Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church -16 July 2023

Kia ora St John’s whānau,

It is currently school holidays, and maybe some of us might be able to relate to the story of two stroppy young people in the Bible: Esau and Jacob.

This Sunday we will hear about the challenging behaviour of these brothers, and seek wisdom from God (and perhaps patience!)

For our young people there will be a combined holiday programme, starting part-way through the service.

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If you can’t gather in the city, and you want to join the worship service via Zoom, here are the details to access the live-stream:
 
Zoom Meeting ID: 370 260 759
Passcode: worship
 
The link to join the Zoom worship service is below.

If using your phone: dial 04 886 0026 (Meeting ID: 370 260 759#, Passcode: 1560107#)

This is the link to the printable Service Sheet 

OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT...

MATARIKI FUN DAY

Invite your friends to come along to a family-friendly afternoon of different activities exploring Matariki.

Hosted in the St John's Centre on the corner of Dixon and Willis Street. There will be crafts to make, stories to tell, games to play and food to eat. We will end the fun day by going to fly kites.

This is a special event for people of all ages, so see you there on the 16th of July at 2pm with your family and friends.

WHANAU NIGHT

The next St John’s Whanau Night is happening across the city.

Sunday 23 July, 5-7pm

You are invited to a home near you. The evening will centre around a meal and connection. By meeting like this we hope to grow in relationship with people in our St John's whānau in our neighbourhoods.

Here is the registration form to choose your preferred locations.

Registration will close on Monday 17th July and you will then receive an email with the address of the house where you will go to take part.

FELLOWSHIP GROUP

Matariki is here and the Fellowship Group AGM is near.

Please mark your calendar for attendance on Tuesday 25th July 2023 at 11am in the St John’s Centre.

Will you be inspired with any special mid-winter ideas for the shared lunch?

RECENT OUTREACH GRANTS GIVEN AWAY

The following grants have been made on all our behalf by the St John’s Outreach Committee…

$1,200 to Perkiwi the Indonesian Christian network to provide pastoral care and support to local people in need.

$1,500 to the PCANZ Moderator’s Appeal to fund necessary construction work at the Ohope Marae.

$1,500 to the PCANZ global mission programme supporting the Cyclone recovery by the Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu.

$2,500 to Project Moroto in Uganda for a faith-based charity to build a dormitory for orphan girls.

MENS BREAKFAST

This is an informal time for men exploring faith over a hearty breakfast. We meet in the St John’s Centre and finish promptly to get on with the day!

7:30-8:30 am on Thursdays, fortnightly. The next breakfast is Thursday 27th July. See the St John’s website for more details and who to contact to let them know you are coming.

CONCERT IN PAEKAKARIKI 23RD JULY

PHOTOS FROM OUR ALL AGE WORSHIP

As part of making connections with Matariki, we stuck to the cross our expressions of taonga (treasure) at St Johns.

The way of Christ is perfect; we can always trust that walking with our Saviour is good for us.
Allister