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From the Pastor:
A warm welcome to all who are worshiping with us today. This morning we have a special presentation from the children. Many thanks to Fleur and all who have helped her in putting this together for us. This will be followed with a cup of tea in the hall. At 7 p.m. tonight you are invited to Shirley Nind�s to pray for the life and work of this fellowship.

On Wednesday December 12 Deacons will meet.

On Sunday evening December 16 at 8 p.m. you are invited to a Combined Churches Carol Service in the Gardens near the Band Rotunda. You are asked to bring your own candle, non perishable donations for the Foodbank and/or a go

Please remember the following in your prayers:
v Those not able to be with us - Ethel Baker, Noel       Cleverley and Phil Sargent
v Alan and Jan in Bangladesh and Robyn in Haiti
v Leadership for Music and Worship and Sunday        School
v Sue Avis as she establishes Girls� Brigade here         next year
v Alpha on Thursday nights
v Elders as we think and plan for next year
v Wisdom and sensitivity as we decide what is best     for our church buildings
v Christmas Eve service will touch many lives.

Are you interested in doing some kind of deeper Biblical studies but don�t want to leave North Otago? There is now available from Carey Baptist College 25 courses offered by Distance Learning. If you are interested I have left a few leaflets on the table in the foyer. If there is more than one person we may be able to form some kind of small group to encourage each other so see me before enrolling.

Calling all intercessors: There is to be a combined churches meeting to encourage all intercessors to pray for our region. This is a supper meeting and is at the Union Parish Church at 7 p.m. on Sunday 9th December (tonight). Please bring a plate. For more information contact Janet Calder.

Pastoral Care: We are hoping to set up teams to be involved in visiting people on a regular basis. This is not social visiting but pastoral care where needs are being met. There will be training given before you are asked to take part in this ministry. If you are interested and think that your giftings would enable you to do this please contact Janet Calder.

Transformation II video: This is available for anyone to loan. Janet Calder will let you have it!!!

                 SERVING THE LORD
Week of     16.12.01               23.12.01
Cleaning     C Flint                  D Cleverley &                                                       C Clarke
Hostess      D Murray              D Murray
Door          S Nind & S Avis    L & S Ridley

                     Small Groups

Gary Shirley�s:   Tuesdays, 26 Stuart Street.
Contact Gary/Trish 4349903 for the time.

Women�s Morning Fellowship: Tuesdays,
10 a.m. Venue - Debbie Moir, 8 Nen Street.

Janet�s: Tuesday�s 7.30 p.m. 6 Fleet Street.

Sharyn�s Morning Fellowship Group is having their final gathering for the year - a pot luck lunch on Tuesday at Katie Richards home at 12 noon. Contact Sharyn for more details e.g. date, address etc.

Anyone wanting to join a group please contact the leaders or Janet Calder at 4349435.

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MUSIC PRACTICE: Please contact Worship leader for details of practice times.

Last Sunday you should have received a letter from me inviting you to join with us for a special day of prayer and fasting this week. There are extra copies in the foyer if you didn�t get a copy. These are important issues for this fellowship so I would encourage you to spend extra time praying over them. If you have never spent time fasting I would encourage you to begin as it is one way God has given us to get closer to Him.

It will be lovely to have Robyn Couper home with us next year. We are still needing approximately $2,500 for her airfare. If you can help with this please put your contribution in a specially marked envelope and