‘The Bridge’ - 16 September 2022
Kia kaha te reo Māori.
Let's make the Māori language strong.
I hope you've had a good opportunity to practice your reo, your Maori language this week. It has been encouraging to see how many people have taken up the wero, the challenge to kōrero Māori, to speak Māori. My hope is that this is something we continue to encourage among ourselves beyond te wiki o te reo Māori.
There's a fair bit going on around the place in the coming week, so make sure to read on to find out more. But I'd like to make special mention of the prayer vigil we are holding on Monday to remember Queen Elizabeth II. There is more information on this below.
We hope to see you on Sunday for the third service in our Season of Creation, this week led by Allen.
Yours in Christ,
Brett Reid.
Ministry Intern.
Worship this Sunday at 10am
Season of Creation - The Heavens
Join Allen Little this Sunday as we continue the Season of Creation, this week in The Heavens. If you would like to reflect on the readings before you come, please look at 1 Timothy 2:1-7 & Luke 16: 1-13.
Prayer Vigil for Queen Elizabeth II
We are holding a prayer vigil from 10am to 1pm in the church. Everyone is welcome.
Cross-Cultural Worship and Fellowship
1:00pm Sunday 2 October
The great relationship we have with our Levin Tongan Methodist brothers and sisters includes regular combined worship services. Normally they join us once a month but next month we will instead be their guests. On Sunday 2 October there will be a combined Levin Uniting and Tongan Methodist service of Holy Communion at 1:00pm. This is a fantastic opportunity to experience wonderful bi-cultural worship and to further develop our parish-parish relationship - an opportunity you won't want to miss!
Please note, there will be no 10:00am service on this day.
Refugee Resettlement
Towards the end of September to early October, four families from Columbia will be arriving in Levin. Six churches have each chosen a different area of support to help with the setting up of homes for the families.
Levin Uniting Parish chose to provide school bags, drink bottles and lunch boxes and basic school requirements for each child. There are six children amongst the families - two girls aged 6 and 17 and four boys aged 7, 10, 13 and 17.
While Missions and Fellowship are covering the purchase of these items and would like to give members of the parish the opportunity to donate towards this project. Back packs range from $20-$25, drink bottles and lunch boxes $7-$10.
Please see Beth Berry or Betty McMillan on the next two Sundays if you would like to assist. Apart from the above, there is a need for bicycles (safety checked), warm jackets, beanies, scarves and socks.
If you are donating via the church bank account, please use reference 'Missions'.
Seasons for Growth Adult Grief programme
Change and loss are part of life, and grief is a normal response. Seasons for Growth for adults is an innovative education programme which explores the effects of change, loss and grief. A trained ‘Companion’ facilitates the small group programme, in which participants explore feelings, memories, loss and grief in a safe and creative way. Seasons for Growth is an education programme. It does not provide counselling or therapy. It is not a religious programme.
Registrations are essential. For information on upcoming courses contact:
Sandra Williams
m: 027 296 8849
e: seasons@levinuniting.org.nz
Pastoral Care
If you or someone you know would like a visit, our Pastoral Care team is on call. Please do not hesitate to call one of the Senior Lay Leaders and they will connect you with one of our visitors.