BISHOP S NEWS FOR AUGUST 2010

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The Anglican Diocese of o f Wellington As a Christian Faith Community we worship, we witness, we teach, we serve, we care Bishop s Office P O Box 12046 Wellington 6144 Telephone 04 472 1057 BISHOP S

1 The Anglican Diocese of o f Wellington As a Christian Faith Community we worship, we witness, we teach, we serve, we care Bishop s Office P O Box Wellington 6144 Telephone BISHOP S NEWS FOR AUGUST Bishop s Letter Who Will Win the Australian Election? For the present it is a close run thing and we found it interesting to be in Queensland where the campaigning is white hot. Interesting because we felt sufficiently detached to note the way people will offer a policy [call it enticement if you like] only to be outdone the next day. A re-write of the lyrics to Anything you can do I can better from the Broadway hit Annie Get your Gun would capture the essence of the battle and music might have helped some of the contestants. But that isn t what I wish to dwell on. Instead it is the furore that led into the election campaign when Mr Rudd was dislodged as PM. One person suggested that Kevin Rudd lacked a power base within his party or put another way his constituency wasn t a political faction but rather, the people themselves. And by all accounts those who had him dumped hadn t sufficiently thought about the anger the people of Queensland felt about him being treated in such a fashion. The moral: ordinary people have an extraordinary sense of fair play whether it be in Queensland or here in New Zealand. There is a dislike for behind the scenes plotting, transparency is more appreciated. It seems to me that that was one of the big differences between Jesus and the Pharisees. He was open and direct when dealing with people while those who sought to depose him lurked on the edge of the crowd or in the shadows of the room. What we might find difficult to accept is that the Pharisees like the faceless men behind the political curtain in Rudd s own party don t have a mortgage on behind the scenes manoeuvring. Speed Lees who came to us from the Alban Institute a few years back to speak at our Clergy Conference on Conflict Resolution used the term whispering in the carpark to allude to a similar pattern of behaviour that can occur in a faith-community when things are not going as smoothly as they should. Regardless of whether the car park chatterers feel justified or not isn t the point. What is is the need to be transparent in our dealings with each other. Matthew 18 encourages the direct route. But I am also reminded of Jesus teaching on love that we are to love others as we would have them love us. There you have it then: obedience to Christ s teaching and charity and openness with each other. And who will be the next Australian PM? I have no idea. +Tom Bishop of Wellington 1

2 News from the Bishop s Office The Diaconate If you have lay people in your Mission Unit/Parish who show a passion for caring service, for being a sign of Christ the healer in the Community and see it as a life-long commitment rather than something short term, then I would encourage you to explore with them the possibility of a call to the Order of Deacons. My hope is that every Parish/Mission Unit will have a Deacon on staff to live out the Servant Leader role and be a symbol of Christian Service in the Community. Kindly contact my Ministry Chaplain, Reverend Kate Carey-Smith to explore this matter further. +Tom Bishop of Wellington I commend the attached paper Diocese of Fredericton Episcopal Directives 1.9, Liturgical Ministry of Deacons, to you for study within your Parishes/Mission Units and adoption if you already have Deacons. Acts of the Bishop Ordination Held at St Hilda s in the Parish of Upper Hutt on Tuesday 17 Lance Evan Lukin Deacon Confirmations Parish of Roseneath, held at St Barnabas Church on 3 July Aaron Matthew King Parish of Lower Hutt, held at St James, Lower Hutt on 18 July Josephine Ellen Lewis Colin Douglas Lewis Parish of Whitby, held at St Mary s, Whitby on 25 July Emma Rachel Atkinson Storm Miriam Harpham Emma Louise Sprott Janette Sprott Jordan Williams Parish of Onslow Anglicans, held at St Barnabas, Khandallah on 8 Raewyn Patricia Berkahn Celia Noreen Falchi Julia Louise Jenkins Jonathan Kingsley Berkahn James Matthew Clareburt John Henry Whitehead 2

