Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

The passage above is from the resurrection account in John. Mary, seeing the body of Jesus gone, doesn’t recognise Jesus when she finally sees him because she thinks he is the gardener.

As part of our Food Garden work, we have talked about employing a “Gardener”. The Gardener will look after our church grounds and also help take care of our Food Garden.
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Would you like to join a group to sing something as part of our Palm Sunday service on 20 March?

Join us at morning tea time Sunday to hear the song we have chosen. Contact Ngaire Hosking or Margaret Reeson.