There are a few things happening for the Edge Family over these next few months so have a read below…

Fraser & Dale Hardy:
Fraser and Dale are apostolic leaders of LinkNZ (the network of churches we belong to), and have recently planted a church in Hamilton. They are coming to Edge next week to speak at both services and you won’t want to miss it! If you get the chance while they’re up, ask them to tell you some of the stories from the tron. Very cool.

Beyond Borders:
This is the first conference we have ever hosted and we are really excited about it. We will be having a whole bunch of speakers from local and afar sharing on mission and worship from July 21st to the 23rd. Check out this link for more details… www.beyondborders.org.nz

School – Dismantling the Plastic Jesus:
7pm each Thursday in June in the café. Come explore some of the misconceptions that exist about Jesus and look into who he really was and is (For more details check out the related blog below).

Art Classes:
Graham Dodd is running art classes for all who are keen from May 23rd to June 27th on Sundays from 2-4. If you missed the first few weeks don’t worry you can still come along! No nude posers allowed.

In the Future:
Keep your eye on this site for what’s happening. You can check the calendar on the nav bar on the left or scroll through the month’s blogs.

Legends.

Mums. Where would we be without them? Literally, where? They are a staple to our society. When I Googled mothers this morning the first result was, “MOTHERS: Polishes, Waxes and Cleaners”. It was the grand statement of a High Performance Car Care company, catering for the needs of desperate and lonely cars in hunger for some TLC. Brilliant. Someone out there was so enamored with the great job their mum did they could only think to name their next greatest passion (high performance car care) in their honour.

That’s because mums are awesome. My mum used to buy me marmite and chip sandwiches for lunch at Primary school, which to this day is still my strongest memory there (sad but true). She was at every game, competition, event and ceremony I can remember. She has always prayed for me when I’ve needed it and especially when I think I haven’t. She’s a super mum. She was Never too busy to trim my bowl cut (actually with a bowl by the way!) or read to me from the picture dictionary before bed. That’s commitment.

So, yeh, I agree that mums are definitely the high performance care products our society needs. But they’re so much more. They’re the engine that drove us for so many years, and its so fitting to be honoring them this Sunday for their love, care, and commitment.

Thanks mums.

Those who would like to meet at Edge at 5am to carpool to the Dawn Service.

A poem on the occasion of the Dawn Prayer service, held at Meeting House, Waitangi treaty grounds, on Waitangi Day, 2010. The Prime Minister and other dignitaries attended, and Christian minister, John Komene took the service.

Underneath the black horizon
the Whare a beckon of majesty
and gathered the dignitaries,
and in dignity she lay.

Inside the meeting house,
the Maori Minister presided,
who I could not see,
but I imagined him,
Taiaha in one hand,
the Sword of the Spirit in the other.

Deep sonorous booms came forth,
the words of a man,
a man of his word,
a man of the Word,
like flames of gold,
pelting the night sky.

Restless warrior,
who attacked the village,
you crept up on them,
an ambush,
whilst they were asleep.

The red gold cirrus slowly emerges,
along the dreary horizon,
a fitting accompaniment,
the preacher man and rising sun.

Deep wells of inner resolve,
doing war in the trenches,
in the barracks of life,
breaking down walls and fences.

The citadel of my integrous
woven into the courage of your conviction.