CHURCH OPENING TIMES
Monday – Friday
8:00 – 13:00
CONTACT NUMBER
044 533 3430
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE OFFICE IS CLOSED ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
ADDRESS
1 Muller Road
Plettenberg Bay
THIS SUNDAY @
ST THOMAS
SERMON SCRIPTURE
LUKE 5: 1 – 11
STANDARD SERVICE TIMES
08.00 | COMMUNION Service with hymns
09.30 | CONTEMPORARY Family service with worship songs
09.30 | IGNITE CHILDREN’S CHURCH is in recess but there are child minders and activities in the Youth Chapel
ON LINE SERVICES
Please note that our Sunday Sermon is posted on Monday and not live streamed.
STMC LEADERS
NEWLY APPOINTED
PROPERTY & MAINTENANCE PORTFOLIO CO-ORDINATOR:
Alex Pretorius
SOCIETY STEWARD FOR ADMINISTRATION:
Tarryn Fahy
VESTRY STEWARD:
Nick Hanekom
NOMINATIONS FOR SOCIETY STEWARDS
Peter Fischer – Intergenerational Ministry
3 FURTHER NOMINATIONS FOR SOCIETY STEWARDS WELCOMED
Please contact the church office
PRAYING FOR OUR COMMUNITY
PRAYER NET
Please make use of the “contact form” section below for any prayer requests you may have. All prayer requests are treated with the highest confidentiality by our prayer team.
BEREAVEMENTS
May the Lord give peace and strength to those in grief.
“Because of our God’s deep compassion, the dawn from heaven will break upon us, to give light to those who are sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide us on the path of peace.”
(LUKE 1: 78-79)
FAMILIES FOR PRAYER
SMALL GROUPS
Small group notes are now available. Should you be interested in joining a small group in your area please contact Don who will help you connect with those around you.
We would love to welcome you to the STMC family!
FEBRUARY
Tuesday 11th
A great place for men to meet and fellowship together while enjoying a tasty breakfast.
WEDNESDAY 12th
THIS IS NOT GRIEFSHARE!
If you would like to learn more about the grief cycle, feelings experienced during grief and how to be of assistance to the person grieving please join us on Wednesday 12 February at 2pm in the Chapel for an information session.
Please let us know if you are interested. Call Lizzy 044 5333 3430
SUNDAY 23rd
MESSY CHURCH
Sunday afternoon fun and games for families with young children! Get in touch with Jennifer or Emma.
MARCH
SATURDAY 1st
We’ve done bring & share teas, suppers and lunches – but have we ever done a bring & share brekkie? There’s a first for everything! More details to follow!
THIS WEEK AT STMC
MONDAY
10:00 | CRESCENT RETIREMENT | First Monday after the 1st COMMUNION SUNDAY OF THE MONTH | Timothy Rist
17:00 | CAMP DARBY LADIES | CAMP DERBY N2 |
TUESDAY
08:00 | MEN’S FELLOWSHIP BREAKFAST | 2nd Tuesday of the Month | The Beacon Isle | A great place for men to meet and fellowship together while enjoying a tasty breakfast | Facilitator: Clive Saunders
10:00 | FGV | FORMOSA GARDEN VILLAGE | Everyone is welcome to join us for fellowship and friendship.
Liza Ritchie: 082 490 7035
Denise Hugo: 083 440 0760
13:00 – 14.00 | WORKING LADIES GROUP | Youth Chapel
Sue Scheepers 082 978 6164
14:00- 16:00 | CRAGS LADIES GROUP | various homes
Cheryl Oppenshaw 082 775 3788
14:30 – 16:00 | TUESDAY AFTERNOON LADIES | Foyer
Angela Bird 082 844 2375
16.00 | ‘EXTRAORDINARY’ FELLOWSHIP | Rotates Homes
Len Vlok 076 5027706
18:30 | TUESDAY GROUP | Various Homes
Ivan Boardman 083 390 1034
WEDNESDAY
10:00 | BIBLE STUDY | YOUTH CHAPEL
Rev. Tim Rist
10:30 | PLETT MANOR GROUP | PLETT MANOR
Roy Seaward 083 227 5319
Gordon Brownlee 082 455 7409
GRIEF SHARE
14.00 – 16.00 | GriefShare is a valuable and gentle ‘space’ where you will be able to receive Christian support and encouragement at a time when you are feeling most vulnerable and alone after the passing of a loved one.
The next Grief Share Course will begin on the 19th February. We are currently taking names of anyone who would like to join our next course. Please contact Mel 082 928 5904, or Beryl 083 679 1467 to find out more.
