THE BLESSING

NOTICES
A very warm welcome to you all as you worship with us this morning. Please stay for a cup of tea or coffee in the lounge after the service.

TODAY we welcome Bridie Patricia Beasley and her family as they join us for Bridie’s baptism. Please sign the Baptismal Book.

THANKSGIVING OFFERING: Please ensure your name or giving number is on the front of the envelope if you require a receipt.

CUPPA & CHAT Mondays 6.30 – 8.00pm with FREE soup and rolls Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10am – 12 noon. Do pop in! For details, please contact Aubrey 930 2525. All welcome.

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 20th June: see noticeboard for details.

BOARD OF MANAGERS’ meeting Wednesday 20th June 7.30pm.

CRAFTY CRAFTERS Thursdays 10am – 12 noon. New faces always welcome! Please contact Beverley 332 7786 for more information.

FOOTCARE CLINIC THIS Thursday 21st June. Lyndsey 388 1264.

Winter Study: Based on the DVD “The King’s Speech”. Please sign the clipboard in the foyer if you are interested. This will be on Monday evenings. Chris.

TANZANIAN OVERSEAS MISSION PROJECT: Check out the Orphanage’s website: yoursisters.org and see how to donate online.

MARMALADE FOR MISSIONS & BOOK EXCHANGE: Please support these fundraisers!

THE MISSION RESOURCE TEAM is seeking expressions of interest regarding winter board game sessions (Mon or Fri afternoon and/or weekend family night.) Please see clipboards for details or speak to Lyndsey 388 1264.

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Wed & Thurs 9am – 12 noon & Fri 9-11am. Phone 332 6192 or email stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Mon 18th Julian; Tue 19th June & James; Sat 23rd Betty.

WELCOME AND NOTICES

CALL TO WORSHIP:
Like life itself, faith is a journey,
a pilgrimage whose purpose is a constant walk with God.
When we participate in the Sacrament of Baptism,
we recall our growth in faith,
we look again at our pilgrimage experience,
and renew our commitment to following Jesus Christ.
Let us come now to worship, in word, song and Sacrament.

OPENING PRAYERS

HYMN: Amazing Grace (chosen by Jenny & Andrew)
Amazing Grace! how sweet the sound,
that saved someone like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
was blind, but now I see.

As grace first taught my heart to fear,
so grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear,
the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
God’s grace has brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures. Arrangement © L F Bartlett (TIS)

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN ~ Hilary Moore

SONG: Songbook 17 One More Step Along the World I Go

THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Introduction

An Affirmation of Faith
We are not alone, We live in God’s world.
We believe in God: who has created and is creating,
who has come in Jesus, the Word made flesh,
to reconcile and make new,
who works in us and others by the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be the Church:
to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in Creation,
to love and serve others, to seek justice and resist evil,
to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen,
our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us.
We are not alone. Thanks be to God. AMEN.

The Baptismal Vows
Parents
Congregational Vows: (congregation stands)
Will you, as the family and friends of children in our congregation, and beyond, endeavour to support all children with Christian love and understanding. Yes we will.
Will you surround parents with love, and support them as they seek to
provide loving Christian homes in which their children will grow and thrive. Yes we will.

Presentation to the Congregation
Aaronic Blessing WOV 572

A PRAYER FOR FAMILIES ~ Kirsty Frew

HYMN: Celebrate Each Generation (Tune: Stuttgart WOV 200)
Celebrate each generation Every new-born son & daughter
celebrate around the earth! is the Church’s loving claim,
In this church make dedication marked by touch of living water
of the miracle of birth. now to take the Christian name.
Be the Christ in those we christen: So another generation
body , spirit, both must thrive may discover truth and good,
be the Christ in us who promise flower within the certain future,
new-born faith to keep alive. bud of hope within the wood
© Shirley Murray (AA)
WE GREET ONE ANOTHER

MISSION MOMENT Lindsay Day

INTRODUCTION & READINGS: 1 Samuel 15: 34 – 16:13 Cynthia
Mark 4: 26-34 Tony Beasley
REFLECTION
A TIME OF QUIET

THE OFFERING & SUNG DEDICATION (Tune: Austria)
For the life that you have given,
for the love in Christ made known,
with these fruits of time and labour,
with these gifts that are your own:
here we offer, Lord, our praises;
heart and mind and strength we bring;
give us grace to love and serve you,
living what we pray and sing. © Hope Publishing (TIS)

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER

HYMN: Eternal, Unchanging, We Sing (Tune: St Denio WOV 80)
Eternal, unchanging, we sing to your praise:
your mercies are endless, and righteous your ways;
your servants proclaim the renown of your name
who rules over all and is ever the same.

