Last week at our “Night” location, Themba Clarke was baptised. Baptism is a public declaration of a decision to follow Jesus, so it's super exciting when someone gets baptised. If you are interested in getting baptised or want to know more about baptism please get in touch (east@thestreet.org.nz)
Simon and Jenny have written an update letter to the church about local services and new locations. This update also contains some important information about the future leadership of East. Jenny has recorded a short message to introduce it and then please make sure you check your emails on Monday. Click here for the message from Jenny.
If you have any questions please reach out to your Life Group leaders and we’ll speak more about it in the new year. Bless you!
New sermon series in Acts called “Empowered” has started.
Acts records some of the most exciting days in human history. Jesus has risen from the dead, the Holy Spirit descends into the lives of ordinary people and a brand new community is born: The Church! Against all the odds, the church grows and thrives and as it does so, every verse of Luke’s retelling seems to carry an important lesson for us. Could it be that as we journey together through these pages, exciting and powerful days might characterise the church again?
There are 2 small paid roles that Miramar Christian School have asked us to circulate. If you are interested in either please email principal@christian.school.co.nz or call Kaye Gillies on 022 080 9613
Miramar Christian School Tagged Teachers Aide Part-time Position - Closing date Monday 30th January
We are seeking a Christian teachers aide who takes initiative is flexible and has great oral
language skills to join our team. Previous ELL work is an advantage but not necessary.
Training available.
The position involves working with English Language Learners (ELL) and a small portion of
time assisting with a speech language development programme. It is 12.5 hours fixed term,
with hours of work in the mornings, Monday to Thursday.
Minute Taker- Miramar Christian School (Closing date 10 February)
Miramar Christian School is seeking to hire someone who as a consultant will take minutes at our School Board Meetings by doing the following.
· Attend the Board of Trustee meetings in person for the first meeting then either in person or via zoom, as agreed with the Board.
· Take notes on the meeting.
· Clarify anything that is unclear.
· Write up the minutes using the given format within seven working days of the meeting.
· Forward the minutes to the Board Chair and principal for checking.
· Make edits as advised.
· Forward corrected minutes to Board Chair and principal.
The Consultant will be paid a fee for the services listed at a fixed price/hourly rate of $25.94 (GST exclusive).
You may have seen this newsletter around in the community over the last year or so if you live on the Peninsula.They have reached out asking for content. This is what they say:
If you’ve got some cool stuff in the works, please send in content ASAP! The newsletter will also need a cover art. Some ideas of what to send in as content below, should you need it
Opinions
Events
Group/people profiles or interviews/Q&As
Art
Photos
Creativity
Music
Recipes
Holiday stories, moments
Creative writing
History
Hobbies
More! (see past issues on our website for more ideas).
Cover art
Note: We are also taking advertisements. Discuss with me for pricing.
Please email ha@mmcc.org.nz if you have something to submit.
A local opportunity as a part-time school caretaker has arisen in Miramar. Twenty hours per week will be shared between Holy Cross School and Miramar (Central?) School. Please contact one of the schools through the website contact page for more details on requirements, experience and skills, if you are interested.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Listen to Matt and Jo share about what some of the characteristics of love look like within church community, and how we can remind ourselves to be participating in showing love to those around us through our actions.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Listen to Lachlan remind us about how God loves the world - and that means you and me! How can we view the world today through that same lens of love that God has for us?
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Listen to Anna and Alastair share about how Jesus gave up his glory and lowered himself to our level to serve us in love.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Listen to Jo share about how God doesn’t wait for us to be perfect before extending his love to us. His love is unfailing and filled with compassion.
We still don’t know what the plans are for the Miramar Uniting building next year but we have been given assurance that we can at least continue to use it until 31 March. Please keep praying about our building situation, for the Lord to provide what we need when we need it.
We put a message out via Life Group leaders recently to see who would be interested if we ran an East camp across Waitangi Weekend next year. Due to the short timeframe we’ve made a decision not to go ahead with the camp and we will relook at it again later in the year. Hannah and Dan Silvester are keen to run a camp style church picnic after the service on Waitangi weekend. So get the date in your calendars and we’ll update you with more information nearer the time.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Listen to Sally share about the greetings of grace and peace in the Bible to believers, how we can be confident we’ve received these gifts from God and inspired to invite others to receive them too.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Listen to Melissa share about how at Christmas time we are reminded that Jesus came into the world to give us peace - not just from the worries of this life, but ultimately peace for our souls - reconciliation between us and God, and a secure knowledge of our eternity.
Leading up to Christmas people from our church community will be sharing some thoughts on the themes of advent: Hope, Peace, Love and Joy. Listen to Elyse share about how the reason we are able to have peace is because Jesus suffered and sacrificed himself on our behalf.
Kia ora whānau,
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