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IT TAKES A VILLAGE 7pm, Mon 18 June City Campus, Unit 5, 142 Ferry Rd Calling all parents of teenagers across all campuses! Youth leaders are also invited so that parents can meet those caring for their teens. We will focus on some key areas in teenagers’ lives and have an opportunity for questions that we can tackle together. It takes all of us to support teenagers and to grow healthy families, so we’d love to see every parent come along! Supper provided.

BAPTISM SERVICES Sun 22 July, all campuses, all services Baptisms are alwasy an awesome time of celebration for the whole church family! If you’re interested in getting baptised, sign up online or at the Info Desk! Baptism classes will be run at each campus the week prior.

TABLE TALK 7pm, Mon 02 July, Benny’s Barbershop, 105 Orbell St Table Talk is a relaxed evening for the young adults of Grace Vineyard (18-30 years) with guest speakers and time for discussion in groups. This evening’s topic will be ‘Why Church?’ Come along, bring your friends and we’ll see you there!

YOUNG ADULTS RETREAT 06-08 July, Hanmer Springs All 18-30 year olds are invited to our Young Adults Winter Retreat! It’s going to be a fun, casual fun weekend away. Get your friends or Lifegroup together and organise booking a house, food and transport amongst youselves! If you would like a hand connecting with a cool group of people to go with, email Becca or let us know at the Info Desk. If you are organising a house please email rebecca.france@grace.org.nz with who’s coming. Keep an eye out on Facebook or ask your house leader for more info.

RICH LIVING CONFERENCE SAVE THE DATE: 28-30 September Save the date for this important combined churches conference exploring Sustainability and Christian Faith over three days. Including worship, prayer, workshops and more! Brought to you by A Rocha, Grace Vineyard, South West Baptist Church and Cashmere Presbyterian Church. For more information visit www.arocha.org.nz/events

ELLEL MINISTRIES WORSHIP & HEALING MEETING 7.30pm, Wed 20 June, St John’s Church Corner Ferry Rd and St John’s St, Woolston Come and join us for a time of worship, prayer, testimonies of God’s love and healing, fellowship and a short message (brief individual healing prayer available at the end of the evening). For more info email paul.robertson@ellel.org.nz

THIS SUNDAY

CITY CAMPUS// 9am, 11am David MacGregor & 6pm “Counting the Cost!”

BEACH CAMPUS// 9 & 11am James Renwick “Philippians: Part Three”

PLAINS CAMPUS// 10am Bridget Underhill “Community Transformation”

PEGASUS CAMPUS// 4.30pm Bridget Underhill “Community Transformation”

PASSAGE FOR THE WEEK: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.’ And they were amazed at him.” Mark 12:17

WHAKAUPOKO O TE WIKI: “Na ka whakahoki a Ihu, ka mea ki a ratou, Hoatu ki a Hiha nga mea a Hiha, ki te Atua nga mea a te Atua. A miharo ana ratou ki a ia.” Maka 12:17

FAITH PROMISE It’s not too late to give to Missions! If you missed the Faith Promise offering you are still able to fill in a faith promise slip or donate. Remember to clearly reference any A/Ps! If you give to Missions and something else you can either make separate referenced payments or just clearly specify the separation in the reference section. Thank you for your generosity!

ENTERTAINMENT BOOK Entertainment Books for 2018/19 are available now. Just $70 for hundreds of dollars worth of savings AND you’re supporting Youth Alive Trust at the same time! Grab a physical copy from the Info Desk or buy one online at www.entertainmentbook.co.nz

HAPORI ORA The Hapori Ora is our weekly newsletter that holds all sorts of extra community notices. Grab one from the Info Desk or check it out on our website.

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We would love to connect with you! Come and say hi for a few minutes at our Welcome table after the service. We’d love to give you an idea of who we are and what we do and buy you coffee from the café! If you have any questions about anything, please look for a crew member or visit our Info Desk in the foyer and they will be happy to help you. Kids and youth go out from the main auditorium after the notices to Passion Kids (kids’ church), LIVE (intermediates) or GVY Youth Lounge.

WELCOME TO GRACE At City Campus we regularly have ‘Welcome to Grace’ sessions to help new people find out what we’re all about and meet some of the team. Our next session is Sun 24 June at the 11am service.

