The NZ Branch of the Interim Ministry Network (US) is facilitating a training event for Transitional Ministry at Trinity Church, Dunsandel, Canterbury Plains, from 10 – 14 September 2012. Trainers will be the Rev Chris Bedford, the Rev Derek Harding and the Rev Marilyn Welch.
A small amount of funding is available from the Caughey Smith-Preston Memorial Interdenominational Evangelisation Fund for church or denominational projects: employing evangelists to hold missions in NZ large cities and towns; or employing young evangelists to go to the backblocks of NZ; or opening Sunday Schools. Requests for funding are invited, please outline in as much detail as possible:
- the aims of the project
- how long it has been in operation or will be in operation
- where it is located
- personnel involved
PresCare are holding an Art and Writing Competition, on the theme of “Love Reaches Out”, for children from preschool to Year 8 who are connected in any way to Kids Friendly, Presbyterian Schools, or Family Works. Kids can let loose and get creative about how love impacts them and how they can love others. There are 20 $50 prizes and the winning 20 entries will be available for use in our churches, Family Works sites and Presbyterian Schools. Entries open from 16 July to 15 August. Entry forms here.
Enrolment is now open for the 2012 General Assembly in Rotorua, 4-7 October 2012. Enrolment packs, enrolment forms and travel reimbursement forms will be posted from 18 June to all those presbyteries have agreed will represent congregations as Commissioners or Observers.
The latest issue of Spanz magazine is now online. Our Winter edition unveils the GA12 logo and theme, and introduces GA12’s keynote speaker.
Let’s celebrate two hundred years of the Christian gospel in New Zealand. 25 December 2014 is the official date of the bicentenary when the Rev Samuel Marsden preached his first sermon at Oihi Bay in 1814, supported by Ruatara, Hongi Hika and Korokoro.
Applications are open for Faith Funding. Presbyterian Support is a Faith Funding Manager for The Tindall Foundation for projects undertaken by Presbyterian parishes supporting families and communities. Applications close 29 June 2012. More information here or email admin@ps.org.nz
Jill Kayser, the Church's national Kids Friendly Coach, is currently on study leave at Cambridge University, UK. She invites you to follow her research and reflections on her blog.
Presbyterian Youth Ministry's Gordon Fitch recently talked about PYM's KiwiEaster on TVNZ Media7. Watch coverage here.
The Church’s 2012 Yearbook has been updated to include recent changes to contact details. Please download the most recent version here using the username and password emailed to you last month.
