What's Happening at GalaXies

Gatherings for 2013

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy
27 Jan	No Meeting -
24 Feb	Picnic at Bolton St Cemetary (if fine) otherwise "Epiphany - Celebrating the GLBTI spirit"	Pete
24 March	Autumn equinox	Pete & Fergus
28 April	A flower communion Please bring a flower or flowers with you. Adaped from UUA service	Pete
TBA	AIDS memorial Service
26 May	Galaxies 21th Birthday!	All of us!
23 June	Winter Solstice/ Matariki	Pete & Fergus
28 July	Spiritual Cinema Circle video.	Pete
25 Aug	Galaxies AGM	Pete
22 Sep	Internationl Day of Peace - Spiritual Cinema Circle video	Pete
27 Oct	Season of Creation - Wisdom in Creation	Pete
24 Nov	Requiem: A city called Heaven	Pete/Fergus
22 December	No Service

Gatherings for 2012

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy
22 Jan	Planning for 2012	Pete
26 Feb	Picnic at Silverstream (if fine) otherwise "Epiphany - Celebrating the GLBTI spirit"	Pete
25 March	Autumn equinox	Pete & Fergus
22 April	ANZAC - Sacrifice and Forgiveness	Pete
20 May	AIDS memorial Service 6pm St. Andrew's on The Terrace	Body Positive in partnership with the National Collective of People Living with HIV.
27 May	Galaxies 20th Birthday!	All of us!
24 June	Winter Solstice/ Matariki	Pete & Fergus
22 July	Spiritual Cinema Circle video.	Pete
19 Aug	Galaxies AGM	Pete
23 Sep	Internationl Day of Peace - Spiritual Cinema Circle video	Pete
28 Oct	Season of Creation - Earth, Humanity, Sky, Mountain	Pete
25 Nov	Advent themed walk on the Labyrinth at Hutt Hospital (if weather fine) otherwise we will walk a silk labyrinth at St. Andrews.	Pete
24 December	No Service

Gatherings for 2011

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy
22 Jan	Picnic in Park (Bolten St Cemetery behind the Chapel)	Pete
26 Feb	Epiphany - Celebrating the GLBT spirit	Pete
26 March	Autumn equinox - death and rebirth!	Pete & Fergus
23 April	Easter - Somethimes bad things happen so good things can.	Pete & Fergus
15 May	AIDS memorial Service 19:00 St. Andrew's on The Terrace	NZ Aids Foundation - Awhina Centre
22 May	Galaxies 19th Birthday!	Pete
25 June	Winter Solstice/ Matariki	Pete & Fergus
23 July	Spiritual Cinema Circle video.	Pete
20 Aug	Galaxies AGM	Pete
24 Sep	Practising Peace - International Day of Peace	Pete
24 Oct	Season of Creation - Ocean, Fauna, Storm, Cosmos	Pete
27 Nov	Light of lights. - Hanukkah (Jewish)	Pete
24 December	No Service

Gatherings for 2010

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy
24 Jan	Queer Spiritual Montage - Journeys in Art, Culture & Spirit 1 pm to 5 pm Afternoon tea at 3:00 St. Andrew's Church This is part of the Proud Festival 2010	Pete
28 Feb	Spirit in Art - Letting our creativity flow.	Pete/Tony (facilitator)
28 March	Autumn equinox - death and rebirth!	Pete
25 April	Easter - finding Jesus' bones	Pete
18 May	AIDS memorial Service 18:30	St. Andrew's Church
23 May	Galaxies 18th Birthday!	Pete
27 June	Winter Solstice/ Matariki.	Pete & Fergus
25 July	Spiritual Cinema Circle video.	Pete
22 Aug	Galaxies AGM.	Pete
26 Sep	Internationl Day of Peace	Pete
24 Oct	Season of Creation.	Pete
28 Nov	Advent Carol service	Pete
26 Dec	Christmas down under.

Gatherings for 2009

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy
25 Jan	What will the new year bring?	Pete
22 Feb	Spirit in Art - Letting our creativity flow.	Pete
22 March	Autumn equinox - death and rebirth!	Pete
26 April	Spiritual Cinema Circle video.	Pete
18 May	AIDS memorial Service.	St Andrew's Church
24 May	Galaxies 17th Birthday!	Pete
28 June	Winter solstice/ Matariki.	Pete & Fergus
26 July	Reading that has stirred our spirit.	Pete
23 Aug	An adventure!!	Pete
20 Sep	Galaxies AGM	Pete
25 Oct	Season of Creation.	Pete
22 Nov	Flower Communion.	Pete
27 Dec	Christmas down under.	Pete