MEDIA TEAM GATHERINGS Multimedia computer operators: 1.30pm, Sun 17 June, City Campus (North Canterbury date TBC) Videographer crew: 1.30pm, Sun 24 June, City Campus Photographer crew: 1.30pm, Sun 01 July, City Campus If you are currently on one of our media teams, or would be interested in joining one of these teams at any of our campuses, we’d love for you to come along to one of these gatherings! We’ll be talking about the heart behind media at Grace, as well as looking at exciting media developments that we’ll be moving into. Snacks will be provided! For more info email multimedia@grace.org.nz

GVY & LIVE INTERMEDIATES RE-LAUNCH The GVY youth and LIVE Intermediates are so pumped for the opening of Unit 5 for our Sunday programs! We are going to launch on Sunday 24 June with lots of treats, games, prizes, food and a youth worship team! Get excited! Don’t miss out!

LIFEGROUPS It’s so easy to get lost in a big church! Lifegroups are the best way to connect with others and feel like a part of the family. If you’re interested in joining a Lifegroup have a look for the full list on our website or email lifegroups@grace.org.nz

FOOD ITEMS NEEDED Thank you for your on-going support! At the moment we especially need washing powder, museli bars, peanut butter, marmite and canned fruit. Please place any donations in the box in the foyer.

STAY IN TOUCH If you want to know what’s going on in the life of the church, let us know your details or update them whenever they change! See the Info Desk, or email city.office@grace.org.nz

CITY CAMPUS//150 Ferry RoadPhillipstownPO Box 12-006Christchurch 8242New ZealandPhone +64 3 379 8463 city.office@grace.org.nz

BEACH CAMPUS//111-113 Seaview Road New BrightonPO Box 12-006Christchurch 8242New ZealandPhone +64 3 388 5459 beach.office@grace.org.nz

PLAINS CAMPUS//Rangiora Borough Hall157 King StreetPO Box 12-006Christchurch 8242New ZealandPhone +64 3 379 8463plains.office@grace.org.nz

PEGASUS CAMPUS//Pegasus School Hall5 Solander RoadPO Box 12-006Christchurch 8242New ZealandPhone +64 3 379 8463plains.office@grace.org.nz

OUR GROUPSPassion Kids: for kids from 0 to school year 8, mel.fairweather@grace.org.nzGVY - City: school years 9 upwards simon.macgregor@grace.org.nzGVY - Beach: school years 9 upwards ruby.manning@grace.org.nzGVY - North Canterbury: school years 9 upwards, JackDunnRun@live.comLifegroups: lifegroups@grace.org.nzYoung Adults: Grace young adults ministry, simon.macgregor@grace.org.nzMenzone: Grace men’s ministry, menzone@grace.org.nzChristian Singles: singles@grace.org.nzDeaf Community: deaf@grace.org.nzSeniors: beach.office@grace.org.nzCommunity Parenting & Pre-School Programmes: parenting@yat.org.nzWeekly Outreaches: Latimer Square and New Brighton office@compassiontrust.org.nzFor more information and contact numbers please visit our website www.grace.org.nz

GIVING at GRACEYour money goes a long way. It is used to help those in need, support missionary work and cover operating costs. There are different options to make giving easy!Internet Banking – Regular Automatic Payments are our preferred option. Account: 06-0821-0579769-000 Code: Your giving number Reference: Type of giving (eg Tithe)Pushpay App - Available at the Apple App Store or Google Play StoreEftpos or Credit Card - Available at Info Desk Website - You can make donations through here at any timeCash or Cheque - Pick up an envelope from the Info Desk, write your giving number on it and hand in to the Info Desk or Offering.Rescue - Please seek God for what He would have you give beyond your tithe. Please code any donation as ‘Rescue’. In order to receive a Tax Receipt at the end of the financial year contact us for a Giving Number at giving@grace.org.nz or fill in a Giving Form at the Info Desk.General giving qualifies for a donations receipt and includes Faith Promise, Rescue and other ministries within the church.Thank you for your generosity!

JOIN THE TEAM// One of the best ways to feel like a part of the family and meet other people is to serve! We can’t do anything at Grace without the help of volunteers and we are always in need of more! If you’d like to join the team, please email serve@grace.org.nz with your campus and your area of interest. There’s a place for everyone!