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DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

YEAR BOOK

2011

TOGETHER WITH THE

REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS

OF THE

SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SIXTH SYNOD

HELD IN INVERCARGILL ON THE 16-18 SEPTEMBER 2011

CONTENTS

DIOCESAN OFFICERS 2011

BISHOP OF DUNEDIN4

VICAR-GENERAL4

DEPUTY VICAR-GENERAL4

DEAN4

ARCHDEACONS4

ARCHDEACONS EMERITI5

CHANCELLOR5

DIOCESAN SOLICITORS5

DIOCESAN AUDITORS5

THE BISHOPS COURT5

DIOCESAN MANAGER AND TRUST BOARD SECRETARY5

DIOCESAN OFFICE STAFF5

TE PIHOPATANGA O AOTEAROA6

HUI AMORANGI KI TE WAIPOUNAMU6

BISHOPS CHAPLAIN6

MINISTRY EDUCATOR6

UNDER 40s MINISTRY EDUCATOR6

SOUTHLAND REGIONAL SUPPORT PRIEST6

6

ASSOCIATION OF ANGLICAN WOMEN6

THE CATHEDRAL CHAPTER7

DIOCESAN COUNCIL7

TRUST BOARD7

ARCHIVES COMMITTEE8

DIOCESAN NOMINATORS8

BISHOPS CHAPLAINS FOR THE ORDAINED MINISTRY (B.COM)8

DIOCESAN PENSION COMMITTEE8

REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER BODIES

GENERAL SYNOD/TE HINOTA WHANUI9

INTER DIOCESAN CO-ORDINATING GROUP9

CHURCHES EDUCATION COMMISSION9

HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY COUNCIL OTAGO9

SOUTHLAND INTER-CHURCH COUNCIL ON HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY9

OTAGO TERTIARY CHAPLAINCY TRUST BOARD9

SOUTHLAND TERTIARY CHAPLAINCY TRUST BOARD9

WORKPLACE CHAPLAINCY9

NEW ZEALAND ANGLICAN MISSIONS BOARD9

TIKANGA PAKEHA MINISTRY COUNCIL9

COMMUNITY SERVICES

ANGLICAN FAMILY CARE CENTRE10

SOUTH CENTRE COMMUNITY HOUSE, INVERCARGILL10

PARATA ANGLICAN CHARITABLE TRUST, GORE10

HOME OF ST BARNABAS TRUST11

TAKITIMU HOME ANGLICAN TRUST11

ST JOHNS ROSLYN LESLIE GROVES HOME AND HOSPITAL FOR THE AGED11

EDUCATIONAL

SELWYN COLLEGE12

ST HILDAS COLLEGIATE SCHOOL12

ARCHDEACONRIES

COASTAL OTAGO 13-14

DUNEDIN HILLS15

CENTRAL OTAGO16

SOUTHLAND17-18

CLERGY WITH PERMISSION TO OFFICIATE

RESIDING WITHIN THE DIOCESE19

RESIDING OUTSIDE THE DIOCESE20

AUTHORISED LAY MINISTERS ASSOCIATION

CONTACTS20

AREA CO-ORDINATORS20

AREA CHAPLAINS21

AUTHORISED LAY MINISTERS EMERITI21

PARISH AUTHORISED LAY MINISTERS21-22

PARISH MINISTRY TEAMS IN LOCAL SHARED MINISTRY PARISHES

ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, FIORDLAND23

ST AIDANS, OTAGO PENINSULA23

ST NICHOLAS, WAVERLEY, OTAGO PENINSULA23

CHRIST CHURCH, WINTON23

HOLY TRINITY, WINTON23

OFFICIAL ACTS OF THE BISHOP

REORDERING24

ORDINATIONS24

LICENCES ISSUED TO CLERGY24-25

PERMISSION TO OFFICIATE IN A DIOCESE25-26

MINISTER IN CHARGE26

NEW LAY MINISTERS26

LAY MINISTERS RENEWALS26-27

EXTENSIONS ISSUED TO LAY MINISTERS27

FACULTIES ISSUED27

CONFIRMATIONS28

SYNOD- MINUTES OF THE FIRST DAY FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 201129-34

SYNOD - MINUTES OF THE SECOND DAY SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 201135-41

SYNOD MINUTES OF THE THIRD DAY SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 201142-44

REPORTS

DIOCESAN COUNCIL REPORT45

DIOCESAN FOUNDATION46

ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE SUB-COMMITTEE 47-48

DIOCESAN MANAGER49

GENERAL SYNOD/TE HINOTA WHANUI STANDING COMMITTEE50-51

DUNEDIN DIOCESE MINISTRY COMMITTEE REPORT52

PENSION COMMITTEE53

SOCIAL JUSTICE ECUMENICAL SOUTHLAND REPORT54-55

SOCIAL JUSTICE WORKING GROUP REPORT56

ANGLICAN FAMILY CARE CENTRE57

ARCHIVES COMMITTEE58

ASSOCIATION OF ANGLICAN WOMAN59

ASSOCIATION OF LICENSED LAY MINISTERS60

BISHOPRIC ENDOWMENT FUND ACTION GROUP REPORT61-63

CAIRA64

CATHEDRAL CHAPTER65

DUNEDIN DIOCESE CURSILLO REPORT66-67

EARL STREET CHARITABLE TRUST68

OTAGO HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY SUPPORT TRUST69

OTAGO TERTIARY CHAPLAINCY TRUST BOARD70

OVERSEAS MISSION COMMITTEE 71-72

SELWYN COLLEGE BOARD OF GOVERNORS73-74

SELWYN COLLEGE WARDENS REPORT75

LESLIE GROVES HOME & HOSPITAL76

NORTH OTAGO ANGLICAN HOMES77

THE HOME OF ST BARNABAS TRUST78-80

SOUTHLAND HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY SERVICE81

SOUTHLAND REGIONAL SUPPORT PRIEST82

SOUTHLAND TERTIARY CHAPLAINS REPORT83-85

ST HILDAS COLLEGIATE SCHOOL PRINCIPALS REPORT86-88

TRUST BOARD, CHAIRPERSONS REPORT89-90

ACCOUNTS

BISHOPRIC ENDOWMENT FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (INCLUDING AUDIT REPORT)91-95

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (INCLUDING AUDIT REPORT)96-114

TRUST BOARD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (INCLUDING AUDIT REPORT) 115-121

DIOCESAN BUDGET 2012122-123

PARISH STATISTICS

PARISH FINANCIAL STATISTICS124-125

PERSONNEL & PARISH UNITS

Diocese of Dunedin Office and Resource Centre.

P.O. Box 13-170

1a Howden Street

Dunedin, 9052

Telephone:(03) 488-0820

Facsimile:(03) 488-2038

E Mail:

[email protected]

Website:www.dn.anglican.org.nz

DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

DIOCESAN OFFICERS 2011BISHOP OF DUNEDIN

The Rt. Revd Dr K.P. Wright, B.A., B.D, SFTS, D.Min.

