Kia Ora, Welcome!No matter where you are on your spiritual journey, you are welcome here. If it’s your first time at Papsda today, we’d love to give you a welcome gift. Visit the team at Guest Central in the foyer to collect it.

9:30am Kids Environments29 December & 5 January: Our children’s environments are closed for these dates, but the Farmyard (for 0-5 year-olds) and TreeHouse (for 6-12 year-olds) rooms will have limited adult supervision with activity packs and a video for the children to watch. 12 January: Farmyard & Jungle (0-5 year-olds) combined in the kids corridor. TreeHouse & Extreme (6-12 year-olds) combined in the hallFrom 19 January onwards: The Farmyard (0-2 year-olds) Kids Corridor The Jungle (3-5 year-olds) Kids Corridor TreeHouse (6-8 year-olds) Kids Corridor Extreme (9-12 year-olds) Hall

9:30am High School & Youth360 High School & Youth 360 Room

9:30am Adult Discussion GroupsAdults Combined in The Library

11:00am Worship Services29 Dec: Karl Saifoloi5 Jan: Stephen Davies12 Jan: John Denne19 Jan: Matthew Moore26 Jan: Paul Siope2 Feb: Victor Kulakov9 Feb: Praise Service IN.HARMONY

SATURDAY MORNING DISCUSSION GROUPS & WORSHIP SERVICE

NEWS & INFORMATION

Pastoral Care over the Holidays Our church office will be closed from Thursday, 20 December until Monday, 21 January. If you should need pastoral assistance over the Summer holidays, please contact one of the following elders:• Leanne Davies Ph 021 532 663• Victor Kulakov Ph 021 987 091• Lucie Newport Ph 021 631 469

Holiday Office Hours The office will close for the Christmas/New Year break on Thursday, 20 December 2018. The office will reopen on Monday, 21 January for limited hours (9:00am – 1:00pm). Normal office hours will resume from Tuesday, 29 January 2019. Normal hours are: 8:30am – 3:30pm (Monday to Thursday)8:30am – 3:00pm (Friday)

Sunset TimesSaturday, 29 December 8:42 PMFriday, 4 January 8:43 PMSaturday, 5 January 8:43 PMFriday, 11 January 8:43 PMSaturday, 12 January 8:43 PMFriday, 18 January 8:41 PMSaturday, 19 January 8:40 PMFriday, 25 January 8:37 PMSaturday, 26 January 8:36 PMFriday, 1 February 8:32 PMSaturday, 2 February 8:31 PMFriday, 8 February 8:26 PM

Do you have a prayer request? It can be something you would like the Pastoral Team to pray about or a request for the wider church family to pray over. Prayer request and praise report cards are in the seat pockets. Fill it in and drop it into the offering bag or hand it in at Guest Central.

AdSAFEEach week we video the worship service for live streaming on the internet. We also take photos from time to time for Facebook, the website and other forms of media. If for any reason, you would not like either yourself or your child(ren) to be videoed or photographed, please speak to someone at Guest Central, Brigitte Bagg, Tracey Ryan or any other staff member. Choosing to sit behind the cameras will minimise your chance of being filmed.

Gate Closures for Preschool Car ParkThe main gate and pedestrian gates between the preschool and the church will be open between 8:00am-2:00pm each Saturday.

Life GroupsWe believe that God has designed us to live in community—to do life together. This happens best in Life Groups; where people get to grow, laugh and serve together. We would love everyone here to be a part of a Life Group, so if you haven’t yet connected into one, please check out our new Life Groups Directory in the brochure racks.

New to Papsda?If you’re new here and would like to make Papsda your home church, visit Guest Central in the foyer to fill in an “Update Your Details” form. All regular Papsda attenders are also able to receive Right Now Media which has thousands of spiritual video resources online. E-mail info@papsda.co.nz to get your free subscription.

Papsda App DeletionDue to lack of interest, we are deleting the Papsda App for smart phones. If you have downloaded this app, you can now delete it. Stay up to date by liking our Facebook Page or visit www.papsda.co.nz or sign up to our weekly email news, the E-Update. f www.facebook.com/papsdaK www.papsda.co.nzE Sign up for our weekly email news www.papsda.co.nz/

newsletters (These are delivered every Thursday from February to December)

CALENDAR & EVENTS

Coming Events28 Jan Auckland Anniversary (Public Holiday)1-2 Feb Papsda Worship Retreat2 Feb Prayer Gathering 10:35am3-8 Feb Training & Equipping Worship Teams6 Feb Waitangi Day (Public Holiday)9 Feb Prayer Gathering 10:35am9 Feb Praise Service IN.HARMONY 11:00am9 Feb Connections 12:30pm9 Feb Gospel Concert: Rhythm & Flow 7:30pm14 Feb Community Dining 6pm-8pm16 Feb 360 Social 7:00pm23 Feb Prayer Gathering 10:35am23 Feb Special Offering for iCAN5823 Feb Connections 12:30pm26 Feb Admin Board 6:30pm26 Feb Elder Board 7:30pm2 Mar 360 Lit 7:00pm9 Mar iCAN58 (Clendon Shopping Centre)16 Mar Connections 12:30pm16-17 Mar NNZC Youth Rally & Touch Rugby Tournament

