WELCOME & NOTICES:

 

CALL TO WORSHIP (together):

Lord, as Winter makes its presence felt we come to worship

revelling in the beauty each season brings.

Give us insight this morning into how the work of your hands

should always be as part of the work of our hands.

In this hour give us provision for our journey.

Courage and faith and compassion and endurance

to face any hardship. Fill us with the joy of service.

We pray all these things in the name of Jesus. Amen.

 

HYMN: For the Beauty of the Earth

For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies,

for the love which from our birth over and around us lies,

Christ our God to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise.

 

For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night,

hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light,

 

For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind’s delight,

for the mystic harmony linking sense to sound and sight,

 

For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child,

friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild,

 

For each perfect gift of thine to our race so freely given,

graces human and divine, flowers of earth and buds of heaven,

 

For the church that evermore lifteth holy hands above,

offering up on every shore her pure sacrifice of love,

©FS Pierpoint (WOV77)

 

OPENING PRAYER

 

TIME WITH THOSE YOUNG AT HEART ~ Gillian Cree

 

HYMN: Here I Am Lord

I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.

All who dwell in dark and sin my hand will save.

I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.

Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night.

I will go, Lord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.

 

I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.

I have wept for love of them. They turn away.

I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone.

I will speak my Word to them. Whom shall I send? Here I am…

 

I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.

I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.

Finest bread I will provide till their hearts be satisfied.

I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send? Here I am…

©Daniel L. Schutte (OCP, CH4 251)

 

INTRODUCTION TO THE READINGS:

Psalm 5: 1-8                            Jill Grierson

Matthew 13: 18-23                  Lyn Steele

 

MESSAGE: Soil

 

HYMN: Joy to the World!

Joy to the world! The Lord is come; let earth receive her king;

let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing,

and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

 

Joy to the world! The Saviour reigns; let all their songs employ;

while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

 

He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness and wonders of his love,

and wonders of his love, and wonders, wonders of his love.

©Isaac Watts (WOV224)

PRAYERS FOR THE PEOPLE

 

SUNG LORD’S PRAYER

 

THE OFFERING (together):

We dedicate these gifts freely given and gratefully received to the work of the congregation building honest caring relationships across all line of difference, promoting religious freedom, practising compassion

and working for justice.

May these gifts and work of our hands and hearts give power to all we stand for as a community of faith.

 

GREET AND BLESS ONE ANOTHER

 

HYMN: Nothing is Lost on the Breath of God    ©Shirley Murray (FFS)

Nothing is lost on the breath of God, nothing is lost forever;
God’s breath is love, and that love will remain,

holding the world forever.

No feather too light, no hair too fine, no flower too brief in its glory,
no drop in the ocean, no dust in the air,

but is counted and told in God’s story.

 

Nothing is lost to the eyes of God, nothing is lost forever;
God sees with love, and that love will remain,

holding the world forever.

No journey too far, no distance too great,

no valley of darkness too blinding,

no creature too humble, no child too small

for God to be seeking and finding.

 

Nothing is lost to the heart of God, nothing is lost forever;
God’s heart is love, and that love will remain,
holding the world forever.

No impulse of love, no office of care,
no moment of life in its fulness,
no beginning too late, no ending too soon,
but is gathered and known in its goodness.                 ©Shirley Murray (FFS)

 

BLESSING

 

THREEFOLD AMEN

 

NOTICES

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us this morning. Many thanks to David Beaumont for leading our worship today.

 

FOOT CLINIC TOMORROW 1-4pm at Beckenham Methodist. New helpers always welcome. See Lyndsey 388 1264.

 

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 15^th June: Meet 9.30am at venue to be advised. Check with Sonya 339 7038 for details.

 

COMBINED MEETING OF BOARD OF MANAGERS & SESSION Wednesday 15^th June 7.30pm at Joan’s 15 Locarno St.

 

QUIZ THIS Saturday 18^th June, Cashmere Presbyterian Church Centre Rata Lounge at 5pm for 5.30pm start. $10 per person. Bring some cash for a raffle ticket. Irene Gray & Judith Mackay have tickets.

 

PARISH OFFICE: Wednesday & Thursday 9am – 12 noon, Fridays 9-11am Ph 332 6192. Email:stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz. Website:www.stmartins.org.nz.

Please make sure Anna has any notices by 9am Thursday.

 

ALPINE PRESBYTERY newsletter is on the noticeboard in the Lounge.

