Weekly Notices 26 February 2023

Mission Project:  Our Mission Project on Sunday 5 March will be raising funds for CWS Turkey and Syria Earthquake appeal (Global).  Put your coins aside and bring along next week and join in the bucket of Fun.

Reflections—Lent through the Gospel of John  Join us for a six week Lenten series following the lectionary through the Gospel of John.  Wednesdays at St Stephens, 349 Wai-iti Road, starting Wednesday 1 March.  All welcome.  Contact:  Rory 022 757 05156 or Helen 021 768 973.

Alpine Presbytery Newsletter:  Keep up to date on what is happening in our Alpine Presbytery.  A few copies of the Newsletter are being placed on the table in Foyers each week.  Pick up a copy, you might find something of interest in it.  If you are not on our email list and would like a copy emailed, please contact our  office  phone 686 0981.

Cancer Society – Relay For Life:  Saturday 11 March 10am to 10pm. Join us to form another ‘Timaru Presbyterian Team’.  Please support us by placing a donation on the Sheet on the table in the Foyer.  Phone Neil  021 038 9229 or Murray  686 1629.

Rhythm Kids:  Meets at Trinity Hall every Tuesday during the school term from 10.00am—11.00am.  Contact Helen  684 6403 or 021 768 973.

Link Deadline:  Please send copy for the  March/April edition of the Link to:  link@timarupres.org.nz or drop into the Church Office by Friday 3 March.

Trinity Community Garden needs you!!!! Please Note:  Change of Times.  We need people to take a turn to be at the gardens on a Tuesday 3.30pm and 9.30am on a Saturday morning. Weeding, planting, watering are the tasks and as we develop more garden beds, to help with the work and. We just need a few people to give 90 minutes of their time once a month!!!   Contact Helen if you can help ph 021 768 973.

World Day of Prayer—Friday 2 March: ‘I Have Heard About Your Faith’.  Service prepared by the WDP Committee of  Taiwan.  You are invited to join in worship and fellowship at 2pm at the Gleniti Baptist Church, 58 Gleniti Road.

Buy and Supply:  Thank you for your ongoing support for Buy and Supply.  Over the holiday period $232.00 was raised for “Bike Helmets for Refugee Children”.  The current Buy and Supply project will be  raising funds for Cyclone Gabrielle Relief.  This project will run for the next 6 weeks, till March 26th.

Do you have supper cloths:   When we cater for large functions in the Trinity Hall eg. funerals we are in need of supper cloths for the small side tables. If you have a spare cloth and would be willing to  donate it please contact: Elaine ph 686 0870.

PCANZ Moderator’s Appeal for Te Maungarongo—Prior to Christmas we launched an appeal for urgently needed earthworks to retain a slope to the side of the national marae in Ohope. Thank you to all those who have contributed. The appeal is still live, and the need still real: contributions received so far will only cover 1/10 of the cost. I would love for your parish to consider promoting this for the New Year, see the link: https://www.presbyterian.org.nz/moderators-christmas-appeal-for-ohope-marae.  The bank account details as follows:  Bank: BNZ  Bank Acct No:  020-500-0086963-00 Account Name:  Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa. Please reference it with Your name/Parish name and Ohope Mod Appeal

 Also Cyclone Gabrielle—St Andrews Church in Hastings has set up a service to bring equipment like generators, water pumps, water blasters and small diggers from around the country into Hawke’s Bay as part of the disaster response.  Called genLend, the     service is a tangible way for people across the country to help power the recovery of Hawke’s Bay communities ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.  It operates similar to a toy library – if you own a bit of gear and can lend it for a couple of weeks, we will make sure it gets to people who need it.  We can arrange the pick-up and delivery, and then return the gear back to owners.  The initiative has already received donations from as far as Waiouru, and Tauranga, and garnered support and partnerships with NZ Apples and Pears, Farmlands, Federated Farmers, Hawke’s Bay Rotary Clubs, and the Hastings District Council.  The key items we need are:  Generators  –  Water Pumps  –  Pressure washers (water blasters)  –  Small excavators & bobcats  –  Petrol cans (empty)  

Help is also being accepted in the form of financial donations for fuel, transport and insurance etc. Donations can be made to:  St Andrews Church  Bank Acc: 03 0642 0034245 000   Ref: Cyclone. People can register their equipment online at: https://www.genlend.co.nz/   

Giving  Everything that we have is a gift from God.

You can contribute financially in the following ways:

• Cash or envelope in the offering plate, thanks.
• Automatic Payment or internet banking – Acc no: 03-1714-0405434-01

Please use either your name or Envelope number as a reference.

Or if you have any queries, please email us at:  finance@timarupres.org.nz

Need more Offering Envelopes?  Contact the church office 686 0981