Contacts In Regional Deanery The Hokonui Herald Magazine ...

1 Contacts In Regional Deanery The Hokonui Herald Magazine of the Hokonui Regional Deanery Regional Dean Rev'd Angela Dutton 03 208 7366. email cell 021 220 3000. Office Administrator Annette Ainge 03 208 7366 Parishes of: or 03 208 9877 Gore & Districts Parish Office 15 Traford Street, Gore 03 208 7366 Waimea Plains Gore Local Priests Rev'd Bruce Cavanagh 03 208 4538. cell 027 208 4811. Rev'd Maud Milligan 03 208 5664. cell 027 682 4324. Dean's Warden Eleanor Groves 03 208 4027. People's Warden Robin Speden 03 208 3548. Recorder Robert Tattershaw 03 208 5988. Music Rosemary Van Uden 03 208 4559. Hospitality Robin Speden 03 203 9228. Waimea Plains Dean's Warden Jackie Butt 03 202 5745. People's Warden Jenny Tayler 03 248 8502. Treasurer Maree Whiteley 03 248 8829. Holy Trinity Gore All Saints Lumsden St Saviours Mataura St Mark's Riversdale Waikaka & Tapanui Good Shepherd Mossburn Office Ph 2087366 St Marys Waikaia Email St Bartholomews Athol St Albans Balfour Facebook: Hokonui Regional Deanery Closing date for articles for the next Magazine is 10 Aug June 2015.

2 16. Our Regional Dean writes Regular Services in the Hokonui Regional Deanery Dear Friends Athol After the frenzy of the early part of the year we are 4th Sundays now moving into the quieter winter months. Over the Balfour past few weeks we have celebrated Harvest Festival, Occasional Services as rostered Pentecost and Trinity Sunday. These three occasions Gore have all provided opportunities for communities to come together to Sundays & Worship God and enjoy fellowship. 3rd Sunday Family Service Wednesdays The next six months are what the Church calendar calls ordinary Lumsden time with the liturgical colour returning to green. Of course there is Sundays or 10am as rostered nothing ordinary about any Sunday or our time with God. These 3rd Tuesday winter months provide us with an opportunity to huddle up in front Mossburn of the fire with God as we seek to continue building our relationship 4th Sundays with God through prayer and Bible reading. All relationships need Parata our time and attention if they are going to thrive and our 2nd & 4th Tuesdays relationship with God is no different.

3 Riversdale 2nd & 4th Sundays With this Magazine you will find a couple of inserts that will Tapanui (RSA Rooms) bi-monthly (June/ Aug/ Oct/Dec etc.). hopefully encourage and assist you in spending time with God. 3rd Wednesday Firstly there is a copy of the booklet distributed through letterboxes Waikaia by the Hope Project. When the first of these booklets was Occasional Services as rostered distributed a couple of months ago many of you didn't receive them Waikaka (Waikaka Hotel). because you have post office boxes or are on rural delivery routes, 1st Wednesday (In Winter recess until 2nd Sept). so this time we are distributing them to you ourselves. You will also All other services are listed in the weekly pew sheets have received a copy of the Diocesan Prayer Guide. The Diocese plans to publish and distribute these guides regularly as a way of 5th Sundays - Combined Deanery Services - providing us with some prayer focuses for our Diocese and as a way watch the Pew Sheet for notification of hosting Church of encouraging us in our relationship with God.

4 There are Bible studies on the Sunday Gospels spread throughout the prayer guide Monthly Report to the Parish from Gore & Districts Ministry Area Committee on the and you can use these either on your own or gather a few friends progress of offertories receipted compared with the previous years together to discuss them over a cup of tea or coffee. I encourage To 31 May 2015 22 weeks 2013 2014 2015. you to make use of both of these resources as you continue to grow Cash Offertories 1,424 1,597 1,773. and mature in your relationship with God. Envelopes & Direct Credits 11,479 10,239 10,864. Rev'd Angela Total 12,903 11,836 12,637. 2 15. From the Deanery Registers Coming up in the Deanery BAPTISM 19 April 2015 Jaelyn Jane Scully June/July/August 3 May 2015 William Patrick Drummond FUNERAL 15 April 2015 Helen Cooper (Nell). Residential Homes Services 27 May 2015 Ian Gilkison All are welcome to join with the team 2 June 2015 Keith Lay taking services around the Rest Homes Our roster over the next couple of months includes Albany House, Resthaven and Parata on Sunday 28 June meet at Albany House at Cameron House and Windsor Park on Sunday 26 July meet at Cameron House at.

5 Parish Mid-winter Dinner will be celebrated at the June monthly fellowship dinner at Heartland Hotel on Tuesday 16. Monthly Fellowship Dinners at Heartland Hotel are held on the 3rd Tuesday of the month. All are welcome and remember to Jaelyn Scully William Drummond with parents phone the Hotel by 3pm on the day to book in with the Holy Trinity with big sister Meila Victoria and Patrick and held by godmother Bridget Coates Group. A 25% discount on the la carte menu is arranged. Dates for the diary 16 June, 21 July, 18 August Our Deanery Prayer . Lord we thank you for our Diocese, Family Services at Holy Trinity are on the third Sunday of our Regional Deanery and our parishes. the Month - June 21, July 19 (Bible Sunday), August 16. We pray for Bishop Kelvin as we seek Our guest preacher for both services on Bible Sunday is Rev'd a new structure and life as a Diocese. Aaron Douglas from Scripture Union.. Guide our Deanery Exec, Ministry Area Committee's and all members of our Regional Deanery The Next Regional Deanery Service is being hosted at All as we seek your will for this Deanery .

