MANNA MINISTRY MEALS – SUNDAY 23 and 30 July
We need to replenish our frozen Manna Ministry meals so that we can continue to feed our community in need. Please keep Sunday, 23 July and 30 July free to cook some meals after church.
You can either cook in groups or, if you prefer, cook from the privacy of your own home. Cooking in groups is a lot of fun, and a great way to host people. If you would like to be involved, but don’t have a group to join, then please let the office know and we can connect you with a group.
Food containers and labels will be available to pick up from the church foyer from mid July. Please bring cooked meals to the church office as the Manna Meal’s freezer is now in the basement store.
2023 Church Life Survey NZ
The 2023 Church Life Survey NZ is a strategic asset for every church, group or denomination, and the wider Church across NZ. It is a nationwide survey of church attenders, run every 5 years in line with NZ Census years.
- Most churches have significantly changed since the COVID pandemic.
The Church Life Survey provides a great opportunity for our church leadership to understand the demographic profile of our members better. - Your opinion matters.
The Survey provides a great way for us to hear all the voices in our church, including ones we may not heard from previously. - The health of our people is important – perhaps more than ever.
The Survey provides a snapshot of the spiritual health of our church. - We are contributing to establishing a national picture of NZ church life.
The Survey will provide meaningful information about the size and structure of the church in our nation.
The 2023 survey is administered by the Christian Research Association of NZ, in partnership with Wilberforce Foundation and Auckland Church Network. These organisations want to strengthen & support the NZ Church by equipping leaders with quality research & data. The survey questions were compiled by experienced church researchers & leaders from a range of denominations & movements.
Can you take 10-15 minutes to fill it out by Sunday, 6 August. The questionnaire can be found here or by scanning the QR code below.
WORKING BEE – 29 JULY, SATURDAY
On Saturday 29th July 9am -1pm we need helpers to finish off some jobs around our Church property. This includes taking down old signs, moving a freezer from the Vicarage, cleaning fences and preparing them for spray painting. If you are available to help please let Andrew know. office@karorianglican.org.nz
ALPHA
Parish Dinner
PARISH DINNER – SATURDAY, 19 AUGUST
Theme: Movies – Larger than Life!
Our Annual Parish Dinner is back. This year the parish dinner will be held on Saturday, 19 August at 5.30pm and the theme is Movies – Larger than Life. The parish dinner is always a sell out and so much fun! Do join us for a fantastic night of festivities. Come dressed larger than life; as outlandish and loud and wacky as you can. Imagine if the characters of Star Wars were dressing up for the posh dinner on the last night of The Titanic and then try to out’do’ them. Imagine a “The Walking Dead” and “Barbie” mashup!
If you are interested in hosting a table or attending the dinner, then either email the office (office@karorianglican.org.nz) or put your name down on the clipboard which will be passed around at our services.
We will need the following volunteers to help organise this night out:
- Setting up the hall with tables and chairs
- Decorations
- Running the Kid’s programme
- setting up and serving coffee and tea after dinner
- Clearing up and putting things away after the event
Please email Andrew if you are able to volunteer (andrew@karorianglican.org.nz)
ANGLICAN MOVEMENT TRAINING DAY
Training Days are for everyone, and it’s our opportunity to share learning and fellowship as a movement whānau.
Bishop Justin will speak at the Plenary Session in Wellington and Palmerston North. This is our first time hearing from Bishop Justin after his Sabbatical. We look forward to hearing what he has to say. More information including details of workshops can be found here.
HELP NEEDED FOR TRAINING DAY
Archdeacon Gendy Thomson have written to ask for help in running the next training day in Karori. If you are able to, please email Jan at events@anglicanmovement.nz
Hi parishes,
we are in need of ‘more hands on deck’ for our Karori training day, and putting round an ask for help – if you could please advertise this in your parishes, and also verbally invite people both to attend and to help that’d be wonderful!
