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 to you all, and especially to Rev Luke Blackbeard from The Village Church Papanui for leading our worship this morning. Please stay for morning tea following the service.

Articles and photos are being sought for the next ‘Messenger’. Please email any contributions to Charlotte & Sally (hooty@xtra.co.nz) by Sunday 21^st June. Thank you.

Wednesday Walk 10^th June meet 9.30am at Parakiore – the new Recreation Centre which is at the Hagley Park end of St Asaph Street. We will then walk round South Hagley Park and then return to Parakiore for coffee. All welcome. Barbara & Alan 021 126 3801.

Men’s Group will meet at 6pm on Thursday 11^th June for a shared meal followed by Bruce Morriss talking on his experiences working in Antarctica in the 1990s. All men welcome. Rob 384 4320.

A message from Sue – she does not require any more bottles this year. 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.

Eco Church Regenesis Planting Day Sunday 21 June 1-4pm Westmorland West Reserve, Cashmere Rd opposite Bushland Pl. BYO tools. Warm clothing and boots with good grip recommended. Join others from Eco Churches across Christchurch planting native trees and restoring biodiversity. A simple practical way to live our creation care together.

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 1-2.30pm        U3A small group (lounge)

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: South Hagley Park Barbara 021 126 3801

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

Thursday 6pm               Men’s Group (lounge) Rob 384 4320

Friday 10.45-11.45am  Mums ‘n’ Tums (church) Livvy 027 327 6369

An Invitation from Fireside to the congregation and friends to hear, see, and try out ways that Aspire Canterbury can help us.  

Monday 22^nd June in the church lounge with notices/devotions at 2pm and the presentation beginning at 2.30pm. Afternoon tea will follow. All are welcome.

Aspire Canterbury provides free disability information and advice, and access to resources that enable disabled people, and people with impairments to live their best life. You will have an opportunity to ask questions, receive advice and gain access to assistive products.

Topics covered include:

• Simple and practical solutions to maintain independence
• Up-to-date information and resources for community groups, and disability and health organisations
• Demonstration of assistive products with the ability to purchase
• Walking stick, walker height, and safety checks. 

TO THANK ASPIRE CANTERBURY as they accept donations to help with their work let’s have a gold coin (or more) collection to give to them.

Enquiries: Margaret ph 366 8936

Today we will be joining with the congregations of Cashmere and Hoon Hay, at Cashmere, to worship God together. The Ministers and some members of the three congregations will be involved in the service of worship and Nardia will be preaching. If you are able, please come along to Cashmere.

Wednesday Walk 3^rd June meet 9.30am in Stourbridge Street, near Oderings entrance.  Coffee at Urban Eatery.  All welcome. Janette 021 075 6780. 

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               NO 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      Port Hills U3A (whole complex) Marilyn 022 648 8692

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Barrington Janette 021 075 6780

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 10.45-11.45am  Mums ‘n’ Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

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 to all who worship with us today. Please stay for morning tea following the service.

We pray for Joan Macdonald and family as they mourn the death of her daughter Kirsty. The funeral will be on Thursday 28^th May 10.30am at Oaklands Chapel, 500 Wigram Rd, Halswell.

NEXT SUNDAY 31st May, we will be joining with the congregations of Cashmere and Hoon Hay, at Cashmere, to worship God together. The Ministers and some members of the three congregations will be involved in the service of worship and Nardia will be preaching. There will be no service at St Martins. If you are able, please come along to Cashmere, 10am next Sunday.

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.

Wednesday Walk 27^th May meet 9.30am on corner of Birdwood & Malcolm Aves for a stroll around Beckenham. Coffee at The Birdwood Café. All welcome. 

Movie: Saturday 30^th May 2pm in the church lounge: “Carry on at Your Convenience”, starring Sidney James, Kenneth Williams and Hattie Jacques. Set in a toilet factory, this movie has innuendos, bathroom jokes and farces. Sue says it’s funny! Grab a cuppa before it starts, and koha for church funds is welcome.

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

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Beckenham Sonya 027 253 3397

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                             MenzShed Gathering

Friday 10.45-11.45am  Mums ‘n’ Tums (church) Livvy 027 327 6369

Saturday 2pm                Movie afternoon (lounge)

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 to all who worship with us today. Please stay for morning tea following the service.

An invitation to the congregation to join Fireside on Monday 18th May in the church lounge at 2pm.  Our speaker will be Gwenda Kendrew, Clinical General Manager for Aviva Canterbury. She will talk about the changes over the years and the many services they now offer to families in our city and beyond. Many church groups throughout the South Island are supporting Aviva in a number of ways.  Enquiries ph Margaret 366 8936.

Wednesday Walk 20^th May meet 9.30am at the Bus Exchange for a walk north of the Square. Coffee downstairs at Ballantynes. All welcome. Sue

 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.

Please be aware of a new scam email currently circulating. It claims to be from IRD and advises the recipient that they have a tax credit to claim, with a link to click to “access” it.  This email is definitely a scam. IRD will not contact you about such matters by email, and they will never ask you to click a link to access a tax credit or refund.

If you receive this email, please:

·         Do not click the link
·         Do not reply to the sender
·         Delete the email and block the sender
If you ever receive a tax or finance-related message and are unsure whether it is genuine, please call the IRD TO CONFIRM THE CONTENT/MESSAGE.

Movie Night: “The Sound of Music” Wednesday 27 May 5pm Lumiere Cinema, Arts Centre. Tickets $20. Cash bar available, nibbles provided. See Anna for details. This is a fundraiser for St Mark’s Opawa.

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 10am              U3A gathering (lounge)

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: North of the Square Sue 960 7657

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 10.45-11.45am  Mums ‘n’ Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

Saturday 10am              Pathways (lounge) Beth 027 651 8333

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 to all who worship with us today and many thanks to Ben Durward, the Presbytery youth enabler, for leading our service. Please stay for morning tea afterwards.

We give thanks for the life of Margaret McFie, who died on 3^rd May at the age of 86. May she rest in peace. We pray for her family and friends as thy mourn.

Wednesday Walk 13^th May meet 9.30am in Mitre10 Ferrymead carpark. Coffee at Columbus Café. All welcome. Sonya 027 2533397

Men’s Group will meet at 6 pm on Thursday 14th May for a pot luck tea. Following this Rob Connell will speak on his 20 years’ experience on river control and flood plain management with the South Canterbury Catchment Board and Environment Canterbury. Learn where one riverbed is 3 metres higher than the surrounding farmland! All men welcome. Rob 384 4320.

Movie Night: “The Sound of Music” Wednesday 27 May 5pm Lumiere Cinema, Arts Centre. Tickets $20. Cash bar available, nibbles provided. See Anna for details. This is a fundraiser for St Mark’s Opawa.

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.

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 1pm                 U3A small group (lounge)

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Ferrymead Sonya 027 253 3397

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

Thursday 6pm               Men’s Group (lounge) Rob 384 4320

Friday 10.45-11.45am  Mums ‘n’ Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

This year’s Thy Kingdom Come is all about the presence of God through His spirit.

The God who is with us in the everyday – in the joys and sorrows of life (and everything in between) and the One who, through His spirit, longs to reveal Himself to those who do not yet know Him.

There are many Bible stories which demonstrate God’s transformative presence, power and love at work in the lives of people and places – from Ruth, Gideon and Elijah to the story of the early church who waited for the promised Holy Spirit to come.

Our hope is that as we pray for our five people, they will also experience the life-changing love of God and choose to follow Him.

Thy Kingdom Come is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. What started in 2016 as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer.