Worship this Advent and Christmas
We have a dedicated website for Advent and Christmas services in this Diocese this year... with an invitation to "Get Real" by encountering Jesus at one of our many services.
Visit this articleIn our last newsletter for 2021 (watch your inbox for some one off articles over the holiday period) we catch up on Advent and Christmas worship opportunities, plus a final chance for you to complete two surveys: one on this newsletter and another on Climate Change/Sustainability Action. We also have updated our Traffic Light Guidance.
Click here for a printable version of this newsletter. If you have any articles for inclusion in the next edition, please forward these to bishops.pa@calledsouth.org.nz by 9 am Monday 17 January 2022. We appreciate any news and photos you have to pass on.
Have a look at our regular updates: Bishop's Diary, Vacancies, I te Pāpaho - In the Media, Events and Calendar. These are all available from our website.
Remember that we are at Level Orange of the COVID-19 Protection Framework (Traffic Lights). We are wearing our face coverings to church, using our vaccine passes or attending mixed services, scanning or signing in, and considering options for worship under the Traffic Lights framework. Make sure you follow Government Advice to keep yourselves and others safe. Opportunities for daily prayer can be found on our Prayer Resources web page and for Sunday worship here.
The Diocesan office is open Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm (closing from 23 December until 10 January). Please let us know if you want to visit (03 488 0820) and bring your face covering with you. All staff based at Peter Mann House (Diocesan Office) have been doubly vaccinated.
Ko Te Tonga kei te Karaka - The South Calling: ISSN 2744-6514
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Opportunities for all the whānau to worship
As we look forward to Christmas there are ways to connect with God and each other in special family Christmas events.
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How Frequent a Caller? South Calling Newsletter Survey
As we draw to the end of the year, we are thinking about changing how we communicate via our newsletter Ko Te Tonga kei te Karaka - The South Calling. This is a last opportunity to give your feedback.
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Diocesan Survey of Climate Change/Sustainability Action: Extended
Thank you to all those ministry units who have already responded to the Climate Survey. We would really like to hear from everyone to give a full picture for the Diocese. We have extended the deadline through until 28 February 2022.
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New Annual Return Forms Consultation
A proposed change in the form used to gather our annual statistics was to be discussed at Synod in 2021. There will now be a separate opportunity to talk about this in January 2022.
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From the Diocesan Ministry Educator....
Have you found something left behind and wondered who it belonged to?
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St John's Theological College FlexiLearn
REGIONAL & FLEXI-LEARN COURSES 2022: A reminder that the first course begins in early February and the Te Reo Māori course in early March. Make sure you register now if interested and contact Rev'd Richard Johnson for endorsement.
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