August 2014 - St Andrew`s Centre Waiuku

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www.standrewscentre.org.nz
“What good is
the warmth of
summer, without
the cold of
winter to give it
sweetness.”
IN TOUCH
John Steinbeck
THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
OF WAIUKU & DISTRICTS
COMBINED CHURCHES
Awhitu Central—St Andrews
(METHODIST - PRESBYTERIAN)
“To be a vibrant, growing Christian community”
We hope you find this monthly
newsletter informative and invite
you to participate in any activities
that interest you
August 2014
Vol.16 - No.7
Minister: Reverend Dale Peach
Ph: 235-9312
[email protected]
Parish Assistant: Joe Martin
Ph: 235-8459
[email protected]
Office Administrator: Anne Bailey-Green
Church Office Ph: 235-2238
8.45am-3.45pm Monday-Friday
[email protected]
Website: standrewscentre.org.nz
Sunday @ St. Andrews is sponsored by the St. Andrews Community Trust, and Waiuku and
August 2014
Districts Combined Churches (Methodist/Presbyterian)
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Something To Think About …
A man was driving his car when he
saw an old lady stranded on the side of the road. He saw that she needed
help and so he stopped his old Holden near her Mercedes and got out.
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He smiled as he was approaching her but she was still worried. Nobody
had stopped for hours and now the man coming towards her did not look
safe - his appearance was so poor and shabby. He could see how
frightened she was and so tried to calm her: “I‘m here to help you, don‘t
worry. My name is Warren Giles.”
Her tire was flat and so he got to work changing it, getting quite dirty in the
process. When the job was done she asked how much she owed him for
his help. Warren smiled and said, “If you really want to pay me back the next
time you see someone who needs help give that person the assistance they
need and think of me.”
That same evening the lady stopped at small café
and was served by a waitress who looked about eight
months pregnant. The waitress had a sweet smile
and was very friendly, although she was obviously
tired and had spent the whole day on her feet. The
lady wondered how someone, who obviously had so
little, could be so kind and give service beyond what
was expected to a complete strange, and then she
remembered Warren.
The lady finished her meal and paid with a one hundred dollar note. The
waitress went to get change and when she came back the lady was gone.
She left a note on the serviette, ‘You don‘t own me anything. Today
someone helped me, just like now I‘m helping you. If you really want to pay
me back do not let this chain of love end with you.’ The waitress found four
more one hundred dollar notes under the napkin.
That night the waitress finished her shift earlier. As she travelled home she
was thinking about the lady and all the money she had left. She was
wondering how the lady had known how much she and her husband needed
it, especially now, with the baby arriving soon? She knew her husband
worried about this and so she was glad to tell him the good news. Then she
kissed him and whispered “Everything’s going to be all right. I love you
Mr Giles.” “And I love you too, Mrs Giles,”
Warren replied.
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Dates for the next (September) In Touch
All contributions to the Parish office by Thursday 14 August
Delivered to all RD4 letterboxes—Thursday 21 August
Available at St Andrews—Sunday 24 August
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Awhitu Central - Taking control of our future
ST ANDREWS CHURCH ROSTER August 2014
3rd August 14
10th August 14
17th August 14
24th August
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31st August 14
Congregational meeting after a shortened 11 am service on
Sunday 10 August.
Mark it in you diary now!
Considering current and future matters.
How do you see the future of your church on the Awhitu Peninsula?
Friends
Betty Hamilton
Alison Ballantyne
Patricia Glenny
Bronson Snook
Yvonne Alexander
Lyliann Te Kani
Joan & Jack
Barriball
Robert &
Marilyn
Crosby
Flowers
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
TBC
RESTORE CAFÉ CHURCH
Morning Tea
Marilyn &b Robert
Crosby
Yvonne Alexander
Betty Hamilton
June Sands
Anne Muir
Irene Luhrs
Nancy Jane
Joan Barriball
Ann Smillie
Vestry Duty
Neil Wanhill
Barbara Lawrence
Bruce Sowerby
Anne Muir
Helen Kavanagh
Norm Jenner
Gaylyn Wills
Bruce Glenny
Neil Wanhill
Barbara
Lawrence
Great Sunday evenings combining interesting topics,
music, delicious food and good company - join in the
discussions and fun, or just sit at the back,
eat cakes and observe.
