St Andrews Church in Mount Maunganui is celebrating its official opening this morning.

Church members sing at Christmas in the Park at St Andrew's Church in Mount Maunganui.

Mayor Stuart Crosby and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges are expected to attend the opening.

The church building, established on Dee Street Mount Maunganui in June 1969, has been serving the community for more than 40 years.

About 10 years ago the church community felt the building needed renovations to be able to continue to serve the community for a further 40 years.

Architect Ian Thorn has since designed a newly renovated facility for the community to use today.

Sunday 10 February

Bay Blokart Club

AGM at TECT Arena Cafe 11am followed by first club meeting for 2013. All welcome. Peter 027 472 1322

Bible Seminars

Sundays at Greerton Senior Citizen's Hall, Maitland St, Greerton 1.45pm. Title: 'How can I live to honour God?” Interactive, Q&A. Refreshments provided. All welcome. Vic 543 0504

Learning Spiritual Laws

Sunday's at Plunket Rooms, 59 Otumoetai Rd, Tauranga 10-11am. $5 donation, children free. Remember & celebrate who you are!

Lions Car Fair

Buy & sell cars, motorbikes & motorhomes, 11 Ave carpark (opp Mad Butcher) 8am - 12pm. www.taurangacarfair.co.nz

Mount Mainstreet Farmers Market

Every Sun in Phoenix car park 9am - 1pm. Fresh fruit & veges, breads, cheese, oils, plants & more. All home grown & home made. Downtown the Mount open 7 days. 575 9911 mountmaunganui.org.nz

Omokoroa Lions Market

Western Ave car park Omokoroa 9am - 12pm. All stall holders & car boot sales welcome. Only $5/5m space. 548 2117

Palm Beach Plaza Lions Market

7.30am - 12.30pm. Stalls must be set up by 7.30am. Great range of goods for sale including fruit & vege, arts & crafts. Fundraising raffles to support needy causes. $10 per car space. 542 2559 a/hs. Next market Feb 24.

Radio Controlled Model Yachts

Meet Sun 1.30pm & Thurs 5.30pm at pond behind 24 Montego Drive, Papamoa to race electron class yachts. Graham 572 5419

Singles Mix & Mingle

50+ coffee afternoon at Zaggers Cafe, Chapel St 2.30pm. Mix & mingle with other like-minded singles in a relaxed atmosphere. Gayle 027 439 3267

Tauranga Country Music Club

Meet at Senior Citizens Hall, Norris St 1pm. Members a plate please. Practice night Feb 8 7pm. Merv 571 6716

Tauranga Jazz Club

At RSA Greerton 5-8pm. T Jazz Collective followed by BBC. Non members $15, students $5.

Tauranga Rainbow Social Network

For gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender. Meet next Feb 24 12noon. Kaye 021 239 7142 or 07 218 1411

Theosophical Society

'Armageddon & Utopia” at Tauranga Yoga Centre, Elizabeth St West 2pm. Entry by donation. All welcome. June 576 6106