While our Church Building is Repaired we are meeting each Sunday at The Mineral & Lapidary Club 110 Waltham Rd (next to Waltham School) at 10am.

We would love to have the opportunity to welcome you.

Sunday 24^th June 2018

NOTICES: Anna will not be in the Office this Thursday 28th June

 Fireside Women’s Group meets this Tuesday 26^th June 7.30pm at Merchiston, 75 St Martins Rd.  We welcome all women to join us if they would like to hear Fern talk to us about the trip she and James made to parts of South America and through the Panama Canal. If those who are able to would park on the road and walk in that will leave the parking space in the grounds for those who need to drive in.   Enquiries Margaret 366 8936

 Wednesday Walkers 27^th June: Meet at 9.30am in Holmwood Rd between Garden Rd & Helmores Lane for a walk in the area followed by coffee at McCafe Merivale – will need to car pool this part as parking is premium in Merivale! Marilyn & Keith 960 2484.

Parish Breakfast Sunday 15^th July 8.45am. Brought to you by members of Fireside. More details next week!

 Caving at Charleston on the West Coast…. A parish trip for a small group 21^st – 24^th August.   A gentle introduction to some awe inspiring caves.  No experience required other than ability to walk along a track for a couple of km.  Talk to Dugald if you might be interested in joining the group.

 Crafty Crafters Thursdays 10am – 12 noon at Beckenham Methodist. $3 per session. New faces always welcome. Contact Lyndsey McKay 388 1264 for more information.

Waltham Cottage Foodbank:  As the colder weather sets in, the Cottage will see greater demand for food parcels.  Please consider adding an extra item or two to your weekly groceries to help fill the Cottage’s larder. Not sure what to buy? Cereals, tinned fruit & fish, pasta, soups and personal hygiene products are always welcome.

Prayer Requests: A book is located in the foyer for anyone to write in prayer requests. If suitable these requests will be actioned in public worship. In making a request please ensure if people are identifiable they have given permission.

 Parish Midwinter Lunch Sunday 22^nd July

12 noon at the Cashmere Club – $24.50 per head. (Please pay on arrival at the venue).

If you would like to come, please add your name to the list at the back of the Church, and indicate how many will be attending. We need to know numbers by Sunday 15^th July. Any queries? Speak to Allison 332 0554.

Managers’ Report June

 Rebuild.. We have decided to connect the SS building with power and as part of this job we hope to remove the Chorus pole on the southern boundary and run the church supply underground from the road. An application to Orion is being actioned.

The contractor has negotiated with the engineers about the need to remove some small sections of soffit lining which contain asbestos.  Unfortunately this has not proved successful.

Church Roof… all the rusting nails have been replaced with galvanised screws. Thank you to all who were involved.

Maintenance Plan – work to be achieved 2018- June 2019

Corrugated iron above old study and kitchen needs replacing with coloursteel

SS Rooms guttering south side needs to be replaced

Church Roof repainted

Repair exterior SS rooms – replacing weatherboards, painting building

Repair flooring in SS rooms

Asbestos Plan – an asbestos plan has been adopted

Church Cleaning – we will include a figure of $75.00 per week in our budget for church cleaning to allow for 2 hours of cleaning and purchase of materials and equipment.  We propose a regular working bee quarterly to do a major clean.

Manse – After discussion about the possibility of selling the manse no action was taken.  It was noted the manse is constructed of permanent materials and therefore is relatively maintenance free.

Garage for Storage – we have purchased a Versatile Garage from our neighbour for $400.  We have applied for a consent exemption from CCC and plan to locate the garage for storage purposes near the south boundary at the rear of the church.  Innovative ways of shifting the garage are being explored.  A slab to locate it on will have to be poured.

While our Church Building is Repaired we are meeting each Sunday at The Mineral & Lapidary Club 110 Waltham Rd (next to Waltham School) at 10am.

We would love to have the opportunity to welcome you.

Sunday 17^th June 2018

 NOTICES:

Last week…we visited the church and saw progress on the rebuild. Work will shortly begin on dismantling the front (street) wall and installing steel reinforcing.

