Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Actual Church Bulletins



Thursday night-Potluck supper. Prayer and medication to follow.

Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our church and community.

For those who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery downstairs.

The rosebud on the alter this morning is to announce the birth of David Alan Balzer, the sin of Rev and Mrs Balzar.

This afternoon there will be a meeting in the south and north ends of the church. Children will be baptised at both ends.

Tuesday at 4pm there will be an ice creme social. All ladies giving milk please come early.

Wednesday the ladies liturgy will meet. Mrs Johnson will sing “Put me in my little bed” accompanied by the pastor.

Thursday at 5pm there will be a meeting of the Little Mothers Club. All ladies wishing to be “Little Mothers” will meet with the pastor in his study.

This being Easter Sunday, we will ask Mrs Lewis to come forward and lay an egg on the altar.

Next Sunday a special collection will be taken to defray the cost of the new carpet. All who wish to do something on the carpet will come forward and do so.

A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be “What is Hell?” Come early and listen to the choir practice.

Friday, January 15, 2010

California Quail


The native NZ quail became extinct in NZ in 1875, but we have three introduced varieties. The one I see repeatedly is the Californian type. The other day, one was trying to enter the house through the window. Perhaps the glass confused him. He was quite fat so I assume the nearby wild fruits had been taken full advantage of. I didn't get close or it would have taken to flight. The first photo was when he was trying to get in the house.

The second photo (below) was when he went to the fence between us and the neighbours and surveyed the garden.

They are a very common sight here when walking in reserve areas and behind our house which is reserve area too. Sometimes there is also Mumma Quail and a line of baby Quail. Daddy Quail is always taking the lead and very watchful of danger so photographing them is difficult. If I can one day, I will post them on a blog.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Big Brother Is Watching You

Today we can never be too careful. We may think no one is watching but cameras are now everywhere. The photo below is claimed to have been taken by Google Earth in Porto, Portugal. Someone presumably felt safe to take a swim in a public area nude...and got caught.
Tut tut.