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This week we are going to be exploring the story of Jesus meeting the disciples at the beach, around a fire. They end up catching more fish that they could ever have imagined and Jesus makes them a BBQ breakfast.
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Online and at the Intergenerational service we will be using some of our senses to help us get into the story. God gives us our senses to help us understand the world, as we have talked about before, our sense of smell is strongly connected with our memory.
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If you are joining us online, and would like the full experience please have ready:
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- A piece of charcoal
- A fresh bread roll
- A cooked fish finger, or some fish
We are joining Jesus and the disciples on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, using our senses to remember betrayal and restoration, hunger and abundance. Our senses take us back into stories from the past, helping us see God's future for us.
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Journeying with you, Dion
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Keeping you safe in Orange
We will continue to have our online service at 10am in parallel for the forseeable future.
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Please do not attend on-site worship if you are supposed to be isolating following a positive test result for yourself or a household contact, or if anyone in your home is experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms, or you are awaiting a Covid-19 test result; please instead join our online service.
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With the changes the government have made to the law around the Covid-19 protection framework, it is no longer necessary for St Mary by the Sea to require a My Vaccine Pass for any purpose on-site, to either visit or volunteer, this includes St Mary by the Sea, the Hall, and the Community Shop.
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We still have up one small QR code for you to scan in if you wish. And we will continue to operate safely in ORANGE onsite, this means:
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We encourage you to wear a mask
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Doors open for ventilation – so wear a jumper or bring a jacket
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- The peace in sign language - with the option of physical sign of peace if the person you are exchanging the peace with is comfortable with that.
With the shift from RED to ORANGE it is no longer necessary to be physically distanced,or for morning tea served at tables. Soft chairs will once again be used. Communion will be served from the altar rail.
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We would love to see you on-site when you feel safe to visit; and for those that continue to journey with us on-line, we appreciate the opportunity to worship with you.
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Online Worship - Sunday 10am
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Wednesday services
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Wednesday 4th April 10am Communion - recommences
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Wednesday 4th April 12 noon Bible study - recommences on Zoom here.
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Stay in the loop
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Scripture
1st May 2022
Acts 9:1-20
Rev 5:11-14
John 21:1-19
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Collect
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Alleluia, God Eternal, Jesus restored disheartened friends at breakfast on the beach. Alert us to your presence, restore us when we falter or despair, and let us always hope in you; 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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Welcome return to Mainly Music at St Marys
I am pleased to announce that our Mainly Music group at St Marys can resume now that we are at Orange level.
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Mainly Music held on Fridays at 9:30am during term time.
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Our group will re-start Friday 6th May
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Mainly Music is open to all families with preschool children. If you know of a local family please let them know about this group. A $4 donation per family is asked and the music activities start at 9:30am so please arrive slightly before then. For information on attending please contact Carol on 4795289.
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Volunteers Needed.
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We are looking for anyone who is able to volunteer to help with Mainly Music. Volunteers are needed for setting up the space for the session on a Thursday, putting the chairs back afterwards, at 11:30am on a Friday, or to help run the session between 9am and 11:30am on a Friday. If you would like more details please contact Meg on 4738444.
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Seasons for Growth AGM.
Seasons for Growth programmes are a Ministry of the North Shore/Hibiscus Coast Anglican Parishes. They are having their Annual General Meeting on Tuesday the 11th May at 7.30pm at St Paul’s in Milford. Anyone is welcome to attend.
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Seasons for Growth is a grief and loss small group education programme run throughout the Auckland Anglican Diocese. The programme aims to strengthen the wellbeing of children, young adults and adults who are dealing with significant life changes.
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Anyone who is living with the effects of change and loss can join one of our programmes. Many things can cause change: we can lose people we care about through death, relocation or separation; we can move to a new location; we can lose something we love; we can have changes in work-life within our family; and we can also have to process the impact of illness. Change affects everyone differently, as does grief. It’s the impact of the change, not the event itself that Seasons for Growth focus on.
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Volunteer at Seasons for Growth.
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Seasons for Growth North Shore and Hibiscus Coast are looking for volunteer Companions to facilitate school programmes. To become a Companion, individuals participate in a two-day training program involving theory and practice and then are mentored by an experienced Companion. You would need to be available during school hours (2 hours a week for the 8 week duration of a programme), enjoy working with children, be open, friendly, committed and willing to learn. All training and support are provided
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If you are interested in becoming a Companion or to receive more information please contact Melody Bird, Co-ordinator & Companion Mentor
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Automated Giving, Envelopes and Tax returns.
Please read all of this carefully, there is information that may effect you.
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We want to say a huge thank you to everyone for the contributions you have made to St Mary by the Sea for the tax year ending April 30 2022. It is donations such as yours that have enabled us 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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We would particularly like to acknowledge and thank everyone for their willingness to adapt to on-line and automated giving during the many lock-downs and restricted periods we have experienced. We know that the last couple of years, with Covid, have been difficult and that many people’s incomes have been affected. So, we have been encouraged to see that this has had only a minor impact on regular giving.
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Because so many of our congregation are now using online giving it is uneconomical for packs of giving envelopes to be prepared for all giving numbers. If you continue to use Giving Envelopes and find that you are running low please contact the church office via email and let the office know your giving number (or surname) and the amount of envelopes that you would like. A pack will then be prepared for you to collect.
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Trust Management , our accountant, are hard at work preparing everyone's tax receipt for the last year. If you have had a change of address or email in the last year please inform the church office so your details can be corrected with them. If you are happy to receive your tax receipt by email but have previously received this by post please contact the church office confirming the address you would like the receipt to be sent to.
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Again, thank you for continuing to bless St Mary by the Sea with your support and generosity.
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Word for Today and Our Daily Bread
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Both of these can be collected from the Community Shop when paper copies are available.
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Community Garden
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Community Shop
Now open Tuesday - Saturday inclusive 10am to 4pm.
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Thank you to everyone who shops at the Community store, without you all this hard work would be to no avail. Your purchases not only help support St Marys Church but also go to providing financial support via food vouchers to local schools and to those in need in the local community.
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Many thanks also to our band of about 30 volunteers who staff the shop, manage it and generally keep it going. Several of these folk are not actually members of our congregation but give their time and talents, nevertheless. It is great to see items, saved from landfill being used by their new owners while providing our takings. Recently we have found a contact by whom we can send goods to Tonga, especially electrical goods that we not permitted to sell. Our takings for March were about $8,600.
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Celebrations
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Return to Mainly Music. We are please to be able to join together with our youngest community members as Mainly Music returns on the 6th May. Remember Mother's Day is next Sunday 8th May.
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Worship for May 2022
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Sunday - 8am - worship from NZ Prayer Book
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Sunday - 10am - Intergenerational worship
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Sunday - 10am - Online YouTube worship
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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
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. If you do not require your donation added to your tax receipt please write "NO TAX" on the 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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Subscribing
Contacts
Office
Debbie Rhodes, 09 4738180 office@stmary.co.nz
Office hours, Mon to Thr 10am-2pm. Working from home whilst at Level Red.
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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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