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.

Wednesday Walkers 5^th March: Meet 9.30am in Port Hills Road Heathcote near Silo’s Café where we will have coffee. All welcome.  Sonya 027 253 3397.

Every March, Neighbours Aotearoa offers a great opportunity for churches to connect with the people in your neighbourhood and community. The 2025 theme is, ‘Let’s Celebrate with our Neighbours’. This is our event:

GARAGE SALE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MENZSHED THIS Saturday 8^th March from 9am. Please bring any items for sale in the day before. Home baking, jams and preserves greatly appreciated. NO used clothing.Some help on the day also appreciated. See Warren for more information.

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

CONSERVATION – Week 20. This week’s tip needs a bit of will power and could be somewhat life changing – volunteer time and money to conservation. The ECO Church would be a good start for both time and money. Unfortunately, our present government is going in the opposite direction. As far as Luxton is concerned; the economy come before endangered animals. This forces the workload to volunteers.

World Day of Prayer: St Ninian’s Presbyterian Church, Puriri St, Riccarton on Friday 7^th March at 10am to which everyone is invited.

“Love Grace” Handbag Appeal for Women’s Refuge in memory of Grace Millane – if you have any handbags you no longer need, the collection points for this appeal are any BNZ bank or Cracroft florist. Closing date 8^th March.

We’re seeking a volunteer to list the old piano on Trade Me. If you can help, please speak to Leona.

Ash Wednesday 5^th March – The Reverend Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge, warmly invites us to join with the St Mark’s Opawa congregation at either the 10am or 7pm service.

There is also an Ash Wednesday service at Beckenham Methodist Church at 7.30pm. All are most welcome at any of these services.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

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

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: Heathcote Sonya 027 253 3397

Wednesday 9.30am      Port Hills U3A (whole complex) Joy 337 2393

Wednesday 10am,7pm          ASH WEDNESDAY services @ St Mark’s Opawa

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

Saturday 9am                Garage Sale (whole complex)

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.

Wednesday Walkers 26^th February: Meet 9.30am near the Cracroft shopping area. Coffee at Pocapoca Café. All welcome. Joan 022 081 4088.

Every March, Neighbours Aotearoa offers a great opportunity for churches to connect with the people in your neighbourhood and community. The 2025 theme is, ‘Let’s Celebrate with our Neighbours’. This is our event:

GARAGE SALE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MENZSHED Saturday 8^th March from 8am. Please bring any items for sale in the day before. Home baking, jams and preserves greatly appreciated. NO used clothing.Some help on the day also appreciated. See Warren for more information.

CONSERVATION – Week 19. This week’s tip may come as a bit of a surprise: compromise perfection if it is safe to do so. For instance, if you get a scratch on your car, why fix it? Much better to use the repair money to help save the planet by planting a tree! Striving for perfection can be very expensive. This is very true in a production environment where thousands of dollars of stock can be scrapped due to some minor cosmetic issue. Wastage irreparably damages the planet. What’s the cost of that.

Ash Wednesday 5^th March – The Reverend Simon Green, Priest-in-Charge, warmly invites us to join with the St Mark’s Opawa congregation at either the 10am or 7pm service. All are most welcome.

NOTES FROM FEBRUARY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING:

• Warm congratulations offered to Sue Saunders as she takes up the role of Acting Parish Clerk.
• A letter of thanks and a gift has been presented to Irene Gray to acknowledge the years served as Parish Clerk.
• The new Yamaha piano has arrived.
• Some maintenance work is to be carried out at the Manse.
• With the closure of South Library we have seen an increase in demand to rent our spaces.
• Dan’s last Sunday with us is 23^rd March. An Interim Moderator is yet to be appointed.
• Worship committee has filled all preaching spots up to the end of July.
• The Parish Roll has been updated and revised by Dan & Sue and is kept in the Parish Office.
• A meeting of the Pastoral Care team will be held shortly.
• Security: please ensure all doors are locked if you are the last person to leave.

We’re seeking a volunteer to list the old piano on Trade Me. If you can help, please speak to Leona.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

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: Cracoft Joan 022 081 4088

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

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

A very warm welcome to Sheena and all who worship with us today. Please join us for morning tea following the service.

