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CWS Christmas Gift Appeal
Christian World Service has sermons, presentations and speakers available for services in the build up to Advent and the annual CWS Christmas Appeal.
This year’s theme is food. More than 840 million people, 1 in 7 of the world’s population, do not get enough to eat. CWS’s Christmas Appeal Sermon will tell you why, and highlight the efforts of people around the world to overcome poverty and ensure food for all in their communities. Support the CWS Christmas Gift Appeal to share with the world and help these groups.
Resource kits, speaking notes, overheads and a PowerPoint presentation are available. CWS fieldworkers based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch are also available for speaking engagements throughout the country.
Contact Mary Cavanagh, Parish Relations Coordinator, for sermon requests.
mary.cavanagh(at)cws.org.nz
For further information or to order resource materials contact CWS: Ph 03 366 9274, 0800 74 73 72
cws(at)cws.org.nz
Friends of Turakina Mäori Girls’ College Association
The association’s main focus remains on increasing our membership and seeking support for our scholarship funds. The college continues to thrive and students are achieving well in academic, sporting and cultural activities. The latest Education Review Office report was very positive and this makes the Friends committee even more desirous of increasing the support we give to the college.
To those of you who are members, thank you for renewing your subscription. To those of you who haven’t yet joined, it’s only $5 a year (to Mrs Lynne Gibbs, 21 Milne Street, Marton). We would also ask you to continue to keep the college and us in your prayers, and to encourage your parishioners to give the college support in any way they can, either directly or by joining Friends. Any support is much appreciated, as evidenced by the comments from the principal and the chaplain at our meetings.
If you would like to know more about what is going on at TMGC you can find out on their website
www.tmgc.school.nz
For more information on the Friends of Turakina Maori Girls College email Shirley Cormack
shirley(at)cormack.org.nz
‘Prayer and the Priesthood of Christ’ by The Rev Dr Graham Redding
In a special offer from Allen and Unwin, Graham Redding’s new book, ‘Prayer and the Priesthood of Christ In the Reformed Tradition’, is available at a 20% discount ($88.00) and free postage if ordered direct from the publishers.
The book traces the idea of the priesthood of Christ, and its effects on Christian worship and prayer, to its origins with the earliest Christians and through the Arian and Apollinarian debates. He then focuses on the Reformed tradition, and the influences of John Calvin, John Knox, John Craig, John McLeod Campbell, William Milligan, Theodore Beza, William Perkins, federal theology and the Westminster tradition, through to the present day.
It is an important history of an important doctrine, but it also shows in a remarkable way how the doctrinal struggles within the church have been reflected in the actual worshipping life of the church and how they continue to be reflected today.
Redding concludes with a number of key affirmations for a Reformed understanding of prayer, and also a critique of some modern tendencies and practices in the church.
Dr Redding is currently Minister at St Johns in the City, Wellington.
For an order form contact Hazel Smith at the Assembly Office, PO Box 9049 Wellington, ph 04 801 6000 hazels(at)presbyterian.org.nz
OR
Contact the publishers, Allen and Unwin, PO Box 8500 St Leonards, NSW 1590, Australia, Phone 00612 8425 0100, Fax 00612 9906 2218 academic(at)allenandunwin.com
East Taieri Presbyterian Church
150th Anniversary Celebrations 1854 – 2004
We extend a warm invitation to all members and former members of the congregation, to join with us at Easter in 2004, to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of our Church
Programme includes a Period Fair, Historic Bus Trip, Dinner and Dance, Church service, Garden party in Manse grounds, Hymn Fest.
Registration forms available from:
Mrs Jennifer Finnie
193 Gladstone Road South
East Taieri
Mosgiel
kfinnie(at)es.co.nz
Or
Christine Jones
Chairperson
150th Celebrations Committee