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Local Events

OP’s Garden – Omokoroa Point School Production this Friday 28 June

Come along an be entertained by the students of OPS who will share with you the tale of what Omokoroa could be like if we all look after our environment. All 290 student will take to the stage at Baycourt to dance and sing. Our littlest OPs are particularly cute!

Our production date is Friday 28 June – there will be two performances, one in the afternoon at 1pm (the perfect performance to take toddlers to) and one in the evening at 7pm.
Tickets have to be sold via ticketek – Tickets will go on sale from 4 June. Ticket price is $10 – extra service/booking fees will apply.

https://premier.ticketek.co.nz/shows/show.aspx?sh=OPSGARDE19

Finishing Touches

An informative event providing essential knowledge and answering questions to help you plan ahead.

– Creating, updating and all the need to know information about your Will
– Advanced Care Planning
– Taking control at the end
– Planning your funeral – Make sure they do it your way!; and
– Waipuna Hospice Services.

Tickets are only $15 and include a light lunch.

Get in quick!

L’ANSON RESERVE – WEEDING BEE – 20 JUNE

L’Anson Bush Reserve is situated near Te Puna between SH2, Loop Road and Armstrong Road. It was planted in 1987 by Tauranga Forest & Bird, and is managed by WBOP District Council. This lovely bush reserve has a 2 km walking track around a small lake.
In recent years many invasive weeds have taken hold and are spoiling the beauty. Many weeds require manual eradicating. To get on top of this problem, monthly working bees are now being held at I’Anson Reserve on every third Thursday of the month. We invite people to come and help us on Thursday 20th June, from 10 am – 12.30 pm. (Note that future weeding bees will start at 9 am). Please gather at the car park off Loop Road, off SH2. Bring suitable clothing and foot wear, gloves and your own hand tools if you wish.

If you have any creative ideas on how to attract corporates or groups to come along for work days at the reserve to help achieve our weed free goal, please get in touch. Please share this invite with anyone you know who may be interested.
This project is a partnership between Forest and Bird and the QEII trust and the community.

Kate and Rob
021 – 65 73 44, 027 – 56 20 333

Waihi Beach Waste Free Living

If you missed the Waste Free living with Kate Meads at the Omokoroa Church then I can recommend catching her next one at Waihi on the 31st of July.

She’ll show attendees where their waste goes, how to reduce your impact, and what products and solutions can really help!

Book your space now or tell a friend! All details can be found at my website, click “find out more” below to check it out.

For more information go here https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2019/waste-free-living-workshop-with-kate-meads/waihi-beach?_ga=2.196701228.1263673036.1560056702-450256651.1553062196

Quick Facts:

New Zealand households throw away around $872 million dollars worth of food every year.
Tonnes of recycling goes to landfill every day because it is contaminated.
1 million single-use disposable nappies go to landfill every day in New Zealand.
Kiwi’s go through 295 million takeaway disposable coffee cups per year that can’t be recycled, so are sent to landfill.

Find out more, including how you can make changes to reduce these scary statistics at the workshop this July!

William Pike speaker – Stepping out of your comfort zone Thursday 6/6/19 7pm

Arataki Omanu Scout Group has invited William Pike to come and speak to the local community about stepping outside their comfort zone. It is on Thursday the 6th of June (next Thursday) 7pm and tickets are $20 (or $15 for venturers and rovers)

Come and understand how to navigate and help your kids through this fast paced, ever changing world.

This event is a fundraiser for 7 of the groups youth to attend the 22nd National Scout jamboree held at Mystery Creek in December.

William Pike’s tenacious passion for life has helped him to overcome serious challenges, tackle new opportunities and enrich his skills as leader.

Losing a leg after being trapped in a volcanic eruption on Mt Ruapehu has not changed William’s outlook on life.

An impassioned teacher, he leads a nationwide youth development programme, teaching Kiwi kids they, too, can do anything they put their minds to.

