Holy Trinity Church, Waiuku

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Children's Day Conference – 'Valued for who you are'

Anglican Care Auckland is organising a Children’s Day conference for people who are involved in supporting children and families in the diocese of Auckland.

Saturday 3 March, 9.30am-3pm, St Chad's Church, Meadowbank
Reduced registration fee – Half price $10 until 10 February 2012 ($20 thereafter)

This event is for people who are interested in supporting children and families, within ministry units, links with local communities and programmes supporting children and families. Workshops include 'Listening to children', 'Creating a great environment for babies and parents', 'Family play' and 'Speaking out and getting active'. more information here

Spirituality and Ageing Workshops

Thursday 8 & Friday 9 March, 10am-2pm, Selwyn Village

Research shows that people whose spiritual needs are recognised and addressed recover faster from physical or mental illness, but within the healthcare sector people often spend little time on this aspect of the life of the patients. Most older people in New Zealand have some sort of religious or spiritual affiliation, which gives meaning and purpose to life and helps people transcend their difficulties. To help better understand this aspect of life the Selwyn Centre for Ageing and Spirituality is offering two interactive seminars on ageing and spirituality.
During the workshops participants first identify their own spirituality, however experienced eg, through nature, arts, relationship, religion and some of the day-to-day simple ways they experience it. Participants are helped to share these ways with others. more information here

Christmas at Holy Trinity

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Christmas Services

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Christmas Eve, 24 December

Children's Christingle Service 4.30pm

Midnight Mass 11.30pm

Christmas Day, 25 December

Eucahrist 9am

January Services

No service 1 January

8, 15, 22, 29 January 9am

Advent

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Advent Bible Study Group

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Where: Holy Trinity Church foyer

When: Fridays, 25 November - 16 December

At: 6.30pm

Bring some food to share for a meal, and a Bible.

We are a Local Shared Ministry Unit

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The Ministry Support Team with Assistant Bishop Jim White, Chris Harris, and Barbara Wesseldine

November 6, 2011 was an exciting day for Holy Trinity, Waiuku as it was inaugurated as a

a Local Shared Ministry Unit. The Ministry Support Team was licensed and the three Sacramental Ministers ordained as Deacons. Thanks to all who have supported us during the transition to Local Shared Ministry, and to all who came to the service. It was wonderful to see you all.

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World Food Day - 16 October

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I know that World Food Day was yesterday so this is a bit late but if you're interested in finding out why when enough crops can be grown to feed the planet one in seven people will go hungry today, here are some links:

World Vision Team Blog
The Independent on Sunday article
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations
RWC 2011 supports World Food Day
World Food Programme

Missional Church

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What is Missional Church? Have a look at this website http://missionalchurchnetwork.com/

Church insurer stops quake cover

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The impact of the Christchurch quakes on churches throughout New Zealand became more stark today – with the announcement that Ansvar New Zealand, the company which insures most churches here, will no longer provide them with earthquake cover.
To read more click here

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Links of Interest

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The Goodbooks International Story

Good Books is unique. It's the only online bookstore in the world that gives every cent it makes to communities in need through Oxfam.
The challenge now is to get our story out to the world and we need your help.
Meet Victor Spoyle: Cynical, jaded and arrogant, Victor Spoyle is a New York trader who thinks people are "units" to be bought and sold. Victor has spent his whole life avoiding involvement – until one day, the real world elbows its way into his cozy, self-obsessed reality.
Victor’s story has begun. A swirling series of events has overtaken him and set him on a course that is as inescapable as it is random. Where will he go? Who will he meet? Will he ever find his toothbrush? These questions and others will be answered – or maybe they won’t; that’s up to you.
You can help write the story
Add a line, a paragraph, a chapter.
Then pass it on as far out into the world as you can.
If the story goes well, it will be published and all who contributed to it can revel in the knowledge the poorer communities of the world will be the richer for their support.

International Day of Prayer for Peace

Yes, I know that 21 September has been and gone, but this is still worth a read.

