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Anyone with an interest in the Church's national direction is warmly invited to the Tutahi Tatou regional meetings that will take place throughout the country in September 03.

"Tutahi Tatou - let us stand together - is a way for the Council of Assembly to share key thinking about direction for the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand", says Council of Assembly Convenor Shirley Fergusson.

"And most importantly it's a way for the Council and its policy groups to listen to what people in congregations and presbyteries are saying - face to face dialogue is a great opportunity for the church to go forward together.

"And the information comes out of the sessions will feed directly into the policy directions that go to next year's General Assembly," Shirley says.

Like the 2001 event, the Tutahi Tatou one-day meetings will be held in centrally located regions throughout the country. Watch the August issue of sPanz and the Bush Telegraph newsletter for more information about the content, location and times of the Tutahi Tatou meetings.

To register for the Bush Telegraph newsletter online contact Kirsten Dale, Communications Co-ordinator, email kirstend(at)presbyterian.org.nz or online on the Bush Telegraph Index page.