Sea of Faith Hawke's Bay Group

We welcomes all who are willing to explore religion and spirituality without fear. Radical views and contemporary concerns are debated, traditional doctrines and practices are questioned in order to renew or reject them. Is available to people of all beliefs or of no belief who are searching for and wanting to practice a new kind of open-minded, open hearted faith. *Spirituality can be defined as a sensitivity to the things of the human spirit such as caring , justice, beauty and truth.

Sunday, September 10, 2006

September Monthly Meeting

Our next meeting will be: Sunday, 17 September, 3.30 - 5.00pm at the Hawke's Bay Club cnr. Marine Parade and Browning St, Napier (Browning St. entrance)

The Meeting will be chaired by Margaret MacKie
$2 per person to cover expenses

Topic:- Amnesty International
Amnesty International is an organisation of individuals, who are concerned for the plight of people imprisoned for non-Criminal reasons. They may be accused of crimes but the reality is that they are victims of corrupt regimes and incarcerated to prevent them exposing political truths.

The members of Amnesty International show their concern for these victims by exposing these situations and writing to Governments, or people in authority, protesting their imprisonment and hoping by such pressure to obtain their release.

The Speaker is still to be announced.
Please Note
1. Conference is nearly upon us .Registrations will have closed by the time we meet but it is still possible to consider attending casual sessions.
There is also an opportunity to hear Don Cupitt in Palmerston on Sunday October 1st.

2. With one more meeting to go we need to look ahead to next year. The year will NOT START if we do not have a strong organisation behind the programmes. Please put your name forward to be part of a planning team in 2007. Do this at the meeting next Sunday.

3. If you are not prepared to do the above you may like to help by introducing or thanking speakers. This takes pressure off the chairperson and is much appreciated. Look for this list next Sunday.

4. How is the Question Box coming along? We should make time for dealing with these questions and suggestions at our October meeting. This is your chance to make an anonymous contribution to our group. You can also submit suggestions on the Web Log’

Dennis Oliver from Havelock North is offering transport to Conference. Please speak to Marie Robertson phone 8786653, or email mastro@paradise.net.nz if you would like to take this offer up.

The planning team for next months Meeting on the 15th October is Margaret Mackie, Shirley Johnson, Bob Wallis.

The March 2007 team is Shirley Johnson, Bob Wallis, Shirley Goss.

Remember to look at Sea of Faith Web Log for further announcements.

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