 Board of Managers meeting this Wednesday 20^th June 7.30pm at Merchiston.

 Wednesday Walkers 20^th June: Meet at 9.30am in South Library carpark – pray for fine weather! Coffee at ‘Novel’ in the Library. All are welcome. Sonya

Crafty Crafters Thursdays 10am – 12 noon at Beckenham Methodist. $3 per session. New faces always welcome. Contact Lyndsey McKay 388 1264 for more information.

Caving at Charleston on the West Coast…. A parish trip for a small group 21-24^th August.   A gentle introduction to some awe inspiring caves.  No experience required other than ability to walk along a track for a couple of km.  Talk to Dugald if you might be interested in joining the group.

Waltham Cottage Foodbank:  As the colder weather sets in, the Cottage will see greater demand for food parcels.  Please consider adding an extra item or two to your weekly groceries to help fill the Cottage’s larder. Not sure what to buy? Cereals, tinned fruit & fish, pasta, soups and personal hygiene products are always welcome.

Parish Midwinter Lunch Sunday 22^nd July 12 noon at the Cashmere Club – $24.50 per head. (Please pay on arrival at the venue).  If you would like to come, please add your name to the list at the back of the Church, and indicate how many will be attending.   We need to know numbers by Sunday 15^th July.  Any queries? Speak to Allison 332 0554.

While our Church Building is Repaired we are meeting each Sunday at The Mineral & Lapidary Club 110 Waltham Rd (next to Waltham School) at 10am.

We would love to have the opportunity to welcome you.

 Sunday 10^th June 2018

 NOTICES:

 Church Site Visit: After a quick cuppa, those who wish can gather at the church office for a church site visit. You will need good footwear and warm clothing.

 Help Needed…to construct a ‘sound and data desk’ for our refurbished church. We’ll use an old office desk that has to be modified by adding a lockable lid and a locked cabinet. See Dugald.

 Wednesday Walkers 13^th June: Meet at 9.30am in the Barnett Park carpark, (on your right just past the shops) for a walk around Redcliffs. Coffee will be at “The Spur” café which is in the shopping area over the road from New World. All welcome to either walk or coffee. Judith 332 1577.

New Sunday Roster available – please check to see if there is a copy for you. Anna.

Crafty Crafters Thursdays 10am – 12 noon at Beckenham Methodist. $3 per session. New faces always welcome. Contact Lyndsey  388 1264 for more information.

Waltham Cottage Foodbank:  As the colder weather sets in, the Cottage will see greater demand for food parcels.  Please consider adding an extra item or two to your weekly groceries to help fill the Cottage’s larder. Not sure what to buy? Cereals, tinned fruit & fish, pasta and soups are always welcome.

Prayer Requests: A book is located in the foyer for anyone to write in prayer requests. If suitable these requests will be actioned in public worship. In making a request please ensure if people are identifiable they have given permission.

Sermons are now available on the website: www.stmartins.org.nz

While our Church Building is Repaired we are meeting each Sunday at The Mineral & Lapidary Club 110 Waltham Rd (next to Waltham School) at 10am.

We would love to have the opportunity to welcome you.

Sunday 3^rd June 2018

 NOTICES:

 Wednesday Walkers: 6^th June. Meet 9.30am cnr Broken Run & Longspur Ave. Coffee at Muffin Break Wigram. Barbara & Alan.

Crafty Crafters Thursdays 10am – 12 noon at Beckenham Methodist. $3.

Men’s Group: will meet on Thursday 7^th June, 6pm at Merchiston, 75 St Martins Rd, for a shared tea and chat, followed by Guest Speaker Ken Shields. All men welcome. Contact Tony 332 0554 for more details.

Prayer Requests: A book is located in the foyer for anyone to write in prayer requests. If suitable these requests will be actioned in public worship. In making a request please ensure if people are identifiable they have given permission.

While our Church Building is Repaired we are meeting each Sunday at The Mineral & Lapidary Club 110 Waltham Rd (next to Waltham School) at 10am.

