In A Presbytery Of Prayer Issue 2/1

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1 In A Presbytery Of Prayer Issue 2/1 Introduction Welcome to the second year of In a Presbytery of Prayer. I ve told the following story before, but learned 2 Sundays ago that it s worth re-telling. On a holiday in Sweden and Germany 2 years ago my wife Lena and I visited the Nazi Concentration Camp at Buchenwald, named for the Beech Forest through which the German poets Goethe and Schiller once wandered. Germans feel that the camp is an obscenity that defaces the memory of these greats of their culture as well as destroying a great swathe of beautiful beech forest. The visit upset me so deeply that I wept for 2 hours as I walked around the camp, and I wondered if I would vomit. Yet for weeks after we returned home I was constantly visited by joy. There was an undercurrent of joy in everything I did, which was strange given that I began as Presbytery Minister, launching straight into a range of difficult pastoral problems while trying to finish a PhD. Weirdly, I had the 4th movement of Beethoven's 9th symphony constantly running around in my head. I couldn t understand what was going on until one day the penny dropped: I remembered that the melody in my head was the music Beethoven composed to Schiller's great poem An die Freude, Ode to Joy. It was as though God was telling me, "David, now you have seen the worst of what humans can do, and still I prevail. At Christmas time we remember just how God has prevailed: in Jesus, who came to light the world. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. " (John 1:5) So have a blessed Christmas and Don t forget to pray, and to send in your prayers to me at dreichardt@pnp.unitingchurch.org.au and I shall incorporate them as appropriate in subsequent editions. Parramatta-Nepean Presbytery Prayer Guide, January - March, 2011 May the holiday period be a time of grace and peace, joy, love and rest. David Reichardt, Presbytery Minister 2

2 Days 1 6 Presbytery Committees Day 1 Pray for Presbytery Office and staff: Secretary Mr John Cutts, of Windsor Bookkeeper Mr James Orr, of Eastwood Presbytery Minister Rev Dr David Reichardt, of Epping Mission Resource Officer (from 1/11) Rev Chris Lockley, of St Clair Children, Youth & Family Worker Rev Christine Bayliss Kelly of Baulkham Hills Other Key People Chairperson: Rev David Peters of Luddenham UC & Ruse Immediate past Chairperson: Mr Trevor Knight of Galston Deputy Chairpersons: Rev Keith Hamilton of Parramatta Mission Rev Janice Freeston of Springwood UC Pastoral Relations Committee Convenor: Mr John Illidge of Galston Finance & Property Committee Convenor: Mr John K Martin, Quakers Hill Presbytery Strategy Committee Convenor: Rev Kent Crawford, West Epping Mission and Evangelism Committee Convenor: Chris Lockley Ministry Committee Convenor: Ms Leanne Hutcheson of Winmalee Responsible for Transitional Ministry Partnerships (TMP) and Intentional Interim Ministries (IIM): Rev Marion Gledhill of Eastwood Mission & Property Reflections : John Cutts & Marion Gledhill Lay Preachers' Contact Person: Mrs Noelene Martin of Faulconbridge Adult Fellowship Secretary: Mrs Joan Macleod of Baulkham Hills We continue to thank God for the good and increasing sense of team in the Presbytery Office. We pray for the appointment of a part-time PA to John Cutts. Day 2 Standing Committee Convenor: David Peters Secretary: John Cutts (Secretary), Other members: Trevor Knight Christine Bayliss Kelly Chris Lockley David Reichardt Rev Samata Elia of Penrith, Keith Hamilton Rev Elizabeth Orr of Eastwood, and Holroyd UC John K Martin Mr Stephen White of Leura 3 Takes decisions and acts with the delegated authority of the full meeting of Presbytery, when that body cannot meet. Meets 2 nd Thursday, 11 months a year. Pray for wisdom. Day 3 Pastoral Relations Committee (PRC) Convenor: John Illidge Secretary: John Cutts Other members: Rev Bruce Slater of UnitingCare & Winston Hills, Rev Bui Chi Ai of Cabramatta, Rev Christine Bayliss Kelly Rev Chris Lockley Rev David Peters, Rev David Reichardt Rev Dr Jason Choi of Greystanes UC Rev Jorge Rebolledo Synod Consultant for the Ministry of Pastor & of North Rocks Leanne Hutcheson Rev Liva Tukutama of Blacktown UC Rev Alimoni Taumoepeau of Blaxland UC Ms Lois Rees of West Epping Rev Marion Gledhill Rev Rodel Palma of Quakers Hill Trevor Knight Oversees the pastoral well-being of the Presbytery s congregations, faith communities and ministry agents. Presbytery s ministry staff and the Ministry Committee report to PRC. Meets on the 4 th Thursday, 11 months a year. Pray for wisdom. Give thanks for the ministry of Jorge Rebolledo, and pray for him and his wife Sue as they move in the new year to Broken Hill where Jorge will begin a placement as the flying padre with Frontier Services. Day 4 Finance and Property Committee Convenor: John K Martin, Quakers Hill Members: Mr Peter Brown, West Epping Mr Ian Gray, Parramatta Mission Mr Rob Herne, St Clair Mr John Lemsing, Glenorie Mr Sid Limbert, Seven Hills Mr Kevin Wicks, Blacktown Mr Peter Stenning, Greystanes 4