VICAR-GENERAL

The Revd H. Wilderspin, B.A., MA, Grad Dip Theo.

DEPUTY VICAR GENERAL

The Very Revd Dr T. James, BA, BD, PhD.

DEAN

The Very Revd Dr T. James, BA, BD, PhD.

ARCHDEACONS

COASTAL OTAGO The Ven J. Clark, B.Theol, NZRGON.

DUNEDIN HILLS The Ven G. Langley B.Sc, B.Th.

CENTRAL OTAGO Mrs E. Duggan.

SOUTHLAND Mr K. Gover.

ARCHDEACONS EMERITI

The Ven N. Selwood, A.C.A., L.Th.

The Ven. B. Wilkinson, L.Th.

CHANCELLOR

The Wor D. Sim, B.A., L.LB (Otago), B.C.L. (Oxon)

DIOCESAN SOLICITORS

Gallaway Cook Allan

P O Box 143

DUNEDIN

DIOCESAN AUDITORS

Messrs Thompson, Lang, Ellis and Gardner, Chartered Accountants

P O Box 620

DUNEDIN

THE BISHOPS COURT

Chancellor The Wor D. Sim, B.A., L.LB (Otago), B.C.L. (Oxon)

Diocesan Manager & Trust Board Secretary Mrs B. Miller, BCom, MBS.

DIOCESAN MANAGER & TRUST BOARD SECRETARY

Mrs B. Miller, BCom, MBS.

DIOCESAN OFFICE STAFF

Mrs D. Aitcheson Accounts Clerk

Mr B. Crayston - Accountant B.Com, C.A

Mrs D. Flintoff Bishops Secretary

TE PIHOPATANGA O AOTEAROA

The Most Revd W.B. Turei, L.Th, B.T.S, L.Th. (Aot)

HUI AMORANGI KI TE WAIPOUNAMU

The Right Revd J. Gray, L.Th, (Aot)

BISHOPS CHAPLAIN

The Revd Dr J, Franklin B.A., L.Th, ThM, DMin.

MINISTRY EDUCATOR

The Revd Canon A. Clark, B.A., L.Th.

UNDER 40s MINISTRY EDUCATOR

Mr B. Brock-Smith

SOUTHLAND REGIONAL SUPPORT PRIEST

The Revd G. Swift

ASSOCIATION OF ANGLICAN WOMEN

Mrs J. King

(Diocesan President)

THE CATHEDRAL CHAPTER

The Rt Revd Dr K.P Wright

The Very Revd Dr T. James

The Worshipful D. Sim

Clerical Canons

Lay Canons

The Revd Canon C. Brown

Mrs E. Cunningham

The Revd Canon A. Clark

Mr R. Sisley

Dr A.E.J Fitchett

Mrs M. Fulton

Lay Members of Chapter

Mr D. Tucker

Mr A. Frazer

Mrs M. Kornmayer

Mr B. Aitken

Mrs P. Ehrhardt

Mrs E. Aitken

Lay Canon Emeritus

Mr I. Gallaway

DIOCESAN COUNCIL

Clergy

The Rt Revd Dr K.P. Wright (Chairperson)

The Revd J. Johnston


The Revd S. Crosson

The Revd H. Wilderspin

The Ven J. Clark

Laity

Mrs J. Campbell

Mrs E. Duggan

Mr W. Cooper

Mr M. Jones

Mrs K. Nicol

TRUST BOARD

Mr V. Maffey (Chairperson)

Mr A. Dunbar


Mr P. Jackson

Mr S. Grant

Dr A.E.J. Fitchett

Mr N. Wyeth

Mrs L. Duggan

Mr A. WrightMrs B. Miller (Secretary)

ARCHIVES COMMITTEE

Mr A. Edwards (Convenor)

Mr M. Hughes

Mrs M. Tripp

Mrs L. Booth

DIOCESAN NOMINATORS


Mr K.Gover

The Revd T. Hurd

Mrs V. Laing

The Revd J. Sherlock

BISHOPS CHAPLAINS FOR THE ORDAINED MINISTRY (B.COM)


The Revd V. Galletly

The Revd P. Stapleton

Mrs K. Brock-Smith

The Ven J. Clark

Mr G. McMillan

DIOCESAN PENSION COMMITTEE

The Rt Revd Dr K.P Wright (Chairperson)

Mrs N. Wong

The Revd J. Brook

Mr V. Maffey

The Revd P. Charles

The Revd C. McMillan

REPRESENTATIVES TO OTHER BODIES

GENERAL SYNOD/TE HINOTA WHANUI

The Rt Revd Dr K.P. Wright

Dr A.E. J. Fitchett

The Revd H. Wilderspin

Ms V. Rutherford


Mrs B. Dineen

INTER DIOCESAN CO-ORDINATING GROUP

Mrs B. DineenCHURCHES EDUCATION COMMISSION

The Revd D. Crooke

HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY COUNCIL OTAGO

The Revd L. Hurd -McKee

Mrs A. Wharton

SOUTHLAND INTER-CHURCH COUNCIL ON HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY

Mrs J. Raines

OTAGO TERTIARY CHAPLAINCY TRUST BOARD

Dr J. Harding

Revd M. Wallace

SOUTHLAND TERTIARY CHAPLAINCY TRUST BOARD

Mrs F. Blissett

WORKPLACE CHAPLAINCY


The Ven P. Charles

NEW ZEALAND ANGLICAN MISSIONS BOARD

The Revd J. Sherlock

TIKANGA PAKEHA MINISTRY COUNCIL


Mrs K.Nicol

The Revd Canon A. ClarkCOMMUNITY SERVICES

ANGLICAN FAMILY CARE CENTRE

Director Mrs N. Taylor

Board of Trustees


Mrs H. Allison

Mrs K. Grant

Mrs M. Montgomery

Mr H Findlay

Mrs E. Liddell

Mrs B. Miller

Ms C. Edwards

Mrs D. Stringer

SOUTH CENTRE COMMUNITY HOUSE, INVERCARGILL

Manager Mrs J. Petersen

Management Committee

Mrs J. RainesThe Revd J. Johnston

Mrs R. LukkienThe Revd K. Thompson

The Revd D. Griffin

PARATA ANGLICAN CHARITABLE TRUST, GORE

Manager Mrs J. Tattershaw

Board of Trustees

Mr W. Ainge

Mr R. Shallard

Mrs J. Tattershaw

Mr A. van Uden

Mr G. Watson

Mr M. Kirby

Mr A. Steel

HOME OF ST. BARNABAS TRUST

Manager Mrs S. Hennessy

Board of Trustees

Mrs F.Wade (Chairperson)

The Revd L. Hurd- McKee Mr C. Sutherland

Mr M. Metzger

Mrs A. Stevens

Mrs L. Keith (Sec)

Mr M. Tyrrell

TAKITIMU HOME ANGLICAN CARE TRUST

Home Manager Mrs D. Millar

Board of Trustees

Mr R. Palmer (Chairperson)

