Weekly Notices 16 November 2025

Services:

23 November

10am    Worship & Stir Up Sunday

@ St Stephens

30 November

10am    Worship @ St Stephens.

AGM to follow

Bucket Mission:

Last Sunday the Bucket Mission raised $210.50 for the Family Works Programme, supporting “Grandparents raising Grandchildren”.  Thank you for all your donations.

The final Bucket Mission for the year will be held on Sunday 14 December, and the recipient for this collection will be the  Leprosy Mission.

AGM:

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday 30 November. The AGM booklet will be in the Church Foyer today.

There will be a congregation meeting following the AGM on 30 November 2025 about the Wayfinder proposal with a motion as to applying to Church Property Trustees to use PIF funds to support this mission.

The Parish Council has gone through the discernment process and will present Judith Begg, Steph Holland and Lois Shipley for re-election to the council.

Knitters:

The collection of colourful little beanies for the Hamlin Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia   finishes at the end of November. These  little beanies are great TV knitting, and   also a great way to use scraps of double knitting wool. There is wool and patterns in the foyer.

Quiet Time with Contemplative Prayer: 

For the final contemplative prayer night of the year Wednesday 19 November 6.30  to 7.30pm we are meeting at the Timaru   Botanical Gardens.  Take a hard left as you turn into the gardens off Queen street and park adjacent to the Rose Garden.

Weather permitting we will be at the Botanical Gardens

Rain or excessive wind we will be at St Stephens as usual. 

For an update or a ride please contact Sue McCoy 027 5050065

Catherine Richardson 0273007894

Family Works Food Bank: 

The Food bank gratefully receives general sorts of items and can include the  following:

• Shampoo, conditioner & Deodorants, for both men and women.
• Hand cream and soap.
• Items for children’s lunches may include: budget biscuits, muesli bars and small packets of potato chips that come in a large bag that include several flavours.
• Spreads
• 750g or less blocks of cheese.

From the ‘Resourcing for Others’ group:

• Harvest Table:

The final Harvest Table will be raising funds for the ‘Timaru Community Christmas Lunch’ event to be held in the Caroline Bay Hall. Let’s make it a bumper donation!

Trinity Community Garden needs you!!!!  

We need people to take a turn to be at the gardens on a Tuesday 2.30pm. Weeding,   planting, watering are the tasks, 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.

Presbyterian Womens Lunch Group:

The Christmas Luncheon will be held on Wednesday 19 November at Bennys Again at Noon. This is as usual the last meeting for the year.

Please confirm your attendance to one of the ladies below by Monday 17 November.

Dianne 686 0440, Dawn 686 0595 or Robyn 688 1948.

Presbyterian Link November/December 2025:

The latest Link is available on the table in the Foyer at St Stephens.

Keep up to date with the latest information on our website:  www.timarupres.org.nz

Mission Magazine Updates:

Check out the magazine holder and also the Notice Board in Foyers for the latest information and Gift Catalogue’s.  Feel free to take and read.

* Barnabas Aid            * Radio Rhema

Live Streaming:  10.00am service at St Stephens

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