Lindisfarne Methodist Church, Worship and Community Centre

many times we come short of your teachings and yet you are always there for us, forgiving our trespasses and reaching out Lindisfarne Bulletin with the hand of kindness. Bless this church community as we The Invercargill Parish of the give time and energy to learning more of your greatness. May Methodist Church of New Zealand. we be strengthened and better equipped to support our wider Te Hahi Weteriana o Aotearoa. community with the teachings of your love and Lindisfarne Methodist Church, Worship and understanding. Community Centre Phone 216-0281. Lindisfarne Calendar e-mail: [email protected]. Website: www.lindisfarne.org.nz Sunday 10.00a Lindisfarne Service with Neil Salter . 29th m Picnic to follow. January Tongan Service. 1.00pm Tuesday 7.00pm Parish Council Meeting. 31st January Wednesda 9.30am Pastoral Care Team. y 7.30pm Choir Practice. 1st February Thursday 1.30pm Sit and Be Fit. 2nd 2.00pm Methodist Women’s Fellowship. February 7.00pm South City Choir Practice. 10.00a Lindisfarne Covenant and Communion Sunday 5th m Service with Reverend Peter Taylor. Sunday January 29th 2017 February Parish Lunch to follow. Tongan Service. 10.00am: Lindisfarne Service with Neil Salter 1.00pm and the Band. Word for Today Church Picnic at Collies’ to follow Please take a copy of The Word for Today from the foyer. A gold coin donation is suggested..

1.00pm: Tongan Service. Sit and Be Fit begins again on Thursday at 1.30 pm in the Prayer: Lord, we give thanks for your unconditional love. So multi-purpose room. This is a programme of seated aerobics – easy exercise especially for the less able in body! Another Australia. gold coin donation suggestion. This came about because Prime Minister Seddon wanted to make some sort of splash at the Commonwealth celebrations Methodist Womens Fellowship this Thursday. All are in Sydney in 1900. He took the unusual step of choosing the welcome. Caledonian Pipe Band from Invercargill, and the choice was a Theme: Your Christmas and holiday highlights. wise one. Smartly dressed in Royal Stewart tartan, the pipers Devotions: Dorothy Hostess: Verna were a sensation in Sydney, and it didn’t seem to worry Contacts: Betty or Dorothy anybody that New Zealand was not actually a Scottish nation. This afternoon - Church Picnic and Bush Haven visit. “ For the picnic, arrive between 11.30 am and 12.00 pm at (Source: Day by Day – Max Cryer) Noeline and Fin Collie’s home in Otatara. Bring your own food ------and a picnic chair if you wish, plus any games we could play If you plan for a decade, plant trees. on the grass area. Tea and coffee will be provided. Please tell If you plan for a century, teach the children. us if you require transport. We will be leaving for Bush Haven, a native bird rehabilitation ROSTER FOR SUNDAY DUTIES sanctuary, at 1.15 pm for a 1.30 pm start. This visit is Sunday 29th February February February optional. For those who would like to join us for this part of January 5th 12th 19th the day, the address is 49 Bryson Road, Otatara. Entry is by DOOR AND Carolyn C. Verna Eason Judith Stevens Glenys and WELCOME Christine Raewyn Birss Fay Brown Ian Findlay donation which Raewyn Birss will accept. Frame If you do plan to join the visit to Bush Haven, please put your VAN DRIVER Findlay Collie Daphne Sharon Taylor Eddie Bremer name on the sheet in the foyer so Russell and Mary Evans can Salter have an indication of approximate numbers. Please also pick FLOWERS Nicol Raewyn Birss Mags Kelly Betty Snell Macfarlane up a copy of the Health and Safety sheet for the visit. MORNING Susanne Janice Carolyn C. Judith Stevens TEA Staples McLeod Stephanie Sarah Jenkin For those of Scottish Heritage Sharon Taylor Carla Werder Fannin NOTICES Muriel Judith Eddie Bremer Muriel As schools re-open this week, some hold a special welcome McCulloch Stevens McCulloch ceremony for their new students. At James Hargest College CRECHE School Dorothy King Betty Snell Carol the students moving from year 8 to 9 (form 2 to 3) march the Holidays McKenzie length of Layard Street from the Junior to the Senior Campus, KIDS KLUB TBA TBA TBA accompanied by student bagpipers. “Nobody is really sure when the first bagpipes played in New DUTIES NEXT SUNDAY Zealand. They were certainly being played in Invercargill by COMMUNION Betty Snell and Mags Kelly LUNCH Ita and Runi Safole 1896 when the Caledonian Band of Southland was formed. Within four years it was representing New Zealand on a trip to CENTRE DUTIES WEEK OF LAWNS SECURITY January 30th - February Neil Salter Daphne Salter 5th February 6th - February Nicol Macfarlane Tony Weston 12th February 13th - February Eddie Bremer Eddie Bremer 19th February 20th - February Lester Dean Tony Weston 26th

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