WELCOME

NAU MAI, HAERE MAI, MALO E LELEI

St BARNABAS & St THOMAS

Growing on the journey of faith

ANGLICAN CHURCH IN AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND AND POLYNESIA

One Church, expressing its life and mission in three tikanga (cultural streams) Maori, Pakeha and Pasefika

               Lent 3 ~ March15^th2009

“Conversations with John ~Parish Party”

A welcome home party on Friday 17^th April in the hall 

BYO Drinks & Canapés followed by deserts and coffee.

Cost $5 for Missions.  Names to the parish office please A.S.A.P for the organisation of food

Coming Up on the 29^th March

–Harvest Festival

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The Parish Staff Team

Vicar	John Day		On study leave	Vicarage ph. 351 7392
Priest Assistant	Philip Robinson		ph  351 8213	philip@stbarnabas.org.nz
Priest Assistant	Paul Stanaway		ph. 343 6342	paul@stbarnabas.org.nz
Priest Assistant	Jill Keir		ph. 358 5453	jill@stbarnabas.org.nz
Priest Assistant	Ross Allen		ph. 351 7064	Tues & Thurs only
Curate	Andrew McDonald		ph. 351 7118	andrew@stbarnabas.org.nz
Children & Family Ministry	Felicity Day		ph. 351 4439	flissday@hotmail.com
	Vicki Gilmour		ph. 980 2745	vicki@stbarnabas.org.nz
Day Off:	John – Friday; Philip – Tuesday; Paul -Tuesday, Andrew – Friday.
Parish Office	Marion Cook & Kofé Havea	ph. 351 7064		Office open Mon-Fri  9am–3pm
Verger	Heuchan Parr	ph. 351 7064
Music ~Denis Guyan: 359 7665, Angela Wightman 021 027 33127
e-mail: stbarnabas@xtra.co.nz                              WEBSITE: www.stbarnabas.org.nz

SERVICES THIS WEEK:

This Week

Monday	12noon 7.30pm	Monday Munch in the Hall Lent Home Group at 4 Jane Deans Close
Tuesday	9.30am   7.30pm   7.30pm 7.30pm	Lent Home Group during Women at the Well 21a Plynlimon Rd Crèche available Lenten reflections on Jesus' well-loved "I AM" sayings in the Dorothy Cooper Room Lent Home Group at 143 B Memorial Ave In Betweens AAW ~Eucharist in Church then Speaker: Revd Sheena Dixon from the St George's/Iona Presbyterian Parish Aranui will be speaking about her time with the Ghana Prison Service and her travels around the country.  Visitors welcome.
Wednesday	8.45am 9am 9.30am 10.30am     7.30pm 7.30pm	Eucharist at St Barnabas ~all welcome Children’s Play Group in the Hall Lent Home Group at 1 Kereru Lane AAW Overseas and Outreach at Avonside Holy Trinity Guest speakers to focus on the 40th Anniversary Project - 'Water Tanks for Fiji' - Lent Home Group at 22a Harakeke Street Vestry Meeting in the Tui Room
Thursday	10am 10.45am 11am 5.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 8pm	Eucharist at St B’s followed by Morning tea in Makora Room Lent Home Group at 15 Tui Street Home Communion at Holly Lea Brownies & Guides @ 6.30pm in the Hall Choir Rehearsal in the Makora Room Thursday Space (20’s group) Lent Home Group at 7 Makora Street
Friday	9.45am 7pm   7pm	Mainly Music (2 sessions 9.45 & 10.30am) in the Hall Youth Group Barnies Angels 7pm-8pm; (School yrs 7-9)                        Bait 8.30-10pm (School years 10-13) lifestreams Band practice
Saturday 21st	9.30am	Working Bee at St Thomas’
Sunday 22nd	9am	Chancel Choir rehearsal in the Makora Room

Parish News:

Ø    Praying for the Alpha Course Each Sunday in the Chapel 9.30am ~Come and spend a few minutes

Ø    Working Bee’s on Saturday’s in March 9.30am–12noon at St Thomas’ on 21^st & at St Barnabas’ on 28^th. Please come and help even for an hour or so.

Ø    Blessed are the Peacemakers Anglican Missions Lenten/Good Friday Appeal for the ministry of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East envelopes are in the Church and Hall.

Ø    Mission basket ‘bring & buy’ in the Hall foyer –to donate surplus produce & buy.

Beyond the Parish News:

·  25 Years of Te Waiora Fair and Garden Party -21 March, 1- 4pm.

·  The NZ Church Missionary Society 116th Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Shirley on March 21^st from 6.00-6.45pm. Shared meal at 6.50pm and the installation and commissioning of the Rev. Steve Maina at 8.10pm.

·  Christchurch City Choir presents ‘The Armed Man’ A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins. A Multi-Media Presentation “Immensely powerful and uplifting” . Saturday 21^st March 7.30pm in the ChCh Town Hall Book at Ticketek or ' Margaret Mahoney 351 6523 for Choir discount

The Parish of Upper Riccarton-Yaldhurst ~ Art Exhibition & sale of paintings from 26-29 March, 10am-4 pm, in the hall, Church Corner. $4.

·  Walk4theplanet Friday March 27th: Dunsandel to Templeton. Meet at 8.15am at Trinity Church, Dunsandel, cnr of Hororata Rd. and Highfield Ave., or join the walk at the Main Rd-Burnham turn-off. Leaves 11.00am; end at Templeton Church, Kirk Rd. about 4.00pm. & Saturday March 28th: Gather at 12.15 pm at the Anglican Church grounds, Kirk Rd. Templeton. The Walk departs 12.30 into Waterloo Rd., Denton Park Main South Rd, to Upper Riccarton Methodist Church, arriving about 3.00pm for cup of tea and a break. 4.00pm:  leave Riccarton for Hagley Park to gather inside the Armagh St gates- arrive by 5.40pm. then Worcester St, into Square. Arrive by 6.15pm. 6.30pm Welcome for “Walk for the Planet” onto the ‘Earth Hour’ Stage in Square. More details of web: www.walk4theplanet.org.nz

·  Come to the Cross ~Good Friday to Easter Monday at Halswell Quarry. All welcome to visit this unique experience.

·  Does anyone have a NIV Life Application Bible and also a NIV Study bible the version which has character profiles and concordance in the back which they don't want or could sell to me? If you can help me ph Rachael 3418451

Theology House Register ' Chris 355 9145; admin@theologyhouse.ac.nz

Brush Up your Reo. How can we understand the bi-cultural identity of or church if we don't have some understanding of Maori language? This course offers the opportunity to encounter the bicultural dimension of liturgies within the NZ Prayer Book -He Karakia Mihinare O Aotearoa. Tutors are Marjorie Smart & Shelley Walker. Mon 16 & 23 March 7-9pm. Cost $30.