Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 1 September 2024
Kia ora St John’s whānau,
This Sunday I am Baptising the daughter of the Minister at Knox Presbyterian Church in Lower Hutt, and so thank you to Hannah North who is leading our worship at St John’s in the City.
The theme of the service is: Dignity and understanding, even in the face of judgement and condemnation.
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...
ST JOHNS CAFÉ
Every month previous residents of the Dixon Street Flats and other friends of our St John’s whanau enjoy time together at the Café run by Janie and her mighty team of volunteers. This is held in the McKenzie Room of the St John’s Centre, and the next Café is Thursday 5th September, from 11am to 1pm.
QUIZ NIGHT
On Friday 13th September we are having another fabulous St John’s Quiz Night from 6:30-8:30pm. This is for all ages, and is run by our Guest Quiz Master Chris Darnell – he has categories of quiz questions never heard of before, that will make everyone competitive!
The beautiful trophy made by Roger Gyles is at stake…
This is a free event, made possible by the Youth Group opening up their space and time on Friday night.
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.
CHOIR CONCERT
The Wellington Community Choir and Te Takutai Moana Koea o Ratana warmly invite you to our combined concert “How can I keep from singing?”. This magical evening event celebrates our special friendship and the power of song. It is a rare opportunity to hear the four sensational voices of Ratana Choir – their first public concert. You’ll be treated to waiata and, songs that have held people together and strengthened them in their struggles, to songs of jubilation and victory in the face of adversity. We will journey from Aotearoa to the Muscogee tribe in the USA, taking a detour to France, South Africa, Madagascar and the Shetland Islands and back again.
Saturday 14th September 5 pm and St Peter's on Willis. Tickets are $25, concession $15 and children under 14 are free. Buy them at the door or from Humanitix.
CHURCH KITCHEN FOOD WASTE
The Creation Care Team offer us all a gentle reminder that all food waste and landfill rubbish goes in the rubbish bins provided in the cupboards under the benches. The white recycling bin only receives clean washed recyclable plastics. Sadly, as a church we are too often making our caretakers have to go through the recycling bin removing leftover food and other yukky rubbish after church events so that the recycling is accepted by the council. Please have consideration for them and think carefully about what goes where. Thanks!
SCAFFOLDING
Scaffolding has been erected on the front eastern face of Troup House, as inspection work is undertaken to isolate and fix the leak that is currently allowing rainwater inside the building. This is likely to be in place for several weeks, and doesn’t restrict normal access to the Church Office or anywhere else on site.
“Lord, I need You… Every hour, I need You. My one defence, my righteousness.”
Ma te wa
Allister