Community Life in the Anglican Parish of Pauatahanui

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Services & Events

Download the December 2008 Services and Worship roster.

Sermons

Recent sermons are available to download below:

You have all the time in the world	Advent 2	7 December 2008	Jenny Dawson
The Kingdom comes ... as surely as Christmas!	Advent Sunday	30 November 2008	Jenny Dawson
Aotearoa Sunday	Evensong	23 November 2008	Ian Bourne
Love God and your neighbour	Aotearoa Sunday	23 November 2008	Ian Bourne
A Parable of Trust and Response	Pentecost 27	16 November 2008	Jenny Dawson
Gifts and Talents with which to serve	Pentecost 27	16 November 2008	Derek Lightbourne
Keep watch, be awake, know God	Pentecost 26	9 November 2008	Jenny Dawson
The wise and foolish virgins	Pentecost 26	9 November 2008	Ray Young
Saints, heroes, and people like us	All Saints Day	2 November 2008	Jenny Dawson
Blessed by God	All Saints Day	2 November 2008	Graeme Ogilvie

Lambeth Conference 2008

The Times
August 2, 2008

Lambeth Conference: good news for Williams

By focusing on the spiritual, Anglicans have reaffirmed their mutual bonds

Read the Times Editorial.

Report on General Synod Theological Hui 2008

"E Ahu Ana Tatou Ki Hea - The Gospel Then and Now" Jenny Dawson

Read the report.

Parish Liturgical Planning Group

This occasional open meeting seeks to plan our worship services as a whole across the parish, usually with a seasonal focus and offering as much creativity and diversity as possible. Find out when it is happening from the Office.

Prayer Chain

The Prayer Chain is a confidential ministry. Anyone with a need may request prayer, for themselves, or on behalf of others. The prayer chain members will pray for that need.

Library

A selection of reading material is available from the Parish Library, which is located at the back of St Andrew's Church, Steyne Avenue, Plimmerton.

Check the library catalogue here.

Contributing Financially

The Parish of Pauatahanui serves the local community and supports outreach through mission. Thus it depends on the monetary contributions made by many people. Worshippers are encouraged to express their commitment through regular cash contributions, and others make donations for a variety of reasons. Regular contributions can easily be made by joining the envelope scheme, or by setting up regular automatic payments. Another good way people support the Church is to make provision for a bequest in their will.

Giving made easy and some questions and hints to help you.

Parish Roll

A person becomes a member of the Church through baptism. The Anglican Church recognizes and accepts all who have been baptised from all Christian denominations. All who are baptised are able to receive all the sacraments of the church, including Holy Communion.

The Parishes Amendment Act 2005 requires your name to be recorded upon our Parish Electoral Roll by March 2007 to become a voting member of Pauatahanui Anglican Parish. Currently your name is most likely on our Parish list which is used for communications such as the delivery of the Messenger. Also it is used for delivery of the offertory envelopes and all tax receipts. All this will still happen even if you do not wish to be on our Electoral Roll but you will not be able to vote or stand for office.

To find out more please contact the Parish Office. Alternatively, you may wish to download and complete the electoral roll application form and hand to the Parish Office.