Dean’s OIKOS group
Meets at the home of John & Jane Bealing on Wednesday 12th November at 7.30pm.
Praise Be
The Nelson programme recorded recently will broadcast on TV1 at 9am on Sunday 16th November.
Guest preacher
Robyn Appleby, mission partner at the Dodoma Language Institute, Tanzania, will be preaching at Evensong on Sunday November 16th at 6pm.
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Cathedral News: November 2008
A Surfeit of Church Music?
All Saints Day
Cathedral Visitors
Cathedral hits the streets
Eat, drink and be happy!
From the Parish Nurse
Ministry of Welcoming
Two Vergers Not One
Welcomers Needed
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For Our Prayers This Week
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Calendar of Events
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This Weeks Services
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The Sunday Bulletin
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Sermons Online Archive
Sunday 16 November
16 November 2008:
Timing is everything!
The Reverend Yvonne McLean tssf
...what is God saying to us today about his plans and timing for our lives? How have you spent the gifts that God has given to you?
In the season of Advent as we look forward to Christ's return and it's good to ponder such questions. Advent is a seasonal reminder of God's timing.
I couldn't help but link the Barak from our Old Testament reading with the recently elected president of America - Barak Obama. Many believe that it was God's timing for the USA to have its first Black American President. There were many sermons preached along this line throughout American churches last week, you can find them on the internet. Here in New Zealand we have been told for weeks that "It's time for a change". For we know that very few governments have more than 3 terms in office. If we believe that God is in control of all things, then can we say that this was just God's timing?
In all three of our readings we can see that we have a part to play too! I
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The Sunday Bulletin Archive
Latest Issue:
23 November 2008
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Thank You
Thank you to everyone who helped prepare the Cathedral for the
150th celebrations.
Anglican Care Charitable Trust – leaflets available beside the Parish Nurse noticeboard.
New Anglican Website
www.anglicantaonga.org.nz
It is well worth a visit.
The basic service of the church, begun by Jesus at the Last Supper. Here we worship God, pray and praise God, listen to the Bible and hear a sermon (teaching).
The climax comes when the bread and wine are consecrated (dedicated to God) and shared with people present as a sign of unity.
This is holy communion with the music led by the choir and organist (hence 'choral').
Eucharist is from the Greek and means 'thanksgiving' which is what we are about.
Our Family Service is usually held on the third Sunday of the month, but do check this month's
Calendar
Led by the Singing Group and Orchestra, this is an informal yet traditional service geared towards family worship
and includes liturgy, hymns, songs, Holy Communion and occasionally dramas.
The traditional evening service of the church.
It is sometimes called Evening Prayer.
A service taken from the monastic services of the church and used as an alternative to evensong.
