Here’s our Zoom link –

Topic: St Martin’s Sunday Worship. To Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81508696154?pwd=cnErZFM5VG5OQVhsZkxYc0dxOHdvUT09

Meeting ID: 815 0869 6154
Passcode: 712158

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us today. Please join us for morning tea after the service.

Fireside meeting from 2pm on Monday16th February. Fireside is a chance for women of the congregation and their friends to meet socially, sometimes informally, sometimes with a speaker, on the 3rd Monday afternoons of each month.   We welcome others to join us whether occasionally or more regularly.  The plan for this meeting is to share with each other some of what people have been doing since our last meeting in November.  Contact: Margaret ph 366 8936.

Wednesday Walk 18^th February: meet 9.30am at the corner of Corsair Drive and The Runway in Wigram for a walk around the area. We will have coffee at nearby Cocoa Black. Alan & Barbara 021 142 7668 or 021 126 3801.

Ash Wednesday 18^th February – you are warmly invited to join us at St Mark’s Anglican Church, 101 Opawa Rd, at either 10am or 7pm for Holy Communion & the Imposition of Ashes. All are welcome. Rev Simon Green, Interim Priest-in-Charge. There is also a service at Beckenham Methodist at 7.30pm

Contributions to the next ‘Messenger’ are now being sought. Please email any articles, photos etc to Sally (hooty@xtra.co.nz) by 8^th March. Thank you.

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

Garage Sale, Saturday 14th  March.  Doors open at 9am and close around noon. Contributions may be delivered to the church on Friday after 12 noon and those volunteers working on stalls or helping may assist on Friday afternoon or from 8am on Saturday. We are looking for cakes and sweets, excess fruit and vegetables, books, and other good quality, no longer required items that are taking up space in your homes. Please no clothes or shoes. These should be taken to “Op Shops” or clothing bins. Please no magazines. These should go into your yellow recycling bin. Any questions ask Warren or Sue.

What would you like to hear Nardia preach? Some options/suggestions could be:

• Bible verses/passages/particular book of the Bible e.g. a gospel or a letter perhaps James
• People of the Bible – e.g. King David, Barnabas, Hagar etc
• Prayer – e.g. how, why, when etc
                Explore meaning of the Lord’s Prayer
• Bible reading – e.g. how, why, when, etc
• Core Christian truths/beliefs
• Fruit of the Spirit
• Who is Jesus?
• The ‘I AM’ statements of Jesus
• Other…..
• You are encouraged to think about it for a week, then fill in and return the enclosed ‘ballot’ paper.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 2pm                  Fireside (lounge) Margaret 366 8936

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

Tuesday 7-9pm             Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk:  Wigram Alan & Barbara 021 142 7668

Wednesday 7-9pm       Cantabile choir (lounge) Rose 027 254 0586

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

Thursday 1.30pm          Sit & Keep Fit (church) Anneke 021 077 4065

Friday 10am-12 noon   Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

Saturday 9am-4pm       Meditation Group Day (whole complex)

Here’s our Zoom link –

Topic: St Martin’s Sunday Worship. To Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81508696154?pwd=cnErZFM5VG5OQVhsZkxYc0dxOHdvUT09

Meeting ID: 815 0869 6154
Passcode: 712158

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us today. Please join us for morning tea after the service.

Wednesday Walk 11^th February: meet 9.30am on the corner of Centaurus Rd and Albert Tce for a walk around St Martins.  Coffee at Cocoa Black.  All welcome. Sue 960 7657.

Please note that this year Communion will be on the following Sundays:

                                                            26 July

22 March                                            23 August

05 April (Easter)                                27 September

24 May (Pentecost)                          25 October

28 June                                              29 November (Advent)

26 July                                                27 December

From Waltham Cottage: “On behalf of the entire Cottage community, we want to extend our deepest gratitude for your weekly food donations. Your generosity quite literally transforms our emergency food cupboard. Families and individuals often find the cost of living difficult to manage and when circumstances are beyond their control, they come to us for help. For many of our neighbours, your donation is the difference between a stressful week and a full table. Thank you for your continued partnership and for being such a vital support system for those in need”. Cheryl & Laura

Ash Wednesday 18^th February – you are warmly invited to join us at St Mark’s Anglican Church, 101 Opawa Rd, at either 10am or 7pm for Holy Communion & the Imposition of Ashes. All are welcome. Rev Simon Green, Interim Priest-in-Charge.

There is also a service at Beckenham Methodist at 7.30pm

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

Garage Sale Saturday 14^th March 2026 – please no clothes, shoes or magazines.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

Tuesday 7-9pm             Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: St Martins Sue 960 7657

Wednesday 2pm           Parish Council meeting (lounge)    

Wednesday 7-9pm       Cantabile choir (lounge) Rose 027 254 0586

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

Thursday 1.30pm          Sit & Keep Fit (church) Anneke 021 077 4065

Friday 10am-12 noon   Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

The Beatitudes

We bless you, who have spelt your blessings out,

And set this lovely lantern on a hill

Lightening darkness and dispelling doubt

By lifting for a little while the veil.

For longing is the veil of satisfaction

And grief the veil of future happiness

We glimpse beneath the veil of persecution

The coming kingdom’s overflowing bliss

Oh make us pure of heart and help us see

Amongst the shadows and amidst the mourning

The promised Comforter, alive and free,

The kingdom coming and the Son returning,

That even in this pre-dawn dark we might

At once reveal and revel in your light.

