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Our self-image shapes everything. We act out of what and who we think we are.
According to Psalm 139, because God wove our being together in our mother’s womb, He knows us incredibly intimately, right down to the intra-cellular level. And because he wove our minds together (even our subconscious!), he knows our thoughts, our compulsions - even those that are hidden from us! God understands and ‘gets us’, even when nobody else around us does, and even in those times when we can’t even figure our selves out. And because God wove our hearts and our souls together, he knows exactly how these tick too, and that we are created for love, and that we are created for relationship - with each other and with Him. He knows our needs, our hopes, our fears, our strengths, our weaknesses and our potential.
According to Scriptures, we are each incredibly special and unique creations: beautifully, wonderfully, fearfully, awesomely made (Psalm 139:14). God knows us and He loves us - warts and all. And He has made each of us for a purpose and a calling: a high calling. We are called to be the image bearers of God, carrying ourselves with all the dignity that implies, and helping others to find their dignity and calling as image-bearers too.
Many blessings,
Kristin
Church Office 267 Malvern St, Leith Valley Phone 467-9208
Pastors Kristin Jack 022 075 3286
Nancy Parker 021 457 360
Waldir de Souza 027 248 7396
Studentsoul
Tom Mepham 027 337 1763
Lynne Taylor 027 304 6228
Children and Youth Miranda Fairmaid 027 518 7360 Children
Ben Gamble 027 6208 009 Senior Youth
Olivia Gamble 027 7228 695 Senior Youth
Donna Gibbons 027 4184 405 Junior Youth
Office Staff Rachel Bates, manager [email protected]
Ben Gamble, admin [email protected]
Bronwyn Miller, finance [email protected]
Parish Clerk Ged Forbes 021 852 291
Service Leader
Preacher
Prayers for Others
Bible Reading
Door & Offering
Morning Tea
Sound
Data
Welcome
Offering Counter
Set up
Playground
Nancy Parker
Kristin Jack
Fiona Cooper
Bronwyn Bennington
Bronwyn Bennington
Peter & Camilla Cathro
Fran Dawson
Ged Forbes
Fiona Cooper
Judith Forbes
Sandi Jull
Phil Scadden
Phipps
Koh
Dawson
Kristin’s Corner Contacts
Next week’s team
“For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully
made; your works are wonderful,
I know that full well. “
Psalm 139.13-14
Welcome! It’s great to have you with us this morning for
our service. If you are visiting today please help yourself to a
WELCOME PACK from the back table.
We’d love you to leave us a contact form so we can get back
in touch. Hand this to Kristin, Nancy or Pauline, our duty
elder today.
Worship Team Rod Galloway
Interview Servant’s Health Centre
Prayers for Others: Lynne Baab
Morning tea: Geoff & Ruth New
Sound: Liam Hutton
Welcome Team: Mal & Helen Crossley
SERVICE LEADER WALDIR DE SOUZA
PREACHER KRISTIN JACK
LEITH VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday 7th May 2017
DUTY ELDER
PAULINE LOVELOCK
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Today’s Team Prayer Ministry Kristin J
Set up Team Nick’s Team
Playground Supervision
Rachel & Nathan Pettigrew
Mark & Kanoko Lokman
Craig & Hillary Campbell
TODAY’S READING
Psalm 139:
1-18, 23-24
Romans
8:28-30
Faith Thinking 2017 Islam and Christianity
Dr Adam Dodds, Senior Pastor, Elim Church
7:00 – 9:00 pm Monday May 8, 15 & 22
Elim Church Conference Room, 67 Harrow Street
Cost is $30, please register at: www.otago.ac.nz/continuingeducation
1-2-1 with Jesus Men’s Seminar Is it time to take a long look at your relationship with Jesus?
Saturday 27th May 10-2:45 pm
Run by Helen and Wayne Harray this is a hands-on no frills seminar for men to
take away some skills in practicing God’s presence.
Leith Valley Presbyterian Church 267 Malvern St, Leith Valley, Dunedin
See flier for more detail.
Otago Combined Christian Groups Ball Saturday May 13th, 7pm-12am- Knox Church. For the first time in over a decade,
CCG is having a student ball! Music, dancing, food, and fun with our friends & a
wonderful opportunity to build connections and unity between Christian's on
campus! Tickets are $20 (order tickets by the 9th of May). For more details
email Lucy Prestige at Student Soul <[email protected]>
A Rocha on Mother's Day. Tirohanga Camp, Sunday May 14th, 2.00pm
Take Mum out for a picnic and show her how good you are in the garden!
Join A Rocha Dunedin at Tirohanga as we release last winter's plantings from last
summer's weed and grass growth. We will provide some garden gloves as well as
light refreshments. Tirohanga (Place of far vision) is our ongoing local project
which contributes to the education and personal formation of hundreds of
children, young people, and adults who use the camp throughout the year.
Contact Phil Scadden (027 346 3185) if you need transport.
Operation Christmas Child Otago Conference 2017 Saturday 20th May 10am-2pm, Hope
Centre St Matthews Church. With Key-
note Speaker Phillip Haussmann speaking
on Leadership. Please RSVP by 13th May
to philph@samaritanspurs
e.org.nz
Opportunities
Change for the better Being the 1st Sunday of the month, today we will be collecting our
'change for the better money' again (in the big orange bucket at the
back of the church). This term's collection is going towards the PSO
buddy programme - so far we have raised $242. Marco tells us that
the money Leith raises will be used to buy car booster seats, which
will make it easier for mentors to take their mentees out and
about.
Mission’s Prayer Meeting Today (7th May), 5.00pm at 267 Malvern Street, we have our
monthly missions prayer meeting. Today we will focus on praying
for Wayne & Helen, and on praying for Myanmar.
Kristin will be leading this as Alan is away. All welcome!
Leith Valley Youth Term 2 Flier on the back table. There are heaps of exciting things
on it, so make sure you pick one up!
LEITH ONLINE
Sermon and Newsletter uploaded weekly
Facebook: Leith Valley Presbyterian Church
Website www.leithvalley.org.nz
DONATIONS If you would like to give online or by AP the account number is
03-0883-0620501-00. If you would like a giving number for tax
purposes, contact Rachel at the office. Tax receipts for the 2016-17 year are
available on the back table.
Leith Notices