Music
Rae Sowerby
Gillian Salter
Cath Murphy
Cath Murphy
Gillian Salter
Rae Sowerby
Rae Sowerby
Gillian Salter
Welcoming
4th Sunday of each month @ 7.00pm
Awhitu School Pavilion
July - this Sunday, 27th - SPEAKER: Sarah O'Neil
Sound
Damian Johnson
Colin Hood
Jim Reardon
Lacey Keen
Ann Smillie
Bruce Sowerby
Ron Murgatroyd
Les Ferguson
Don Wills
Jim Jacob
Duty
Steward
Communion
3rd August 14
mainly music
August 2014
August 2014
Communion Preparer
Communion Servers
Trudi Harrison
Joe Martin
Andrew Parsonson
Ann Smillie
Wendy Wanhill
29th July
Cath Murphy
Janet Hyde
5th August
Barbara
Lawrence
Patricia Glenny
TOPIC: Growing “Green Fingers”
August - Sunday, 24th
Keep an eye on the notices for the stimulating topic
for our August meeting
12th August
19th August
Gaylyn Wills
Rae Sowerby
Lilian Bowker
Author, blogger and passionate gardener writing about the trials and tribulations
of gardening and country life. She is author of the book The Good Life – four
glorious seasons in my country garden. Her blog can be found at
www.gardeningkiwi.wordpress.com
Alison Marson
26th August
Betty Hamilton
Alison
Ballantyne
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RESTORE - getting things back in perspective.
Brought to you by members of the local Christian community
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Dale’s Desk
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
August 2014
Wednesday
Thursday
Those
of you who have been in St Andrews recently will
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notice
that
the two meeting rooms have had a change.
9.30am St Andrews
The
11ambigger meeting room now has comfortable chairs in
it Awhitu
and Central
the smaller room now has a larger table to meet
around.
This
change has come about with the closing
6 pm Waiuku
Churches
ofJoint
Holy
Trinity
Anglican
Church.
Service—St Andrews
Friday
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6.30am
Men’s Group
Saturday
2
7.30pm Marriage Course
Like many of you, I was greatly saddened to hear the news that the
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Auckland
Dioceses of 4the Anglican Church decided
the best way to address
9.30am
9.30am St Andrews
10am Home Group at Eve’s
1.30pm Awhitu Bible Study,
some of the issues that were arising at Holy Trinity was to close down
the
Communion
meeting at Viv Naylor's .
mainly music Playgroup
church. However, it has been wonderful that we have been able to support
11am
6.30pm-7.30pm
7.30pm Home Group at The
7pm Outreach Committee
one of their groups that is continuing—The Selwyn Group. It is a group that
Awhitu Central
Martins
Prayer Meeting
caters for older folk who want more social time, especially if they live on
2pm Sunday @St Andrews
their own. You will see more information about the Selwyn Group later in
this edition. You will notice a few other additions to St Andrews with the
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arrival
of the Selwyn group.
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6.30am
Men’s Group
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9.30am
9.30am St Andrews
11amTrinity
Awhitu Central
meeting
at Viv Naylor's .
Playgroup Dioceses
Holy
officially closed on Sunday 13 July.mainly
Themusic
Auckland
has
(shortened
7.30pm Home
Group at
The was6.30pm-7.30pm
no
plans service)
to sell the building
(despite
what
reported in the Waiuku Post)
11.30am
Martins
and
theAwhitu
building is now
being prepared in the Prayer
hopeMeeting
that someone will want
Meeting
toCongregational
lease it for
the next 5-10 years. Our prayers remain with the Holy Trinity
3.30pm
Messy
folk
who
willChurch
be grieving for the loss of their church and now need to work
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6.30am
Men’s Group
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out where they wish to worship.
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Change
like this is very
9.30am
9.30am
St
Andrews
10am
Home
Group
at
Eve’s
10am Women’s
Fellowship
times in your life when such significant changes have also taken place.
At
All
Age
Service
Meeting
mainly
music
Playgroup
such times it is important that you are kind to yourself, do not expect too
11am from yourself, and
6.30pm-7.30pm
7.30pm
Home
Group
at The
1.30pm
Awhitu Bible Study,
much
take
the
time
you need
to come to terms with
this
Awhitu Central
Martins
Prayer Meeting
new reality.
