No Limits Young Adults Group: Sundays at 7:30pm

Girls’ Brigade: Wednesdays at 6:00pm Boys’ Brigade: Anchor Boys: Fridays at 6:00pm

Team Section: Fridays at 6:45pm Company Section: Fridays at 7:00pm

Beckenham Methodist Church 83 Malcolm Ave, PO Box 12127, Christchurch beckenham.methodist@gmail.com www.beckenham.methodist.org.nz www.facebook.com/beckmeth Ministry Team: The congregation in its life & work Presbyter: Rev. Melema’u Molitika Church 942 2715 Home 967 1352 Parish Stewards: Ros Jackson 981 7629 Murray Gibson 027 328 8538 Maria Webster 027 488 1445 Venue Hire and Bookings: Leah Williams-Partington 359 0129 bookingswithbmc@gmail.com Pastoral Care Contact: Lorraine Goffin 337 4942 Bank Account (BNZ): 02 0800 0765087 00

BMC creates church by offering our place, our people, and our passions with a Christ focus to our congregation and to people of our local community. We exist to be the hands and feet of God in our community, under the intuitive prompting of the Holy Spirit.

16th September 2018

Psalm 19 – God’s Glory in Creation How clearly the sky reveals God’s glory! Isn’t it obvious? – The majestic and vastness of its appearance? When you’re above and through the clouds, the embracement of Might is felt. The mana of the Creator engulfs your soul. Each day announces it to the following day; each night repeats it to the next. No speech or words are used, no sound is heard; yet the voice goes out to all the world and is heard to the ends of the earth. There’s no need for television, newspaper, phone or facebook and twitter! Communication is done through silence – day to day, and night to night! God made a home in the sky for the sun; it comes out in the morning like a happy bridegroom, like an athlete eager to run a race. It starts at one end of the sky and goes across to the other. Nothing can hide from its heat. We do not escape from the heat of God’s love and goodness. Everyday He’s eager to greet us, and to journey with us. The heat of his love warms us, but not to burn/consume us! We are God’s creation, and we are to glorify Him. Peace Mele

Our AGM is coming up on 14 October so please get your group reports together to Maria (maria@africankiwi.co.nz) or Mele (beckenham.methodist@gmail.com) TODAY to be collated into the report booklet. Please start thinking and praying about your current contribution to BMC and consider if you are able to step into any new roles.

Drop in Games night is Thursday night from 5.30—7.30 pm. Come along and enjoy board or physical games in the hall or meeting room. Everyone is welcome.

Mon 17 Bible Study 7.30 pm

Tues 18 Bible Study Worship & Education

1.30 pm 7.30 pm

Wed 19 Girls Brigade

6.00 pm

Thurs 20 Conversations at the Well Drop in Games Night Bible Study

10.30 pm 5.30 pm 7.00 pm

Fri 21

Loopy Tunes Boys Brigade Anchor Boys Team Adventure Company Xtreme

9.00 am

6.00 pm 6.45 pm 7.00 pm

Sat 22

Sun 23 Church

10.00 am

“Conversations at the Well" Coffee Group will be on Thursday at 10.30am there will be morning tea prepared at the Hall, for anyone who would like to gather and be with your brothers and sisters. There is a special invitation to those who are not able to be at church on Sunday morning. It is the 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month. Transport is available. Please feel free to let Tafoki know if you would like to come and need transport. Phone 022 695 8648

All bookings must be referred to Leah, phone 359 0129

Congratulations

Taize service—For those who are interested in quiet, meditative, reflective service with soft music - Ali Cable will lead Taize service, TONIGHT 7pm. here at church. All are welcome...

Joan Beaumont, Deb Beardsley, Lynda Bush, Brian Jones, Jenny Young, Carol Gregory, Osker Valistark, Scott Bernard Elvidge

Prayer list

Loopy Tunes Fridays at 9:30am, Morning tea at 10am, second session 10:30am

See Siu or Kirsty for details, or just turn up

September 16

September 23

September 30

Conference

Service time 10.00 am 10.00 am 10.00 am

Ministering Andrew Donaldson Ali Cable Rev Dr Jione Havea

Music Dianne Watson Dianne Watson Music Group

Scripture readings Esther 7:1-6, 9-10,

9:20-22

Reader Helen Buxton Ros Jackson

PowerPoint Kelvin Aird Craig Richardson Darren Webster

AV control Kelvin Aird Mark Stephens Darren Webster

Flowers Kirsty Frew Kirsty Frew

Morning Tea Lorraine and Lynette Young Men Lois and Russell

Door Hostess Gwen Morrish

Door Stewards Chris Cole's team Graham Claughton's

team

Loopy Church Leah, Ronnie, Tafoki Leah, Maria, Kirsty Leah, Siu, Ros

Notices Massey Williams Massey Williams Massey Williams

Ministers Steward Ros Jackson Ros Jackson Ros Jackson

Family News...

Lectionary Readings next week: Proverbs 31: 10 - 31 Psalms 1 James 3: 13 - 4: 3, 7 - 8a Mark 9: 30 - 37

Conference is coming up in September, and we are looking for volunteers please, to help with various tasks needed. We would like to give a good Christchurch hospitality to conference members and visitors from NZ & abroad. Let me, Siu, Kelvin know if interested. Thanks Mele

Coming Events

Angela and Jono Hart welcomed a baby boy Eli Jonathan Hart on Monday at 10.40 am weighing in at 3.43 kg (7.89 oz). Grant and Holly Stephens welcomed a baby girl Adeline Millow Stephens on Wednesday night at 11 pm weighing in at 3.65 kg (8.07 oz). Both are still in Christchurch Womens as of Friday.

Chris Pryor’s brother John has died in Palmerston North this week. He grew up at this church and was an organist and piano teacher involved with his wife Elizabeth in the Anglican Church there. His parents and Chris feature in our church history and will always be remembered with fondness and love.

Conference Sunday 30th September—There is a guest preacher, and some conference members attending Beckenham. Let us have pot luck lunch please, to show our hospitality. Your contribution would be much appreciated.