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, and especially to Rev Sheena Dickson for leading today’s service. Please join us for morning tea following the service.

Dan is on leave until 20^th November. For urgent pastoral matters please email the Parish Office.

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.

Articles are required now for the next ‘Messenger’. Deadline is Friday 22^nd November so we can have the magazine available for distribution on 1^st December. Please email any contributions to Charlotte (hooty@xtra.co.nz).

Wednesday Walkers 20^th November: meet 9.30am near Madras & Kilmore Streets for a walk around the Avon River. Coffee at Table at Monks. All welcome – Janet 027 240 4967.

CONSERVATION – Week 7. Tourism, particularly international travel, has a huge carbon footprint which is utterly unsustainable. It’s not just the carbon emissions from fuel, but the emissions from all the infrastructure that is built around tourism. Civilisation could exist quite nicely without any tourism. Millions would be looking for new jobs. Growing food without using oil would be very labour intensive. What can you do? Simple. Stop travelling for pleasure.

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, on Tues 28^th Nov 9.30am. Email opawa.stmartins@gmail.com to book.

Sue is looking for the ‘wild’ cherry plums which are on trees now. They are a deep wine colour and about the size of a $1 – $2 coin. The leaves are also the same deep wine colour. Often planted in older properties/suburbs.

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 1^st & 8^th December. Donations of wrapping paper also appreciated.

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: Avon River 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 & Be Fit (church) Anneke 021 077 4065

Saturday 10am              Pathways study group (lounge)

Saturday 2.30pm           Cantabile Concert & private function (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 stay for morning tea following the service.

Following worship today we celebrate Bill’s 30+ years of music ministry at St Martins. Please do join us as we acknowledge this loving service.

Dan is on leave 11^th – 20^th 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 15^th November (Show Day) Any items for pewsheet to Anna by 9am Wednesday please

Wednesday Walkers 13^th 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 28^th 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 1^st & 8^th December. Donations of wrapping paper also appreciated.

MOVIE NIGHT Saturday 16^th 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 16^th 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

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. Many thanks to Rev Don Fergus for leading our worship.

Wednesday Walkers 6^th November: meet 9.30am  at Birdwood Café, corner Malcolm & Birdwood Aves, for a walk round the Huntsbury area.   Coffee at Birdwood Café. All welcome. Beth 027 651 8333.

CONSERVATION – Week 5. Materialism. Industrialists love it. Conservationists hate it. Materialism was invented to encourage people to buy more stuff so the rich could get richer, but it is surely destroying our civilisation. What can you do? Buy practical, used stuff, durable rather than fancy fashion stuff. It’s OK to use stuff that’s getting a bit rough and frayed. You are doing your bit to save the planet and upsetting the rich. warren.pettigrew@raztec.co.nz

Bookarama – The Rotary Club of Cashmere is seeking donations of books, CDs, LPs, DVDs, jigsaws and games (no magazines or textbooks) – these can de dropped off at St Martins New World until 17^th November.

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. We will be putting up the tree on 30^th November, so bring your stars anytime after that. Instructions for the stars and some examples are in the foyer – and the office during the week. Worship Committee.

Choir Worship for Mission Support TONIGHT 3^rd November 7pm at the Korean Presbyterian Church, 75 Packe St. All are welcome.

Christmas Crafts at Waltham Cottage, 201 Hastings St East – Every Tuesday 10am to 12pm. No charge and materials supplied. An opportunity to make gifts and Christmas decorations in the lead up to the holidays. Call 942 2173 for more information.

NEXT MOVIE NIGHT Saturday 16^th November 5.15pm: A screening of ‘Carousel’ to celebrate Show Weekend!

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                                      

Monday 5pm                  MenzShed Dinner & AGM (lounge)

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

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walking Group: Huntsbury Beth 027 651 8333

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

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

NOTICES:

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

Wednesday Walkers 30^th October: meet 9.30am at Merchiston, 75 St Martins Rd – up drive outside the old house.  All welcome to come at 10.30am for morning tea if not wanting to walk. Fern   021 2274 758.

Bookarama – The Rotary Club of Cashmere is seeking donations of books, CDs, LPs, DVDs, jigsaws and games (no magazines or textbooks) – these can be dropped off at St Martins New World until 17^th November.

