We have had a father from Cornerstone International Bible Church in Dunedin reach out requesting temporary board for his 26 year old daughter between 1 Nov and 10 Dec. She is a graduate speech therapy student and will be in Wellington on a practicum. He says “She is a compassionate person with a soft spot for pets and can fit in well”. If you think you can help, please email east@thestreet.org.nz for contact details.
The CAP Hampers this year will have 3 components
$50 voucher for The Warehouse
Handwritten Card
Treat Box to the value of $50
We will provide you with a box to fill. The idea is to put in it some 'goodies' that you wouldn't ordinarily buy, to give to a client for Christmas. Wrap each item individually, then once in the box, wrap the box, and write the card.
Usually, we check the boxes to try and make them all equal in value. This is quite time consuming, and also with the possibility of Covid restrictions, may be difficult to achieve. The box you wrap will be delivered as is to the Client, and we are confident that you can fill this well.
The idea is to spark some joy for the client with a few luxury items. Who doesn't like to receive a wrapped parcel, and have no idea what is inside? This is not supposed to be an Emergency Food Parcel, but something memorable and encouraging.
Points to note:
No alcohol, although other beverages are fine, eg. sparkling grape juice
No money
Nothing perishable.
If the box is too small, please do not attach extra bits to the box; find a box of a suitable size and use that instead. Everything should be contained in one box.
Do not put the Warehouse voucher in the box, put it in with the card, leave unsealed and tape it to the outside of the box.
Although we will try, the card and box may not stay together (simple logistics) so please don't say something like "I hope you enjoy the Roses"
There are 3 loose categories of items to go in the box.
Chocolates/sweet stuff
Christmas decorations
Other
The thinking around this is, while treats often do fall into the 'sweet' category, we don't want it to be all chocolate. So you can include things like a Christmas Decoration, Christmas Crackers, a specialty tea, a small tube of pretty hand cream (can be used as a pressie for a female relative if no girls in the house!) If you include nuts, please make a note on the outside of the box in case of allergies.
We hope you have fun putting this together, and we value the prayers that you offer up for the client that you are blessing.
To make a donation towards a hamper, use the reference ‘‘CAPHAMP''
E Street Association 02-1269-0016157-25
Last week of October - Empty boxes available for collection
Last week of November - Wrapped boxes to be returned to your location.
Collect and return boxes to your location or the Life Centre on Tuesdays or Thursdays, 9am-4pm.
Hopefully, you’ve all heard by now that Simon and Jenny have accepted the role of Senior Pastors of The Street. Check out the video if you missed the announcement last Sunday.
In the video, they explain what this will mean for East but will share more in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, you can contact them at east@thestreet.org.nz
It has been announced that Merrie Reddington is our new CAP Debt Centre Manager. Congratulations Merrie! Many of you will already know Merrie as she has been in the role of “Missions Pastor” at The Street for while now. She is continuing in that role but adding in the CAP role to her repertoire. We’re so excited to have someone heading up that ministry again. Please be praying for Merrie. We are planning to chat to her about the CAP Debt Centre at our service at East this week
Matt Conway, chair of the elders, gives an update on the appointment of new Senior Pastors for The Street Church: Simon and Jenny Gill.
Make sure you check out today’s online service (Sunday 3rd) - we have some exciting news to announce for The Street!!!
At Strathmore Park Community Dinners the team have gotten to know a man from Hong Kong who arrived in New Zealand 20 months ago and hasn’t been able to find a job all this time. The team have been praying for God to provide a job for him and we were so excited to hear from him this week that he has finally been offered a job! Praise God for his provision.
A new sermon series has started called Mixtape. Mixtapes were awesome. You could put all of your favourite songs on one tape even if they didn’t really go together. Psalms are like a mixtape for God’s people. A collection of poetry and songs for every occasion and every emotion. They teach us how to come before God and come together with others whatever is going on in our world.
Our prayer is that Mixtape would be a series where we grow deeper in prayer and worship, on our own and together. Our prayer is that we would become people who genuinely journey with the Lord through every season of life.
You can find the life group questions for Mixtape here
Not being able to gather as a whole group certainly reminds us of how much we love to come together right!? This quarterly prayer and worship night is a beautiful opportunity for us to not only gather with those from our own church family, but with other believers from all around the peninsula and wider eastern suburbs. We'd love you to be part of this night so get it on your calendar and we look forward to seeing you there at the Salvation Army.
