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

Regional Prayer & Healing –Pentecost Gathering: Sunday 15th May, 7pm at Greyfriars Church, 544 Mt

Eden Rd. Join others from the presbytery for a time of

worship, encouragement, prayer & ministry… seeking

God’s Holy Spirit to revive us -his church- and empower

us to proclaim the gospel in our city and region.

Do you have prayer groups in your parish?

Invite them to be part of this city wide event!

Download a poster for your noticeboard here

Work groups & Council: Presbytery Council holds its monthly meeting

on Thursday, 2nd June at 10am. Presbytery

Executive Council meets weekly on the other

Thursdays at Papatoetoe –St John’s Church.

Property & Finance: When: Tuesday 17th May

2016 at 9am. Where: Presbytery office, 111

Great South Rd, Greenlane.

Ministry: When: Tuesday 17th May at noon

for lunch then meeting at 12.30pm. Where:

Mt Roskill –St John’s Presbyterian Church, 422

Mt Albert Rd.

Prayer & Healing: When: Wednesday 18th

May at noon for lunch then meeting at

12.30pm. Where: Ellerslie/Mt Wellington –St

Peter’s, 7 Harrison Rd

Youth: When: TBC 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. Please email these to the Northern Presbytery

office. Thank you.

North Pres News - 5 May 2016

Diary: PYM Children & Youth Leaders Training Day

–Saturday 7th May

Growing Thriving Cross Cultural Parishes –

Thursday 5th May, 7.30pm at Greenlane

Presbyterian Church, cnr Great South &

Greenlane Rd, (see more details in news)

Regional Prayer & Healing –Pentecostal

Gathering –Sunday 15th May, 7pm at

Greyfriars -544 Mt Eden Rd

Regional Youth Service –Sunday 15th May,

6pm at Massey Presbyterian Church 510 Don

Buck Rd

Winter Presbytery –Saturday, 25 June 2016

at Papakura –Pacific Islander Church, Fetu

Pulua Place (off Eastburn, off Dominion Rd),

Papakura. There will be a Ministers Day on

Friday, 24th June.

General Assembly -15th -19th Nov in Dunedin

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Presbytery decisions: Presbytery Council has recently resolved that wherever

appropriate all decisions made by Presbytery Council,

Ministry and Property & Finance Work Groups should

be published for the information of the Presbytery

membership. Set out hereunder are all decisions made

by those bodies in the calendar year 2016. Some

decisions such as receiving apologies at meetings,

agreeing to the agenda etc together with receipt of

Elders Commissions are not included. In future the list

will be published as decisions are made.

The Numbering system is PC = Presbytery Council, MWG

= Ministry Work Group and PFWG = Property and

Finance Work Group.

If members have queries they should feel free to

contact the Presbytery Clerk.

Presbytery Council decisions: The following decisions have been made by Presbytery Council

taking Presbytery powers:

PC005/16

That the report of the Presbytery Commission in respect of

smaller Korean congregations be received, that the

recommendations be adopted and that the commission be

thanked and discharged.

PC006/16

Management of the previous Balmoral Church property

undertaken by the Northern Presbytery Property and Finance

Workgroup.

PC007/16

Revs Brett Johnstone and Nikki Watkins and Mrs Isabella

Tedcastle elected for a 4 year term to Presbytery Council and

Rev Wayne Toleafoa, Moderator Designate.

North Shore Korean Church: Rev Warren Deason appointed

IM.

Ministry Work Group –Convenorship: Resignation of Rev Marie

Ropeti accepted with regret.

Rev Tino Scanlan: Granted the status of Minister Emeritus.

PC008/16

New Presbytery Youth Co-ordinator position established.

PC015/16

Mr Alex McEwing co-opted to Council as a voting member

representing Northland.

PC016/16

That Presbytery Council approves the sale of the Balmoral

property.

Socratez Yoman is President of the Fellowship of

Baptist Churches in West Papua. He is not only a very

strong church leader but a passionate advocate for

West Papuans as a whole. Since 1961 up to 500,000

Papuans have died in the struggle for self-

determination. Others are held in prison where they

are variously interrogated, tortured or beaten to

death. In 2010 a leaked document from the

Indonesian Special Forces (Kopassus) revealed that

Socratez was listed at the top of a list of people in civil

society that Kopassus regards as “enemies”. Socratez

responded: “I speak up for justice, peace, human

rights and dignity. I must speak up for my people”. He

shrugged off the death threats and intimidation that

he and many others on the list suffer, by saying “This

is our daily life”.

Auckland date: Friday 20th May, 6.30pm

Fale Pasifika

University of Auckland

Contact Leilani Salesa postcolonialtheory@gamil.com

Socratez’ visit is being supported by the PCANZ.

Fresh Horizons Conference NZ Fresh Horizons is a Christian Ministry designed to raise

awareness of the value of people in life’s “second half”

and to help inspire, educate and resource them for

effective ministry, evangelism and community

involvement.

Keynote Speakers: John & Jacquie Coulombe

from Oregon, USA.

August 17th -18th

Tauranga Yacht Club

Sulphur Point Tauranga

Down load a flyer here and registration from here

PC017/16 & PC018/16

Study leave approved for Rev Sun Mi Lee and Rev Peter Temita

PC025/16

Ruawai Co-operating congregation dissolution of CV: Rev Peter

Bristow and Mr Alex McEwing are appointed Commissioners to

the dissolution commission.

