"Ngā mihi o Matariki, te tau hou Māori". Happy Matariki !
Rapua te kaihanga o Matariki, o Tautoru; e riro kē ana i a ia te ātārangi o te mate hei ata, e whakapōuritia ana e ia te rā hei te pō; ko koe tonu te Atua.
The one who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night, you are God!
Our Notices
Book Fair. This is a chance to clear some space and donate your books to help support our ministry to children and families. Monday 1 July to Friday the 5th of July.
End of Term Men’s Dinner. Please join us for dinner at the Blue Elephant, Clevedon on Wednesday the 3rd of July, 6.30 pm. RSVP to Martin (martin@clevedonpresy.co.nz) by this Monday.
Community Lunch. Please join us for a shared lunch and a chance to catch up on news and events. Thursday, July the 4th, at noon atthe Clevedon Church lounge.
Palm Tree. The Phoenix Palm in front of the church at Clevedon, is due for removal during the July school holidays. Its removal anticipates a longer-term plan, in conjunction with the Auckland Council, to plant an attractive border from Twilight Road down to the reserve on the far side of the cemetery. The space is also needed for our planned building development – which includes extra car parks and plans for water harvesting from the roof. (Free of the huge amount of accumulated pigeon droppings!)
The palm was planted by a member of the Lane family many years ago. We would like to acknowledge the generational contribution this family has made to our church as we work to develop a plan for future tree planting.
All welcome to our Cottage Café on Friday 5th July 2023, 10 am-12 pm at the Cottage ( 5 Kawakawa-Orere Road) A place to meet and have a chat, great coffee and home baking. No charge although coin donations will be gratefully appreciated to help cover costs to our volunteer bakers. Worn Again shop will also be open.
Foodbank—The call for food parcels continues from families in need. Thank you for your donations. We need tinned spaghetti & baked beans, tinned tomatoes, tinned tuna, pasta sauces, coffee, drinking chocolate, self-raising flour, 1kg plastic bags sugar (to foil the ants), 1kg rice, dried pasta, jam, and biscuits.
Pastoral: The memorial service for Annette Hodge is to be held on the 28th of September, 11am at St Andrews Church, Paeroa.
Clevedon School presents: “The Wonderful World of Oz” two shows on Thursday 22 August. In the Community Hall. Bookings: https://www.trybooking.com/nz/events/landing/11935
HATCH – our community dinner and church will start again after the school holidays, on Sunday the 28th of July at 5 pm. All welcome. Please let Mathilde know if you are coming. mathilde@clevedonpresy.co.nz
Tuesday Morning Home Group. Note the temporary change of venue and contact. For the 2nd, 9th, and 16th July, we are meeting at Ann Shaw’s Home, 51 Monument Road, Clevedon. Please contact Glenis Munro 027 6060 830
Tuesday Evening Ladies Bible Study meets during the school term in locations in Ardmore and Conifer Grove. 7.00 pm to 8.30 pm. If you would like to find out more, please giveGeraldine Oosterbeek a call on 027-2704-904
Prayer Circle Requests. For anyone who is seeking prayer for any concern or situation: prayercircle.clevedonpresy@gmail.com or text: Cath at 021 349 417, Elaine 022 071 7201, or Nikki 021 973 799
AA - every Thursday at 7.30 pm at the Clevedon Church lounge. Friendly and supportive. For anyone with alcohol or drug problems. https://aa.org.nz/
Sunday Services and activities:
Clevedon Church
Sunday morning service at 10 am. Join us in person or watch the live stream on our YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxBzxjBb3xU8ra2NHwvD_9A(The service can also be viewed at any time afterwards.)
The reading for this Sunday Job 3:1-10; 4:1-9; 7:11-21
Prayer before the Service. Join us at 9:15 am every Sunday in Martin's office to pray for the church and community.
St Aidan’s Takanini (23 Walter Stevens Drive, Conifer Grove,)
Sunday morning service at 10 am
Playgroup - Every Monday and Tuesday morning in the school term. Contact Brenda at 021 657 178.
Men’s group. Tuesdays at 7 pm in the Church lounge. A time of sharing, fellowship, prayer and study together.
Wednesday Communion service 9.30 am. All welcome
Women's friendship and study group. Evening group, Wednesday, 7 pm. Day group, Friday 10 am. Contact Lorraine Richmond at 027 476 1169
Know your Bible Women’s study group. Thursday 12.30-2.30 pm. Contact Susanna Ph. 027 450 1926
Kawakawa Bay
The service is held in the Community Hall each Sunday at 9.30 am. This Sunday the Reading is: Matthew 7:15-20 and Revelation 1:18 Message: "Saving Faith" - Malcolm Sproull
Playgroup each Wednesday from 8 am in the Community Hall
Thank you for your prayers and generous support of our church and its mission.
Martin
Resources
Right Now Media. We have recently purchased a church subscription for this extensive library of video resources suitable for small groups, teaching and education. Please use this link to take a look at the library for your personal or group use: https://app.rightnowmedia.org/join/clevedonpresbyterian . We are trialling this subscription to find out how many people might benefit. If you do make use of it could you let Martin know? (martin@clevedonpresy.co.nz)
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