Weekly Bulletin: Staying connected as a Church 13 February 2022
Kia ora St John’s whānau,
This Sunday our peer groups for kids and youth begin. 10am in the St John’s Centre.
Later, we will all join together for Communion in the Church building.
We are meeting Jesus in the book of Luke as we journey through this gospel story. And we are confronted by Jesus teaching ‘blessings and woes’.
We are currently in covid protection framework colour ‘Red’. This means we have a limit of 100 people that can gather at St John’s in the City for worship. So you might want to think if you can join via Zoom. Here are the details to access the live-streaming of the worship service via Zoom:
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
https://www.dropbox.com/s/de5ye7jb6wxrlz2/13th%20February%202022%20Order%20of%20Service.pdf?dl=0
if worshipping via Zoom, please be prepared for Communion at home with your bread and cup.
If you gather in the city for worship, please remember to Scan, Mask, Vaccine Pass
Everyone will need to show a ‘My Vaccine Pass’ to attend. Children under the age of 12 years and 3 months, or those who have an exemption can be admitted without a ‘My Vaccine Pass’.
As well as showing your ‘My Vaccine Pass’ please also follow the usual public health guidelines:
stay home if you’re unwell
scan using the NZ Covid Tracer app (or record contact details manually)
wear face coverings
give others outside of your ‘household bubble’ physical space (move along the pews)
We are doing this together, and so please let someone know if you want support. We can help practically, spiritually and pastorally.
OTHER THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT...
BEING A CONNECTED COMMUNITY DURING COVID-IN-THE-COMMUNITY
Soon it will be necessary for households to self-isolate when someone tests positive for COVID-19 or is a Close Contact of someone else who has tested positive for COVID-19. If you are in this situation and find you need help (e.g. food or supplies dropped off), please let us know through the St John’s in the City Office. We will do what we can to help one another.
Even if we have to isolate, we want to stay connected as a faith community. To help us, we will resume Online Devotions from next week. Please use the Zoom link below for Online Devotions every Thursday at 11am.
Please join with others for fifteen minutes of spiritual reflection together.
The link to join via Zoom is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/150457018?pwd=OU55OXhDY2YvZFlIWmNNZkxVaVN2UT09
If using your phone, dial 04 886 0026 (Meeting ID: 150 457 018, Passcode: 333)
WHANAU NIGHT
St John's Whānau Night is back in 2022! After a year of experimenting with intergenerational faith evenings, we are excited to announce a full year schedule for '22.
Whānau Night in the Park 3-6pm, 20 February, Aotea Lagoon (Rain Day 27 Feb)
The year kicks off with an all age celebration in the Aotea Lagoon park in Porirua, just a 19 minute drive from the church. There will be games, sports, crafts, icebreakers, conversations, as well as the playground equipment and splash pad. Bring along your own picnic dinner, blankets or chairs.
MENTORING PROGRAMME
This year, we are running our second St John's Mentoring Programme.
As part of our St John's inter-generational faith formation, this Mentoring Programme expresses our Mission Statement very well.
We will be launching the St John's Mentoring Programme on 20th February with prayer and passion!
WE ARE LOOKING FOR A CHILDREN & FAMILIES MINISTRY WORKER
We are passionate about ministry with young people, and seeking passionate leadership for coordinating this in our midst. Our VISION STATEMENT for ministry with young people is “Enjoying faith formation with young people in an intergenerational community, equipping them for a lifetime of discipleship and encouraging them to worship, grow, live, and share as children of God.”
This half-time permanent position is for 18.75 hours per week with flexibility when the hours are worked. This role includes our gathered time as a Church community on Sunday mornings.
Perhaps you know someone you could you pass this information on to…?
For the position description or any questions please contact:
enquiries@stjohnsinthecity.org.nz Ph:04 385 1546
Closing date for applications is Monday 14th February 2022.
FELLOWSHIP GROUP
The yearly cycle of Fellowship Group meetings starts up again on a remarkable date: Tuesday 22/02/2022 at 11am in the St John’s Centre. Everyone will be invited to share stories about the topic: What significant societal change impacted on your life?
ROSTER FOR SERVING
It is time to organise the rosters for March - June. Could people on the current list let Linda know any dates that they are unavailable by 14 February? New people are always welcome to help with Sunday tasks. We could particularly use additional families to help ring the bell just before the service. Additional Greeters and Hosts would also help to have more people serving in our community. For more information, please contact Linda at lindavanmilligan@gmail.com