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Christmas Festival 2025
🎄 Christmas Festival at The Anchor Church 🎉 Sunday 14th Dec 2-4 pm Kick off Christmas early with a fun and relaxed afternoon at The Anchor. With games, crafts, food trucks and the ever-popular photobooth, there is something for everyone. Bring the whānau, wander the activities, enjoy the sunshine and take in the carols. A joy-filled celebration of Jesus this Christmas for the whole community ️ Everyone’s welcome! There’s a place for you at the Christmas Festival. See you there!…
Christmas Services
Come and see what Christmas is all about, bring kids, grandma, grandad, cousins, neighbors and friends. We’d love to have you join us to celebrate Christmas with us. Christmas Services – Sunday 10 am Come and See The Promise – 7th DecThe Story – 14th DecThe Child – 21st Dec Christmas Eve – 7pmThe joy of his arrival Christmas Eve – 7pmThe joy of his arrival We’d love to see you at our Christmas services and events!
Join us this Christmas
Anticipation and Joy. By Rachel Join us at Christmas – on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day A time to decorate the Christmas tree and hang the fairy lights, a time to plan the Christmas meal menu, a time to buy and wrap presents – a time of building anticipation. As a child, I thought anticipation was the painful period of ‘waiting’ till I could get my hands on the presents under the tree. But I have since learnt that…
Advent 5 – O Come, O Come Emmanuel
A visual montage of the Hope, Peace, Love, and Joy of Christ set to the song, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, sung by Bebo Norman. A reflective moment as you approach towards Christmas Eve.
Advent 4 – Joy
As Jesus Christ our Messiah and King came into the world in a lowly manger, the angels announced the good news that a Savior has been born. Proclaim the Joy that Christ brings during the Christmas season or any time of the year. Rediscover the joy of the miraculous virgin birth and the prophecy fulfilled in scripture.
Advent 3 – Love
Jesus is the true Shepherd who searches out and finds his sheep among the scattered flock. His sheep know him, and they follow his voice. We remember that our Savior is our Shepherd of Love during the Christmas season or any time of the year. Jesus Christ died on the cross and his substitutionary death brings the abundance of life to mankind.
Advent 2 – Peace
Though the town of Bethlehem was small in size, out of it would come the Ruler who would reign as King of Kings and redeem us from our sin. Reflect on the Peace that Christ our Lord brings this Christmas season or any time of the year and the miracle of the virgin birth that gave us the Messiah Jesus. His death on the cross has brought peace and reconciliation to mankind.
Hope – Advent 1
For 400 years, Israel had waited and hoped for the promised Messiah. The prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled in that a virgin would bear a son and His name would be called, Emmanuel, “God with us.” Christmas demonstrates our Hope in Christ and recounts the journey of Mary as she discovers her role in humanity with the miracle of the virgin birth of Jesus Christ
Christmas at The Anchor
We would love to see you all – bring mum, dad, auntie Daphne and uncle Dave, nan and poppa = Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Carols by the Lake
Sunday December 16th 5pm Come, bring your picnic rugs and join us for some Christmas Carols. Free sausage sizzle and face painting from 5pm. Carols start at 5.30pm. In the unlikely event of bad weather, the event will be moved inside North Porirua Baptist Church.
Slow Down this Christmas
Slow Down this Christmas by Moriah Simonowich Last Christmas, my mom and I tackled errands together in chilly December weather. As we buzzed through store after store with a list that always seemed to do more stretching than shrinking, I noticed how hectic everything was. A continual pattern of long lines, crowded aisles, and packed parking lots accompanied the bright, glittering decorations and festive music. People rushed to purchase gifts and groceries in order to be properly prepared for the holidays…
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