News 4 U . . . 7 June 2018

To all Parishioners and those interested…

in helping the younger members of the St Andrew's Parish shovel soil into the new planter box are invited! Sunday 10th June @ 10.45am to help put the new soil into the planter box. Bring a shovel, spade or trowel & gloves if you wish.

Please if you are able to donate seeds/seedlings of silverbeet, leeks or herbs that would be great. Some folk are keen to see that the driveway is sorted too- the stones need to be removed (a grubber is the helpful tool) before some soil can be laid then it needs some easy to grow, ground cover that will sustain the winter months and grow long term!

Hope to see you there, Marie

I wonder what prayer looks like for you at the moment and how you pray? Some of us might be early risers, some night

owls. Some of us say our prayers, others draw, still others of use our hands as we pray maybe with a holding cross or

prayer beads. For some it’s a set time, for others lingering thoughts come and go over the journey of a day. There are

many ways to pray and engage with God in prayer. Some of use silent reflection, others pray aloud, some sing, some

dance, some walk or run. For each personality type, season of life and circumstance of each day there is always a way to

enter into pray. Prayer is both personal and corporate.

I find it helpful to pray when time allows

with others. Praying for our community,

for each other and for ourselves is a vital

spiritual practice. Prayer is the heartbeat

and the foundation of our church and that is

why I invite you to pray with me. Each

Tuesday at 12:15 in St Andrew’s and each

Friday at 12:15 in St Alban’s myself, Peter

Dennison, Dennis and Raewyn meet and

pray. We pray a midday prayer liturgy together and then spend time praying for renewal in our parish, for God to grow

us and work in us and 45 minutes later we go our own ways. Would you join us in this new prayer meeting? I am

deeply challenged and motivated by the words of Charles Spurgeon who once said, “The condition of the church may be

very accurately gauged by its prayer meetings. S o is the prayer meeting a grace-ometer, and from it we may judge of

the amount of divine working among a people. If God be near a church, it must pray.”

Vicar Pete

SHARED LUNCH

19TH JUNE @ 12.30PM

@ PARISH CENTRE BRING

SOMETHING TO SHARE.

ALL WELCOME!

The Parish will be expanding...

Over the last few weeks one of our values of Legacy has come up a lot in preaching and parish meetings. There is official news of a new suburb that will be a part of this parish, built over the next 30 years, the article can be read here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/104318226/wellingtons-largest-land-sale-earmarked-for-new-northern-suburb You can be assured Vestry will be thinking about this in the coming months and its affects on our future. Vicar Pete

FREE TICKET AVAILABLE... concert date is Saturday, August 11th @ 7.30pm. The programme includes the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major, being played by Michael Houston, Symphony No. 7 in D minor by Dvorak and "The Wild Cherry Tree" by Gao PING, a five-movement symphony with songs commissioned by Orchestra Wellington. Please contact for more information Jenny Wrightson 04 2399 236 before end of June as she is overseas after that.

Tuesday morning prayer group @ St Andrews…

Next Tuesday, June 12, will be the final meeting this winter of the 8.30am group at St Andrews. Due to a shrinking of numbers, we are in recess for the winter months. This will resume in late September, when the mornings are a little lighter and less cold! Dorothy Mitchell 233 1346

SUNDAY’S 9.30am service @ St Andrews, Plimmerton: Crèche and Sunday school alternating with intergenerational all in services.

TUESDAY’S Noah’s Ark Playgroup, 9:15 – 11:15 for pre-schoolers and their big people

FRIDAY’S Family Fun Night, fortnightly pot luck dinner, prayer and games, location varies, different homes or beach. (see Miriam Freeman-Plume for more info)

FOR MUMS Fortnightly Mums Bible study on a Thursday morning from 9:15am at the vicarage. (see Ange Watson for more info)

FOR DADS Monthly men’s Beer Night at D4 / Supply Room, first Thursday of the month. (see Matt Freeman for more info)

Bequests can be made to the parish or Diocese for the future of the church—see Pete for a letter

on how to do this.

Our church bank account number is:

01 0546 0150043 00 If you give by cash or

envelope, do consider a direct debit to the parish.

Vicar: Rev Pete Watson 021 905 232 vicar@pauanglican.org.nz (Day off: Mon)

Parish Office: 11 Steyne Ave, Plimmerton Hours: Tues, Wed & Thurs 9.30-11.30am (term time)

Phone: 233 9781 Email: pauanglican@xtra.co.nz Website: www.pauanglican.org.nz

Pauatahanui Anglican Parish

10 June

Location Time Priest / Leader Liturgist Music

Sunday Explorers / Creche Chalice Reader Tech Sideperson Welcomer Bread

St Andrews, Plimmerton

9:30 Fee Thomson

- Julian Anna/ Cherie

John Murray & Linda Te Hiko

Hannah Donmez

Frans O NEED Irene Swadling

Reserved Sacrament

St Albans, Pauatahanui

11.00 Monty Black

Julia Stevens

Don Johnston

- Jan Phipps

Amos Mankte-low

- Peter Dennison

Barbara Dennison

Thurs 14 June St Andrews 10.00

Pete Watson

Readings: Psalm 138, 1 Sam 8: 4-11, 2 Cor 4: 13- 5:1, Mark 3: 20-35