3 Oversees Presbytery s finance and property portfolio, worth several hundred million dollars. Pray for wisdom in helping congregations administer, use and, as God guides, sell and buy properties to promote God s mission. Day 5 Mission, Education & Discipleship Committee Convenor: Chris Lockley Members: In the process of formation congregations have been placed in one zone in this Prayer Guide, but may well relate more to congregations of another zone. Pray that the concept of zones will be considered well and used wisely in mission by the Presbytery s congregations. Blue Mountains Zone, Days 7 & 8 This new committee is intended to replace the old Mission & Evangelism Committee. Its structure will mirror the new Synod Board that is resulting from the merger of the Boards of Education and Mission. Please pray that this would all proceed according to God s will. Day 6 Ministry committee Convener: Leanne Hutcheson Members Christine Bayliss Kelly Rev Tony Blake, Hawkesbury Village Janice Freeston, Springwood Oversees the steps people take towards formal recognition by the Church of the ministries they exercise or intend to exercise. These include candidature for ordained ministry, commissioning as Pastor and the like. Pray for wisdom. Days 7-24 The Presbytery in Zones The harvest is plentiful but the labourers are few. Pray therefore earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into His harvest. Luke 10:2 The concept of missional zones was introduced in the Presbytery Mission and Property Review of Four of the seven recommendations of that Review had to do with these zones: 1) Orient the Mission of Congregations through Mission Partnerships within Zones. 2) Increase the resources/capacity of large congregations to support Zones and significantly expand their capability. 6) Explore opportunities for full time placements within Mission Zones. 7) Encourage creativity within zones. The maps below show the suggested zones. In this issue the congregations of the Presbytery are listed in these zones, rather than alphabetically. Some 5 Blaxland Office: PO Box 446 Blaxland 2774 Ph: Minister: Rev Moni Taumoepeau Give thanks for Moni s ministry, and pray for wise handling of financial issues. Upper Blue Mountains: Blackheath, Katoomba & Leura, Megalong Valley Office: PO Box 7002 Leura

4 Keep praying for these 3 congregations as they work out the implications of their decisions to separate. Central Blue Mountains: Hazelbrook Office: PO Box 47 Hazelbrook 2779 Pray that God will guide this congregation as they work out how to be in mission. Ebenezer-Pitt Town - Multi Centre PO Box 7048, Wilberforce 2756 Thanks God for 200 years of Christian worship and witness at Ebenezer. Pray for guidance as the congregation seeks a new minister in the context of the Hawkesbury zone. Glenbrook (St Andrews) Office: PO Box 54 Glenbrook 2773 Ph: Part-time Supply Ministry: Rev Rennie Schmid Pray God s guidance and blessing upon Glenbrook as they discern their future. Springwood PO Box 212 Springwood 2777 Minister: Rev Janice Freeston Family youth worker (part time): Charla Chilver Counsellor (part-time): Mrs Sue Kaldor Secretary: Bronwyn McLoughlin Praise God for this significant congregation at the heart of the chain of Blue Mountains townships, and for their minister Janice Freeston as both congregation and minister exercise missional leadership. Winmalee Faith Community Contact people: Julie & Steve Close Pray for this faith community and for faith communities in general as they work out God s will and purpose for them. Hawkesbury Zone, Days 9 & 10 Leets Vale Faith Community Contact: Mr Alan Prosser Pray for this faith community on the Hawkesbury River at the northern extremity of our Presbytery, and for faith communities in general as they work out God s will and purpose for them. 7 Kurrajong Heights PO Box 132 Kurmond 2757 Pray for this small congregation. Richmond Office: PO Box 450 Richmond 2753 Ph: office@richmonduniting.org.au Minister: Rev Je-Kon Oh Pray that God will use Je-Kon to guide Richmond through generational transition. 8

