Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 22 September 2024

Kia ora St John’s whānau,
 
This Sunday we have Church in two places: at St John’s in the City (as usual) and at Paekākāriki Holiday Park (Church Camp).

We are thankful to all those giving their energy and time to lead this weekend - Rob Anderson and those leading the service in the City, and Naomi and Hannah and all those leading the Church Camp.  We are so blessed with capable and committed people!
 
The usual Youth Group and Chill Space on Friday is replaced by the Church Camp.
 
The Sunday service at St John’s in the City is at 10am as usual, and young people will remain in the service. There will be craft activities set up at the front of the church in the space for young people.  There will be Morning Tea afterward.

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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…
 VISION UPDATE

Thank you for all those who were part of the Sunday workshop to refresh our Vision initiatives.
Our St John’s Vision is: We explore and share the gospel with our dynamic neighbourhood. We create safe spaces to be, to belong, and to navigate the tough stuff. Getting to know God is a team sport – that’s why we do this together, not alone.

The kaupapa we are working with is permission-giving, experimental, welcoming of ideas, and using adaptable structures.
 
Here’s what is coming up soon…

…all of us are able to get involved!

FELLOWSHIP GROUP

Bronwyn Wood, is the speaker this month and she is known to us as one of our Church family and keen environmentalist. 
She will give insight into a global Christian Conservation network going by the Portuguese name for Rock: “A Rocha” (rhymes with kosher)
How can we as Christians be involved? Here’s an opportunity to have a lively debate on Tuesday 24 September 2024 at 11am in the St John’s Centre.

CHILD PROTECTION AND ETHICAL PRACTICE

As a Church community we are committed to keeping young people safe. This commitment includes supporting all our leaders with up-to-date training to work together and follow safe practices.
The Safety WOF training is conducted regularly for all those who serve our ministry with young people. On the 20th of October (after the St John’s Annual General Meeting) Hannah North will run this training from 1pm to 6pm.
If you have any further questions or would like more information, please contact Hannah North.

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 please complete this Google Form:

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

CROSS CULTURAL ENCOUNTER TRIP TO INDONESIA

A third trip is planned to depart 27th November this year – serving, sharing, growing.
There is a team of 10 confirmed to travel. There will be fundraising happening in the coming weeks – not for the team travel costs but for gifting to churches in Indonesia.

BIKE RACKS

As part of our practice 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 – and we are halfway to covering this cost.
Donations can be made to the St John’s bank account:
02 0500 0021908 00       
Particulars: (Your name)
Reference: Bike

‘God gives grace to the humble.’  (James 4:6)
Ka kite ano
Allister