KARORI ANGLICAN COMMUNITY – COVID UPDATE
If you, or someone in your household, has had exposure to Covid then please stay at home until you are verified as COVID free. NOTE the isolation period from midnight Friday is 7 days. All clergy presiding at communion will be Rapid Antigen Tested and cleared the day before the service is held, along with all our existing measures to minimise the risk of COVID spread.
Exercising when self isolating:
When you are self-isolating, if you feel well enough, you can exercise outside your home in your neighbourhood – but not at any shared exercise facility, such as a swimming pool or gym. When exercising please ensure that you carry a mask at all times.
Online Services:
The Anglican Diocese are running their online service again on Sunday mornings. For those of you who choose, or need to stay home at this time, do join the online service by clicking on this link.
House Churches:
Our House Churches are underway for Lent (more information on our lent groups can be found below) and will be our main source of pastoral connection should the Sunday services need to be discontinued. If you are not yet in a group, and would like to join please email the office. If the services are discontinued we will let the congregations know via email and phone for those who are not online as much!
Vulnerable parishioners:
The Senior’s pastoral care team will be in touch with our more vulnerable congregation members in the coming weeks.
SEASON OF LENT
This Sunday (13 March) is the start of Week Two of our Lent Studies. We are studying “Lent for Everyone: Luke, Year C – A Daily Devotional” by NT Wright. The study material can be purchased in digital form through Amazon. You will then need to read this through the Online Kindle App (you do not need to own a Kindle) click here to purchase the digital copy. You can then read this in your web browser on your computer or phone. Books will be available for purchase ($10 koha) once the shipment arrives (delayed due to COVID). In the meantime – we will have the coming week available in hardcopy at Sunday’s service – do pick up a copy. It is really amazing to see how God moves as together we explore His word together.
KARORI ANGLICAN AGM – CHANGE OF DATE
Please note the AGM has been moved to Monday, 2 May starting at 7pm. Pop this date in your calendar now!
SMASH SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
SMASH has spaces for school children (ages 5-13) in their Holiday School Programme which runs from 19 – 29 April.
This is a fun packed programme running different themes each day with age appropriate activities. For more information please contact Yvette office@thesmashclub.org.nz or visit the SMASH website
RECRUITING NOW
SMASH is looking to recruit an energetic Second in Charge who would quickly connect with our children and staff within our before school, after school and holiday programme. With up to 60 children daily in the programme it is paramount that all children are engaged in age appropriate, high interest and active activities. If you have initiative, are passionate about serving our community and have leadership skills then contact Tabatha at contact@thesmashclub.org.nz
MIND HEALTH COUNSELLING SERVICES
Counsellor Sarah Richards is now working from our office from 9.30am-5.00pm each Monday and Tuesday.
To book a counselling session with Sarah, or to find out more information about Mind Health, please visit the website. Sarah enjoys working with adults, teens and children. She is passionate about counselling and the power of the therapeutic relationship to bring healing and freedom. She has experience in the areas of: grief and loss, anxiety, abuse, self-harm, eating disorders, self-worth and school counselling. She likes psycho-education and resourcing her clients with practical tools.
MORE WELCOMERS REQUIRED! 9AM SERVICE
We are looking for volunteers to join our 9am door team. This is an important role where you get to welcome our parishioners and guests to church! If you are interested in assisting our current team and you’re happy to be rostered on a semi-regular basis, then please contact Heidi in the office heidi@karorianglican.org.nz Blessings.
LATEST TE KORŌRIA UPDATE
It’s great that we are now getting our project more well known in the community! It’s also really exciting to see the buildings taking shape on the ground and imagining them serving the community.
This week we featured in the Anglican Movement (news). If you would like to see the article, please click here or head to www.anglicanmovement.nz/movementnews
Last week we featured in the Independent Herald – check out the article by clicking here.
There is lots happening on site as the main building begins to “come out of the ground”. The pit for the lift has been poured this week and over the weekend that part of the site will be flooded to stop the concrete curing too fast! The final pieces of the old roof were removed this week. Great progress to see the roof going on the counselling rooms while the weather is still looking good. On Wednesday, 16th March we are expecting 7-8 concrete trucks to come and pour the main base of the building. On the 16th, if you need to access the offices or SMASH/ECEC during that day, please take extra care and make sure that you don’t park on Fancourt St. As you can imagine the concrete trucks take up quite a bit of space!
