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Presbyterian Church elects spiritual leader who will encourage young Church leadership
Media release:
29 September 2021
The Right Rev Hamish Galloway of Christchurch is the new Moderator, or elected spiritual leader, of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. He will begin his two-year term from the evening of Wednesday 29 September 2021.
Church invited to livestream GA21 - Worship & business 29-30 Sept
The opening Worship of the 2021 General Assembly, including Communion and installation of our new Moderator, will be streamed live on YouTube. For those not attending as Commissioners, you are warmly invited to share in this important event in the life of our Church.
Moderator's pastoral message: Covid-19 Delta variant in our community
Please download here a pdf message from the Moderator Right Rev Fakaofo Kaio regarding the Covid-19 Delta variant in our community.
CWS Appeals for Afghanistan & Haiti
24 August 2021
Te Wiki o te reo Māori - Maori Language Week 13-19 September 2021
Every year since 1975, New Zealand has marked Māori Language Week, and te reo Māori became an official language of Aotearoa in 1987.
Assembly Office staff working from home
New Zealand is at Alert Level 4 from Wednesday 11.59pm 17 August and Assembly Office staff are working from home. Please see contact details for staff on the Church website here.
2021/22 lectionary (Year C - Luke) now available
The 2021/22 lectionary (Year C - Luke) and calendar is now available for download from the Church's website. The new lectionary commences on 28 Nov 2021.
GA21 News - sign up for GA daily email
Just enter your name and email and following the online 2021 Assembly, we will send you an email with the latest news. We will endeavour to update the Church website during the day on Thursday 30 September.