Mr R. Jordan

Mrs H. Naylor (Sec)

Mrs G. Gorrie

Mr J. Murphy

Mr G.Stewart

ST. JOHNS ROSLYN LESLIE GROVES HOME AND HOSPITAL FOR THE AGED

Manager - Mrs L. Russell

EDUCATIONAL

SELWYN COLLEGE

Warden The Revd Dr D. Clark

Chaplain The Revd M. Wallace

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

The Wor D. Sim (Chairperson)

Mr L. Dey


Mr J. Harraway

Mr C. Doudney

Mr T. Heaton

Mrs A. Barsby

Prof P Tapsell

The Revd V. Galletly

Mrs B. Miller (Sec)


Ms M. Bell

ST. HILDAS COLLEGIATE SCHOOL

Principal - Ms M. Bell

Chaplain Ms G. Townsley

BOARD OF PROPRIETORS

Ms S. Christie (Chairperson)

Mrs G. Cowie

Ms K. Ward

Revd H. Wilderspin

Mr B. Pedofsky

Mr D. Sim

Mrs N. Baker

Mrs P. Cain-Campbell

Mr N. Imlach


Mr J. Kinnaird

Mr J.Manley

Mrs A. Perkins

Dr L. Wixon


THE ARCHDEACONRY OF COASTAL OTAGO

THE VEN. J.CLARK, B. Theol, NZRGON

Parish

Vicar (V); Vicar-Enabler (VE);

Priest Asst. (P); Deacon Asst. (D); Chaplain (Ch.); Interim Priest (I.P); Local Priest (L.P); Priest in Charge (P.I.C); Priest Enabler (P.E)

Interim Priest Enabler (I.P.E) Lay Minister (L.M)

Churchwardens

Synod

Representatives

All Saints:

The Revd M. Wallace (V)

The Revd E. Clarke-Prebble (P)

Mrs M. Stevens

Mr M. Hughes

Ms A. Clarke-Prebble

Dr J. Harding

Cathedral: St. Paul

The Very Rev'd Dr. T. James (V)

The Revd H.V. Mann (P)

The Revd Canon C. Brown (P)

The Revd J. Kinnear (P)

The Revd P. Johnson (D)

The Revd C. James (D)

Dr B. Aitken

Mrs E. Atkins

Dr. A. Fitchett

Mr R. Montgomery

North East Valley: St. Martin;

with St. Thomas, Pine Hill

Mr R. Aitken (L.M)

Ms E. McDuff

Ms A. Beamish

Mr B. Hassall

Ms E. McDuff

Otago Peninsula: St Michael & All Angels; with St Nicholas, Waverley & St Aidan, Macandrew Bay

The Revd H. Wilderspin (V.E)

The Revd M.R. Greet (L.P)

The Revd A.S. Latton (L.P)

The Revd P.M. Stapleton (L.P)

Ms L. Burton

Mrs C. Joyce

Mrs V. Laing

Mrs E. Purdie

Port Chalmers: Holy Trinity, Port Chalmers;

The Revd R. Doig (P.I.C)

Mrs R. Ballantyne

Mrs R. Scott

Mrs A. Parsons

Mr I. McDonell

St Kilda: Holy Cross

The Ven. J. Clark (V)

Mr J. Leckie

Mrs R. Matthews

Mrs R. Matthews

Mr R. Versteeg

East Otago: St. Mary, Palmerston; with St. Stephen, Hampden;

St. John, Waikouaiti; Hui-te-Rangiora, Puketeraki, Kotahitanga, Moeraki

St. Barnabas, Warrington

The Revd R. Barker (I.P.E)

The Revd H. Metzger (P)

The Revd L. Hurd McKee (P)

Mrs M. McCaw (Palm)

Mr P. Havord (Palm)

Mrs E. Bambery (Waik)

Mr J. Lynch (Waik)

Mr A. Wright (Warrington)

Mrs R. Park (Warrington)

Mr J. Lynch

Mr R. Seccombe

Mr B. Ireland

Oamaru: St. Luke; with St. Andrew,

Maheno

The Revd T. Hurd (V)

Mrs J. Jones

Mr A. Kerby

Mrs A. Wilkinson

Mr M.Jones

Waitaki-North Oamaru: St. Mary,

North Oamaru; with St. Martin,

Duntroon; St. Alban, Kurow, St Thomas, Omarama

The Revd K. Light (P.I.C)

Mr G. Campbell (Oam)

Mrs J. Simpson (Dtrn)

Mrs J. Prouting

Mrs P. Currall

SCHOOLS, HOMES, HOSPITALS

St. Hilda's Collegiate School

Ms G. Townsley (Lay Chaplain)

Ms M. Bell

Selwyn College

The Revd Dr D. Clark (Warden)

The Revd Dr D. Clark

Dunedin Hospital Chaplaincy

The Revd L. Hurd McKee (Ch)

North Otago Anglican Homes for

the Aged Trust

THE ARCHDEACONRY OF DUNEDIN HILLS

THE VEN P.G LANGLEY B.Sc, B.Th

Parish

Vicar (V); Priest Asst. (P); Deacon Asst. (D); Local Priest (L.P); Priest in Charge (P.I.C); Priest Enabler (P.E) Curate Assistant (C.A)

Churchwardens

Synod

Representatives

Balclutha: St. Mark, Balclutha with St Peter, Clinton.

The Ven P.G. Langley (V)

Mr N. Wedge

Mrs R. Baldwin

Mr C. Morris

Ms R. Baldwin

Brockville Co-operating:

The Revd S.R. Baird (L.P)

Mr M. Webber

(Chairperson Parish Council)

Mrs M. Thomson

Caversham: St. Peter, Caversham

The Ven B. Wilkinson (I.P)

Mr T. Hopkins

Mrs J. Henderson

Mr D. Hoskins

Mr I Condie

Green Island: St. Mark; with

St. Margaret, Brighton

Vacant

Mrs K. Cain

Mrs P. Brown

Dr N. Dowse

Mrs H. Thomson

Milton/Tuapeka: St. John; with

Holy Trinity, Lawrence

The Rev'd V.M. Galletly (V)

Mr R.J Wilton

Mrs M. Bryant

Mrs P.M. Bacon

Mrs V. Child

Mornington: St Mary

The Revd J. Sherlock (V)

The Revd A. Barlow (D)

Dr B. Peake

Mr T. Vial

Mrs A. Dennison

Dr B. Peake

Roslyn: St John the Evangelist

The Revd E. Kyte (V)

Mr B. Tegg

Mrs N. Evans

Prof D. Fielding

Mrs B. Dineen

St. Matthews:

The Revd S. Crosson (V)

The Revd Z. Elliott (C.A)

Mr G. Richards

Mrs J. Roberts

Mrs S. Lynch

Mr R. Hart

Taieri: St. Luke, Mosgiel

The Revd S.G. White (P.I.C)

Mrs D. Mattingly

Mr P. Evans

Mrs M. Evans

Mrs M. Dale

HOMES, HOSPITAL

Home of St. Barnabas Trust

Mrs S. Hennessy

Leslie Groves Home for the

Aged, & Leslie Groves Hospital

THE ARCHDEACONRY OF CENTRAL OTAGO

MRS E.A. DUGGAN

Parish

Vicar (V); Priest Asst. (P); Deacon Asst. (D); Chaplain (Ch.); Interim Priest (I.P); Local Priest (L.P); Minister in Charge (M.I.C); Priest in Charge (P.I.C); Priest Enabler (P.E) Team Priest (T.P)

Churchwardens

Synod

Representatives

Dunstan: St. Aidan, Alexandra; with

St. Michael, Clyde; St. Mary,

Omakau; St. James, Roxburgh; St.