7.30pm Property & Finance
Meeting
Holy
Trinity closed
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6.30am
Men’s Group
5.30pm Gampizmo
Pollock Hall, Awhitu
Peninsula
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6.30am
Men’s Group
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7.30pm Pastoral Committee
It was ironic that just two weeks before
down the
churches in Waiuku joined together for worship. Some years ago the
churches
use to worship
by
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9.30amto start doing this again,
9.30am
St Andrews
Home Groupthat
at Eve’s
the
Waiuku
Ministers’ 10am
Association
we needed
11am Awhituthere
Centralwill now be a joint service on each
mainlyfifth
musicSunday
Playgroup of the month,
therefore
6.30pm-7.30pm
7pm
Restore
Awhitu
School
7.30pm
Home
Group
at
The
starting at 6pm—allowing you to either have an early or late evening meal.
Pavilion
Martins are no longer than
Prayer
The
intention is that services
an Meeting
hour and you are invited
7.30pm
to stay for a time of fellowship over supper afterward.
The first service was
Church
held on 29 June at Waiuku Baptist, with Lloyd
andCouncil
Amanda Salmon, from
Cornerstone Christian Church, preaching. Over 100 people came and it
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August 2014
2pm Awhitu Women's Fellowship
High Tea
Pollock Hall, Awhitu $20 entry
Speaker: Mrs Kathy Miller
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
6.30am
3
9.30am St Andrews
Communion
11am
Awhitu Central
2pm Sunday @St Andrews
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10
9.30am St Andrews
11am Awhitu Central
(shortened service)
11.30am Awhitu
Congregational Meeting
3.30pm Messy Church
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9.30am St Andrews
All Age Service
11am
Awhitu Central
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August 2014
Wednesday
was a wonderful re-start to these services. The next Joint Waiuku Churches
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service will be held on 31 August
at St Andrews. Do join us!
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9.30am St Andrews
11am
Awhitu Central
6 pm Waiuku Churches
Joint Service—St Andrews
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9.30am St Andrews
11am Awhitu Central
7pm Restore Awhitu School
Pavilion
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Martins
Martins
Martins
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Martins
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9.30am
6.30pm-7.30pm
Prayer Meeting
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9.30am
6.30pm-7.30pm
Prayer Meeting
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9.30am
6.30pm-7.30pm
Prayer Meeting
7.30pm Property & Finance
Meeting
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9.30am
6.30pm-7.30pm
Prayer Meeting
7.30pm
Church Council
Men’s
Group offer to take up his burden, as found
In recent services I reflected on
Jesus’
in Matthew 11:28-30—’Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying
7.30pm
Marriage
Course
heavy loads, and I will give you
rest.
Take
my yoke and put it on you, and
learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find
rest. For the yoke I give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light.’
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When7 we commit our lives to8 God we take on the responsibility/burden
to
live and love as Jesus did—all6.30am
the time, everyday! We know it is not always
meeting at Viv Naylor's . easy to show God’s love to others,
Men’s Group
but that is the burden Jesus invites us to
7pm Outreach Committeetake on. But at the same time we are ‘yoked’ to Jesus who helps us carry
Marriage
this burden - that is why Jesus7.30pm
states
that Course
his burden is light.
The other burden we take on when we commit our lives to God is the
responsibility to share the good news we live by. In 1 Peter 3:15-16 the writ16
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er instructs his readers to ‘always
be ready to answer anyone who asks you
6.30am
to explain the hope you have Men’s
in you,
but do it with gentleness and respect.’
Group
Evangelism has a bad name. We shy away from sharing our faith because
we think we have to give the ‘hard sell’ and we’re not comfortable with that.
Marriage
Courseout of hell and into heaven.
And rightly so. Jesus never 7.30pm
scared
anyone
Whenever we share our love of God with anyone we need to do so with
respect and love. But we’re often too scared to even try because we fear
rejection. However, if we share our faith with love and respect that leaves
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for people to reject it, that
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10am Women’s Fellowship
any rejection personally—they6.30am
are rejecting God not us.
Meeting
Men’s Group
As Christians we always carry5.30pm
the Gampizmo
‘burden’ to keep living and loving as Je1.30pm Awhitu Bible Study,
sus
did
and
to
make
the
most
of
all
opportunities
to share our faith with othmeeting at Viv Naylor's .
Pollock Hall,
Awhitu
ers.
This
is
a
challenge,
but
if
our
relationship
with
God is important to us
7.30pm Pastoral Committee
Peninsula
then perhaps others might be 7.30pm
looking
for
that
good
news
as well—you don’t
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know until you offer it! Many of the programmes in this parish are an
opportunity to share our Christian Hope. By becoming
involved and
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demonstrating God’s love in practical
ways
you
are
sharing
your
faith.
