Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 2 April 2023

Kia ora St John’s whānau,
 
Our journey through Lent brings us to Palm Sunday this week, and we have an ALL AGE service at 10am.

We will start in the main Church space, and then we will have ‘stations’ to visit around the site.

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...

SCOTS COLLEGE EASTER SERVICE

Please join the Scots College Easter Service at St John’s in the City, Sunday 2nd April at 4pm.
The theme is: what Easter reveals to us – meaning, love, power.
There will be student participation with a choir and the pipe band.

FELLOWSHIP GROUP

The period of Lent will soon bring us to Easter. We have a special Easter Service during Holy Week on Tuesday 4th April 2023 at 11am in the Church, with shared lunch to follow in the hall.

EASTER SERVICES

During the Holy celebration of Easter, here are the services of public worship we share…
Palm Sunday All Age Service             2nd April, 10am
Scots College Easter Service             2nd April, 4pm
Fellowship Group Easter Service       4th April, 11am
Good Friday Service                          7th April, 10am
Easter Sunday with Communion        9th April, 10am

GOOD FRIDAY HOT CROSS BUNS

The special Good Friday Service at 10am will focus on the mockery of Jesus. Afterward we share Hot Cross buns in the St John’s Centre.

EASTER BREAKFAST

You are invited to share a special breakfast on Easter Sunday, the day of celebration. We will begin the day as a family of faith, sharing a meal together before heading into church to continue celebrations of our Risen Lord. 
Sunday 9th April at 8.45am, Church Centre. 
Please RSVP to: Marg Gilkison by Sunday 2nd April.
Koha $5 to help defray costs. 

UPDATE: A&J ANNUAL APPEAL FOR MISSION

The St John’s Outreach Committee encourages everyone to be part of the spiritual and practical support for A&J (a St John’s couple working overseas).
The Outreach Committee is committed to give $4,000 each year, and matches dollar for dollar all additional donations up to $2,500 per year. Our appeal last Sunday has received $6,000 so far.  You can still make a donation using internet banking – the normal St John’s bank account number is available on the website (please put AandJ in the reference).

PUBLIC LECTURE

Oxford-based NZ missiologist Dr Cathy Ross will speak at Wellington Anglican Cathedral on Thursday 20th April. The topic is ‘Another world is possible: Mission, lament and hope’. For more details click this link: https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/events/otago0242170.html

The Peace of Christ be with you
Allister