NOTICES
Stay at home if you are unwell
Wear a mask indoors
Continue to use hand sanitiser when entering and exiting premises
Avoid crowded or poorly ventilated areas
Observe social distancing with those you do not know
Ensure regular cleaning of all frequent touch areas
HELP PLEASE - If you wish to help providing our police with morning tea about once per two month’s please contact the office or Chris on 021894811 or hutch5@xtra.co.nz
Sunday 29th at 2pm Diocesan Ordination service for Kat Maxwell and Waihi Anglican Church. Come and support her in this important step as she responds to Gods call on her life to be a priest.
SUPPORT UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
Cake stall will be held on Friday 3rd June outside ANZ Bank from 9 a.m.
I am requesting help. Baking of cakes, muffins, slices, scones etc. (we will package up if necessary) and help on the day. Please ring Margie on 889-6248 (cemathomas@gmail.com) or text 0220413403. Money raised will go to Save the Children Ukrainian Appeal and Relief Aid.
Te Hahi
Thank you to Melanie, Dianne, Jacky, Margie, Carole and Fran for offering to help bake morning tea every third week for our POLICE in Morrinsville.
Vicar: Val Riches 078880878 or 027 444 8286
Lance 027 555 3286
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
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Stay at home if you are unwell
Wear a mask indoors
Continue to use hand sanitiser when entering and exiting premises
Avoid crowded or poorly ventilated areas
Observe social distancing with those you do not know
Ensure regular cleaning of all frequent touch areas
HELP PLEASE - If you wish to help providing our police with morning tea about once per two month’s please contact the office or Chris on 021894811 or hutch5@xtra.co.nz
Sunday 29th at 2pm Diocesan Ordination service for Kat Maxwell and Waihi Anglican Church. Come and support her in this important step as she responds to Gods call on her life to be a priest.
SUPPORT UKRAINIAN REFUGEES
Cake stall will be held on Friday 3rd June outside ANZ Bank from 9 a.m.
I am requesting help. Baking of cakes, muffins, slices, scones etc. (we will package up if necessary) and help on the day. Please ring Margie on 889-6248 (cemathomas@gmail.com) or text 0220413403. Money raised will go to Save the Children Ukrainian Appeal and Relief Aid.
Te Hahi
Thank you to Melanie, Dianne, Jacky, Margie, Carole and Fran for offering to help bake morning tea every third week for our POLICE in Morrinsville.
Vicar: Val Riches 078880878 or 027 444 8286
Lance 027 555 3286
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
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May 22nd, 2022
Together in Ministry
Readings: Acts 16:9–15 Psalm 67 John 14:23–29
Sentence: Jesus answered him, ‘Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. John 14:23
Collect: Ever-guiding Spirit, open us to the paths you call us to travel. Open us to the ones with whom you would have us minister. May we welcome one another with hearts of grace, that together we may be hospitable to your purposes. Amen.
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Together in Ministry
Readings: Acts 16:9–15 Psalm 67 John 14:23–29
Sentence: Jesus answered him, ‘Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. John 14:23
Collect: Ever-guiding Spirit, open us to the paths you call us to travel. Open us to the ones with whom you would have us minister. May we welcome one another with hearts of grace, that together we may be hospitable to your purposes. Amen.
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Preparation for Sunday from “Love to the World”
Acts 16:9–15
Question: Do you know any especially inspiring women of faith? What inspires you about them?
Prayer: Offer thanksgiving for those women who have generously supported ministry over many years.
Psalm 67
Question: Thinking about popular language; what’s helpful and what’s not?
Prayer: May God continue to bless us; let everyone on earth respect and admire our God.
John 14:23–29
Question: Is “remembering” a Christian activity? What is important to recall?
Prayer: Pray for those who struggle with faith and belonging.
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Acts 16:9–15
Question: Do you know any especially inspiring women of faith? What inspires you about them?
Prayer: Offer thanksgiving for those women who have generously supported ministry over many years.
