NINE LESSONS & CAROLS
Sunday, 13 December at 7pm
Join us this Sunday for a traditional service that retells the Christmas story through bible readings and carols led by St Mary’s Choir. See you there!
ADVENT WORKING BEE – 12 DECEMBER
Join us this Saturday, 12 December 9.30am-12pm, for a working bee to get the church and grounds ready for Christmas. Contact Mike Scrivener 021 081 10750 for more information.
THANK YOU
From all the girls and team at SMASH – A huge thank you to every person who attended, offered and gave their wonderful support for Girls Zone’s got WOW last night. It was truly … WOW! It was a such a success and we just could not have had this spectacular show without you. We hope to have photos of the event to share soon.
BAPTISM – HELP CELEBRATE
Join us to celebrate Mahi and Liam as they get baptised into God’s family.
When: 12.30pm, 13 December
Where: 5 Birdwood Street.
Bring a plate to share!
FEED MY LAMBS CHRISTMAS APPEAL 2020
This Christmas as usual we are supporting St Saviours Anglican Church ministry in Kaitaia. The money will be used to buy local food vouchers so your donation will support local families and the local economy over the festive season.
To donate to Feed My Lambs Christmas Appeal 2020, please pay your donation into the KAC bank account
02-0500-0019955-00 by no later than 16 December. Reference the deposit to Feed My Lambs and note your giving number. This donation will be included in your KAC end of financial year tax receipt.
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
We are looking for volunteers to assist in the following areas:
– Candles : preparation of candles for services.
– Purificator : cleaning of church linen.
– Flowers : creating beautiful arrangements for St Mary’s.
If any of these volunteering roles interest you, please get in touch with Heidi 04 476 8978.
FAIR DAY – 14 FEBRUARY 2021
Save the date and let us know if you are available to help!
Always such a fun event to start the year and to invite friends along to. It will follow our 10.30am service and runs till 2pm. We would very much like to hear from people who might be willing to organise or help out on a stall next year.
Please let Kate@karorianglican.org.nz know if you can help, or sign up at church on Sunday 😊
DO YOU LIKE TO SING?
St Mary’s Choir needs YOU… especially men… but ALL are welcome!
Rehearsals are held at 7.30pm every Thursday evening at St Mary’s church.
Come along and join in!
SEND US YOUR REGISTRATIONS!!!
Karori Anglican Weekend Away,
12-14 March 2021 at Palm Grove Christian Camp, Paraparaumu
Please note that we are looking into alternative accommodation for those people who struggle with bunks.
Grab your registration form and drop it back to us or take a photo of it and email it to Heidi heidi@karorianglican.org.nz
First 10 registrations received receive a mystery prize!
ST MARY’S CHURCH PEWS – FOR SALE
Pick up a pricing schedule from the church foyer this Sunday, or, if you would prefer a copy emailed to you please request this via email to heidi@karorianglican.org.nz
ANGLICAN YOUTH MOVEMENT
AYM is looking for a new house to rent as their current lease is coming to an end.
Looking for a 4-5 bedroom house based in or near Karori. If you have a house to rent or know of a house that is available, please contact Heidi on heidi@karorianglican.org.nz
ANNOUNCING THE NAME OF OUR NEW BUILD – TE KORŌRIA
We are excited to announce that our new build will be named “Te Korōria”. This is a Te Reo word, meaning The Glory. We consulted staff and our congregation (where we received very positive feedback), and following approval from Taranaki Whānui, Vestry has approved “Te Korōria” as our building name. We will be developing a logo and a tag line (in English) that helps people know what is available in the building. We expect this to be developed by March 2021. Thank you to everyone who provided feedback during our two rounds of consultation. We are excited to move another step closer to completing this building which will enable us to share God’s Glory more and more with our community.
New video and design “shots” of the building are available to view and will be shown at church this Sunday
OUR CHRISTMAS SEASON – PUT THESE DATES IN THE CALENDAR NOW!
Let It Glow Christmas Carols
St Mary’s church, 5.30pm, 5 December
UV lights and face painting from 5pm!
Nine Lessons and Carols
St Mary’s church, 7pm, 13 December
Christmas Eve Services
St Matthias, Makara, 7pm, 24 December
St Mary’s, 11pm, 24 December with carols from 10.30pm.
Christmas Day services
8am Holy Communion with carols
10am Family Christmas service
Summer Services
27 Dec – 31 January 2021
Join us at 10am for a family-friendly service followed by BBQ and ice-cream.
SUNDAY SERVICES UNDER COVID-19 ALERT LEVEL 1
Given Wellington’s recent move to Alert Level 1 and keeping in line with the Government’s guidelines, from this Sunday we are going back to having a 9.00am and 10.30am service.
A few things to note:
Morning Tea will be served.
Communion will be served as two elements.
Contact Tracing is still important, so if you have a phone download the app and scan in, or sign in with the person at the door when you come to a church service. https://www.health.govt.nz/our-work/diseases-and-conditions/covid-19-novel-coronavirus/covid-19-novel-coronavirus-resources-and-tools/nz-covid-tracer-app
Stay home if you’re sick, report flu-like symptoms and do not travel if unwell.
Remember: It is important to keep tracking the places you visit by using the Government Contact Tracing App, continue to regularly clean your hands and stay home if ill.