Sunday 11 May 2025

Here’s our Zoom link –

Topic: St Martin’s Sunday Worship. To Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81508696154?pwd=cnErZFM5VG5OQVhsZkxYc0dxOHdvUT09

Meeting ID: 815 0869 6154
Passcode: 712158

A very warm welcome to all who worship with us today, and many thanks to Rev Alan Webster for leading our service. Please join us for morning tea following the service. 

Donations: if you would like to support the ministry at St Martins our bank account is: 03-1598-0011867-00. Please include your name as a reference.

Wednesday Walkers 14th May: meet 9.30am in Howard St near Barrington St for a walk around Spreydon/Addington.  Coffee at Hodder’s 408B Barrington St. All welcome. Sonya 027 253 3397.

THIS WEEK AT ST MARTINS                                    

Monday 10am               Tend cuppa & chat (lounge) Emily 022 094 1492

Monday 10am               U3A focus group (church) Joy 337 2393

Monday 1.30pm            U3A focus group (lounge) Richard 022 533 5444

Monday 5pm                  MenzShed dinner (lounge)

Monday 7.15pm           Meditation Group (lounge) Dugald 021 161 7007

Tuesday 10.30am         South Elder Care (lounge) Jeannette 332 9869

Tuesday 7-9pm             Mums ‘n’ Tums (lounge) Olivia 027 327 6369

Wednesday 9.30am      Walking Group: Spreydon Sonya 027 253 3397

Wednesday 7-9pm       Cantabile Choir (lounge) Rose 027 254 0586

Thursday 10am             Crafty Crafters (lounge) Sally 332 4730

Thursday 1.30pm          Sit & Be Fit (church) Anneke 021 077 4065

Five deep changes urgently needed for a sustainable world and how to achieve them: UN report.

  • This week = Realign with nature: From separation to harmony

“Society is at a crossroads,” says Prof. Shen Xiaomeng, Director of UNU-EHS. “For years, scientists have warned us about the damage we’re doing to our planet, and how to stop it. But we aren’t taking meaningful actions. We know climate change is worsening, yet fossil fuel consumption keeps hitting record highs. We already have a waste crisis, yet household waste is projected to double by 2050”.

Men’s Group Thursday 5th June visit to the Lutheran Church, Burwood Rd. We will carpool from St Martins at 5.45pm for a 6.30pm tea. Please RSVP to Rob C. All men very welcome.

Alpine Presbytery newsletter: if you wish to receive this, please email Gail (office@alpinepresbytery.org) to subscribe. We will no longer be forwarding it from the Parish Office. A paper copy is available to read each week in the church foyer.

Prayer to the Good Shepherd

Our heartfelt gratitude,

O Good Shepherd, we lay at your feet.

Day-break till twilight,

your goodness shields us;

even during stormy nights,

your mercy is our haven.

In our frivolities and solemn moments alike,

Jesus Christ, you remain our

benevolent guide.

Thank you for shepherding us,

for never leaving nor forsaking us.

We acknowledge your unsurpassable love;

may it continue piercing through

the darkest of valleys. Amen.