Our training day is for everyone, and has great workshops to help us grow as followers of Jesus. We expect about 350ppl (could be more!) and rely on support of our whole church to help with the day to enable us to keep it at ‘koha’ cost. You can find out more here https://anglicanmovement.nz/trainingday2023 and click on the button for Wellington
Areas of help that we are needing are:
Set up – Friday night – if you live in or near Karori and could give an an hour or so of your time after work on Friday that would be fantastic!
Set up – Saturday morning – arriving till 9.30 (when coffee/morning tea is available)
Parking wardens (helping people find parks on/off site) – Saturday morning, 8 to 9.45am
Pack down – Saturday afternoon, 3.30 – 5 (or whatever you can give in this time)
Welcomers – Saturday morning
IT/AV support – for speakers who may need to use technology, but are not so technologically minded – Saturday, 9.30-10 and lunchtime
Helping in the serving team for lunch/morning tea (plating up and putting out food, replenishing as needed, cleaning up) – morning tea = from 8.30am; lunch from 11.30am
If you are able to help serve in any of these ways (and there is sure to be more!) please contact Jan on events@anglicanmovement.nz – we’d rather have more offers and the grace to say “thanks, we don’t need you this time” then no offers! Thanks so much!
Thanks Gendy
Gendy Thomson
Archdeacon for Mission and Ministry
Anglican Movement
gendy@anglicanmovement.nz
027 250 9664
ROOMS FOR RENT
We are still looking for tenants for the last vacant room in The Vicarage. If you know of anyone looking for a room, please refer them to our listing on the Roomies Website. You can click here to access it. Or send them this link : https://www.roomies.co.nz/rooms/397402
Transitioning to Parish Giving
From 1 April 2023 we have combined the results of Property and General Giving into one Parish Giving figure.
We need your continued financial support for the operation of the Parish, including Te Korōria. If you were previously giving to Te Korōria (and have now completed your pledge) Thanks so much! Please prayerfully consider continuing that level of support through donation to Karori Anglican.
If you need further information on how to give, a giving number or information on how to set up a bequest, please contact accounts@karorianglican.org.nz
THE COLLECTIVE
This Friday the Collective will Journey Through Karori in their finest Lord of The Rings fits and enjoy a Progressive Dinner we start at 6PM @tekororiaka.
SMASH
Early Childhood Education Centre
CHEF POSITION AND REGISTERED TEACHER POSITION
Qualified ECE or primary teacher job opportunity – Full time or part time to work in our early childhood education centre. We pay our teachers along the pay parity line to level six but this can also be negotiated for the right person. St Mary’s ECEC is a small boutique centre with a great team. We are looking for a part-time cook for our early childhood education centre, in Karori. The hours are 8:30 – 1:30 Mon – Fri.
If you are interested or know someone who might be, please contact heather@stmaryschildcare.org.nz both positions due to start ASAP.
MindHealth Counselling Available
Please continue to promote our koha counselling with Rochelle to neighbors, friends and family. Just email counselling@tekororia.org.nz.
Rochelle has now seen several clients and has had lots of positive feedback.
Sarah Richards is also available, please email sarah@mindhealth.org to book.
Counselling times are available between 8.00am – 5.00pm Fridays with Rochelle or Wednesdays with Sarah.
Contact counselling@tekororia.org.nz to book a time:
The Vicarage
With our move to Te Korōria, The Vicarage will become tenanted accommodation. In effect, it will be a private residence and should be treated as such.
If you are holding a key to The Vicarage, please return it to Andrew at the office or drop it into the letter box in the church foyer.
Sabbatical Leave
Please note that our Vicar, Rev Ian Cook will be away on sabbatical from Monday, 19th June for three months. Sabbatical leave is an important time to reflect, learn and be renewed for priests. Ian is visiting Australia and Europe during this period and will be taking part in learning communities, retreats and visiting various parishes in the United Kingdom. In Ian’s absence, we have a number of people temporarily taking on particular roles. If in doubt about who to talk to about anything, please contact the office in the first instance.
Infoodle
We use the programme Infoodle to organise and manager church activities. If you need to use Infoodle and you already have an account, here is a gentle reminder that the website is : https://kac.infoodle.com/home
‘You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything.’ Matt 5:13