William Pike is a proud Kiwi, fanatical outdoorsman and a role model to 1000’s of youth around NZ who participate in the William Pike Challenge Award, a popular youth development programme.

William won’t be just sharing his wild stories, he’s going to RELIVE THEM with YOU. He will challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone and be an explorer in YOUR world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dftLOyY69UI

$20 tickets can be purchased here: https://www.facebook.com/events/661672657616879/

WELL-BEING FOR WOMEN

It’s only a month away from the next Well-being for Women group in Tauranga and as always Jeanette Macdonald, Anne Hishon and Ingrid Ward are really looking forward to sharing this wonderful event with those who join us.

This time we are asking the question:

“What is the true beauty of a woman?

Is it the ​’​beauty in a bottle’ concept that we have pushed ​at​ us from every possible media outlet which tr​y​​​ to convince us that our beauty comes from the outside?….Or is it possible we have been fed a lie and the true beauty of a woman comes from within her and from there shines out for the rest of the world to feel and see?
How does the quest to feel and look beautiful impact on how we feel about ourselves, our body and our lives as women?

Some very rich questions for us to dive into when we next meet. on:
June 15th from 12.30pm – 3.00pm at The Atrium, Waipuna Hospice, 43 Te Puna Station Rd, Tauranga.

For more information please contact Ingrid on 021 952 690 or
Email: newzealand@esotericwomenshealth.com

Affordable Art & Artisan Fair this Sunday at the Black Sheep

It’s the AAAFair’s First Birthday on Sunday. Not only will it be the usual gathering of talented creatives and artisans inside the Black Sheep complex there will be all the fun of a Birthday Party! There are three raffles during the day which runs from 11am to 3pm. Origina, local art and art craft , boutique clothing and homewares, botanicals and container plants – you could find that special Christmas gift and many of the stallholders are our own residents! You can also have some of the Black Sheep’s good food! Live music! No admission charge and sealed parking at the door. We’re inside if it rains! See you on Sunday!

Need a reason to sign up for the Omokoroa Coastal Challenge?

GT Signs are running a fantastic incentive we hope will help motivate you to get you on board and join the race! Visit our Facebook page for more info about how to register and what you could win!

www.facebook.com/GTSIGNSNZ

There are some awesome prizes up for grabs but you must be in quick – promotion period ends Sunday 4 Nov 8pm.

(Video below only available to play on Facebook page)

The Gospel in the Feasts

The Gospel in the Feasts
Did you know God created holidays? He created special celebrations that were object lessons, reminders, and PROPHECIES about the future.
The seven annual feasts of the Lord (Leviticus 23) provide a prophetic panorama of God’s wonderful plan of redemption, beginning with the sacrifice of the Lamb (Passover) and resolving with the final ingathering at the end of the age (Feast of Tabernacles).
Join Nigel Christensen and discover how these ancient holidays are GOOD NEWS for all followers of Jesus, whether Jew or Gentile.
OMOKOROA | 4 NOVEMBER | 10 AM
Omokoroa Peninsula Baptist Church
Settlers’ Hall
334 Omokoroa Road, Omokoroa
RSVP: Howard Cross at 027 737 4018

Passover Meal Demonstration

Discover the Roots of the Lord’s Last Supper
Have you ever wondered why Jesus used bread and wine to talk about his sacrifice for us? Explore Jesus’ last Passover meal for yourself and find out!
This sermonic demonstration of the ancient Passover Seder meal powerfully reveals the sacrificial ministry of Jesus as the Lamb of God, and uncovers the roots of the Christian communion, using the very elements God prescribed for the Seder itself. The 1-hour demonstration is an unforgettable journey through the “Last Supper,” which was, in fact, the Messiah’s last Passover Seder…until He returns!
Discover how this ancient holiday is GOOD NEWS for us today.

OMOKOROA | 3 NOVEMBER | 7-9 PM
Omokoroa Peninsula Baptist Church
Settlers’ Hall
334 Omokoroa Road, Omokoroa
RSVP: Howard Cross at 027 737 4018