The Anglican Parish of Cobden-Runanga
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To know Jesus Christ and to make Him known.
Sunday 12th April 2009
Theme for this Sunday: Easter Sunday
Readings: Gen 3:1-15, Matt 28:1-20
Theme for 19th April: Parable of the Sower
Readings: Luke 14:25-33, Luke 8:1-21
Tim Writes

Our thoughts and
prayers are with Eily
Pike who lost Barrie
Pike a very dear
nephew and with
Amanda and David, Raquel and Mark,
Barrie's children. We are all saddened
by Barrie's death and wish life could
have been easier for him over the last
few years.
I have been very encouraged by the
number of people who have expressed
to me how they have been quite
touched and moved by the Maundy
Thursday and Good Friday services we
have held. Being reflective style
services how much you get from them
depends to a large degree on how
much you put in; on the way in which
you approach the service and open
yourself up to the possibility of God
meeting with you in a special way. The
comments I have received tell me that
we have a congregation of people of
mature and deep faith, a congregation
through whom God can do much.
JERUSALEM & MID. EAST APPEAL
Enclosed is an envelope for the Lent
Good Friday appeal for the work in this
AGM REPORTS
funeral and a wedding. Performed a
area through the Anglican Missions
Board. This may be placed in the plate
during Holy Week, Easter Services. If
you put your envelope number on
these appeal envelopes it will be
recorded against your giving.
AGM AND SERVICE TIMES!!!
As the AGM will take time we will have
just one service on this coming Sunday
at Cobden at 10am. I would encourage
folk from the other services to come in
and join together for that service and to
stay on for the AGM which will start at
12noon.
ANDRE RIEU
The Salvation Army ladies are inviting
the women of Cobden-Runanga parish
to an afternoon's entertainment on
Tues 28th April from 1-3:30pm at the
Salvation Army Hall. The entertainment
will be a Andre Rieu DVD and
afternoon tea. The cost is $2 and the
proceeds will go a Sri Lankan village in
Hunasgiriya. Please RSVP to Sue at
768-5045 (day) or 768-6613 (eve) by
24th April.
Lawn Mowing Roster
19th April Stewart Nimmo
and run six church services, taken a
ministry like the Sharing Shed, blessing at a new Kiwi creche, taken
warden's, vicar, Sunday School, Bible
in Schools etc. Please start putting
together your reports for the AGM.
an AGM, counselled a number of folk,
interviewed for the Bishop two couples
applying for ordination, applied for a
funding grant, attended a Lion's
MAORI NEW TESTAMENT breakfast, a Minister's Assoc meeting,
The Diocese have donated us a copy helped with sound at a school
of a bi-lingual Maori New Testament production, clinically supervised a
and it is in our library for anyone who minister, done loads of admin, picked
might like to have a look or borrow it. up donated goods, done property
VICAR'S VARIOUS ROLES maintenance, met with a charitable
trust and other folk regarding various
Sometimes people ask me what
matters, done a short overnight tramp
exactly does a vicar do. Well today the
with my children and more. So there
role is incredibly varied and so I
thought I might just share a little on the you go, a snapshot of the vicar's job. I
have to say though that although it is
diverse nature of the role. For example
an incredibly diverse role it is also one
over Easter and the week following I
I find incredibly rewarding and fulfilling.
have or will have planned, put together
What's On This Week!
Mon 13th All Day Vicars Day off
Tues 14th 7:00am Ecumenical Prayer Meeting
9:00am Wardens Meeting
7:30pm AAW Meeting
Wed 15th 7:00pm Shirley Smith's Home Group
7:30pm Lorimer's Home Group
Thurs 16th 12noon Minister's Association Meeting
7:30pm Cobden vestry Meeting
7:30pm Parish Prayer Meeting
Fri 17th 3:00pm Ordination interview
Sat 18th 10:30am Music Group Practice
2:00pm Wedding
Sun 19th 10:00am Combined Church Service
12noon Annual General Meeting
5:30pm Ordination interview
Priest-in-Charge: Rev. Tim Mora, 186 Main South Rd, Greymouth
Phone & Fax: 768 9605 Mobile: 027 204 8560
Email: timmora@ihug.co.nz
Vicars Warden: Eric Holman 768 7704 E-Mail: ragamuffin@maxnet.co.nz
Peoples Warden: Nolene Millar 768 4638 E-Mail: greymillars@xtra.co.nz
Blackball Contact Person: Trevor Johnston 732 3820
Runanga Contact Person: Barry Smithson 762 7826
Website & Newsletter: cobden.nelsonanglican.org.nz