Would you like to be involved in re-shaping the 11.00am service in the future?  Why not come and discuss the best way for us to develop, be discipled and grow as a congregation? We want to continue the 11.00am service but with less people attending it is increasingly difficult to resource it.  We’re inviting all those who regularly worship at the service to meet on the evening of Tuesday 22 January at 7.00pm at St Augs, to have a discussion together. (If you can’t make that time please let Matthew or Claire know your views – come and have a chat with us or drop us an email.)

Thank you to all those who worked tirelessly last Saturday to help tidy up and do gardening last Saturday morning.  It was great fun! A specially big shout out to Derek , our People’s Warden, for organising and co-ordinating.  The place  is looking amazing as a result!.

Thanks too to Chris and Mike for running the Men’s Breakfast on Saturday.  It was so good to share, eat and get to know each other and learn about autonomous vehicles that some people questioned why they only happened once a quarter!

Finally  thanks to those who recently bought the jam for sale in the Hannan Centre.  The sales raised $48 of which half is going to missions and the other half to St Augustine’s

The Prayer Chain prays for peoples’ needs.

Now the Prayer Chain needs more people to help pray in this special ministry.

If you feel this is something you can be part of and would like to join the team, please contact Elizabeth Hitch: 332-6288

e4 Summer Camp, Hanmer Springs

Thursday 17^th – Sunday 20^th January 2019

Hanmer Sports Pavilion, 59 Jacks Pass Road

An opportunity to be encouraged, energized and equipped, to enlarge the Kingdom. Bring your family and friends to this ecumenical event and expect to be enriched by excellent worship, enlightened by engaging speakers, and entrust your teenagers and children to be entertained and educated.

For more information go to Facebook: e4summercamp or https://goo.gl/bAj4AK

See the poster at the back of the Church for more information

The Monday morning Prayer Group has finished meeting for 2018

THESE HAVE WOUND UP FOR 2018, Resuming 14th February 2019

You are welcome to join us for Morning Prayer on Thursday mornings.

Where?   The church

When?    Thursdays at 9:15am for  about 15-20 minutes.

What?     Informal Service of Morning Prayer from the New Zealand Prayer book.

Why?       start the day with God.

Ask Rev. Claire or Rev. Matthew for more details.

Rev. Claire is  starting up a church-based book group.  The idea consists of monthly(ish), light “discussion” evenings alternating between books of fiction and ones with a more Christian content.

Anyone is invited and attendance to every meeting is not a requirement of the group.

Please could you let Claire know if you would like to join.

We are looking for volunteers for the Sacristans Roster.

This involves setting the altar up for communion each week before the 8am service (usually done on the preceding Saturday) and then again between the 8am & 9.15am services.

We would also appreciate volunteers for serving communion at the 8am service.

If you can help, please contact the office.

If you would like to keep up to date with news and happenings in the Diocese you can either visit their website: http://anglicanlife.org.nz  or subscribe to their weekly ‘Anglican E-life’ emailed news.

If you want to receive their weekly email news, please email the Diocese at: e-Life@anglicanlife.org.nz and ask for your email address to be added to their list.

Alistair Philips (Top Cut) can come to your place for any general garden maintenance plus specialist tree pruning.

Alistair is a qualified arborist/horticulturalist.

Contact Alistair either via phone:

337-6925, cell 027 902-0871,

or email: alptrees@xtra.co.nz

Many of us can personally recommend Alistair’s work  🙂