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 this morning. Many thanks to Rev Chris Elliot for leading our service today. Next Sunday Dugald Wilson will be with us.

Wednesday Walkers 12^th June: Meet 9.30am near Cocoa Black Café (ex Fava), 236 Centaurus Rd, cnr Wilsons Rd. All welcome. Barbara 021 1263801 or Alan 021 1427668.

Men’s Group: Kate Russel from Hagar will speak at the next men’s group meeting starting at 6 pm on Thursday 13th June in the church lounge.

We will have a pot luck tea followed by Kate’s talk at about 6.40 pm.

All men welcome. Rob C 384 4320.

Can you help? Waltham Cottage is in desperate need of tinned soups & stews to replenish their shelves.

Eco Church Gathering Tuesday 11 June 7-9pm at Enviro Hub in Botanic Gardens, focussing on how to integrate sustainability and creation care into our churches. RSVP: james.beck@arocha.org

Fireside meeting Monday 17^th June 2pm. Dorothy Heywood, who is Chairperson of the Sydenham Trust has been invited to speak to us.  She was the last head teacher of Sydenham School and was very involved in plans after the Sydenham Methodist Church closed to give it new use in the community. All women very welcome. Margaret 366 2939.

Afternoon worship service Wednesday 26 June 2pm – help required please with transport & to serve afternoon tea. See Irene if you can assist.

Please remember to let the Parish Office know if a mobile phone number is the best way for us to contact you, or if you no longer have a landline, or have changed email providers.

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: St Martins Barbara 021 1263801

Wednesday 10am         Scottish Country Dancers (lounge) Irene 332 7306

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

Friday 9.30am               Sing & Sign (lounge) Becky 022 086 2211

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 this morning. Many thanks to Rev Hugh Perry for leading our service today. Next Sunday Dan Yeazel will be with us.

Wednesday Walkers 29^th May: Meet 9.30am near Cracroft Caféfor a walk around the area.  Coffee at the Café. All welcome.  Thea 027 339 6361 & Gerard.

Wanted – drivers to help with picking up and delivering home again several members of our congregation who either live alone and have no means of transport – and/or folk who are now residing in rest homes and rely on a friend or family member to collect them and bring them to church. Irene would love to chat with you.

Check out the All Heart Store run by Spreydon Baptist Community Ministries Trust, 122 Burke Street, Sydenham.

Hours: 9am-4pm Tuesday – Friday and Saturday 9am-1pm.

They sell ‘everything’ from coffee through toilet paper to office chairs.

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: Cracroft Thea 027 339 6361

Wednesday 10am         Scottish Country Dancing (lounge) Irene 332 7306

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 9.30am               Sing & Sign (lounge) Becky 022 086 2211

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 this morning. Many thanks to Rev Dugald Wilson for leading our service today. Next Sunday Hugh Perry will be with us.

Wednesday Walkers 22^nd May: Meet 9.30am corner of Grange Street and Aynsley Terrace for a walk around the area.  Coffee at Rob’s home.  All welcome.  Rob 027 273 1387.

Contributions are now being sought for the winter edition of the ‘Messenger’. Please email Sally (hooty@xtra.co.nz) by 22 May. Thank you.

Next Movie night Saturday 25^th May 2024 5.15pm – ‘Lili’: Based on a Paul Gallico story, the film unfolds in the bright atmosphere of a travelling French carnival. Here Lili (Leslie Caron) becomes a waitress, but she is fired after one night for spending too much time watching Jean Pierre Aumont, the handsome magician with whom she is infatuated. Lili is grief stricken until a lame puppeteer (Mel Ferrer) uses his little friends to woo her from sorrow. Soon she is part of his act, childishly happy with the four puppets but unable to deal with their moody master, whom she calls “the angry man”. How Lili blossoms from the shy young orphan to womanhood with the puppets as her guides ….. a very special film for everyone.

Wanted – drivers to help with picking up and delivering home again several members of our congregation who either live alone and have no means of transport – and/or folk who are now residing in rest homes and rely on a friend or family member to collect them and bring them to church. Irene would love to chat with you.