We continue to fundraise – if you know of anyone that you think the fundraising team should be approaching, please do let Kate know (kate@karorianglican.org.nz). This time of year gives people the opportunity to make donations which could well be eligible for tax rebate.
BUY A BRICK – PAVE THE WAY!
Your challenge – promote to 10 friends to buy one! Ask them to have their names or business names/logos engraved on the bricks we will be putting outside Te Korōria and the counselling rooms! Creating a permanent record of support. We need help to get the word out there and sell the 500 bricks. There is a Face Book post you can share with friends, or pick up some flyers after the service to hand to others. More information can be found at karorianglican.org.nz or contact Kate Harvey-Green kate@karorianglican.org.nz.
YOUTH GROUP THIS WEEK : PIZZA AND FIRE PIT!
Fridays 7.15pm to 9.30pm – Meet at the church office, 8 Fancourt Street
Unfortunately, we have as yet to appoint a new youth worker – meanwhile we are coaching our current youth to step up and lead and supporting the youth work ourselves. Please pray for Ian and Kate as they prayerfully work out the way ahead for us. Youth Group is for secondary school aged youth and meets every Friday during term time. If you have any questions please contact Ian Cook.
WE HAVE NEW RECYCLING BINS!
As part of our passion for integrating care of creation and sustainability into life and activities in our church and community, we are excited to reveal our new recycling bins for St Mary’s gathering area and the church office. We now have four separate bins for Glass, Landfill, Paper and Plastics and Cans. This is a fantastic opportunity for us to help keep our community and country clean! When using these bins it is very important that rubbish is put in the correct bins and that any recycling items, ie. plastics, cans and bottles, are thoroughly washed and dried before throwing them away. We thank you in advance for your continued support in keeping our church community eco-friendly! You will see these bins in St Mary’s as well as in the offices, SMASH, and the Early Childhood Centre thanks to a grant from Wellington City Council.
COVID UPDATE
With Covid now circulating in communities around New Zealand including Karori, please ensure you do not attend services if you are feeling unwell, or are required to isolate (more on isolating can be found below).
Vaccination Certificates
We have started recording that we have sighted your vaccination passport and you will not need to present it again, if you have already, except for some random spot checks as required by law. However, upon entry you still need to scan in with the contact tracing QR codes and/or fill out a Record Keeping Contact Slip.
If You Are Unvaccinated
If you are unvaccinated, you can access an audio recording of the sermon which will be posted early the following week under the Resources section on our website https://www.karorianglican.org.nz/
Isolating
If you are asked to isolate due to either having Covid, or you need to self-isolate due to being a close contact with someone who has Covid, it is important that you have support while isolating and that we take care of each other. If you are in a house church, your first point of contact is your house church leader. If you are not in a house church, or cant get hold of your house church leader, please contact Heidi in the parish office. It is important that you let at least one of them know so that they can keep in touch and arrange help for you when required.
To minimise risk to our most vulnerable congregation members, please note the following:
- Priests offering communion will have a rapid antigen test before the service
- Masks are required, except for those leading and reading. Please make sure you are wearing your mask when you arrive (especially during the crossover between our two services). We will have spare masks available should you forget.
- Chairs will now be placed 1m apart. However, you can move chairs into groupings should you all agree to.
- Communion is still by one element only.
- The peace is non-contact only.
- Morning tea will not be served.
- Children and Youth can join us at the start of the 10.30am service and then can exit to their programmes.
PASTORAL CARE
If you have any pastoral care concerns or queries please contact Ian Cook ian@karorianglican.org.nz
NEW STAFF MEMBER – JANET TIFFIN
We are excited to welcome Janet Tiffin to our Karori Anglican staff. Janet is our new Treasurer and is already working in the office learning the ropes alongside Shirley Black who is stepping back from this role in April. If you have any accounts queries, please email janet@karorianglican.org.nz and she will be in touch. We acknowledge the longstanding commitment that Shirley has provided as Treasurer to Karori Anglican and we wish Shirley well in her upcoming retirement!
KARORI ANGLICAN CAPS & TEE SHIRTS FOR SALE
We will be selling Karori Anglican caps and tee shirts on Sunday in the gathering area. If you have already ordered one, come and collect it, and if not you can buy one on the spot! These will look great when you are out serving the community in Kaitiaki or anywhere else! You can pick up the tee shirts and caps
Pricing: $20 per cap and $35 per Tee shirt (navy with KA logo on chest) – both the cap and tee shirts are dark navy in colour – refer picture above.