Coming Events

Maori for Beginners

Five Thursdays from February 2, 2012, 6.00 – 8.00pm, St Faiths Lounge (46 Hawke St, New Brighton)

Tutor; Dion Kamira (Te Waka Aroha)

Learn greetings, your mihi, waiata and experience the Maori way.

Fee $20.00 (assistance with cost is available).

Enrolments WEA Tel: 03-366-0285

City-wide Worship & Prayer Night

Thursday, 9 February, 7.30pm, Hornby Presbyterian Church, 27 Amyes Road, Hornby

It's been the desire of a number of pastors to start the year together in UNITED WORSHIP and to PRAY FOR OUR CITY!

SEAN FEUCHT (USA) & his band will lead this event, as he has also expressed a real desire pray and worship over Christchurch with the wider Body of Christ!

This free event (offering will be taken) is hosted by Harmony Church, Hornby Prebyterian Community Church, Beckenham Baptist Church , South City Chr. Ctre , Riccarton Baptist Church, Living Waters Chr. Ctre, Plains Vineyard, The Worship Centre & others.

This meeting replaces the regular CHCH PRAY meeting for February.

Boundaries in Ministry 2012

Level 1: 17 February 2012

Level 2: 18 February 2012

Please contact Jo Barrett on 348 6701 or dioadmin@anglicanlife.org.nz.

GARDEN PARTY Fund-raiser for the Parish of Kaiapoi

Sunday, 19 February, 2.00pm, 266 South Eyre Road, Holton

The Garden Party will be in the setting of an Alfred Buxton Garden (he was a well-known late 19th century and early 20th century garden expert), with live jazz music being played around a 100 year-old country house, on South Eyre Road, a rural part of the parish of Kaiapoi.

Proceeds will go towards the parish, which has just been hit by the permanent closure of its earthquake damaged vicarage, and the temporary close of its parish hall, which needs repairs.

Tickets ($20) from the parish office, ph. 03-3277-084, or from Mary Mackintosh, 03-327-8457.

Ecumenical Door Knocking in Linwood area

Week of Monday, 20 February 2012

The Earthquake Response Co-ordinators Team is co-ordinating door knocking 7000 households in the Linwood Area over the week starting Monday, 20 February, to check on the wellbeing of the residents in the area.

Please turn up at 9.45am at St Chad’s Anglican church on the corner of Buckleys Rd & Carnarvon St Linwood at 9.45am for a briefing. Bring lunch, drink bottle (and clipboard if possible).

RSVP by email
with your contact details, name, church & days available

For questions, contact:

Wendy Green, Personal Assistant

Earthquake Response Co-Ordinators Team, Christchurch

Ph 03-929-0539 Cell 021-306-949

The Music of Stuart Townend

Friday, 24 February 2012, 7.30 – 9.30 pm, St Timothy’s Anglican Church, 46 Kendal Ave, Christchurch

Stuart Townend is a gifted Christian English singer-songwriter, probably best known for songs such as “How Deep the Father’s Love for Us” and “In Christ Alone”. These songs are the tip of a rich resource of congregational ‘songs of substance’, which are characterised by: great tunes, singable range for congregations, intelligent and inspired lyrics, sound theology.

We have decided to run “An Evening of Stuart Townend Songs” for you to enjoy, evaluate, and to be inspired to enhance your worship by incorporating them in your services. His music can be purchased from web sites as chord sheets, full score, and some in SATB, so whether you are a lone guitarist leading worship or have a full robed choir, there is something here for everyone.

The evening is not a concert or a workshop, but for anyone keen on developing music within their congregation. You will be encouraged to sing along (but leave your instruments at home) with the approximately 20 songs to be covered. For copyright reasons music will not be provided, but we will provide details on how to access sheet music, chord sheets, and recorded versions. Please limit your attendance to two or three from a church.

There is no charge, but bring a water bottle to wet your whistle and a pen.

No need to register, but a phone call or email with intention to attend and numbers will be useful to gauge interest.

Contact Richard Rendle on 03-359-7275 or email rendle@xtra.co.nz

Wednesday night training course at Theology House:

Beyond Basics Leading Worship course (formal and informal worship)

Term 1: Wednesdays, 29 February – 4 April (6 nights), 7.30 pm – 9.15 pm, Theology House, 63a Brookside Terrace, Bryndwr (beside St Aidan’s Church)

Registrations for this course close Monday, 27 February.