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: Hillsborough Rob 027 273 1387

Wednesday 10am         Scottish Country Dancing (lounge) Irene 332 7306

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 9.30am               Sing & Sign (lounge) Becky 022 086 2211

Saturday 9.30am           Pathways (lounge) Elizabeth 021 112 5798

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 this morning. Many thanks to Rev Alan Webster for leading our service today. Next Sunday Dugald Wilson will be with us.

Fireside meeting on Monday 13th May from 2pm.  We welcome interested women of the congregation and their friends to join us.  Barbara Meier will tell us about the recent visit that she and Rob made to Chatham Islands, which is not a part of NZ that many of us have visited so this is a chance to hear someone who has. Margaret 366 8936.

Wednesday Walkers 15^th May: Meet 9.30am near Birdwood Café for a walk around the area. Coffee at the Café. All welcome. Thea 027 339 6361.

Contributions are now being sought for the winter edition of the ‘Messenger’. Please email Sally (hooty@xtra.co.nz) by 22 May. Thank you.

Next Movie night Saturday 25^th May 2024 5.15pm – ‘Lili’: Based on a Paul Gallico story, the film unfolds in the bright atmosphere of a travelling French carnival. Here Lili (Leslie Caron) becomes a waitress, but she is fired after one night for spending too much time watching Jean Pierre Aumont, the handsome magician with whom she is infatuated. Lili is grief stricken until a lame puppeteer (Mel Ferrer) uses his little friends to woo her from sorrow. Soon she is part of his act, childishly happy with the four puppets but unable to deal with their moody master, whom she calls “the angry man”. How Lili blossoms from the shy young orphan to womanhood with the puppets as her guides ….. a very special film for everyone.

Wanted – drivers to help with picking up and delivering home again several members of our congregation who either live alone and have no means of transport – and/or folk who are now residing in rest homes and rely on a friend or family member to collect them and bring them to church. Irene would love to chat with you.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                 

Monday 2pm                  Fireside (lounge) Margaret 366 8936

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

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

Wednesday 9.30am      Walking Group: Beckenham Thea 027 339 6361

Wednesday 10am         Scottish Country Dancing (lounge) Irene 332 7306

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 9.30am               Sing & Sign (lounge) Becky 022 086 2211

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 this morning. Many thanks to Rev Don Fergus for leading our Communion service today. Next Sunday Alan Webster will be with us.

We give thanks for the life of Roger Allen and we pray for Gaynor and the family as they mourn. Roger’s memorial service will be here at St Martins on Friday 10^th May in the afternoon (time to be confirmed). Volunteers to serve afternoon tea would be appreciated – please see Irene if you can help.

Wednesday Walkers 8^th May: meet 9.30am in Botanic Gardens Armagh St carpark by the footbridge. Coffee at Bunsen. All welcome. Beth 027 651 8333 or Sonya 027 253 3397. Let’s hope the weather’s better this week!

Men’s Group invite anyone from the congregation who would like to attend: This month’s meeting will be visiting the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple in Riccarton Rd at 10am on Thursday 9^th May. A 10 minute talk will precede a tour of the Temple. Coffee afterwards at their café. Parking is best in Harakeke St (approach from Kilmarnock St). Meet 9.30 at church to car pool or phone Rob Connell 384 4320 if you would like a ride.

Contributions are now being sought for the winter edition of the ‘Messenger’. Please email Sally (hooty@xtra.co.nz) by 22 May. Thank you.

Next Movie night Saturday 25^th May 2024 5.15pm – ‘Lili’: Based on a Paul Gallico story, the film unfolds in the bright atmosphere of a travelling French carnival. Here Lili (Leslie Caron) becomes a waitress, but she is fired after one night for spending too much time watching Jean Pierre Aumont, the handsome magician with whom she is infatuated. Lili is grief stricken until a lame puppeteer (Mel Ferrer) uses his little friends to woo her from sorrow. Soon she is part of his act, childishly happy with the four puppets but unable to deal with their moody master, whom she calls “the angry man”. How Lili blossoms from the shy young orphan to womanhood with the puppets as her guides ….. a very special film for everyone.

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:Botanic Gardens Sonya 027 253 3397

Wednesday 10am         Scottish Country Dancing (lounge) Irene 332 7306

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 9.30am               Sing & Sign (lounge) Becky 022 086 2211