PC027/16

St Aidan’s Conifer Grove/Takanini Presbytery Commission:

monitoring of congregation by Presbytery. Mission Plan to be

developed and Mission Enabler to be employed.

PC028/16

Appointment of Mr John Kernohan to review Presbytery Central

Administration.

Ministry Workgroup decisions: MWG001/16

Ponsonby –St Stephen’s Presbyterian Church -Rev Don Hall

stated supply extended to December 2016.

MWG002/16

Remuera –St Lukes Presbyterian Church –Rev Dr A Davidson

appointed IM during Minister’s study leave.

MWG003/16

Greyfriars Eden Epsom Presbyterian Church –Je Cheol Cook

appointed lay assistant until December 2016.

MWG004/16

Forrest Hill Presbyterian Church –to call Rev Martin Fey

sustained.

MWG005/16

Clevedon Presbyterian Church –Hatch Proposal. MWG

commended their effort for the Sunday evening gathering for

local unchurched. MWG supports their application to PressGo.

MWG006/16

Rev Warren Deason –notice of retirement, 27 November 2016.

MWG007/16

Rev Alf Taylor –noticed of retirement, 30 June 2016.

MWG008/16

Belmont –St Margaret’s Presbyterian Church –Rev Lester

Simpson IM

MWG009/16

Rev Sun Mi Lee –confirm increase to 80% FTE at New Lynn –St

Austell’s Uniting Parish.

MWG010/16

Auckland Central – Symonds St, St Andrew’s Presbyterian

Church –Parish Review tabled and discussed. Rev Johannes

Suwantika appointed as IM. Search will continue for an

experienced transitional minister for the international

congregation.

MWG011/16

Belmont –St Margaret’s Presbyterian Church –MSB: appointed

Ian Watson, Isabella Tedcastle and one other TBA.

General Assembly 2016: Updates This year’s General Assembly will be held from 15-19

November in Dunedin at the University of Otago.

Further information about Assembly can be found at

the PCANZ website here.

At this point, Northern Presbytery has sent

information to churches regarding the process for

Commissioning Ministers and Elders. This process is

not the same as at previous Assemblies. Previously, a

Commissioner (either a Minister or Elder) came from

each congregation within the presbytery. This year,

Presbytery will be entitled to Commission one

commissioner for each 100 members. More details are

here. Please do not hesitate to be in touch with us at

Northern Presbytery if you have any questions or

queries with any of this process. Please send your group

nominations to Presbytery by the 16th May.

The Northern Presbytery will send 6 Youth

Commissioners to the Assembly this year. Northern

Presbytery and PYM recognises the vital contribution

that young adults can and should make in the

discernment process of our church. A new Pilot is

being run this year to enable our youth

commissioners to be better prepared and to

understand the processes of General Assembly before

they arrive. Read here how this initiative will work.

Memorial Minutes: Part of the preparation of the White Book for the

Assembly includes the collection of memorial minutes

from Presbyteries for ministers and lay people. Could

all sessions please supply the Presbytery Clerk with

these memorial minutes of any ministers or notables

of the church who have died in the past 2 years.

Health & Safety Requirements for Churches &

Church Trusts: You are now able to download the new ICB Health &

Safety resources for churches that the ICB has created

to assist churches with the new health and safety

legislation.

Go to our website here for the download links.

MWG012/16

Northcote –St Aidan’s Presbyterian Church –MSB Rev Sylvia Miller- Hardie, Rev

Caleb Hardie and one other TBA.

MWG013/16

Great Barrier Island –Rev Kevin Finlay has agreed to co-ordinate Great Barrier

arrangements.

MWG014/16

Taiwanese –Auckland Presbyterian Church –Notice of impending resignation of

Rev Mark Wen. Rev Stuart Vogel IM and Rev Kevin Finlay as Convenor MSB.

MWG015/16

Auckland Central – Symonds St, St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church –approval

given for setting up of an MSB.

MWG016/16

Albany Presbyterian Church –Approval to seek IM and set up MSB.

MWG017/16

Avondale Union Parish –request for Stated Supply was not approved.

Property & Finance Workgroup decisions: PFWG001/16

Pohutukawa Coast Presbytrian Church –the workgroup enthusiastically supports

the proposed building project.

PFWG002/16

Taiwanese –Auckland Presbyterian Church –agreed to building project

proceeding

PRWG004/16

Somervell Memorial Presbyterian Church –resolved that the application to carry

out major repairs with estimated cost of $90,000 in 2016 and $100,000 in 2018

be supported.

PRWG005/16

Whangarei –St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church –Presbytery supports the

renewing of commercial leases relative to the properties forming a part of the St

Andrew’s property holdings.

Reflection:

united with Christ

love

sharing in the Spirit

joy

same love

one in spirit

one mind

Mainly Music: On our website we have compiled a list of Parishes that we know provide Mainly Music or Playgroup sessions in

their communities. We can see that every day people check this list out looking for friendly groups for their little

ones to join. Can you take a look at this page and check that we have your details correct? If we are missing your

listing, let us know and we will add you on! Thank you.