Weekly Notices - 30 March 2025
We welcome Patrick and T to our Parish.
We also welcome Canon Craufurd Murray this week who is taking our combined service at St Columba’s at 10.30am. Daylight saving starts on 6 April 2025. Clocks go back 1 hour
"My delight... was to see and hear how our Lord Jesus Christ Himself had impacted the participants on this “Short Course”. (Bp. Peter Carrell 26/3/25 Anglican E Life)
A MESSAGE FROM ADRIENNE WORTH.
Adrienne finishes with CMS at the end of March. She hopes to continue in Cambodia with a new NGO in Battambang . The plan is to teach Khmer bible teachers crafts that can be incorporated into a Bible lesson for 70 Khmer Elementary students. Also to introduce “critical thinking” skills to the teachers. These skills were lost during the time of the Khmer Rouge purging of intellectuals. A Learning Through Play is also proposed.
PRAYER REQUESTS;
That the plans will fall into place.
That Adrienne with keep developing her Khmer language skills.
For acceptance by the new missions agency.
For info re financial support go to adjworth@gmail.com.
·That commencing a course in teaching English as a Foreign Language will be helpful.
Today’s service
Sentence: They will neither hunger nor thirst, nor will the desert heat or the sun beat upon them, for the One who loves them will lead them beside the springs of water (Isaiah 49:10) [NZPB, p. 577]
Prayer of the Day: Forgive, O God, the offences of your people, that through your goodness we may be freed from the bonds of the sins which in our frailty we have committed; through our Saviour Jesus Christ, who is alive with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and for ever. Amen.
Readings: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 & Luke 5:1-3, 11b-32
Parish News
MISSION STALL with a difference
Combined Service at 10.30am Sunday, March 30, when we welcome Rev’d Patrick.
No White Elephant etc please. We have been gifted a beautiful handmade patchwork quilt made by Jane at Curious Cove. Bring along your wallets. Purchase a Lucky Number $2 a ticket.
Lenten Discussions: Tuesday’s March - April 2025
St Saviour’s Church Hall: 9.15am. Booklet are $10. Contact Justine for more details. Reading Luke 13:1-9
Templeton Community Coffee Morning.
10 am at St Saviour’s Church Hall all welcome. We are having a speaker from Ronald McDonalds House to talk about the service and care they provide. Please bring along a tin of anything, or any packets of chips, biscuits, etc . We also will have a bring and buy with the money raised going to them.
Parish Monthly Prayer Meeting at St Saviour's Church - 9:15am on last Tuesday of the month: 25 March 2025
Anglican Parish of Hornby, Templeton and West Melton & Beyond…
Prayer for Leading Your Church into Growth
God of mission, who alone brings growth to your Church, send your Holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, joy to our worship, and power to our witness. Help our parish churches to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you, and in service to our local community. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
News from around the Diocese
See Anglican e-life: http://anglicanlife.org.nz/publications/e-life/
Helpful info
Groups
It’s easy to connect and get involved with some great social and faith-focused groups that meet regularly across the parish. You can find out about all our regular groups on our Groups page. If you have any questions, just click the contact button to connect with the group’s organiser.
Recycling
Used batteries can be placed in the boxes in each church or taken to Mitre 10
Soft plastics can be dropped off at participating store locations. This is any plastic you can fold up in your hand.
Pastoral Care
Need meals or other in-home pastoral support? Please contact the Parish Pastoral Care Co-ordinator.
In-Home Communion
If parishioners can't attend church but would still like to have communion, this can be brought to you at your home or rest home. Please get in touch with the Home Communion Co-ordinator to organise this.
Need prayer?
We’d love to pray for you. See the ‘Prayer Support’ section on the Help & Support page for more information on how we can help with your prayer needs. There are confidential and anonymous options available.
