Northcote Takapuna Methodist Parish
Welcome
If you are a new comer, please make yourself known. Morning tea will be served after worship and you are invited to share. Parish Superintendent Rev Peter Norman Phone 442 1945 Email: pete.norman@xtra.co.nz Mobile 027 378 7042 **Please note the Minister has Friday off. Office also closed Fridays.**
Takapuna Church
Corner Lake Road & Tennyson Avenue PO Box 331013, Takapuna, Auckland, 0740
Sunday Worship, 10am Parish Stewards Richard Biddle Ashleen Theunisen
Phone 022 018 6968 Phone 479 7969
Email: richardbiddle@gmail.com Email: ashleen.j.t@gmail.com
Church Office Jan Tasker & Cathy Fraser
Phone 489 4590 Office Hours:
Email: takapunamethodist@xtra.co.nz Monday to Thursday 9am – 12 noon
St Lukes Church
16-20 Greenslade Crescent, Northcote, Auckland, 0627
Sunday Worship, 9.30am Parish Stewards Etta Spence Pat Carroll
Phone 418 4288 Phone 480 8389
Email: ettaspence@xtra.co.nz Email: patcarroll17@icloud.com
Church Office/Room Bookings
Phone 489 4590
Email: takapunamethodist@xtra.co.nz
Pentecost 24
15 November 2020
Pentecost 24 Sunday 15 November 2020 Worship Leaders: Rev Peter Norman Organist: Rebecca Soojung-Lee Theme: A Fearless Community Welcome Entry into Worship The Community Candle is Lit Hymn:
O for a Thousand Tongues
(Tune LYNGHAM)
O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer’s praise the glories of our God and King, the triumphs of his grace!
Jesus the name that charms our fears that bids our sorrows cease; ‘tis music in the sinner’s ears, ‘tis life, and health, and peace. He speaks, and listening to his voice, new life the dead receive, the mournful, broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe. My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honours of your name.
Charles Wesley
Question of the Week Reading: Reflection
Matthew 25:14-30
Alessandra Agcaoili
Hymn:
These hills
1.
These hills where the hawk flies lonely, Beaches where the long surf rolls, Mountains where the snows meet heaven, These are our care. Pastures where the sheep graze calmly, Orchards where the apples grow, Gardens where the roses cluster, These are our prayer.
2.
Forests where the tree ferns tower, Rivers running strong and clear, Oceans where the great whales wander, These are our care. Race meeting race as equals, Justice for age-old wrong, Worth for ev’ry man and woman, These are our prayer.
3.
Cities where the young roam restless, Lives brought to deep despair, Homeless and powerless people, These are our care. Places where the Word is spoken, Hands held in serving love, Faiths of our many cultures, These are our prayer.
4.
All that the old world gave us, All that the new world brings, Language, ideas and customs, These are our care, Life finding joy and value, Faith seeking truth and light, God heard and seen in all things, This be our prayer.
Offering Community Time Prayers for Ourselves and Others
FFS 63
Colin Gibson
Hymn:
Make Spaces for Spirit
Make spaces for Spirit! For energy rising, for Pentecost presence, the wind and the fire, a new kind of language, a voice and a vision to shift and uplift us, to rouse and inspire. Make spaces for action by spirited people: the leader, the teacher, the healer of ill, the builder, the artist, the bringer of laughter, the melding and welding of spirit and will. Make spaces for graces, the gifts of the Spirit, the fruit of the garden where love is the spring, the water of blessing, the incense of worship, the wine poured for sharing, the hope that will sing. Make spaces for Spirit by changing of systems, by opening prisons, by debtors' release, the flaming of courage, the firing of justice, the Spirit of Jesus, the coming of peace. Shirley Erena Murray Annual Parish Meeting Opening Prayer Meeting Time Blessing Go Gently, Go Lightly Go gently, go lightly go safe in the spirit, live simply, don’t carry much more than you need: go trusting God’s goodness, go spreading God’s kindness, stay centred on Jesus and where he will lead.
Go singing, go bringing the gifts of the Spirit, go hopefully searching for things that are true: in living, in loving, whatever befalls you, God keep you, God bless you in all that you do.
Acknowledgements: Hymns printed by permission from CCL —Copyright Number 110126
Notices St Lukes 15 November 2020
Today
Morning Worship Rev Peter Norman 10.00am Combined Service and Parish Annual Meeting Peter and Lynnette will be on leave from this afternoon until 23 November.
