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Upcoming 10am Services

Sunday 17 February, Morning Worship: Rev Motekiai Fakatou (Order of Service)
Sunday 24 February, Morning Worship: Rev Motekiai Fakatou
Sunday 3 March, Parish Combined Service of Holy Communion: Rev Utumau’u Pupulu

Lectionary readings

Sunday 17 February: Jer 17: 5-10, Ps 1, 1 Cor 15: 12-20, Lk 6:17-26
Sunday 24 February: Gen 45: 3-11, 15. Ps 37: 1-11. 39-40, 1 Cor 15: 35-38, 42-50, Lk 6: 27-38

Parish and 10am Meetings and Events Coming Up

Women’s Fellowship, Sunday 17 February, 9am, Vestry
Leaders Meeting, Tuesday 19 February, 7pm, Vestry
Parish Working Bee, Saturday 23 February, noon, New Hall
Seismic Strengthening Committee, Tuesday 26 February, 7pm, Vestry
Parish Council, Thursday 28 February, 7pm, Chapel
Fundraising Committee, Tuesday 5 March, 7pm, Vestry
Bookings Meeting, Tuesday 12 March, 7pm Foyer

Car Passes

Please make sure that you are displaying a current car pass when parking at church. Parking is only available for church activities. If you have any questions, please contact Alan Dine.

Parish Office Assistant

Kula’s first day in the office will be this Tuesday 19 February. Thank you to Ashleigh, Tau and Carol for all their hard work during this changeover.

World Day of Prayer

A celebration for World Day of Prayer will be held at St Lukes Church on Friday 1 March at 10am. All welcome.

Postponed Loaves and Fishes Lunch

Loaves and Fishes lunch has been postponed due to the dry weather conditions. It will now be Sunday 17 March at Allen Goh’s house.

Towel and Flower Rosters

We desperately need volunteers for the towel and flower roster, if you can help please contact the office.

Wesley @ 10 Contributions

The next issue of Wesley @ 10 is out the 10th March. Please send any contributions to the office by Sunday 3 March.

Fundraising Car Boot Sale 6 April

The carboot sale is Saturday 6 April, from 10—2pm. We will have activities in the hall, including face painting and games, and a jumble sale of the donated goods.
Hire a car space for $20 for members and $25 for non-members.
If you would like to hire a space, please contact the office before 4pm, Friday 29th March.
Donations of good quality goods can be left with the office.
Any enquiries or if you can help on the day please contact the office or Lusi.

Parish Working Bee

The working bee is next Saturday (23rd February) at noon in the New Hall. Bring your unpick or fine point scissors. BYO lunch or have it first. The Parish will provide Tea and Coffee.

Tongan Congregation Seismic Strengthening Fundraiser

The Tongan Congregation is selling platters of food as a fundraiser for the seismic strengthening of the church.
$50 for a platter of food. Please place your orders by noon Friday 1 March.
Collection of the platters is on Saturday 2 March, so mark your calendars now!

UN International Day of Social Justice

A vigil for the International Day of Social Justice and the 50th Anniversary of NZ Council of Christian Social Service is at St Paul’s Anglican Cathedral, Molesworth Street on Wednesday 20 February any time from 12:30—5pm.
At 5:15– 5:45 the Vigil will finish and will recognise the last 50 years of ecumenical Service of the NZCCSS.
If you can’t make it, and would like to have a service of your own, a link to the resources is available from the office.

Synod Secretary Still Needed

We have a vacancy for an enthusiastic and willing person to act as Secretary for the Executive and Synod. The work would average a few hours a week but peak around meetings and less at other times. A modest honorarium would be paid. Skill with Microsoft Office suite (provided) is required. Please contact Ian Harris.

DCM Book Fair

The DCM bookfair is back on this year. Donations of books can be dropped off at DCM offices in Lukes Lane. They are urgently seeking volunteer drivers to help transport books to their sorting facility
- please get in touch by This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (04) 384 7699

DCM Food Bank—Ongoing needs

The Food bank is always after tinned meals, pasta sauce, tinned fruit and toiletries (washing powder, toilet paper, etc).