Christmas Crafts at Waltham Cottage, 201 Hastings St East – Every Tuesday 10am to 12pm. No charge and materials supplied. An opportunity to make gifts and Christmas decorations in the lead up to the holidays. Call 942 2173 for more information.

CONSERVATION – Week 4. A powerful and fast-acting solution is for everyone to consume less. Virtually everything that we buy is manufactured using hydrocarbons with their associated carbon footprint. If everyone reduced our consumption by 50%, emissions would be cut by near 50%. Fantastic news! The world economy would be destroyed! A whole new economic model would be required. GDP is destroying the planet. What can you do? Buy less stuff. (The cost of living crisis is helping) Did you know that the cost of living crisis is primarily driven by ecological overshoot. warren.pettigrew@raztec.co.nz

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: Merchiston Fern

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

Thursday 10am             NO 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 stay for morning tea following the service.

We give thanks for the life of Jean Carmichael who died on 6^th October, aged 85, and pray for her family and friends as they mourn. Rest eternal grant unto her, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon her.

Fireside: Fern will speak about some of her travels on Monday 21st October from 2pm in the parish lounge.  We welcome women of the congregation and their friends to join us for this or other meetings.

Wednesday Walkers 23^rd October: meet 9.30am in Stourbridge St near Therese St for a walk around Spreydon.  Coffee at London Canteen (Oderings). All welcome.  Marilyn 027 3631642.

Movie Night Saturday 26^th October from 5.15pm: “STAR” – Oscar winner Julie Andrews stars as the irrepressible Gertrude Lawrence, who rises from English chorus girl to world renowned diva. Her hilarious sidekick Noel Coward (Daniel Massey) provides Lawrence with an ongoing commentary on her life while she searches fruitlessly for suitors whose adoration equals what she gets from an audience. Andrews is a knockout in numbers by Coward, Cole Porter, the Gershwins and more in this funny, dazzling musical that ranks among Hollywood’s finest. BYO takeaways for tea, hot drinks provided. Note that the movie screening will begin at 6pm. Any queries – see Irene.

Population – Week 3

This subject is so important, so fundamental and so controversial that it demands additional discussion. In many societies it has been blocked. The common responses are that population reduction will mean that there will be no one to look after the elderly or that it will ruin the economy. Read into the latter – it will make the rich poorer. As for the former argument, a collapse of civilisation will be disastrous for everyone, not just the elderly.

Over-population damages every single metric on which society is built on; not just climate. The sustainable population is 2 billion, the population of the 1950s. We are at 8b heading for 10 billion. It is actually too late to avoid many calamities, but at least the world must be made more aware of the issues. Discuss with friends and family. warren.pettigrew@raztec.co.nz

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                                    

Monday 2pm                  Fireside (lounge)  

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

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walking Group: Spreydon Marilyn 027 363 1642

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 5.15pm           Movie Night (lounge) Irene 332 7306

Sunday 7-11pm             Private Function

Update from the Parish Council Meeting – Wednesday 16^th October

First meeting of the Parish Council meeting since the AGM. Welcome to everyone – Catherine, Keith, Warren, Allison, Barry (apology), Sue (secretary), Irene and Dan.

The Minutes from the AGM were approved.

Minister’s Report – Dan to meet with the new Vicar at St Mark’s Anglican and is in regular contact with other local clergy. He had attended a Pathways meeting and was impressed with the excellent discussions within. Dan commented on the Seniors Service, said it was a valuable investment of time and thanked everyone who was involved in making it happen. Another service will be held on Wednesday 11^th December. Dan has made visits to several congregation members and had received quite a few ‘drop ins’ to the office when he was in.

The Executive had met and had reviewed the overall plans for the end of the year.

Solar panels are to be fitted this coming Tuesday (22/10/24). Warren had painted the area of roof that they are to sit on – and will finish the roof when he has more ‘puff’!

Consideration was given as to ‘who does the banking’ (decision – Catherine will do this) and discussions with other groups within the church framework will be had as to how they might also contribute to streamlining this function.

There are many roles within the church and the concern was that many members are slow at stepping forward and offering their help and support. We need everyone to contribute – not just a few. Remember the story of the Little Red Hen!

Door duty – please note the additional duty requirement. Please check the noticeboard in the foyer.

The next Parish Council meeting will be on 11^th December at 7.30pm.

Joan Mac has agreed to carry on the important function of overseeing and purchasing items used in the kitchen and toilet areas – thank you so much Joan.