Weekly Notices - 29th Sept 2024
As we draw closer to our centennial celebrations, I am reminded of how privileged we are to be worshipping in this sacred spiritual home built by the hands of many faithful souls now resting in the love of God. Our deep gratitude goes out to our Vestry Team for organizing our up-coming centennial.
We have much to be grateful for and as we delve into the theme of our worship services this week, “Living faithfully in the faith; acting in service of other people” we ought but give God thanks for His encouragement over us as we continue to live the legacy of servanthood and worship that was planted on this land, gifted to us by church forefathers of years gone by!
We are deeply grateful too, that after so much hard labour by our Vestry, we now have a new clergy house to move to. The sale of our old vicarage and the purchase of this new residence only came about through the diligence and determination of the team you chose to lead you, and for this I am humbly appreciative! The move into 2 Brookford Pl, Westmorland will take place around the 8th of October.
May God always bless St Aug’s
Your Friend and Vicar, Kofe
Vicar Kofe
This Sunday’s service (Sept 29th)
Theme: Living faithfully in the faith; acting in service of other people
Sentence: Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can it be seasoned? Have salt in yourselves and be at peace with one another. Mark 9:50
Collect:
God of grace and goodness,
you know that by reason of our frailty we cannot but fail;
keep us always under your protection
and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Readings: James 5:13 -50 and Mark 9:38 -50
Parish News
This week sees the beginning of Daylight Saving!!!! So turn your clocks forward an hour, and join us at our Combined 10am service.
Centennial Weekend - 12th & 13th October
Last it was flagged that there was a chance we would have to change the venue for our Centennial Lunch. Please note:
Our Centennial Lunch will now take place at the Old Stone House
30 Shalamar Drive.
This will be a BYO drinks luncheon, and we look forward to being with you on Sunday 13th Oct at 1pm.
On Sunday morning, 13th Oct, we will be holding a Combined 10am service to celebrate our centennial as a parish. We can call it our St Aug’s
Independence Day, when we moved away from under St Saviours Beckenham and became a parish in our own right.
To mark this special occasion, we will be hosting Bishop Peter who will preach and preside over our Eucharist.
Please mark this date and bring a plate to help us at morning tea.
Please mark Sat 5th Oct in your dairies, and join us here at St Aug’s for a working bee
to spruce up our spiritual home in preparation for our Centennial.
Bring your dusters, your window cleaning gear, your brooms and you energy for a 9.30am start.
Remember that many hands make light work!!!
Our organist Loki and friends (on trumpets) play a short snippet of the Grand March from the opera Aida by Verdi on 18 August 2024
Missing Communion Chalice
One of our Communion chalices has gone walk-about, and this is a plea to anyone who may have seen it, to contact the Vicar please. On this note, I encourage all those rostered on as Communion Assistants at each of our respective services to please be a little more careful when packing our Communion vessels away. I do appreciate the work you do; however, it has been noticed that on the odd occasion, the vessels have been left sitting on the credence table instead of being washed and put away.
Diocesan Prayer Community - Reminder
The Diocesan Prayer Community has been operating since March this year. This Community identifies the issues which challenge our Diocese (and parish!) and join each other in praying for those issues.
Do consider signing up to pray with others from other parishes. You will receive regular updates and forms of encouragement from our Archdeacon of Regeneration & Mission, and it only takes a few minutes of our time each day or week.
Please let the Vicar know if you’re interested.
Our People, Our Place
Do keep those wonderful “Our People, Our Place” profiles rolling in!
St Aug’s & Beyond…
Youth Hub Trust ‘INVITATION’
On behalf of the Youth Hub Trust, you are warmly invited to come and see the Youth Hub before it officially opens to the public.
The Hub has everything young people need to improve and maintain their mental health, from supported housing and health and support services to opportunities for recreation and creativity and we can’t wait to share it with you!
You are welcome to drop in between 4-6pm on Tuesday 12 November.
The Hub is located at 109 Salisbury Street in the CBD.
Please note no parking is available on site or on Gracefield Ave.
The nearest paid parking option is the Casino.
Light refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!
If you are interested in going, please contact Lerks: lerkshih@gmail.com
If you have any questions, please email fundraising@youthhubchch.org.nz
Living Faith Conference
PRAY DISCIPLE INSPIRE - Bring your parish team and join us for the 2024 Living Faith Diocesan Conference! With Guest Speakers: Elanor SANDERSON, Dallas HAREMA, Grant NORSTWORTHY
This will be a great opportunity for spiritual growth and encouragement as we hear from inspirational leaders who canhelp us grow in confidence in our faith and get better at making new disciples. There will also be a Q & A discussion panel to address your questions.
This conference is for everyone - younger, older, exploring faith, new to faith and the seasoned Christian.
So bring a friend, join a group and register!
Tickets $40/pp, see Jo Ashton Martyn for these, or, scan the bar code on the poster below for this event at the back of the Church, or visit www.bit.ly/LivingFaithConference
Helpful info
Giving
Online Giving - “Green” Tokens (trial) for the Offertory Plate
Hey lovely people, now that the majority of you donate ‘on-line’ we have created green tokens for you to place (if you wish) into the offertory plate. These tokens will then be blessed at the front of the Church along with any other cash/envelopes. If you would like to join those who give regularly online, you can find all the details you’ll need on the Giving Page.
Groups
It’s easy to connect and get involved with some great social and faith-focused groups that meet regularly across the parish. You can find out about all our regular groups on our Groups page. If you have any questions, just click the contact button to connect with the group’s organiser.
Need prayer?
We’d love to pray for you. See the ‘Prayer Support’ section on the Help & Support page for more information on how we can help with your prayer needs. There are confidential and anonymous options available.