Each year on 21 September the World Council of Churches calls churches and parishes to observe the International Day of Prayer for Peace. 21 September is also the United Nations-sponsored International Day of Peace.

The International Day of Prayer for Peace offers an opportunity for church communities in all places to pray and act together to nurture lasting peace in the hearts of people, their families, communities and societies.

The idea was proposed in 2004 during a meeting between WCC general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia and UN Secretary General Kofi Annan and coincides with the UN International Day of Peace. The Day of Prayer is one of the initiatives of the WCC's Decade to Overcome Violence.

Click to read some Prayers for Peace

Local Shared Ministry - Inauguration Service

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Sunday, 6th November at 10.30m

This service will be to:

inaugurate the parish as a Local Shared Ministry unit,
to ordain the three sacramental ministers in training as deacons,
and to licence the Ministry Support Team.

There will be a shared lunch after the service.

Diocesan Synod news

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Auckland Diocesan Synod ran from 2-4 September 2011. To read the Bishop's Charge to the Fifty Third Synod of the Diocese of Auckland, click here.

The Auckland Diocesan Synod decided that people in same-sex relationships should not be excluded from ordination.
Auckland synod sees no bar to same-sex ordinations
Mover's speech on same-sex relationships

The Synod decided that Clause 4.2 in the proposed Anglican Covenant is contrary to Anglican ecclesiology. Accordingly, synod will ask General Synod/te Hinota Whanui to bring a motion to next year's meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council affirming that full membership of the Anglican Communion is not conditional on adoption of the Covenant.

Covenant clause 'contrary to Anglican ecclesiology'

Opposition to the proposed Anglican Covenant is hardening as episcopal units throughout these islands head into a final round of debate.

At the weekend two dioceses – Auckland and Waiapu – decided the Covenant did not fit Anglican ecclesiology.

Covenant comes to the crunch

The Waiapu Diocesan Synod has affirmed that sexual orientation is no barrier to ordination, and is asking for a liturgy to bless same-sex relationships.

Waiapu asks for same-sex liturgy

John Stott Memorial Service

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John Stott worked with Scripture Union United Kingdom on Holiday Camps as a young man, and has been influnced and influenced our works over his life time.

Time Magazine named him alongside Nelson Mandela and Bill Gates in its “most influential people” list of 2005. He was once described by Billy Graham as the “most respected clergyman in the world today”.

John Stott Memorial Service
To celebrate the life & ministry of 'Uncle' John

Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral, Parnell, Auckland
Sunday 4th September 2011
Commencing at 5pm

An offering to the John Stott Memorial Fund will be received for Langham Partnership New Zealand [CC22580]

Visit the John Stott Memorial site: www.johnstottmemorial.org

WELCOME:
Jo Kelly-Moore Dean, Auckland Cathedral

SERMON:
Paul Windsor, LPI

TRIBUTES:
David Stewart, Former Principal, BCNZ
Val Goold, TSCF
Anna Sui Hluan, MEGST, Yangon, Myanmar; Langham Scholar in NZ
Derek Eaton, Former Bishop of Nelson

PRAYERS:
Glyn Carpenter, National Director, NZCN
Stephen Tollestrup, ED TEAR Fund
Stuart Lange, Chair, Presbyterian AFFIRM

SPECIAL MUSIC:
Emma Roxborough (soloist) Cathedral Choir

COMMMMENDATION & BLESSING:
Bp Ross Bay, Bishop of Auckland

Time for Creation 2011: Trees and forests shall rejoice

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The World Council of Churches (WCC) has joined in a call to observe Thursday 1 September through Tuesday 4 October 2011 as a time for prayer, reflection and re-dedication regarding care for and just use of God’s gifts in nature.
For more information including worship resources click here

LSM Assessment Day

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The assessment day last Thursday went well and all those present at the congregation meeting in the evening voted in favour of Holy Trinity moving to Local Shared Ministry. A big Thank You to all those who helped organise the day and attended the meeting. We should know in the next few weeks the date for the service where the Ministry Support team will be licensed and Holy Trinity will become a Local Shared Ministry Unit.