6 Saints, Lumsden on Sunday 30th August at 11am followed by a Bring and Share lunch. We thank you for all whom you call . to the various ministries . Set us on fire with your Spirit Meals on Wheels - Our turn to help on this community roster is and give us courage and wisdom for the week 13 - 17 July. Only one car plus a helper is required as we seek to bring your gospel each day. Add your name to the list in the Narthex if you can help.. to our local communities. Amen 14 3. Waimea Plains Book and Car-Boot Sale Harvest Thanksgiving Friday 10th Sunday 12th July Lumsden Memorial Hall Book Sale Open Friday;. Saturday ; till noon on Sunday. Car-Boot Sale onwards Saturday $20 per car Proceeds to Overseas Missions, Hospital Chaplaincy and Community. We will need lots of books may leave at any Anglican Church or we will collect if requested Members of the congregation wrote their own Intercessory We will need helpers in abundance to set up sort and prayers on Autumn leaves and clear away from Thursday afternoon brought them to the Altar.

7 Lumsden Youth Group will assist with their share of proceeds being for Aid to Nepal Please talk and cajole if we make much we will be able to Children taking their direct some money to support parish finances part in the service New Service Prayer, Praise & Fellowship 1st Sunday of the Month 5pm at Holy Trinity Gore Come and join us for contemporary worship and prayer for our Parish & Dioceses as well as intercessory prayer Bring a plate of food to share for a simple meal All Welcome Commencing Sunday 5th July Harvest gifts which were distributed between Parata and the Food Bank 4 13. News from Parata New Regional Deanery Executive Members profiles Patricia Tytler I have lived in Gore for the past forty-five The commissioning of years and been a member of Holy Trinity all Lois Shallard as Parata that time. I have two adult children and four Chaplain was held on grandsons. Tuesday 10 March during the regular fortnightly I work for the Ministry of Education as a Special Education Advisor.

8 In the community service there. I am a member of Soroptomists and a reader for the Blind Foundation Jenny Campbell Kia ora e hoa ma. Ko Ngaitahu taku iwi, ko Takitimu taku waka, ko Takitimu taku maunga, ko Oreti taku awa, no Mossburn ahau. I am passionate about justice issues in the community and being God's hands and feet there, living out the ACC marks of mission, in particular care of creation and working for social justice. Stopping violence against women and children, suicide prevention and care of creation, especially concerns about climate change are my main foci. Among whanau, friends and community is where God expects me to be. I love conversations with others who are interested or involved in these aspects of God's mission and ministry. Talk to me sometime! At the Blessing of the four new flats by Bishop Kelvin Kia kaha. Rangimarie. on Saturday 28 March Boundaries Workshop Last opportunities are 10 3:30pm Sat 11 July Holy Trinity Invercargill All are most welcome to join in the fortnightly Communion service Sat 22 August Dunedin Sat 9 April 2016 Cromwell held at Parata on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 11am To book in for any of these training sessions please email Alec Clark.

9 12 5. Report from Diocesan Ministry Conference The Coffee & Dessert fundraising What a challenging and encouraging conference this was. The evening, at which Kristy Ferguson team of 5 from our Deanery found the three days of talks and spoke and showed a power point learnings presented to us for dialogue and exploration, very presentation on the Celebrations relevant and interesting. at Oihi Bay on Christmas Day, raised $305 for Missionaries Anne Bishop Kelvin led the way with his Bible study from Jonah the & Anthony McCormick. prophet, who was called by God to God's adventure of ministering This is a wonderful start to the to the difficult, very human people of Ninevah, in the Middle East, Parish of Gore & Districts annual but chose instead to do his own thing and head for the fabled, target of $1000. intriguing city of Tarsish, far to the west. You know the rest of that Fundraising ideas are welcome - story . watch this space!!! Kristy Ferguson Every speaker emphasized the importance of prayer and waiting on God, and for His guidance every step of the way.

10 It has been suggested and agreed that we have a Sales Table in Give us eyes to see Your plan unfolding the Narthex at Holy Trinity. Please bring along items to sell and Give us courage to go where You lead make sure that you have some notes and coins in your pocket!! Three Presbyterian parishes told us how God led them in ways they had never imagined, into helping their community and becoming relevant for the people around them, in a way that brought them the Gospel of God's love that eventually changed people's lives. In one church, that nearly closed through lack of numbers, the small congregation in their 70s and 80s were able to help their local school with a project and then were able to help students with reading and later help struggling parents with leftover food from the local supermarket. As the love of God was seen in action their church began to grow again Basic kindness to a person who was a mess, to people who need help learning various skills; these were ways that relationships grew and faith was seen to be relevant.