6.30am
2pm Awhitu Women's Fellowship
Group
As schools start the third termMen’s
winter
is well and truly High
withTea
us. Blessing to all
of you who are struggling with illnesses at the moment.
WeAwhitu
have$20another
Pollock Hall,
entry
7.30pm Marriage
Course
Mrs Kathy Miller
busy month in the parish. Please
feel free
to join inSpeaker:
any activities
that are
happening—there are always many opportunities to become involved.
Shalom, Dale.
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PARISH HANDBOOK
From the Editor
Patience
is one of the "Fruits of the Spirit' which Christians are
encouraged to nurture. So many things seem to test our patience.
Recently I needed to make an appointment at the Super Clinic. I rang and
left a message on their answer phone with necessary information for them
to ring me back. The letter I had received said they would contact me
within 24 hours. After two days I rang again. After another week of phone
calls which a real person didn't answer I gave up. I then received a
message that Kevan had been discharged back to his own doctor. This got
a response from the Medical Centre. When I explained my lack of response
from the Cardiology Department they offered to ring for me. Several hours
later the Cardiology folk rang to give an appointment time. During this time
my patience ran really thin. I had to remind myself that God was in charge.
Want to find out more about
what this Parish does?
Find out all the details in the
Parish Handbook, now
available in the church foyers.
Patience is nurtured when we constantly remember that God is in control
and we do not need to fret about our circumstances. When we display the
fruit of Patience we are saying that we trust in God and know that His
timing is just right. When we become impatient and allow our blood
pressure to rise and feelings of irritation to grow we are really saying that
we think God has got his plan all wrong. When we pray the Lord's Prayer
we say "Your will be done" but so often we act as though it is our will that
should be done.
It is always easy in hindsight to see how good God's timing is but we
are not good at believing it when we don't get what we want
immediately.
Maybe we need to practise patience a lot more often when those
everyday niggles and frustrations arise.
God Bless You All and grant you the fruit of Patience.
Also available in the
church foyers, the
Parish Leaflet for a
general introduction to
the Parish.
Barbara Lawrence
Parish Dinner (Pot Luck)
Saturday 13 September
Keep the evening free and look out for this year’s exciting theme
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“Biblebangers”
I have spent the last 6 months with the St. Andrews Men’s Group
sharing my understanding and belief in Jesus Christ and my Christian faith.
We have used the Promise Keepers topics during this time to discuss how
our faith impacts our families, our church friends, and ourselves. We have
learned that forgiveness and love are the core values taught by Christ and
carried on by Paul, to spread the wonderful religion that is Christianity.
We have found that our weekly meetings have transformed us from
reluctant partners in church activities into thoughtful men who are able to
talk to one another and share some very personal stories about ourselves,
our lives and our Christian belief. So, what is next?
We have begun to talk about ways of sharing our new found enthusiasm for
the Christian life style.
We have asked, “ how do we share the good feeling?”
“Well, lets talk about it with our friends and neighbours", said someone
recently.
The immediate response was, ”but that will turn us into Biblebangers”
We immediately pictured the young men on bicycles pedaling through our
neighborhood, with their white shirts and black ties, sharing a pamphlet,
door to door and trying to convince us of their particular way of worshipping
God. We all admitted that’s a little extreme. But what can we do to share
our good feelings about being Christian?
Promise Keepers tells us that:
95% of Christians have never won a soul to Christ.
80% of all Christians do not consistently witness for Christ
Less than 2% are involved in the ministry of evangelism.
Well, folks, we have not found the answer yet. We plan on putting on a
men’s breakfast in the future, but you won’t see us on the corner of Queen
and Bowen Streets handing out St Andrews Brochures.
Stay tuned for further developments,
Jim Reardon
Our
meeting this month was rather different to usual. It was
good to have some visitors with us and they were in for a treat. Kathy
Miller was our guest speaker and she brought with her a wonderful
PowerPoint presentation of her journey into the foothills of the
Himalayas. She and the other women with her took nine brand new sewing
machines to a remote village. They also took many yards of sweat shirting
and all the threads, needles, scissors, and tape measures etc. necessary
for the making of sweat pants and beanies. Their aim was to teach a group
of village women and teenage girls to sew. All the luggage was transported
by Sherpa's and the women had to trek many kilometres into the mountains
to reach the isolated village. When they left they gifted the sewing
equipment to the village women and also $3,000 for them to build a kitchen
onto the women's hall where they met.
