Weekly notices - 30 March 2025
Welcome
It’s great to have you join us this morning. A special welcome to you if you are new here. We hope you’ll stay around after the service and say hi.
Kia tau te rangimarie,
Carolyn.
Today’s Service
This week we read from Luke the Parable of the Lost Sheep.
The invitation here is to take the step, no matter what we've done, to come back to a God that wants to embrace us, and the invitation is limitless, the welcome is always there to welcome us home.
There is also the invitation to acknowledge your own mistakes and come back and accept God's love.
There is the temptation to believe that everything we have is God given - some of the challenge in this story is question that is what we are doing what God wants, or is He just letting us doing it?
There is a message here is - have we identified for ourselves what is holding us back, and are we prepared to let it go for God?
Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32
For the next 2 weeks we will have Matt Maslin preaching a short series for us. He is a gifted communicator, very funny as well as profound. I’d encourage you to come as he is really worth hearing.
Notices
AGM | Sun 6th April
Next week we will have our AGM after the 10.30am service. We will be hearing bout the year just been and voting on key governance and the 2025 budget.
Lent
During Lent, we will be holding a contemplative service on Wednesdays at St Marks Church - All Welcome!
New Groups for the New Year
Intermediate Youth Group
Weds (fortnightly) | 5.30 - 7pm
Activities and Kai provided.
Term One:
19th Feb | Opening Night
5th Mar | Games Night
19th Mar | Cook Off
2nd Apr | Local Adventure & Photo Rally
Contact Cassie for more info : 0279149079 | curate@allsaintsburwood.nz
Parents, Prayer & Play
Tues (weekly) | 10 - 11am
Weekly meeting for parents with preschoolers to get together to play & pray
Contact Cassie for more info : 0279149079 | curate@allsaintsburwood.nz
Opportunities to Serve
Children’s Ministry | We need leaders who can serve our kids during term time on a Sunday morning during the 10.30am service. Contact Annabel 027 640 9282.
Youth Ministry | We need leaders who can serve our youth during term time on a Wednesday night. Contact Paul 021 615 933.
Tech Team | We need sound mixers (live and livestream) at both our 9am and 10.30am services who can serve once a month. Contact the office info@allsaintsburwood.nz
Elder Care | We need helpers who can assist our Elder Care group on Wednesday afternoons. Contact Dawn 027 229 9779.
New Community Space Update
We have had a few delays with the opening of the building, but as you can see we are nearing completion!
We are so grateful for all your contributions to the new space, watch out for notices on Facebook to help out with our final fixtures and fittings.
All Saints Community Building Fit Out
It’s still not too late to buy items from our Gift Registry. There is absolutely no item to small for you to contribute. The most important thing is for us all to take part.
This money is tax deductible so you can claim back 1/3 of it at the end of the financial year.
Giving
We are so grateful to all those who contribute financially to the life of the church. You are helping to ensure that All Saints can continue to thrive and grow for future generations.
If you would like to join those who give regularly, you can find all the details you’ll need on the Giving Page.
What’s On
You can find out about all our regular events on our What’s On page.
Visit our church calendar to find out when our groups are running.
Readings for next week
Isa 43:16-21 Ps 126 Phil 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8
Need prayer?
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