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Issue 5, 2015
(Published Fortnightly)
Newsletter
Hi there whanau!
Sunday Services:
This Sunday, March 15:
We are right in the middle of our journey of lent. From the start we have said
our heart for the season is about making room for God and making room for
others. Donald offered a big challenge to us last Sunday, asking "who do you
not associate with?" Making room for others isn't just about making more time
for those you love, but for those who you don't naturally connect with
too. That's a massive challenge but one that we, as the people of God, are
tasked with. While it is hard, there is something of the beauty of God that
shines when barriers are overcome and unity appears in the midst of division.
 10am—Northcity
Worship; Andy Dickson speaking—
”Blind”
 Highway
Worship service
 6pm—Northcity
Extended Worship and response
This Sunday we will spend more time in John's Gospel looking at Jesus' ministry
as we walk slowly towards Easter. May he open our eyes to see more of the life
he has for us as we journey together as whanau.
Next Sunday, March 22
 10am—Northcity
Worship, Missions interviews, Barb
Blessings, Andy
Watson speaking— John 12—the
Anointing at Bethany
 4:30pm—Highway
Wesley Hall, corner of Fuller
and Peraki Streets, Kaiapoi
 6pm—Northcity
No Service
P.S. Donald and Janice left on Monday for their trip to Israel with World Vision.
We had this quick email from them yesterday afternoon—
Hope all well with you all, we stopped over in Korea, just had breakfast then
quick walk outside, it's minus 4 degrees and all water fountains are frozen!
Leave for Israel shortly.
Please continue to pray for their safety and the success of their trip as they
journey to and through this region in conflict.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Upcoming
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General Notices
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Other Organisation Notices
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Connect Groups
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Rosters
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EMAILED WITH THIS ISSUE
Nothing extra this week
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Easter Camp 2015 Earlybird
Registration closing this week!
You've waited 2 years - now here it
is... Eastercamp is back !
Early-bird registrations close at
5pm Monday 16th March—register
today!!
Eastercamp is a massive Christian
youth camp held just out of
Christchurch over the Easter holiday
weekend. Its you + your mates (if
you're high school aged!), oh and
4,500 others from around the
country; all ready to have the best
days of their lives!
The cost of camp is crazy-good
value for what it includes - but can
still be a struggle for some of our
young people to find. Thank you to
those of you who have donated
already, but if anyone else would
like to sponsor one of our young
people (or a leader!) to attend
camp, please talk to Rachael Prior.
It would be very much appreciated!
Click here to register online. Our
group is called Frontline - Northcity
Church Youth.
Zion Concert
Tickets are now on sale for the Zion
term 1 concert on Friday, March 27
at 7pm—get tickets from Zion staff or
Te Kete, $5.00 per person or $20 for
2 adults and 3 children.
Upcoming
 Fri-Sat Mar 13-14:
 Fresh Perspective
Training
 Fri Mar 27:
 7pm Zion Term 1 Concert
 Sat Mar 28:
 11am-1pm Community
BBQ in Morrison Ave
Fresh Perspective Mentoring—training
Session this weekend
Looking for what to do in 2015?
FRESH PERSPECTIVE—would you like
a chance to...
offer you the opportunity to do this
safely, with back up, support, and
training.
build a friendship/relationship in the
community, hear someone else's
story, encourage/support and
strengthen a parent as they journey
along, share something you have
learned, speak positively to
someone, affirm the good things in a
parent's journey, be encouraged
and affirmed yourself.
There is still time to register for the
training sessions running this weekend—Friday night and Saturday. No
commitment to the programme is
required in order to attend the
training—but at the very least you
will come away having learned some
valuable relational skills.
Does this sound like you? It only
takes a couple of hours a week. We
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As always, we need volunteers to
help behind the scenes at the
concert. Please talk to Barb, Carissa
or John Thompson if you are able to
join the team.
Please speak to Raewyn Bell—phone
357 8285 or 027 629 6668.
Community Barbeque
On “Piece of Cake”
weekend at the end of
March, Northgate is
repeating community
event so successfully
held in Morrison Ave
last year.
This is a great opportunity to get connected with our local community, is a lot of fun
and is very much appreciated by those who turn up. However, quite a few volunteers
are needed to make it a success. If you have any time on Saturday March 28 between
10am and 2pm, please sign up on the whiteboard in the foyer or talk to Karen Watson
or Karla Guerin about how you can help.
Nice One Zion
We are so proud of our Zion performance crew that we wanted to share with you this
email received from the Mainland Tactix after Zion performed at their opening home
match last week:
I just wanted to congratulate you, Sarah and your dancers for an amazing
performance on Monday night. You are all very professional and it was a great
performance. The group is very talented. We have had great response and positive
feedback and how great you all were! I look forward to the rest of the season.
Don’t forget to
check our Zion crew
out at the netball—
if not in person
then on Sky Sport.
