COMPASS Newsletter of the Anglican Parish of Ellesmere

March 2020

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Easter and Harvest For most farmers the time of Harvest is almost over. For

home veggie growers, we hope it continues for a while.

Many of us have a tradition of celebrating Harvest

Festival. We love to decorate the churches and to give

away produce to others who could really use the extra.

In Aotearoa NZ we celebrate (if that’s the right word),

the season of Easter and Harvest around the same

time. If we were in the Northern Hemisphere, they’d be

at different times of the year. Europe celebrates Easter

in Spring-time and Harvest in the autumn.

We must make our own way, honouring God at work in

our land; our place. You’ll notice that several of our

churches do have a Harvest Festival. Come along if

you've never been to one; you really might enjoy it!

We’ll give our produce to local people and community

groups and some to City Mission too. (Recently we’ve

taken groceries from Southbridge and Leeston into the

Mission and they’ve been so appreciative. They’re

struggling to keep up with the demand for food. Even

working people find it hard to keep the pantry full

today.)

By the time you read this we will be into the season of

Lent; the time when we follow Jesus’ life as it leads up

to the cross, and to Easter Resurrection. Participating in

Lent is no longer the norm in our community. We’re not

used to denying ourselves or to undertaking any kind of

spiritual discipline, even for a short time.

Some disciplines are fasts or subtractions. Some are

additions. Even the additions require giving up

something though - usually giving up time. There are

lots of creative ways of honouring the Lord in this

season. Families might consider looking up

www.kidsfriendly.org.nz.

If you’d like to do something different this Lent and you

don’t know what, or you’d like some support as you go

along, please contact me. I’d love to help.

Learning together, SusanSusanSusanSusan

Sunday 1 March 1 Lent 9:30 am Baptism at Sedgemere 7:30 pm Communion at St Luke’s, Brookside Friday 6 March World Day of Prayer 7:00 pm Service at St John’s, Leeston Sunday 8 March 2 Lent 8:00 am Communion at St Mary’s, Irwell 9:30 am Communion at St John’s, Leeston Sunday 15 March 3 Lent 9:30 am Communion at St John’s, Leeston 11:15 am Communion at Trinity, Dunsandel 6:00 pm Evening Worship at St James,

Southbridge. Sunday 22 March 4 Lent 9:30 am All age Communion at St John’s,

Leeston 11:15 am Morning Worship and Harvest

Festival at St Mary’s, Irwell AGM +shared lunch to follow Sunday 29 March 5 Lent 11:00 am Combined service followed by

family picnic at Killinchy Sunday 5 April 9:30 am Communion at St John’s, Leeston 9:30 am Communion St James, Southbridge 7:30 pm Communion at St Luke’s, Brookside Thursday 9 April 7.30 pm Passover Meal at Dunsandel Meal Every Wednesday 10:00 am. Communion with Prayer for

Healing available at St John’s, Leeston. Morning tea afterwards

All welcome.

Children are catered for.

St James [1864-65] St John’s [1872] St Mark’s [1882] St Luke’s [1881] St Mary’s [1895]

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THE MATARIKI PRACTICE

www.matarikipractice.co.nz

Lenten Study Lenten Study Lenten Study Lenten Study Lenten Study Lenten Study Lenten Study Lenten Study In the Garden: ReadingsIn the Garden: ReadingsIn the Garden: ReadingsIn the Garden: Readings

8 studies written by Dorothy and

Tom Innes

Each se s s ion l a s t s 60 minu te s

Wednesdays

11.00am at St John’s Hall (Anyone can join in at any point)

Garden visit

invitation Dorothy and Tom Innes,

authors of the Lenten

study, invite those

involved in that study

to an open day at their

home in Springfield

during Lent 2020. This

will be an opportunity

to meet the authors

and to enjoy some time

in their garden that

inspired this Lenten

Study. It will be held on

Saturday 21 March

2020. Let Susan know if

interested

Vestry Nominations Would you like to be involved with shaping the direction of our Parish? Imagine making a significant difference to our worship and parish life. With the AGM approaching the parish is seeking the following nominations: People’s Warden vacancy Murray Stephens has held the position of People’s Warden

for two years and is looking to step down in order to focus

on contributing with financial running of the parish. Many

thanks to Murray for his time effort ideas and support

during his time in this position. If you would like to know

more or have ideas about nominating someone please

contact Susan or get a form available from Vicar Susan or

at the back of the churches.