Kathy's very comprehensive photographic record of her time away
allowed us to journey with her and enjoy the experiences which she had
shared with her fellow travellers. We marvelled at her stamina and
enthusiasm for the project. Well done Kathy!
President Barbara Lawrence thanked Kathy and Dot Bettison presented
her with a cake. We presented Eunice Bellis and Mary Richardson with
Birthday flowers and closed the morning at noon.
Next meeting
Programme
Devotions
Morning Tea
13 August at 10am.
Watch the bulletin.
Mary Richardson
Dot Bettison, Marie Hay
Community Worship Dance
All are welcome to join a group of keen beginners learning simple
traditional Hebraic dance steps to enhance worship at St Andrews.
The first practices will take place after the services on Sundays 27 July,
3 August and 10 August in preparation for the All Age service
on 17 August. Comfortable shoes will enhance the experience!
2014 Ferguson Lecture
‘Songs of Love and Hate—Singing Worlds into Existence’
The Reverend Christopher Nicol
Friday 29 August, 7.00pm
St David’s Presbyterian Church, 70 Khyber Pass Road, Grafton
Entry by Koha
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Women’s Fellowship
Many thanks to Toby Martin who will be sharing her knowledge with us.
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Out and About
We are glad to hear that Pat Thomson and Connie Hendrie
are progressing with their recovery after time in Middlemore
Hospital. We also remember Betty Sharps and Joan Watson
still in Middlemore Hospital. We are sorry to hear of the
death of Lynne Ferguson’s aunt. Our prayers remain with
them all. There are a lot of colds and winter ailments about at this time of
the year so to all those who have been laid low we hope you will be better
soon.
Anne and Bill Smillie have a new (and first) grandson.
Congratulations.
All-age worship can often be a one-way
flow, because as adults we assume we
have the answers and children need to
learn from us. Messy Church turns that
on its head by encouraging children’s
spirituality. It is an enriching experience
to learn from children and allow
opportunities for them to minister. What
Messy Church seeks to ‘be’ and ‘do’
springs from a desire to encourage faith
development across the generations,
where all can encounter God, in a
relaxed atmosphere.
Our Next Messy Church
will be in the fourth term
on a Sunday afternoon,
from 3.30 to 5.30pm
All will be welcome to join us for a
wonderful afternoon of
inter-generational crafts,
fun activities and learning,
and a light meal.
We had great support from the
congregation last time—I hope this
article has encouraged you to
become involved too!
There are a number of July babies—“Happy birthday” to you all.
Look what
happens when you
leave them alone
for five minutes!
It’s not all work
and no play
among the
We hope all the children had happy times in the school
holidays and are now back with their friends enjoying school.
Waiuku Churches’ Joint Service
OP SHOP
volunteers.
Bruce and Heather
looking dashing in
some of the things
that have been
donated!
Sunday 31 August, 6pm, at St Andrews Church,
85 Queen Street, Waiuku
All Welcome!
Awhitu Central
Cleaning and Flower Roster
August/September 2014
2nd August
Joan & Margaret
16th August
Ngaire & Betty
30th August
Vanessa & Viv
13th September
Yvonne & Lyn
27th September
Julie & Rosalie
August 2014
Amazing Blessing Corner
People with organisational skills are very precious. We are
fortunate to have several who will accept the challenge that major
programmes bring. This month it is ‘For the Love of Chocolate' afternoon
teas. This has been the inspiration of the Mission and Outreach committee
which has some wonderfully talented and enthusiastic members and each
year comes up with a delightful way to raise funds for the Nepal Mission.
Well done Sharon Levestone, Margaret Jacob, Gaylyn Wills, Anne Smillie,
Alan McKee and Reupena Kovati. You are all Amazing Blessings!!!!
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Messy Church
Is it an expression of church that connects for the 21
Century or little more than fun, glue and glitter?
st
Written by Rev’d Debbie Smith,
St Aiden’s Remuera
I often hear people talking about the
decline in church attendance and the
urgent need to do something, but what?
It’s vital that we embrace the difficult
questions, yet it’s easy to become
discouraged. We need to face up to the
reality that the way we currently do
things at church by and large doesn’t
connect with younger generations and
respond creatively to the challenge. Broad
statements and pipe dreams won’t get us
very far. Wishful thinking isn’t vision. We
need to look at how we operate.
culture is a challenge. We need to
sharpen our thinking about mission
and be more adventurous; ready to
take risks. It takes courage to step out
and embrace new ways of doing
things.
