Lent A time to contemplate - News Sheet - the Anglican Parish of Burnside-Harewood

Anglican Parish of
The
Burnside-Harewood

      Lent
  A time to contemplate

News Sheet                                       4th Sunday in Lent
                                                  27th March 2022
                                                   IN THIS ISSUE

                                                     City Mission
SCRIPTURE VERSE                                         Notices
Let us lay aside the works of darkness and put    Services this Week
on the armour of light.        Romans 13:12        The week ahead
                                                    Lenten Appeal
PRAYER                                            AGM Nominations
Merciful Lord,                                          Prayers
you know our struggle to serve you:                  Lenten Study
when sin spoils our lives                             Questions
and overshadows our hearts,                        Introducing Roo
come to our aid
                                                    Men’s Retreat
and turn us back to you again;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen                    Fall Back
                                                 Rosters and Contacts

                Making lifelong disciples of Jesus

Christchurch
   City Mission         AGM NEXT SUNDAY
    Foodbank            Notice is hereby given that the Annual
                        General Meeting for the Parish of
   Needs for this       Burnside - Harewood is scheduled for
    fortnight are       Sunday 3rd April after the combined service at St
 Personal Hygiene &     Timothy’s, 10.15am. If you have anything to raise
   Sanitary Items       in general business, this needs to be notified in
                        advance of the meeting. Please call Chris.

                        Baptism - Cass Bay - This Afternoon
                        Sunday 27th March - 1.15pm
                        4 people are being baptised. Please come and join the
                        celebrations and bring a picnic lunch.

                        Cards from Liz
  Please give if you    For all who signed up to receive communication from
     are able to.       our Mission Partner Liz, please pick up one of her
                        new photo cards from the St Tim’s foyer (beside the
                        office door) or phone Lou to arrange pick up.

                        Carwash Cancelled
                        Due to illness the carwash has been cancelled today
                        Sunday 27th March. Thank you to all who supported
                        this fundraiser. Your cars will thank you for it!

Theme: Spiritual Warfare
Sun 8.45am      Holy Communion at St James’                   Chris Ponniah
 Ezekiel 28:12-17 (p1333) Matthew 4:1-11 (p1504)
Sun 10.15am    Family Worship at St Timothy’s                 Chris Ponniah
 Ezekiel 28:12-17 (p1333) Matthew 4:1-11 (p1504)
Sun 6.30pm     Six Thirty Live at St Timothy’s
 Worship, discussion & fellowship. Doors open at 6.15pm
Wed 11.00am Holy Communion at St Timothy’s                    Chris Ponniah
 Matthew 4:1-11 (p1504)
  FOR ALL PASTORAL NEEDS, please contact Alison McMillan (03 358 5286)
             or the Vicar, Chris (021 528 821 or 03 357 1292)

SIX THIRTY LIVE - LENTEN STUDY                          CALL TO PRAYER
For weeks leading up to Easter, Chris our Vicar
                                                           St Timothy’s
will be leading the Lenten Study, “Sentinels” at Six
                                                          Tuesday 9.00am
Thirty Live, our evening service. If you are
interested in joining them, pop along at 6.15pm on           St James’
Sunday nights, for snacks and great chats.                Thursday 9.00am
                                                           St Timothy’s
                                                           Sunday 5.00pm

                                                           All Welcome

       KENDAL AFTERSCHOOL CLUB
          Mondays 3.30-5.00pm, St Tim’s
        All primary age children welcome.                   Little Lights:
Contact Charlotte Rodley, our Children’s Pastor for        For Under Fours
       details: children@burnside.org.nz
                                                             Star Lights:
                                                            4+ Years Olds

    TIME FOR A CUPPA?                                     Lighthouse Kids:
                                                        Primary Age Children
 Wednesdays, 10.30 - 11am
St Timothy’s Church Hall followed                      These programmes run
 by a simple communion service                          during our 10.15am
           All Welcome                                   Sunday Service at
                                                              St Tim's.
                       Next Potluck Dinner:            Children learn what it
                       Sat 2nd April                   means to be a follower
                       6-8pm at St Tim’s                      of Jesus.
                       All Welcome
             Nexus Homegroup - Fortnightly             Contact the parish office
             Call Shawn for details 022 570 1400        for details 358 8174

Church of Melanesia - Solomon Islands
                 (WASH project)
This week we turn our Lenten Appeal focus from
Uganda to the Solomon Islands. The Anglican Church of
Melanesia is seeking funds to build new sanitation
facilities for three of its religious communities. Hygienic
toilets are something most of us in Aotearoa take for
granted - but it is not so in developing countries.
The Solomon Islands has a population of 716,167 (2022)
who live on six main islands and 344 smaller islands.
(Over 900 islands make up their land mass!) Around
45% of the population still practise open defecation, the
highest among all the Pacific Nations. For many years the
government has tried to roll out WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene)
projects in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, however, civil
unrest during the 1990’s and 2000’s, lack of finance, and mistakes have
disrupted the process. There is still a lot of work to do. The process is also
multi-pronged as there needs to be buy-in from the community, the
construction of the infrastructure, knowledge passed on as to how to fix
anything that breaks down, and education on using the amenities, as It can
be hard to break old habits. All are time consuming and require resources to
be effective. Currently, across the urban and rural sector there is a
considerable funding short fall and projects can only go ahead with the
financial aid of a funding partner. This is where we can help!
The planned new sanitation facilities will strengthen the participating
religious communities’ capacity and capability to plan, implement, manage,
operate, and maintain improved sanitation facilities
not only for themselves, but for visitors and the
surrounding community.
If you would like to donate, please:
   Place your donation in a clearly marked
      envelope (Lenten Appeal, project name) in the offering plate.
     Use internet banking to send your donation directly to AM, bank a/c
      number 02 0585 0001796 00; ref Lent 22 or project name.
With gratitude, Jean Hollis……………ph 351 4577