5 Windsor - Wilberforce Office: PO Box 127 Windsor 2756 Ph: Minister: Rev Sisilia Tupou-Thomas Pray that God will guide this small congregation, guardian of a large, expensive historical church building, into a missional way of being church. May the closure of Wilberforce serve to enhance the unity of God s people in that part of the Hawkesbury zone. North West Zone, Days 11 & 12 Leadership Development: Adele Smith Seniors: Mrs Bev Schmarr, finishes in March Youth: Vacant Office secretary: Vacant Pray for this developing regional church. Pray for discernment concerning God s future for Rev Nick Fried and his family, other staff who are leaving, and the Baulkham Hills congregation. Blacktown Office: Bungarribee Road, Blacktown 2148 Ph: office@blacktown.unitingchurch.org.au Minister: Rev Liva Tukatama Lay Ministry Worker Children and Families: Vacant Secretary: Mr Franklin Baptist Tongans: Mark Toki Pray for this strategic, dynamic congregation, and for their minister Liva as he settles into his 3 rd year here. Give thanks for Blacktown s various congregations characterized by different ethnicities, and pray that they would share deep Christian fellowship. Castle Hill Office: PO Box 515 Castle Hill 1765 Ph: admin@wesleycastlehill.org.au Minister: Rev Rhonda White Pray for this vibrant congregation, strategically placed in Sydney s north-west, and for their minister Rhonda White. Baulkham Hills Office: PO Box 773, Baulkham Hills 1755 Ph: office@baulkham hillsuca.org.au Children/family Worker: Mrs Robyn Matthewson Pastoral care: Christine Palmer 9 Galston Office: 11 School Road, Galston 2159 Ph: Secretary: Mr Trevor Knight Pray for the Congregation as they move towards a new Call. Grantham Heights Contact number:

6 Secretary: Mrs Barbara Oakes Pray for guidance as Grantham Heights seek to discern God s will for the future, including future ministry. Kenthurst Office: PO Box 83 Kenthurst 2156 Ph: Ministry of Pastor: Rob Ridding Secretary: Mr Bruce McAlpine Pray for guidance as Riverstone seeks God s way forward. Nepean Valley Zone, Days 13 & 14 Pray for Rob Ridding as he exercises the ministry of pastor, and for the mission of this congregation. Northwest Office: Rouse Hill Community Centre, PO Box 3247 Rouse Hill 2155 t (w) Minister: Rev John Thornton Children, Family & Music: Kath Willems Give thanks that Northwest UC have moved into their own premises and received SMRF funding for the next phase of their life. Pray for rest and rejuvenation for John Thornton, and that the zone concept being funded by the SMRF grant will develop well. Quakers Hill Office: 32 Highfield Road, Quakers Hill 2763 Ph: qhuc@tpg.com.au Minister: Rev David Wrightson Pray for this congregation in the heart of the north-west. Give thanks that they share facilities with the Filipino congregation. Quakers Hill Filipino Minister: Rev Rodel Palma Give thanks for this congregation s intentionality in bearing witness to the Filipino community. Riverstone Contact details: PO Box 92 Riverstone NSW 2765 t Note that Blaxland and Glenbrook have been included in the Blue Mountains Zone in this prayer guide. Bidwill Community Ministry (Tongans, Cook Islanders worship at Bidwill) Supply Minister: Rev John Dacey Indigenous Youth Worker: Community Development Worker Wilmott Technology Centre Pray for this ministry to under-resourced people, particularly now that the cooperative arrangement with the Catholic Church has concluded. Pray for John Dacey s leadership of this important outreach. Bidwill Tongan Bidwill Secretary: Manu Moala

