Farewelling Mark & Robyn

Honouring a lifetime of ministry – and the love that led it.

You are invited

Next February 2026, Mark Pierson is retiring from ministry and stepping down as Leade Curator and Pastor at Rhythms of Grace in Auckland NZ.

This occasion also marks the end of Mark and Robyn’s 44-year ministry serving in a wide range of contexts.

You have been especially selected by Mark and Robyn as someone who may wish to be involved in the celebration – you are welcome to opt in or out of the below events and contributions:

Sunday 15 February 2026

9am // ROG Church Service – speaker Sean du Toit

10.15am// Informal morning tea

11am // Farewell Celebration (more formal)

12.30pm // Light lunch

If you can attend

1/ Farewell celebration details

Formalities @ 11am followed by a light lunch

Rhythms of Grace Church
Holy Trinity Cathedral Undercroft
446 Parnell Road, Parnell (see map)

Please RSVP below for catering purposes.

2/ Attend our ROG church service prior

We will be running a ‘normal’ church service that morning in the same space from 9am-10.15am. You are more than welcome to join us for this ahead of the farewell event (or if you can’t linger for the farewell).

Please RSVP below for seating purposes.

3/ Write your favourite story, memory or gratitude about Mark and/or Robyn’s impact on or involvement in your life. Either add this to the form (if you’re ready) or email it to Lou Giles by XXXXX date for assembly into a bound book that will be gifted to them on the day. Feel free to include a photo or two to support your story or memory.

4/ If you are unable to attend but would like to provide a video message for Mark and Robyn, we would love that – please email Paul Johnson who will advise size, format and deadline. These will be shown during the farewell event.

5/ Finally, we are organising a beautiful thank you gift for Mark and Robyn that will be presented at the farewell. If you would like to contribute to this financially, that would be amazing and deeply appreciated (and we will include your name on the gift) – please pay by bank deposit into the below account with the reference ‘farewell’:

RHYTHMS OF GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST
12-3456-7890000-00

If you can’t attend

That’s sad – but there are still plenty of ways you can be involved:

1/ Send us your favourite story, memory or gratitude about Mark and/or Robyn’s impact on or involvement in your life. Either add this to the RSVP form or email it to Lou Giles by 15 January 2026 date for assembly into a bound book that will be gifted to them on the day. Feel free to include a photo or two to support your story or memory.

2 You can opt to provide a video message for Mark and Robyn – they would love that. Please email Paul Johnson who will advise size, format and deadline for delivery by 1 February 2025. These will be shown during the farewell event.

3/ You could contribute financially to a beautiful thank you gift we are organising for Mark and Robyn that will be presented at the farewell. That would be amazing and deeply appreciated – please pay by bank deposit into the below account with the reference ‘farewell’:

RHYTHMS OF GRACE CHARITABLE TRUST
12-3456-7890000-00