Weekly Notices 20 August 2023

Next Sunday 27 August—Combined Worship at 10am, morning tea at 9.30am at St Stephens followed by Congregation meeting to approve the 2023-2024 Budget. Community Lunch:  Tues 22 August 12noon at St Stephens Church Hall. We welcome our regulars and invite new  comers to a two course meal. To book your place please ph Bev 686 0858, or the church office ph 686 0981. Cost $12  payable at the door. Yoga for Seniors on Chairs:   This ‘not on the floor’ exercise programme meets each  Thursday at 2pm in Room 1 at Trinity. This is for men and women. $3 donation to assist with expenses is appreciated. Would you like to attend these classes? Or for more information, please contact Helen ph 684 6403 or 021 768  973. Zumba: Gold Exercise Group:  Meets Wednesdays 1pm to 2pm at St Stephens Hall.  Contact:  Gisell ph 021 022 87049. Bible Society:  Sunday, 20 August, we have the privilege to welcome Steve McRobie, Relationship manager with the Bible      Society NZ, here in Timaru. Therefore we invite you and your congregation and friends to a Soup and Savoury evening at 6pm at St Stephen’s Church, Wai-iti Rd.  Entry by donation. Please make this event known among your friends and members of your congregation. Plant Sale, Saturday 16 September at St Stephen’s at 9am:  We are aiming to break our financial record, (set last year over $5,000), so please find a way to help us. If you have small plants with roots, please pot them up and bring them along. We need good quality plants, so if there is a failure , please just discard it. We will need more helpers on the day- some of our regular helpers are not able to help again. Also if you have any other ideas that could help, feel free to contact me. Many thanks Murray. Ph 686 1629. Also: Whilst nurturing your seedlings for the plant sale, hope you have had a chance to look through your favourite recipes with the baked goods stall in mind?  If your baking skills are a little rusty, perhaps you might like to offer a monetary donation or baking ingredients Mission Magazine Updates:   Check out the magazine holder in Foyers for the latest Updates: Feel free to take and read.

• Barnabas Aid
• Radio Rhema
• The Leprosy Mission “In Touch”

  Trinity Community Garden needs you!!!!  We need people to take a turn to be at the gardens on a Tuesday 3.30pm and 9.30am on a Saturday morning. Weeding, planting, watering are the tasks and as we develop more garden beds, to help with the work and, we just need a few people to give 90 minutes of their time once a month!!! Contact Helen if you can help ph 021 768 973. Operation Christmas Child Boxes:  Just imagine bringing joy to a young person on Christmas day when they receive an Operation Christmas Box. This may be the first gift a child has  ever received. This parish will once again be supporting the project this year. Each box is to contain   something to wear, something to play with, something for school, something to love,  something special and something for personal hygiene for boys and girls in ages 2-14 years. If you wish to fill a box please ensure you cover the transport cost. Otherwise you can provide goods or a donation towards the transport costs and place in the box in the foyer of each church.  For further information contact Judith Ph 688 6004. Church Life Survey:  This is a nationwide survey of church attenders, run every five years.  Please participate in the Church Life Survey. Our church is part of this nationwide survey of church attenders. This is a confidential opportunity for you to have your say on the life of our church and be heard by our leaders. Can you take 10-15 minutes to fill it out by 27 August 2023? The survey is available to any attender aged 15+ in our parish. You can access the Survey by:

1. Copying this short Link into your Browser:  https://tinyurl.com/TimPresCls
2. Via QR code on your smartphone. Posters are in the Church Foyers for you to scan the QR Code.
3. Via paper forms available in each church Foyer or the Church Office. Please place it in the Life Church Survey box when completed.

New World Stickers : Collecting again for  Family Works. Please leave in both Church Foyers or at the Office.

Giving  Everything that we have is a gift from God.

You can contribute financially in the following ways:

• Cash or envelope in the offering plate, thanks.
• Automatic Payment or internet banking – Acc no: 03-1714-0405434-01

Please use either your name or Envelope number as a reference. Or if you have any queries, please email us at:  finance@timarupres.org.nz Need more Offering Envelopes?  Contact the church office 686 0981