Men at Hope Rolleston
Welcome, Haere mai!
Our men’s ministry is all about Connection and Support. To enable this for our men we host a variety of events, social gatherings, sports fun, faith discussions and other events throughout the year. The purpose is not just activity it is to deepen our connections so we can better support each other and serve others as well.
Our upcoming calendar of events is set out below.
In March we had a series of 4 studies called “Men of Purpose” - the videos of the sessions are at the bottom of this page.
You can see more activity on our Hope Rolly Men Facebook page,
ask about the Whatsapp group and get on the email list.
If you have any questions, want to be involved or have an idea to share,
then please feel free to email me.
Steven Moe
Men’s Ministry Coordinator
steven.moe@hopechurch.net.nz
Contact:
Steven Moe
Upcoming events
Kawai Fishing Trip - date TBC
Contact: Razor 0210 365 580 (text probably best).
Lake Lyndon trip
Friday 29th November a trip to Lake Lyndon overnight - Fathers with kids, bring own food and a tent
Contact: Razor 0210 365 580 (text probably best).
Learn how to cast - after Church on date TBC. Dependent on interest.
Contact: Razor 0210 365 580 (text probably best).
Breakfast in first quarter of 2025 will come up in February - be watching out!
Lake Lyndon trip - November 2025!
Join our annual expedition to Lake Lyndon for Men and their Sons for some fellowship, tramping, walking, hunting, outdoor adventures and maybe even will involve catching some elusive fish in the lake. Cost to stay at the Lodge will be $30 per night for an adult and $25 for a son. You will need to bring bedding, breakfast food and food for lunches / dinners, food to share. You can come for one night, two nights or a day visit. The lodge is off State Highway 73 on the road running past Lake Lyndon through to Lake Coleridge. From the lodge there is fishing, tramping, walking, hunting.
Sign ups will be posted in 2025.
Contact: Eddie Parker (fourgems@xtra.co.nz)
Sports
Basketball
For all you Basketball players we sometimes have one off events but some guys play casually too. If that is you, your contact is James who can hoop you up with what is on.
Contact: James Harris jharrynz@gmail.com 0276003800
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1386191108904744/
Nature Hikes & Bike Rides
Join us on a hike into some beautiful part of our region - usually involving a waterfall, river, mountains or sea! Would you like to organise one of these or join one? If so, get in touch!
Acts of Service opportunities
There are many ways you can get involved in the Church - for example each Sunday we need helpers for Children’s Ministry, Welcoming people, Sound/Technician support. Let us know if you can help?
The Hope Firewood Mission is out cutting wood and providing it to those in need. If you'd like to be involved more feel free to get in contact with Al Fone, allanfone@outlook.com
Men’s Growth Groups
Beaumont Park Group for North Rolleston
Mondays every second week at 7:30pm; 67 Beaumont Drive
Contact: Jay Geldard (jaygeldard@xtra.co.nz)
Faringdon Men, Wednesdays bi-weekly
A group for men who live in Faringdon we meet every two weeks.
Contact: Almero (almero.du-pisani@heb.co.nz)
Resources
If we come across books, podcasts, shows or other sources of inspiration we share them here - let us know what you might like to add:
Hope Podcast - catch up with sermons on Spotify or Apple Podcasts https://www.hopechurch.net.nz/podcast
Carey Nieuwhof podcast and resources, many encouraging topics are discussed - https://careynieuwhof.com/mypodcast/
Timothy Keller’s Gospel in Life podcast covering many diverse topics - https://podcast.gospelinlife.com
Seeds podcast – interviews with inspiring people www.theseeds.nz or apps
Encouraging young people in our lives
The Men had some challenges shared recently with them while they enjoyed an amazing cooked breakfast end of August 2024.
Carey Ewing from Te Whare Awhero (Hope House) shared about a question he had pondered - how much is up to us, and how much is because of the circumstances we were born into? Then: How can we help others who don’t have our privilege?
Te Whare Awhero (Hope House) https://tewhareawhero.org/ helps young people in a variety of ways giving children access to opportunities they wouldn’t otherwise have.
A survey of 319 youth in Hornby revealed:
- there is a lot of pain out there and it’s impacting anxiety and mental health
- the young people said connection was important - listening first, not being talked to
- we can accept people without accepting their behaviour
- create spaces where they are welcome
As men who are all friends, Fathers, Uncles, Grandfathers … we can spend time with young people. Do something with two hands - so phone put away. Spending time is where value can be created.
Find an excuse to spend time with young people eg take a pie trip across the South Island, or have a night away and tell them what they are good at, or just spend an afternoon together. Encourage them.
Jesus said in Mark 10:13 - “let the little children come to me for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these….”
We should do the same.
Men of Purpose - videos of the sessions held in March 2024
We had an intensive month of study once a week in March as we considered the life of Samuel from the Old Testament and gather together to learn more. We covered the following topics:
Part 1: Becoming Men of purpose: The call
Part 2: Hearing from God: Listening well
Part 3: When things go wrong: Second chances
Part 4: Staying the course with obedience
Videos of most of these sessions are below.
Part 1: Becoming Men of Purpose. In this session we talk about Samuel and his origins and introduce the questions that were considered in two themes.
Part 2: In this video we hear the teaching content on Samuel and Listening to God by Steve Talbot, which was delivered before the small groups started discussing the questions mentioned in the video.
Part 3: In this video we hear the teaching content on Samuel and Second Chances, which was delivered before the small groups started discussing the questions mentioned in the video.