Sunday 9th March 2025

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 join us for morning tea following the service.

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.

We give thanks for the long life of former parishioner Keith Alister Williamson, who died on 28th February at the age of 104. Rest eternal grant unto him, O Lord. His funeral was on Thursday at Cashmere.

Fireside meets this Monday 10th March 2pm at St Mark’s Anglican Church, 101 Opawa Rd. We will share stories about our favourite hymns. All women are very welcome. Margaret 366 8936.

Wednesday Walkers 12th March: Meet 9.30am at the Bus Exchange and walk to the Art Gallery to look at the exhibition “Dummies & Doppelgangers”.  Coffee at The Thirsty Peacock, 10.30am (café attached to art gallery). For those who want to drive, park under the art gallery, enter from Gloucester Street and meet in the foyer about 9.50am. All welcome. Sue 960 7657.

Articles are now being sought for the next ’Messenger’. Please email any contributions to Charlotte & Sally (hooty@xtra.co.nz) by 16th March. Thank you.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) emily.ingram@tend.nz

Monday 1.30pm            U3A focus group (lounge)

Monday 2pm                  Fireside @ St Mark’s Opawa Margaret 366 8936

Monday 7.15pm           Meditation Group Dugald 021 161 7007

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

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walking Group: City Sue 960 7657

Wednesday 4pm           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 & Be Fit (church) Anneke 021 077 4065

Thursday 5-10pm          Private function (lounge)

Friday 5-8pm                 Book launch (lounge) Catherine 960 8189

Saturday 9.30am           Pathways Study Group (lounge) Sue 960 7657

Catherine Fitchett would like to invite all her are interested to the launch of her poetry collection “The Girl Who Sings Islands” on Friday 14th March in the church lounge, 5.30 for 6.00. Published by Sudden Valley Press, to be launched by Bernadette Hall. Eftpos available. Drinks and nibbles will be provided.

CONSERVATION – Week 21. As a follow-up to last week’s tip of volunteering time and money, how about only voting only for candidates that promise sustainability ahead of growth and wealth. In fact economic growth has to be seen as a sin. The planet cannot sustain growth. In fact economies have to considerably shrink.