Again we rejoice in the world you have made,
your mighty creation in beauty arrayed,
we thank you for life, and we praise you for joy,
for love and for hope that no power can destroy.

We praise you for Jesus, our Saviour and Lord,
the might of his Spirit, the truth of his word,
his comfort in sorrow, compassion in pain,
the faith sure and steadfast that Jesus shall reign. © Emmanuel College(VU)

WELCOME AND CALL TO WORSHIP

We come from our scattered lives to this sanctuary
to seek our unity in the Spirit
To seek the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
to seek the peace of God the Father

God’s people have gathered
let us worship the Lord together.

OPENING HYMN: 65 Holy, Holy, Holy

PRAYERS OF ADORATION & CONFESSION

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN ~ Alice Shanks

SONG: Songbook 31 This is the Day

READINGS FROM SCRIPTURE:
1 Samuel 8: 4-11; 16-20 Catherine Fitchett
2 Corinthians 4: 13 – 5: 1 Margaret Shanks

SERMON:
The text under the flag (Proverbs 14:34)

HYMN: 665 We Turn to You, O God of every nation (omit v2)

PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING & INTERCESSION
In the life of our land
Let Your kingdom come,
Your will be done, O Lord.

THE PEACE

OFFERING & THE LORD’S PRAYER

HYMN: How good it is, to thank you Lord (Tune: St Fulbert)
How good it is to thank you, Lord,
Proclaim your name most high;
To praise your faithfulness at dawn,
Your love when night is nigh;

And on a ten-stringed instrument,
And with a harp’s sweet sound,
And with the music of the lute
To make your praise abound.

For all your actions make me glad,
Your works inspire my praise;
I sing for joy with my whole heart
Today, and all my days. ©CH4

BLESSING & SUNG THREEFOLD AMEN

NOTICES
A very warm welcome to you all as you worship with us this morning. Please stay for a cup of tea or coffee in the lounge after the service.

NEXT SUNDAY we have the baptism of Bridie Patricia Beasley.

THANKSGIVING OFFERING Sunday 17th June. Please make sure your name or giving number is on the front of the envelope if you require a receipt, which will be issued at the end of this financial year (31 March 2013). Receipts are also available for those not on the envelope system. If you won’t be at church next Sunday, please bring your envelope the following week. Thank You. Joan Macdonald, Treasurer.

CUPPA & CHAT Mondays 6.30 – 8.00pm with FREE soup and rolls Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10am – 12 noon. Do pop in! For details, please contact Aubrey 930 2525. All welcome.

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 13th June: Meet 9.30am in Stourbridge St, at Lyttelton St end for a saunter around Spreydon. Coffee at Oderings. June 332 8874.

Christchurch APW will meet on Wednesday 13th June at 9.45 at St Martins Church. The speaker will be Pauline Marshall from the Hearing Association. All welcome and there will be a Sales Table. Allison 332 0554.

CRAFTY CRAFTERS Thursdays 10am – 12 noon. New faces always welcome! Please contact Beverley 332 7786 for more information.

FOOTCARE CLINIC: The next session is on Thursday 21st June. Offers of help to Lyndsey please 388 1264.

KING’S SPEECH Study: Please sign the clipboard in the foyer if you are interested. Chris.

BIRTHDAYS – We do not have a complete list of parishioners’ birthdays. If you would like your name included, please contact the Parish Office with the details. You are not required to divulge the year you were born! Thanks, Anna.

MARMALADE FOR MISSIONS: Please support this fundraiser!

BOOK EXCHANGE – Looking for something to read on these cold winter nights? Have a look on the shelf in the Lounge. Buy a book for $1 or swap a book for only 50 cents.

NEW READERS’ ROSTER is available today – please check to see if there is a copy for you. Thank You. Anna.

