June 29th, 2009
Project start date was officially 17 June.
Practical completion date 23 April.
The demolition and construction team have commented on the feeling of tranquillity and protection which they have enjoyed on this sacred site.
Thank God for the progress so far and pray for his protection over the rest of the project.
Thank God for the sacrificial gifts that have brought us this far and pray for the fulfilment of all pledges and promises.
Thank God for the enthusiasm and commitment to using the new facilities when they open. Pray for those responsible for developing programmes and activities in the months before the opening.
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June 29th, 2009
All services will be held at Mt Carmel School Hall, with special activities for children at the same time as the adults’ sermon.
5 July Children’s activities
12 July Orange Sunday—Supporting the City Mission
19 July Bible Sunday
August will be Missions Month
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June 29th, 2009
Bishop’s chaplain Revd Noel Derbyshire visited St Chad’s vestry last week to explain the diocesan process for appointing the next vicar.
July-August: Vacancy advertised
The Bishop will advertise the vacancy and ask for expressions of interest. Church members will also be free to suggest names.
July-October: Parish profile
Parish profile will be compiled for distribution to possible applicants
19 July – 11 August: Parish review
Parish review questionnaire will be distributed to church members, collected and collated by Noel.
15 September: Vestry
Noel will report findings to vestry
Late September: Future Directions Workshop
Bishop’s chaplain Barbara Wesseldine will conduct the Future Directions Workshop. Three church members will be elected as nominators
October: Nomination Committee
Bishop will convene meeting of parish and diocesan nominators
November - February: Interviews
Nominators will short list applicants, interview and recommend a nomination to the bishop
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June 29th, 2009
Staff team and vestry want to invite the whole parish to a time of concerted prayer and fasting, as we build the new church community centre and set about appointing the next vicar.
We believe that it is essential for us to maintain peace and harmony by seeking God’s will together.
The ideas so far:
A week of prayer and fasting
Home groups to hold a prayer meeting instead of their normal format
Sunday service to be restructured to include an open-ended prayer meeting at the end of the service (in the same way as a Moed service)
We will shortly announce the dates for this special time.
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June 22nd, 2009
The vicarage has gone. The hall is going fast. The old church is still standing, and will be the last to go. Fine weather has helped the demolition crew get on with the job. The demolition boss has been living on site in his caravan, for security. There is a big heap of firewood, available for anyone. Demolition will continue into next week.
Meanwhile the first site meeting was attended by Martin Bridge from St Chad’s, people from Skyward Construction and the quantity surveyor. Our architect will be at the next meeting on 2 July.
We have prepared a list of items for attention of the builder, as a result of the recent parish workshops. We are hopeful that most of what leaders have asked for is already in the plans.
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June 10th, 2009
After several weeks of frustrating delays, we received building consent from Auckland City Council on Tuesday 9 June. Skyward Construction wasted no time in putting up security fences. The demolition company moved in and started pulling down the old hall in Meadowbank Road.
Skyward are calling two-weekly site meetings, starting next Thursday 18 June till 11 March 2010.
The timing was quite neat for Martin and Valerie, as they returned from a short family visit to Sydney to this welcome news.
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June 4th, 2009
About fifty church members met last Tuesday 2 June in Mt Carmel School to discuss how we will actually make best use of the wonderful new facilities opening next year. We broke into eight groups to look at the areas of Children and Youth, Senior Citizens , Community Groups, Community programmes, Worship and Music, Hospitality, Prayer and Retreats, Arts and Crafts. There were a lot of ideas and excitement. Each group produced abundant suggestions for action. All the notes are being typed up and will be published as soon as possible.
The design of the building cannot be changed at this time. However, there are lots of questions about the fit out and furnishings. We hope that continuing task groups will grapple with the issues in each of the eight areas in the next few months.
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May 18th, 2009
Sunday 24 May All-Age Worship Service
Everyone meets at Mt Carmel at 9:30 am.
Topic: What is church?
Followed by lunch—PLEASE bring a plate of finger-food.
Sunday 31 May Pentecost
“Come Holy Spirit”
Queens Birthday weekend—Children at Mt Carmel.
Sunday 7th June
Children at Meadowbank Community Centre.`
Adults & pre-schoolers at Mt Carmel.
Martin & Valerie Away.
Jude Preaching.
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May 18th, 2009
The new church and community centre will be open early next year.
The question now is: “How shall we make best use of this facility?”
We invite your input in various areas :
Parish Consultation Workshops
Tuesday 2 June Mt Carmel School Hall 7.00—9.30 pm
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May 18th, 2009
Martin has submitted to the bishop his formal notice of retirement from 31 May 2010.
The bishop will be sending his representative to meet with vestry and commence the long process of choosing the next vicar of St Chad’s.
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