As we continue to have a good number of women and their children attending(!) we require more helpers who will welcome, greet and then chat with Mums over morning tea. We need 3/4 helpers each Thursday morning, or perhaps once a fortnight from 9:30-11am (term time only).
OR(!) if you like baking and wish to support us. Sign up to be on our roster to bring along some baking for morning tea (around once/month).
If you can help either way, please contact Ciru Muriuki: 022 196-4530
High Tea at the Lower Hall
St Augustine’s, Cashmere
Spring is coming, join us for “speed dating” :), hopping from table to table, for enchanting conversations with other parishioners.
🙂 Not really dating, but chatting with people you may not have talked to before, at a table of four or more.
RSVP Saturday 15 August 2020 please, so that we know how many to cater for. Sign-up sheet at back of church or call church office: 03 332-6627
There are two important referenda at this year’s General Election in which New Zealanders will be asked to make important choices for the future shape of our society.
The Transitional Cathedral and Theology House are collaborating to offer seminars, hosted at the Transitional Cathedral, at which informed speakers will explain the question to be asked at the referendum and allow for panel discussion and questions. The dates are:
(both of these are at the Transitional Cathedral: 234 Hereford Street Christchurch)
PLUS! PUBLIC MEETING – END OF LIFE CHOICE ACT REFERENDUM
Saturday 25 July, 7.30-9pm, St Barnabas hall – Koha
Speaker: Graham O’Brien
From Liz Hay, Prayer Co-ordinator
The 9.15ers are underway with their intercession roster, and I’m working on getting one in place for 11am (please let me know if you would like to participate.) There is a desire also to offer prayer-in-the-corner again, during communion at 9.15, so that will be my next focus. Again, anyone who would like to participate, please let me know by email.
It’s always good to learn from those who have led a life of prayer. I came across this quote from Mother Teresa, which I’m going to try and put into practice more. “I always begin my prayer in silence, for it is in the silence of the heart that God speaks. God is the friend of silence – we need to listen to God because it’s not what we say but what he says to us and through us that matters. Prayer feeds the soul – as blood is to the body, prayer is to the soul – and it brings you closer to God. It also gives you a clean and pure heart.
A clean heart can see God, can speak to God, and can see the love of God in others.” From A Simple Path
And everyone, do pray on for the person God is calling to be our next vicar.
Thank you SO MUCH to those of you who have already done this!!!
(This choice can be made when you are completing your tax return(s) Simply enter the Church’s bank account number (see below) into the return instead of your own… This is a simple (and relatively painless!) way of increasing your giving to the Church…)
However; IF you have done this, AND you want this action treated by us as an additional donation to the Church; – then you need to supply us with your IRD number. As all IRD will release to us is your IRD number – NOT your name… (Some of you have already supplied your IRD number from previous years, if so check you can check with Paula in the office to see if she already has your number in her records.)
Again MANY MANY thanks to those of you who have already elected to do this!!
(And just in case – here is our bank account number for any who still want to consider this option J: 06 0801 0052951 00)
Some folk may not be aware that there is the opportunity to bring food items (tinned or packaged) here to church for the City Mission.
Please next time you are at the Supermarket remember this and bring something along each Sunday to help fill our basket (near the entrance). It is a small way we can help those not as fortunate as ourselves
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