suggested one dollar donation Read more
Off-road pastor gets round disaster to deliver donations in Clarence
Thursday, June 29th, 2017A devoted church group with a fondness for four-wheel-driving is delivering donations to families still isolated by the 7.8-magnitude Kaikoura earthquake. The intrepid group from Blenheim’s Elim Church meet regularly to go out in their trucks to places out of reach to more conventional vehicles. The kind-hearted crew have decided to combine the best of both Read more
Priests make effort to be with their people after earthquakes
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016
After the recent earthquakes Fr Pat McIndoe managed to catch a ride on an Aero Club plane so he could celebrate Mass in Kaikoura on Sunday. He was also able to take part in the ecumenical service. Kaikoura is part of Father Pat’s Te Whetu o Te Moana – Star of the Sea Marlborough Parish Read more
Evangelical Schools Trust offers cheap apartments in Auckland
Friday, August 5th, 2016In a unique bid to tackle Auckland’s housing woes, a private school charitable trust is offering first-home buyers the chance to buy apartments in a proposed west Auckland complex for $550,000. The West Evangelical Schools Trust is offering 30 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom apartments for sale. The fixed price is at least $150,000 below market Read more
100 warm and weatherproof coats for the homeless given to Auckland Diocese
Friday, July 8th, 2016
One hundred high quality coats, specially tailored to fit a wide range of sizes, have been gifted to the Diocese of Auckland for distribution to the city’s homeless. The gift comes from one of the oldest institutions of Western & Christian civilisation, the Sovereign Order of Malta, through its Sydney members. The above picture shows Read more