John the Baptist, Millers Flat

The Revd P. Barber (V)

The Rev'd M.R. Sinnamon (P)

The Revd R.G. Letham (P)

The Revd P. Miller (P)

The Rev Dr L. Barber (D)

Mrs C. Masters

Mrs B. Withington

Mrs C. Masters

Mrs B. Withington

Maniototo: St. Hilda, Ranfurly; St.

George, Naseby; St. Alban, St. Bathans; St. Chad, Middlemarch

Mr S. Inder

None Appointed

Upper Clutha: St. Andrew, Cromwell; with St. Columba, Wanaka; Tarras

The Revd D. Bartley (V)

The Revd B. Entwisle (P)

Mrs R. Ashby

Mrs N. Watson

Mr P. Hook

Mrs B. Perry

Wakatipu: St. Peter, Queenstown;

with St. Paul, Arrowtown

The Rt Revd Dr D. Coles (V)

The Revd P. Jones (L.P)

Mr R. Newman

Mrs J. Thew

Mrs J. Thew

Mr D. Wayte

THE ARCHDEACONRY OF SOUTHLAND

MR K.J. GOVER

Parish

Vicar (V); Priest Asst. (P); Deacon Asst. (D); Chaplain (Ch.); Interim Priest (I.P); Local Priest (L.P); Priest in Charge (P.I.C); Priest Support (P.S) Team Priest (T.P)

Churchwardens

Synod

Representatives

Bluff-Greenhills Co-operating:

Vacant

(Ministry Support Priest)

None Appointed

Fiordland: St. Michael & All Angels; with Manapouri and Blackmount

The Revd J.B. Broughton (P.S)

Mrs J. Campbell (Min. Enabler)

Mr L. Humphries

Mrs N.E. Adam

Gladstone: All Saints; with Makarewa.

The Revd R. Johnson (V)

The Revd J. Johnston (P)

The Revd Dr P. Stewart (P)

Mr J. French

Mrs D. Murphy

Mrs L. Te Au

Mr W. Cooper

Gore & Districts: Holy Trinity; with

St. Saviour, Mataura, Tapanui and Waikaka.

Vacant

The Revd M.E Milligan (L.P)

The Revd D.B Cavanagh (L.P)

Mrs R. Dunlop

Mrs E. Groves

Mrs A. Gover

Mrs A. Schroder

Invercargill St Johns: St. John with

St Luke, Otatara

Vacant

Mr R. Jordan

Mr J. Miller

Mrs L. Turner-Heaton

Mr J. Lynch

North Invercargill Holy Trinity: Holy Trinity with Woodlands;

The Revd E.I. Cheyne (T.P)

The Revd S. Slaughter (D)

Mrs J. McEwan

Mrs J. Burton

Mrs F. Blissett

Mrs J. McEwan

Stewart Island: St. Andrew

Mrs I. Tait

None Appointed

Waimea Plains: All Saints, Lumsden;

St. Alban, Balfour; St. Bartholomew, Athol; Church of the Good Shepherd, Mossburn; St. Mary, Waikaia; St. Mark, Riversdale

Vacant

Mr R. Pears

Ms D. Napper

Mr L. Hellewell

Mrs L. Shallard

Western Southland: St Mary, Riverton; with St George, Tuatapere

The Revd J.E. Soper (L.P)

The Revd H.W. Soper (L.P)

The Revd L.E. Boniface (L.P)

Mrs M.E. Lindsay

Mr L. Smart

Mrs M.E. Lindsay

Mr L. Smart

THE ARCHDEACONRY OF SOUTHLAND CONTINUED

Parish

Vicar (V); Priest Asst. (P); Deacon Asst. (D); Chaplain (Ch.); Interim Priest (I.P); Local Priest (L.P); Priest in Charge (P.I.C); Priest Enabler (P.E) Team Priest (T.P) Priest Support (P.S)

Churchwardens

Synod

Representatives

Winton: Holy Trinity; with Limehills and Dipton.

Mrs J. Campbell (Min. Enabler)

Mrs L. Norman

Mr R. Palmer

Mrs S. Palmer

Wyndham: with Otara

The Revd T.H. Buckingham (T.P)

The Revd M. Buckingham (T.P)

Mr D. Morrison

Mr O.L. Jennings

Southland Regional Support Priest

The Revd J. Swift (P.S)

HOMES, HOSPITAL

Parata Anglican Charitable Trust

The Revd M. Milligan (Ch)

Mrs J. Tattershaw

Takitimu Home Anglican Trust

Mrs D. Millar

Invercargill Hospital

The Revd J. Johnson (Ch)

CLERGY WITH PERMISSION TO OFFICIATEPRIVATE

RESIDING WITHIN THE DIOCESE

The Revd V. Agar, Central Otago

The Rev'd V.G. Beaumont, Dunedin

The Rev'd J.A.G. Brook, North Otago

The Revd J.B. Broughton, Southland

The Revd S. Brunton, Dunedin

The Ven E.P.G. Charles, Dunedin

The Revd B.S. Cox, Mataura

The Revd D. Crooke, Dunedin

The Revd P. Dyer, Dunedin

The Rev'd A.L. Dyson-Leask, Stewart Island

The Revd J. Favel, Roxburgh

The Revd Dr W. Featherston, Dunedin

The Revd D. Griffin, Invercargill

The Revd Dr C. Holmes, Dunedin

The Rev'd A.G. Hughes, Dunedin

The Revd G. Lukkien, Invercargill

The Rev'd S.A. Mawhinney, Invercargill

The Revd A. McDougall, Dunedin

The Revd C.M. McMillan, Dunedin

The Revd C. Rodgers, Gore

The Ven. F.N. Selwood, Dunedin

The Revd B. Sim, Dunedin

The Revd C. Somer-Edger, Dunedin

The Rev'd I.C. Stephenson, Balclutha

The Ven A. Stewart, Southland

The Revd V. Vidal, Dunedin

The Revd R. Waller, Southland

The Revd P. Welch, Dunedin

The Ven. B.E. Wilkinson, Oamaru

The Revd R.B. Wilson, Central Otago

RESIDING OUTSIDE THE DIOCESE

The Revd Captain P. Clark

The Revd Dr. A. Dancer

The Revd B. Haggitt

The Ven M. Hawke

The Revd R.F Kereopa

The Revd P. Laytham

The Canon J.A. White

AUTHORISED LAY MINISTERS ASSOCIATION DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

