Newsletter – Week Ending 7 April

Daylight savings 

An extra hours sleep, hooray! A friendly reminder to put your clocks back an hour!

 

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AGM

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

Nominations closing this Sunday!

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 by this Sunday the 7th.

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Church Working Bee Thanks 

 

 

 

 

A big thanks to everyone who turned up to the Church working bee on Saturday. We had a great turn out, with about 15 of you, which was a great help.

Another big thanks to Jackie Sommerville for the beautiful flower arrangement in the foyer.

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Text to Order a Drink at Te Korōria 

We have set up a text to order option for takeaway or dine-in at Te Korōria. You can text your coffee order to 022 0980326. Please pay when you arrive to collect your order from the counter.

include in your order:

• Name
• Takeaway or Dine-in
• Type of drink
• Size

Staff will text you back to confirm that they have the order, and will assume you want it immediately, unless you have stated otherwise.

This is a new process that we are trying out, so please be patient as we are smoothing out the cracks.

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Youth 

This SATURDAY it is time to find the Murderer. Meet for a 6pm Dinner, bring a gold coin donation and help us find who did it.

Please contact ben.bormann@karorianglican.org.nz if you have any questions.

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Te Kororia Games Night 

Come along to Te Kororia on 17th April for Games Night. There will be a big selection of card and board games – something for everyone so invite a friend or come on your own. Be there for a 7pm start, with games getting underway at 7:15pm

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Donation receipts 

We will be doing our tax receipts by the 19th of April

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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 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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Cursillo Retreat El Rancho

We are pleased to advise that we have two Cursillo’s taking place this year, a men’s and woman’s Cursillo on 20-23 June at El Rancho, Waikanae.  Both Cursillo’s although being on the same weekend will be run separately.  

Cursillo is a short course on ‘Christian Living’ but it is more than this.  This is a lay ministry run through the Anglican 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 M46 and Woman’s W46 – 20-23 June 2023 – El Rancho, Waikanae

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, 31 May for both Cursillo’s

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Booking available with our student counsellor

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to Lisa Fraser our new Student Counsellor – she is available for booking sessions from booking session NOW. 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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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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