This course is for worship leaders in any church taking any kind of service. It will explore the character, competency, and role of the worship leader in the context of understanding worship services as spiritual journeys.

Fee: $60

To register for this course, contact the Administrator, Chris Church, admin@theologyhouse.ac.nz or 03 351 1364.

Christian Prophets for Our Time

Starting March 5 for 6 Mondays, 7.30 – 9.30pm, Honey Café, New Brighton Mall
(meals available from 6.00pm)

These studies will explore how particular Christians, including Hildegard of Bingen, Thomas Merton, Dorothy Day, Te Whiti, Martin Luther King Jr, and John Wyclif have sought to follow the way of Jesus in their times.

Please enroll at the WEA Tel: 03-366-0285 or email: cwea@xtra.co.nz

Lecture by distinguished theologian Richard Burridge: “Money, Sex, Power, Violence and the Meaning of Life: Following Jesus Today”

Tuesday, 6 March, 2012, 7.30 pm, St Barnabas’ Church Hall, Tui St/Fendalton Road, Fendalton, Christchurch

Theology House is very pleased to announce that it is hosting a lecture by the Rev’d Professor Richard Burridge, who has been Dean of King's College London since 1994. He was appointed Director of New Testament Studies in 2007, and received a personal Chair in Biblical Interpretation in 2008.

Professor Burridge is a member of the Academic Board of St Mellitus College, the Chairman of both the Christian Evidence Society and the Eric Symes Abbott Memorial Committee, and has represented the University of London at the Church of England’s General Synod since 1994. He often appears on television and in other media to comment on theology and church affairs.

All welcome – this is a public lecture open to people from all churches and from no church. Suggested koha: $10

Post Abortion Seminar

Friday – Saturday, 9-10 March in Christchurch

Abortion is a particular type of pregnancy-baby loss. Grief and trauma from abortion is poorly recognised and there is a taboo talking about it. This two-day training opportunity will equip counsellors, social workers, nurses or medical staff, clergy or pastoral care people working with women and families to understand and address abortion issues within their practice or ministry.

For more information or to register interest contact P.A.T.H.S. (Post Abortion Trauma Healing Service) phone 0800 728 470 or email admin@postabortionpaths.org.nz

Unlimited 2012 Children’s Ministry Conference

Friday, 9 March, 6:30-9:30pm and Saturday, 10 March (9.00am-5:30pm), Spreydon Baptist Church

‘Upsize Me’ is designed to inspire and equip you and your whole team, focusing on ‘up-sizing’ our personal relationship with God so we can lead our children in ‘up-sizing’ their commitment and journey with Jesus too.

You can find out more information on the registration form or on these websites:

www.tammytolman.comwww.oktv.com.auwww.anglicanlife.org.nz

Some of the Saturday afternoon workshops include:

· Puppetry

· Working with Volunteers

· Ordinary Objects Telling Extraordinary Stories

· Preschoolers

· Song-writing

· Leading and Developing Young Leaders

· Real Worship with Kids

Register online at www.unlimited.org.nz or post the registration form on the website. You can also find updates on workshops and other information you may need at the previous website address. Feel free to print off additional registration forms and A3 posters from the web.

The cost for the conference is $60 per person which includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea. However, if you register your team before the 24th February you will get the early-bird rate of $40 for students and $50 for adults. If you require additional information please email us at unlimited@grace.org.nz or phone (03) 379 8463.

World Council of Churches Stewards Programme

Completed application forms are due no later than 15 March 2012.

Young Christians from around the world are invited to apply to the WCC Stewards Programme for a hands-on learning experience at the WCC Central Committee meeting, 23 August – 7 September 2012, in Crete, Greece. Applicants must be between the age of 18-30 years.

Before the meetings, stewards follow an ecumenical learning programme which exposes them to the key issues of the ecumenical movement worldwide.

During the meetings stewards will work in the areas of worship, conference room, documentation, press office, sound, and other administrative and support tasks.

The last phase of the stewards programme, following the meeting, focuses on designing ecumenical projects which stewards will implement back home.