 

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Tue 14^th John; Wed 15^th Julian.

Sacrament of Holy Communion

 

WELCOME: Tena Koutou Katoa. Welcome.

 

NOTICES & BIRTHDAYS

 

CALL TO WORSHIP (©Dorothy McRae-McMahon):

The transforming winds of creative life

are but the breath of God.

The presence of flames of justice and love

are the graceful signs of Christ.

The flights of freedom in movements of truth

are the joyful life in the Spirit.

We celebrate this day and the signs of God in our midst.

 

HYMN: God Who Sets Us on a Journey (Tune: Hyfrydol)

God who sets us on a journey to discover, dream and grow.

Lead us as you led your people in the desert long ago.

Journey inward, journey outward, stir the spirit, stretch the mind;

Love, for God and self and neighbour,

marks the way that Christ defined.

 

Exploration brings new insights, changes, choices we must face;

Give us wisdom in deciding, mindful always of your grace;

Should we stumble, lose our bearings, find it hard to know what’s right, we regain our true direction focused on the Jesus light.

 

End our longing for the old days. Grant the vision that we lack –

once we’ve started on this journey there can be no turning back;

let us travel light, discarding excess baggage from our past.

Cherish only what’s essential, choosing treasure that will last.

 

 

 

When we set up camp and settle to avoid love’s risk and pain,

you disturb complacent comfort, pull the tent pegs up again;

keep us travelling in the knowledge you are always at our side.

Give us courage for the journey, Christ our goal and Christ our guide.

©Joy Dine

PRAYER:

 

BIBLE READINGS:

1 Kings 17: 8-16                                                          Audrey Dunnachie

Elijah miraculously provides a meal for a poor widow and then goes on to raise her son to life.

 

Luke 7:11-17   Jesus raises a widow’s son                               Anneke Howie

 

CONVERSATION: Elijah & Jesus

 

REFLECTION: Signs and Wonders

 

HYMN: Your Hand O God Has Guided (Tune: Thornbury)

Your hand O God has guided your flock from age to age;

the wondrous tale is written full clear on every page;

our fathers owned your goodness and we their deeds record;

and both of this bear witness, one Church, one Faith, one Lord.

 

Your heralds brought glad tidings to greatest as to least;

they bade them rise and hasten to share the great King’s feast;

and this was all their teaching, in every deed and word.

To all alike proclaiming, one Church, one Faith, one Lord.

 

Through many a day of darkness, through many a scene of strife,

the faithful few fought bravely to guard the nation’s life.

Their gospel of redemption, sin pardoned, man restored,

was all in this enfolded, one Church, one Faith, one Lord.

 

Your mercy will not fail us, nor leave your work undone;

with your right hand to help us, the victory shall be won;

and then, by men and angels, your name shall be adored,

and this shall be our anthem, one Church, one Faith, one Lord.

©EH Plumptre (WOV 389)

 

OFFERING (together): Gracious God, we bring the gift of money and food to be used in your service as a sign of your love. Amen.

 

PRAYERS FOR OTHER PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

PREPARATION FOR COMMUNION

 

HYMN: An Upper Room (Tune: O Waly, Waly)

An upper room did our Lord prepare for those he loved until the end: and his disciples still gather there to celebrate their risen friend.

 

A lasting gift Jesus gave his own: to share his bread, his loving cup. Whatever burdens may bow us down, he by his cross shall lift us up.

 

And after supper he washed their feet, for service, too, is sacrament.

In him our joy shall be made complete – sent out to serve,

as he was sent.                                                         ©F Pratt Green (WOV 453)

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (together):

I celebrate the church of Jesus Christ, where two or three or thousands can gather together in Christ’s name and touch this world with the amazing good news that somebody cares, that God joins us in community so that someday this world will be loved to wholeness.

I celebrate the church, where you and I and all Christ’s disciples are called upon to follow even when it costs us something; something precious.

I celebrate the church where every child of God is hailed as unique and valuable.

I celebrate injustices righted; where there is an awakening to humanity’s suffering; the pain alleviated, the scars erased.

I celebrate this way of life that takes me and mine from the centre of things and focuses on ours and theirs.

I celebrate that love lives among us, that God’s spirit pervades our being, our community.

