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 our worship today. Please stay for morning tea following the service.

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

Combined service at Beckenham Methodist Church Sunday 30^th August 10am. Please bring a plate to share for morning tea. If you would like a ride, or are able to offer one, please be at St Martins at 9.45am for carpooling.

Wednesday Walk 12^th August meet 9.30am in Cracroft for a walk around the area. Coffee at Poca Poca.All welcome. Sonya 027 253 3397.

Men’s Group: Thursday 13th August 6pm at St Martins meeting for a pot luck tea. Gwenda Kendrew from Aviva will be speaking. All men very welcome. Rob 384 4320.

Fireside Meeting: Monday 17^th August 2pm in the church lounge.  We are very fortunate that Sue has time to tell us about their recent trip to Great Britain, and welcome women of the congregation to join us.  Enquiries: Margaret ph 336 8936.

ANNUAL REPORTS are now due – Thank you to those who have already submitted their reports. All reports must be emailed to the Office by Friday 21^st August. The AGM is scheduled for Sunday 20^th September. If you have any items for general business, please advise Sue no later than 30^th August. Thank you.

Movie afternoon: The next movie will be the 1960s classic “The Love Bug”. Disney’s loveable car Herbie who has a mind of his own. He foils the baddies and wins the race in a most unusual fashion. Saturday 29th August at 2pm in the lounge with a cuppa beforehand. The last movie for this year. Koha appreciated. Sue 960 7657.

Brainfit for Life 4-week class starting on Friday 4 September HERE 1-2.30pm. Limited spaces available. Cost $250. Contact Ina (ina@brainfit.nz) to sign up, or for more information. See noticeboard for details.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

Tuesday 1-2.30pm        U3A small group (lounge)

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Cracroft Sonya 027 253 3397

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

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

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

Thursday 6pm               Men’s Group (lounge) Rob 384 4320

Friday 10am-12noon    Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

Join the Christchurch City Choir and Christchurch Youth Orchestra on Saturday, 19 September at 7:30 PM at the Charles Luney Auditorium for an evening of magnificent sacred music. Conducted by international guest maestro Richard Webster (Boston, USA), the programme features Haydn’s majestic Harmoniemesse alongside contemporary sacred anthems.Tickets: Adults $57 | Seniors $47 | Students/Children $15 (plus booking fees).Bookings: Available online at Eventfinda.

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 our worship today. Please stay for morning tea following the service.

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

The ‘Messenger’ is now available – thank you to Sally for compiling this.

Wednesday Walk 5^th August meet 9.30am in Prestons Road Mitre10 carpark for a walk around the area.  Ken will show us the way. All welcome. Sonya 027 253 3397.

Men’s Group: The next meeting will be on Thursday 13th August 6pm at St Martins meeting for a pot luck tea. Gwenda Kendrew from Aviva will be speaking. All men very welcome. Rob 384 4320.

ANNUAL REPORTS are now due – if you are the Convenor of a parish group please email a report to the Parish Office no later than 21^st August. Thank you to those who have already submitted their reports. The AGM is scheduled for Sunday 20^th September.

Movie afternoon: The next movie will be the 1960s classic “The Love Bug”. Disney’s loveable car Herbie who has a mind of his own. He foils the baddies and wins the race in a most unusual fashion. Saturday 29th August at 2pm in the lounge with a cuppa beforehand. The last movie for this year. Koha appreciated. Sue 960 7657.

Brainfit for Life 4-week class starting on Friday 4 September HERE 1-2.30pm. Limited spaces available. Cost $250. Contact Ina (ina@brainfit.nz) to sign up, or for more information. See noticeboard for details.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Prestons Sonya 027 253 3397

Wednesday 9.30am      Port Hills U3A (whole complex) Marilyn 022 648 8692

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

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

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

Friday 10am-12noon    NO Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

A woman and a coin by Jaroslav J. Vajda

A woman and a coin – the coin is lost!

How much it means to her, what time and toil, what part it was to play in her bright dreams!

Am I that treasured coin worth searching for?

I’m found, and you rejoice! What love! What love!

A shepherd and a sheep – the sheep is lost!

Far from the flock, the one in hundred cries, then, risking life, the shepherd’s voice and staff!

Am I that treasured sheep worth dying for?

I live, and you rejoice! What love! What love!

A parent and a child – the child is lost!

The parent feeds on memories and hope, the prodigal on husks and one last chance.

Am I that treasured child worth waiting for?

I’m home, and you rejoice! What love! What love!

Dear God, you sought us when the world was lost,

you gave your only son at what a cost; your Spirit welcomes home the tempest-tossed:

now we can be all you were dreaming of.

We’re safe, and you rejoice! What love! What love!

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 you all this morning. Please stay for morning tea following the service.

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

Wednesday Walk 29^th July meet 9.30am at the corner of Bridle Path Rd & Ferrymead Park Dr – that’s the entrance to Ferrymead Park.  We’ll walk round the area then drive to the Columbus Café at Mitre 10 Ferrymead for coffee. All welcome. Barbara and Alan 021 126 3801.

ANNUAL REPORTS are now due – if you are the Convenor of a parish group please email a report to the Parish Office no later than 21^st August. Thank you to those who have already submitted their reports. The AGM is scheduled for Sunday 20^th September.