7 Pray that God will continue to guide the Community Ministry as it re-forms its structure. Pray for the Bidwill Tongans. Doonside Faith Community Contact person: Mr Les Fletcher Pray for this faith community, and for faith communities in general as they work out God will and purpose for them. Emu Plains PO Box 331, Emu Plains 2750 Jamisontown Pray for God s blessing on these 2 small congregations at the foot of the mountains. Pray for Elvie Cave as she is commissioned as Pastor on January 2 nd. Penrith Linked: Penrith, Mt Hope Office: John Lees Christian Centre 15 Evan Street, Penrith 2750 Ph: Minister: Rev Samata Elia Children and family worker: Vacant Give thanks for the ministry of Samata Elia as he moves towards retirement. Penrith aspires to be a regional church. Pray that God will answer their prayer. Peteli 309 North Rooty Hill Rd, Plumpton 2761 Minister: Rev Filimone Olivetti Church Council Secretary: Mrs Nunia Langi Pray that the vision for a regional, multi-cultural, centre with a focus on youth will be realized, while respecting the natural desire of migrants to retain their own culture. St Clair Office: PO Box 208 St Clair 2759 Ph: Thank God for this bi-cultural, English- and Hindi-speaking congregation. Many in it, particularly among the Hindi speakers, are time-poor due to the demands of jobs, mortgages and family life. This is a feature of life across the Presbytery. Pray for guidance and help in alleviating this pressure in the lives of many in our congregations. St Mary's - Rooty Hill Linked: St Mary's English speaking, Rooty Hill English speaking Office: 49 Brisbane Street, St Mary's 2760 Ph: Minister: Rev David Riethmuller Give thanks for these culturally diverse congregations congregation, and for the gifts and cross-cultural experience David Riethmuller brings to the ministry there. St Marys Cook Island Congregation Office: 49 Brisbane Street, St Mary's 2760 Ph: Contact persons: Mr Simon Tauru and Mrs Apii Tauru Pray for the future directions of this congregation, particularly their large and growing youth group. Rooty Hill Fijian Congregation Office: 86 Rooty Hill Rd North, Rooty Hill 2766 Ph Contact person: Mr Apisalome Ranitu Pray for this faithful and gifted congregation and for continued good relations with the Rooty Hill English speaking congregation. Holroyd Zone, Days 15 & 16 Auburn - Multi Centre Harold Wood (Auburn) Congregational Chairperson: Steveni Tangi Tilba Street (Berala) Congregational Chairperson: Halala Roger Page (North Auburn): Congregational Chairperson: Steveni Havea Minister: Rev Mele Koloa Fakahua-Ratcliffe 14

8 Secretary: Mrs Sisi Sikuea Give thanks for the growth of this parish over the past 5 years. Pray for relations with the local Muslim community, and for the ministry to Tongan young people. Secretary: Mrs Pat Tweed Fairfield Tongans: Lola Kefu Pray for Fairfield as they engage in what cross-cultural ministry and mission mean. Greystanes Office: 35 Cumberland Road, Greystanes 2145 Ph: or office@greystanesuniting.org.au PO Box 5064 Greystanes 2145 Minister: Rev Dr Jason Choi Pray for guidance for Greystanes as they work out their own mission plan. Ghanaian (Methodist) Faith Community at Greystanes Mr Kodko Nkruma Holroyd An amalgamation of Uniting Churches at 486 Guildford Road and 64 Mountford Avenue, Guildford, Memorial Avenue, Merrylands and Clyde Street, Granville. The Mountford Ave church was recently sold. Minister: Rev Elizabeth Orr Ministering to Nuieans: Mr Kau (Kenni) Lokeni Nelisi Melanesians: Mr John Obed Ghanaian Faith Cimmunity Mr Georg Freemen Give thanks that the congregations of Guildford, McCredie, Granville and Merrylands have come together. Guildford has been sold and the amalgamated congregation seeks new directions and paid and specified ministry. Cabramatta (Cambodians, Vietnamese & English speaking worship groups) Office: cnr Hughes, Park Streets, Cabramatta 2166 Ph: Minister: Rev Bui Chi Ai Give thanks for the growth of this congregation and its ministries during Ai s placement. Pray that it would have the finances it needs for growth. Fairfield (English speaking and Tongans) Office: PO Box 236 Fairfield Lidcombe Samoan - Multi Centre Office: 12 Frederick Street, Lidcombe 2141 Ph: Minister (retired, part-time supply): Rev Sioni Eli Give thanks for the splendid facility this congregation has developed. Pray that they will use it for mission as God leads them. Liverpool - Multi Centre (English speaking, Cook Island, Fijian and others) Office: 30 Pirie Street, Liverpool 2170 Ph: Minister (part time): Rev Anne Hibbard 16