I celebrate the unconditional love of Christ – the cross. That Christ hung there loving the unlovable. For God so loved the world… that God should love us so much, surely we should celebrate together around the table.                                                       ©Ann Weems (Reaching for Rainbows)

THE INVITATION: Jesus Christ invites each one of you to this family meal. In the bread and wine, the sign of Christ’s presence, we are united in love with God and one another.

 

ACCEPTANCE: I come to the table in response to the invitation of Jesus Christ, who walked among us and was human like us. I come knowing that I am freed from those things that separate me from God and one another. I come seeking healing and wholeness through Jesus Christ who gave the gift of life for us all.

           

SILENCE: Be still, be silent. Let God be God.

 

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

 

INSTITUTION OF THE SACRAMENT

 

DISTRIBUTION

 

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

 

THE OFFERING OF THE PEACE OF CHRIST  WITH EACH OTHER

 

HYMN: Let us Talents and Tongues Employ (Tune: Linstead)

Let us talents and tongues employ, reaching out with a shout of joy; bread is broken, the wine is poured,

Christ is spoken and seen and heard.

Jesus lives again, earth can breathe again,

pass the Word around: loaves abound!

 

Christ is able to make us one; at his table he sets the tone,

teaching people to live to bless, love in word and in deed express…

 

Jesus calls us, sends us out bearing fruit in a world of doubt,

gives us love to tell, bread to share: God-Immanuel everywhere!…                                            © F Kaan (WOV 658)

 

 

COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY (together):

We go now, having committed ourselves afresh to serve Christ. We go now knowing that God goes with us, Jesus Christ being our guide and the spirit of God will empower us. May we know the freedom to seek opportunities each new day and serve with compassion, imagination and courage.

 

BENEDICTION: Go in peace and carry this sacrament with you into your everyday life.

 

SUNG GRACE (together):

May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God the Father,  and the fellowship, the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you for evermore and evermore, for evermore. Amen.

©St Aidan’s Parish, Tasmania 1973 (New Harvest)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTICES

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us this morning. Many thanks to Rev Lyndsey McKay for leading our worship today.

 

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 8^th June: Meet 9.30am at Cracroft shops corner with coffee at Silverbacks. Marilyn  338 2453.  All welcome.

 

ST JAMES’ WOMEN JOURNEYING EVENING with Helen Mulder presenting The Yellow Handbag Thursday 9^th June 7.30pm.

Please phone  Sonya 339 7038 if you are interested in joining the Fireside ladies attending this evening.  Tickets $20.00

 

ALPINE PRESBYTERY newsletter is on the noticeboard in the Lounge.

 

PARISH OFFICE: Wednesday & Thursday 9am – 12 noon, Fridays 9-11am Ph 332 6192. Email: stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz.Website:www.stmartins.org.nz.

Please make sure Anna has any notices by 9am Thursday.

 

QUIZ AT CASHMERE Saturday 18^th June, Cashmere Presbyterian Church Centre Rata Lounge at 5pm for 5.30pm start. Pizza tea at 6.30pm followed by more quiz! $10 per person. Book a table of 6 for $55. Bring some cash for a Raffle ticket. Our Church would like to have 2 Teams – it should be a fun night. Irene Gray & Judith Mackay have tickets.

 

GARAGE SALE Saturday 11^th June 8.30am – 12.30pm at St Mark’s Anglican Church Hall, Opawa Rd. Donations of goods to sell gratefully received (anything except electrical goods). Drop off at St Mark’s on Friday 10^th between 9am & 4pm.

 

BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK: Mon 6^th Jessie

WELCOME: Tena Koutou Katoa. Welcome.

NOTICES & BIRTHDAYS

 

CALL TO WORSHIP:

We celebrate birth the wonder, the miracle of that tiny life asserting its selfhood.

We celebrate children who laugh out loud, who walk in the mud, who cry at the top of their lungs, who constantly ask questions, who are so busy living they don’t have time for hang-ups.

We celebrate parents who are always there for their children, who laugh and cry, who endure struggle and frustration; the responsibility that goes with being a parent.

You are not alone. God is with you.

 

HYMN: Christians are All Kinds of People

Christians are all kinds of people,

They’re average, they’re short, and they’re tall,

From all kinds of backgrounds, with all kinds of outlooks,

Our gracious God uses them all.

Christians are all kinds of people, not even especially good,

But God’s love is mighty, and that is what counts,

With mercy as wide as the sea; It reaches to you and to me.

 

Christians are all kinds of people.

They’re smilers, they’re grouchers, they’re clowns.

