Daylight saving time started at 2am this morning, Sunday 24th September!!!
Put your clocks forward!
Put your clocks forward!
NOTICES
PARISH FAIR Nov 4th - Preparation is well under way – if you can help setting up or for an hour or two during the morning, please let Melanie Budd know. Some exciting new ideas are being proposed. Please support this significant parish fund raiser (and social event).
September 24th is St Matthews Day – also the day when Bishop Philip will be with us. Shared Lunch!
Tuesday September 26th - 5.00pm St Matthews Trust
7.15pm Vestry
Next week (school holidays) free dental care is being offered in this town for adults. To book in get a form from Val – funded by Trinity Lands, through YWAM, in conjunction with Food bank.
Vestry would like to draw your attention to the reality that our income is not covering our expenses.
For example last month (May) our income was $10,951 and our expenses were $14,477. Many of our expenses are unavoidable such as accountancy and power costs.
If you would like to become a regular giver, please ask Beverley or Diane for envelopes or set up a direct debit to St Matthews. 02 0368 0027228 00
Vicar: Val Riches 078880878 or 0274448286, Lance 0275553286 Email val@wtanglican.nz
If you have a key to the church or Hub please let Chris Hutching know so he can update the register hutch5@xtra.co.nz or 889 7170
The newsletter can be opened as a PDF from the Weekly Service Sheets page and can be requested to arrive in your email box by filling in the form in the Subscribe to Newsletter page.
Loaves and Fishes can be opened on the Loaves and Fishes page.
PARISH FAIR Nov 4th - Preparation is well under way – if you can help setting up or for an hour or two during the morning, please let Melanie Budd know. Some exciting new ideas are being proposed. Please support this significant parish fund raiser (and social event).
September 24th is St Matthews Day – also the day when Bishop Philip will be with us. Shared Lunch!
Tuesday September 26th - 5.00pm St Matthews Trust
7.15pm Vestry
Next week (school holidays) free dental care is being offered in this town for adults. To book in get a form from Val – funded by Trinity Lands, through YWAM, in conjunction with Food bank.
Vestry would like to draw your attention to the reality that our income is not covering our expenses.
For example last month (May) our income was $10,951 and our expenses were $14,477. Many of our expenses are unavoidable such as accountancy and power costs.
If you would like to become a regular giver, please ask Beverley or Diane for envelopes or set up a direct debit to St Matthews. 02 0368 0027228 00
Vicar: Val Riches 078880878 or 0274448286, Lance 0275553286 Email val@wtanglican.nz
If you have a key to the church or Hub please let Chris Hutching know so he can update the register hutch5@xtra.co.nz or 889 7170
The newsletter can be opened as a PDF from the Weekly Service Sheets page and can be requested to arrive in your email box by filling in the form in the Subscribe to Newsletter page.
Loaves and Fishes can be opened on the Loaves and Fishes page.
The original St. Matthew's was dedicated 31st May, 1895. It was replaced by the new building in 1959.
Read more on the About us page.
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Read more on the About us page.
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September 24th, 2023
St Matthew's Day
Readings: Proverbs 3:1–6 Psalm 19:1–6 Matthew 9:9–13
Sentence: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them, and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19–20
Collect: Jesus, Word of God, may we hear your call to lay aside sharp practices and ruthlessness; and still, like Matthew, to love all those with whom we live and work; for the glory of your holy name. Amen.
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St Matthew's Day
Readings: Proverbs 3:1–6 Psalm 19:1–6 Matthew 9:9–13
Sentence: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them, and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19–20
Collect: Jesus, Word of God, may we hear your call to lay aside sharp practices and ruthlessness; and still, like Matthew, to love all those with whom we live and work; for the glory of your holy name. Amen.
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Preparation for Sunday from “Love to the World”
Proverbs 3:1-6
Question: How do you look at your life? Do you try to see it through God’s eyes?
Prayer: Lord of Wisdom, lead me into your life and help me to do your will.
Psalm 19:1-6
Question: What have you discovered in God’s Creation?
Prayer: God of all creation, help me to see it as you do, and give you the glory.
Matthew 9:9-13
Question: What does God want from us? Who are people Jesus sat and ate with?
Prayer: Lord of forgiveness and mercy, lead us to the people who need you, and help us to be wise and compassionate.
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Proverbs 3:1-6
Question: How do you look at your life? Do you try to see it through God’s eyes?
Prayer: Lord of Wisdom, lead me into your life and help me to do your will.
Psalm 19:1-6
Question: What have you discovered in God’s Creation?
Prayer: God of all creation, help me to see it as you do, and give you the glory.
Matthew 9:9-13
Question: What does God want from us? Who are people Jesus sat and ate with?
Prayer: Lord of forgiveness and mercy, lead us to the people who need you, and help us to be wise and compassionate.
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SPECIFIC PRAYERS FOR THIS WEEK
GIVE THANKS
- We pray for homes for families living on the streets, sleeping in cars, etc.
- We pray for the food banks, community centres, etc who help with food, budgeting and temporary accommodation.
- We pray for displaced people from war-torn countries, and for the wars to end so that they can go home to rebuild their lives.
- Pray for those who are sick, especially Lindsay, Colin, Noeline, Fiona, Lynda and others we may know.
- Pray for all families mourning the death of a loved one.
GIVE THANKS
- For St Matthew’s and all that is done for people in our community.
- For Bishop Philip coming to celebrate St Matthew’s Day with us.
- For Selwyn Centre and the ten years of ministry it has had in this town; especially our coordinators over the years.
- For the opportunity for our Diocese to gather as Synod this weekend.
- For Saint Matthew and all the people who have been saints for us in our lives.
- For our musicians.
Prayer is sitting in the silence until it silences us, choosing gratitude until we are grateful, and praising God until we ourselves are an act of praise. Mature prayer always breaks into gratitude. —Richard Rohr
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ST MATTHEWS AGM
At our AGM Part Two everyone had a chance to discuss, in small groups, the priority on developments in the parish buildings.
I gave four options – choir vestry develop and upgrade
Professional advice will be sort. When more specific details are clarified by vestry then the parish will have a special meeting to comment on them. If approved by the parish they then have to be submitted to the Diocesan Trust Board for approval. Along with financial plan. It is a long and careful process where there will be plenty of opportunity for people to consider the plans carefully.
Hence the five step process is as follows:
At our AGM Part Two everyone had a chance to discuss, in small groups, the priority on developments in the parish buildings.
I gave four options – choir vestry develop and upgrade
- Church foyer = develop to include a lounge
- Move hub closer to church
- Develop Hub where it is at present
Professional advice will be sort. When more specific details are clarified by vestry then the parish will have a special meeting to comment on them. If approved by the parish they then have to be submitted to the Diocesan Trust Board for approval. Along with financial plan. It is a long and careful process where there will be plenty of opportunity for people to consider the plans carefully.
Hence the five step process is as follows:
- Build a garden shed to store garden equipment
- Remove the present shed and garage behind the hub.
- Build a smaller lounge on the crochet end of building, overlooking the green space. It will tone in with new Hub building; replace toilets and kitchen trying as much as possible to keep the Hub useable for the different groups
- Upgrade the present Hub (cladding, painting etc)
- Rebuild the hub as its designed to fit with new toilets kitchen and lounge