9 Pray once again that God will lead the congregations of this Presbytery in mission that crosses cultural and ethnic borders. Praise God for Rev Anne s ministry in prayer. Smithfield Minister (Supply): Rev David Thomas Smithfield, Maranatha Arabic Speaking Congregation Pastor: Farouk Hammo Pray for the mission and ministries to the Smithfield community of both these congregations. Cumberland Zone, Days 17 to 20 Supply With the departure of the Mandarin-speaking worship group Carlingford is diminished, but finally able to move towards placing a minister. Pray God s guidance for them in this, even as they grieve the difficult process of separation. Pray for the Chinese group, who now meet in a school in Beecroft. Dundas West 143 Kissing Point Road, Dundas 2117 Rev Martin Levine exercises a preaching ministry. Pray that Dundas West will be able to use the period of vacancy to work out God s next step for their congregation. Pray for them and other congregations seeking scarce supply ministry. Ermington Office: cnr Trumper & Victoria Rds, Ermington 2115 Ph: Minister (Supply): Rev Veneeta Singh-Lucas Pray for this most easterly of the Presbytery s congregations, that God would guide their future post Rev Trevor Lunney. Pray for Veneeta as she exercises her own form of calm, reconciling ministry. North Rocks Office: 132 North Rocks Road, North Rocks 2151 Ph: Minister: Rev Phillip Swain Pastoral Care Worker: Vacant Give thanks for North Rocks significant youth ministry. Pray for the congregation as they wrestle with the appropriate form of paid ministry. Carlingford Office PO Box 2504 Carlingford Court 2118 Ph: cuca@carlingforduca.org.au 17 Northmead Office: The Cottage 3 Hammers Road, Northmead 2152 Ph: or 01 nuchurch@bigpond.net.au Minister: Rev Geoff Stevenson Children and Family Workers: Denise Oxenburgh Linda Ingles Meryn O'Brien 18

10 Give thanks for this significant congregation with its multiplicity of ministries. Pray for God s guidance as they and their minister discern God s will for the future. Parramatta - Centenary Office: 46 Sorrell Street, Parramatta 2150 Ph: Minister: Rev Barnabas Kim Family Worker: Give thanks for the dynamic ministry of Barnabas Kim. Pray that Centenary will work out how to be in mission to their local community which includes increasing number of people living anonymously in apartment blocks. Parramatta Korean Dongsan (Korean Commission) Ministers: Rev Ki Duk Hwang Pray for the Korean Commission and its congregations, and indeed other monoethnic congregations as they work out their relationships with mainstream Uniting Church congregations. West Epping PO Box 2738 Carlingford 2118 Ph: weppinguca@netscape.net Ministry team leader Rev Rick Dacey OneHeart & Community Engagement Leader Rev Kent Crawford Youth Ministry & Cross-cultural Outreach Mr Ace Kim Seniors Ministry Rev Bruce Noble Pastoral Care Coordinator: Miss Lois Rees Lent Event: Mrs Sarah White Mrs Erica Harrison Office Administrator Helen Tattersall Give thanks for the leadership of Rick and Kent towards generational change in this significant congregation on the Presbytery s eastern edge, and for OneHeart, the congregation s new contemporary worship service. Give thanks for the recently concluded Ministry Review. South West Sector Zone, Days 21 & 22 Parramatta Mission - Linked Office: Locked Bag No Parramatta 2124 Ph: Leigh Memorial, Leigh Memorial Fijian, Ermington Fijian, Westmead, Sydney Joeun Faith Community - Korean Ministers: Rev Keith Hamilton Rev Veitinia Waqabaca General Manager: Mr Chris Burtenshaw Pray for this large, strategically vital City Mission as they work out their new administrative and missional shape and their relationship with other congregations in the Presbytery. Wentworthville Office: (Wed - Fri am) 115 Station Street, Wentworthville 2145 Ph: adminwuc@idx.com.au Intern Minister Mrs Sharon Cutts Thank God for Sharon Cutts, recently placed at Wentworthville. Pray that the congregation and minister will grow in grace and in mission together

