Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 18 August 2024

Kia ora St John’s whānau,
 
This Sunday we have the final in our four-week teaching series about our St John’s Mission Statement…
 
God gathers us to worship and grow our faith so we can live and share Christ’s hope for our world.

What an opportunity we have to share Christ’s hope in our world!
 
Our children and young people will go out part-way during the service to their peer groups in the St John’s Centre.

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...

VISION REFRESHER

THIS Sunday (18th August) we are having a Vision Project Teams REFRESHER over Morning Tea (provided by the St J’s Kids).
So, grab a cuppa and a snack as we hear updates on the many Vision projects and then break into Project Team groups to chat about ideas.
All are welcome.

 

PRESBYTERY GATHERING

You are invited to come to this all-day event this Saturday August 17th in Palmerston North. Information and registration at the Presbytery Central website:
http://www.presbyterycentral.org.nz/gathering/

 

FREE PUBLIC LECTURE

For those who are super-keen, Prof Gaventa will offer a sit-down chat the next morning on Tuesday 20th August:
What is it like to write a Bible commentary?
Those who preach and teach will be interested to hear what is involved. This time will include lots of discussion.
VENUE: the St John’s Centre Hall, starting with morning tea, 10.30 – 12:30pm

 

FELLOWSHIP GROUP

The speaker for this month is Neil Dodgson, Professor of Computer Graphics, a member of our Church whanau, and trumpeter in the Music Group.  His theme - “the colonisation of the colour pink: colour terms in historic and modern Māori.”
Be there on Tuesday 27th August at 11am in the St John’s Centre Hall.

 

ST JOHN'S CHURCH CAMP

The Church Camp will run from Fri 20th Sept (evening) to Sun 22nd Sept (late morning) at the Paekakariki Holiday Park. 
You can REGISTER NOW using this link, and follow the prompts:

Any questions please ask Naomi or Allister Lane, or Hannah North.

 

CROSS CULTURAL ENCOUNTER TRIP TO INDONESIA

A third trip is planned to depart 27th November this year – serving, sharing, growing.
Details of the trip are available here:

Don’t delay – let Ino or Allister know if you’re interested.

 

BIKE RACKS

As part of our practise of caring for creation, we have had two new bicycle racks installed in the St John’s courtyard.
These are high-quality ‘sculptures’ that witness to our intention of caring for God’s creation, and you are invited to sponsor these. We are seeking contributions to the total cost of $1,564 for both bike racks. They were installed without additional cost by Dave Wood.  Thanks Dave!
Donations can be made to the St John’s bank account:
02 0500 0021908 00       
Particulars: (Your name)
Reference: Bike

 

CHURCH CONTACT DIRECTORY

Our St John’s Contact Directory is an important way of keeping in touch with one another as a Church whanau.
To be included in this please respond before 1st September by completing this Google Form:

The Contact Directory is available only as a printed document to those who are included in the Directory.

 

CARE FOR CREATION – LID RECYCLING HUB

Bring your lids to Church each Sunday!
As part of our care for creation together we have set up a lid recycling hub at St John’s in the City. Those lids that can’t go in with the curb-side recycling will be collected at Church and taken where they will be recycled.
✔️ Plastic hinge caps and screw caps lids (any colour)
✔️ Plastic milk bottle caps
✔️ Plastic contact lens packaging without foil
✔️ Yoghurt pot lids
Only 2 & 5  please - clean and dry.

 

ORPHEUS CHOIR

Performs Hayden’s Creation on 24 August. Discount tickets are available from Linda Van Milligan. 
https://orpheuschoir.org.nz/our-concerts/

 

SHARING CHRIST’S HOPE

Electricity is an essential service, necessary for health and wellbeing. Most of us rely on it to stay warm, cook dinner, do our homework and keep the lights on. But lack of action from the regulator - the Electricity Authority, who sets the rules for electricity retailers - is causing unfair hardship. 

  • Disconnection and reconnection fees are adding debt to whānau already suffering.

  • Prepay electricity is more expensive, even though many people who use prepay are doing so because they struggle to pay their bills and have no other option.

  • The Consumer Care Guidelines, which are meant to protect vulnerable people, remain voluntary and retailers can ignore them. 

The Electricity Authority needs to protect people, especially the most vulnerable, by setting better rules for retailers.
You may consider signing the petition to protect families struggling with power prices.

1: Ban disconnection and reconnection fees in case of unpaid bills
2: Make prepay no more expensive than a retailer’s cheapest plan, and publish prepay disconnection data.
3: Make the Consumer Care Guidelines mandatory.

 

“speaking the truth in love” Ephesians 4:15
 
Allister

Bulletin(Church Office)