Letter from Rev Dr Martin (Chunky) Young

ST COLUMBA’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
THE WEEKLY MESSAGE—24TH MARCH 2016
A Congregation of the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa
St. Columba’s is a community where the best of Presbyterian tradition courageously embraces
inclusivity, innovation and open-minded conversation in Christian service.
Letter from Rev Dr Martin (Chunky) Young
Letter from Rev Dr Martin (Chunky) Young
Due to Chunky preaching throughout Holy Week, there is no letter from him today.
HOLY WEEK AT
ST COLUMBA’S
CONDOLENCES
Thursday 24th March 2016 at 7:00pm
MAUNDY THURSDAY
Holy Communion and Tenebrae
Friday 25th March 2016 at 9:00am
GOOD FRIDAY
Morning Service of Good Friday
Minister: Rev Dr Martin (Chunky) Young
Our sincere condolences
to the Patton family
on the death of
Audrey.
Sunday 27th March at 8:00am, 9:30am
EASTER DAY
Festive Holy Communion for Easter Day
Minister: Rev. Dr Martin (Chunky) Young
***PLEASE NOTE NO EVENING SERVICE
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St. Columba's Presbyterian Church
St Columba’s Presbyterian Church
45 Lurgan Road
Parkview
Johannesburg 2193
Tel: (011) 646-5420/1/2
Fax: (011) 646-0253
www.stcolumbaschurch.co.za
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ST COLUMBA’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Dear Member
REMINDER - 2016/2017 STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN
The 2016/2017 stewardship material was distributed primarily electronically (through direct email and via our webpage), but
also in hard copy for those without email or internet access.
If you have not yet expressed a commitment, please would you consider doing so now by completing the pledge card? For
ease of reference, there is a link to the stewardship material below.
Our deadline for responses was 15 March 2016, to enable our Board of Management to reasonably estimate the anticipated
income and thereby be able to reaffirm our commitment to worship, the sustainability of the Church and the full extent of
work that we do. Please may I therefore ask you to respond to this follow-up request as a priority?
By 18 March 2016, we had received 172 positive indications, including ongoing debit orders. We estimate that together these
donors will provide R1 732 040, which is just over 50% of our targeted income for the year of R3 000 000. We therefore still
have a long way to go and need the full support of all those who have not yet responded, who hopefully will be able to assist
in securing this much needed funding.
Please may I ask you to ensure that the Church receives your response by 31 March 2016 (even if simply to indicate that you
are unable to give this year). This will enable us to know that we’ve reached every member and, from the collective outcome,
be able to confirm our plans and budget with renewed energy and action, furthering our Church’s reach.
New donors are always welcome – and much needed! If you didn’t participate in our Stewardship Appeal last year, hopefully
you’ll feel that you are in a position to do so this year.
Please remember that we always welcome visitors, who we hope many of whom will join our Church. Bringing friends and
family to worship with us and become involved in our programmes is a major step forward for increasing our number of members. Achieving this is up to all of us.
St Columba’s Church is remarkable in many respects. With the arrival of our new minister, Rev Alistair Anquetil (joining us
from 1 June), there is already a lot of excitement and interest in terms of us doing even more. Talent, time and money are
needed to achieve our goals. Thank you for your prayerful consideration to how we as individuals, and as a community, may
respond to this.
Yours faithfully
Mike Lovell
Convenor: Stewardship Committee
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ST COLUMBA’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT LIVE
FIRST TERM 2016
PLEASE JOIN US THIS WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR PAUL’S CHRISTIANITY ECLIPSING THE
ROMAN EMPIRE. TIME: 18H30. FOR ANY INQUIRIES PLEASE CALL HANSIE 082-887-5665
U
RGENT APPEAL
1 bedroom flat required urgently in
Linden. If you are to help, please contact Andy
White at the office
on: 011 646 5420 or
email [email protected]
We would like to wish you all a blessed
and happy Easter.
T
D
he Pantry
Outreach contact person
Iris Fair
Telephone number +27(0)84 438 0709
Email address [email protected]
P
lease remember the pantry
when you are grocery
shopping:
1x1kg sugar, 500g rice, smash, packet
soup, box cup of soup.
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aily Lectionary Readings
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Monday: Mark 16:1-8
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Tuesday: Mark 16: 9-20
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Wednesday: Matt. 28:1-16
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Thursday: Matt. 28:16-20
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Friday: Luke 24:1-12

Saturday: Mark 12:18-27
ST COLUMBA’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE
CELEBRATING A
BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK
27th March
Shelagh Payne
28th March
Sean Dobie
Peter Malungani
Merren Smith
Colleen Wentzel
29th March
Jennifer Barrow
Stephen Buchner
Margaret Goldsmid
Nola Kidd
Margo Ten Tusscher
Willem Trengove
Hedda Wolmarans
30th March
Bronwyn Ingram
Douglas Tilton
Calista Tutttelberg
31st March
Suzanne Rissik
Maureen Smith
1st April
2nd April
Melanie Anders
Glen Krynauw
Marie Smit
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ST COLUMBA’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Annual Fête
Fairlands Children’s Home holds a massive annual Fête at the end of August each year. This is our
major fundraiser that enables us to keep our doors open and care for up to 60 children who have been
placed into our care.
The success of the Fête is very dependent on the support we receive from the local community. In this
regard we desperately need assistance with our Cake Stall. We need people either to provide cakes or
bake cakes, cupcakes, milk tarts and biscuits, even things like fudge and coconut ice etc. for our Cake
Stall.
We were hoping that your Church would be able to assist us with this. For parishioners who are willing, but maybe need assistance with ingredients, we would be able to assist by providing eggs and
flour.
Our Fête is on Saturday 27th August 2016 at our premises – 21 Eleventh Street, Linden. We would
need to have the cakes delivered to us by the Friday the 26th in order to be set out ready for the Fête
on the 27th.
We are desperate for support and so would really appreciate your help in this regard.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Yours sincerely
Eddie & Hazel de Vos
Principals
[email protected]
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ST COLUMBA’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday Club
Sunday, 3 April 2016 9.30 to 10.30am
Sunday, 3 April 2016:
Age
Lesson
Other
Activity
Ages 2 – 4
Adam and Eve
Story time
Make curling
snakes
Message in a
bottle activity
Ages 4 - 9
Ages 10 – 13
Bible tools –
what are
they?
Bible tools –
Bible tools
matching exercise
Abraham and
Sarah
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Plot a map of
Moses leading
the people out
of Egypt to the
promised land
ST COLUMBA’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
THIS WEEK AT ST COLUMBA’S:
WEEK 28TH MARCH TO 3RD APRIL 2016
Monday
1st
Monday 28th
Tuesday 29th
12h30
BridgeEaster Monday
16h30
Outreach Meeting
17h00
Nicarela Meeting
18h30
Bach Choir practice
Wednesday 30th
18h30
Wednesday Night Live
Thursday 31st
11h00
Thusano
18h00
Executive Meeting
19h00
Choir Practice
08h00
Rev Prof Hansie Wolmarans
09h30
Rev Prof Hansie Wolmarans
Friday 1st
Sunday 3rd
Sunday Club &
Alchemist Group
18h45
AA Meeting in Jones Hall
19h00
Rev Prof Hansie Wolmarans
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