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Entries close on 26 August at 5pm for the Prescare Art and Writing Competition - an opportunity for children from preschool to Year 8 (photography entries open to year 9 – 13 students). Over $900 in prizes. Enter here.

See images from the inauguration of our Pacific Islands Synod presbytery, Saturday 27 July 2013, on the PCANZ Facebook page.

Watch two keynote addresses by Sala Tiatia and Rod Baxter from Presbyterian Youth Ministry's Connect 2013 national youth event held in Wellington in July.

The new Asian Ministries section of the Church website has an invitation for young people from any of our churches to apply to take part in a mission trip to Taiwan in December 2013.

Our Presbyterian Research Centre in Dunedin is providing access to a two month free trial of EBSCO’s Religion and Philosophy full text database. The trial will run through to 18 September. Contact Hewitson@knoxcollege.ac.nz for the password to the site and to send your feedback.

Would you like to attend one of three workshops CWM will run between August and December 2013? Global Mission, Training & Empowerment, Justice & Witness. For information email martin@presbyterian.org.nz

The Church has expressed concern over the passing of the International Convention Centre legislation because it increases access to gambling. The Rt Rev Ray Coster described the effects of problem gambling on children, families and communities as corrosive.

Based on a national research study, The Spirit and Culture of Youth Ministry these documents provide insight into what congregations are doing to foster a vibrant, committed Christian faith in the lives of youth. Tools from the book are available on the PYM website.

Our winter edition of Spanz explores the meaning of cross-culturalism and asks if we are a cross-cultural Church. We share the story of Clevedon Presbyterian’s popular inter-cultural lunches.

Application for the 2013 round of Presbyterian Foundation grants are now invited, application forms can be downloaded here.