CONTACTS

Diocesan Lay

Mrs J. King

Co-ordinator:

Diocesan Chaplain:

The Revd G. Swift

Supervision

Mrs J. Campbell

Co-ordinator:

Treasurer:

Mr Bernie Crayston

AREA CO-ORDINATORS

Dunedin Coastal:

Mr R. Montgomery

Central Otago:

Mrs C. Masters

Dunedin Hills:

Ms V. Rutherford

Southland:

Mrs L. Shallard

North Otago

Mrs J. King

AREA CHAPLAINS

North & East Otago:

The Revd J. Brook

Central Otago:

Vacant

Dunedin :

Vacant

Southland:

Vacant

AUTHORISED LAY MINISTERS EMERITI

Miss M. Dunn (St Kilda), Mrs B. Greenwood. (Mornington), Mr F.B.H. Moore (Mornington), Mrs K.O. Palmer (Winton), Mr A.J Soper (Waimea Plains), Mr J.C. Sutton (Waitaki-North Oamaru), Mr F. Swinney (Winton), Mrs M.E. McDowell (Winton).

PARISH AUTHORISED LAY MINISTERS

All SaintsMs A. Clarke-Prebble, Mrs J. Dodd, Mrs C. Greensill, Dr J. Harding, Mr M. Hughes, Mrs M. Jones, Mr J. Jong, Mr A. Metcalfe, Mrs P. Scott, Mrs F. Wade, Mr M. Whitaker.

Dunstan:Mrs G. Armstrong, Mrs E. Duggan, Mrs J. Graham, Mrs A. Larsen, Mrs C. Masters, Mrs E. MacDonald, Mrs J. Morris, Mrs B. Withington.

East OtagoMrs E. Bambery, Mrs H.C. Gray, Mr P.Havord, Mrs E.F. Inglis, Ms R. Ireland, Mrs J. Justice, Mr J. Lynch, Mrs M. McCaw, Mr J. Nicholls, Mrs J. Ragg, Mr R.J. Seccombe, Mrs D.P. Taylor.

GoreMrs A. Ainge, Mrs A. Allan, Mr B. Crawford, Mrs M.O. Gillan,

Mrs A.S. Gover; Mr K.J. Gover, Mrs A. Hannabus, Mrs J. Hook,

Mr D.J. Liddicoat, Mrs M. Mears, Mrs A.E. Schroder,

Ms J. van Uden Hargest.

Green IslandMrs C.J. Caley, Mrs J.C. Cundall, Mr R. McCormish, Mrs E.C.F.H. Shaw.

Invercargill (St Johns)Mr P. Downey, Mrs M. Fredric, Mr R. Jordan, Mr J. Lynch, J. Mr Mc Grath, Mr G. Piercy, Mr P. Reading, Mrs M. Tapper, Mrs J. Turner-Heaton, Ms L. Turner-Heaton.

North InvercargillMrs B. Barton, Mrs J. Burton, Ms E.V. McCallum, Mr R. Nicholls,

Mrs J. Raines, Mrs D. Smith, Mrs J. Sutherland.

Milton-TuapekaMrs M. George.

Mornington

Ms J. Aitken, Mrs F.Bond.

Oamaru

Ms M.I. Acheson, Mrs C. Brook, Mr J. Brunton, Mr D.H. Evenden,

Mrs J.M. Goodall, Mr J.C. Gregory, Mr M.V.F. Jones,

Mrs J.E. King, Mrs B.M. Miller; Mrs F.ONeill, Mrs E.A. Smith,

Mr W.L. Smith, Mr D.G. Tee.

Otago Peninsula

Mrs E.D. Body, Mrs N. Ellis-Wilson, Mr C.P.W. Girling,

Mr D.Horne, Mrs N.E. Wallis, Mr H.R. Wilson.

Port Chalmers

Mrs R. Ballantyne, Mr M. Huakau, Ms J. Ringland-Stewart,

Mrs R.C. Scott.

RoslynMrs E.M Cunningham, Mrs B. Dineen, Mrs J.N Fielding,

Ms V.M. Rutherford;

St Kilda

Mrs H. Humphrey, Mr K. Mannix, Mrs R.E.A Matthews,

Dr E.P. Sharman, Mrs R.L. Wilson.

TaieriMr D. Burton, Mr P. Evans, Mrs M. Fulton, Mrs B.R. Johnston,

Mrs D. Mattingly, Mrs C.J.R Moore, Miss M.L. Nevill, Mrs J. Scrymgeour, Ms Y.M. Smith.

Upper Clutha

Mrs R. Ashby, Mrs N. Bartley, Mr L. Brew, Mr R. Cubie, Ms C. Davis, Mrs L. Hook, Mr M.G. Horder, Ms G.H. Mathewson, Mrs Mrs A. McNeil; Mrs J.P. Nolan; Mrs J. Shawe, Mr R.H. Simmons; Mrs N. Watson Ms S. Young.

Waimea Plains

Mrs J. Butt; Mrs J. Campbell, Ms A. Dawson, Mr W.D. Diamond,

Mrs J. Hellewell, Mrs H. Morton, Mr R.C. Pears, Mrs L. Shallard, Mr A. Soper; Mr E. Swift.

WaitakiNorth Oamaru

Mrs B.D.Harrison, Mrs A.M. Simpson.

Wakatipu

Mrs J.A. Cockerill, Mrs K.J. Sharpe, Mrs J.L.C. Thew,

Mr D. Wright.

Western Southland

Ms V.P. Broughton, Mr L.J. Smart.

PARISH MINISTRY TEAMS IN LOCAL SHARED MINISTRY PARISHES

Ministry Team in the Faith Community of St Michael & All Angels Parish, Fiordland

Team Membership licensed as follows:

Administrator:

Mrs M.Dudfield

Liturgist:

Mrs O. Brown

Catechist:

Mrs J. Manning

Pastoral:

Mrs N. Adam

Ministry Team in the Faith Community of St Aidan in the Otago Peninsula Parish

Team Membership Licensed as follows:

Administration, Liturgist, Preacher:

Mrs E. Purdie

Liturgist:

Mrs V. Dyer

Liturgist:

Mr L. Neilsen

Liturgist, Preacher:

Mr G. Cattermole


Mrs C. Joyce

Pastoral Care:

Mrs J. Jamieson

Local Priest:

The Revd A. Latton

Ministry Team in the Faith Community of St Nicholas, Waverley in the Otago Peninsula Parish


Administration:

Mrs V. Brown

Liturgist:

Ms L. Forbes

Liturgist:

Mr W. Gordon

Liturgist:

Mrs A. Stratford

Liturgist:

Mr D. Woodward

Liturgist, Pastor, Preacher:

Mrs V. Laing


Mrs A. Gilchrist

Pastor:

Mrs G. Stapleton

Local Priest:

The Revd P. Stapleton

Local Priest:

The Revd M. Greet

Ministry Team in the Faith Community of Christ Church, Dipton in the Parish of Winton


Administrator, Liturgist:

Mrs J. Baird

Evangelist, Preaching:

Mrs P.Pattison

Ministry Team in the Church of The Holy Trinity in the Parish of Winton


Liturgist:

Mrs K. Palmer

Pastoral:

Mrs L. Norman

Preaching:

Mrs M. Westlake

OFFICAL ACTS OF THE BISHOP

REORDERING

2011

February

23

The Revd Dr Laurie Barber as Deacon in the Parish of Dunstan

23

The Revd Petra Barber as Deacon in the Parish of Dunstan

24

The Revd Petra Barber as Vicar in the Parish of Dunstan

2010

ORDINATION

December

4

Zane Elliott as Curate Assistant to the Vicar in the Parish of St Matthews Church, Dunedin.

