North Pres News - 24 November 2016

Welcome to North Pres News: In here you will find the dates for various Northern Presbytery events. More

information can be found at our website at www.northpres.org.nz

Things to do:

1. Please remember to send of a copy of your Annual

Reports & Accounts to the Northern Presbytery

office. This year, you are welcome to post a copy to

our postbox or email a digital copy to

administrator@northpres.org.nz . There are

further instructions here. Thank you to all the

parishes who have sent theirs already! Is it yours

we are missing?

2. It is time to have your Presbytery Elder

recommissioned for the coming year. Please go to

our website here to download the form you need

to fill out to return to us.

Diary: Pray for the City –an Advent Prayer Event:

Come Lord Jesus –THIS Sunday 27th November

6pm at Mt Eden (further details below)

Download a flyer here.

God’s love is towards everyone…

Work groups & Council: Presbytery Council holds its monthly meeting on

Thursday, 1st December at 10am. Presbytery

Executive Council meets weekly on the other

Thursdays at Papatoetoe –St John’s Church.

Property & Finance: When: Tuesday 20th

December at 9am. Where: St David’s Church,

Khyber Pass Rd.

Ministry: When: TBC at noon for lunch then

meeting at 12.30pm. Where: Mt Roskill –St John’s

Presbyterian Church, 422 Mt Albert Rd.

Prayer & Healing Cluster Group: When: Tuesday

14th December at noon for lunch at Sri Mahkota

(more details in the advert above). All welcome!

Youth: When: Wednesday 30th November at 11am

Where: 111 Great South Rd, Greenlane

Requests to work groups, should be made available to the group a

week before the meeting along with any supporting material.

The Congregation of Kerikeri Union Church

invite you to the

Dawn Blessing & Grand Opening

of their new Cornerstone Whare Karakia o Manako

Saturday 17th December

The day will begin with a Dawn Blessing at 5am and further

events during the day. You are welcome to come just for the

10.30 event (bring lunch food to share). Numbers essential for

breakfast following dawn blessing.

More details of the full schedule are at

http://www.kkup.org.nz/kerikeri/opening

General Assembly took place last week. You will find

resources here to download to fill you in on what took

place. You will find images, videos, the “Hope for the

World” songbook & worship resources, a summary of

decisions, and access to the daily news. You are invited to

download the information and share it widely within your

congregation.

Prayer and Healing Cluster Group

End of Year get together

Tuesday 14th December at midday at the Sri Mahkota, cnr of Market Rd and Great South

Rd. All welcome, you don’t have to be a regular to

these meetings to join in. RSVP to Howard Carter

howardkris.carter@gmail.com by Mon 12th

Brought to you by Avalon Ministries and

Clevedon Presbyterian Church

Thursday 26th January 2017

Starting at 9.30am (registration from 9am)

and ending with a celebratory dinner

Rethink, Restore, Renew is for:

Leaders, ordained and lay who are

rethinking the church

Leaders keen to learn from the

stories of others

Leaders seeking inspiration to dream

new dreams

Join other leaders for an inspirational day of

rethinking church. Hear stories from our own

context and beyond of how churches are finding

new ways to be church. Be restored by this

opportunity to enjoy the wonderful hospitality of

our hosts Clevedon Presbyterian and Avalon

Ministries. Bring your spouse and/or some of

your church leaders or come on your own.

Speakers include:

Steve Taylor, Principal KCML

Lance Thomas, Minister Rotorua District

Presbyterian Church

Martin Baker, Minister, Clevedon Presbyterian

Church and H@TCH

Lynette Burton, Families Ministry Leader,

Clevedon Presbyterian

Mark Chapman, Avalon Ministries

Jill Kayser, Kids Friendly

Lisa Wells, Press Go Catalyst

Download a brochure here or go to

www.avalonministries.co.nz

Presbytery Council Decisions August -November 2016: PC064/16

Ms Anne Overton was appointed a member of the

Presbytery Youth Work Group.

PC066/16

The application of Rev Rob Petterson for 26 days study

leave in September 2016 was approved.

