Men at Hope Rolleston

Men's Breakfast on Saturday 27 April from 8am at the Church
Join us for a feast at our Men’s Breakfast for food, engaging conversations, and thought-provoking talks. At this breakfast we will hear from Steven Moe about his life journey and learnings along the way.
Click here for sign up form to register ($10)
Contact: Steven (steven.moe@hopechurch.net.nz)

Basketball afternoon from 2pm on Sunday 5 May at Selwyn Sports Centre
$5 per person or $10 for your whole family! Contact James for more about how to pay. All ages welcome (keep in mind hoops are full height though so won't be suitable for young children)
Contact: James Harris jharrynz@gmail.com 0276003800

Evening Catchup at Joe’s Garage, Thursday May 23rd from 7pm
Join up for a drink or some dinner with others at Joe’s Garage - you can eat before coming or get some food there and get to know each other.
Contact: Steven (steven.moe@hopechurch.net.nz)

Foggy Peak / Castle Hill Peak Hike on June 8th 
Come along for a hike to this beautiful spot. 
Contact: Rob Miller    

Basketball afternoon from 2pm on Sunday 30 June at Selwyn Sports Centre
$5 per person or $10 for your whole family! Contact James for more about how to pay. All ages welcome (keep in mind hoops are full height though so won't be suitable for young children)
Contact: James Harris jharrynz@gmail.com 0276003800          

Men’s Breakfast on Saturday 27 July from 8am at the Church

Join us for a feast at our Men’s Breakfast for food, engaging conversations, and thought-provoking talks. At this breakfast we will hear from a speaker as well.
Sign up form will be added later.
Contact: Steven (steven.moe@hopechurch.net.nz)

Hike to “Undecided on location yet” on September 7th    
Come along for a hike to this beautiful spot. 
Contact: Rob Miller               

Evening Catchup at Joe’s Garage, Thursday September 12th from 7pm

Join up for a drink or some dinner with others at Joe’s Garage - you can eat before coming or get some food there and get to know each other.
Contact: Steven (steven.moe@hopechurch.net.nz)

Men’s Breakfast on Saturday 12 October from 8am at the Church

Join us for a feast at our Men’s Breakfast for food, engaging conversations, and thought-provoking talks. At this breakfast we will hear from a speaker as well.
Sign up will be added closer to the date ($10)
Contact: Steven (steven.moe@hopechurch.net.nz)

Lake Lyndon trip - Friday 8th to Sunday 10th November 2024

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 up by filling in this form here.
Contact: Eddie Parker (fourgems@xtra.co.nz)

Sports

Basketball

For all you Basketball players there are a few ways to connect over hoops - we sometimes have one off events (see the calendar) 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
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Coming up - some Sunday afternoon Basketball afternoons booked in!

• May 5 (SSC court 4)

• June 30 (SSC court 4)

All are 2pm @ Selwyn sports centre

$5 per person or $10 for your whole family! Contact James for more about how to pay. All ages welcome (keep in mind hoops are full height though so won't be suitable for young children)

Nature Hikes & Bike Rides

Join us on a hike into some beautiful part of our region - usually involving a waterfall, river, mountains or sea!  Our next journey is coming up soon and will be added when the plan is set - see the year plan above.
Contact: Rob Miller (robmillernz@yahoo.com)

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