Weely Notices 12 July 2026

Upcoming Services:

19 July      9am Journey 21 @ C-Bay carpark

10am Worship  & Communion @ St Stephens

Note:  Change of date for Communion this month

Journey 21:  Meets at 9am at C-Bay carpark on Sunday 19 July.  The theme for July is  ‘Embracing Stillness’.  Contact:  Ellen ph 027 772 3146.

Prayer Breakfast:  Purpose:  To launch our month of prayer.  Join us as we come together to pray for the soon to be established ‘Wayfinder’ role.  Saturday 1 August.  Breakfast served at 8am.  Afterwards, we will spend time in prayer until 9.15am.  If you have dietary requirements, please bring your own food.

RSVP for catering to Catherine   Ph:  027 300 7894 Or email:  brent@timarupres.org.nz

Bible Society Quiz:   Will take place on Sun 26 July at 2pm at the Wilson St Baptist Hall. Teams of up to 4 persons. Please bring your Bible along with you.  Afternoon tea is provided. Cost is $5pp or $20 per family. Proceeds will go towards Literacy programmes in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Liberia.

St Davids Union Church – Timaru:  75th Anniversary – 1951 – 2026.  You are invited to join us in celebrating in a service to be held at 9.30am on 2 August 2026 at the Enliven Centre in the Timaru Botanical Gardens.  (You can park and walk from Queen Street, or there is limited carparking, for those with mobility issues if you drive in the Queen St entrance to the Gardens, via right and follow the road around to the left where you will find a gate leading to the enliven Centre)

Please RSVP by 25.07.2026 to Margaret Johnson Email:  marjohn35@kinext.co.nz  or Phone:  688 9963

Plant and Baking Sale:   Saturday 19 September at St Stephens.   Quote for this week:

• You may not see the harvest today, but every seed plant matters.
• Growth begins with a single seed and a little patience.

Resourcing for Others:  Today’s Bucket Mission Collection is for the Bible Society – (a society that is now over 2 centuries old.) Through your generosity we have also been able to make a small donation to this collection from the recent soup/pizza lunch profits.

Do take time to look at the collection of old bibles before you leave church today.

Christian Superstore: 

The website:  ChristianSuperstore.co.nz  is an online shop for what is available within their Cantabrian stores.

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

Live Streaming:  10.00am service each week

Timaru Presbyterian Ladies Lunch Group:  Meet at the Wai-iti Rd Worship Centre on Wed 15 July at 12.30pm.  Shared lunch.  Sales Table.  Please support this Table as it enables our Group to help others in the community.  Guest Speaker:  Jess Segar-Young of Timaru Booksellers (Bay Hill Books) opposite Ballantynes.  Come hear what this unique bookshop offers – Visiting authors, workshops etc (open to the public).  Apologies or rides contact Dianne ph 686 0440 or Dawn ph 686 0595

Family Works Food Bank: 

The Food bank gratefully receives all 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.

Need personal prayer?

TPP Prayer Chain Branch contact: Rosalie 684 5878.  All requests confidential.

The Community Club:  Tuesdays, 1.00-3.30pm at St Stephens for Cards 500.  New members welcome.  Contact:  Marian ph 684 4351 or Dorothy phone 686 2265.

Changes of Address etc:  Please advise the church office of any changes, including changes to phone number.