The next game is
this Monday
night—March 16 at
7:40pm.
Thanks from
Fraser & Dale
Donald has passed on this
message from Fraser and Dale to
share with you:
Dear Donald , Janice and
Elders,
It was a real joy to be with you
all again at Northcity.
It is encouraging to see the
new leadership base being
established; a step that will
position you to launch with
confidence into the exciting
days ahead. We look forward
to hearing and seeing all the
great things 2015 has in store
for you as a community.
Dale and I want to thank you
sincerely for the generous gift
given to us for our sabbatical
trip. Your generosity and big
heartedness is amazing. We
feel very very blessed. Please
convey our gratitude to all the
church for this generous act of
love.
Arohanui,
Fraser and Dale Hardy
Quick Bits...
 Donation Receipts
24/7 Part-time Job Opportunity
Northgate Community Services Trust
is looking for an enthusiastic young
person who is keen to work with
youth as a 24/7 youth worker in
Casebrook Intermediate. The position is for 10 paid hours per week
during school terms with an expectation that some voluntary hours
would be undertaken working with
the Northcity youth programme.
There is a possibility that this position could be job shared so may suit
someone studying. If you would like
to know more about this position or
obtain the job description please
contact Karen Watson at the
Northgate office 3750850 ext 202 or
ring 021 0244 9655.
Applications for this position will
close on Friday 27 March.
 The end of the Financial Year is
almost upon us. If you would
like to make a tithe or offering
donation that will be recorded
in this year’s donation receipt
(that we expect to have
available mid-April), your last
Sunday opportunity for cash or
EFTPOS will be Sunday March
29. Direct to bank payments
can be made until the close of
business on Tuesday, March
31.
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Job Opportunities—Italian Restaurant in Te Anau
Dorothy Murphy’s family is looking for hospitality staff at their Italian restaurant in Te Anau. Could you - or someone you know— fit the bill as an experienced Chef, Manager or Waiter from now until the end of April—or even
longer if the season is extended?
Accommodation can be provided, but it is important that you are on to it and flexible about task sharing. Please
chat to Dorothy if you need any more info or get in touch with Finn and Sarah Murphy at Ristorante Pizzeria da Toni
in Te Anau. Email [email protected] or phone Finn on 022 064 0046 or Sarah on 021 64 0046.
Piece of Cake
Being great neighbours all over the city for the second
year in a row! Invites are available from the Welcome
desk or Te Kete and get the neighbours together for cake
on the weekend of 28/29 March.
Check out what people are doing on the Neighbourhood
Project’s facebook page or talk to Anita for more info.
An Invitation from OMF
You are warmly invited to celebrate OMF’s 150th birthday on 18th April 2015
at Christchurch Chinese Church in Greers Road.
In 1865 Hudson Taylor founded the CIM with a prayer on Brighton Beach, as he
saw the urgent need to reach Chinese in the interiors of China. God heard his
prayer and one year later 24 people sailed for China. 150 years later God has
widened the focus to South East Asians, where ever they are.
We have much to be thankful for. Come and join us as we celebrate 150 years
of God’s faithfulness and bring along anyone you know might be interested.
Please feel free to circulate this invitation to your family and friends.
To register contact Ginette via email at [email protected] by April 10.
Festival 200
Click here to pre-order a commemorative DVD of the night here DVDs are $20
with pick up at Northcity and will be available early March.
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Easter Sunday Dawn service choir
On Easter Sunday - Sunday 5 April – there will be a 45min dawn worship service held in Cathedral Square. This will feature a
large choir to sing Handel's famous Hallelujah Chorus. There will also be a number of hymns, which the choir is encouraged
to support, although we will spend most of our time preparing the Hallelujah Chorus.
Christians from all over Canterbury are invited to be a part of the choir which is being organised by the Shekinah Trust and
will be directed by Tim Bell.
Both beginners and experienced singers are very welcome!
You can register to be a part of this event and receive updates by filling in the online form—click here
You will also be able to find the rehearsal schedule, a PDF of the music and youtube clips of the different parts that will be
sung at this webpage as well.
Please forward this invitation through your networks as the Lord leads. If you live in the Selwyn area and would like to
connect with others who will be taking part, feel free to contact Nicole Garner at [email protected].
Graffiti Free Week
Graffiti vandalism is a community issue. Join the movement this ‘Graffiti
Free Week’ and let’s get rid of graffiti in our community. Together we can
Keep Christchurch Beautiful.
‘Graffiti Free Week’ will run from 16-22 March 2015. Schools, community
groups, local businesses and individuals can take part. All you need to do is
join an organized event or set up your own event, then promote it on
www.knzb.org.nz.
Get involved in a ‘Graffiti Free Week’ event near you. Click here for more
information and a full list of registered events around the country.