An Invitation to the people of St Martin’s Presbyterian Parish ~ you are warmly invited to join with the Anglican community of Opawa-St Martins at St Anne’s Church, cnr Wilsons & Centaurus Roads for evening prayer in the style of Taize worship TONIGHT at 5pm followed by soup & rolls. A gold coin donation to support Church Missionary Society partner Stephen Coulthard who is teaching in Dodoma, Tanzania, would be appreciated. All are welcome.

THE PARISH OFFICE is open Wed & Thurs 9am – 12 noon & Fri 9-11am. Phone 332 6192 or email stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Wed 13th Marette (80); Thu 14th John.

CALL TO WORSHIP: (From the back of the Church)
Let us worship the eternal God, the Source of Love and Life, who creates us. Let us worship Jesus Christ, the Risen One, who lives among us. Let us worship the Spirit, the Holy Fire, who renews us. To the one true God be praise in all times and places, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer.

HYMN: All Creatures of Our God and King (Tune: WOV 3)
All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voice and with us sing:
sing praises, alleluia!
Bright burning sun with golden beam,
soft shining moon with silver gleam,
sing praises, sing praises,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Earth, ever fertile, day by day
brings forth rich blessings on our way:
sing praises, alleluia!
The flowers and fruits that in you grow,
let them God’s glory also show;
sing praises, sing praises,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Let all things their Creator bless,
and worship God in humbleness:
sing praises, alleluia!
Praise God eternal, praise the Son,
and praise the Spirit, three in One:
sing praises, sing praises,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! © G. Shirmer, Inc. (VU)

OPENING PRAYERS & THE LORD’S PRAYER

WELCOME AND NOTICES

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN
READINGS: Isaiah 6: 1-8 ~ Isaiah’s call June Service

John 3: 1-17: ~Jesus speaks of coming into relationship with God.
John Shanks
HYMN: Spirit of God, Unseen as the Wind (Tune: Skye Boat Song)
Spirit of God, unseen as the wind,
gentle as is the dove,
teach us the truth and help us believe,
show us the Saviour’s love.

You spoke to us long, long ago,
gave us the written word;
we read it still, needing its truth,
through it God’s voice is heard.

Without your help we fail our Lord,
we cannot live his way;
we need your power, we need your strength,
following Christ each day. © Scripture Union (CH4)

REFLECTION: Invitation to the Dance

A TIME OF QUIET

HYMN: 183 Lord of the Dance

AN AFFIRMATION FOR TRINITY SUNDAY: (Janet Morley)
O God, the source of our being and the goal of all our longing,
we believe and trust in you.
The whole earth is alive with your glory,
and all that has life is sustained by you.
We commit ourselves to cherish your world, and to seek your face.
O God, embodied in Jesus’ life, we believe and trust in you.
You confronted the proud and the powerful, and welcomed as friends those of no account.
Holy Wisdom of God, firstborn of creation,
you emptied yourself of power, and became
foolishness for our sake.
You laboured for us upon the cross,
and have brought us forth to the hope of resurrection.
We commit ourselves to struggle against evil, and to choose life.

O God, life-giving Spirit, Spirit of healing and comfort,
of integrity and truth we believe and trust in you.
Warm-winged Spirit, brooding over creation,
rushing wind and Pentecostal fire, we commit ourselves to work with you, and renew our world. AMEN.

THE OFFERING

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

INVITATION TO COMMUNION & THE PEACE

COMMUNION HYMN: 658 Let us Talents and Tongues Employ

A GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
May God be with us. God is with us.
Let us lift our hearts to God. We lift our hearts in prayer to God.
Let us give thanks to God.
We offer joyful thanks and praise to God,
Creator, Redeemer, Life-Giver.
Gracious God , Creator of life and Source of Love…
and so we join with people of every age and time, saying…
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might;
Heaven and earth are full of your glory
Hosanna in the Highest.
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of God.
Hosanna in the highest…

COMMUNION

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Gracious God, three- in-one, we give you thanks
For this meal shared in your name.
May it be sustenance for us, your disciples in the world.
May it be a reminder of all your mighty acts for us.
May it be a continued blessing to us through the coming of the Spirit, now and always. AMEN.

HYMN: 61 Lord, Your Almighty Word

THE BLESSING
NOTICES
A very warm welcome to you all as you worship with us this morning. Please stay for a cup of tea or coffee in the lounge after the service.