Brainfit for Life 4-week class starting on Friday 4 September HERE 1-2.30pm. Limited spaces available. Cost $250. Contact Ina (ina@brainfit.nz) to sign up, or for more information. See noticeboard for details.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Ferrymead Park Barbara & Alan 021 126 3801

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

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

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

Friday 10am-12noon    Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

“AI & Humanity” Conference 28^th & 29^th August 2026. Cashmere Presbyterian Church, 2 MacMillan Ave. Tickets from: https://events.humanitix.com/ai-and-humanity-conference. AI & Humanity Conference 2026 is a one-and-a-half-day public gathering designed to inform, equip and inspire a general audience about Artificial Intelligence — its rapid developments, its practical applications, and its deeper implications for our lives, communities and humanity itself. The conference is hosted by Cashmere Presbyterian Church and explicitly welcomes all people, regardless of faith background. The event aims to:

• Demystify AI for everyday people — what it is, how it works, where it is headed
• Provide practical tools and skills to engage AI confidently in personal and professional life
• Explore the ethical, social, and human dimensions of AI — including perspectives from both faith and non-faith traditions
• Create a safe, curious, and collegial space for honest conversation about threats and opportunities
• Connect Christchurch/Canterbury people with leading New Zealand voices on AI

A Rocha Eco Church online gathering Monday 27 July, 7.00-8.30 pm to share ideas, encouragement, and practical inspiration to help meaningful engagement                              with this year’s Season of Creation. Explore this year’s theme, Living Water, inspired by Ezekiel 47:9, 12. Share practical ideas and resources for worship, preaching and prayer. Hear from Courtenay Wilson, Vicar of St Peter’s Anglican Church, Kaik?ura, and Nelson Anglican Creation Care Enabler and Peter Christensen, a stormwater specialist, who will help us explore the importance of healthy waterways and our role in caring for them. Please RSVP to receive your Zoom link:
https://arochanz.infoodle.com/f/EcoChurchKoreroSoC27July2026

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 you all this morning. Please stay for morning tea following the service. Many thanks to everyone who suggested hymns, and to Allison & Barry leading our worship.

Fireside welcomes women to join them at any of our meetings.  This month we have another interesting speaker planned.  Sonya will show the PowerPoint she made of their visit to Great Barrier Island.  The meeting time is 2pm on Monday 20th July with afternoon tea served afterwards.  Enquiries: Margaret ph 336 8936.

Wednesday Walk 22^nd July meet 9.30am at the corner of Centaurus Rd &  Albert Tce for a walk around St Martins.  Coffee at Cocoa Black. All welcome.  Janet 027 240 4967

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

ANNUAL REPORTS are now due – if you are the Convenor of a parish group please email a report to the Parish Office no later than 21^st August. Thank you. The AGM is scheduled for Sunday 20^th September.

Bearing Witness – Palestinian Christian Perspectives with theologians Dr Lamma Mansour and Dr Yousef Khoury. How should Christians respond to violence in the Holy Land? Transitional Cathedral Sunday 19^th July 7pm or Oxford Terrace Baptist Church Monday 20^th July 7pm. Register for free: ac4pp.com/tour. Presented by Aotearoa Christians for Peace in Palestine.

Brainfit for Life 4-week class starting on Friday 4 September HERE 1-2.30pm. Limited spaces available. Cost $250. Contact Ina (ina@brainfit.nz) to sign up, or for more information. See noticeboard for details.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 2pm                  Fireside (lounge) Margaret 366 8936

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: St Martins Janet 027 240 4967

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

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

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

Friday 10am-12noon    Mums n Tums (lounge) Livvy 027 327 6369

Saturday 10am              Pathways study group(lounge) Beth 027 651 8333

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 you all this morning. Please stay for morning tea following the service as we acknowledge our 98^th anniversary.

A new Sunday roster is available today – please check to see if there is a copy for you in the foyer.

Anna will be working offsite on Wednesday morning.

Wednesday Walk 15^th July meet 9.30am in the Mitre 10 carpark, cnr Montreal/ Brougham Street for a walk around Somerfield, including the Strickland Street community garden. All welcome. Sue 960 7657

Donations: if you are able to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

ANNUAL REPORTS are now due – if you are the Convenor of a parish group please email a report to the Parish Office no later than 21^st August. Thank you. The AGM is scheduled for Sunday 20^th September.

Movie afternoon: “THE ITALIAN JOB”. Charlie Croker (Michael Caine) is out of jail and on the make with an ingenious plan for the heist of the century. Aided and abetted by top criminal mastermind Mr Bridger ( Noel Coward), Charlie sets off with an ace team of villains and three very special minis to lift $4,000,000 from under the noses of the Turin Polizei. The trouble is, with the cops and the Mafia on his tail, Charlie finds that grabbing the money is kid’s stuff compared to getting away with it….. This action packed comedy drama is an all-time cult classic of the 60s, with the craziest car chase in movie history and an incredible cliffhanger finale, “The Italian Job” is the caper movie to beat them all.” Come and watch on Saturday 18th, 2pm in the lounge with a cuppa beforehand. A koha is welcome for church funds. Sue says that the car chase is exciting and wonders how the movie company managed to get so many vehicles and extras to block the centre of Turin.

Bearing Witness – Palestinian Christian Perspectives with theologians Dr Lamma Mansour and Dr Yousef Khoury. How should Christians respond to violence in the Holy Land? Transitional Cathedral Sunday 19^th July 7pm or Oxford Terrace Baptist Church Monday 20^th July 7pm. Register for free: ac4pp.com/tour. Presented by Aotearoa Christians for Peace in Palestine.

CWS Venezuela Earthquake Appeal: Account name Christian World Service 
To donate online – ANZ: 06 0817 0318646 00 Reference: VenEQ. Please email your postal details to cws@cws.org.nz if you would like a tax receipt. Phone 0800 74 73 72 during office hours to make credit or debit card donations.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 4.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

Tuesday 1-2.30pm        U3A small group (lounge)

Wednesday 9.30am      Walk: Somerfield Sue 960 7657

Wednesday 2pm           Parish Council @ Allison’s

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

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

Saturday 2pm                Movie afternoon (lounge)