In all kinds of weather, wherever they gather,

You’ll find every kind of them round.

Christians are all kinds of people, And sometimes all kinds are in me.

 

God uses all kinds of people, the black, and the pale and the tan,

New Born and the aged, the fit and disabled,

They all have a part in the plan. God uses all kinds of people,

With problems, with hang-ups, with scars.              ©Stan and Pauline Stewart.

 

PRAYER:

 

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: Today we celebrate the baptism of Jaydan James Terris, son of Simone and Chris. Welcome to you, Simone and Chris and to other family members present today.

 

Preamble on the meaning of baptism…

 

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: Let us again affirm our faith in God –

We believe in God, the source of life who created human beings to be different and to get on with each other. We believe in Jesus Christ, who calls us to a life which is absurd by the standards of the world. We believe in the Spirit of God within and around us, and you and me. We believe the times when the church is the church when we are a community, a source of love, laughter and the sharer of tears. A people prepared to take risks, working together, that one day this world may be a place where people can live in justice, freedom and peace. This is our hope, this is our faith. That we dare to believe, always and in spite of everything, in God’s power to transform.                     (Source unknown)

 

HYMN: Celebrate Each Generation

Celebrate each generation, celebrate around the earth!

In this Church make dedication of the miracle of the earth.

 

Each newborn son and daughter is the Church’s loving claim,

Marked by touch of living water now to take the Christian name.

 

Be the Christ in those we christen: body, spirit, both must thrive,

Be the Christ in us who promise newborn faith to keep alive.

 

So another generation may discover truth and good,

Flower within the certain future, bud of hope within the wood.

©Shirley Murray

VOWS

To the Parents: In bringing your child for baptism, do you declare your faith in God as your creator in the person of Jesus Christ and the spirit of God who works through us all in creating a world of love, peace and justice? WE DO.

Do you promise, as far as you are able to build your family life on the love and truth that Christ has shown us? WE DO.

 

To the Congregation: As members of this congregation you have a responsibility to love and nurture this family as part of your community. Will you accept the Terris family into this church community and make provision to support and nurture them?

We gladly accept this family into the fellowship and commit ourselves into providing a caring Christian community. With God’s help we will support and nurture the Terris family as we are able.

 

THE BAPTISM OF JAYDAN JAMES TERRIS

 

SUNG AARONIC BLESSING:

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

 

PRESENTATION of Baptismal Certificate

 

HYMN: Child of Blessing (Tune: Stuttgart)

Child of blessing, child of promise, baptized with the Spirit’s sign,

with this water God has sealed you unto love and grace divine.

 

Child of love, our love’s expression, love’s creation, loved indeed!

fresh from God, refresh our spirits, into joy and laughter lead.

 

Child of joy, our dearest treasure, God’s you are, from God you came. Back to God we humbly give you;live as one who bears Christ’s name.

 

Child of God, your loving Parent, learn to listen for God’s call, grow to laugh and sing and worship, trust and love God more than all.        (©AA)

 

The children now leave us with Gillian Cree

 

BIBLE READINGS:   Mark 10:13-16            Gilly Penwell

1 John 4:7-12             Alice Shanks

REFLECTION:

 

OFFERING (together): Gracious God we give the gift of money and food back to you. May they be used in your service both here and in the wider church community. Amen.

 

AN OPPORTUNITY TO GREET ONE ANOTHER

 

PRAYERS FOR OTHER PEOPLE & THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

HYMN: Every Day I Will Offer You

Every day I will offer you, loving God my heart and mind

Every way I discover you, in the work your hand has signed;

Help me see I’m your image, and You have dreamed what I might be –

Every day – in your Spirit, I’ll find the love and energy!

 

Every day I will look to Christ and give thanks for wine and bread.

Through the pain and the emptiness where your world cries to be fed;

Help me see I can work for change, and wherever I might be.

Every day in your Spirit, I’ll find the love and energy!

 

Every day I will take your word, answer your compassion’s claim,

Celebrate every sign of hope, every deed done in your name;

Help me see you are always there,

and your light can shine through me,

Every day in your Spirit, I’ll find the love and energy!     ©Shirley Murray (AA)

 

BENEDICTION: Go now into God’s world knowing that you are not alone, that God goes with you; Jesus Christ being your guide and the Spirit of God disturbing and surprising you along the way.

 

SHARE THE BLESSING WITH EACH OTHER:

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit go with you. Amen.

