Weekly Notices - 4 May 2025
Dear fellow pilgrims on the journey.
It’s actually quite hard to think of what to write for you.
So, let me know what you want or need from me in this handy sheet please.
It might be you'd like to ask a question about a seemingly complicated passage in one of t he Gospels?
Or maybe you'd like to know more about what we are doing in West Africa?
Actually one of the congregations has taken the initiative of booking us to tell all later this month..
However the challenge is to take an initiative to call your congregation to respond to God's call for repentance, that surely needs to be an obvious priority.
We need to change what we do so routinely in our churches; its failure is very obvious when we look around.
Only God can change us from the inside out, so that we can help others to meet Jesus just as we did.
God is waiting
Do we love Him
Lovers listen....
We can do this!
In His grip
Patrick
From May 11th the service times are as follows:
St Paul’s: 8.45am
St Columba’s: 11am
St Saviour’s: 5pm
Patrick will advise the readers of their readings during the week they are reading.
The following below is well worth browsing:
http://jjohn.com/pages/share-my-faith.
This website is easy to read and the video clip is excellent too.
Today’s service
Sentence: Jesus showed himself to his disciples and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. Alleluia! (Acts 1:3) [NZPB, p. 594]
Prayer of the Day: Let us your people always exult, O God, that we who celebrate our adoption with renewed joy, may look forward with hope to our full share in the resurrection; through Jesus Christ, who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings:
Parish News
Parish Monthly Prayer Meeting at St Saviour's Church - 9:15am: 6 May 2025
Anglican Parish of Hornby, Templeton and West Melton & Beyond…
Prayer for Leading Your Church into Growth
God of mission, who alone brings growth to your Church, send your Holy Spirit to give vision to our planning, wisdom to our actions, joy to our worship, and power to our witness. Help our parish churches to grow in numbers, in spiritual commitment to you, and in service to our local community. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
News from around the Diocese
See Anglican e-life: http://anglicanlife.org.nz/publications/e-life/
Helpful info
Groups
It’s easy to connect and get involved with some great social and faith-focused groups that meet regularly across the parish. You can find out about all our regular groups on our Groups page. If you have any questions, just click the contact button to connect with the group’s organiser.
Recycling
Used batteries can be placed in the boxes in each church or taken to Mitre 10
Soft plastics can be dropped off at participating store locations. This is any plastic you can fold up in your hand.
Pastoral Care
Need meals or other in-home pastoral support? Please contact the Parish Pastoral Care Co-ordinator.
In-Home Communion
If parishioners can't attend church but would still like to have communion, this can be brought to you at your home or rest home. Please get in touch with the Home Communion Co-ordinator to organise this.
Need prayer?
We’d love to pray for you. See the ‘Prayer Support’ section on the Help & Support page for more information on how we can help with your prayer needs. There are confidential and anonymous options available.
