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... I've been meaning to ask, where does it hurt?
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this week in I've Been Meaning to Ask. We ask, what do you need?
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Our goal of this worship series is to cultivate a holy sense of curiosity and connection by encouraging the skills of holy listening, of listening with the purpose of discovery and one that is reciprocated. By doing this we hope that the relationship between members of the congregation will be encouraged.
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We believe that we all have needs and that we need each other. What do you need? reminds us that we each have unique needs; we can’t assume to know what is best for others. It also prompts us to reflect on our own needs, priorities, and desires, which can sometimes be difficult to discern from one situation to the next.
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In the midst of Job’s afflictions, three of his friends promptly leave their homes and come to him. They tear their garments, weep loudly, and sit with him for seven days, saying nothing. Their response is the ministry of presence, of true solidarity, of seeing his excruciating pain and joining him there.
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Beaten and imprisoned, Paul writes to Timothy with a simple request: “Come quickly.” He lists those who abandoned him, but says, “I hope that God doesn’t hold it against them!” In his greatest moment of need, Paul doesn’t need revenge, but instead asks for companionship. In essence, this is what we all need—for someone to come quickly, to gather the items we need, and to simply show up.
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This week we commit to disrupting our assumptions and staying curious.
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Journeying with you, Dion.
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... I've been meaning to ask
So often we sit side by side and week after week in the pews without truly getting to know one another.
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This is a series where we encourage curiosity, courage, & connection. Our society is desperately in need of spaces for connection and conversation. We know that change, growth, and healing can only come through curiosity, empathy, and courage. Over the next four weeks, we hope to move beyond small talk to practice curiosity, listening, and connection.
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- where are you from?
- where does it hurt?
- what do you need?
- where do we go from here?
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Online YouTube Podcast
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Anglican Missions Get one- Give One Campaign.
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Get-one. Give-one is an Anglican Church wide (and soon to be New Zealand wide) campaign! Already over $6500 has been raised!
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In being thankful for the availability of vaccines in our country, we are aware that many people are not so fortunate. The Get one. Give one. Campaign aims to protect and support the poorest and most vulnerable.
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When you get your Covid-19 vaccine, please consider donating $10 so that one of the world's most vulnerable can get theirs. $50 covers a family of five and $100 covers two families!
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Supporting the 'Get One. Give One.' campaign is simple.
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Donations are being directed through Givealittle, rather than through Anglican Missions.
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Lets pass our gratitude on because Covid -19 won't be over until it's over for everyone.
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- Spread the word with family, friends and your workplace. This is a chance for families, workplaces, schools and churches to mobilise together to make a world wide difference.
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In New Zealand the Covid vaccine is Free to everyone aged over 16.
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Come and hear how CBA reaches thousands.
For fifty years, CBA has been sharing the heart of the Christian faith on mainstream broadcast media. We engage very large audiences with respectful, creative and positive programming. The overwhelming majority or our listeners (80%+) are those you won’t see at church, and we’ve designed our programmes with them in mind. Please join us for afternoon tea with CBA’s CEO, Phil Guyan. Phil and the CBA team, including Petra Bagust and Rev Frank Ritchie, will be giving a short presentation about what makes CBA so effective at reaching out to every day New Zealanders and speaking Christ into people’s homes. We would love to meet you. Bring a friend or come along with your prayer or Bible study group.
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When: 1pm, Wednesday 30th June 2021
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Where: Milford Baptist Church, 3 Dodson Avenue, Milford, North Shore
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Mainly Music
Fridays 9:30am start at St Marys
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Mainly Music runs during the school term if we are level 1. If you know of a local family with pre-schoolers please recommend this group to them. This group is open to all families with pre-schoolers. $4 donation per family asked.
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Able bodied helpers URGENTLY required
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Mainly Music is a great mission, it runs school term only on Fridays at 9.30am. It provides an educational quality time for careers and pre-schoolers. We need volunteers to move all the chairs to the side of the church so we have an activity space for the families. If you are able to help move chairs Thursday, to set up, or on Friday at about 10:30am, after the session, please call Meg Norton 473 8444.
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Wednesday Online Zoom Study Groups
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Community Shop
Welcome to our new Community Shop. The Community Shop has relocated further down Inverness Rd to a larger brighter building that will allow us to hold more stock on premises. Although the physical address of the shop is 38 Clyde Rd the entrance-way is on Inverness Rd just up from the ASB bank, (next to the Japanese restaurant. New signage will be up shortly.
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A huge thank-you to everyone for all your hard work and long hours over the last weekend moving us into the new shop.
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The Thankfulness Project. Thankfulness week
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The Thankfulness Project is a New Zealand initiative with the goal of lifting up NZer's mental health and increase an awareness of Mental healthiness. Like Physical health, we all have mental health and that we can do things to build this and make it stronger in our lives. Thankfulness is great for your Mental Healthiness. We can all to easily find our self focused on what we lack, what's going wrong and what we don't have, sometimes we all need a prompt to recall all our blessings and things we have to be grateful for. These resources promote the habit of daily thankfulness. Check out The Thankfulness Project online resources via the link below. Thankfulness and gratitude practiced daily creates better mental health.
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AYM Winter Camp
Saturday 17 July, 2pm to Tuesday 20 July, 11am
Peter Snell Youth Village, 1212 Whangaparaoa Rd, Gulf Harbour
$150 for campers
Winter Camp is AYM's discipleship camp for those in school years 10 to 13. It’s aimed at teens who are keen to go deeper in their faith. Included in the studies will be Scripture Union’s Āpōpō – an interactive programme that equips young people to be good friends to their peers who are struggling with their mental health. Find more details and register below.