We would love to have the opportunity to welcome you.

Trinity Sunday 27^th May 2018

 Notices: A very warm welcome to all who worship with us this morning. Please join us for morning tea. Many thanks to Rev. Alan Webster for leading today’s service.

 Foot Clinic TOMORROW 1-4pm at Beckenham Methodist Lounge. Contact Lyndsey McKay 388 1264 for more information.

Fireside Women’s Group:  THIS Tuesday 29^th May at 7.30pm. All women are very welcome to join us at Joan Mac’s, 15 Locarno St. Jill Grierson’s daughter Erin will be speaking about a Mental Health pilot programme currently operating in Christchurch…The Integrated Safety Response to Family Violence Intervention team are specialists in the field who meet daily 24/7 to monitor and provide support, initiate on going help or treatment or intervene in a crisis. Enquiries: Margaret 366 8936.

Wednesday Walkers: 30^th May. Meet 9.30am in Remuera Ave near the Reserve for a walk around Thorrington. Coffee at Protocol. All are welcome. Janette & Cyril 021 161 1178.

Crafty Crafters Thursdays 10am – 12 noon at Beckenham Methodist. $3 per session. Lyndsey McKay 388 1264.

South Brighton Voices invite you to their concert TODAY 2pm at Opawa Community Church. Door sales $15. Lyndsey McKay 388 1264.

Prayer Requests: A book is located in the foyer for anyone to write in prayer requests. If suitable these requests will be actioned in public worship. In making a request please ensure if people are identifiable they have given permission.

 Dementia Canterbury Seminars: Each month Dementia Canterbury runs FREE Community Education Seminars. These seminars are designed for families and wh?nau supporting someone with dementia.  Bookings are essential as places are limited to 30 participants. Contact Dementia Canterbury for more information on these education seminars (03 379 2590, freephone 0800 444 776 or email: admin@dementiacanterbury.org.nz

Do you ever wish to catch up with a sermon? Sermons are now available on our website www.stmartins.org.nz They may not be exactly what’s said, but you should get the message! Feel free to respond with your thoughts.

The notices are also posted to the website so you can catch up with them even when you lose your hard copy.

 St Albans Community Choir presents: “Wander the World” TODAY 5pm at St Paul’s Parish Centre, 1 Harewood Rd. Admission by donation (proceeds to SPCA). Irene’s student Kotoi is singing in this.

 Session Report: Homeshare Plus…because Presbyterian Support is withdrawing from this project we have applied to Manchester Unity for funding. The project will be renamed South Elder Care (SEC).

Website Upgrade…Session thanks Deborah for the work that has gone into this.

Your Sisters Orphanage…Rob & Barb Meier will head away shortly to spend time at this project in Tanzania. The generosity of a member of the congregation means they will be able to fund equipment and materials they will need while there.

Thank You…to the Rev Lyndsey McKay who has led numerous services of worship over the past few years. Lyndsey is taking a break from this ministry.

Use of church building…Session is currently considering a proposal to hire outside help to propose uses for our church complex that fit our mission and would see the buildings fully utilised.

Building Update: Two panels now have steel cross bracing installed.  We will try and arrange a site visit in two weeks’ time on Sunday 10^th June after worship.

On a positive note the Alpine Presbytery has not only approved our application to use our allocation held in the St David’s trust to be used for building purposes, but has very generously decided to allocate the Presbytery allocation to St Martins totalling about $66,000.

The building team also reports that we are proposing to buy 120 stackable Maxim Chairs.  These received positive recommendations at our trial last Sunday.  We will follow the majority support for chrome frames, but will try and get some of the seats covered in a coloured fabric.  We also plan to purchase 30 chairs with arms.

We are also looking at utilizing a St Andrews Cross on the front of the church.  Not only is this part of our heritage, but it also speaks of the building as a place where paths intersect – a place of connection and conversation.  The small windows that will make the cross will be the same as in the existing side walls and will be back lit at night.

We have almost sorted sound and visual requirements in the complex.  Our colour team has chosen Resene “Tall Poppy” as the exterior colour for the doors.