Do you, or do you know someone that fits the following profile(s)?

If you can help, PLEASE let Matthew know!

Vestry Members need to be:

• Personally committed to Jesus Christ as Lord.
• Regular in worship and actively involved in parish life.
• Share the Parish Vision for the direction and growth of the church.
• Have an appreciation of the breadth of ministries happening in St. Augustine’s.
• Bring skills to contribute on the major issues and direction of parish life.
• Able to work as part of a team, both by listening and contributing.
• Available to attend monthly meetings (usually 3^rd Wednesday evening each month).
• Available for other planning groups from time to time.

• Staff members are not eligible for election to Vestry.

People’s Warden needs to have the above attributes plus:

• Have an appreciation of, and support for, all of our worship congregations and ministries.
• Help ensure good communication between parishioners and parish leaders.
• Meets regularly with the vicar and vicar’s warden.
• Has responsibility as a parish signatory and for care of parish assets.
• Has a key leadership role within the parish.

As a church family we have enjoyed our midwinter celebrations by sitting down and eating a Chritmassy feast together.

Can you offer to coordinate our evening of fun together this year?

Maybe you could organise people to cook or arrange a potluck meal with Christmas theme?  Can you put together a Christmas quiz?

It would be fantastic to have an opportunity for some celebration and fellowship together.

Please contact Paula in the office: office@staugustines.org.nz 332-6627

Or Rev. Claire. claire@staugustines.org.nz

Community Defibrillators are vital for saving lives.

It would be great if St. Augustine’s could provide one for public use, but it costs: up to $4,000-$6,000!

This is with a coded outside cabinet!

We can apply for grants, but we need you help raising the funds too.

Would you like to contribute or help?

Please talk to Rev. Claire

Speaker: Andrew Taylor

Topic: “A View from the Heavens”

Andrew, a regular at St Augustine’s, teaches physics at Christ’s College.  He will talk about his current project using satellites to motivate students, and doubtless, a little of his journey in research and faith.

Please indicate attendance for catering purposes to: Chris.kissling@hotmail.co.uk

This month’s meeting is on @ 2pm, Tuesday 28th May in the Hannan Centre.

Apologies about last week’s ‘date mistake’!!

All women in the parish are welcome to join in and meet over coffee, tea and light refreshments.  No formal meeting structure, just a time for mingling and fellowship. 🙂

These meetings run every 4th Tuesday of each month throughout the year.

We meet monthly, first Wednesday at 7:15pm, and would love to welcome some new faces to the group.

We read  novels/autobiagraphies etc. one month followed with a book which has a more Christian or faith element the next.

Our next meeting will be held on June 5^th where Adrienne will give a short review of a novel and we can discuss our thoughts too.

You do not need attend every month or worry about what you can contribute.

We are a group who love reading and want to learn more about our relationship with God.

Please talk to Rev Claire for more details.

Wanted; knitting wool required for garments for premature babies at Christchurch Hospital .

Contact Shirley Wills, 332-7225

Please can you check if you have any books from the library from away back?  There are a few missing.

We went through the books late last year and made a list; this list will be put at the library.

If you have any of these please can you mark it off on the list as to where it is and return it when finished?  The books are all marked with a coloured sticker near the base so easily identified.

Many thanks

We need more readers for the 11am Service to help spread the load.

If you feel this is an area where you could offer your support then please email Susan Johnson as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you. Susan@johnsonsemail.com

The eleven sharp service – welcoming, contemporary and informal

What is eleven sharp? 

The 11.00am service, eleven sharp, is being relaunched following a congregation meeting last week.  It will be a welcoming contemporary informal worship service lasting an hour, with music, youth and children’s programmes, opportunities to listen to God, applying and discussing the Bible and relevant issues, prayer and hospitality.  To do this we all need to be working and serving together building God’s kingdom.

When is eleven sharp?

We’ll meet each Sunday at eleven sharp having grabbed a coffee if you want, from 10.30am. We’ll finish at 12.00pm and have refreshments, or a shared lunch or sharing hospitality with one another.

How will eleven sharp be run?

We want to establish a core team to work together to plan and help shape the eleven sharp community.  Talk to us about being part of the core team

So how else can you be involved in eleven sharp?

Sign up to serve one another (perhaps once a month) as part of, or as co-ordinator, in the following areas:

• Welcome team
• Prayer team
• Children’s work
• Music
• Refreshments
• Home groups
• Sound Desk Team

After eleven sharp events

3^rd Feb – tea and coffee, then 2.30pm afternoon tea and cakes at Matthew and Claire’s

10^th Feb – shared lunch, immediately after service at 12.00pm in Hannan Centre

17^th Feb – tea and coffee

More dates and events to follow