Sunday 1st March 2026 - Second Sunday in Lent

REFLECTION:

Over the next three Sundays of Lent the gospel readings focus on the Gospel

of John. They are three encounters with Jesus that are both extremely

poignant, and pertinent to our understanding of Jesus and the gospel.

They are John 3 Jesus and Nicodemus the Pharisee, this week, John 4 The

woman at the well, and then John 9 The blind man.

Try real hard not to miss a Sunday as you will be greatly rewarded by visiting

these passages with me.

Hymns

TIS 526 Lord Jesus Christ

MP 988 How deep the Father’s love for us

TIS 129 Amazing Grace

TIS 147 To God be the glory

PALM CROSSES

today, after church there will be a workshop on how to make Palm Crosses. If

you are interested, please join in whilst having morning tea.

VICAR IS ON LEAVE

Graeme and Jane are on leave from Feb 23rd for 26 days, for a much longed

for return trip to Chile where they worked for 18 years as missionaries with

CMS. This trip has been put off various times because of COVID, cancer,

studies and buildings but now they finally get to do it. Ian Oates has agreed to

come back as Locum during this period. Friends will be staying in the

vicarage.

LAWN MOWING ROSTER 28 February – Samoan Youth

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY - 8th March: Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm 95; Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42

THIS WEEK WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR: Nigel, Jen, Glen, Sherene,

Gloria, Ron, Ruth, Mike, Amy, Cecil, Beryl, Paul & Fabian.