Newsletter – Week Ending 4th June

.All systems are go once more, now that we have the building consent amendment granted!  The various trades that need to be coordinated are all scheduled for as soon as possible, with concrete being poured on the 8th June and the Asphalt on the 21st June (weather dependent!).  If these all happen on schedule we will definitely be open for business and have the staff based in the building by the end of June.  The lift installation is underway and will take another week to finish, and then the walkways and other pieces of external work can be completed.   We will need to defer our dedication and opening celebration until September (once Ian is back), however that does allow us to get all the café systems up and running smoothly before hosting this milestone!

In the photo you can see the new carpet being installed in the Kōwhai / Yellow room (previously the activity room / supper room) and it looks really great against the freshly painted walls.  Thanks again to the donor who made the carpet possible, and the volunteers who have worked so hard on the painting.   The front fence was taken down briefly to allow for work the pavement curbing so we got  a good photo of the full front of the building (Second photo)

The Collective

This week instead of playing football because of a technical issue, we will actually watch a movie. Bring a Dollar for Dinner and your favourite snack along!!

From Maree Foster:

“We are pleased to advise that we have two Cursillo’s taking place this year, a men’s Cursillo in June and the woman’s Cursillo in Masterton.  Cursillo is a short course on ‘Christian Living’ but it is more than this.  This is a lay ministry run through the Anglica n Church.  We have two teams who have trained hard the past year and have put together some fantastic talks and testimonies to share throughout the weekend.  Cursillo is a time when we draw closer to the Lord in our relationship with him and a time to simply come and experience all that he has for us.  It is a time to be blessed with so many unexpected blessings throughout the weekend and to experience Christ’s love in action as well as fellowship with those around you.  Meals are all provided and you will have your own bedroom.  Cursillo is such a gift to us all.  If you would like to come and experience a Cursillo as a pilgrim our weekends are on:

Men’s M45 – 22-25 June 2023 – El Rancho, Waikanae
Woman’s W45 – 6-9 July 2023 – St Matthew’s Collegiate – Masterton

If you would like to attend, please click on the link and complete the application form: https://cursillo.org.nz/downloads/app_forms/cursillo_application_form_2017.pdf

We can arrange a sponsor for you and your sponsor will take you to and from your Cursillo weekend so you don’t need to worry about transport.  Once you have completed the application form, please scan and email this to: registrar@cursillo.org.nz  Applications close on Friday, 9 June for the men’s Cursillo and Friday, 30 June for woman’s Cursillo.”

40 Hour Famine

The World Vision 40 Challenge is going to this year from 16 to 18 June 2023. We are keen to have as many participants join this year, children and adults. We have set up an online page that you may join – see; https://my.worldvision.org.nz/ss/iOFNIY/karori-anglican-church

You may create your own fundraising page and link to the church’s main page. We have given our church a goal of $5000 – we got this. We have also been giving about 20 hard copy fundraising booklets that may be more suitable for those not yet on social media and who’d rather issue their receipts by hand. Please let Natalie know if you would like one on: nsshaw@gmail.com some will also be left out on the table during morning tea after church. This year World Vision is focussing on raising money for clean water in Malawi as every day 11 children under 5 die from diseases related to dirty water – that is around 800 children a day who die due to lack of clean water. We look forward to creative participation and possibly doing an event on the Saturday afternoon of the challenge. We look forward to your participation. Thanks.

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:

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.

SMASH

Job openings

SMASH is looking for dedicated staff to work in a childcare service known for its excellence! 

If you are exploring a career with children, SMASH is a great place to work. We provide afterschool and holiday care for junior school children. Our young and committed staff have been described as fun to be around and our work culture a place to be where “it doesn’t feel like you are really working.”  We are looking for part-time and casual staff and our hours work well with university students and recent graduates looking to enter the work force. Training and support throughout your time with us.

Please contact Yvette at office@thesmashclub.org.nz for more information on both childcare needs and employment opportunities.

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Room Needed

A member of our church is looking for “a flat/house to share with someone or a small studio unit/granny 1brm flat to rent in Karori.” She is newly arrived to our parish and would greatly appreciate any leads we can provide. Please email any possibilities to our administrator Andrew (office@karorianglican.org.nz) who will pass it onto her.

 

Infoodle Training

If you are a user of the Infoodle program, there is training available to help you.
Check out the Infoodle Help system or join a free online training:

Training Schedule
New User Basic Training: 21st June 10 am NZT, 27th July 1pm NZT
Systems Administrator Training: 1st June 1pm, 5th July 10am NZT
Open Training: 7th June 10am NZT, 13th July 1pm NZT
Finance Training: 15th June 1pm NZT, 19th July 10am NZT
Special workshop – Infoodle email Designer: 29th June 10am NZT

Transitioning to Parish Giving

We are very grateful for all the donations towards Te Korōria and the property fund.  Going forward, money that is being donated regularly to Te Korōria will become part of our general giving donations, unless we hear from you that you specifically want this funding ringfenced towards Te Korōria. This enables Vestry and Finance committee to plan and manage our finances as effectively as possible, balancing our financial obligations (including the loan we have for completing Te Korōria) and our ministry needs (including salaries for Youth worker, Treasurer etc ) as we seek to increase the way we serve and strengthen our local community.

If you have increased your donations over the short term to contribute to Te Korōria, we ask you to prayerfully consider keeping up this level of overall giving to Karori Anglican to enable the ministries we believe God has called us all into to continue.

We will return to serving both elements at communion.

‘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