This Week Thurs 19 Nov
CommunityMatters Woolloxall Room
7.30pm
Sun 22 Nov
Morning Worship Rev JeongWhan Lee
9.30am
Sun 29 Nov
Morning Worship Rev JeongWhan Lee First Sunday of Advent
9.30am
Fri 4 Dec
Family Carol Service at TMC Helpers needed—please see clipboard
4.00pm
Sun 6 Dec
Morning Worship Rev JeongWhan Lee
9.30am
Sun 13 Dec
Holy Communion Rev Peter Norman Please bring a contribution for foodbank
9.30am
Coming Events
Roster St Lukes
Today 15 November at TMC
Worship Leader: Rev Peter Norman Organist: Rebecca-Soojung Lee Welcomers/Offertory: Rasovo Family Readers: Alessandra Agcaoili Morning Tea: H Holloway, Joy Norton, Val Gregory Flowers: Grounds:
Sunday 22 November at St Lukes Rev JeongWhan Lee NanHee Kim Shona Michie Shona Michie John Y Garth B Korean Church Chieng Tang
Notices TMC 15 November 2020
Church and Family Happy Birthday to Suzy Biddle for Monday 16 November and to Doreen Morley for Friday 20 November. Congratulations to David and Shirley Rowlands on their wedding anniversary today and to Doreen and Ken Morley for their wedding anniversary on Wednesday 18 November. Our thoughts and prayers are with David Pratt who was admitted to North Shore Hospital on Monday. Peter and Lynnette will be on leave from this afternoon until 23 November. Today
Morning Worship Rev Peter Norman 10.00am Combined Service and Parish Annual Meeting
This service will be live streamed from TMC at: https://takapuna.methodist.org.nz/live-stream from 10am and can also be watched at any time during the week.
This Week Thurs 19 Nov Sun 22 Nov
CommunityMatters Woolloxall Room
7.30pm
Morning Worship Lorraine Parker and Rev Barry Jones
10.00am
Development Team Back of church
7.30pm
Sun 29 Nov
Morning worship Rev Peter Norman First Sunday of Advent
10.00am
Fri 4 Dec
Family Carol Service at TMC Helpers needed—please see clipboard
4.00pm
Sun 6 Dec
Holy Communion Rev Peter Norman
10.00am
Sun 13 Dec
Morning Worship Rev Barry Jones
10.00am
Coming Events Thurs 26 Nov
Please pick up a copy of Touchstone November edition from the foyer.
Ice-cream Sunday—6th December Calling youth group, children, families, and any other enthusiastic people - please come and join us after the service on Sunday 6 December, around 12pm. Buy yourself an ice cream at the dairy and we'll all walk down to the beach and have some fun! Feel free to bring any other food or drink if you'd like to share.
PARISH TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES We are currently updating each congregations Telephone Directory. Please would St Lukes people let Pat know, TMC people give to Jan or you can email the office, takapunamethodist@xtra.co.nz if you have changed your address, email or phone numbers. If you have a mobile we would appreciate that as well. We hope to have the new directories ready for distribution on 29 November. Your quick response would be very helpful. Thank you. Cleaner Available: Rakesh Bhan, congregation member and TMC church cleaner, had his own cleaning business for 12 years prior to coming to Auckland. He can do house interiors, windows and car grooming for reasonable rates. Please contact Rakesh on 027 298 9737 if you would like cleaning done at your home. An Insider’s View on the Ōwairaka / Mt Albert Tree Felling Issue Tūpuna Maunga Authority’s plan to fell all 345 exotic trees on Ōwairaka / Mt Albert has become a flashpoint for environmental, democratic and racial issues. Don’t believe everything you read in the media because there’s far more to this story than meets the eye. Anna Radford gives a frank appraisal of the situation and explains how protecting the trees is a spiritual issue. Sunday 22 November 2020 7pm All welcome, gold coin donation. St Luke’s Community Centre, 130 Remuera Road, Remuera
TMC Roster for next Sunday 22 November Worship Leaders: Rev Barry Jones and Lorraine Parker Organist: Ian Ayers Welcomers: Salvador Family Reader: Helen Beckingsale Morning Tea: Helen Beckingsale