Download the information brochure at www.oikoumene.org/fileadmin/files/wcc-main/2012pdfs/Stewards2012info.pdf

Download the application form at www.oikoumene.org/fileadmin/files/wcc-main/2012pdfs/Stewards2012appform.pdf

New Zealand and Beyond Conference

Monday – Wednesday, 19-21 March 2012, Christchurch

Confirmed speakers: Joel Holm, Tak Bhana, David MacGregor

Conference details at www.nzandbeyond.com

Super Early Bird registration before 16 August 2011: $25/person

Early Bird registration before 1 February 2012: $35/person

All-day workshop led by Simon Longstaff, St James Ethics Centre, Sydney: “Ethics at Work: Challenges and opportunities in working ethically in the public, corporate, professional and voluntary sectors”

Friday, 30 March 2012, 8.45am - 4.45pm, Loaves and Fishes, Wellington Cathedral, Hill St, Wellington

This workshop is designed for leaders and future leaders in the public, corporate, professional and voluntary sectors. In the first part of the workshop, Dr Longstaff will provide an overview of the challenges and opportunities in organisational ethics, and this will be supplemented by insights from the local Wellington and New Zealand scene. In the second part, he will offer a framework for the implementation or further development of ethical practice in participants’ own organizations.

Simon Longstaff’s distinguished career includes being named as one of ‘True Leaders’ for the 21st century by the Australian Financial Review’s ‘Boss’ magazine noting "…I don’t know one CEO or chairman in corporate Australia who has not worked with Simon Longstaff…".

Sponsored by Institute of Policy Studies, School of Government at Victoria University Wellington, the Wellington Cathedral, St Peter's on Willis, and ‘Faith in the City’.

Dr Longstaff will also give a free lunchtime seminar from 12.30pm - 1.30pm in Wellington Cathedral. For more details see

Read more about the work of St James Ethics Centre at www.ethics.org.au

To register contact ips@vuw.ac.nz or 04-463-5307 Workshop cost: $225 (including teas and lunch) There are a limited number of reduced cost places for the voluntary sector.

St James Anglican Church, Harewood, 150th Jubilee

Friday, 13 April – Sunday, 15 April 2012

Friday evening: Conversatione

Saturday: Open Church Day

Informative display in the church hall: St James 1862 – 2012

Garden Party with craft shows, children’s activities & much more

Saturday evening: 150th Jubilee Dinner

Sunday, 10.00am: Jubilee Celebration Service in a marquee in the church grounds, followed by morning tea.

For more information, please contact the Convenor, Dorothy Andrew 359 6577

New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services Future Wellbeing Conference

Wednesday – Thursday, 18 - 19 April 2012, University of Auckland

This conference will provide CEOs, senior staff, and board members of community based (NGO) social services with vital information on the future of social service provision in New Zealand.

It’s time to regroup as a social service sector, amidst significant policy, political, funding, and financial changes. Let’s work together to shape and gain clarity about the direction ahead.

This is a ‘must do’ conference for those planning, managing and delivering services and advocacy that lead to real change for marginalised and vulnerable New Zealanders and provides an opportunity for our sector to begin to develop an alternative vision for our whānau, families, and communities.

Registration to the NZCCSS Future Wellbeing Conference 2012 is now open:

www.socialservicesconf.org.nz Discounted Early Bird rates available.

Diocesan Synod

Saturday, 21 April 2012, St Christopher’s Church, 244 Avonhead Rd, Christchurch

Walking the Mystical Path in Christchurch: Contemporary Sages show us the way…

A five-day programme:

A non-residential weekend on the 21/22nd April, Saturday 9 June, Sunday 12 August, Saturday 29 September

Saturdays, 10am to 4pm & Sundays, 12 noon to 5.30pm

Mary Potter Community Centre, 442 Durham St., Christchurch

REGISTRATIONS to Pip by the 15th March 2012

This is a six month contemplative living programme exploring what contemporary sages have to teach us about the mystic’s path of learning to see as they saw and learning to experience what they experienced: “Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?” Mark 8:18.