18.30 | YOUNG ADULTS CONNECT | Youth Chapel | Meet-up with young people who are sharing life and learning to walk in the Faith together
Pastor Troy Rist 074 129 6464
THURSDAY
10:00 | THE WELL TEA GARDEN AND COFFEE ROOM | A cheerful and cozy spot to meet up with friends for a cuppa and the most delicious eats. Treat a friend to something special! You will find us by driving through our main gate and keeping to the right of the Church – we are tucked away in a little garden. We also cater for special occasions.
Contact Gloria 072 3121 024
14:00 | WOMEN’S AUXILIARY | FOYER
1st Thursday of the Month
President: Maria Van Rooyen
FRIDAY
7.00 | MEN’S GROUP | CHURCH FOYER
All men are welcome to connect with others over a nice cuppa coffee
Allan Yates
FRIDAY ART GROUP
9:00 – 12:00 | ART GROUP | HALL
Doris 082 626 0212
IMPACT YOUTH
18.00 – 20.00 | IMPACT YOUTH | We welcome all newcomers and look forward to connecting with you! If you want to know more about it, contact Pastor Troy through the church office 044 533 3430.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact us by filling in this form.
STMC CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA
You may have noticed some changes around our church grounds! We are in the process of creating a kid’s friendly outdoor play area. If you are in the marvelous position of having play apparatus hanging around in your garden that no longer serves its purpose – please consider sending it our way! Contact Pastor Troy 074 129 6464
WE ARE COLLECTING
Please don’t throw away your plastic bottle tops and bread packet tags! The W.A. is always collecting them – these collections ultimately translate into buying wheelchairs for people in need.
One part of The Daughters of Eden cloth pad project is to recycle old towels as part of the end product. Please help us to not only provide young girls with environmentally friendly menstrual pads, but also help us keep old towels out of landfill sites.
Justice for Girls is always collecting disposable sanitary pads to distribute to the schools in and around Plettenberg Bay. These products are gratefully received. Packs of pads may be purchased for between R5.00 – R6.00 from Spar and town Checkers.
The smallest of individual and collective actions can bring about the biggest of changes!
E’PAP PRE-SCHOOL FEEDING PROJECT
NEW VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
The e’pap feeding project plays a vital role in the lives of little ones starting off their educational journey. Packed full of everything their little bodies and minds need to develop and grow in the best way possible. As new pre-schools are sign up there is a growing need for volunteers to help distribute e’pap and monitor its use. This is a wonderful opportunity to actually make an impact in the lives of children today as well as setting them up for future success. Please chat to Christa Louw 082 465 4805 if you would like to find out more about this project, and how to get involved.
JUSTICE FOR GIRLS
This outreach project addresses the reality that some young women experience called ‘period poverty’ – the inability to purchase sanitary pads because of economic constraints. Please consider making a monthly purchase of sanitary panty liners. STMC will make sure that they are distributed to local schools to benefit those young women in need.
DAUGHTERS OF EDEN
Growing out of our “Justice for Girls” dignity project, this new project is working towards a more long-term and dignified approach to girls and women’s menstrual well-being. We sew re-usable sanitary pads that are gifted to school girls in a kit in conjunction with access to women’s health information. This project operates in three major missionary areas:
1. Women’s Health & dignity
2. Care for the environment
3. Women’s economic empowerment
We thank everyone who has assisted us with starting up this project. It is a project that hopefully will have a large and beneficial impact on our local community.
The cost of a set of 3 pads costs R150.00 and should last a young woman approximately 5 years. Should you like to make a donation please contact our church accounts department.
CLOTH PADS FOR SALE
The Daughters of Eden are working towards becoming a self-sustaining project. A portion of the sale of a pack of 3 reusable cloth pads goes directly towards gifting a young girl a pack. The starter packs are on sale at the info desk for R150. Please consider gifting a woman who you know would benefit from receiving them.
TECH ZONE
This is a special outreach project for students who are doing online distance studies and do not have access to the internet at home, or for anyone in our community who is impacted by loadshedding and needs a place to work. Free wi-fi and use of desktop computers. Bookings are essential! Please contact Lizzie to find out more. Donations for use of space are also gratefully accepted.
THE PLETT FOOD CENTRE
STMC supports the Plett Food Centre. An NPO that formally was known as the Plett Meal Centre. The Plett Food Centre is administered by a Board and supplies a daily meal to approximately 300 people every day excluding the weekend. Should you wish to find out more about this lifegiving project please get in touch with Harry van der Loo or Kathy van Staden
BANKING DETAILS
MCSA St Thomas Plettenberg Bay
First National Bank – Code 210514
Account Number: 62020675833