LEITH VALLEY
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Sunday 6 September 2020

Welcome to worship with us this morning! 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 the Service Leader, or leave on the welcome table.

‘Following
Jesus’

Today:
Paul T

Seeking God’s Kingdom Growing Great Community

Service leader:
Richard D
Preacher:
Paul T
Worship:
Hannah T-H

Today’s
Reading

Mark 1:
1-20

Door Greeting: Potters
Prayers for Others: Clare L
Bible Readings: George B
Sound: Barry C
Data Projection: Ruth P
Vmix: Dan S
Prayer Ministry: tbc
Children’s talk: Interview

Today’s Team

Welcome: Bronwyn M
Set up Team: Phil D
Offering Counter: Camilla C
Morning tea: n/a (Tracey & Nigel)
n/a (Jan S)
Playground: Satake, Blok, Justice
Lock-up: Bronwyn M

Leith Notices

Creative Service
Coming up!
Sunday 20th September
This is a chance to celebrate our creativity!
You may not have been able to make it to any of the
workshops, but don’t worry, if you have anything you have made, drawn, painted, composed or
otherwise created, please feel free to offer it for
display for that day.
Contact Hannah
hthompsonholloway@gmail.com
or Miranda
fairmaidmiranda@gmail.com

Tonight
Sept 6
Missions Prayer Group
5pm at Leith
Valley Church.
All welcome.

International
Students need help
Do you have space in your home this Christmas/New Year for some international students who cannot return home, from 20 December -5 January? Weekly payment to be negotiated.
Please talk to Nick Bates if interested or call/text him on 021 497603.
Thank you!

Children and Youth
at Leith
Sparklers (ages 0-5) today in the staff room.
Kidztime (years 1-6) today in the Learning Centre.
Junior Youth (years 7-10) today in Room 18.
Senior Youth (years 9-13) Tuesdays
7-9pm @ LV Church.

Birthdays
and Anniversaries
If you have something to celebrate please send a photo to
Rachel Bates batesr71@gmail.com
by midday Thursday of each week.

Prayer by Zoom:
Wednesdays 6.30am,
Saturdays 8.00am

17138@otagogirls.school.nz

Opportunities

Alert Level 2
Please remember to record your details for contact tracing, either by using the app or filling in the form at the door.
We need to remember to
observe physical distancing as well and unfortunately we are not having morning tea after church today.

AN OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
Taieri Christian Care Trust
are looking for members to join their board.
The Trust oversees the running of the Mosgiel Community
Foodbank. If you have a passion for serving the people in the Taieri area we would love to hear from you. The board meets every
2 months.
For further information contact Trudie Clearwater 0272923917.

Men’s Breakfast
Tentative new date:
Sat 26 Sept

Oaken Café -
538a Gt. King St
All welcome.

Annual reports
and Spring
Rosters
are available for you to pick up from the
admin table.

Christian Conference
for Secondary School
Teachers.
This was to have taken place in April but had to be postponed, due to the lockdown. It has been
rescheduled for the 7th - 9th
October. If you are interested in
attending please pick up information from the back table.

Baby Formula tins
required
If anyone has empty formula tins we can make drums out of for mainly music, please contact Fran 027 456 1188
(We need the plastic lids too.)
Thank you!

Fathers
Fathers’ Day is today – Sunday. It’s an odd day in New Zealand
largely because, like so much in our culture, we dare not show too much
enthusiasm for it! Perhaps we don’t want to make too big a fuss because
either we feel we’re not really that good at fatherhood or because we suspect someone will use this as an excuse to tell us how we could improve.
The truth is, fatherhood is 90% just turning up and 10% technique. The 10% stuff isn’t that hard: learning not to be reactive when children are, learning to stick to your word except when grace demands that you become a softie and learning that a lot of fatherhood is about loving one woman – preferably the mother – well!
Children are deeply invested in their parents’ relationship and although this can never be guaranteed and there are many relationships that don’t make it, working at being a loving father to the children’s mother is vital.
My own father was a faithful husband and I never had to worry about that issue growing up. He had some interesting technique but he was, most
importantly - there! He was front and centre in our sports involvement, front and centre when we (read I) got into trouble and front and centre at Church.
I’d have to say those things alone made a huge difference in my life and,
in many ways, made me the person I am today.
I hope you know a Father like that.
R.D.

