Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 17 November 2024

Kia ora St John’s whānau,
 
This Sunday we have Ron Fountain preaching, encouraging inter-generational discipleship in mission.

This message is themed for our service which includes us ordaining and inducting our four new elders-elect, AND celebrating our graduating Year 13s.
 
Our young people will go out of the service part-way to their peer groups. At the conclusion of the service we will all share Morning Tea together.

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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.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/370260759?pwd=b2ZkajZ5d28rTy9EN1VKZDJUM3N4dz09
 
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…

MOVIE FUNDRAISER

Rating: PG, Run time: 103 minutes

Get your tickets Below: (The 66 tickets available are selling fast).

CHRISTMAS CHOIR

Anyone who likes to sing is invited to join our special choir for Advent and Christmas services. Rehearsals are after the morning services until 12.30pm each Sunday. They will be held in the Chapel. For more information please see our Music Director, Eleanor Carter.

CHRISTMAS IN THE COURTYARD

This year we are having Christmas in the Courtyard on Friday 13 December between 5:00 and 8:00 pm.
We already have one brass band and two choirs booked in for this event. 
We will be running a cafe, barbeque and food and craft stalls.
If you want to run a stall or want to volunteer to assist on the day please see Robert Anderson.
Above all we want you to come along and enjoy this event and to invite friends and family to also come along .
Money raised will be going to the DCM.

SCOTS COLLEGE CHRISTMAS SERVICE

At St John’s in the City on Sunday 24th Nov 4:00pm.
We are pleased to welcome the Scots College community to join us in worship at this special time of year. Please come early to enjoy the pipe band!

COMBINED CHURCHES ADVENT SERVICE

One of our local traditions is to celebrate our unity at the start of Advent by joining together for combined worship.
St Peter’s on Willis Anglican Church is hosting our annual Combined Advent Service on Sunday 1st Dec 7:00pm.
Come and join the other two congregations and choirs as we anticipate the coming Prince of Peace.

FELLOWSHIP GROUP

The next get-together is for the Advent service in the Church on Tuesday 26th November 2024 @ 11am.  Rev Allister Lane will lead the service.  The Fellowship Group committee will have prepared the food for lunch afterwards in the Centre.  No need to bring a plate.  A koha is invited towards the Christmas appeal for A&J.

CARE FOR CREATION – LID RECYCLING HUB

You can now bring ALL TYPES of lids to Church each Sunday!

As part of our care for creation together we have a lid recycling hub at St John’s in the City. Lids can’t go in with the curb-side recycling but can be collected at Church and taken where they will be recycled.
We are now collecting ANY plastic and metal lids, making it much easier - no sorting of plastics required.

"Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into salvation— if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.” (1 Peter 2:2-3)
 
Mā te wā
Allister