These people have been nominated for the following roles.
People’s Warden - Fiona Johns
Synod Rep - Sara Cornish (To replace Gloria Soo - Two years)
Vestry - Richard Rendle           Philippa Rodley
        Christine Ng              David Mudu
        Bruce Chapman             Joy Garza
Ravi Cheruvu (Continues as Synod Rep 2 more years)
This year due to a change in the Parish Statutes, a vote must be held and all
nominee's must receive more than 50% support.
Please pray for those nominated and Vestry 2022-23 will fulfill God’s plan
and purposes for the Parish.

   A genuine sense of well being and peace for all groups and individuals in
    spite of the uncertainties confronting us around Covid issues, and the
    world in turmoil in Eastern Europe.

   Compassion and understanding for Lay Ministers in their conversations.

   Praise for the women's prayer retreat held last weekend, and prayer that
    God will continue His work in the lives of those who were there.

   Prayer for people who are caring for aging parents.

   Pray for those people in our church and community who have Covid or
    are isolating because a family member has it.

   Homegroups: Give thanks that home groups are going pretty well, but
    everyone is fining Covid hard.

   Please pray for the men’s retreat next weekend.

Week Four
1. Looking back to your childhood, what helped you feel you did (or
   didn’t) belong in the church family?
2. Adding to the 4th question in the booklet. How might we
   strengthen intergenerational connections a) within our church
   community? b) In the community around us?
3. Looking at Dame Whina Cooper’s quote on p29, how may we take
   better care of what the children in our midst “hear, see and feel”?
  Please email Glenda with any feedback you have to gmhicks@snap.net.nz

 Hold on...there’s been a change!
 Charlotte - aka Roo
 Roo is spirited and adventurous
 and is also optimistic and fearless.
 Roo doesn’t ‘freak out’ and is
 happy-go-lucky and energetic.
 (Roo can be seen bouncing a lot!)

 I think this character suits
 Charlotte better. Do you agree?

Kermit says, “You must always stop at
STOP signs”! When you see him next,
ask him why.

RSVP by this Thursday, 31st March

              Teaching | Conversation | Quiet | Food
                          For details visit:
     https://sites.google.com/view/thepowerofquiet/retreat

Don’t forget to put your clocks back 1 hour next Saturday night!!

Worship      This Week: 27th March                      Next Week: 3rd April
Roster       8.45am         10.15am                                 10.15am
Theme        Angels & Demons                            Alpha Testimonies
Leader       S Liu                D Mudu                                 C Ponniah
                                                         Combined
Preacher     C Ponniah            C Ponniah                              N/A
                                                         Service at
Celebrant    C Ponniah            NO HC                                  C Ponniah
                                                          St Tim’s,
2 Chalice    N/A                  NO HC                                  N/A
Intercessors C Saysell
                                                            10.15
                                  P Rodley                               P Sundstrum
1 Reader
                                                          followed
             A Jackson            P Meguire                              W Clarke
2 Reader                                                   by AGM
             B Gormly             L Hardwick                             D Clarke
PARISH CONTACT DETAILS                    3rd April                            ST JAMES’
Website: www.burnside.org.nz
VICAR: Rev Chris Ponniah 021 528 821      Sidesperson       N/A
  chris@burnside.org.nz                   Cleaning          J Baker/B Gormly
WARDENS: Rob Orange 027 405 1878
            Carol Wong 022 047 8392       Hall Cleaning     D Andrew
PARISH OFFICE: Lou Godfrey
  office@burnside.org.nz 03 358 8174      Hospitality       N/A
YOUTH PASTOR: Nathan Muirhead             Memorial Wall W Clarke
  youth@burnside.org.nz 027 274 2226
CHILDREN’S PASTOR:                        3rd April                      ST TIMOTHY’S
  Charlotte Rodley       022 081 1378
  children@burnside.org.nz                Ushers            S Byrne/W Clarke
COMMUNITY PASTOR                          Welcomers         D Byrne/D Clarke
  Jeremy Jackson         027 938 5771
  community@burnside.org.nz               PA System         A McMillan
FAMILIES PASTOR: Anna McMillan
  families@burnside.org.nz 022 2464 777   Data Projector T Young
ELDERCARE CO-ORDINATOR
                                          Sanctuary         TBA
 Jill McTeigue             03 930 8161
ETHNIC MINISTRIES PASTOR                  Flowers           Lent
 Shawn Liu               022 570 1400
OP’S MANAGER/PASTORAL CARE                Cleaning          Nexus Community
 Alison Jephson          027 514 1585
LAY MINISTERS CO-ORDINATOR
                                          Vacuum            Nexus Community
  Alison McMillan          03 358 5286
PRAYER CHAIN                              Hospitality       D Chirnside
  Carol Saysell            03 358 2214
  Alison McMillan          03 358 5286    Mowing            Ray Hollis

          DIRECT CREDIT YOUR OFFERINGS ANZ Bank, Papanui
  Acc Name: Parish of Burnside-Harewood Acc No: 06 - 0831- 0031780-00