Services & Programmes

Worship

We meet at 9.30am on Sundays through the year.
Worship includes special teaching and activity for children.
Communion is celebrated on the first Sunday of each month.
Visitors and newcomers are always especially welcome.
A cup of tea and chance to meet always follows worship.
We follow the three year lectionary on most Sundays, using classic and contemporary church music, inclusive language and a liberal theological content. Visit the contemporary worship exeprience on this site, or dip into the recent reflections.

Other Services

Weddings

These may be conducted in the classic stone church or at a place of your choosing. We welcome your enquiries. Telephone or email the office for information.

the office <stninians@xtra.co.nz>

Counselling

Together with six other local churches, we run the Petersgate Counselling and Education Service, providing affordable, professional services, at 29 Yaldhurst Rd, Upper Riccarton.

Petersgate <http://www.petersgate.org.nz/>

Quiet Space

Each Friday morning the church is open between 10am and mid-day.
Music and mediative visual will be provided. Come and go as you like.
Pray, meditate, sit in quiet space and regain your energy.

Parish and other groups

Contact the church office for more details about these groups.

Girls' Brigade: The 11th ChCh Girls’ Brigade Company wants you!
Are you looking for something to get your girls involved in? Girls’ Brigade empowers girls with skills, Christian qualities and values to succeed in tomorrow’s world. We provide fun, challenge and adventure for all school aged girls.
Our programme offers: Beading, Cooking, Dance, Scrapbooking, Drama, Games, Crafts, Camps ….. and much more!
Help needed! - This coming term the we are planning to complete a topic about people in different countries. If anyone from the congregation knows another language or has spent time travelling or living in another country and would be willing to help us out for one evening we would truly appreciate it
If you’d like to know more, please contact the Parish Office, or just come along and say hello – we meet at St. Ninian’s Church Hall, on Tuesday nights during term time
5 – 8 year olds – Tuesdays 6:15 – 7:30 p.m.
9 – 17 year olds – Tuesdays 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Association of Presbyterian Women (APW) meets 4th Tuesday at 2pm. This is now called "The Gathering", and is open to men and women.
Tennis Club: (courts behind church hall) Season begins early September.
An independent Chen Style Tai Chi Club meets on Wednesdays evenings; contact Dr. Dennis Walker <vaucluse@xtra.co.nz>.
Futures Group: (February 2010)
The Futures Group has prepared an architect’s brief for a new complex to be attached to the church and to replace the hall and office block. This has taken considerable time and effort, and has been the subject of consultation with current users of our property and also with the wider Riccarton community.

From a short list of three architects, one was selected and has been invited to begin work with us on the creation of the first stage of the project—concept drawings. To achieve this we have the consent of parish Council to spend up to $20,000 ofcurrent funds. It may be that we also ask for contributions to the cost (unknown at this stage) of the drawings.

This document forms the basis of discussion in the congregation and in the wider community. It is not a plan stage. Once the concept drawings have been accepted or changed the architect then draws the plans and specifications.

We discussed with the architect the wisdom of keeping the Lounge block. He is keen to retain this building. The hall block would be demolished.

A small finance group is attending to possible ways of financing the project. A Building Fund will be established to enable parish members to make contributions as they wish.

Coming Events

This month’s Gathering will be at the home of Chris and Grant Watt, on Tuesday, 27 July commencing with a light lunch at 12:30 p.m., followed by a DVD of the concert held in the garden at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the Queen’s Jubilee in 2002.
A wonderful concert in a magnificent setting. There is space for about 20 people. Please contact Chris – phone 342-8447 so that we have some idea of numbers for catering purposes.
Gold coin donation please.

Roots and Wings Programme:
After church TODAY we will show the 2 part series “Luther” which screened last year on the History Channel. An excellent dramatic look at Luther’s life and influence, with an overview of the times in which he lived. Each episode is about an hour long.

Blokes with Pizzas
Meets monthly on Monday evenings at 5.30 for a meal at 6.00 p.m. Forthcoming dates to be announced

Train trip to Greymouth and back through the Alps.
Saturday 28 August. Cost $120 pp. 20 seats have been booked.
If more are needed we will book them but we will need to do that soon.
Please sign up on the sheet at church today if possible. We have to pay by the 18th August..

St. Ninian’s is knitting slippers for Wharenui school. 60 pairs are needed. If you can help we will be delighted! Please give your completed slippers to Joan Powell. We would like to have this project completed by mid-July, so “All Hands to the Needles.” Happy Knitting!
The instructions are available in the church porch or from the Parish Office.

Robert McDougall Main Gallery
Robert McDougall Gallery at Canterbury Museum Ngāi Tahu Whānui, people of Te Waipounamu (the South Island), and Canterbury Museum are proud to present Te Hokinga Mai. The return home of the Te Papa developed exhibition Mō Tātou: The Ngāi Tahu Whānui Exhibition is celebrated with the complementary show Mō Kā Uri: Taonga from Canterbury Museum. Mō Kā Uri showcases Canterbury Museum’s rich collection of Ngāi Tahu taonga alongside contemporary artwork by leading Ngāi Tahu artists.
Open daily, 9.00 am–5.30pm.
Admission is free; donations are appreciated.
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We have 8 copies of a booklet called “Parenting Today” published by the National Church. You are welcome to take home and read and return. If you would like to talk about issues raised, please let Rob know. The booklets are available in the church porch.

Later in the year: a three part series shown on BBC 4 called A History of the Baroque, from St Peters to St Pauls.

Immerse yourself in Southern Japan: Trip next April. See Brochure (Needs Adobe Acrobat Reader) These are also limited in numbers - 10 per trip. Please see Rob as soon as possible if you'd like to go on these.

Morning Muffins: Informal 10am morning tea & chat every Thursday.

Take-away and Movie Night: Starting May 31st, in the Brick Lounge on the 3rd Friday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Come and enjoy yourself - bring a friend or neighbour and your own take-away.

For sale for Parish Funds: Photos of St Ninians garden. A choice of three pictures on white blocks ready for hanging. Great for your own wall or for gifts. $20 each, or 3 for $55.
Display copies and order sheet are in the lounge.

Reminder - Those people over 65 and receiving National Super can use your SuperGoldCard on public transport in off peak times. Off peak hours are 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. [time of embarking on the bus, and from 6:30 p.m. to the end of service.
Any time at the weekend and public holidays.

Rosters

	July 25th	August 1st	August 8th
Leading Worship	Rob Ferguson	Rob Ferguson	Rob Ferguson
Providing Music	Glenys Graham	Glenys Graham	Audrey Bush
Welcoming you	Pam S; Molly L	Glennys B	Barbara C Kelvin C
Serving Morning T	Anne B; David B; May H	Bonnie C; Jean F; Hilary C	Daphne K; Roger K; Jessie D
Helping you Hear	Grant W	Glennys B	Ian C
Reading the Bible	Pam S	Brian D	Kelvin C
Arranging Flowers	Mary B	Mary B	Doreen T
Mowing the lawns	Jean F		David B

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