Comment

Church Office
267 Malvern St, Leith Valley admin@leithvalley.org.nz
Phone: 467-9208
Website: www.leithvalley.org.nz
Minister
Richard Dawson email: richard.dawson@leithvalley.org.nz
027 224 2026
Student Soul
Tom Mepham 027 337 1703
Children and Youth
Miranda Fairmaid 027 518 7360 Children
Daniel Sim 022 397 3430 Youth Pastor
Office Staff
Bronwyn Miller, Manager accounts@leithvalley.org.nz
027 6099432
Hannah Thompson-Holloway, worship 027 9199310
Fran Dawson admin@leithvalley.org.nz
027 456 1188
Parish Clerk
Ged Forbes 021 852 291
Church Bank Account Number
030883 0620501-00

Next week’s team

Service Leader
Preacher
Worship
Prayers for Others
Bible Reading
Door & Offering
Children’s Talk Morning Tea
Sound/Data
Vmix/Camera
Duty Elder
Prayer Ministry
Welcome
Offering
Set up
Playground

Hannah T-H
Rachel B
Lovelocks
Bill L
Chris F
Jono McL
tbc
Mal & Helen C
Bonnie (depends on alert levels)
Liam H/Aidan S
Raymond Y/Freya P
Pauline L
Don L
Fran D
Trudie C
Phil S, Jono M.
Henderson, Tallon, Shannon

Exodus 3:1–6
Genesis 12:1-5
Gen 27:1-23

Missions Prayer Group
5pm at Leith
Valley Church.
All welcome.

Our Youth Group are doing Youth Alpha!
They meet for tea at 6.30pm on a Tuesday night and start
Alpha at 7pm. We need help with catering for their meals and cleaning up afterwards.
The dates are: 18 & 25 August and 1, 8, 15 & 22 September – a small
budget is available.
If you are able to assist on one of these evenings please email Bronwyn (accounts@leithvalley.org.nz) – the aim is to have two families looking after each evening. Go team! Bronwyn

House Fire
The home of Steve and Melissa Foote, who live near Waikouaiti, suffered significant damage in a fire last Sunday. They are living with family nearby at present. If you would like to help them out financially, please place a donation in the church bank account 03-0883-0620501-00, reference: Foote. If you would like to help with meals we will be collecting frozen meals (for 8) in the freezer at church – please label ‘Foote.’ (One family member is dairy free) If you have any (good quality) toys or children’s clothes spare (Abigail is 8, Jackson, 6, Marcus nearly 4 and Sophie 8 months) please bring those into church, again labelled Foote.
Thanks to the many people who have supplied meals and other items to help them out at this time and let’s all keep praying for this family as they grapple with this huge upheaval in their lives.

Miss a Service?
Recorded services are posted on the Leith Valley Church Notices Facebook group each week, thanks to Daniel Sim. This is a
private group which you can join. Newsletters are uploaded to our website, as are sermon notes.

Duty
Elder:
Ged F

‘Serve’

Baby!
It is wonderful to be able to welcome to the world Malakai Matoto. His parents Andrew & Tania & big brother Sione (2) are excited, tired & settling into being a 4-some, all at once. If you would like to help by taking them a meal please click on the link in the email sent out this week. Their address is 23 Tensing St Liberton.

Tirohanga Campsite Maintenance
Tirohanga Campsite needs help with maintenance, in
particular with painting interiors of buildings (paint and equipment
supplied.) CAN YOU HELP?
Thanks to those who have already offered, but if you’d like to be part of a Leith Valley team who could paint the interior of one of the
buildings, please contact the church office: admin@leithvalley.org.nz or Richard rickdaws1@gmail.com Thank you!

Communion
Today

Taonga - over 60’s group.
4th Tuesday of the month,
2pm at 273 Malvern St.
Tuesday 24th March: Natalie
Yeoman will share her story and her book with us. Nigel will also bring his amazing book.
Contact Nancy 021 457 360

Church Office
267 Malvern St, Leith Valley
Phone: 467-9208
Website: www.leithvalley.org.nz
Minister
Richard Dawson 027 224 2026
Studentsoul
Tom Mepham 027 337 1703
Lynne Taylor 027 304 6228
Children and Youth
Miranda Fairmaid 027 518 7360 Children
Olivia Dawson 021 195 3023 Youth Pastor
Office Staff
Bronwyn Miller, Manager 027 6099432
Hannah Thompson-Holloway, worship 027 9199310
Fran Dawson 027 456 1188
Parish Clerk
Ged Forbes 021 852 291
Church Bank Account Number
030883 0620501-00

Duty
Elder:
Pauline
Lovelock

Today...

Bronwyn

Opportunities

Update...
On Pre-School Music Group. After a meeting of those interested, we have decided to do it ‘Mainly Music’ style, beginning in the middle of next term.
Contact Bronwyn Daley
022 685 6077
bronwyndaley@gmail.com
or Fran Dawson
admin@leithvalley.org.nz

Southern Marriage
Retreat
16-18th October, Wanaka.
“A practical and fun weekend with your spouse that will enrich and strengthen your marriage.”
Speakers: Matt and Belinda Stott.
https://www.elimdunedin.com/events-1/southern-marriage-retreat
Registrations close 2 September.
Organised by Elim Church.

Mainly
Music
Contact Fran fedawson14@gmail.com
ph 0274561188

Fran

Colouring-in Books
Colouring in Books and colouring pencils are available on the admin table for anyone who enjoys colouring during the service.

Mainly Music
If you would like to help with mainly Music next year by either
Being in an email
prayer support group or
2. Helping with morning teas at the sessions,
please add your name to the clipboard on the back table - thank you!