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The Rev Fakaofo Kaio, moderator of the Northern Presbytery, joins with other church ministers in encouraging us all to spend time acknowledging the meaning of Easter. Imagine there is a God who is loving, just and good. Suppose this God formed the world, full of beauty and with people like us in it. Imagine God's plan is for a world full of goodness, beauty, and love, free of horror, suffering and death. Read more in the NZ Herald

For the next several months some Presbyterian and Uniting congregations in Christchurch will be unable to meet due to the ongoing affects of the earthquake, including families being relocated for a time, extensive damage to church buildings and to surrounding roads, workplaces closing due to damage, and ongoing disruption to power and water supplies

The dates for Transition Ministry training are now available, visit this page for more information.

Moderator, the Rt Rev Peter Cheyne has offered our heartfelt greetings and prayers to the United Church of Christ in Japan.  The Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand has made a gift to the United Church to support their ministry during this difficult time. 

PresCare is a partnership between the Presbyterian Church and Presbyterian Support. PresCare looks for ways our shared faith and commitment can respond to the needs and nurture the wellbeing of children and families.

Dear Friends

Even as I write this, Christchurch emergency workers are doing their utmost to rescue people trapped in fallen buildings and crushed cars.

Overnight we have received letters and notes from churches and individuals from around the world representing an outpouring of prayer and concern for the people of Christchurch.

A question we are being asked by many is 'what can we do?'

Martin Baker, the Assembly Executive Secretary of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa has received the following letters of support for the church and people of Christchurch:

Dear friends,

As you may have now heard Christchurch suffered another damaging earthquake this afternoon. Let us join together urgently in prayer for the people of Christchurch and think about the practical help we can offer.

At this stage news is only slowly beginning to filter through but no doubt like you I am feeling shocked. I want to express our love for all the people of Christchurch and our deep concern for their safety and wellbeing.

There is a Census on Tuesday, 8 March 2011. Statistics New Zealand has urged the Church to encourage young people, Maori, Pacific and Korean churchgoers in particular to take part, and to make it known that legally everyone in New Zealand on 8 March, including tourists, must fill in a form. Information about the Census is available here in several languages including Maori, Samoan, Tongan, Korean, Mandarin and Cantonese.