CUPPA & CHAT Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10am – 12 noon. Do pop in! For details, please contact Aubrey 930 2525.
BREAKING NEWS: Now also open on Mondays 6.30 – 8.00pm with FREE soup and rolls. Everyone is very welcome.

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 6th June: Meet 9.30am in Hawford Rd by Opawa Mall. Coffee at Opawa Mall Bakery & Café. Joan 338 8700.

CRAFTY CRAFTERS Thursdays 10am – 12 noon. New faces always welcome! Please contact Beverley 332 7786 for more information.

MEN’S GROUP will meet in the church lounge on Thursday 7th June commencing at 6pm with a shared tea. The speaker is David Beaumont, and we look forward to seeing you all at this evening. Further details from Tony 332 0554.

FOOTCARE CLINIC: The next session is on Thursday 21st June. Offers of help to Lyndsey please 388 1264.

BIRTHDAYS – We do not have a complete list of parishioners’ birthdays. If you would like your name included, please contact the Parish Office with the details. You are not required to divulge the year you were born! Thanks, Anna.

MARMALADE FOR MISSIONS: Please support this fundraiser!

BOOK EXCHANGE – Looking for something to read on these cold winter nights? Have a look on the shelf in the Lounge. Buy a book for $1 or swap a book for only 50 cents.

THE PARISH OFFICE is open Wed & Thurs 9am – 12 noon & Fri 9-11am. Phone 332 6192 or email stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Sun 3rd Joan; Wed 6th Jessie.

WELCOME AND BIRTHDAYS – Jessie

NOTICES ~ Wayne

SONGS: Wayne
Learn: We Are the Church
The church is not a building;
the church is not a steeple;
the church is not a resting place;
the church is a people.
I am the church! You are the church!
We are the church together!
All who follow Jesus,
all around the world!
Yes, we’re the church together!

We’re many kinds of people,
with many kinds of faces,
all colours and all ages, too
from all times and places.
Refrain

SONG: Songbook 31 This is the Day

SONG: We Are the Church
The church is not a building;
the church is not a steeple;
the church is not a resting place;
the church is a people.
I am the church! You are the church!
We are the church together!
All who follow Jesus,
all around the world!
Yes, we’re the church together!

We’re many kinds of people,
with many kinds of faces,
all colours and all ages, too
from all times and places.
Refrain

Sometimes the church is marching;
sometimes it’s bravely burning,
sometimes it’s riding, sometimes hiding;
always it’s learning.
Refrain

And when the people gather,
there’s singing and there’s praying;
there’s laughing and there’s crying sometimes,
all of it saying:
Refrain

At Pentecost some people
received the Holy Spirit
and told the Good News through the world
to all who would hear it.
Refrain Hope Publishing (UMH)

CALL TO PRAYER: Be Still For the Presence of the Lord (seated)
Be still, for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One is here.
Come, bow before Him now, with reverence and fear.
In Him no sin is found, we stand on holy ground.
Be still, for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One is here.

Be still, for the glory of the Lord is shining all around;
He burns with holy fire, with splendour He is crowned.
How awesome is the sight, our radiant King of light!
Be still, for the glory of the Lord is shining all around.

Be still, for the power of the Lord is moving in this place,
He comes to cleanse and heal, to minister His grace.
No work too hard for Him, in faith receive from Him;
Be still, for the power of the Lord is moving in this place.
© David J Evans (Common Ground)

OPENING PRAYER ~ Lydia
TIME WITH THE CHILDREN: ~ Alice

INTRODUCTION TO THE PENTECOST THEME ~ Chris

ALL AGE ACTIVITIES

OFFERING ~ Alexandria and others

OFFERTORY PRAYER ~ Gilly and Lauren

HYMN: There’s a Spirit in the Air (Tune: Lauds)
There’s a Spirit in the air,
telling Christians everywhere:
“Praise the love that Christ revealed,
living, working in our world.”

Lose your shyness, find your tongue
tell the world what God has done:
God in Christ has come to stay.
Live tomorrow’s life today!

When believers break the bread,
when a hungry child is fed,
praise the love that Christ revealed,
living, working in our world.

Still the Spirit gives us light,
seeing wrong and setting right:
God in Christ has come to stay.
Live tomorrow’s life today!

When a stranger’s not alone,
where the homeless find a home,
praise the love that Christ revealed,
living, working in our world.

