Messy Church NZ Newsletter, February 2022
Kia Ora,
The National Messy Church Team, extend a warm welcome of hope and encouragement to you all as
we face a third year of challenges during 2022. We are reminded by the psalmist in Psalm 23, that
even though he may face the deepest darkest thoughts of despair, or situations, he has the
assurance that in God's presence, guidance and love, he will be guided through to a safe and secure
place. Like the psalmist, we therefore need not fear if we continue to focus and trust in the
comfort of God who loves us.
We have a few things in our flexible pipeline for this year as we seek to offer ways in supporting
you, your teams, and your communities through Messy Church. There continues to be movement and
change as some MC's have either just started out, or are recreating to the changes we are all
negotiating through, while others have faced closure or hibernation for a season.
We continue to be available to you all, through your Regional Coordinator or direct contact through
email, phone or via Facebook.
We are available for ongoing training and workshops and continue to offer this support, although
with the health and safety regulations at present, this may look a little different. This could be
face-to-face in regions or online, depending on what best suits your situation.
If you have specific ideas or areas you would like training or raising awareness in, please let us
know.
Our first project for this year is supporting the International Messy Church Conference being
held in the UK in May. Because of so many covid limitations, the conference is happening both in
person and online, with input from around the world. NZ has been invited to create a presentation
online which will then be facilitated by local leaders on-site. Our session is titled: "We All Belong
to the Global Messy Church Family”.
As you also all belong to the global family, we are keen to hear from you if you have any
ideas, suggestions or examples of how you have supported your families/communities or grown your
teams. How has your Messy Church impacted in your community? We would like to include a 'Kiwi
flavour' of how we are family both locally, nationally and internationally. Photos with small
explanations that we can include in our PowerPoint would be ideal. Please email to Jocelyn.
Share your Messy Services and events on Facebook!
We encourage you to share your suitable photos of activities and events on to the Messy Church
NZ Facebook page as a great way of promoting your own Messy Church and encouraging others
around the motu. A big thank you to those already doing this.
Who is on the National Messy Church Team?
Richard Stevens: [Lower Hutt] richard@messychurch.nz
Jocelyn Czerwonka: [Whanganui] jocelyn@messychurch.nz
Angela Brown: [Christchurch] angela@messychurch.nz
Carrole Lewis: [Kapiti Coast] carrole@messychurch.nz
Heather Flavell: [Waipukarau] heather@messychurch.nz
May Christ be with you all,
From the National Messy Church Team