(Rotorua)22-24 Mar IN.SYNC Papsda Camp 2019

Special Offering for iCAN58Our annual community fun day in Clendon is coming up in March and we aim to raise $10,000 to go towards the cost of hundreds of food parcels to give out to our Clendon neighbours. Start thinking about what you can contribute to our special offering on 23 February 2019 and let’s get ready to be a blessing to others!

IN.SYNC Papsda Camp 2019The IN.SYNC Papsda Camp is for everyone, 22-24 March 2019 at Tui Ridge Park in Rotorua. Make sure you block out this MEGA WEEKEND in your calendars so you don’t miss out on all the fun and connection. IN.SYNC is more than just being in the same physical space, it’s about a rhythm, it’s about a flow. Being IN.SYNC means ‘WE’. Not you, not me, but ‘WE’. IN.SYNC is about breathing life and joy into each other at every opportunity! Prices including accommodation, food and activities range from $75 to $200. Pick up an information pack and application form from Guest Central for full information. Inspired to help someone get to camp? Talk to Tracey Ryan if you are able to offer sponsorship.

Join Papsda Playgroup in 2019Did you know that a Wednesday morning Playgroup happens every week during school term in the hall from 8:45am-11:45am? Playgroup has a great indoor space with a wide range of play options including play-dough, crafts, painting, and of course, lots of fabulous toys. A small attendance fee of $2 for one child and $3 for families applies. Playgroup restarts again on Wednesday, 13 February 2019.

Summer Break 2018-2019

GIVING INFORMATIONYou are welcome to support specific ministries by using the white envelopes in the seat pocket and writing where you would like your donation to be used. Donations given via an envelope are receipted and are fully tax-deductible. EFTPOS facilities are available at Guest Central for your convenience. If giving online, the account number is: 12-3028-0537532-00. Now you can also give via the smart-phone app, Pushpay.

29 Dec Papsda ministries5 Jan Papsda ministries12 Jan Adventist Education in New Zealand19 Jan Papsda ministries26 Jan South Pacific Youth Ministries2 Feb Papsda ministries9 Feb Adventist Education in New Zealand

Peter falls down and worships AFTER Jesus instigates a miraculous catch of fish. Miriam leads over a million people in worship AFTER a miraculous walk through the middle of the Red Sea! Abraham and Isaac worship AFTER a sacrificial lamb is miraculously found caught in a thicket. A small life group of First Century followers of The Way (Christians) worship AFTER Paul and Silas are miraculously freed from prison. Following Jesus ALWAYS brings about miracles which ALWAYS results in WORSHIP!

Living a life of WORSHIP looks a lot like: HEARING then FOLLOWING then JOURNEYING then WORSHIPPING—which is why we’re excited about our inaugural 2019 week-long Worship Retreat with Roger Ryan—a Grammy, Dove nominated, and Juno Award winning producer who has performed with Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Brian McKnight, Cece Winans, and many more. Roger has a heart for service and is dedicated to local church ministry—and we are so blessed to have him join us to share his heart and soul for worship.

Far more than just a week of up-skilling, we pray that the Worship Retreat will be a space:• where God’s voice is clearly heard;• where decisions are made to follow that voice;• where journeys are embarked upon or are picked up

where they were left off; • where miraculous transformation is experienced;• and where unsolicited, uninhibited, raw and visceral

WORSHIP is experienced!Anyone who believes in living a life of worship and who feels called to be part of the Papsda Worship Team for 2019 is invited to attend.

What you can expect from the Papsda 2019 Worship Retreat:• amazing worships led by Roger Ryan;• engaging workshops for all those serving or who want to

serve in Worship Ministry;• participating in an incredible Praise Service, IN.HARMONY;• inspiring performances at Saturday night’s RHYTHM AND

FLOW Gospel Concert featuring Roger Ryan and local artists.

Jesus never asked us to worship Him. He only ever asked us to FOLLOW Him. Worship is simply a response to the transformational experience of FOLLOWING.

Please pray that our Papsda 2019 Worship Retreat will be exactly that—a transformative experience of following Jesus, resulting in an outpouring of WORSHIP!

Dates:1-2 February Papsda Worship Retreat3-8 February Training & Equipping Worship Teams9 February IN.HARMONY Papsda Praise Service 11am9 February RHYTHM & FLOW Gospel Concert 7:30pm

To be part of our Worship Retreat, please RSVP to tracey@papsda.co.nz or karl@papsda.co.nz by 20 January.