Weekly Notices 19 July 2026

Upcoming Services:

26 July  – 10am Worship @ St Stephens

2 August – 10am Worship @ Trinity

Resources for Others:  Last Sunday’s Bucket Mission raised $270.30 for the Bible Society. Many thanks for your generosity. To complement the work of the Society we have a display of old and unusual bibles in the foyer. Have a look as you leave church today.

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.

Zumba: Gold Exercise Group:  Meets Wed 1pm – 2pm at St Stephens Hall.  Contact:  Gisell ph 021 022 87049.

Praer 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

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.

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

TP Kids Playgroup:  Thursdays 10.00am, Trinity Community Centre, during school term.   If you can help please contact

Helen ph 021768 973.

New World’s latest promotion has started :– kitchen knives this time.  Family Works tell me they will be very pleased to receive any of these for their clients.  So please leave any unwanted stickers in the box in the foyer.

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

Plant and Baking Sale:

Saturday 19 September at St Stephens.

Quote for this week:

* Plant ideas like seeds; nurture them, and they will flourish.

• A seed knows that, to grow, it must first be buried.

Mission Magazine Updates:  

Check out the magazine holder in Foyers for the latest.  There is always something new.  Feel free to take and read.

Prayer breakfast, Saturday 1 August at 8am at St Stephens followed by weekly prayer meetings for about 45 mins:

Sunday 9am – pre-service 2 August (note this will be at Trinity, in the chapel)

Tuesday 4 August, 9am – Trinity Community Centre

Thursday 6 August, 2pm – St Stephens lounge

Pure Books :We sell Bibles, books, home-schooling resources, biographies and discipleship resources.  14 Station Street. Open Mon-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm and Sat 9:30am-12noon.  Phone:  022 620 6772 or Email:  shop@purebooks.nz

Live Streaming:  10.00am service each week

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

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