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White Ribbon Day is 10 November. Wearing a White Ribbon shows support for men’s action to end violence to women. Order ribbons and posters by emailing contact@whiteribbon.org.nz and register White Ribbon events at http://whiteribbon.org.nz/events/

Our Moderator has written to the Bishop of Peshawar in Pakistan to express our Church’s deep sadness over recent tragic events in the country, including a bomb attack on Christians and a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in south-western Pakistan.

Christian World Service has launched an appeal for Myanmar flood victims in need of food and clean water. Donations to: CWS, PO Box 22652, Christchurch 8140 or www.cws.org.nz/donate or ph 0800747372. CWS is working with a partner delivering food in isolated areas. 73 000 people were living in displacement camps as of 7 August, and thousands of hectares of farmland were destroyed. Read more here.

Our spring edition of Spanz explores how the Church is encouraging its young leaders in sustainable youth ministry.

News from the Council of Assembly meeting held in Wellington on 31 August 2013 was emailed out to subscribers today and is now available online.

We have made a submission urging the government not to pass this bill because of the corrosive effects of problem gambling on children, families and communities. Read the submission

Entries close on 26 August at 5pm for the Prescare Art and Writing Competition - an opportunity for children from preschool to Year 8 (photography entries open to year 9 – 13 students). Over $900 in prizes. Enter here.

See images from the inauguration of our Pacific Islands Synod presbytery, Saturday 27 July 2013, on the PCANZ Facebook page.

Watch two keynote addresses by Sala Tiatia and Rod Baxter from Presbyterian Youth Ministry's Connect 2013 national youth event held in Wellington in July.

The new Asian Ministries section of the Church website has an invitation for young people from any of our churches to apply to take part in a mission trip to Taiwan in December 2013.