Vestry Members Vestry committee welcomes nominations for new

members

New Arrival... Following many years of saving funds

earned from catering and other

events, together with donations; the

St James Grounds committee met

recently and after evaluating the

options, decided to purchase a John

Deere T20. The new mower was

delivered in early February; THANKS to our amazing grass

cutting team who

persevered with the

old mower over many

years. The St James

committee have

agreed that Ian Ford

[who mows the lawns

at Leeston St Johns]

may use the new

Southbridge mower

there as well.

Our Parish Halls are available for hire. Hire: $20 per hour.

Contact Sue 3243 067 Leeston

Kathryn 3242 511 Southbridge

• Raspberries, Strawberries (fresh - frozen)

• Cut flowers and Various Vegetables

JOHN and LORRAINE SUMMERS

Phone 324-2746

Giving by internet banking

A great way to give . Please set up your offering by Direct Credit or Automatic Payment as follows...

Church account: 02-0860-0048506-00

First Men’s break-fast—scheduled for

June Mike MB is away for some months so the first Men’s breakfast has been

planned for June.

Doyleston Celebrations

Osborne Park

7 and 8 March 10am-3pm

Seeking Local Stall holders

$20 one day $30 two days

Apply to Ph. 03 3243960

Local Church AGMs

Brookside Sunday 5 April

after the service

NB: service @ 7pm

Dunsandel Sunday 19 April

after the service

Southbridge Sunday 19 April

after the service

Leeston TBC

Sedgemere TBC

Irwell Sunday 26 April

after the service +

shared lunch at the

Stephen’s

Parish AGM

Tuesday 28th April

7.30pm St John’s Hall Leeston

Followed by supper

• Presentation of reports

• Election of People’s Warden

Reports to the parish office

by Wednesday 15th April please

Parish Diary March Friday 6

7:00 pm World Day of Prayer

Service Tuesday 10

9:00 St James Committee Thursday 12

7:30 pm B.L.I.S.S. Tuesday 17

7:30 pm Vestry Meeting Thursday 19

7:30 pm Young Woman’s Group Tuesday 24

3pm Worship Committee

7:30 pm St John’s Committee Wednesday 25

6:45pm Cursillo Evening Group Thursday 26

10:00 am CAMEO at Bula

April Friday 3

9:30am Cursillo Morning Group Tuesday 7

3:00 pm Worship Committee

9:00 am St James Committee Wednesday 8

3.15pm Easter Eggstravaganza,

Leeston Thursday 9

7.30 pm B.L.I.S.S. Tuesday 14

9:00 am Finance Committee Tuesday 21

7.30 pm Vestry Meeting

Parish Directory

Vicar Rev’d Susan Gill 02102315241

Vicar’s Warden Mike Morley-Bunker 324-3466

People’s Warden Murray Stephens 329-1898

Finance Liaison Murray Stephens finance.ellesmere.anglican@gmail.com

Pastoral Secretary Jenny Hercus 324-3955

Parish email address: ellesmere.anglican@xtra.co.nz

Parish mailing address: PO Box 44, Parish phone 324 3801

Ellesmere Anglican Parish Website: https://ellesmerenzanglicanparish.wordpress.com/

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Come And Meet Each Other

Thursday 26 March

10 am

Bula

Contact Janice Speirs 324 8202

All welcome

B.L.I.S.S

(Brookside, Leeston, Irwell,

Sedgemere, Southbridge)

Formerly the AAW, BLISS is a relaxed friendship group

for women of all ages

12 March at 7.30pm

at 83 High St, Southbridge

Our Vicar, Susan, will share something of her life.

for further information phone

Shirley Everest 324-2841

VISITORS & NEW MEMBERS WELCOME

Young Woman’s Group

Meeting: 19 March at 7.30pm

at Carol’s house; 58 Hastings Southbridge

Out theme this month is ‘Joy’

for further information phone

Jacqui Johnson

Or Carol Roberts 324-2524