2011

September

10

Doreen Marion McKinlay as Deacon Assistant to the Vicar of St Andrews, Cromwell.

LICENCES ISSUED TO CLERGY

2010

December

4

The Revd Zane Elliott as Curate Assistant in the Parish of St Matthews, Dunedin.

31

The Revd Sandra Baird as Local Priest in the Parish of Brockville.

31

The Revd Leah Boniface as Local Priest in the Parish of Western Southland.

31

The Revd Jocelyn Broughton as Priest Support in the Parish of Fiordland.

31

The Revd Bruce Cavanagh as Local Priest in the Parish of Gore.

2011

January

1

The Venerable Jan Clark as Interim Priest in the Parish of St Johns, Roslyn.

February

1

The Revd Stephen White as Priest-in-Charge-during the Vacancy in the Parish of Taieri.

March

27

The Ven Bernard Wilkinson as Honorary Interim Priest in the Parish of St Peters Caversham.

April

27

The Revd Ruth Doig as Priest-in-Charge in the Parish of Port Chalmers.

May

1

The Revd Roger Barker as Interim Priest Enabler in the Parish of East Otago.

12

The Revd Margaret Ruth Sinnamon as Honorary Priest Assistant to the Vicar in the Parish of Dunstan.

12

The Revd Roland Grant Letham as Honorary Priest Assistant to the Vicar in the Parish of Dunstan.

12

The Revd Prudence Ruth Miller as Honorary Priest Assistant to the Vicar in the Parish of Dunstan.

July

31

The Revd Kenneth John Light as Priest-in-Charge during the Vacancy.

August

17

The Revd Eric Anthony Kyte as Vicar of the Parish of St Johns, Roslyn.

PERMISSION TO OFFICIATE IN A DIOCESE

2010

December

31

The Revd Michael Hawke

31

The Revd Roger Barker

31

The Revd Victor Beaumont

31

The Revd Jim Brook

31

The Revd Jocelyn Broughton

31

The Revd Shirley Brunton

31

The Revd Philip Charles

31

The Revd Michael Hawke

31

Captain Philip Clark

31

The Revd Bernard Cox

31

The Revd Dr Anthony Dancer

31

The Revd Canon Paul Dyer

31

The Revd Airdry Dyson-Leask

31

The Revd Warren Featherston

31

The Revd David Griffin

31

The Revd Bryan Haggitt

31

The Revd Dr Christopher Holmes

31

The Revd Geoff Hughes

31

The Revd Canon Robert Kereopa

31

The Revd Guus Lukkien

31

The Revd Stanley Mawhinney

31

The Revd Andrea McDougall

31

The Revd Cushla McMillian

31

The Revd Chris Rodgers

31

The Venerable Neville Selwood

31

The Revd Ian Stephenson

31

The Venerable Adrianne Stewart

31

The Revd Rosemary Waller

31

The Revd Pamela Welch

31

The Revd Canon James White

31

The Venerable Bernard Wilkinson

31

The Revd Boyd Wilson

2011

January

23

The Revd Bill Schroeder

24

The Revd Carl Somers-Edgar

31

The Revd David Crooke

February

1

The Revd Bill Sim

27

The Revd Jill Favel

April

12

The Revd Pamela Laytham

May

1

The Revd Gene Vance Vidal

12

The Revd Laura Valborg Shelton Agar

MINISTER IN CHARGE

2010

August

15

Petra Barber as Minister in Charge at Dunstan Parish

2011

February

5

Mr Richard Aitken as Lay-Minister-in-Charge with the Parish of North East Valley.

NEW LAY MINISTERS

2010

August

13

Mrs Rita Lukkien

CAIRA

October

13

Mr Patrick Murray Westenra

Tuatapere

19

Mr Richard John Cubie

Upper Clutha

November

4

Mrs Kathy Lynn Vidal as Seasons Coordinator

Diocese

2011

May

15

Mr James Thomas Lynch

East Otago

15

Mrs Jan Ragg

East Otago

15

Mrs Joy Justice

East Otago

15

Mrs Elaine Bambery

East Otago

15

Mrs Margaret Anne McCaw

East Otago

June

7

Mr Kerry Ronald John Mannix

St Kilda

28

Mrs Jocelyn Mary Graham

Dunstan

28

Mr Shirley Brian Masters

Dunstan

28

Mrs Esme Patricia MacDonald

Dunstan

August

8

Mrs Wendi Ogden as Seasons Coordinator

19

Ms Gillian Marie Townsley as Lay Chaplain at St Hildas Collegiate School.

22

Mrs Gladys Lorraine Armstrong

Dunstan

Sept

9

Mr Max Whitaker

All Saints, Dunedin

9

Mrs Felicia Wade

All Saints, Dunedin

9

Mrs Cynthia Greensill

All Saints, Dunedin

9

Mr Andrew Metcalfe

All Saints, Dunedin

RENEWAL OF LAY MINISTERS

2011

May

12

Mrs Carol Ann Masters

Dunstan

12

Mrs Barbara Withington

Dunstan

12

Mrs Elizabeth Ann Duggan

Dunstan

12

Mrs Jennifer Margaret Morris

Dunstan

12

Mrs Allison Larsen

Dunstan

15

Mrs Elizabeth Florence Inglis

East Otago

15

Mr Paul Havord

East Otago

15

Mrs Hilary Charlotte Gray

East Otago

15

Mrs Daphne Taylor

East Otago

EXTENSION ISSUED TO LAY MNISTERS

2010

November

23

Mr Leonard William Ernest Austin

Waikouaiti

23

Mrs Kathleen Clearwater

Palmerston/Hampden

23

Mrs Hilary Charlotte Gray

Palmerston/Hampden

23

Mr Paul Havord

Palmerston/Hampden

23

Mrs Elizabeth Florence Inglis

Waikouaiti

23

Ms Rosalie Catrina Ireland

Warrington

23

Mrs Judith Marylyn Lawson

Waikouaiti

23

Mr Jeremy John Nicholl

Warrington

23

Mr Richard John Seccombe

Palmerston/Hampden

23

Mrs Daphne Pearl Taylor

Palmerston/Hampden

FACULTIES ISSUED

2011

April

27

St Barnabas, Warrington: Permission to display a David Kennedy carving of Christ on the Cross in the Church of St Barnabas, Warrington

27

St Lukes, Oamaru Permission to remove the seating immediately around the Font at St Lukes and any remedial work necessary to be undertaken.

