The next meeting of the Fireside group will be held on Tuesday 17th April 2012 in the church lounge at 7.30pm. Our speaker will be Liz from the Enliven team. Enliven living is a Presbyterian Support East Coast initiative that offers day respite for people over 65 years and for Maori and Pacific Island people over 55. All welcome. Please support our wonderful Sales table. If you are unable to attend the Fireside meeting on Tuesday but would like to buy homemade jam, please phone Dorothy 8431266. Funds will support the APW Project for 2012. Available now – raspberry jam, plum jam and blackberry jelly and quince jelly. Thank you for your support. Dorothy Finlayson.

The Moderator of the PCANZ, Rt Rev Peter Cheyne, will be visiting Hawke’s Bay during the week of April 14th – 22nd. During that time he will be visiting Enliven at St Paul’s on Thursday 19th April. Peter will also be attending the Presbytery meeting at Tamatea Community Church on the evening of Thursday 19th. He will be running a workshop called “How to grow People”. All parishioners are welcome to attend. The workshop runs from 7 pm to 9 pm. This is a great opportunity to meet with other people in the Presbytery and to reflect together on our mission.

Enliven – a group under the auspices of PSEC are now using our facilities Thursday’s and Friday’s for their day programme. If any member of the Parish is interested in providing help over the lunch time on a Thursday, would you please let Brenda (845 0641) know.

Napier Foodbank has had a busy start to the year. They are currently short of canned vegetables, fish and spaghetti, biscuits and weetbix. They would also be interested is hearing from anyone who would be willing to make jam for them as they have been given strawberries. Sugar and jars can be supplied, they just need your jam making skills. If you are able to help please phone Sue on 844 5951. Thank you.

Enliven – a group under the auspices of PSEC are now using our facilities Thursday’s and Friday’s for their day programme. If any member of the Parish is interested in providing help over the lunch time on a Thursday, would you please let Brenda (845 0641) know.

FREE PIPE BAND DISPLAY Waitangi Day at Anderson Park 4pm at southern end (near New World Supermarket) Waitangi Day display by the Drones & Sticks Pipe Band. No charge, $2 raffles, free parking, free toilets.

Napier Foodbank has had a busy start to the year. They are currently short of canned vegetables, fish and spaghetti, biscuits and weetbix. They would also be interested is hearing from anyone who would be willing to make jam for them as they have been given strawberries. Sugar and jars can be supplied, they just need your jam making skills. If you are able to help please phone Sue on 844 5951. Thank you.