Newsletter – Week Ending 24 March

Easter timings

Palm Sunday 24th March: 9am Holy Communion, 10:30am Whānau service

Maundy Thursday 28th March: 7pm

Good Friday 29th March: 10am Whānau Friendly, 12 noon Two Hour Vigil

Easter Sunday 31st March: 8am Traditional Service, 10am Whānau Service, 10am St. Matthias Service (Makara)

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Donation receipts 

We will be doing our tax receipts at the end of March, so if you donate now you can claim your rebate almost straight away!

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Giving

Thanks for your responses (and ongoing prayer) for funding Karori Anglican’s work.  We are encouraged by the faithful response of a number of the congregation already.

We know that everyone’s circumstances are unique and commend your giving to prayerful consideration. We are aiming to increase our usual giving by 20% per household.

“We had a conversation about giving and realised our thinking around giving had shifted. We feel that giving is part of our Christian walk – we give because we are part of God’s Kingdom, and not because we are seeking favour from God. It’s part of what being a Christian means to us, the way we live out our faith. Therefore we increased our giving. Following Ian’s recent sermon we also made an extra donation for the same reason.”  Annon Parishioner

Thank you so much for this, we appreciate you all very much

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Youth is going to the BEACH!

We are going to the Beach. Princess Beach in Houghton Bay. You can bring all you need for an evening at the Beach. There will be fish and Chips. We meet there at 6 pm on Sunday. We are looking forward to seeing you.

Please contact ben if you would like to attend and/or need transport help: ben.bormann@karorianglican.org.nz

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AGM

AGM is on Monday 15th April in Te Korōria from 7pm for a 7:30pm start.

We are inviting nominations for candidates to our vacant office positions – Peoples Wardens, Synod Representative, Vestry Members.  You will need to complete a nomination form that is signed by two member who are on the electoral role (Available in gathering area).  If you would like to know more about what each role entails, please get in touch with Ian Cook. Nominations close 8 days before the AGM (so Sunday 7 April).

If you have an item you would like included in general business as part of the AGM  please send notice in writing with a brief description of the issue  to Ian Cook.  Please note this must be provided at least eight days in advance of the meeting.

 

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Church Working Bee

 

 

 

 

We have a church working bee to clean up the church on Easter Saturday 30th March from 9:30am – 12pm. Bring your own tools/cleaning implements and morning tea will be provided.

Please put the date in your diary, the more helpers the faster it will get down – help us get the church looking amazing before Easter Sunday. If you would like to help out please RSVP to office@karorianglican.org.nz

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Electoral roll

Are you on our electoral roll? would you like to be? Being on the Roll allows you to have vote on the direction of the Church.

To join the roll you need to :

• Be Baptised
• Have been a active member of the church for at least 4 months in the last 2 years
• Not on an electoral roll of any other parish

In order to join you need to complete a form that is witnessed by the vicar and Church Wardens.  The Roll and the forms will be available in the Gathering area each Sunday for the next two weeks.  You can also email office@karorianglican.org.nz to check if you are already on the roll.

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ECEC Good News

This week we received the great news that ECEC now has its full licence restored to the centre!  There were 22 conditions that were placed on the centre to resolve, and our thanks to the staff who have put in extra time and energy to achieve this result.  The Ministry  commented “Well done to you and your team, it’s evident a lot of hard work, time and effort has gone in to meeting these conditions and there has been a number of positive shifts for the centre community”.    We have spaces available to welcome new enrolment’s,  so if you know of anyone looking for a pre-school care please encourage them to get in touch office@stmaryschildcare.org.nz

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ECEC donations

Thank you to those who have donated towards the shade sails. You are amazing! The shade sails will be going up in the next month, thank you again for making this possible.

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Karori Classics 

Drum roll please! We are happy to announce the beginning of a marvelous season of chamber music at Karori Classics. To mark this we will host a quartet of string quartet of musicians from the NZSO. Julia Broom, Christine Wang, Eli Vincent and Eleanor Carter will perform Heal by Salina Fischer, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel’s String Quartet in E-flat major and Strum by Jessie Montgomery. Further details below.

When: March 22, 7pm

Where: St Mary’s Anglican Church, Fancourt St, Karori.

Beneficiaries: Camp Quality NZ (Bringing fun, hope and happiness into the lives of children living with cancer — inspiring them to get on with being kids again.)

Entry: by koha, suggested donation $20

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Welcome to our new student counsellor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Lisa Fraser our new Student Counsellor – she is available for booking sessions from March 21st. Please let anyone know who might be interested. Sessions are 1 hour and are available for a Koha. Lisa is in her third year of study and completing her final placement.

To book a session email counselling@tekororia.org.nz

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Samuel Marsden open morning

 

Marsden warmly invites families considering a Marsden education to their first Open Mornings for the year:

• Tuesday 19th March (Preschool – Year 6)
• Friday 22nd March (Year 7-13)

For more information and to register, please visit www.marsden.school.nz/register

Scholarships for entry in 2025 are now open. FOr more information and to apply,visit www.marsden.school.nz/enrolments/scholarships

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The Street Church seminar – Richard Black

 

 

 

 

Richard Black is running a seminar on behalf of The Street Church on Sat 22 June. This is focused on helping Christians navigate and respond to a sexually diverse world. It runs from 9am – 3:30pm, tickets are $20 per person.

If you are interested please register via their website at www.thestreet.org.nz/families-seminar

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Hope Project for Karori

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope for Karori involves delivering and praying for streets in Karori. Please get in touch with Joanne Harvey if you can assist deliver 0212399440

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Physio now taking bookings

We are excited to let you know that a physio practice has joined our offering at Te Korōria, located next to our counselling rooms. Caroline Appleton is offering physio sessions from the 13th of February, you can book with her directly online https://www.fixphysio.co.nz/

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Karori Community Singers 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday mornings from 10:30am to 12pm the Karori community singers welcome you to join them. All are welcome!

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Room Available

A room is available in The Vicarage residence. It is a large single room with internet provided and power bill shared among the flatmates. Rent is $215 weekly.  If you know of anyone who might be interested, please ask them to contact the office.

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