Click to download the summer 2017 edition of Spanz. In this edition we explore how parishes around the country are sharing the Christmas story with their communities. We profile the life and ministry of Rev Taimoanaifakaofo (Fakaofo) Kaio, who will be presented to the next General Assembly for election as the Church’s Moderator 2018-2020.
Presbyterian Research Centre Ng New Zealand Chinese Heritage Collection has been awarded coveted UNESCO Memory of the World New Zealand status.
The Memory of the World Register lists documentary heritage which has regional and world significance and outstanding universal value.
UNESCO recognition draws attention to the significance of documentary heritage and the institutions that care for it.
The latest Council News October 2017 is now online. Read about the decisions made when the Council of Assembly met from 27 to 28 October in Auckland. The meeting had a very full agenda and by the time the meeting concluded not all the matters were able to be attended to. This means some will be actioned via email and others will require a teleconference during November.
New Advent and Christmas worship resources have recently been published on the website, www.conversations.net.nz, run by Presbyterian minister, the Rev Silvia Purdie.
Resources include the lectionary Psalms paraphrased and formatted for worship. There is also a full set of Psalms for children and all-age worship, which is now published in a collection called "Let’s Say a Psalm’" and all the psalms are on the website also in numerical order.