Members of our Auckland Unitarian Peace and Social Justice team, Gary Bendall, Angela Wadham, Shirin Caldwell, and Brenda Bendall, visited the Auckland City Mission in February 2024, and were shown round by Sophia Sharpe, Community Fundraising officer @ Auckland City Mission. We were all very impressed with this new facility for homeless people in Auckland.
We would love you to join us this Saturday evening, 30th October 2021 from 5-6pm for an hour to uplift our spirits through chants of universal peace.
Sing-along from the privacy of your home … multi-cultural, musical, meditations – chants from various wisdom traditions – easy to learn, taught by call and response.
Optional community connection and conversation (6-6:30pm).
Zoom link info: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86017196979?pwd=VUVoUkNubTBBT0laUEFsaTFyOTRmdz09&fbclid=IwAR151NQ3kc8IPsy3PZm9fKO2YjgJhpbg-TQIwhSMwFku2d81gxN8vnfycMw
Meeting ID: 860 1719 6979
Passcode: 216897
Blessings of Peace and Joy to you at this challenging time!
Sally
An outreach of Auckland Unitarians Peace and Social Justice Group
“Firstly, thank you for the donation. The money has been moved over and spent. It contributed towards the covid-19 campaign where we provided wages, vaccinations, emergency medical care, education for children missing school and food distribution into our 4 communities, (over 20 tonnes of food!) Thank you for contributing towards this.
Secondly, I am very glad to see the interest you are taking in following this up. It shows a great degree of care.”
Anthony also included a photograph of one of young girls receiving education from Freeset donations.
He comments:-
“She is doing so well in school at the moment. She is smashing all the boys in math, which is unheard of here! So she is a bit of a star.”
“Thanks again for your support Shirin.[and to all those who contributed to the fundraiser] It really does mean a lot.”
Come join us for a special evening of dances of universal peace with Sally Mabelle and Matêj Koukl, sufi whirling by Abheer, and the resonant sounds of crystal singing bowls by Katrin Franz.
Supported by Auckland Unitarians, Koha appreciated toward hall rental and refreshments.
We are currently working on two projects. If you would like to come along and help us with strategy, or just to create your own piece of craftivism, please join us on Thursday evenings 7.30 at the church. Cups of tea, yummy snacks, stimulating company and craft tuition are all part of the package. Hope to see you there!
10-4pm Saturday the 19th will be a day of dance deepening, open to all who wish to deepen in their experience of the Dances of Universal Peace and associated walks and meditative practices. Please bring a vegetarian plate to share for lunch.
5pm Sunday will be an evening dance gathering, followed by a community shared vegetarian supper, 6:30-8pm.
From 2-4pm on Sunday, 20th June, Dance leaders are invited to join together in the spirit of collaboration and mutual support/growth by contributing in a shared reflection gathering preceding the dance evening.
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