Archive for October, 2017
Weekly Notices For 29 October
Mission Project: The Retiring Offering at Trinity and the Bucket Mission at St Stephens next Sunday, November 5, will go to the NZ Presbyterian Women for the support of the Presbyterian Church in Myanmar. Boys & Girls Brigade: would like your Blue bottle tops off your milk. Also kindling for sale $10 a sack. Contact […]
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Thought For The Week 29 October
Green shoots….. As we near the end of spring we celebrate God’s creation once again in the beauty of the green shoots popping through the ground, on the trees and shrubs, along with the budding roses and so many beautiful flowers we see everywhere. Just as we glory in the springtime, we can look forward […]
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Thought For The Week 22 October
Welcome to our worship services today. If you are holidaying in our beautiful city this Labour weekend we’re glad you’ve taken some time aside to worship our Lord with us. At Trinity this morning we have the joy of welcoming Emma and Conrad Steven as they bring Kaylani for baptism. Baptism is a sacrament rich […]
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The LINK October – November 2017
Alpine Presbytery Gathering at Trinity Over the weekend of 6-8 October our parish had the privilege of hosting the Alpine Presbytery Gathering. The Alpine Presbytery is our regional body which stretches from the Waitaki River to Cook Strait. There are 59 parishes in the Presbytery. Twice a year we gather to encourage each other in […]
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Thought For The Week 15 October
I have been asked to prepare a piece for the Illustrated Gospel Project looking at the story of Jesus and the Syrophoenician woman in Mark 7. It’s an unusual story. A woman finds out where Jesus is staying and comes begging Jesus for help. His first move is to turn her away with an insult: […]
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Thought For The Week 8 October
Welcome to our combined service today. Over the weekend around 80 people from all over the Alpine Presbytery (which stretches from the Waitaki River to the top of the South Island and the West Coast) gathered in Timaru to share stories, worship together, conduct business, be inspired and encourage one another in the call God […]
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Thought For The Week 1st October
Politics can be brutal! The largest party by a country mile doesn’t have the numbers to govern alone. Parties that once had a place in parliament have been pushed aside. Things said and done on the campaign trail will linger like fog around the negotiating tables. An impatient media want to know who is forming […]
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