 

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Sun 29^th Margaret; Mon 30^th Keith; Wed 1^st Madg; Thu 2^nd Rose; Fri 3^rd Joan C (100!)

 

NOTICES

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us this morning. Many thanks to Rev Lyndsey McKay for leading our worship today.

 

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 1^st June: Meet 9.30am in Hawford Road by the Opawa Shopping Centre carpark for a walk around Opawa-St Martins.  Coffee at Opawa Bakery and Café. All welcome.  Sonya 027 253 3397

 

MEN’S GROUP meets this Thursday 2^nd June 6pm at Merchiston, 75 St Martins Rd for a shared meal. Lisa Milburn from Pillars will be our speaker. Please bring a grocery item for the giftbox for Pillars. Tony 332 0554.

 

CONGRATULATIONS & BEST WISHES to Joan Croy who celebrates her 100^th birthday this Friday.

 

FROM WALTHAM COMMUNITY COTTAGE:

Thank you so much to the St Martin’s Congregation who so willingly donated an amazing array of fruit, tinned goods, jams, grocery items recently. We have distributed all the perishable goods and they were so very much appreciated by everyone. We have stored all the non-perishable items in our emergency food cupboard. Thank you for your thoughtfulness and continued support.

 

NEW SUNDAY ROSTER available – please check to see if you have one.

 

COURT THEATRE tickets available from Sue today. Please collect yours.

 

ALPINE PRESBYTERY newsletter is on the noticeboard in the Lounge.

 

PARISH OFFICE: Wednesday & Thursday 9am – 12 noon, Fridays 9-11am Ph 332 6192. Email: stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz.Website:www.stmartins.org.nz.

Please make sure Anna has any notices by 9am Thursday.

 

CALM & CAKE: Cashmere Presbyterian Friday 3^rd June 9.30am. Gold coin donation for morning tea appreciated. Treat yourself to some peace and quiet.

 

QUIZ AT CASHMERE Saturday 18^th June, Cashmere Presbyterian Church Centre Rata Lounge at 5pm for 5.30pm start. Pizza tea at 6.30pm followed by more quiz! $10 per person. Book a table of 6 for $55. Bring some cash for a Raffle ticket. Our Church would like to have 2 Teams – it should be a fun night. Irene Gray & Judith Mackay have tickets.

WELCOME

SESSION REPORT, NOTICES & BIRTHDAYS

 

HYMN: To God be the Glory

To God be the glory, great things he has done!

So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,

who yielded his life an atonement for sin

and opened the life-gate that all may go in.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the earth hear his voice!

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the people rejoice!

O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,

and give him the glory! great things he has done!

 

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,

to every believer the promise of God!

and every offender who truly believes,

that moment from Jesus a pardon receives…

 

Great things he has taught us, great things he has done,

and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;

but purer, and higher, and greater will be

our wonder, our rapture, when Jesus we see… (WOV85)

 

OPENING PRAYERS                       Irene Gray

 

READING: Psalm 121                       Irene Gray

 

HYMN: These Hills Where the Hawk Flies Lonely

These hills where the hawk flies lonely,

Beaches where the long surf rolls,

Mountains where the snows reach heaven, these are our care.

Pastures where the sheep graze calmly,

Orchards where the apples grow,

Gardens where the roses cluster, these are our prayer.

 

Forests where the tree ferns tower,

Rivers running strong and clear,

Oceans where the great whales wander, these are our care.

Race meeting race as equals, Justice for age-old wrong,

Worth for every man and woman, these are our prayer.

 

Cities where the young roam restless,

Lives brought to deep despair,

Homeless and powerless people, these are our care.

Places where the Word is spoken,

Hands held in serving love,

Faiths of our many cultures, these are our prayer.

 

All that the old world gave us,

All that the new world brings,

Language, ideas and customs, these are our care.

Life finding joy and value,

Faith seeking truth and light,

God heard and seen in all things, this be our prayer.               ©Colin Gibson

 

READING:                                                                 Fern Wakefield

 

HYMN: Make Me a Channel of Your Peace (please remain seated)

Make me a channel of your peace.

Where there is hatred let me bring your love;

where there is injury, your pardon, Lord;

and where there’s doubt, true faith in you.

Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek so much to be consoled

as to console; to be understood as to understand;

to be loved, as to love with all my soul.

 

Make me a channel of your peace.