Gatherings for 2008

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy	Supper
6 Jan	No Service
20 Jan	Epiphany -Celebrating the GLBT spirit	Pete
3 Feb	Pot luck picnic dinner in the Bolten St. park/cemetery. - Liturgy & Reflectiion on feast of Saint John the Baptist (Christian) & Litha (Wiccan)	Pete	Pot Luck
17 Feb	Lovingkindness	Pete	Pot Luck
2 Mar	Spirit in Art – letting our creativity flow	Pete & Fergus	Pot Luck
16 Mar	Autumn Equinox: dying to be reborn.	Pete	Pot Luck
6 Apr	Easter Liturgy	Pete	Pot Luck
27 Apr	Spiritual Cinema Circle Video evening	Pete	Pot Luck
18 May	AIDS memorial Service 18:30 at the Ilott Theatre, Town Hall	Organised by the Awhina Centre
25 May	Galaxies 16th Birthday Sweet Sixteen	Pete	Pot Luck
22 June	Winter Solstice & Matariki:- Maori New Year	Pete	Pot Luck
27 July	Soundscape of the Spirit What song(s) speaks to your spirit	Pete	Pot Luck
24 August	Spring has Sprung New life begins, warmer days come Festival of First Light	Pete	Pot Luck
28 Sept	Sex and Spirit Reflection	Pete	Pot Luck
26 October	Season of Creation	Pete	Pot Luck
23 November	Light of lights - Hanukkah	Pete	Pot Luck
28 December	Christmas down under	Pete	Pot Luck

Gatherings for 2007

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy	Welcome & Collection	Supper
7 Jan	No Service
21 Jan	Epiphany -Looking ahead to our mission.	Pete
4 Feb	Pot luck picnic dinner in the Bolten St. park/cemetary. - Service - Reflection on feast of Saint John the Baptist (Christian) & Litha (Wiccan)	Pete
18 Feb	Making & Walking the Labrynth - at Scorching Bay beach	Pete
4 Mar	A flower communion Please bring a flower or flowers with you. Adaped from UUA service	Pete
18 Mar	Autumn Equinox - The Twilight Zone. Reflection on Mabon/Sabbits (Pagan/Wiccan)	Pete
1 Apr	Easter Liturgy - A modern day crucifixion.	Norman
15 Apr	Holocaust remembrance day -Yom HaShoah Reflection	Pete
6 May	Galaxies 15th Birthday Let's Party	Pete
20 May	AIDS memorial Service - City Gallery 6:30	Awhina Centre
3 June	Queens Birthday - Our Collective second Birthday each year.	Fergus & Pete
17 June	Winter Solstice (22 June) & Matariki:- Maori New Year - Celebrating the start of warmer days...eventually	Pete
1 July	Pentecost: - Where is the Spirit today?	Pete
15 July	Film Evening	Pete
5 August	Spring has (almost) sprung! Reflections on Imbolic (Celtic), Oimelc (pagan) & St.Bridgit's Day (Christian), Candlemas,Pakawera & Honganui Spring Festivals. - Service Sheet - First Light reflection	Pete
19 August	Blessing of the fields (Christian) - further reflections on traditional Spring festivals - Service Sheet - Rogation Sunday reflection	Pete & Fergus
2 Sept	Hiroshima Day - What lessons can we still learn? - Service Sheet	Pete
17 Sept	International Day of Peace - Video: The armed man: A Mass for peace.	Pete
7 October	Walpurgis Night festival - bonfire on the beach.(weather permitting) Reflections on the similar Beltane (Celtic) & May Eve(nth Hemi) (Wicca) festivals. Liturgy	Pete
21 October	What is Eid ul-Fitr and Ramadan (Islamic) Liturgy	Pete
4 November	All Saints reflection - Remembering those who have passed on. Liturgy	Pete
18 November	Light of lights. What is Hanukkah (Jewish) all about? + AGM Liturgy	Pete & Fergus
2 December	Advent Liturgy - Christmas down under in Aotearoa	Pete & Fergus
16 December	Pot Luck dinner and siem light liturgy on the side!	Pete

Gatherings for 2006

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy	Welcome & Collection	Supper
1 Jan	No Service
15 Jan		Sylvia	Pete	Pete
5 Feb	Don't let other people define you! Service program Contemporary reflection	Pete	Pete	Pete
19 Feb	Insulting God	Tony		Pete
5 Mar	Soundscape of the Spirit	Pete	Pete	Pete
19 Mar	Reflections of the G&L fair - The spirit in Art	Fergus		Pete
2 Apr	A Modern Crucifixion Service Reflection - A Modern Day Crucifixion	Pete/Norman	Pete	Pete
16 Apr	Easter Liturgy	Tony		Pete
7 May	Galaxies 14th Birthday	Fionnaigh	Peter	Pete
21 May	Aids Memorial Service 18:30	Awhina Centre
4 June	Our Collective Birthday (Queens Birthday) - List of Gay people of note	Pete	Pete	Pete
18 June	Matariki - Maori New Year Celebrating the return of longer and warmer days. - Reflection	Pete		Pete
2 July	Celebrating 20 years of Gay freedom	Pete	Pete	Pete
16 July	Reflections on Winter	Pete/Fergus		Pete
6 August	The Churches continual struggle with LGBT people	Pete	Pete	Pete
20 August	Walking Stones	Pete & Fergus	Service at Crossways Community House	Fergus
3 Sept	I'm a rainbow Warrior - Song Lyrics - The Dreamer	Pete	Service at Crossways Community House	Fionnaigh
12 Sept	Look who blew in; Spring	Pete/Fergus	Service at Crossways Community House	Fergus
1 October	Film Evening	Pete	Service UPSTAIRS at Crossways Community House	Pete
15 October	Life on the Church margins - Jenny McIntosh	Pete	Downstairs at Crossways	Jim
5 November	Requiem: A city called Heaven	Fergus & Pete	Downstairs at Crossways	Pete
19 November	Steering Group Mtg	7:00	Downstairs at Crossways
19 November	Message in the music, Music in the message	Pete	Downstairs at Crossways	Pete
3 December	Christmas down under - A Pot-pourri of Poetry	Pete	Downstairs at Crossways	Pete
17 December	No Meeting