The annual Auckland Diocese Local Shared Ministry Conference is 18-20 November. If you would like more information click here

Local Shared Ministry Assessment Day

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If you've been to any of the congregation meetings in the past couple of months then you'll know about the Assessment Day this Thursday.

The congregation meeting details are:

Thursday, 25 August

at 7pm

at Holy Trinity church

Could you live on $2.25 a day for food?

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Have you heard of the Live Below the Line campaign, it is running this week.

Live Below the Line is a new awareness and fundraising campaign that’s making a huge difference in the fight against extreme poverty. It brings the grim reality of global poverty home by asking young people to live for five days on $2.25 a day for food. That's the global extreme poverty line, where 1.4 billion people live every day.

If you want to know more, then click here or here. There is a cookbook that could be handy, even if you're not doing the challenge.

Next Southern Region education event

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A workshop on

"Mission based on the Gospel of Matthew"

presented by Sister Susan Smith

On Saturday 17 September

at St. Andrew's Church in Pukekohe

Susan Smith, a Catholic Sister and member of the Sisters of Our Lady of the Missions is an Adjunct Faculty Member of the School of Theology at the University of Auckland. She has worked overseas with her congregation in Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea and more recently has spent shorter periods of time in Vietnam, Myanmar, India, the Philippines and Bangladesh teaching, She is currently engaged in writing for and editing a history of her congregation. Susan is also teaching three papers for the Christchurch-based Ecumenical Institute of Distance Theological Studies. In 2007, Orbis Books in the United States published her Women in Mission: From the New Testament to Today, and in 2010 David Ling, Auckland, published Call to Mission: the Story of the Mission Sisters of Aotearoa New Zealand and Samoa.

The day will run from 9.30-3pm, morning & afternoon tea are provided for a gold coin donation, please bring your own lunch.

Book with Vicky Mee, at St Andrew's by 10 September.

Weekly Update

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Thank You
A big thank you to the Selwyn Group who have donated two citrus trees for our fledgling orchard. We now have 5 feijoa trees, and one each of mandarin, lemon and apple which hopefully will be providing fruit within a couple of years that we can share. If you would like to donate a fruit tree to the orchard, or help in any way please contact Frances.

Pet Service

We are planning a Pet Service on the 2nd October so make a note in your diaries to bring your pets to church that day.

Anglican Youth Ministries

Anglican Youth Ministries is the Auckland Diocese's organisation that facilitates the growth of Youth Ministry in the Diocese. If you would like to know what is happening around the Diocese for youth, then visit the AYM webpage.

Anglican Taonga

Do you want to know what is happening in the Anglican church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. Find out at the Anglican Taonga website.

Local Shared Ministry Update - August 2011

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Assessment of the Ministry Support Team will take place on Thursday, 25 August.

There will be a Parish meeting in the evening ( time to be confirmed). All congregation members are urged to attend this meeting. The congregation is asked to consider some questions as preparation for the meeting. You can pick up a copy of these questions from the church foyer or email waiukuanglican@gmail.com

For more information on Local Shared Ministry click here

General Notices

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Vestry Meeting 10 August
Worship Team Meeting 14 August, after 9am service.
Council Meeting 11 September, 10am, all welcome
Ministry Support Team Meeting 7 September, 7.30pm

News from the Auckland Diocese

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Talking Cents: Myth-busting for our time
Johann Hari, in an “Independent” article reproduced in the “NZ Herald” of 4 June 2011, challenged the myth that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) exists to help poor nations while in fact, he says, it ravages them. To read more click here

Addendum
Things you need to know and share from around the Diocese. To read more click here.

