Sunday 10th November 2024

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.

Dan is on leave 11th – 20th November. For urgent pastoral matters please email the Parish Office. Rev Sheena Dickson will be with us next Sunday.

The Parish Office will be closed this Friday 15th November (Show Day) Any items for pewsheet to Anna by 9am Wednesday please

Wednesday Walkers 13th November: meet 9.30am in the car park beside the Halswell Library and Community Services Building on Halswell Rd just beside the Old Vicarage. We will walk round the Halswell Domain and then have coffee at the Old Vicarage. All welcome.  Barbara 021 1263801 & Alan 021 1427668.

CONSERVATION – Week 6. Top of the carbon footprint for food is beef. Not too hard to reduce your beef consumption 50%. Next is sheep meats. Pork and chicken have a much lower footprint. There is quite a bit of variation depending how animals are farmed. Beef grown in unfertilised high country will have a lot lower footprint than grain-fed animals but still will be bad.

Cook N Save class – would you or someone you know like to make their money go further in and out of the kitchen? Come along to St Mark’s Church, 101 Opawa Rd on Tuesday 28th November 9.30am-12.30pm. Email opawa.stmartins@gmail.com to book a spot.

Be creative for Christmas – help us decorate the Christmas Tree this year, with DIY Festive Stars. Colourful Christmas wrapping paper is ideal – use two sheets, back-to-back, so the star can be viewed from both sides. Attach some string or cotton thread so it can be tied to the tree, or looped over a branch. Bring your stars anytime after 30 Nov. Instructions for the stars and some examples are in the foyer. Worship Committee.

Christmas Gifts for Waltham Cottage: Please bring along suitable new gifts for boys, girls, teenagers and adults and place them under the Christmas tree in the church on Sundays 1st & 8th December. Donations of wrapping paper also appreciated.

MOVIE NIGHT Saturday 16th November 5.15pm: Carousel (1956) is an American drama fantasy musical film based on the 1945 Rodgers & Hammerstein stage musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Ferenc Molnár‘s 1909 non-musical play Liliom. The film stars Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones and was directed by Henry King. As with the original stage production, the film contains some of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s most famous songs. BYO takeaways for tea. Hot drinks provided.

Waltham Community Fun Day Friday 16th November 11am-2pm @ Opawa Baptist Church, 285 Wilsons Rd – see noticeboard for details.

Donations: if you would like 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                                      

Tuesday 10am              South Elder Care (lounge) Jeannette 332 9869

Tuesday 7.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

Wednesday 9.30am      Walking Group: Halswell Barbara 021 1263801

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

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

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

Friday                             SHOW DAY – Office Closed

Saturday 5.15pm          Movie Night (lounge) Irene 332 7306