May the Spirit fill our praise,
guide our thoughts and change our ways.
God in Christ has come to stay,
live tomorrow’s life today! © Brian Wren (VU)

PRAYERS FOR OTHERS ~ Samantha Rose

PETER AND THE PENTECOST BALLOON

SONG: Go, Tell Everyone
God’s Spirit is deep in my heart,
he has called me and set me apart.
and this is what I have to do,
what I have to do…

He sent me to give the Good News to the poor,
tell prisoners that they are prisoners no more,
tell blind people that they can see,
and set the downtrodden free,
and go tell everyone the news that the Kingdom of God has come,
and go tell everyone the news that the Kingdom of God has come.

And just as the Father sent me,
so I’m sending you out to be
my witnesses throughout the world,
the whole of the world…

Don’t worry what you have to say;
don’t worry, because on that day
God’s Spirit will speak in your heart
– will speak in your heart… © Oxford University Press (R & S)

SUNG BLESSING: (Tune: Eidelweiss)
May the Lord, mighty God,
bless and keep you for ever;
grant you peace, perfect peace,
courage in every endeavour.

Lift up your eyes and see his face
and his grace for ever;
may the Lord, mighty God,
bless and keep you for ever. C/A

FELLOWSHIP TIME AND MORNING TEA

NOTICES
A very warm welcome to you all as you worship with us this morning. Please stay for a cup of tea or coffee in the lounge after the service.

CUPPA & CHAT Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10am – 12 noon. Do pop in! For details, please contact Aubrey 930 2525.
BREAKING NEWS: Now also open on Mondays 6.30 – 8.00pm with FREE soup and rolls. Everyone is very welcome.

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 30th May: Sumner for sea and hopefully sunshine! Carpool from Church at 9.05am to meet cnr Marriner St & The Esplanade for a jaunt around Sumner and admire the artistic containers. June 332 8874.

CRAFTY CRAFTERS Thursdays 10am – 12 noon. New faces always welcome! Please contact Beverley 332 7786 for more information.

MEN’S GROUP will meet in the church lounge on Thursday 7th June commencing at 6pm with a shared tea. The speaker is David Beaumont, and we look forward to seeing you all at this evening. Further details from Tony 332 0554.

PROGRESSIVE DINNER with Cashmere, St James & Hoon Hay Churches:
Saturday 16th June starting 4.30pm at St James’. Mark your calendar now. Queries to Fern 332 4725 or Judith 332 1577 please.

FOOTCARE CLINIC: The next session is on Thursday 21st June. Offers of help to Lyndsey please 388 1264.

A NEW READERS’ ROSTER is due out shortly. If you would like to join, please let Anna know this week.

BIRTHDAYS – We do not have a complete list of parishioners’ birthdays. If you would like your name included, please contact the Parish Office with the details. You are not required to divulge the year you were born! Thanks, Anna.

THE PARISH OFFICE is open Wed & Thurs 9am – 12 noon & Fri 9-11am. Phone 332 6192 or email stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Sun 27th Jim; Tue 29th Rupert, Margaret; Wed 30th Keith; Fri 1st Madg; Sat 2nd Rose.

WELCOME AND NOTICES ~ website update from Deborah

CALL TO WORSHIP: (adapted from Asia Sunday Liturgy)
Across the world, we call ourselves to worship by the ringing of the bells, the gong, music, or by a call to prayer.
Across the world, we prepare ourselves for worship with the lighting of a candle, incense, silence.
Across the world, we come together to worship God, bringing concerns from our individual lives, communities, region
and the world. Across the world we come in adoration and praise.

HYMN: 141 O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (omit verse 3)

OPENING PRAYERS:

TIME WITH THE CHILDREN ~ Jamie Cross

SONG: He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got my brothers and my sisters in His hands,
He’s got my brothers and my sisters in His hands,
He’s got my brothers and my sisters in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got the sun and the rain in His hands,
He’s got the moon and the stars in His hands,
He’s got the wind and the clouds in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got the rivers and the mountains in His hands,
He’s got the oceans and the seas in His hands,
He’s got you and he’s got me in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.