11 Abbotsbury Office: 83 Stockdale Crescent, Abbotsbury 2176 Ph: Minister: (part time) Rev Jan Reeve Secretary: Mrs Florence Callicott Gateway to the burgeoning South-West Sector of Sydney, to which this congregation has a commitment in mission. Pray that this commitment will be realised. Give thanks for the vibrant anniversary service (17 th October). Assyrian Pentecostal Faith Community Church worships at Abbotsbury UC PO Box 215 Fairfield West 2165 Minister: Pastor Isaac Warda Secretary: Arpinik (Penny) Pray for this migrant, other-ethnic community of faith. Camden Office PO Box 100 Camden 2570 Ph: Senior Pastor Rev Colin Seymour Youth and Young Adults Pastor Simon Nixon Groups and New Area Outreach Pastor Terry Cunningham Momentum (18-30s) Outreach and Christian Counselling: Pastor Erin McKerral Family and Children's Ministry Pastor Beck Bannister Pastoral Care (Seniors) Pastor Carol Seymour Minister in Association Rev Peter Wilson Give thanks for this dynamic, regional congregation as Colin Seymour reaches the end of the extension to his placement next March. Campbelltown Mission Office: PO Box 357 Campbelltown 2560 Ph: Minister: Rev John Bleyerveen Community Minister: Rev Graham Anson Pray that Jehovah Jireh, God our Provider, will provide all that Campbelltown needs for the mission God has given them. 21 Glenfield Office: Fawcett Street, Glenfield 2167 Ph: Minister (part time supply): Vacant Pray for a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11) for Glenfield. Hindi Fellowship Faith Community Contact: Mr James Hari Pal Pray for this faith community and for faith communities in general as they work out God will and purpose for them. Ingleburn Office: PO Box 536 Ingleburn 1890 Ph: Ministers (part time): Mr Paul Mowen Pray for Ingleburn as they move from survival to growth, and into new ways of being a congregation in mission to the local community. Luddenham Office: PO Box 55 Luddenham 2745 Ph: Minister: (part time supply) Rev David Peters Give thanks for the visionary leadership in Presbytery and in the Luddenham congregation exercised by David Peters. South West Sector No active group, some activities from Abbotsbury UC. Pray that God will clarify and enable ways forward for Christian witness in this burgeoning part of western Sydney. Wollondilly Zone, Days 23 & 24 Camden Country Minister (part time): Rev Julie Furner Youth Worker: Mr Fil Kamotu Give thanks for Camden Country s vigour and growth and for the way in which Julie has settled in there. Cawdor Part-time Supply minister: Rev Roger Hibbard 22

