Important information: We have updated emergency evacuation information for all who do door duty at our parish churches – you will have already received updated instructions, which we would ask you to read and ensure you are familiar with in case of an emergency.
Caversham Women’s Fellowship meets tomorrow night, Monday 16th August, at 7.30pm in St Andrew’s Lounge. Alison Milne will be sharing highlights of her recent trip to Malaysia. All welcome.
Public Forum – local body elections – Sidey Hall, Caversham, 7pm on Sunday 29th August. Come along to hear the Mayoral candidates speak (and ask them your questions.) There will also be an opportunity to speak individually with the candidates standing for the City Council. Supper; gold coin donation at door.
Parish Social Games Evening: 7.15pm on Saturday 28th August …….. darts, mini-putt, bowls, pool followed by supper – a fun event at Westpac Bowls Stadium, 38 Tahuna Road. Adults $18, youth $10. Please register your interest with Anne Watkins (488 1000) or the office (487 6367) BY NEXT SUNDAY, 22nd August, as we will need to know numbers. Invite your friends – it will be a lot of fun!!
Combined Parish Service – Sunday 29th August – being the 5th Sunday of the month, there will be a combined service at St Margaret’s Green Island at 11am (morning tea at 10.30am.) This will be a special occasion where one of our young people will be baptised and 2 others confirming their baptism. There will not be services at either St Clair or Caversham on this day. It would be helpful if people from across the parish could bring a small contribution for morning tea. We would appreciate it if those people needing transport and those who have a spare seat in their car could meet up at either Caversham or St Clair Churches about 10.20am, so everyone will have the opportunity to attend this service.
World Vision Child Sponsorship – Thank you so much to everyone who helps us support Christina and her village in Tanzania. The new list is on the back table for those who wish to make their donation for the 2010/2011 year.
Caversham Church Spring Clean……thank you so much to all who helped with this yesterday☺
Support for Robert and Caroline Loo: If you would like to make a donation to assist the family, we invite you to place this in an envelope suitable marked. We will forward all donations to the family in Invercargill at the end of this week, so please let Wendy know if you wish to donate and are unable to get your donation in before then.
A note of caution…..please be aware of the new pedestrian crossing in Green Island (between St Margaret’s Church and the Post Shop) whether you are a pedestrian or driver in this area– visibility is limited and there have been a number of close calls with pedestrians and cars.
Parish Flea-market: we still have a vacancy for someone to look after the parish stall at the monthly market at Caversham, held on the 2nd Saturday of each month. If a number of people were available, we could make up a roster, so each person wouldn’t need to be there each time.
An invitation to St Andrew’s Church, Gore – to a discussion on “Reaching Out” – What’s working and not working in Community Outreach. Friday 27th August, 10am – 3pm (bring your own lunch.) Come along and share your experience(s). Includes John Ranstead (Mataura), Joy Davis (East Taieri), Teina Marie (St Andrew’s Invercargill) and Murray Shallard (Riversdale.) Everybody welcome – all must share.
CWS Pakistan Appeal – please see notice-board for an update on the dire situation in Pakistan. Food price hikes are adding to the misery for the millions of people affected by the severe flooding. A donation of $48 could provide a family with a week’s food and a plastic sheet for temporary shelter; $118 – provides a family of 6 with vital emergency food for a month; $200 – provides an all-season tent and plastic sheeting ie: longer-term shelter. Donations can be made by credit card online at www.cws.org.nz or 0800 74 73 72; by cheque to CWS, P O Box 22652, High St, Christchurch 8142 or direct deposit to CWS account 06 0817 0318646 00.
“The Public Square” discussion on Crime and Punishment: tomorrow -Monday 16th August, 5pm – 6.15pm in Allen Hall Theatre, Otago University. Michael Woodhouse MP (National), Clare Curran MP (Labour), Janet Sim Elder (Restorative Justice Facilitator), Anne Stevens (Barrister), Paul O’Neill (Howard League for Penal Reform) responding to questions submitted in advance – send yours to ctpinz@otago.ac.nz.
Jim Wallis in Dunedin – Jim Wallis is a best-selling US author, activist and adviser on faith and ethical issues to President Obama; he will be at an afternoon Conference on Faith, Ethics and Public Life at First Church from 2-6pm on Tuesday 28 September. At 4.30pm he will deliver the Howard Paterson Memorial Lecture, which is open to the public, but advance booking is required due to limited space. Tickets to full conference or for the 4.30pm lecture are available on-line at www.otago.ac.nz/jimwallis. Enquiries to ph 479 8450 or jimwallis.event@otago.ac.nz.
This week:
Today: 3.00pm Youth Group
Monday 16th 9.00am Deadline for September Coastal Press
7.30pm Caversham Women’s Fellowship
Wednesday 18th 7.30pm Resourcing for Mission
Thursday 19th 9.30am St Margaret’s Community Playgroup
10.15am Music & Movement at Caversham
1.30pm Thursday Time Out at Caversham
Friday 20th 3.15pm JYPs (children 5 – 10yrs)
Saturday 21st 6.00pm Soup at Six at St Margaret’s Green Island
Sunday 22nd 9.30am Morning Worship at Caversham
9.30am Café Church at St Clair
10.30am Morning Tea at St Margaret’s
11.00am Morning Worship at St Margaret’s Green Island
3.00pm Youth Group
