Newsletter 25-February-2018
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty; walk before me faithfully and be blameless. 2 Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers."
3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, 4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5 No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. 6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you. 7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Genesis 17:15-16 New International Version (NIV)
15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
NEXT WEEK: Sunday 4th March 2018
Next Weeks Theme: Contemplate God’s Glory
Focus Scripture: Psalm 19
Other Readings: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22
Prayer Points:- Please pray for: Brenda Ryan for good health; Maya Corbett for healing of her knee. Families, Children and Leaders for Mainly Music Ministry; someone to pick up the ministry of looking after our IT systems please.
Real Life with John Cowan 7.30pm Sunday nights on Newstalk ZB John Cowan’s guest this Sunday night (25 Feb) will be Phil Goff, Mayor of Auckland.
A born and bred Aucklander, Phil Goff is the Mayor of Auckland, in office since 2016. Representing Mt Roskill for 10 terms of parliament, Phil became New Zealand’s youngest ever cabinet minister in 1984. He was Associate Finance Minister, served as the leader of the Labour Party, Leader of the Opposition and was also Minister of Education, initiating New Zealand’s international education industry. Phil lives on a small farm with his wife Mary and three adult children.
English for Kiwi Life
If you know of anyone who would be interested in attending a free ‘English as a Second Language’ course at St Johns, please encourage them to contact the ESOL tutor Cholena Main at 0210435378 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Offering Envelopes Do you have a surplus of offering envelopes?
These can still be used. Just let Alison know that you will not be requiring any more for the moment.
If you would prefer to change from weekly to monthly giving, please inform Alison by Thursday 1 March.
Thank you
TAX RECEIPTS Tax Receipts for the tax year ending 31 March 2018 will be processed during the third week of April.
Upstairs Kitchen Upgrade
A reminder that the upstairs kitchen is out of bounds while the renovation work is underway. Thank you for your cooperation.
