Weekly Notices 26 July 2026

Upcoming Services:

2 August – 10am Worship @ Trinity

9 August – 10am Worship @ St Stephens & Bucket Mission

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

Prayer Breakfast:  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

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.

TP Kids Playgroup:  Thursdays 10.00am, Trinity Community Centre, during school term.  If you can help please contact Helen ph 021768 973.

Plant & Baking Sale Sat 19 Sept at St Stephens:   Take home a bag of compost & topsoil, to plant a plant in it and bring back for the Plant Sale or take home some pots from the Foyer, and return with plants in them for the sale.

Quote for this week:

• ‘Keep planting good seeds. The harvest will come in its season.’

Alongside our Annual Plant sale, we also have an amazing baking/preserves table supplied with delicious goodies provided by you talented cooks.  Just an encouraging word to again start looking through your recipe books for your favourite treat to tempt us all.  We are also accepting of donations towards purchase of ingredients, or supplying of ingredients for cooks to use.  Feel free to leave ingredients in Church foyer or monies with Rose in Church office, or chat directly to myself if you have any questions.  Looking forward to your support.  Your contributions are always well received by our shopping patrons.  Thank you, Sandra ph:  027 688 3619

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

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

Yoga for Seniors on Chairs:  This is a ‘not on the floor’ exercise programme meets each Thursday at 2pm in the Hall at the Trinity Community Centre. This is for men and women. $3 donation to assist with expenses is appreciated. Would you like to attend these classes? Or for more information, please contact Helen ph 021 768  973

Alpine Presbytery Newsletter:  Keep up to date on what is happening in our Alpine Presbytery.  A copy of the Newsletter is being placed in the Foyer 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 Ph 686 0981

Daily Devotionals:  Pick up your copy from the Foyer:

*  The Word for Today   * The Word for you Today   *  Our Daily Bread

Resourcing for Others:  A big thank you to all the contributors to our display of old and interesting bibles. The result was certainly a great selection of bibles in various languages, size, age and history. Today is the final day for this display –  please take your Bible with you as you leave.

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.