Gatherings for 2005

Date	Theme of Service	Liturgy	Welcome & Collection	Supper
2 Jan	Experiencing God's Holy Adventure!	Pete Cowley	Fergus	Pete
16 Jan	where to from here	Fionnaigh	N/A	N/A
6 Feb		Roger & Ron		Pete Cowley
20 Feb			N/A	N/A
6 Mar		Sue & Deb	Pete Cowley
20 Mar			N/A	N/A
3 Apr
17 Apr
1 May	Galaxies becomes a teenager!	Pete
15 May
5 Jun	Queens Birthday	Pete
19 Jun	Matariki	Pete
3 Jul	You shall know the truth and the truth shall liberate you	Pete & Norman		Pete
17 Jul
7 Aug	Hiroshima Day	Pete & Jim		Pete
21 Aug		Tony
4 Sep	Queer Church/Queer God/Queer Theology	Sylvia & Judith		Pete
18 Sep	International Day of Peace	Pete		Pete
2 Oct	God is MAD	Sue & Fionnaigh
16 Oct	Gregor's Greatest Invention (Short Film)	Pete	Morris	Pete
6 Nov	Responsibility and Racism	Sylvia & Judith	Pete	Sylvia & Judith
20 Nov				Fergus
4 Dec	Advent - The return of the Gay? King! (service) (Contemporary reading)	Pete
18 Dec	Film Evening	Pete

Gatherings for 2004

Date	Theme of Service	Taken By	Tea Duty
1 Feb	The Singer and the Song	Deborah Gordon Rosie Salas
15 Feb	Faith in Action	Peter Cowley
7 Mar	Lent/40 days	Ron Johnson
21 Mar	Hymns of Sydney Carter	Deborah Gordon
4 Apr	Palm Sunday Creative Protest	Peter Cowley
18 Apr		Jim Waters
2 May		Keith Bittle
16 May		Tony Pears
6 June	Queens Birthday	Deb Vernon Sue Boland
20 June	Faith in Action - Reprise	Peter Cowley
4 July	Fifth Sunday after Pentecost	Margaret Mayman & Helen Beaumont
18 July		Fergus Collinson
1 Aug		Ann-Marie Stapp
15 Aug	Special General Meeting 5:30 Liturgy in the Lounge	Peter Cowley
5 Sep	Out of Darkness	Southern Home Group
19 Sep		Fionnaigh McKenzie
3 Oct		Northern Home Group
17 Oct	Lovingkindness	Peter Cowley
7 Nov		Norman Knipe
21 Nov	cracks in everything	Fionnaigh
5 Dec	Advent Service	Steering Group	Peter Cowley
19 Dec	Transcendence of the ordinary	Peter Cowley

Gatherings for 2003

The theme for the next five sessions is Choosing Life

Date	Theme of Service	Taken By	Tea Duty
2003 January:	The Broad and Exclusive way	Peter Cowley
February	Choosing life for Nations	Keith Bittle & Deborah Gordon
March:	Choosing Life with our relationships	Norman Knipe
April:	Choosing Life through struggle	Deborah Gordon
May:	Choosing Life for GalaXies	Ron Johnson & others.
June:	Choosing Life for the earth	Sue Boland, Deb Vernon & others
July:	Choosing life with a full sung Mass!	GalaXies Choir
7 Sep		Northern Home Group	Ask Helen
21 Sep	Liturgy in the lounge	Keith Bittle
5 Oct	Be Not Afraid!	Keith Bittle & Mark Garten???	Ron Johnson & Roger Swanson
19 Oct	Liturgy in the lounge	Tony Pears
2 Nov		Rosie Salas & Deborah Gordon	Keith Bittle & Deborah Gordon
16 Nov	Liturgy in the lounge	Judith Dale
7 Dec	Advent Carol Service God's going to trouble the waters	All help appreciated	Peter Cowley Everyone – bring & share food
21 December	You are one of our people