Newsletter 29th June 2025
Notices
Mid Winter Christmas
Happening THIS Saturday! Please RSVP to wakefieldanglican@xtra.co.nz. We look forward to celebrating with you all!
Baptism
This Saturday all church members are welcome to attend the Baptism Service for Rev Allan and Joy Wasley’s granddaughter. Allan will be officiating at this service which will be held on:
Saturday June 28th at 1.30pm in St Johns Church.
Please note the change of time
Mainly Music
Mainly Music will be taking a break for the next two Mondays of the school holidays and will begin again on the 14th of July.
If anyone has a spare few hours on a Monday next term we would love to see you there. It involves talking to parents and children, sometimes there's dishes to be sorted and toys to put away. But you will always get a great morning tea. Please talk to Andrea or Lauren if you can help in any way.
Visit from the Bishop
Please join us for a message from Bishop Steve. He will be preaching and officiating communion on Sunday 13th July.
Following the service please stay to enjoy soup and rolls (provided)
Homegroups
Monday evening - We meet alternate Monday evenings for a meal and share life together. Contact Bo if interested in joining us 021 2167412
Wednesday afternoon ladies’ group – contact Liz Massey.
Thursday afternoon - contact Jenny Allnutt and David Rees.
Praying for Wakefield
When: Fortnightly on MONDAYS from 7.30 pm - 8.30 pm
Dates – Next meeting is 7th July.
Where: Wakefield Worship Centre
This is an open invitation to any Christian, regardless of their church affiliation, to join us praying for Wakefield. Come gather together for a time of worship and intercessory prayer for the people of Wakefield so that they would come to know the good news of the life given in Jesus Christ.
Alpha 2025 – 6th session this Sunday
This is the final week for the Alpha course and we will be teaching on the Holy Spirit followed by a time to welcome the Holy Spirit into our worlds and hearts. For anyone that would like to come for this final meeting, whether or not you have been coming, you are very welcome to join us. For those who will not be there if you would like to support the evening then please pray that all those whom God desires would be there would come and that all hearts would be softened to receive his grace.
When: Weekly on Sundays from 5.00 pm - 6.30 pm
Where: Wakefield Worship Centre
Begins: 25th May
Duration: 6 weeks
*Here is the link to watch the interview with Nicky Gumbel who initiated the Alpha Course. He is being interviewed by J. John at an evangelists’ conference
https://youtu.be/k75SCWuN-F4?si=vemjsGyaphkbgYQC
All Kitchen Users
Use of the kitchen is at a premium at present - church morning teas, Mainly Music, Alpha and Community Lunches. If you are helping at any of these activities and volunteer to take washing home - dishcloths, tablecloths, tea towels or towels for the end of the dishwasher - can you please return them promptly into their correct storage (vermin proof) bins. We are running short. Thank you
**Corrections to Parish Roll
Dean Charles Tyrrell’s contact details are: phone 022 093 3202 Address: 17 Westley Place, Bishopdale, Nelson.
Jana Trask - 021 159 6444 and Harold Trask - 021 1821449 They do not have a landline.
Wardens:
Andrea Nelson nelsonandream4@gmail.com 0224169386
Teresa Lodge teresalodge545@gmail.com 0272748150
Susie Schruer – is helping out with newsletters, rosters and general communication and can be reached at wakefieldanglican@xtra.co.nz I am generally in the office for a few hours on a Wednesday or Thursday. If you have any items for the newsletter, please send them in by Wednesday morning – that includes any news from Murchison and Tapawera, thanks.