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Services: 27 April 10am    Worship & Communion @ St Stephens 4 May 10am    Worship @ St Stephens 2pm       Heritage Worship @ Trinity Plant Sale: Please keep the date of Saturday 13 September free as this is when we are holding our Plant Sale at St Stephens. Any questions, please contact Murray ph 686 1629 Yoga…

Tēnā koutou katoa Throughout my ministry I have either participated in, or led, an Easter sunrise service,  firstly at Mt Albert in Auckland, and more latterly at the Lookout in Oamaru. It is very uplifting to stand in the quiet darkness and then see the sun come up over the city/town and hear the words…

Worship Duty Roster 20 April 2025 College Road     Worship site  Elder on Duty:  Noel Crawford Readings:   Steve McCoy Prayer for Others:  Helen Carter Flowers:  Helen Carter Door Duty:  Garfield & Helen Hayes Computer:  Catherine Richardson Sound/Cameras:  Neville Walker Morning Tea:  Elaine Goodfellow, Janie Hart & Ann Miles Communion Set-up:  N/A

Easter Services: Good Friday 18 April 10am Combined Timaru Churches Service @ Life Church, 134 Morgans Road OR 10am Family Worship @ St Mary’s Church, 24 Church Street Easter Sunday 20 April 7am Sunrise Service & Breakfast on the Beach @ north end of Caroline Bay near the Observation Deck. Please bring your own chair….

I was faced with a choice this week over which readings to focus on; Palm Sunday or the liturgy of the Passion, which begins in the upper room and ends with Jesus’ burial.  I’ve gone with the latter because although there are familiar words heard every time we have Communion, we often don’t get a…

  Wai-iti Road     Worship site Elder on Duty:  Elaine Falconer Readings:   Lyn Kirkland Prayer for Others:  Garfield Hayes Flowers:  Bev Quigley Door Duty:  David Elliott & Yvonne Gray Computer:  Murray Facer Sound/Cameras:  David Elliott Morning Tea:  Joy Elliott & Christine Facer Communion Set-up:  N/A

Last Sunday we held our belated AGM for the 2023/24 year which went very smoothly- thanks to those who attended. We made an important clarification to our nomination process for new parish council members and the agreed process will now be as follows: Suggestions are brought to Parish Council of prospective members of council to…

Services: 6 April  – 10am Worship @ St Stephens   –   2pm Heritage Service @ Trinity 13 April – 10am Worship @ St Stephens Bucket Mission:  Bucket Mission this morning is raising funds for Christian World Service.  Join in the Bucket of Fun. Prince’s War:  Come along and hear Peter McKenzie’s ANZAC monologue on Wednesday 23 April, 7pm at St…

Wai-iti Road     Worship site Elder on Duty:  Nona Johnston Readings:   Margaret Dockrill Prayer for Others:  Ken Falconer Flowers:  Sandra Hetherington Door Duty:  Christine & Murray Facer Computer:  Hayley Chang Sound/Cameras:  Neville Walker Morning Tea:  Elaine Falconer, Carol & Barry Cunningham Communion Set-up:  N/A   College Road     Heritage Worship site Elder on Duty:  Judith Begg Bible…

Welcome to our service today, the fourth Sunday in Lent in which we examine the very famous parable of the prodigal son. This is a story of blatant and deliberate rebellion and sin; a story of careless and foolish actions carried out by a selfish individual who deserved punishment and banishment; it is a story…