12 Pray for this small congregation in the extreme south of the Presbytery as they go it alone, having separated from the previous relationship with nearby congregations. Pray for Rev Roger Hibbard as he exercises a part-time placement as chaplain to Wirreanda Retirement Village in West Pennant Hills in addition to his commitments to Cawdor and chaplaincy elsewhere. Educational Institutions University Of Western Sydney Chaplain: Dr Christine Gapes Ambulance Chaplain Western Sydney Rev Janice Freeston Hospital Chaplains Westmead Hospital: Rev Bruce Slater Children's Hospital, Westmead: Ms Sandy Scott Royal North Shore: Vacant Mental Health Chaplains Western Suburbs Mental Health: Rev Miriam Lacey Southern Suburbs Mental Health: Rev Mary Pearson Corrective Service Chaplains Metropolitan Remand & Reception Centre, Silverwater: Rev David King Parklea Correctional Centre: Rev Paul Drury Ecumenical Placement Rev Scott Kelly Police Chaplain Headquarters: Rev Alan Lowe Guide and bless our chaplains to secular institutions as they bear witness to the love and grace found in Jesus, O God. Picton Minister (part time): Vacant Ministry of Pastor: Geraldine Clarkson Pray for this congregation on the Presbytery s southern reaches. Tahmoor Office: Ph: Tahmoor UCA Secretary: PO Box 101 Tahmoor 2573 Minister (part time): Rev Julie Furner Give thanks for the ministry of Julie Furner to this, the most southerly of the Presbytery s congregations Days Wider Uniting Church and Beyond Day 25 - Chaplaincies to Secular Agencies 23 Day 26 - Chaplaincies to Church Agencies Burnside Rev Garry Derkenne St Pauls Anglican School, Cranebrook: Rev Peter Wilson Uniting Church Aged Care Chaplains Western Region Coordinator / Springwood Village Rev John O Martin Edinglassie Village, Emu Plains; Edinglassie Lodge, Penrith Rev Susan Phalen Hawkesbury Village, Richmond; Mullauna Village, Blacktown Rev Tony Blake Wirreanda Village, W Pennant Hills; Bernard Austin Lodge, Liverpool Rev Roger Hibbard Mayflower Aged Care Centre, Westmead; Lilian Wells Nursing Home, North Parramatta Pastor Lynette Graham Community Care Metro West Rev Dr Keree Casey Guide and bless our chaplains to church agencies, O God, as they bear witness to Jesus love and grace that can so easily be lost in institutional settings. 24

13 Day 27 - Semi-independent Agencies within the Uniting Church Pastoral Counselling Institute Director: Rev Dr Peter Powell Pray that God will guide Peter and his staff in their unique ministry. Alan Walker College Of Evangelism 6 Lincluden Place, Oatlands 2117 office@awce.org Principal: Rev Martin Levine Pray that God will guide and bless AWCE s Principal, Rev Martin Levine, as he establishes new directions for the College, and combines this with his directorship of the Kentigern Resource Centre. Pray for the College s finances. Days Synod Agencies Secretariat Moderator: Rev Niall Reid General Secretary: Rev Dr Andrew Williams Associate Secretary: Ms Sandra Wright Associate Secretary (Ministry Oversight): Ms Meg Herbert UnitingCare NSW.ACT Executive Director: Rev Harry Herbert Uniting Resources Executive Director: Mr Gavin Pretorius Board Of Education Executive Director: Rev John Oldmeadow Centre for Ministry Business Manager Mr David Holden Facilities Manager Mr Peter Dean ELM Centre Director: Rev Amelia Koh-Butler Adult Education Consultant Rev Lindsay Cullen, School for Continuing Education: Director Rev Rob McFarlane Assistant Mrs Sue Bowra United Theological College Principal: Ass Prof Dr Clive Pearson PA to Principal: Ms Priscilla Dawson Dean of Candidates: Rev Carolyn Thornley Assistant to the Dean Mrs Gwen Roselen Lecturers: Rev Dr Stephen Burns 25 Rev Dr William Emilsen Rev Dr Jione Havea Dr Gerard Moore Dr Ben Myers Rev Dr John Squires Camden Theological Library Manager: Mrs Moira Bryant Library assistants: Mrs Linda Glenn Mr Gavin Glenn Mrs Linda Turton Rev Sef Carroll Leadership Institute Directors: Peter & Sue Caldor Board Of Mission Executive Director: Ms Tina Rendell Cross-cultural Consultant Ms Charissa Suli United Aboriginal, Islander & Christian Congress (NSW) Development & Outreach Officer: Ms Pearl Wymara Pray for staff affected by the recent Synod Standing Committee s decision to merge the Boards of Education and Mission. Pray that ways will be found to continue supporting congregations in these aspects of their discipleship. Day 31 Assembly Agencies Assembly President: Rev Alistair McRae General Secretary: Rev Terence Corkin Associate General Secretary: Rev Glenda Blakefield Theology and Discipleship National Consultant: Rev Dr Chris Walker Uniting International Mission Director: Rev Dr Kerry Enright Pray for the Assembly staff: so much to do, so few people to do it! Prayers on Particular Days Sunday, 2 nd January Elvie Cave s Commissioning as Pastor, Jamiesontown UC. Sat. 29 th January Presbytery Planning Day, Presbytery Office Fri. 4 th February Chris Goringe s ordination, St John s UC Wahroonga 26