We will be running this event even if we’re still in level 2.
Massive Camp (was to be 1-4 Oct) has been postponed. New dates will be available soon.
Kia ora e te whānau! We are looking forward to being able to gather all together again but in the meantime, here’s what’s happening on Sundays at East!
We will continue to broadcast online services until restrictions allow us to hold our usual larger Sunday gatherings. However, in order to give you as much clarity as possible for the coming weeks, we have made the decision to continue to definitely broadcast online services up to, and including, Sunday September 26, 2021.
We believe it’s so valuable to gather with other believers, but we know it’s not straightforward for everyone to make that happen. That’s why we organise East at Home. To make it as easy as possible for you, we have organised the houses and you just need to register and come along!! We’ll update this post with the link to register by Monday evening. You’ll also find it on our Facebook and Instagram pages - just search “The Street Church East” if you don’t already follow us.
REGISTER HERE FOR EAST AT HOME THIS SUNDAY
Please keep praying for Markus and the whole Bain family as they continue to try and settle into a new normal on this very difficult health journey that Markus is on. Prayer is the most powerful thing we can do, but the practical support of providing a few meals each week also goes a long way. If you can support them by providing a meal, here is the roster for September and October. Thanks so much church! Click here
We've got a drawing competition running until 7pm Monday 13th. Draw the figure of the man in Daniel 10:5-6 and send it to city@thestreet.org.nz. There will be Whitcoulls vouchers awarded to the best under 12 and over 12 entries! You could also be featured in the Online Service next Sunday when Jerram wraps up our series in Daniel. Adults you can do this too, though please include the age of the person entering!
We hope you’ve enjoyed a little bit more freedom this week as we’ve gone back into level 2. We’ve (Simon and Jenny) enjoyed having the kids go back to school!
We will continue to broadcast online services until restrictions allow us to hold our usual larger Sunday gatherings. However, in order to give you as much clarity as possible for the coming weeks, we have made the decision to continue to definitely broadcast online services up to, and including, Sunday September 26, 2021.
We know that some of you will wonder about whether this means the return of “East @ Home.” We are going to do our best to get this organised for next Sunday (19 September) so watch out for details in the next couple of days. We’ll add registration link to the newsletter, and it will be on our social media channels.
Bless you!
Missions Prayer meets every fortnight to pray for Missions and our Missionaries, so if you have a heart to see the lost reached and the Gospel shared, come and join us on Monday, 7-8 pm on zoom. Any queries or to get the zoom link, contact merrie.reddington@thestreet.org.nz
Upcoming prayer nights are September 6th, September 20th, October 4th, and October 18th.
Life groups are small groups that meet together regularly to help one another grow as followers of Jesus Christ. They are a really significant part of our church and are especially important when we’re unable to gather in person. Many of our life groups are continuing to meet over Zoom and those small group communities are an amazing place to find love, connection and genuine church community. If you are not part of a Life Group and you’d like to be, we’d love to try and help you find a group that works for you. Complete this form and we’ll be in touch!
Even when COVID is wreaking havoc, Christmas is still coming! We’re trusting that we’ll be able to celebrate Christmas as a church with all the fun and joy that we usually do. If you are creative and love Christmas would you consider being part of a planning team for our Christmas service this year? If so, get 19 September, 1-3pm in your calendar and hopefully we’ll be able to meet together to plan a great celebration for this Christmas! Please let us know if you’re planning to come by emailing east@thestreet.org.nz
As we study Daniel together over the next few weeks in services and in your life groups, it would be so beneficial for you to read the book of Daniel a few times through to get familiar with it and to spend time considering what God is saying to you through this book. We have found these great little books that contain the book of Daniel in the ESV version with blank pages giving you space to journal and write notes. If you’d like one of these books to make the most of this journey through Daniel, they will be available to purchase on Sunday morning before and after the service for $10. We have 30 copies so first come, first served!
Thanks for your continued support and care for the Bain family. Not only can we be praying for them but we can also be supporting them practically. Here’s the roster for August if you’re able to help by making them a meal.
Our Alpha course has started, meeting on Monday nights to explore faith, life, and meaning. Be praying for those on the course!
If you would like to be notified of the next course, email alpha@thestreet.org.nz.