It’s important that we honour and respect
traditional forms of worship. However in
connecting with younger generations we
need to consider new ways of doing
things, not merely for the sake of it, but in
order to connect. The choice isn’t either
new forms of worship or staying with
what is familiar, effective mission involves
embracing both.
Messy Church is much more than fun,
glue and glitter. It involves people of
all ages in a relaxed setting, learning
about the good news of Jesus. It isn’t a
stepping stone into traditional church
as we know it; rather it is church in its
own right; meeting around the risen
Lord. Messy Church considers the
needs, learning style, temperament
and spirituality of everyone, including
the youngest. Jesus is introduced
through stories, prayer, worship,
creativity, friendship and hospitality.
Through my work experience I recognise
that people are more open to God than
perhaps we realise, they’re open
spiritually, searching for the meaning of
life. However, when it comes to church
they are more hesitant. For many, church
doesn’t connect. Yet, the good news of
the Gospel is as relevant as ever. Jesus
left us with one command - go and make
disciples.
Messy Church enables you to make a
start. It builds confidence and helps to
renew vision and energy for mission. It
is not a ‘how to’ programme, or the
latest trend. It begins with invitation
and necessitates listening to the needs
of others to develop Messy Church
relevant to the context.
Continued ...
Awhitu Women’s Fellowship are pleased to announce a High Tea
will be held on Saturday 30th August
@2pm.
Venue:
Cost:
Pollok Hall, Awhitu.
$20 which includes Entry and
High Tea.
Speaker: Mrs Kathy Miller
Topic:
Nepal Trip
All proceeds will benefit Awhitu School Superkidz and Surge groups.
Awhitu Life Group—Bible Study
1.30pm Wednesdays, from 16 July
at Viv Naylor’s home, 30 Hudson Road, ph 235 1442.
An opportunity to discuss insights from the Bible, fellowship with others,
and enjoy yummy afternoon teas.
The study will be based on the book
‘We Make the Road by Walking:
A Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation and Activation’
by Brian McLaren, an author, speaker, activist and public theologian.
In the introduction to this study book Brian McLaren writes:
You are not finished yet. You are “in the making.” You have the capacity to
learn, mature, think, change and grow. You also have the freedom to stagnate,
regress, constrict, and lose your way. Which road will you take?
All are welcome to join this group, lead by Dale Peach.
As each week will be a separate study it won’t matter if you can’t come
every week … but I’m sure you’d like to come for the fellowship alone!
All Welcome (including the men!).
This will also be an opportunity to spend a short time
in prayer for the Awhitu Peninsula.
To engage actively with different ways of
doing church to serve our changing
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Awhitu Women's Fellowship
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Presbyterian Church Assembly
Nepal Mission Trip 2014
June proved to be a very busy month for
everyone involved in the fundraising for the
Nepal trip. Thank you to everyone who was
involved behind the scenes to make it all
happen and especially to those who gave up
their time to help us out once again.
June saw us pull in some significant funds with
the Toddler Market Day and the Grand Lions
Dinner being the two main events. We had
rave reviews from the Lions Club, so much so
that we have been invited back to do it all over
again in the coming months. Due to our busy
schedule we have had to limit ourselves to one
more dinner which we will look forward to
catering for in August.
The Nepal missions trip team have had a trip
to the travel doctor to have their injections. I
have heard of dizzy boys and very sore arms,
just part of the price to pay for a wonderful
experience in Nepal.
"For the Love of Chocolate" will be the main fundraiser that we are focusing
on in July, and after the dinner in August we will wind down the fundraising
activities with just a few smaller initiatives on the horizon to help us reach
our goal.
Please keep Joe Martin, Neil Wanhill, Orlando Kovati, Elliot Stainton and
Sebastian Stainton in your prayers as they prepare for this life-changing trip.
We look forward to reporting back at the end of August with a positive
result from our fundraising efforts. Thanks again for all your support.
The Presbyterian Church bi-annual Assembly is being held at St Kentigern
College, Pakaranga, Auckland, early October. As part of the programme
workshops are being held on Saturday 4, Sunday 5 and
Monday 6 October, from 1.30-3pm, open to anyone
who
would like to attend. Some in the parish have already decided to attend
some of the workshops and so the van will be going—lets fill it up! You
will find the detailed programme on the St Andrews Noticeboard or Visit
www.pcanzassembly.org.nz to see the full programme. Go to Programme > Workshops.