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Our Daily Bread.
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New copies of 'Our Daily Bread' are now available. Copies will be sent to the Community Shop and available in church.
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Cyber safety.
Auckland Dioceses have made us aware of a scams currently targeting churches.
People are emailed, apparently by the clergy, and asked for money to support a person in need. If you receive any email asking you for money, gift-cards or anything similar, please ignore it and delete it. It is recommended you report it to the Police and/or Netsafe. You will never be asked for money or gift cards via email. Please only give money to St Mary by the Sea, via online banking (details below) or EFTPOS at St Mary by the Sea.
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This is a timely reminder to all parishioners to be cautious of any email asking for money or gift cards. Auckland Diocese has a policy that clergy in the Anglican Church do not ask for funds directly in this way.
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Celebrations
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Happy Birthday to Audrey Stafford who celebrates her birthday on the 30th June. Best wishes and many happy returns to you.
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If there is a celebration you would like added to our list or a one off event that you would like celebrated please let the office know. Email newsletter@stmary.co.nz
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Church donations by Cheque.
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The BNZ, (the churches bank), will stop processing cheques from 30th June 2021. After that date we will no longer be able to present cheques to the bank for clearing. Donations can be made via direct bank transfer, automatic regular payment or EFTPOS machine in church. If anyone would like information on any of these methods and how they work with your giving number please do not hesitate to ask. All of these options can be recorded against your giving number.
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Tax Returns for Donations. Please Read.
In line with our policy on saving financial and environmental resources, we would like to move to sending tax receipts were possible by email. If you are happy to receive future tax receipts by email please email the church office (office@stmary.co.nz) from the address you wish your receipt to be sent to with TAX RECEIPT as the subject line. This will be considered your authority to send subsequent years tax receipts to this address.
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A huge thank you for all the donations made over the course of the year. Without such donations we would not be able to continue the work of the church, providing opportunities for worship and service, along with the hosting of our much-valued community programmes.
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Community Garden
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Are you interested in being part of the St Mary by the Sea community garden? For more information, see the information on the Welcome Desk, or talk to Clayton Christie at the 8am service, or Nannette Randall at the 10am service. There is an expression of interest form here, and a brochure here. and on our website here: www.stmary.co.nz/garden
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Prayer for Persecuted Believers
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I am a local Christian and run a small prayer group using information from Barnabas Fund, Voice of the Martyrs, Open Doors and other organisations. We pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in nations where it is illegal for them to practice their faith, or even own a Bible, and also thank God for answered prayer.
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If you have a particular nation or people group on your heart please feel free to come and share, so we can join together in prayer.
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At present, we meet every second Monday of the month at Northcross Church, and start with refreshments at 7pm before we pray.
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You will be made very welcome, and for more information please contact Margaret Marriott at mamarriott@xtra.co.nz or 021 0242 2641
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Te Iwa o Matariki
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Matariki Concert by Camerata Chamber Choir & Rangitoto College's The Fundamentals celebrating the change of season and the start of the Maori New Year. Te Iwa o Matariki July 3 at 7:30 pm
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St Matthew-in-the-City, Hobson Street, Auckland
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Tickets: $30; pre-sales $20; students $10; under 13 yrs, free. Door sales cash only. Get your tickets from a choir member, or at the door on the night of the performance. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased by paying directly to the Camerata's bank account before 1 July. Email tickets@camerata.co.nz for bank account details.
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Local Rental wanted.
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Lady looking for a 1 bedroom flat for herself and small lap-dog. References available. If you have a property available to rent call Deborah on 021 02713955
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Sunday 27th June
Theme: What do you Need?
Scriptures:
Collect:
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Healing God, you are life and wholeness. Transform our brokenness by your life giving love and deepen our faith. Through Jesus Christ our Liberator,who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
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Regular Information
Worship
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Wednesday - 10am - informal communion from NZ Prayer Book
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Sunday - 8am - formal communion from NZ Prayer Book
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Sunday - 10am - intergenerational worship with communion
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Praying for Others
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Please send names for the Sunday Prayer-List by Sunday evening to Tony Nettleton, 027 278 1450 or prayer@stmary.co.nz Names can be sent at other times as required.
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Donations
Online
Vestry would like to encourage you to give to support our ministry. Giving and donations can be made to:
St Mary by the Sea
BNZ Browns Bay 02-0120-0047903-003
Please reference your donation with your surname or giving number.
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EFTPOS
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The EFTPOS machine prints 2 receipts, the first is your copy, the second is printed by selecting MERCHANTS COPY on the screen. This second copy should always be left on the appropriate clip on the notice board. With out the second receipt it is not possible to know what the money was intended for. For Church Giving, you can either keep the first receipt or place it in the DONATION BASKET to go up to the altar for the blessing. Please write your giving number or full name on the second receipt if you want the donation added to your tax receipt.
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Feedback
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Have some feedback? Feel free to email dion@stmary.co.nz
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Contacts
Office
Vicar
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Rev’d Dion Blundell, Office:09 4738183 Mb:021 1378624 Hm:09 4732270
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Priest Assistant
Wardens
Synod Representatives
Vestry Secretary
Vestry Members
St Mary by the Sea
PO Box 89-082, Torbay, Auckland, 0742
168 Deep Creek Rd, Torbay, Auckland, 0630
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Thanks for reading. See you soon!
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The St Mary by the Sea Team
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