3 Parish of Upper Hutt, held at St Barnabas, Khandallah on 8 Andrea Joy Lukin Lance Evan Lukin 3

4 Licence of a Priest Holding the Office of Priest in Charge in the Parish of Newlands-Paparangi Reverend Jennie Claire Sim, BA (Hons) 1 Licence of a Priest Holding the Office of Interim Priest in Charge in the Parish of Wainuiomata Reverend Rosalind (Roz) Sims, RGN, RMN 6 Licence of a Priest Holding the Office of Priest in Charge in the Parish of The Epiphany, Masterton Hilda May (May) Croft, DipDN, LTh 17 Licence of a Deacon Holding the Office of Deacon Assistant in the Parish of Upper Hutt Lance Evan Lukin, MCoun, MStraStud, Bed, DipTchg 17 Letter of Authority for the Office of Chaplain, New Zealand Defence Force RNZAF Ohakea Katene Mariu Eruera, BA, LLB, MTh 23 July Licence for the Office of Lay Minister to Anoint with Oil Ingrid Blakeborough, Parish of Castlecliff 10 Lorayne Chalmers, Parish of The Epiphany, Masterton 10 Patsy Claire Christie, Parish of Waikanae 10 James Hayes Coleman, Parish of Karori Anglican Churches 10 Wendy Davidson, Parish of Karori Anglican Churches 10 Nicola Drayton-Glesti, Parish of Karori Anglican Churches 10 Lorraine Jones, Parish of St Matthew s, Masterton 10 Don Ravine, Parish of All Saints, Palmerston North 10 John Ridout, Parish of Castlecliff 10 Cyril Clive Rosewarne, Parish of Castlecliff 10 Raymond Watchman, Parish of All Saints, Palmerston North 10 Licence for the Office of Lay Minister Barbara Archer, Parish of Kapiti Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Susan Atkins, Parish of St Peter s on Willis, Wellington Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Peter Banks, Parish of Upper Hutt Liturgical/Worship Leader 10 Ingrid Blakeborough, Parish of Castlecliff Pastoral Minister 10 Alexander Brunt, Parish of Eastbourne Liturgical/Worship Leader and Preacher 10 August Linda Maria Louise Burnside, Parish of Churton Park Pastoral Minister 10 Joanne Carlyon, Parish of Kapiti Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Christine Cuthbert, Parish of Island Bay Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Gillian Helen England, Parish of Pauatahanui Liturgical/Worship Leader and Preacher 10 Helen Fenton, Parish of Upper Hutt Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 4

5 John Fenton, Parish of Upper Hutt Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Kathleen Godfrey, Parish of Kapiti Pastoral Minister 10 Margaret Mary Griffiths, Parish of Kapiti Liturgical/Worship Leader 10 Dorothy Hodges, Parish of St Peter s, Palmerston North Pastoral Minister 10 Mary Houston, Parish of Avalon Liturgical/Worship Leader, Pastoral Minister, Preacher and Educator 10 Stephen Hurd, Parish of Waikanae Liturgical/Worship Leader 10 Alan Urquhart Jamieson, Parish of Pauatahanui Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Janice M Macaskill, Parish of Kapiti Pastoral Minister 10 Rosemary Grace Marryatt, Parish of Waikanae Liturgical/Worship Leader 10 August Alistair Millar, Parish of Kapiti Pastoral Minister 10 Cliff Mundell, Parish of Kapiti Liturgical/Worship Leader, Pastoral Minister and Preacher 10 Hennie Nothnagel, Parish of Kapiti Liturgical/Worship Leader and Preacher 10 August Sarah Nothnagel, Parish of Kapiti Liturgical/Worship Leader and Preacher 10 August Jenny Powell, Parish of Waikanae Pastoral Minister 10 Lewis Powell, Parish of Waikanae Pastoral Minister 10 Marie Elizabeth Preston, Parish of Pauatahanui Liturgical/Worship Leader, Pastoral Minister and Preacher 10 Margaret Raudnic, Parish of Wainuiomata Liturgical/Worship Leader 10 Joanna Mary (Jan) Richmond, Parish of Otaki Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Elizabeth Sandell, Parish of Pauatahanui Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Julia Stevens, Parish of Pauatahanui Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Wayne Stokes, Parish of St Peter s, Palmerston North Liturgical/Worship Leader and Pastoral Minister 10 Jane Tippett, Parish of Eastbourne Liturgical/Worship Leader 10 Barbara Udy, Parish of St Matthew s, Masterton Liturgical/Worship Leader, Pastoral Minister and Catechist 10 Darryl Ward, Parish of Kapiti Liturgical/Worship Leader, Preacher and Evangelist 10 Lynda Wards, Parish of Kapiti Liturgical/Worship Leader, Pastoral Minister and Preacher 10 Alan William John West, Parish of Pahiatua Liturgical/Worship Leader, Preacher and Educator 10 Susan Woodhouse, Parish of Upper Hutt Pastoral Minister and Educator 10 Judy Youmans, Parish of Upper Hutt Liturgical/Worship Leader, Pastoral Minister, Preacher and Educator 10 Bishop s Medal of Service Michael John Chapman, Parish of Northland-Wilton 25 July Grace Jessie (Gay) Duncan, Parish of Northland-Wilton 25 July Lorna Sybil McCullagh, Parish of Northland-Wilton 25 July 5

6 Vacancies in the Diocese of Wellington Parish of Churton Park Chinese Anglican Mission Parish of Newlands-Paparangi Parish of Porirua Parish of The Epiphany, Masterton Parish of Waiwhetu Fulltime Pastor Part Time Priest in Charge Expressions of interest and CV to: The Right Reverend Dr Thomas Brown P O Box Wellington Telephone: bishoptom@paradise.net.nz Vacancies in the Province Please see the Diocesan website for more information. Click on the following link: Diocese of Christchurch Parish of St John s, Latimer Square Applications close on Friday 27 August Diocese of Nelson Nelson Cathedral Applications close on Tuesday 31 August Church of The Nativity, Blenheim Dean/Vicar Youth Pastor/Intern 6

BISHOP S NEWS FOR DECEMBER 2012

BISHOP S NEWS FOR DECEMBER 2012 The Anglican Diocese of Wellington As a Christian Faith Community we worship, we witness, we teach, we serve, we care Bishop s Office P O Box 12046 Wellington 6144 Telephone 04 472 1057 BISHOP S NEWS FOR