Care of Creation
MISSION STATEMENT "To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and to sustain and renew the life of the earth".
AIM To provide news of conservation thinking and action around the world and offer suitable links, and to invite ministry units within the Diocese to share by sending in material on what they are doing.
For the August update click here

The Anglican Diary 2012 and Advent Calls
Daily readings through Advent and Christmas
The Anglican Diary has become a well-established feature in the church ministry over the last few years. Produced by the Anglican Church in Malaysia, the profits from the publication support the ministry of that church.
Advent Calls
Advent Calls is a new initiative, also published by the Malaysian Church but produced in New Zealand, with the foreword by Archbishop Winston Halapua. Each day has a biblical text, drawn mainly from the daily office reading in Isaiah, with a note and photographic image to facilitate our exploration of the theme of the season. The readings commence on Advent Sunday and take us all the way through to the twelfth day of Christmas.
This is a beautifully produced book that will give depth of thought and reflection to the season of Advent and Christmas.
For more information or to order then click here

Te Inoi a te Ariki

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We have been learning the Lord's Prayer in Maori.

E to matou Matua i te rangi
Kia tapu tou Ingoa.
Kia tae mai tou rangatiratanga.
Kia meatia tau e pai ai
ki runga ki te whenua,
kia rite ano ki to te rangi.
Homai ki a matou aianei
he taro ma matou mo tenei ra.
Murua o matou hara,
Me matou hoki e muru nei
i o te hunga e hara ana ki a matou
Aua hoki matou e kawea kia whakawaia;
Engari whakaorangia matou i te kino:
Nou hoki te rangatiratanga,
te kaha, me te kororia,
Ake ake ake. Amine

Here are some links to help you if you're interested in learning it too:

Sunday School - Term 3

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Kia ora,
Sunday School starts again
this Sunday, 7 August
at 9am

See you there!

Local Shared Ministry Update

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Congregational meetings will be held over the next couple of months. These are an opportunity for the congregation to hear, share and join in discussion regarding Local Shared Ministry at Holy Trinity.

Congregational Meeting Dates

Sunday 12 June, following the 10.30am service

Sunday 24 July following the 9.00am service. There will be a straw poll to gain an indication from the congregation whether Holy Trinity should follow the LSM model.

25 August - Assessment Day for Local Shared Ministry at Holy Trinity.

Services at Holy Trinity.

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May

22 May Eucharist at 9am
29 May Eucharist at 9am

June

5 June Morning Prayer at 9am
12 June Pentecost, Eucharist at 10.30am
Followed by a congregation meeting and a shared lunch. Please bring a plate to share.
19 June Trinity Sunday, Eucharist at 9am
26 June Te Pouhere Sunday, Morning Prayer at 9am

July

3 July Morning Prayer at 9am
10 July Morning Prayer at 9am
17 July Eucharist at 9am
24 July Eucharist at 9am
31 July Morning Prayer at 9am

February 2011 - What's Happening at Holy Trinity

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Wednesday, 2 February - Ministry Support Team meeting, 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church lounge.

Sunday, 6 February - 9am Eucharist service and two Baptisms

Sunday, 13 February - 9am Eucharist service. Our new LSM Enabler, Rev Chris Harris will be presiding.

Sunday, 20 February - 9am Morning Prayer Service

Sunday, 27 February - 9am Eucharist service

Advent & Christmas at Holy Trinity

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Sunday, 12 December

Eucharist at 8am

Family Carol Service at 10am

Shared brunch afterwards. Please bring a plate.

(No 9am service on this day)

Sunday, 19 December

Eucharist at 8am & 9am

Christmas Eve, 24 December

Christingle Children's Service at 4.30pm

Eucharist at 11.30pm

Christmas Day, 25 December

Eucharist at 9am

Pet Service 2010

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Just a few of the attendees.

Pet Service - Sunday, 3 October

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Celebrating the animals in our lives.
Holy Trinity, 9am
We'd love to see you and your pets.

