Christmas Greetings

Christmas is that special time when the world stops to gaze at the babe of Bethlehem who ushers in hope, peace, joy and love no matter where one is on life's journey.

May this Holy Child then fill you and your loved ones with the choicest graces needed at this Christmas and the coming Year 2016!

Wishing you a truly Blessed Christmas and a grace-filled New year 2016!

Life in the Spirit Seminar – 8, 15 and 22 November 2015

"I'm calling on people to hold Seminars of New Life in the Spirit, where a person can get in touch with some part of Christian doctrine, where they can experience the Renewal and pass from being nominal Christians to real Christians." - Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap., preacher to the papal household since 1980

The Life in the Spirit Seminar that was held on 8, 15 and 22 November drew an amazing response from the congregation at St. Gerard’s Church as well as from friends from around Wellington. The line up of the talks given by our resident missionaries, namely Fr. Alliston, Fritz Mascarenhas, Wimpie Santoso and Ignatius Susilo prepared the hearts of the people to see God as a loving Father once again. The Father’s love that every heart is longing for, is lavished upon us through Jesus Christ, our Saviour. The participants were encouraged to turn back to Christ. They were empowered once again by the power of the Holy Spirit. The dynamics of the sessions included times of praise and worship, teachings from the BIble,,group sharings and fellowship. The seminars closed with a session of infilling with the Holy Spirit for all the participants. Hearts were turned back to God and lives were refreshed.

Here below is a sharing from one of the participants;

"The Life in the Spirit seminar was almost my first exposure to charismatic worship. I'm still thinking about whether it is for me. It was good to set aside time to think about how to live life in the spirit and to realise how challenging it is to actually do so. Everyone involved in running the seminar was very sincere and committed and made an effort to reach out to the people who attended. Thank you all for doing it". – F.H.

Grace's 25 Years Anniversary with the ICPE Mission

"Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age" - Matthew 28: 19-20

Grace Chin is a Malaysian-born missionary. She recently celebrated here her 25th anniversary as an ICPE missionary. She is well-travelled. In fact, she has been reaching out to God’s people across the globe for 25 years, through outreaches to the USA, former Czechoslovakia, Russia, Romania, Tunisia, Gibraltar, Ghana, Switzerland and Italy, just to name a few places. She has also lived and served in the ICPE Mission Centers in Germany, Malta and Rome and presently she is serving at St. Gerard’s monastery in ICPE New Zealand where she has been involved in parish missions - when they occur - and also heading the Kitchen ministry (keeping fellow missionaries well-fed) within the ICPE Mission Community in Wellington.