Programme 'quick look' - CompassionFest starting Fri 5- Sun 7 Oct
Explore the life of Suzanne Aubert who devoted her life to helping others in the late 1800s-1900s, right here in Island Bay, and potentially New Zealand's first saint!
Fri 5th: 7pm. Festival opening at Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine St.
Sat 6th: Free fun KidsFest 10am - 2pm, 88 The Parade. All children welcome (must have adult supervisor). Then: Children trolley donated food to the Home of Compassion for a Mother Aubert 'experience'.
"Suzanne's Island Bay", 5pm, 284 The Parade. Fascinating architecture of the times!
Then: 6pm pop-up soup kitchen at 284 The Parade - Baptist church. Plse bring a koha can of food for the actual Soup Kitchen.
Then: 7pm "Splendid Drop" beer tasting and local narrative, 311 The Parade (tickets Eventfinda).
Sun 7th: Natural tonics field workshop (fully booked)
Combined church service, 10am at Island Bay Presbyterian. Aubert's life and legacy; 10.30am compassion Mass at St Francis de Sales - celebrating Suzanne Aubert.
7.30pm - Politicians and theologians discuss the place of Compassion in Politics, Home of Compassion, 2 Rhine St.
ART EXHIBITION "For Compassion's Sake" continues at 88 The Parade until Sunday. Local artists; works for sale. This delightful "Teapot Woman" pictured here is a feature!
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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79.1% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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20.9% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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