Saturday 4 October
 A Christian response to climate change
 There’s a mission on our doorstep (also
offered on Monday)
 Coping with dementia
 Evangelism then and now
 Holding onto hope-rural churches
 Measuring success in a Church
 Prison ministry inside out
 Starting from scratch
 The Church and urban renewal
 The new seniorwave
 200 years of gospel in NZ (also Sunday)
 International #1 (also Monday)
 International #2 (also Monday)
Sunday 5 October
 Community Development with overseas
partners
 Digital story-telling in a media-driven age
 Discipleship-the big stretch
Workshops cost $25 each (financial help given if needed)
Enrolments need to be in by Monday 1 August.
See Lesley Murgatroyd before then
if you would like to attend any workshops
Suit-Keen
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 Freshperspectrive
 Governance and management in a
church setting
 PressGo building capacity for mission
(also Monday)
 Re-imaging Church for secular NZ
 Sermon preparation-fine dining or
fast food?
 Village without walls
 Worship and mission
Monday 6 October
 An introduction to human trafficking
and slavery
 Alpha New Zealand
 Burnout and Soulcare
 ICONZ for boys and girls
 Liturgy, theology, uncertainty-who
are progressive Presbyterians?
 Role of church in an aging world
 Sticky faith-growing disciples for life.
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Sistas Conference
TOOLBOX
This year we are looking to organize a group of "sistas" to attend this
conference. It is a fantastic weekend of worship, word from fantastic
international speakers and just a lot of God-filled fun for women of all ages,
a weekend not to be missed! If you are interested in finding out more about
this conference then feel free to contact Suit-Keen Kovati for a brochure or
to find out more details about the event.
Toolbox is an initiative of Ian and Mary Grant and The
Parenting Place in Green Lane. It is a wonderful tool for
parents to get some ideas of ways to enjoy parenting without
the continual pressures of the world in 2014.
I will be facilitating a group at the Patumahoe School
www.patumahoe.school.nz for the parents of the 6-12 year olds
during the 3rd term. Dates to be confirmed.
Email: [email protected] or Ph.: 2353476
It is aimed at good parents just wanting to become better parents
as well as those who require a little more help.
We have lots of fun and lots of laughs.
Contact me if you would like to know more. Gaylyn Wills 235 9588 or
alternatively email: [email protected]
The Selwyn Centre
WDCC 2014 AGM
This is an Anglican Church organisation, with Selwyn
groups meeting in many Anglican churches. With the
closing of Holy Trinity this group now meets
each Thursday morning, from 9am to 12 noon,
in the St Andrews Centre.
We welcome all those over 65 years of age. Those with
disabilities are also welcomed. The philosophy of our
group is to learn something, have a laugh and go home
with something to think about. Our programme is varied
and creates an interesting and thought provoking time.
Cost is $3.00, if you have it.
Sunday 28 September, after the 9.30am service at St Andrews
[Daylight Savings begins that morning as well!]

All Committee reports need to be into the Parish office by Monday 18
August

Nomination forms will be included in the September In Touch and be
due back 14 September. We will be looking for a Chairperson,
Treasurer and 5 Councillors
.

AGM Report books will be available from Sunday 14 September.
Kindling. As my stocks of firewood for kindling are fast diminishing, I
may not have sufficient to supply kindling until the end of the winter
season. I apologise for this, and thank those kind people who have
supported this. However, a limited supply of pinecones
are now being sold as well.
Norm Jenner.
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Social activities
Programmes
Morning tea
Transport Available
August 2014
 Friendship
 Gentle exercise
 Information
 Laughter and fun
Heather Boyce
Coordinator
 Personal support
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Children’s Worship Bulletin
Children’s Worship Bulletin
GA M P I Z M O
A Fun night of ‘Games, Pizza’s
and Movies’
A fun filled night for youth, years 7 to 9. Come and enjoy a night of friendship,
making pizzas, playing games and watching a movie!
BRING A
FRIEND!!!
August 2014
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Friday 25th July @5.30pm
Venue: Pollck Hall—Cost: $6, Extra Drinks $1 each
(Bring your own toppings, we’ll provide bases, pasta sauce & cheese).
Contact Joe Martin for further information;
09 235 8459 [email protected]
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August 2014 - St Andrew`s Centre Waiuku

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