Where there’s despair in life let me bring hope;

where there is darkness, only light;

and where there’s sadness, ever joy. Oh Master…

 

Make me a channel of your peace.

It is pardoning that we are pardoned,

in giving of ourselves that we receive;

and in dying that we’re born to eternal life.                 ©S Temple (CH4 528)

 

REFLECTION : Standing Together                        June Service

 

A TIME OF QUIET

 

OFFERING

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE                                   John Shanks

 

SUNG LORD’S PRAYER

 

HYMN: Thine be the Glory

Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son;

endless is the victory, thou o’er death hast won;

angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,

kept the folded grave clothes, where thy body lay.

            Thine be the glory, risen, conquering Son,

            endless is the victory, thou o’er death hast won.

 

Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;

Lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom;

let the Church with gladness hymns of triumph sing;

for her Lord now liveth; death hath lost its sting.

 

No more we doubt thee, glorious Prince of Life;

life is naught without thee: aid us in our strife;

make us more than conquerors, through thy deathless love:

bring us safe through Jordan to thy home above.

© World Student Christian Federation (WOV303)

 

SUNG BENEDICTION (together):

Stand together for what you believe.

Work for what must be done.

Love each other in all that you do, till all my people are one.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. Amen.

 

Please leave promptly, to allow the Methodist congregation to prepare for worship.

NOTICES

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us this morning. Many thanks to some Session members for leading our worship today.

NO Morning tea today.

 

POT LUCK LUNCH TODAY 12 noon at Cashmere Presbyterian.

 

NEXT SUNDAY we will be welcoming the Terris family as they present Jaydan for baptism.

 

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 25^th May: Meet 9.30am in Stourbridge Street, near Therese Street, for a walk around Spreydon.  Coffee at Oderings Cafe. Janette & Cyril Morris 332 1240 or 021 161 1178

 

NO Fireside meeting this Tuesday.

 

MEN’S GROUP meets on Thursday 2^nd June 6pm at Merchiston, 75 St Martins Rd for a shared meal. Lisa Milburn from Pillars will be our speaker. Please bring a grocery item for the giftbox for Pillars. For details, contact Tony 332 0554.

 

ALPINE PRESBYTERY newsletter is on the noticeboard in the Lounge.

 

PARISH OFFICE: Wednesday & Thursday 9am – 12 noon, Fridays 9-11am Ph 332 6192. Email: stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz.Website:www.stmartins.org.nz.

Please make sure Anna has any notices by 9am Thursday.

 

CONCERT THIS AFTERNOON with our very own Lyndsey McKay at New Brighton Union Church 2pm. Door sales available. A great afternoon of fabulous singing.

 

 

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Sun 22^nd Jennifer, Judith; Tue 24^th Hadley; Thu 26^th Barbara; Fri 27^th Jim, Gillian.

WELCOME: Tena  Koutou Katoa

NOTICES & BIRTHDAYS

 

PENTECOST CELEBRATION: Happy Birthday Church…..

 

HYMN: On Pentecost They Gathered (Tune: Ellacombe)

On Pentecost they gathered quite early in the day,

a band of Christ’s disciples to worship, sing, and pray.

A mighty wind came blowing, filled all the swirling air,

and tongues of fire a-glowing inspired each person there.

 

The people all around them were startled and amazed

to understand their language, as Christ the Lord they praised.

What universal message, what great good news was here?

That Christ, once dead, is risen to vanquish all our fear.

 

God pours the Holy Spirit on all who would believe,

on women, men, and children who would God’s grace receive.

That Spirit knows no limit, bestowing life and power.

The church, formed and re-forming, responds in every hour.

 

O Spirit, sent among them on that day long ago,

rekindle faith among us in all life’s ebb and flow.

O give us ears to listen and tongues aflame with praise,

so folk of every nation glad songs of joy shall raise.        ©Jane Parker Huber

 

PRAYER:

 

THE MOVEMENT OF THE SPIRIT IN TODAY’S WORLD.

 

WELCOME: Liz Whitehead, Community Development Worker

Focus: Children & Families St Albans Uniting.

 

• Breakfast Church for Children & Families 8.30am each Sunday.
• Video Clip.
• What do you do each Sunday?

 

SONG: I’m Gonna Sing When the Spirit Says Sing

I’m gonna sing when the Spirit says ‘Sing’,

I’m gonna sing when the Spirit says ‘Sing’,

I’m gonna sing when the Spirit says ‘Sing’,

and obey the Spirit of the Lord.