PC076/16

Rev Pauline Stewart will replace Rev Fakaofo Kaio as

Commissioner to General Assembly 2016

PC077/16

Following the resignation of Rev Caleb Hardie a Presbytery

Commission will be established; Mission Funds Committee

–Rev Nikki Watkin be appointed to the committee; Various

Communion celebrants had their authority renewed;

PressGo application process –it was agreed that the

Presbytery Mission fund Committee consider applications

submitted for PressGo grants and make recommendations

to the Presbytery Council; St Luke’s Samoan Presbyterian

Church –a Presbytery Commission be established to

consider their application to join the PCANZ.

PC082/16

Rev Chong Woo was granted 77 day study leave

PC83/16

The names of Mr Cunny Atchison, Rev Pauline Stewart &

Rev Brett Johnstone were submitted to the Nominating

Committee as our nominations for a Northern

Representative to Council of Assembly.

PC084/16

Ms Robyn Marire Corrigan as Northern representative on

the Board of Presbyterian Support Northern, subject to

agreement by CTN.

PC086/16

It was agreed that Rev C A W Spandow would be replaced

as a Commissioner to Assembly by Mrs Debbie Coombs.

PC088/16

Full civil indemnity was granted to Mr Forbes Worn in

respect to matters relating to the Avondale Union Parish

High Court case given that his involvement arose directly

from his employment by the Northern Presbytery.

PC094/16

The Commission into the resignation of Rev Caleb Hardie

was received with thanks and the commission discharged.

MWG26/16

Rev Karel Lorier has been approved to a three month,

renewable, stated supply at Mairangi & Castor Bays.

MWG27/16

The three parishes in Whangarei looking to co-operate

(Whangarei -St Andrew’s, Trinity Tikipunga & Onerahi- St

James) will have one MSB convened by Rev Peter Bristow,

with Rev Gideon Hanekom & Mr Brian Martin.

MWG28/16

The resignation of Mrs Julia Buckingham was received with

regret.

MWG29/16

Rev Chung Seung Park was approved as a ‘stated supply of

a transitional minister’ for North Shore Korean Church.

MWG30/16

MWG affirm the 6 month MOU between the Owairaka &

Onehunga Pacific Island congregations and look to review

the situation after 5 months, placing Wayne Toleafoa as

facilitator of this process.

MWG31/16

Marie Ropeti’s stated supply will be extended for the 6

months the MOU cover.

MWG 32/16

Rev Alf Taylor to be Interim Moderator at Avondale Union

Parish.

MWG33/16

Rev Stuart Vogel to be Interim Moderator at Taiwanese –

Auckland Presbyterian Church during Rev Mark Wen’s leave

in October.

MWG34/16

The MWG agreed in principle to the Transitional Ministry of

Rev Daniel Park.

MWG35/16

Rev Matt Chapman was authorized as Interim Moderator of

Pohutukawa Coast Presbyterian Church. He will be working

there one day per week spearheading the ministry and

mission as an expression of partnership between St

Columba at Botany and Pohutukawa Coast.

MWG38/16

The MWG has sustained the call of Rev Sandra Warner to

Knox, Morrinsville with a proposed induction date of

Thursday 9th February 2017.

MWG39/16

It was approved (with delight and affirmation) that Mt

Albert Presbyterian change the terms of call for Rev Tani

Haunga to 100%

MWG41/16

The request of the Auckland –Chinese Presbyterian Church

for an MSB to be established was approved. Rev Pauline

Stewart will convene.

PFWG12/16

Support was given to the application of Newton -Pacific

Islander to sell the manse at 38 Wright Rd, Point Chevalier

and to purchase a replacement manse.

PFWG15/16

It was resolved that the application to alter buildings at 2-4

Tairere Cres, Papakura on land owned by Papakura First and

Districts Presbyterian but currently used as a medical centre

by the Papakura Christian Services Trust, be on the basis

that such alterations do not involve cost to the congregation

and that the land would remain unencumbered property of

the PCPT.

PFWG017/16

The unconditional sale of the Balmoral Property to the

Hindu Temple Authorities was approved with full settlement

due end of November.

PFWG018/16

The applications to subdivide and sell the Takapuna –St

George’s manse & site at 2 The Terrace and purchase a

newly built townhouse on that site was strongly supported.