Anglican PARISH OF KAPITI 9th November 2014 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Today 9 November 1st Reading Wisdom of Solomon 6: 12-16 Zepheniah 1: 12-18 2nd Reading 1 Thessalonians 4: 13-18 1 Thessalonians 5: 1-11 Gospel Reading Matthew 25: 1-13 Matthew 25: 14-30 The Sentence of the Day: “Let all who seek you O Lord rejoice, and be glad in you.” (Ps 70: 4) The Collect of the Day: Lord, help us to see; to see what is eternally good and true, and having seen, to go on searching until we come to the joys of heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Intercessory Prayer Intercessory Prayer throughout the Parish Jesus taught us to pray; to lift our hearts and burdens to God. What an awesome privilege?! There are many ways we pray for others; we pray individually and in groups and we also have several ways of organised prayer: The 24/7 Prayer Chain is coordinated by Marion Henderson; phone 04 905 1171 or email marionhenderson@xtra.co.nz.  Specific names can be given to the parish office for inclusion in the news sheet. This is for one calendar month only.  You can write your prayer on a ‘postit’ and stick it up on one of the prayer walls, either at St Paul’s or St Mark’s.  A parish prayer group meets each Friday in the Searle Room at St Paul’s between 11am-12noon. Kathleen and John Fleck oversee this group.   There is always someone available to talk or pray with you during or after any service. Parish Diary Mid-day Eucharist 12noon Every Tues, Wed, Thurs & Fri Today 5pm Evensong, St Mark’s This Week 13 Nov Thurs 2pm AAW Annual General Meeting, Parish Lounge 12 Nov Wed 2pm Café Cuppa & a Chat, High Tide Café, Prm Beach 16 Nov Sun 4pm Messy Church, Parish Hall, St Paul’s 18 Nov Tues 12noon St Paul’s Guild, Cookies Restaurant 30 Nov Sun 10am Coming Up Combined Parish Service, St Paul’s Evensong is at St Mark’s at 5pm followed by a shared meal. Chris Durrant is preaching. Café Cuppa and a Chat: Come and join with other parishioners at 2pm on Wednesday November 12th at High Tide Café, Marine Parade, Paraparaumu Beach. All of any age are welcome. If you’d like to come please contact Christine Bull ph. 902 3320. Transport is available – just call Christine AAW Women's Fellowship are holding their AGM in the Parish Lounge at St Paul's on Thursday 13th November at 2pm. Contact Heather Dawson ph. 902 1866. Cocktails, Mocktails & Canapes A social gathering to raise a donation for the work of Church Missionary Society workers Irene & Cliff Studman at the University of St John in Dodoma, Tanzania. Saturday 6th December, at 2pm, 10 Seven Oaks Court (off Hurley Road). Parking is limited, so make up a party! Christine VaughanDawkes, ph. 905 4261. Education for Ministry The current EFM programme concludes in 2015. It is proposed to start a new programme in the Parish at that time. In order to gauge the level of interest of participation, please contact Ann Desmond, ph. 297 0506 or Christine Vaughan-Dawkes, ph. 905 4261 for more details. Kapiti Community Foodbank Inc This is our busiest time of year and we are asking, once again, for your assistance with 2 different events. Saturday 29th November, our combined Lions Club have their food appeal throughout Kapiti. We use the Salvation Army Hall, downstairs at 41 Bluegum Road and need assistance to sort and pack food parcels from 10.30am—3pm approx. Monday 22nd December, we will again be at the Salvation Army Hall and would like some help to sort and pack Christmas food parcels from 10.30am. Last year the final tally was 170. Both of these events require no strenuous lifting and we are only asking for as much time as you can manage. Just turn up or contact Margaret Griffith, ph 904 9884 or email amgriffith@clear.net.nz, with any questions. With many thanks. Keys to St Paul’s Complex We are completing an audit of key holders around the parish and changing some of the access. If you hold any kind of St Paul’s key, for whatever reason, could you please contact me in the office, during opening hours, so I can record the details of each key, otherwise your key may not work! With thanks, Becky. Lectionary Readings for Sunday 9 Nov 2014 32 Sunday in Ordinary Time - Green Psalm 70 An urgent prayer for the Lord’s assistance in a time of trouble. Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 Solomon exhorts all kings and rulers to seek out wisdom, whom he personifies as a ‘beautiful woman’ who responds to all that search for her. Wisdom existed from the beginning of creation, and her pursuit leads to the Kingdom of God. 1 Thessalonians 4:23-18 Paul is writing in 51 AD from Corinth to the Church in Thessalonica, which he had founded two years previously, urging them to love their fellow Christians. He comforts them in their concern over the faithful who have already died, promising that God will raise them up through Christ at his coming on the day of the Lord. Matthew 25:1-13 One of the latest of Jesus’ parables recorded by Matthew, the story of the Ten Bridesmaids reminds us that to join in celebration at the Lord’s coming, we must be constantly prepared for his arrival. Chris Durrant office@kapitianglican.org.nz Vicar Revd Henry Resink 021 156 7990 vicar@kapitianglican.org.nz Parish Directory www.kapitianglican.org.nz Deacon for Resthome & Retirem’t Villages Revd Maureen Ellis 905 9424 904 7300 Priests responsible for St Mark’s Revds John & Barbara Bonifant 905 3301 Priest responsible for St Peter’s Revd Lynda Wards 04 234 1170 Priest responsible for 11am Service Revd Sarah Nothnagel 904 7300 sarah@kapitianglican.org.nz Priest responsible for Messy Church Revd Hennie Nothnagel 293 2037 Parish-wide Prayer & Pastoral Ministry Revd Lynda Wards 04 234 1170 lyndawardsnz@gmail.com Deacon for Community Engagement Revd Carrole Lewis 904 7300 ce@kapitianglican.org.nz Missioner Revd Jon Hartley 021 466 566 Children & Youth Youth Church & Intermediate Youth Adele Cherrill 904 3665 K.A.Y.G—Senior Youth Group Adrian Tofts 021 068 0550 House Groups Kathleen Fleck Parish Administrator Becky Devane office@kapitianglican.org.nz 904 7300 904 7300 Wardens Terry Parminter (Vicar’s Warden) 297 3511 Richard Harrow (People’s Warden) 297 9642 Treasurer Paul Bull Parish Office Hours: Monday—Friday 9am - 1pm 904 7300