Psalm 67
Question: Thinking about popular language; what’s helpful and what’s not?
Prayer: May God continue to bless us; let everyone on earth respect and admire our God.
John 14:23–29
Question: Is “remembering” a Christian activity? What is important to recall?
Prayer: Pray for those who struggle with faith and belonging.
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Focus
Paul is called to go to Macedonia. There he meets Lydia. Lydia and Paul minister together to the community, and to each other. Paul and his companions look for a place to worship and when Paul speaks - Lydia is open to the message she hears and she and her household are baptized; she then in turn offers hospitality to the newcomers in her home in Thyatira.
The psalmist calls for all creation to praise God together; in Revelation the hope and joy of living with God in the new Jerusalem; In John we are reassured that those who love God will never be alone as the Spirit of God will remain with them; and in the alternate passage the act of healing serves as a sign of God's renewal.
Who are you in ministry with - in your home, in your church, in your community?
What “vision” of faith moves you to “listen eagerly” and welcome graciously as Lydia did?
Prayer: Spirit of God, move us to open-ness, to hope, and to ministry one with another that we may be open to hear, to give and to receive - so that we might minister together. Amen
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Paul is called to go to Macedonia. There he meets Lydia. Lydia and Paul minister together to the community, and to each other. Paul and his companions look for a place to worship and when Paul speaks - Lydia is open to the message she hears and she and her household are baptized; she then in turn offers hospitality to the newcomers in her home in Thyatira.
The psalmist calls for all creation to praise God together; in Revelation the hope and joy of living with God in the new Jerusalem; In John we are reassured that those who love God will never be alone as the Spirit of God will remain with them; and in the alternate passage the act of healing serves as a sign of God's renewal.
Who are you in ministry with - in your home, in your church, in your community?
What “vision” of faith moves you to “listen eagerly” and welcome graciously as Lydia did?
Prayer: Spirit of God, move us to open-ness, to hope, and to ministry one with another that we may be open to hear, to give and to receive - so that we might minister together. Amen
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SPECIFIC PRAYERS FOR THIS WEEK
GIVE THANKS
- Pray for our Government as they grapple with climate change. Pray for the many who will be affected by new laws, and for us to be prayfully mindful of what God would have us do.
- Pray for the disadvantaged places in our communities and reach out to the many needs they have.
- Pray for our Clergy, Ministry Team, and Vestry as they care for our St Matt’s family.
- Pray for our families as we care for each other.
- Pray for those who are sick, especially Lynda, Debra, Tony, Isaac and Caleb and others we may know, and those who are mourning the loss of a loved one and give them peace.
GIVE THANKS
- For the growth of new grass in paddocks after the rain.
- For Val, Lance and Elizabeth as they lead us in worship.
- For our freedoms we have in New Zealand, and be prayerful for the countries who live in fear.
- For Kat Maxwell as she prepares for serving God as a priest.
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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Please give careful thought to your support through donations:
If you are able to make your donations through internet banking it would be very much appreciated. You could use your name or your envelop number for reference and our recorder will include it with your total giving.
With cheque's no longer being accepted at a lot of banks, please consider Direct Giving for your donations to St Matthews Church, BNZ Morrinsville 02 0368 0027228 00.
We rely on your giving for all our expenses. We are a registered charity and so tax can be claimed back. When you are in the service you can use one of our purple cards to put in the offertory plate in recognition of the donation.
Any questions – please talk to our treasurer – Rodney McKenzie
If you are able to make your donations through internet banking it would be very much appreciated. You could use your name or your envelop number for reference and our recorder will include it with your total giving.
With cheque's no longer being accepted at a lot of banks, please consider Direct Giving for your donations to St Matthews Church, BNZ Morrinsville 02 0368 0027228 00.
We rely on your giving for all our expenses. We are a registered charity and so tax can be claimed back. When you are in the service you can use one of our purple cards to put in the offertory plate in recognition of the donation.
Any questions – please talk to our treasurer – Rodney McKenzie