The five paths (and some of the contemporary sages) for the purposes of this programme are:

Theology: Underhill, Panikkar, Spink, Fox, Rohr, Newell

Meditation/Contemplation: Keating, Bourgeault, Finley, Main, Freeman

Compassion: Dorothy Day, Catherine Doherty, Mother Theresa

Justice: Bonhoeffer, Simone Weil, Martin Luther King, Jr., Bishop Tutu, Merton

Creative arts: Mary Oliver, John O’Donohue, Michael Leunig, Anne Lamott

Bring your own lunch, tea and coffee provided

Plus, three individual sessions of spiritual companioning – by skype or phone

For between 8 and 15 people

If you want to find out more, there is a longer flyer on Pip’s website (www.thegentleartofknowing.co.nz )

To get an Interest Form please contact Pip: pip.nicholls@xtra.co.nz or on (04) 562 6364

2012 Clergy Conference

Monday, 30 April – Thursday, 3 May, Wainui YMCA camp

Devotional Tour of Turkey and Israel

May 2012

Led by the Revd Chris & Susanne Donaldson.
For all details go to www.biblelandadventures.com

Christian Schwarz (Founder and President of Natural Church Development International)

Thursday, May 31 2012, Auckland

Friday, June 1, 2012. Christchurch

Christian's main focus will be in the area of Empowering Leadership and to that end (and to gain the most benefit from the conference) all delegates will be invited to complete the online EL survey.

www.ncd.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=59

The purpose of this message is to get some idea of likely numbers for venue, catering, resource material, and so on.

Costs will be in the vicinity of $97 (if 4 come from one church, $74 each).
There is a special rate for four people if a church has completed ten or more surveys.

Neil Adams, 33 Lakewood Drive, Taupo 3330

Phone: 07 376 5792 Mobile: 027 7335 065

St Chads of Linwood Coffee Club Reunion

Saturday-Sunday, 2–3 June 2012 (Queen's Birthday weekend)

RSVP by Sunday, 8 April

St Chad’s vestry was asked to consider a coffee club reunion for the coffee club that operated in the early 1960s with bands playing and dancing. We would like to know if are there any past coffee club members interested in coming to a reunion at St Chads the first weekend of June, with a dance on the Saturday night, and a Church service Sunday at 10.00am followed by either a morning tea or lunch, depending on the numbers coming.

Apart from coffee club members all past and present parishioners would be welcomed. If interested please send replies to:

Jimmy & Gaynor Le Comte
"The Steps"
26 Suffolk St
Phillipstown
Christchurch 8011 or
send email to groovygran@xtra.co.nz

Holy Land Pilgrimage

17 June – 2 July, 2012

Almost HALF the seats for the Israel Pilgrimage have been taken, so NOW is the time for you and your friends and family to buy an early Christmas present to enable that special person to join in on an unforgettable journey to Israel. On the way we will stop off at the Petra valley for a breathtaking walk (or camel ride) and then we will go to Mt Nebo where Moses saw, but never entered the Promised land (Deuteronomy 32.48). Then we experience the frustrations of crossing the sensitive border from Jordan to Israel!

Contact Mike Hawke CSO of AMB for more details mike@angmissions.org.nz
or ph 021-711-726

Boundaries in Ministry

Level 2: 22 June 2012

Level 3: 23 June 2012

Please contact Jo Barrett on 348 6701 or dioadmin@anglicanlife.org.nz.

Boundaries in Ministry

Level 3: 22 November 2012

Level 1: 24 November 2012

Please contact Jo Barrett on 348 6701 or dioadmin@anglicanlife.org.nz.

Re-evaluating Christianity’s Influence in Shaping Aotearoa New Zealand c1800-c1860

27-29 November 2012, Waitangi, Bay of Islands

Pōwhiri, Welcome and Opening: Te Tii Marae, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, 27 November 2012

Plenary Sessions: Copthorne Hotel, Waitangi, Bay of Islands, 28-29 November 2012

Website: www.gospel2014.org

Centenary Reunion of St Peters Anglican Church

June 28 & 29 2014, Otipua Road, Timaru

If you were involved with AAW, Sunday School, Cubs and Scouts, Keep Fit, Cards, Bowls, Youth Group etc, either as leader or participant, please, if interested could you contact us with names, photos, anecdotes - in fact anything of interest.

Contact:

Ngaire Linton email ngairex@xtra.co.nz or telephone 03-614-7220 or mail: 21A Horton Street, Pleasant Point 7903, South Canterbury

OR

Averil Williams email avanto@xtra.co.nz or telephone 03-614-7533 or mail: 26 Harris Street, Pleasant Point 7903, South Canterbury