May

30

St Lukes, Taieri: Permission to lay carpet and renew hard floor area at the rear of the Church.

May

30

St Lukes, Taieri: Permission to install four Daikin console heat pumps for heating St Lukes Church.

June

9

Holy Trinity, Invercargill: Permission to affix a memorial plaque in memory of the Frye Family on a church pew.

9

Holy Trinity, Invercargill: Permission to affix a memorial plaque in memory of Elise Cheyne on a church pew.

Sept

9

St John the Evangelist, Roslyn: Permission to install a four shelf Rimu bookcase in the Parish Library.

15

St Nicholas, Waverley: Permission to install a 8Kw heat pump on the centre rear interior wall at floor level in the Church of St Nicholas Waverley.

CONFIRMATIONS

Candidates

Date

Parish

Male

Female

Presiding Bishop

2011

April

23

All Saints Dunedin

2

4

The Rt Revd Dr K. Wright

June

26

St Peters, Wakatipu

1


August

6

All Saints, Dunedin

4

2


SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTY-SIXTH SNYOD

OF THE DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

MINUTES OF FIRST DAY, FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2011

7.00 pm Synod Eucharist was held at Holy Trinity, Invercargill, led by Revd Elizabeth Cheyne, with

Bishop Kelvin celebrating. Bishop Kelvin delivered his charge.

Bishops Charge

Whakatau

Kia wehe ki te atua te timatanga a te mataurangaMau nga rongo ki te whenuaArohanui ki te tangata

Nga whanau o te KaraitiWhakatau maiWhakatau maiWhakatau mai

Whakatau mai i raro i te aroha o te atuaWhakatau mai i raro i te marumaru o tenei whareWhakatau mai I roto e te aroha o te tangata

Whakatau maiWhakatau maiWhakatau mai

Welcome, welcome thrice welcome as we gather here in this most Southern of our cities to celebrate our common life and plan together for our future. As we gather in this place, I am mindful of all who have carried the torch of faith before us, and who pass it to us today. In particular, we remember:

Alexander Colin MacDonald, Hendrik Jan Takens, Bob Boniface, Bill Schroeder, John Geare, Morrie Dunn and Baden Gilchrist, all of whom have contributed from the treasure stores of their talents to our diocese over many years.

I wish, as I begin to thank you all for the warmth of your support as I have travelled throughout the diocese this past year. The integrity and intelligence of the people of the South never fails to astonish me, as time after time I see people striving to be truly the people of God in this part of the world.

I am grateful to work with a fine group of people from our ministry centre in Green Island. Alec Clark, Benjamin Brock Smith, and John Franklin are gifts of God to us, and have each in their own ways taught me and widened my horizons. Each works unstintingly and graciously for the furtherance of Gods Kingdom. In the work of ministry development, we have all been ably supported by the administrative staff in the Diocesan Office. Bronwyn, Debbie, Dominique and Bernie have managed an increasing workload with greatly diminished resources of money and personnel and have invariably done it with cheerfulness and energy. As our diocese changes over the next few years they are the ones who manage and adapt and I greatly appreciate the skills they have put at our disposal and the professionalism with which they do their jobs.

Introduction

There is an old Chinese curse: may you live in interesting times. This is a saying that has come to mind often as I drive from one part of the diocese to another. As we look at the changes which lie ahead of us and the particular challenges offered by being Anglicans in the South of New Zealand at the start of the 21st Century, it is tempting to think the proverb refers to just such a time as this, but of course we would be wrong. All times are interesting, in the proverbial sense, this one only mildly more or so than any other, except perhaps in one regard. Over the past few years the questions which have always been present regarding the place of the Anglican Church in our wider society have been brought into sharp focus and we no longer have the luxury of dodging them as we might have done in the past.

There are a number of factors in this.

1. The continued decline in many of our congregations has pushed them to the very edge of viability. Our own statutes state that if anyone wants to form a new parish they must have at least 20 people willing to form the core of the new congregation. If we applied this rule to existing parishes, several of ours would disappear at the stroke of a pen.

2. We, along with every other diocese in the country, and in fact, every other mainstream denomination in the country, struggle to find experienced clergy to take up the challenge of ministering in the present environment.

3. The Christchurch earthquakes have resulted in changes in insurance which will be felt by all of us in the New Year. New regulations regarding earthquake strengthening will have longer term, but far, far more serious implications. These developments, along with the example of many of our brothers and sisters in Christchurch, have forced us to consider the continued deployment of many of our buildings.

4. Our society seems to have passed some sort of threshold in its relationship with the Christian church. Decline is epidemic, not just in the mainstream churches, but also in most of the newer denominations that have been, until now, more used to growth than we are.

It is this last factor which is the most pressing. When we and others have sought to find solutions to the problems facing the church they have generally been centred on thinking up ways of reviving parishes: making them like they were when we could all remember them full and thriving. Our efforts are often centred on getting more, and younger people interested in the parish, so they can take up the task of maintaining it into a new generation. The hard truth is, however, that many of our parishes have declined to the point where the parish structures developed to meet the needs of the congregations of the mid twentieth century simply do not work any more. While it is true that in some parts of our diocese the general trend of decline is reversed and congregations are growing, in many other parts of our diocese, the strategies for growth that are at our disposal are simply not going to work .

At this point I need to make a distinction: between church and parish. A church is a gathering of the people of God. It may be tiny (Jesus said, Where two or three are gathered in my name.) or very large indeed. It may be highly or loosely organised. A parish, on the other hand, is a particular type of church structure which evolved over the centuries to suit a particular way of being church. A parish needs to have a basic minimum number of people, to be able to function. There is no question that the church will survive in this part of the world, but we might well ask whether some of our parishes will survive. Or rather, we need to ask: what sort of church we will have in the future, and how will it be organised?

So what are we to do?

Paradoxically, as we look for new life, our starting point is to give up the struggle and by this I dont mean apathy or ennui. I mean we need to learn deeply something we already know in our deepest places: that the battle is not actually our battle, and there is no need for us to unduly worry about it. The church belongs not to us, but to God. God has a mission in the world which God is not, and never has and never will abandon. God has, admittedly, called us to tend a particular corner of the vineyard and to preserve a particular stream of tradition but we need to be very careful about wresting Gods responsibility away from the divine grasp.

Listen

Our first task then, is to try and listen, in order that we might align ourselves with what God is doing. Of course, we all know this and the first priority in our diocesan vision is the call to a deepened spirituality. In the past year we have run a couple of Weeks of Guided Prayer, and my chaplain, the Revd John Franklin has been particularly active in promoting spiritual deepening. Our ministry school this year was based on the general theme of spirituality, and we will continue to emphasise the priority of spirituality for a good while yet. I must say that this has been a particular personal emphasis.

