| Parish of The Epiphany Masterton Weekly News |
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| · We give thanks for God’s creation, for the beauty around us, for warmth and rain, for sun and snow. · We pray for people working in aid agencies, helping those who so desperately need it; for strength and encouragement. · We pray for refugees and the homeless; for safety and warm hospitality · We pray especially for those struggling with sickness at this time of the year. · We pray for those who are grieving, unwell and injured, for healing in Jesus’ name. · We continue to pray for the Hogan family (NZCMS) and all those working in his name around the world. News |
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| Happy Birthday to all those who have had recent birthdays – some of those were significant birthdays! Lovely to celebrate Gwenda’s birthday at our potluck last week. Thanks to Bev for the fab cake. |
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| Quiz night Thank you to all the people who prayed for, volunteered their time, participated in, or contributed goods or prizes for our very successful Quiz Night last week. The evening was a great success – despite the 1st place trophy going to St Mark’s Carterton. We will have to win it back next year! Our own Epiphany Church ‘Father Ted’ team was only 2 points behind first place, so it was very close. A team of volunteers worked very hard to pull this evening together, thanks again. In a show of God’s generosity, all raffle prizes went back to some those who had gone above and beyond to make the night run smoothly. It is heartwarming to know that our Church family’s future is looking so bright with so many willing hands. The Quiz Night raised over $6800 which means we have managed to meet the budgeted amount for Church fundraising needs before the end of our financial year. Thanks and many blessings to you all. Claire Marara Emma is on leave next week 16th-22nd The office will be open as usual on Wednesday and Thursday. Alison Hobbs is kindly filling in for Emma, please make her feel welcome. For any pastoral care needs over this week please get in touch with Rev’d Sarah Nothnagel. Coming Up |
 Battle Of Britain Commemoration Service 5pm Sunday 15th September St Matthew’s Church. |
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 Crafternoon Thursday 19 Sept 1pm-3pm Epiphany Hall Come and join us for a cuppa and a time of fellowship. If you have a u.f.o (unfinished object/project)bring it with you. If you just want to sit and chat you are most welcome to do so. |
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 Combined Celebration Service Sunday 29th September 9:00am Come and worship with us as we join together as a parish @ our 5th Sunday Combined Service |
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 Climate change Windmill Prayers Climate change is becoming more of an urgent issue as we learn about the impact of human actions on the world we live in. Google and read some stories and statistics about climate change. How do you feel? What are your hopes for our amazing world? What could we do to restore it? If you want to, you can write or draw your thoughts or prayers on your windmill. As you create your windmill, think about what you could do to make your prayers or hopes a reality. Season of Creation The Season of Creation starts on 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and ends on 4 October, the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. The Season of Creation is an annual celebration of prayer and action to protect creation, and has been gaining traction around the world as something to focus on during September – a particularly good month for the Southern Hemisphere as the days get warmer and new growth gets underway.  |
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  AWA Aotearoa – Anglican Missions AWA is Anglican Missions’ aid, development and humanitarian unit. AWA carries out humanitarian aid and development projects, and supports individuals, parishes and communities in aid and development Mission. We are motivated by Jesus to see His Kingdom here on earth. We focus on the Tend, Transform and Treasure Marks of Mission, which enables us to generate more impact by building more networks. Check out the website to see more about what Anglican Missions do and how you can help. |
| MORNING PRAYER Morning Prayer on Zoom. Mon-Fri @ 9am Meeting ID: 228 086 0403 Passcode: prayers |  |
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| Daily Lectionary Readings New easy to use Daily prayer website Lectionary.co.nz is a cut-down digital-friendly version of The Lectionary It gives you morning and evening readings from our lectionary in an easy to access format. As well as being able to read the readings, you can listen to them too. You can check it out here…. https://www.lectionary.co.nz/ These readings have been taken from the Anglican Church Lectionary Morning Prayers 2024Mon Ps 44 1 Kgs 12:25-13:10 Acts 19:8-20Tues Ps 48,(52) 1 Kgs 13:11-end Acts 19:21-endWedPs 119:57-80 1 Kgs 17 Acts 20:1-6Thur Ps (56),57,(63*) 1 Kgs 18:1-20 Acts 20:17-endFri Ps 51,(54) 1 Kgs 18:21-end Acts 21:1-16Sat Ps 49;117 1 Kgs 19:15-21 2 Tim 3:14-17 |