News – Combined Church of Akaroa and Banks Peninsula

Mainly Music

Monday Mornings – 10am – 11.30am – Trinity Church Hall. You and your pre-schoolers and babies are welcome to come along! Any questions – please contact Sue Church at akaroamainlymusic@gmail.com – or phone Sue on 304 7114

Mainly Music is a weekly session for pre-schoolers and their parents or caregivers, involving children and adults in singing, moving to music and playing percussion instruments. Monday mornings: 10am-11.30 at Trinity Church Hall, Akaroa. An experienced leader takes the children through a fun-filled half-hour of music, followed by a time for everyone to have a snack, children to play freely and adults to chat together. Mainly Music has proved to be really beneficial for children and adults in many churches throughout New Zealand, and has been run in Akaroa for 20 years. Monday mornings: 10am-11.30. Contact Sue Church on 304 7114 or email akaroamainlymusic@gmail.com

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Our priest-in-charge

Our former priest-in-charge, James Ullrich, resigned last December. Meanwhile, services are continuing as usual with visiting clergy as celebrants and preachers, until a new priest-in-charge can be appointed. Please see our Newsletter for details of the preacher/celebrant for the coming Sunday.

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THE COMBINED PARISH OF AKAROA BANKS PENINSULA

Welcome Rev Dan Spragg

SUNDAY 29 September 10:00am TRINITY CHURCH, Akaroa

Leader: Rev Dan Spragg
Organist: Kit
Projector: Graeme
Welcomer: Annette
Sides Person: Ken
Prayers: Annette
Morning Tea: Fiona and Eleanor
Readers: John McK and Simon L

Readings: Acts 2: 42 – 47 and Luke 10: 1 – 11

SATURDAY 5 October 5:30pm KNOX CHURCH, Pigeon Bay

SUNDAY 6 October 10:00am ST PETER’S CHURCH, Akaroa

Leader: Rev Mike Hawke
Organist: Patsy
Projector: Margaret
Welcomer: Annette
Sides Person: Graeme
Prayers: Clive
Morning Tea: Maryn and Mary F
Readers: John McK and Annette

Readings: Hebrews 1: 1 4 and Mark 10: 2 – 16

Followed by a Special Congregational Meeting To elect members from the congregation to help us choose our new minister.

CHRISTCHURCH DIOCESAN CONFERENCE SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 – LIVING FAITH

Mark Chamberlain has encouraged us all to think about registering for this annual conference. It is a special opportunity for the whole diocese to gather for spiritual growth, worship and encouragement, with some inspirational speakers. It would be great if a group of us could go together.

It is fully catered, costs $40 per adult (under 18 no charge), and you can register by going to

https://events.humanitix.com/living-faith-conference

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Okains Bay

St John’s Church, Okains Bay is restored after major damage in the 2011 earthquake.

Congratulations to the builders, the local Trust and all helpers who made this possible.

Watch this space for news of a re-opening ceremony.

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Garden Service

On Sunday February 13th – 11 am we will be holding a Garden Service at Ken and Fiona Paulin’s, 281 Beach Road, to be followed by a shared picnic lunch. Please bring a chair, a drink of your choice and some finger food which can be shared. (This was postponed from 23rd January)

We would love to encourage members of our Bays congregations to join us for this occasion, which will be a farewell to Ken and Fiona’s garden prior to their move to Rue Balguerie.

There will be someone at the bottom of the Paulins’ drive, showing you where to park.

In the event of wet weather, the service and shared lunch will take place at Trinity, at the same time of 11 am.

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Community lunches

COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS LUNCH CANCELLED

In view of the uncertainty caused by the spread of the Delta virus, we have regretfully decided to cancel the annual Community Christmas lunch which was to have been held at Trinity Church Hall on Friday 26 November. In past years, many members of our local community have enjoyed attending these Christmas lunches, which come complete with ham and other Christmas goodies, as well as singing Christmas carols.

We sincerely hope that the Community Lunches will be able to resume again next year once the situation has settled down, as they have always been a popular community event.

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The Marriage Course

Are you married or in a permanent relationship? Would you like to enrich your relationship? to have a weekly ‘date night’ with your partner, a great meal and a chance to have some good confidential talk together each week for seven weeks?

Over seven weeks the Marriage Course provides talks on relationship matters, and opportunities for each couple to talk together privately after each talk. It is a confidential process, with no-one else involved as couples talk together. Each evening is organised as a “date night”, with an delicious dinner, soft lights, and good music. It is not for those who have serious relationship problems.

This year’s courses have finished, but there will be others next year. To find out more, please contact the Vicar on 03 304 7051

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Home Groups

Would you like to meet with a small group of others who want to explore what it means to be a follower of Jesus? In a small group we can all experience encouragement on our Christian journey, the opportunity to learn from God’s Word and from each other, and lots of laughter along the way. Currently there are two home groups which meet fortnightly, one in the daytime and one in the evening. The programme consists of a social time over food and drink, discussion of a Bible passage or Christian topic of interest, and prayer. To find out more, please contact Simon Tipping 03 304 8920

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