Welcome to our notices for Friday the 9th of August
‘Greetings Clevedon/Kawakawa and Takanini Presbyterian,
On Wednesday the 31st of July your Ministry Settlement Board (MSB) met for the first time, starting the process to call a new minister.
From here your parish profile will be finalised by the MSB and once complete, circulated through the appropriate channels.
While this process is going on please continue to pray for wisdom and discernment for the MSB, but more importantly pray that God is preparing a Minister for the Call and preparing the parish to receive the Minister.
God bless you all.
Rev Michael Frost
(Convenor MSB)
Alpha – an introduction to the Christian Faith. Join us for this contemporary 8-week video-based discussion series. A terrific way to learn about faith and to discuss any questions you may have. This will be hosted at a home in Clevedon. Starting 7 pm, next Tuesday, August the 13th. Please contact Mathilde if you are interested in coming along. All welcome. mathilde@clevedonpresy.co.nz
Foodbank—The call for food parcels continues from families in need. Thank you for your donations. Our pantry would benefit from tinned tomatoes, ricies, cornflakes, tinned tuna, pasta sauces, coffee, drinking chocolate, self-raising flour, 1kg plastic bags sugar (to foil the ants), 1kg rice, dried pasta, tinned sweetcorn, body wash, muesli bars and biscuits.
Alternatively, we also like to include a Supermarket voucher in the parcels to allow people to purchase fresh items like cheese, butter, meat.
HATCH – our community dinner and church on Sunday at 5 pm. All welcome. Please let Mathilde know if you are coming. mathilde@clevedonpresy.co.nz
Tuesday Morning Home Group. Meeting in Ardmore. Please contact Bev Sutton 0273 107 421 for directions.
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 give Geraldine Oosterbeek a call on 027-2704-904
Men’s Group meets Wednesday evening 7.30pm in Clevedon Church Lounge. Come along for fellowship, discussion and prayer.
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.)
Prayer before the Service. Join us at 9:15 am every Sunday in Martin's office to pray for the church and community.
The reading this Sunday will be: Job 41:1-8; 42:1-17
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.
Wednesday Communion service 9.30 am. All welcome
Women's friendship and study group. Evening group, Tuesday, 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
Men’s group. Thursdays at 7 pm in the St Aidan’s Church lounge. A time of sharing, fellowship, prayer and study together.
Kawakawa Bay
The service is held in the Community Hall each Sunday at 9.30 am.
Playgroup each Wednesday from 8 am in the Community Hall (during the school term)
Thank you for your prayers and generous support of our church and its mission.
Martin
Plan ahead -some special musical events:
Alexander’s Feast 17th (Pitt St) &18th (St Andrew’s Pukekohe) August at 3pm. Handel’s glorious ode to the heavenly gift of music. Gina and Josh take prominent roles in the Handel Consort & Quire production.
Open Performers’ Group at Clevedon Presbyterian: Saturday 31st August 3.45 - 5.15pm. open to all musicians, actors, dancers who wish to “air their creativity” before a friendly audience. No age limit. Gold coin donation to take part, audience free!
Sunday Serenades at St Andrew’s 8th Sept 1.30pm: - Plans, Projects and Promises Celebrating the remarkable abilities of over 80 children and youth musicians with the added attraction of young visual artists. Puhinui School Choir, Tuakau College Choir, CAMA Youth Choir and soprano Grace McCarthy-Sinclair.
Bach Musica orchestra and choir present Mendelssohn’s beautiful Lobgesang Sun 15 Sept with soprano Gina Sanders - Auckland Town Hall 5pm.
CVMFT Scholarships Sun 13 Oct. Applications open next week for these excellent awards in 3 age-groups across all musical disciplines.
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)