 

I’m gonna love when the Spirit says ‘Love’,

I’m gonna love when the Spirit says ‘Love’,

I’m gonna love when the Spirit says ‘Love’,

and obey the Spirit of the Lord.

 

I’m gonna laugh when the Spirit says ‘Laugh’,

I’m gonna laugh when the Spirit says ‘Laugh’,

I’m gonna laugh when the Spirit says ‘Laugh’,

and obey the Spirit of the Lord.

 

I’m gonna hope when the Spirit says ‘Hope’,

I’m gonna hope when the Spirit says ‘Hope’,

I’m gonna hope when the Spirit says ‘Hope’,

and obey the Spirit of the Lord.                                  C/A

 

The children now leave us with Gillian Cree

 

TIME FOR RELECTION ON PENTECOST.   Pentecost……..

 

BIBLE READINGS:

Ezekiel 37: 1-14          God’s life giving breath           Sonya Hodder

Acts 2: 1-21                 God’s gift of the Holy Spirit, with wind and fire

Wayne Barton

 

DIALOGUE RE BREAKFAST CHURCH ~ Liz & Lyndsey

• What got you started?
• People Involvement
• Church/community response

 

PRAYERS FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

 

THE LORD’S PRAYER

 

OFFERING:

What we have we offer to God and the world which God loves.

Take them as you took the loaves and fishes and transform them into overflowing life. Amen.

 

HYMN: Great and Deep the Spirit’s Purpose

Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose, hidden now in mystery,

nature bursts with joyful promise, ripe with what is yet to be.

In a wealth of rich invention, still the work of art unfolds:

barely have we seen, and faintly, what God’s great salvation holds.

 

Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose, making Jesus seen and heard. Every age of God’s creation grasps new meaning from the Word. Show us, Holy Spirit, show us your new work begun today:

eyes and ears and hearts are open, teach us what to do and say.

 

Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose: all God’s children brought to birth, freed from hunger, fear and evil every corner of the earth,

and a million million voices speak with joy the Saviour’s name;

every face reflects his image, never any two the same.

 

Great and deep the Spirit’s purpose, nothing shall be left to chance.

All that lives will be united in the everlasting dance.

All fulfilled and all perfected, each uniquely loved and known,

Christ in glory unimagined once for all receives his own.      ©Marnie Barrell

 

 

BENEDICTION:

Go now in faith and hope to be part of the recreating of the world.

May God surprise you on the way.

 

 

 

SUNG BLESSING: Now As We Go

Now as we go, kind Spirit keep us, in all we see,

Christ be our focus, in all we do, his story shape us,

that we may grow to God’s good purpose.

 

Now as we go, sister and brother, give us good care of the other,

more hope to share, more strength to gather,

more life to know in faith together.                             ©Shirley Murray (AA)

 

Please leave promptly, to allow the Methodist congregation to prepare for worship.

 

NOTICES

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us this morning. Many thanks to Rev Lyndsey McKay for leading our worship today.

PLEASE NOTE: MORNING TEA & birthday cake is at 43 St Martins Rd.

 

ARTICLES etc needed NOW for next ‘Messenger’. Deadline 20^th May. Please send contributions to Anneke (anneke.howie@gmail.com) asap.

 

WEDNESDAY WALKERS 18^th May: Meet 9.30am at South Library. Coffee at Red. All are welcome. Joan 338 8700.

 

SESSION meets this Wednesday 7.30pm at Merchiston.

 

POTLUCK LUNCH for St James’, Hoon Hay, Cashmere & St Martin’s NEXT Sunday 12 noon at Cashmere Presbyterian. An opportunity for everyone to mix and mingle and enjoy fellowship. Irene.

 

ALPINE PRESBYTERY newsletter is on the noticeboard in the Lounge.

 

PARISH OFFICE: Wednesday & Thursday 9am – 12 noon, Fridays 9-11am Ph 332 6192. Email: stmartpresch@xtra.co.nz.Website:www.stmartins.org.nz.

Please make sure Anna has any notices by 9am Thursday.

NB: Anna will be in the Office Tuesday (after 10am) this week, instead of Thursday.

 

COUPLES @ CASHMERE: A series of seminars for stronger relationships. Sun 22^nd May 7.30-9.30pm. $10 per couple (includes supper) at Cashmere Presbyterian Church. Ph 332 7129 to register.

 

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Mon 16^th Kim.