Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 9 June 2024
Kia ora St John’s whānau,
Is it possible Jesus didn’t like his own family very much…? Or is something more significant going on when he ignores his mother and brothers…? Our Bible reading this Sunday is Mark 3:31-35
Students, staff and families from Uttley House at Scots College will join us for worship.
The red rose is a symbol of Uttley House.
Our children can go straight to their peer group in the St John’s Centre at 10am, and we will all join together in the Church later for Communion.
(We are encouraging the youth to join in the whole service from 10am, along with the students from Uttley House, but they can join with the St J’s Kids peer group from 10am if they prefer).
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...
STUDENT STUDY SPACE
This is exam season for university students, and we are creating a quiet space to study here at St John's in the City, to help students at this stressful time.
The St John’s Centre will be open 10th-13th June, from 1 – 6pm.
Thank you to the wonderful team of volunteers who are supervising this study space, as the ‘friendly face’ of the Church.
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1106742617432967/
Eventfinda: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/study-space/wellington
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UNDERSTANDING THE BIBLE
This series of evening workshops with Martyn Day will give you a ‘toolkit’ to read the Bible, SO THAT you can know Jesus better.
Sun 16th June - Can we trust the Gospels?
Mon 17th June - Taking God’s Word for it
Tue 18th June - Get into the Gospels!
Wed 19th June - Lifting the lid on the book of Revelation
6:30 – 8:30pm in the St John’s Centre, on the corner of Dixon and Willis Streets
Martyn Day pastors the South Harbour Vineyard Church in Auckland. A British export to NZ, Martyn is passionate about helping people to love, learn and live God’s Word. He is an outstanding communicator and this series will be of great interest to anyone curious about useful tools for reading the Bible. This series offers fresh understanding of the rich meaning in God’s Word available through classic interpretive techniques that ‘connect the dots’!
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1417153395671117/
Eventfinda: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/understanding-the-bible-with-martyn-day/wellington
ST JOHN’S QUIZ NIGHT – FRIDAY 14th JUNE
DUTY ROSTERS – SERVING OTHERS
It’s time to prepare the rosters for serving in July - October.
Please let Linda van Milligan know your availability for this season by 20 June.
CHURCH CAMP
We’re excited to let you know there's a church camp happening this year!
It's at Paekakariki Holiday Park from Fri evening 20 Sept till Sunday 22 Sept.
We’ll be aiming to keep costs down and you can choose to sleep in the lodge, pitch a tent or stay in an onsite cabin (more details will be available at a later stage.)
(FYI - El Rancho/Forest Lakes and Kaitoke were booked for this date.)
CROSS CULTURAL ENCOUNTER TRIP TO INDONESIA
MESSENGER NEWSLETTER
Read our latest St John’s newsletter here:
“Follow me.” - Jesus
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