Malcolm Guite

Here’s our Zoom link –

Topic: St Martin’s Sunday Worship. To Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81508696154?pwd=cnErZFM5VG5OQVhsZkxYc0dxOHdvUT09

Meeting ID: 815 0869 6154
Passcode: 712158

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us today. Please join us for morning tea after the service.

“What Now” conversation – Where the parish is now and discerning God’s future plan for us: THIS Wednesday 4^th February 2-4pm in the Parish Lounge. You do not have to had read the book ‘Autopsy of a Deceased Church’ prior. Everyone is welcome to attend. If you can’t attend but would like some input, please let Sue know.

Wednesday Walk 4^th February: meet 9.30am at the bus stop outside the Christchurch Outpatientsorange building on Hagley Ave/Tuam Street corner for a walk along to the Botanic Gardens.  Coffee at Atawhai Café opposite The Curator’s House. All welcome.  Sonya 027 253 3397.

The Parish Office will be closed on Friday 6^th February (Waitangi Day).

Please note that this year Communion will be on the following Sundays:

01 February                                       26 July

22 March                                            23 August

05 April (Easter)                                27 September

24 May (Pentecost)                          25 October

28 June                                              29 November (Advent)

26 July                                                27 December

Ash Wednesday 18^th February – you are warmly invited to join us at St Mark’s Anglican Church, 101 Opawa Rd, at either 10am or 7pm for Holy Communion & the Imposition of Ashes. All are welcome. Rev Simon Green, Interim Priest-in-Charge.

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

SAVE THE DATE: Garage Sale Saturday 14^th  March 2026 – more details soon!!

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Botanic Gardens Sonya 027 253 3397

Wednesday 9.30am     Port Hills U3A (whole complex) Joy 337 2393

Wednesday 2-4pm       ‘What Now’ conversation (lounge)

Wednesday 7-9pm       Cantabile choir (lounge) Rose 027 254 0586

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

Thursday 1.30pm          Sit & Keep Fit (church) Anneke 021 077 4065

Friday 10am-12 noon   NO Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

South Canterbury ‘Wayfinder’ – Full Time  A partnership between Timaru Presbyterian, Trinity Temuka Presbyterian, and Alpine Presbytery has been formed, and an exciting new ministry and mission leadership role has been created in South Canterbury.  

A ‘wayfinder’ is a term used to describe the ancient navigation skills of early Polynesian migrants. Without maps or GPS, they would navigate their way across oceans to discover new lands. The mind boggles at how they did this, relying instead on water currents, wind patterns, cloud formations, fish and bird life, the sun, and the stars. They became highly skilled at reading the signs around them and navigating their way across uncharted territory. 

This is a good metaphor for the kind of work required as we look to be present in our communities. The Spirit of God still calls and equips us for work in God’s mission, yet the world has changed an awful lot since our settler churches arrived here in Aotearoa; a different approach is needed. 

We are looking for a person who feels a vocational call to this exploratory kind of ministry and who is both excited by and comfortable in experimental spaces. They will be able to self-start in new initiatives and generally possess a ‘give it a go’ kind of attitude. They will be able to work independently yet acknowledge the importance of cultivating key relationships. They will be able to walk alongside those they come in contact with and adopt a ‘with, not at’ posture in relation to discipleship and mission. They will also acknowledge that pastoral sensitivity is required and will conduct themselves professionally, hold confidentiality when appropriate, and act with integrity in their interactions with others. They will be able to coach and grow others to form teams who will share in the wayfinding journey. 
If this excites you, expressions of interest are invited up until 5:00 pm, 20 February 2026. To find out more, submit your expression of interest to Dan Spragg minco@alpinepresbytery.org

Here’s our Zoom link –

Topic: St Martin’s Sunday Worship. To Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81508696154?pwd=cnErZFM5VG5OQVhsZkxYc0dxOHdvUT09

Meeting ID: 815 0869 6154
Passcode: 712158

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us today. Please join us for morning tea after the service.

Wednesday Walk 28 January: meet 9.30am in the carpark at the corner of Kilmore Street and Fitzgerald Avenue opposite Little Poms Café,where we will have coffee after our walk around the Avon Loop.  All welcome.  Janette 021 075 6780.

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

SAVE THE DATE: Garage Sale Saturday 14 March 2026 – more details soon!!

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 1-4pm              Foot Clinic (lounge) Janette 021 075 6780

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Avon Loop Janette 021 075 6780

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

Friday 10am-12 noon   Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

Saturday 6-10pm          Private function

Here’s our Zoom link –

Topic: St Martin’s Sunday Worship. To Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81508696154?pwd=cnErZFM5VG5OQVhsZkxYc0dxOHdvUT09

Meeting ID: 815 0869 6154
Passcode: 712158

NOTICES:

A very warm welcome and Happy Christmas to all who worship with us today.

The Parish Office will re-open on Thursday 22^nd January at 9am.

SUMMER SERVICES

Sunday 28 Dec & 4 Jan         10am combined at Beckenham Methodist

                                                  83 Malcolm Avenue

Sunday 11 & 18 Jan               10am combined HERE

There will be a picnic following the service on 18^th January – all are welcome

Informal Wednesday Walk 14 January: meet 9.30am in Hawford Rd. Coffee at Opawa Café. All welcome. Sonya 027 253 3397.

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.