Mapu
1.What is the purpose of your group?
To encourage one another to be bold and confident in sharing our love for God to those who are yet to know him.
To be followers of Christ. Career pathway in theological studies for example we need more Orometuas.
To know God and to make him known to all. “Train up a child in the way he should go: And when he is old, he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 KJV
1.Eaa te akakoro’anga o teia Putuputu’anga?
Tauta e te aruaru tetai ki tetai kia tuatoa e te tukatau I te akakiteanga I te inangaro o te Atua kia ratou kare I kite iaia.
Aru i te Mesia. Ei kaveinga no te Apii Orometua e te Bibilia Tapu,
akaraanga -ka inangaroia tetai au Orometua ou.
Kia kite i te Atua e kia akakite iaia ki te katoatoa. “E apii i te tamaiti i te arataa e tikaʼi iaia kia aere ra; e kia pakari aia ra, kare e akaruke i taua arataa ra.” Maseli 22:6 CIMB
2.What is the vision statement of your group?
To understand the meaning of “being more Christ-like”.
To encourage, to plan a strategy that we are capable of teaching our reo, cultural activities, bible studies and the importance of sharing ideas and skills to our children in the church.
2.Eaa te orama o teia Putuputu’anga?
Kia marama I te aiteanga “te riroanga mei te Mesia rai te tu”.
Aruaru, parani i tetai au ravenga e te takainga te ka rauka no te apii i to tatou reo Kuki Airani Maori, akonoanga peu maori, apii bibilia tapu e te puapinga o te akaariarianga/akakiteanga manako, kia rauka te kite marama e te akatukatauanga i ta tatou au anau tamariki I roto ta tatou ekalesia.
3.How does your group operate? and what are you guys involved in outside of our church?
Although we are small in numbers, we have a big heart in showing our love for God through items we share at our annual combined Mapu services and Uapou fellowship gatherings with the four P.I.C Parishes, as well as taking part in our own Church activities. We have a leadership team of 3 members. We participate in monthly church rostered bible readings and prayer for people and any other church activities/functions/gatherings by participation or invite. White Sundays, the memorizing and reciting of bible verses/story telling/dramas/skits/musical dance by our Sunday School/Mapu, group language services/uapou, with the biggest support from our Mamas and Papas.
3.Akapeea ana te akateretere’anga o teia Putuputu’anga? Eaa tetai au angaanga e piri ana tatou ki roto e i vao ake i ta tatou Ekalesia?
Noatu te iti o te tare numero ia matou, te anoano maata o to matou ngakau I te akaarianga I to matou inangaro I te Atua na roto I ta matou au rave angaanga I te au taime akamorianga a te Taokotaianga Putuputuanga Mapu, te uapou a te au Ekalesia P.I.C e 4, pera katoa te au akakoroanga/angaanga I roto I te ekalesia, E 3 o matou mema Akaaere. E rave angaanga ana matou, tatau bibilia e te pure, me tae ki to matou marama angaanga, e tetai uatu angaanga a te Ekalesia te ka patiia mai matou kia piri ki roto. Te tatau irava tamou ngakau/te akakiteanga tua/akatutuanga reo imene a te Apii Tapati/Mapu, te au pureanga reo Kuki Airani/uapou, turuturu maata ia e te au Mama e te au Papa.