Ministry in the Philippines

Fr Alliston made a pilgrimage to the Divine Mercy Shrine in the southern island of Mindanao, assisting in confessions for penitents for more than ten hours over the weekend and then celebrating an early morning mass for the feast of Divine Mercy.

He then arrived at Tagaytay, to assist at the “Catch the Fire’, a short program being conducted by the ICPE Philippines mission center for young adults. The second day had Fr. Alliston sharing on the immensity of God’s mercy. God’s mercy is seen in the Old Testament through mention of words such as hesed and rahamim. These bring out God’s fatherly and motherly love for his people. A time of ministry later that day saw the participants experience ‘returning home’ realizing the depth of God’s love for each of them.

The third day with the focus being the savior Jesus, he was there to offer to the sacrament of mercy- i.e. sacrament of reconciliation for the participants who were open to avail it. The fourth day was a healing mass where participants offered all that weighed them down to offered it at mass.

The weekend was spent celebrating mass with the prisoners at local provisional prison. Do keep all of them at the ICPE mission center- staff and the participants, in your prayers.

Worship Night 29th August 2014

July 2014 Worship Night

A chilly winter night warmed up for the ones who attended our July Worship Night. They were grateful for the night as they brought home with them a conviction of Jesus’ faithfulness and Love.

We experienced a tangible sense of security and protection with the Lord's angel armies on duty. We were reassured with a very personal and intimate message "My child, I am with you."

Andy Lovell from Jesus 4 Real Ministries engaged the congregation as he shared on the theme "Discipleship" doing so through his own testimony. He encouraged all present, to build and deepen their relationship with Jesus has taught us and to share this with others.

Worship Night June 2014

Pentecost Mass 2014

Worship Night May 2014

Worship Night April 2014

Do Join us for the first Worship Night of the Year 2014!

Sydney Outreach

Wellsford Parish Mission (2-9 March 2013)

We made an early start on Saturday, 2nd of March at 5:30 a.m. from Wellington to this charming town situated 1 hour north of Auckland city. Team outreach consisted of Wimpie, Chairny, Grace, Helena, Susilo, John Paul, Albert, Susan, Melissa, Albert, Brian and Rachael. After 12 hours of driving, we arrived to a church full of smiles and warm hugs especially from Peter Jackson (yes, Wellsford’s very own) who spear headed this Parish Mission with ICPE Mission New Zealand in Wellsford.

Wellsford

On days 1 and 2, we had the opportunity to introduce ourselves to the parishioners of St. Mary’s which covers the area of Wellsford, Mangawhai and Maungaturotu, each around 30 minutes drive apart and spread out over vast farming land. Each introduction after the weekend mass gave us the opportunity to bring the message of God’s call in our lives to beloved by Him and the choice to respond to this love, especially during this week long parish mission.

Dinner with parishioners at Maungaturoto

"As for me and my house" Sign Language

On day 2, a youth session was organised, introducing the young people to a relationship with Jesus, through our worship, testimonies, creative items, teaching and group sharing. The sessions did ignite a desire in the youth about a life in Jesus which made them come back for more at the parish seminars. 

Youth Event

During the week, Fr. Bill Fletcher (parish priest) and the parish council also organized for us visits to the soup kitchen, 

Soup Kitchen

rest homes 

Wellsford Rest Home

Maungaturoto Rest Home

and Rodney College to evangelise. Our hearts beat for excitement as we proclaimed the message of Jesus Christ among the poor in material wealth, poor in physical health and poor in spirit.

The nail-biting and sweat breaking part of this mission was the house visits/ door knocking around the areas of Wellsford, Mangawhai and Maungaturoto which took 13 missionaries and 4 days to complete. Nevertheless with the dedication and perseverance of parishioners like Peter Jackson and Bob Schimensky, our routes were planned out and we managed to cover about 100 homes. We were given the opportunity to talk to them about a relationship in Jesus, inviting them to the parish seminar, praying with them, listening to their joys and hurts.

The parish seminars were a success with bigger turn outs from day 1 to day 3 focusing on themes Knowing the GIFT, Receiving the GIFT and Being the GIFT. On the first day, the teaching focused on the father heart of God by Wimpie, followed by Sin and Salvation by John Paul on the second day and lastly the Holy Spirit on the third day by Susilo. Fr. Bill Fletcher also graced the seminar with the Sacrament of Reconciliation and alongside him, Fr. Peter and Fr. Shaun. It was a beautiful time of renewal between God and His people especially during this Lenten season. It was God’s cry for His people to come home, in return encouraging for us to witness the cry of His people to experience a deeper love in their lives.

We believe God’s seed through this Parish Mission in Wellsford, Mangawhai and Maungaturoto fell on fertile ground and we continue to pray for the soil to be tilled and showered with the Holy Spirit, echoing also their prayer for water to shower on this drought stricken land. May the Holy Spirit who is ever new, ever creating continue to work in the land as the Lord himself has promised in Isaiah chapter 43.

ICPE team with Peter Jackson's family

Thank you for all your prayers....

2012 - School of Mission - NORTH Island team - outreach report

The North Island team led by Mely made our first stop up north in Hamilton. The team of 16 were blessed with the opportunity to know Christ and make Him known in St. Columba's Parish. We conducted parish seminars and we also had the opportunity to meet the parishioners at home when we went door knocking.

As for the youths, we organised a gathering at St. Columba's over the weekend themed U-turn and God's Masterpiece. Besides that, we also conducted an outreach for the students of St. Columba's Primary School, mainly to share with them Jesus and the JOY that he gives us.

Overall, the North Island team truly had a memorable experience in Hamilton. We praise and thank God for all the wonderful people we met and who blessed us with their warm hospitality and really yummy food. Thank you Jesus!

South Island Outreach report - SOM 2012

2012 School of Mission -South Island Team-outreach Report