DCM Sponsorships

DCM's Te Hāpai service is a welcoming space for people who are rough sleeping. They are looking for a coffee filter sponsor ($30 a month), sugar sponsor ($50 a month) and a milk powder sponsor ($120 a month). If you are interested in helping, you can This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or phone (04) 384 7699

Festival Singers Open Rehearsal

Singers are invited to Festival Singer’s Open Rehearsal 7-9pm Monday 18 Feb 2019 at Newlands Christian Assembly, 126 Newlands Road, Newlands. For more information visit their website: festivalsingers.wordpress.com or contact Philip Garside 475 8844 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Seismic Strengthening Newsletter

The February seismic strengthening newsletter with updated information on the project is available here.

Parish Mobile Phone

A reminder if you notice any maintenance items, things missing or anything else that the office may need to know please text the parish mobile 027 359 3933 or call the main phone 04 384 7695 and leave a message. Both are cleared daily.

Roster

If you aren’t coming to church on the Sunday that you are rostered, please sort your own swap and let the office know so we can keep the roster up to date, acknowledge the right people and provide them information as required.

Touchstone

The February edition of Touchstone is available at the back of the church and on the Methodist Church website at http://www.methodist.org.nz/touchstone..

Saturday Car Parking at Church

Each of the congregations is asked to monitor the carparks one Saturday, and are welcome to perform their own fundraisers at the same time. The roster for the next few weeks is:
23 February: Fijian
2 March: 10am
9 March: Tongan
16 March: Samoan
23 March: Fijian
30 March: 10am

The Studio Dance Lessons Fundraiser

10 trip dance lessons from the studio are still available from the office. Retail price is $150, we are selling them for $100. Classes are Tuesdays and Thursday nights in the New Hall.

Wesley @ 10

The Wesley @10 for December is available at the back of the church, or through the office and here.

Bulletin information

The office is always looking for more information for the bulletin. If you have any news you would like to share with the congregation, please let the office know by noon on Thursday and we can include it. This could be events in your neighbourhood, or good or bad news you would like to share.

Towel Roster

If you would like to be added to the towel roster, please let the office know. Those on the towel roster help wash our towels used by those coming in for a shower during the week. Those on the roster do 2 weeks in a row, and are normally on the roster once a quarter.

Wesley Community Action News

See Wesley@10 for the latest WCA news or go to their website http://www.wesleyca.org.nz/.

10am Women's Fellowship

The 10am women’s prayer fellowship have moved their meeting back to the third Sunday of each month at 9am in the Vestry. It is for 10am women to get together to pray for the needs of this church, our families and global issues.

Methodist Church App for your Smart Phone

'Methodist New Zealand' can be found on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store. Best of all it is FREE!
Available now...
   Discount coupons through the CSC Buying Group. Paint, hardware, tyres, rental cars and lots more.
   Free small group resources.
   Free resources for you and you family.
   Access to Christian movies for a small fee.
   Casting to your TV with Chromecast or Google TV.
Coming up...
   A daily devotional to prepare for Conference 2018.
   Livestream of Conference 2018 Services.|
And much more to come as we add specific Methodist Church of New Zealand content.
Parishes can have a custom App for a small monthly fee and use it to post sermons, newsletters and send meeting reminders. It can also be used for secure giving.
Add the App to your Smart Phone today!
https://itunes.apple.com/nz/app/methodist-nz/id1257607453?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.ezychurch.methodistnz&hl=en

Office Hours

The Parish Office is now open from Tuesday 11am to 4pm and Wednesday to Friday 10am to 4pm.

E-Messenger

Each month the Connexional Office compiles a newsletter of information which has been distributed during the month plus notices and newsletters from other parts of the Church. The February 2018 edition of the eMessenger is now available on the Methodist website http://www.methodist.org.nz/e_messenger

Reminder to Supervise Children

A quick reminder to supervise children while you are here. Parents are responsible for the safety of their children while on the Church site. Children must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times.

Other Information

Receiving 10am bulletin and Newsletter by email - Anyone is welcome to receive the 10am bulletin and newsletter by email. If you are interested please send your This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. details
Bulletin Contributions - Please note that any contributions for the Sunday bulletin need to be in the office by 12pm every Thursday.
Bookings Mobile Number - The Bookings Mobile Number is 027 359 3933. This is where you can report problems with your booking of Parish property - eg already in use, something broken, not cleaned by previous users etc
Other Activities - The 10am Congregation takes part and plans a range of different activities. Some focused on developing spirituality, while others designed as social gatherings.

For more information on our events, please see the 10am Congregation's Facebook page!