Browns Bay Presbyterian Church

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For counselling and support or other church enquiries contact Robin Palmer.

Prayer requests can be sent to office for the church prayer groups to pray for you.

We will continue to pray that all in our community will cope with this new way of life, and be able to find new ways of being a faith community. We can do this!

Every blessing,

Robin
(Pastor)

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We are a community church comprised of people of all ages and various cultures. Our desire is to help people find and follow Jesus. This means we are discovering what it means to love God, love one another and love the community around about us.

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From the Pastor’s pen:

07 June 2026

The Epistle to the Philippians – Implications for the Church today We have discovered some themes in Paul’s letter to the Church in Philippi:

Joy. One of these was seeing Paul’s joy in every circumstance (he wrote this letter from prison). Paul writes that his joy would be made “complete” if the Christians in this little church have the same mind as Jesus. In short – humility is key and putting others before yourself is what a servant heart leads to.

Unity in this new faith community (read koinonia – fellowship or partnership) comes out of thinking and acting like Jesus. (No pressure!) In chapter 4 this impacts the lives and relationship of two women whom he names: “I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord.” These two were having a quarrel of some sort. They should get on as disunity weakens the gospel’s influence. Jesus’ teaching in the gospels supports this idea: we will be known as Christians by our love.

Peace. Remember the disarming of the power of anxiety through prayer? It’s not just a “leave it with Jesus” strategy as a step to our peace. Paul gives his last instructions: “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you” (Phil 4:8-9).

On Eagles’ wings – and a Kingdom of Priests
Is all this just about good behaviour, discipline, and obedience? Not at all. It’s about God and a relationship He started early on in this story. We go back to Exodus today and the “Ten Commandments”. The God who calls Moses to a mountain to give these commandments is the same God who said this to him at the burning bush:

“I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land...” (Exodus 3:7-8). Here the LORD begins a Covenant journey with a people who had a destiny which depended upon figuring out their identity. We too have that challenge to explore today and in the next few Sundays. Who are we and what will we do? We to be “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation...” (1 Peter 2:9).

Peace,

Robin.

BBP - St Cuthbert’s Presbyterian History

The Original Building became the Hall The first place of worship in Browns Bay was built in 1950, and the building moved to the current site during the ministry of the Rev E Walsh. The new worship centre was built in 1965, and the old one became the hall. This original building was demolished in July 2004 to make room for the hall/new family centre.

The new St Cuthbert’s Building c 1980 James Hackshaw, the architect who designed the 1965 building, also designed many public buildings including various Roman Catholic schools and their associated churches. The St Cuthbert’s building was his only Protestant church design. The administration section, foyer and offices were added later.

The original East Coast Presbyterian Parish created in 1938 and pioneered by the Rev Morgan Richards extended from Castor Bay to Silverdale. Mairangi Bay became the centre of the parish in 1944, and the Browns Bay/Torbay Parish which St Cuthbert’s was part of was separated out of that in the late 1950s.

Recorded Services and Resources are here on our website.

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Readings & Vids to find each week's readings in English or Korean/English parallel. Previous services and readings are also found there. There are pages with each week’s newsletter, rosters and various other resources On the Browns Bay Presbyterian website. See https://bbpsermons.wordpress.com/ for written sermon texts.

‘And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory,
glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth’ (1:14)