Bishop Ross Visit on 11 August

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4.30 - 5.30pm Bishop Ross meets with Parish vestry, Mauku and Waiuku councils at Holy Trinity, Waiuku

5.30pm All are welcome to a bring and share dinner with Bishop Ross at Holy Trinity, Waiuku

7pm Confirmation service in Holy Trinity Church, Waiuku

Parish Confirmation Workshops

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Confirmation further encourages people of faith to live out their baptisms. If anyone is interested in being baptised and/or confirmed please contact Megan.

Everyone is welcome to attend these workshops. They are for those seeking to be confirmed as well as anyone interested in any of the following topics

Workshop Dates & Topics

Workshops will be held on Mondays at 7.30pm

19 July at Holy Trinity: The Gathering of the Community - The Ministry of the Baptised

26 July at Holy Trinity: The Proclamation - Scripture

2 August at St Bride: Affirmation of Faith - Doctrine

9 August at St Bride: Prayers of the People

16 August at Holy Trinity: Preparation of the Gifts

23 August at St Bride: The Great Thanksgiving

30 August at St Bride: Dismissal - Mission

Coming Up

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Awhitu Church Ladies mid-winter Luncheon
Monday, 26th July
at Matakawau Hall, 12noon
Speakers: Don & Gaylyn Wills "Our Intrepid Journey to Nepal"
Cost $5 plus a trading table.

Franklin Day at the Races
Saturday, 7th August
$50 per person which includes entry to private lounge, 2 course luncheon with a free drink on arrival, tote facilities and cash bar with free tea and coffee. This event is shared with Pukekohe and Bombay/Pokeno parishes. Bookings and payment accepted now.

For more information about any event listed here, please email waiukuanglican@gmail.com

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Service of Celebration

for the Commissioning of members
of The Ministry Support Team
Holy Trinity, Waiuku
9.00am, Sunday 6 June 2010
Followed by Refreshments.

Saturday, 19th June
Southern Regional Training Programme
Spiritual Director Sheila Pritchard speaking on finding your spiritual 'centre of gravity' or better still your' centre of serenity'.
9.30am to 3pm, St Andrew's Anglican Church, Pukekohe

Saturday, 7th August
Franklin 'Day at the Races'
$50 per person which includeds entry to private lounge, 2 course luncheon with a free drink on arrival, tote facilities and cash bar. Free tea and coffee. Bookings and payment accepted now.

Wednesday, 11 August
Parish Confirmation Service.
Confirmation further encourages people of faith to live out their baptisms. If anyone is interested in being baptised and/or confirmed please contact Megan.

Holy Trinity Church, Waiuku

Children's Day Conference – 'Valued for who you are'

Saturday 3 March, 9.30am-3pm, St Chad's Church, MeadowbankReduced registration fee – Half price $10 until 10 February 2012 ($20 thereafter)

Spirituality and Ageing Workshops

Thursday 8 & Friday 9 March, 10am-2pm, Selwyn Village

Christmas at Holy Trinity

Christmas Services

Advent

Advent Bible Study Group

We are a Local Shared Ministry Unit

World Food Day - 16 October

Missional Church

Church insurer stops quake cover

Links of Interest

International Day of Prayer for Peace

Local Shared Ministry - Inauguration Service

Diocesan Synod news

Covenant clause 'contrary to Anglican ecclesiology'

Covenant comes to the crunch

John Stott Memorial Service

Time for Creation 2011: Trees and forests shall rejoice

LSM Assessment Day

Local Shared Ministry Assessment Day

Could you live on $2.25 a day for food?

Next Southern Region education event

Weekly Update

Local Shared Ministry Update - August 2011

General Notices

News from the Auckland Diocese

Te Inoi a te Ariki

Sunday School - Term 3

Local Shared Ministry Update

Services at Holy Trinity.

February 2011 - What's Happening at Holy Trinity

Advent & Christmas at Holy Trinity

Pet Service 2010

Pet Service - Sunday, 3 October

Bishop Ross Visit on 11 August

Parish Confirmation Workshops

Coming Up

Saturday 3 March, 9.30am-3pm, St Chad's Church, Meadowbank
Reduced registration fee – Half price $10 until 10 February 2012 ($20 thereafter)