Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a church - 7 August 2022

Kia ora St John’s whānau,

Our Vision to Action Workshop is this Sunday.
Please come along to participate in (or observe) the Kick Off of our Vision to Action Workshop straight after the (shorter) service.
We will have this workshop in the St Johns Centre.

Details about the different Project Teams and some of ideas already floated can be found here.

You can also join by Zoom to hear the Intro and hopefully join a group!! You can use the same Zoom link for the worship service (below).

This will be a fun, interactive, and future focussed.

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

YOUTH PASTOR CHANGE

Ino Pasullean has been the St John’s Youth Pastor for three and a half years, and he has made the decision to step down as Youth Pastor at the end of this term.
He feels this is the right time for him to move on to his next challenge and to where God is leading him. We give thanks for his ministry in this important way and grateful that Ino will help us in the transition to new leadership for our youth ministry.

ART INSTALLATION AT ST JOHN'S:
LUMINARY

The artwork ‘Luminary’ is being installed today, and will be able to be viewed from this Sunday.
I’ve been imagining it hanging in the main church space, but the artist loves the intimate and ambient space of the Chapel. So you will be able to appreciate the artwork fully with the best light and proximity of the Chapel.
It is able to be viewed all week. Opening Hours: 10am to 4 pm (except Sundays start at 1pm)
Please diary to come and see it and tell others to visit too. We have pamphlets explaining the work and our own St John’s artworks. You can also bring food or cash donations for DCM in return for a Lumen print by Karen Sewell, the artist behind Luminary, which will raise funds for DCM in its help for Wellington’s homeless.
This is just one of the projects St John’s will launch to showcase St John’s and its work to the wider community as well as showing a fascinating art work as we implement our new vision of reaching out to our community.
Cost: Free St John’s in the City Church, Corner Willis St & Dixon St, Wellington.

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

WHĀNAU NIGHT AT HOME – 5PM- 7PM, SUNDAY 21 AUGUST

You are invited to join with our St John’s whānau in homes throughout the city on the evening of the 21 August.
Just like in June, the evening centres around a meal, then we all engage in an intergenerational faith experience, and then we all dial in via Zoom at the end of the evening and report back how we got on. Many people have let us know that when we meet in homes the event is more relational, and so we are excited to offer this way of gathering again.
To aid with the hosts’ planning, there is a requirement to register to attend this month. The meal is potluck, so after you register you will be contacted by your host and asked to bring either a main course or a dessert to the evening.
Please fill in this registration form by 5pm on Wed 17 June. You will then receive an email on Thurs 18 August giving you information on how to attend and what to bring.

PANTRY RAID

St J's Kids (Sunday School) would LOVE you to sign up to be part of our annual food collection event for DCM (aka The Pantry Raid) on Saturday 27 August from 3pm.
This is where the children from St J's Kids come to your house to collect grocery items for the foodbank.
To sign up please click on this link and fill out the form: https://forms.gle/C1CAK1LUnUvf1oad9
As part of the church reaching out initiative it'd be great to involve your neighbours by asking them to donate items too. This link will take you to a poster you can email or print and share with your neighbours.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16TMAbw48SGmdqifehT5OF5bEt4nWYNS1/view?usp=sharing

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!

ST MARY OF THE ANGELS CHURCH CENTENARY

Recognising our friendship and mutual support, we have been invited to join the Parish of St Mary of the Angels in celebrating the centenary of the consecration and opening of the Church. The celebration will focus on the connections between the church and the various communities, that have come to know and love its presence in the very heart of Wellington City. Celebrations begin on Friday the 12th of August 2022, and conclude on Sunday the 14th of August 2022. The events include a talk by Jesse Munro on Mother Mary Aubert, held in the Parish Hall at 7pm on Friday 12 August and a concert celebrating their history of Music at 7.30pm in the Church on Saturday 13 August. Visit their website for all event details www.smoa.org.nz/100years

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