He’s got everybody here in His hands,
He’s got everybody there in His hands,
He’s got everybody everywhere in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands. C/A

MISSION MOMENT Beverley Hudson

INTRODUCTION & THE READINGS: Psalm 1 Responsively –
on screen only
1 John 5: 9-13 Tony Beasley
John 17:6-19 Sue Saunders

SERMON: Actions Speak Louder Than Words

HYMN: In Christ there is No East or West
In Christ there is no east or west,
in him no south or north,
but one great family of love
throughout the whole wide earth.
Join hands, then, people of the faith,
whate’er your race may be;
all children of the living God
are surely kin to me.
In Christ shall true hearts
everywhere
their high communion find,
his service is the golden cord
close-binding humankind.
In Christ now meet both east and
west,
in him meet south and north,
all Christ-like souls are one in him
throughout the whole wide earth. C/A
OFFERING: (Prayer from Asia Sunday Liturgy)
O God, make us your instruments of peace and reconciliation.
Where there is hatred, may we bring love.
Where there is wrong, may we bring pardon.
Where there is discord, may we bring harmony.
To those cut off from what they believe
to those who are tortured, and those whose lives are threatened,
may we be instruments of your justice and your freedom.
Where there is despair may we bring hope
Where there is darkness may we bring light
Where there is sadness, may we bring joy
Where there is pain and suffering, where there is oppression and inhumanity may we bring your loving presence.
Fill us with your spirit of peace. Help us to hunger and thirst for justice.
Along with these gifts we give ourselves in service to your world. Amen.
WE GREET ONE ANOTHER

THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER

HYMN: Christ be our Light
Longing for light, we wait in darkness. Longing for truth, we turn to you.
Make us your own, your holy people,
light for the world to see.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your Church gathered today.

Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
Longing for hope, many despair.
Your word alone has power to save us.
Make us your living voice.
Christ, be our light…

Longing for food, many are hungry.
Longing for water, many still thirst.
Make us your bread, broken for others,
shared until all are fed.
Christ, be our light…

Longing for shelter, many are homeless.
Longing for warmth, many are cold.
Make us your building, sheltering others,
walls made of living stone.
Christ, be our light…

Many the gifts, many the people,
many the hearts that yearn to belong.
Let us be servants to one another,
making your kingdom come.
Christ, be our light… Bernadette Farrell (CH4)

THE BLESSING

NOTICES
A very warm welcome to you all as you worship with us this morning. Please stay for a cup of tea or coffee in the lounge after the service.

PENTECOST SUNDAY 27th May 10am – come and join the celebrations!

CUPPA & CHAT Tuesdays & Wednesdays 10am – 12 noon. Do pop in! For details, please contact Aubrey 930 2525. All are welcome.

FIRESIDE: We are very pleased that Peggy has agreed to share some of her experiences in India & Dubai and invite you to join us at 7.30pm in the church lounge on Tuesday 22nd May. Enquiries to Margaret 366 8936.

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 23rd May: Meet 9.30am outside Waltham School in Hastings St East for a walk around Waltham & Opawa, ending up at the coffee house in Waltham Rd. June 332 8874.

CARING & SHARING meets at 2pm on Wednesday 23rd May in the Lounge. Bob Salton will be entertaining us. All are welcome. For more information, please contact Barbara 942 1939 or Joan 338 8700.

CRAFTY CRAFTERS Thursdays 10am – 12 noon. New faces always welcome! Please contact Beverley 332 7786 for more information.

CHRISTCHURCH PRESBYTERY is offering a workshop entitled “Is there a New Zealand identity?” St George’s Hall, Gloucester St, Linwood on Saturday 26th May at 2pm. See noticeboard for details. All Welcome.

PROGRESSIVE DINNER with Cashmere, St James & Hoon Hay Churches:
Saturday 16th June starting 4.30pm at St James’. Mark your calendar now. Please sign the sheet in the foyer if you can come. Further details later. Queries to Fern 332 4725 or Judith 332 1577 please.

FOOTCARE CLINIC: The next session is on Thursday 21st June. Offers of help to Lyndsey please 388 1264.

JARS: URGENTLY REQUIRED – small and medium sized jam jars for Marmalade for Missions – please leave in the church kitchen. Thank you.

THANK YOU to everyone for your love, care and prayers following my dad’s sudden death. Your support of our family is greatly appreciated. Anna.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Tues 22nd Jennifer (80), Judith; Thurs 24th Hadley; Sat 26th Barbara.