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Graffiti Free Week
16th—22nd March 2015
Singles Weekend—Fri 8 and Sat 9 May
If you're not whole as a single, marriage won't change that. Grace Christian Singles
endeavours to help single people discover wholeness in single life through the love
of Jesus. This is why we are hosting the Singles weekend! We have some amazing
speakers to share with you over the weekend; Richard Black from Strength to Strength, Kate Wharton (author of 'Single
Minded'), Scottie Young, Sara Hargraves, Cathy Richardson, Bridget Underhill, Phil Baker and Caroline Chisholm!
On the last night, we will finish the weekend with an awesome 'Down the Rabbit Hole' themed ball at the Riccarton Park
Function Centre. Be prepared to dance the night away with the amazing band Halfway There.
This event is strictly limited to the first 150 women and 150 men, so tell your friends as all Christian singles are invited.
$65 per person for the entire weekend (if purchased before April) $85 after 1 April. Tickets available till sold out. Age 20+
only.
Remember that this is about a weekend together - we'd love to worship together, hear some awesome speakers and
dance the night away. Because of this, there are strictly NO ball-only tickets - come to the workshops and the ball, or
come to the workshops only. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
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Connect Groups
Thank you!
Jesus had a small group of people (disciples) that he
to all who give generously to
ship gatherings are not all that Northcity is about.
Northcity.
We have a number of small groups called Connect Groups which are one of the
Please note that in order for us
major ways we express what it is to be the whanau of God. Northcity Church is
to provide a tax receipt which
the people and not a building; connecting with each other so we can better
taught regularly - not just on Sunday. Sunday wor-
allows you to claim back a third
connect with God is an important part of who we are.
of all you give us, we need to
record your offerings using our
Currently, our Connect Groups are held:
tithe record system. You are
Monday 7:30pm
Tuesday 7.30pm
Wednesday 10:00am
Wednesday 7:30pm
Wednesday 7:30pm
Wednesday 7:30pm
Wednesday 7:30pm
Wednesday 7:30pm
Wednesday 7:30pm
Thursday 7:30pm
allocated a number to identify
your giving, which removes the
need to record your name.
Please ensure that you supply
this number with any payment
made. If you have not been
assigned a tithe number or
can't remember it please
contact Barb in the Northcity
office or check with the
EFTPOS operator on Sunday
Papanui (young adults)
Russley (mixed adults)
Northcity Café (women)
Avonhead (mixed adults)
Bishopdale (mixed adults)
Casebrook (mixed adults)
Bishopdale (mixed adults)
Redwood (young adults)
St Albans (young adults)
Northwood (mixed adults)
Chris and Michelle Walker
Kathryn Wilson
Janice Scott
Johan and Emmy Roentgen
James & Kathy Duncan
Greg & Janine Greenwood
Craig and Kahla Brooks
Hamish and Jo Read
Cam Fisher
Jeremy & Charleen Chan
Youth Groups :
(Generally held at Northcity church. Regular weekly cost = $2 per person, may be
additional event costs)
Friday 7-9pm weekly Frontline (high school age)
Rachel Prior
Friday 7-9pm fortnightly Bootcamp (intermediate age)
Craig & Kahla Brooks
mornings.
Tithe envelopes can be found
by the EFTPOS machine in the
auditorium. Northcity’s bank
account number for online or
automatic bank payments is
We’d love to help you find a group that you can connect with. For
more information please contact Andy Dickson at Northcity 375-0850
or email [email protected]
02 0816 0113227 000
Sunday Service Rosters
Service
15 March
22 March
29 March
5 April
10am
Duty Group
Greenwood
Walker
Chan
Luncheon / Deacons
10am
Welcome
Greg Greenwood, Janine
Greenwood
Greg Greenwood, Janine
Greenwood
Raewyn Bell, Heidi Fuglestad
Raewyn Bell, Heidi
Fuglestad
10am
Host Manager
Mike Gilligan
John Thompson
Nigel Wilson
Nigel Wilson
10am
10am
EFTPOS
Heidi Fuglestad
Barbara Watson
Barbara Watson
Wynton Bell
Lunch
Zion
Missions
Bootcamp
Shared Lunch Roster
Richard & Claire
McFedries
Joel & Jen Marsh
Hannah Iranon, Olivia
Waldron
10am
Crèche 0-2 yrs
Andy & Rebecca Dickson
Richard & Claire
McFedries
10am
Crèche 2-4 yrs
Jeremy & Charleen Chan,
Jordan Cameron
Tracey McHenry, Danielle
McHenry
Hannah Iranon, Olivia
Waldron
10am
Spark
10am
Boot Camp
Caleb & Harriet Scott
Blair Ashdowne
Caleb & Harriet Scott
6pm
Welcome &
Kitchen
No Service
No Service
Thank you to those who volunteer for our service rosters each week, you are a vital part of our ability to
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function as we feel called to do. We would love to speak to anyone else who feels at any time that they
may like to help in a rostered area. Please approach John Thompson or Barb in the first instance.