On December 17^th 2024 a 7.3 magnitude earthquake destroyed multiple buildings in Port Vila, Vanuatu. The earthquake claimed 12 lives, with more than 200 people injured.  The Presbyterian Church of Vanuatu (PCV) owns several buildings in Port Vila. While none of these collapsed, due to the severity of the earthquake there are concerns about the safety of a number of these buildings. Global Mission is launching an earthquake appeal to help meet costs associated with supporting individuals and communities affected by the earthquake, and for maintenance and repairs on damaged buildings. Funds can be banked into the Global Mission account, 02 0500 0086963 10 with the reference PCV Earthquake Appeal. Please send an email to Katrina Graham, katrina@presbyterian.org.nz  confirming the donation so a receipt can be emailed.

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.

Fireside meeting Monday 17th February from 2pm.  Women of the congregation and friends are welcome to join us to start our year at Allison’s with afternoon tea. Thanks to Allison for her hospitality.  Enquiries to Margaret 366 8936.

Wednesday Walkers 19^th February: Contact Sonya 027 2533397 for details of this week’s walk.

GARAGE SALE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MENZSHED Saturday 8^th March from 8am. Scope for selling good stuff – easiest if brought the day before. If there were volunteers to provide some home baking, jams and preserves that would be greatly appreciated as they’re good sellers. Morning tea would be an attraction – is anyone happy to run this? Some help on the day will be appreciated. The MenzShed are doing the advertising. See Warren for more information.

CONSERVATION – Week 18. Commonly under-rated for its carbon footprint is clothing – particularly fashion clothing. Statistically it is a significant contributor to climate warming and is easily addressed. Simply don’t chase the latest fashions and save a lot of money. If you need something for a special occasion, buy used or hire an outfit. These days, there are plenty of op-shops which have some really nice outfits.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 2pm                  Fireside @ Allison’s. 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:

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

Saturday 2-5pm            Private function (lounge)

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

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.

Wednesday Walkers 12^th February: leave town no later than 8.50am to meet at Ravenswood by 9.30am in the New World carpark.  Coffee will be at Joe’s Garage.  All are welcome. Sue 960 7657

GARAGE SALE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MENZSHED Saturday 8^th March from 8am: Scope for selling good stuff – easiest if brought the day before. If there were volunteers to provide some home baking, jams and preserves that would be greatly appreciated as they’re good sellers. Morning tea would be an attraction – is anyone happy to run this? Some help on the day will be appreciated. See Warren for more information.

CONSERVATION – Week 17. A classic for this week is a note about recycling. We all know to put recyclable stuff into the yellow bin but there is more. Smaller items can be recycled such as batteries in the big jar in the church entrance and Janette Morris is setting up a facility through the Whareora Community House at Barrington. Larger items can be taken to the transfer station or perhaps the ECO Shop in Blenheim Rd. On the other side of the coin – how about buying second-hand?

Why Does Nature Matter? A Public Lecture by Peter Harris

? Saturday, 15th February, 7:00–8:30 PM
? South West Baptist Church
We are beyond excited to announce that Peter Harris, the founder of A Rocha and a global pioneer in the creation care movement, will be joining us in ?tautahi for a very special evening. Peter’s decades of experience and deep insights have inspired countless Christians worldwide to live out their faith by caring for creation. We have the rare opportunity to hear lecture, Why Nature Matters. Peter will explore the vital connection between faith and creation care, inviting us to think deeply about why caring for nature is central to the Gospel.
This is a chance to be inspired, challenged, and equipped by one of the most respected voices in the field. Don’t miss it!

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

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

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

Tuesday 7.15pm           Meditation Group Dugald 021 161 7007

Wednesday 9.30am      Walking Group: Ravenswood Sue 960 7657

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

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

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us today. Please join us for morning tea following the service.

Many thanks to Rev Chris Elliot for leading our worship today.

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.

Wednesday Walkers 29^th January: Meet 9.30am at South Library. Sonya 027 253 3397.

A new Sunday roster is available – please check to see if there is a copy for you. Anna.

FOR YOUR DIARIES: GARAGE SALE Saturday 8^th March 8am start, in conjunction with the MenzShed. More details next week…

CONSERVATION – Week 15.

There is a significant carbon footprint associated with the transport of food. This would be eliminated if you grew your own vegetables and perhaps had a few hens to eat scraps and convert them to eggs. Sure, the old fashioned ¼ acre section would have been and was much more suitable for this. Even with a tiny section it is possible to grow a few vegetables – and – mix them with flowers. Just ask Sue.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 1-4pm              Foot Clinic (lounge) Janette 021 075 6780

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

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walking Group: South Library Sonya 027 253 3397

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730