Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 24 July 2022

Kia ora St John’s whānau,

God had a BIG ASK for the prophet Hosea!
And we will understand God’s ask of Hosea best when we see it in the context of the Big Story of the Bible. We will hear this together on Sunday, and how it helps us live true and meaningful lives.

If you want to read the Bible readings before Sunday, they are Hosea 1:2-10 and Luke 11:1-4
And if you want to hear a weekly Rev’s Ramble on these Bible readings, click here. https://www.facebook.com/KhandallahPresbyterianChurch

For this last weekend of the school holidays we are having a combined holiday programme for our youth and kids – who will go out part-way in the service.

If 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

ST JOHN’S VISION

We have articulated a fresh Vision for St John’s. And everyone is invited to get involved as we follow this Vision as a way to reform, restore and rebuild us as a Church.

Over several weeks we have had various presentations and discussions, and a summary of the Vision is available to read here:

“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 invitation is for us to activate our Vision through projects that interest us. We can get together with others to collaborate.

FELLOWSHIP GROUP AGM

The group’s Annual General Meeting is near! On Tuesday 26th July the group will gather at 11am in the St John’s Centre Hall. Rev Allister Lane will be the speaker.  Please bring some food to share.

ART INSTALLATION AT ST JOHN'S:
LUMINARY - HE TINANA TIRETIERA

The Dawning of Dreams Aotearoa New Zealand Church & Cathedral Tour 2022
Sunday 31 July to Sunday 7 August, 2022   Opening Hours: 10am to 4 pm (except Sundays start at 1pm)
Cost: Free   St John’s in the City Church, Corner Willis St & Dixon St, Wellington
Karen Sewell is a significant Auckland artist, recently returned from this year’s Venice Biennale where her work was featured as a collateral part of the 2022 Venice Biennale. The work shown below is touring New Zealand in Cathedrals and Churches.
St John’s is showing this work both to showcase it as a fascinating artwork and to offer an opportunity for the wider Wellington community to connect with St Johns, seeing our Church and what we do as well the art.

SOUPER SUNDAYS

Over Winter Marg Gilkison is organising a team to host Souper Sundays.
The yummy soup and bread, tea and coffee is provided and you are invited to bring something to share with the tea and coffee after our soup ( eg: slice, biscuits, fruit). It’s as simple as that, and there is no cost!

We have divided the congregation alphabetically into four groups
29th May (A-F )
26th June (G-L)
31st July (M-R)
28th August (S -Z)
Please come another time if you can't make it on your designated date. All visitors are welcome to please join us.

NEW ZEALAND CHRISTIANS IN SCIENCE EVENT

Wellington Winter Lectures on Physics and Ethics: "Science and Faith in an Age of Misinformation"
Saturday 6 August at St Johns in the City.

Prof. Jeff Tallon, ‘Seeing the Invisible – black holes, the universe and our place in it’
Dr. Greg Liston, ‘Spirit, Time and Trasnformation’
Dr. Gray Manicom, ‘What the Mysteries of Mathematics Reveal About the Creator’
Dr. Nicola Hoggard Creegan, ‘From Hiroshima to Recombinant DNA: The importance of ethical reflection’
Cost: Only $10
Register at www.nzcis.org/upcoming-events
Facebook: https://fb.me/e/3CgwX8RYH

ST JOHN'S CHURCH CAMP

After having to defer the Church Camp because of covid, we are excited about having this special weekend this year. Please SAVE THE DATE for the St John’s Church Camp:
16th – 18th September 2022
The theme is ‘Journeying Together’.  Not to be missed!

ORPHEUS CHOIR PRESENTS BRAHMS GERMAN REQUIEM

Saturday 10 September at 7.30 pm at the Michael Fowler Centre. Discount tickets of $45 A reserve and $40 B reserve are available from Linda Van Milligan, 027 2889210 or lindavanmilligan@gmail.com