RoG Stuff
All Sorts of Stuff
Christmas Eve 2025 with ROG
You are invited to Christmas Eve With Rhythms of Grace – a relaxed, chilled out, candle lit, food-as-art service and supper. Suitable all ages and stages and faiths and none, light snorers welcome.
Our Korowai – Hōnore 1840
Our ROG community had a truly special weekend together at Noho Kotahitanga Marae this October. From the moment we slipped off our shoes and stepped inside, we were welcomed with warmth, laughter and aroha.
Overnight stay on Noho Kotahitanga Marae October 2025
Our ROG community had a truly special weekend together at Noho Kotahitanga Marae this October. From the moment we slipped off our shoes and stepped inside, we were welcomed with warmth, laughter and aroha.
ROG Leadership – Expressions of Interest
Are you drawn to contemplative worship, creative expression and thoughtful community? Our lead pastor/curator is retiring, and we’re beginning the search for new leadership, now inviting EOI.
Tea & Be – Portable Communion Liturgy
Artist & Curator Mark Pierson created the popular Tea & Be and Tea & Be Communion resources as part of Season of Advent.
Our Benediction
Every Sunday, as we close our time together, we speak the words of the RoG Benediction to and over each other.
O Tender God – Our Sung Response
Every Sunday, we sing this song together as a response to our lament and confession.
Our Prayer Net
Every Sunday, as part of our reflective space, you are invited to engage in different ways with our Prayer Net.
Common Ground Dove
In March 2023 artist Ted Lyddon Hatten from Iowa, USA joined our gathering, making ephemeral art using dry tea leaves. A beautiful experience.
Our Liturgical Calendar
Originally commissioned by St Luke’s Church in Tauranga, artist Duane Moyle spent 450 hours designing this work, an interpretation of the traditional church year.
Our Communion Table Top
Renowned NZ artist Derek Lind was commissioned to paint the communion table top for RoG – the painting was to reflecting our DNA heart, while being able to approached and understood from all directions.
Repainting Urnie
Artist Karen Sewell was engaged to paint our beloved urn ‘Urnie’, expressing something that visually speaks of the extravagant generosity and love of God while also suiting the style and lineage of the pottery object.