Over the past 18 months, as I have thought repeatedly about HOW I am to be bishop, several different models have presented themselves: bishop as CEO of a religious organisation, for example is the one which most bishops I know loathe with a passion but find themselves, against their will and better judgement, adopting out of sheer necessity. I find that the exigencies of daily life repeatedly push me in this direction, but I know there has got to be a better way. My friend Sue Burns has recently suggested to me another, which I find full of possibilities: the bishop as Abbot. The abbot, as head of a monastery, could not escape a certain amount of administrative and disciplinary roles but the chief duties of the abbot were prayer and teaching. The abbot sought thereby to lead the people of God into a deeper understanding and experience of the faith but more importantly, made the development of a deepening walk with Christ their own personal number one duty. This seems to me to be a model more in keeping with the Gospel, and more in resonance where my sense of Gods calling is leading me. In the Revd Marg Schraeder I have an excellent spiritual director, and I have been heavily influenced, of late, by Father Thomas Keating and by the Revd Dr. Cynthia Bourgeault. Learning from them and from John Franklin, my practice of Centring Prayer has grown markedly during the past year. I have also been greatly inspired by the work of the anonymous 14th Century English mystic who penned The Cloud of Unknowing, and one of his great teachings is that in order to arrive at some knowledge the mind of God we must be prepared to first enter a time of uncertainty and confusion: the space which he calls The Cloud of Unknowing, and which St. John of the Cross calls The Dark Night of the Soul.

There is a profound wisdom in this teaching, and to find the way forward personally, as parishes, as a diocese it is probable that we will need to enter just such a cloud of unknowing. God is leading us into a new future which is very exciting indeed, but to discover exactly what that future might be means letting go of much in our past and present. Such letting go can be an unnerving, even frightening prospect.

Lead

We may not yet be clear about the specifics of where God is leading, but we can be sure that one of the tools required will be innovative, consistent, energetic leadership. With this in mind, the second phase of our strategic plan, to be implemented from next year onwards will be the development of leadership. As Anglicans together we need to invest time and resources in our existing lay and ordained leaders, and be open to the leading of the Spirit, as the Spirit calls new leaders for the task ahead. I am greatly encouraged that already there is a significant increase in the number of younger people considering a vocation to ordained ministry. When, later in the weekend we look at elections to our various diocesan and national bodies I hope we will be very mindful of the need to encourage our younger leaders and give them opportunities for exposure to ministry enhancing experiences

Look Afresh

Another aspect of the changes required of us, whose parameters are not yet completely known is the reorganisation of our diocesan structures. We have made some small reorganisation of the diocesan office, which have included a shift in the layout of the office and a drastic reduction in staffing levels, but the changes in the office will need to be still more far reaching. As the changing realities of parish life become more apparent, there will be a need for us to reassess what faith communities can expect of the more limited capacities of the diocesan office. There will be a need to be ever more strategic in the use of the time and talents of the Ministry Educator, Educator for the Under 40s and the Bishop.

Across the diocese the need to cooperate across parish boundaries is becoming more urgent, and this is represented in the arrival, this month, of the Revd Angela Dutton, our first Regional Dean. Drawing on the example of the Taranaki Episcopal region, we are pressing ahead with the formation of co-operative units in various parts of the diocese. In general, we will be leaving parishes intact and inviting vestries to continue in the stewardship of parish buildings and resources while at the same time encouraging the deployment of personnel resources lay and ordained, stipendiary and gifted across parish boundaries. As regional teams develop, our lay ministers, deacons and priests will be encouraged to see themselves primarily as spiritual leaders rather than parish managers and administrators. Diaconal and priestly formation will be given a new emphasis in the training of our clergy.

We are also looking hard at the provision of social services and have recently reformed the social services board and begun the exploration of ways in which our aged care institutions can co-operate in the provision of their services.

Conclusion

Karen Armstrong describes the present time as an Axial Age: one of those tipping points in the history of the human race when the spiritual landscape is rewritten on a global scale. We are privileged to be alive at this time and to be playing a part, albeit a small one, in the salvation history of the world. Now is not the time for us to be hankering for the past glories of the church. Now is not the time to be overly concerned with the provision of our own spiritual needs. We have a task to do: which is no less than the furtherance of the Kingdom of God in Otago and Southland. We have at our disposal, great riches in terms of buildings, money and, most importantly, people. It is time for us to take stock; to sit still and listen for the voice of the Holy Spirit who is waiting to lead us into new and exciting ways of ministry. We need to thank God that we have been given the great gift of living in interesting times.

No reiratena koutoutena koutoukia ora hui hui maitatou katoa

8.55 pm The Bishop convened Synod and the quorum was confirmed.

Leave of Absence: The following people were granted leave of absence from Synod:

Clergy

Laity

Days 1, 2 & 3

Revd Esther Clarke-Prebble

Ms Amanda Clarke-Prebble

Revd Juan Kinnear

Mrs Sue Lynch

Revd Helen Metzger

Mrs Ann Dennison

Revd Peter Stapleton

Mr David Hoskins

Revd Ken Light

Mrs Marie Lindsay

Revd Dr Laurie Barber

Mrs Jenny King

Revd Zane Elliott

Mr Barrie Peake

Revd Penny Sinnamon

Mrs Anne Marie Parsons

Revd Roly Latham

Mr Richard Seccombe

Revd Barry Entwisle

Days 1 & 3

Revd Lois Hurd McKee

Revd Roger Barker

Day 1 only

Revd Sandra Baird

Mr Chris Morris

Mrs Margaret Thompson

Day 2 only

Mrs Shirley Hennessy [pm]

Mr Lindsay Jennings [pm]

Mr Benjamin Brock-Smith

Day 3 only

Revd Maud Milligan

Mrs Barbara Withington

Revd Bruce Cavanagh

Mrs Kate Nicol

Revd Michael Wallace

Mrs Margaret McLanachan

Revd Petra Barber

Mr Lindsay Humphries

Revd Wayne Soper

Mr James Harding

Mrs Pam Currall

Mrs Judythe Thew

Bishop Kelvin welcomed all members of Synod especially visitors and new members.

Opening Motion: Appointments

Moved: The President.

That:

(a) the President's nominations of the Officers of Synod be confirmed ie ;

Clerical Secretary

:The Rev'd Jean Soper

Lay Secretary

:Mrs Anne Gover

Chairperson of Committee:Mrs Liz Duggan

Deputy Chairperson

:The Revd Michael Wallace

CClerk of Committee

:Mrs Jennifer Campbell

Chaplain to Synod

:The Revd Elizabeth Cheyne

Press Officer

:The Revd Richard Johnson

(b)the appointment of the members of the Committee for the Verification of Minutes be noted ie: The Very Revd Dr Trevor James, Mr Murray Jones and Mrs Jean McEwan.

(c) the Committee on Statutes & Standing Orders, the Steering Committee, and the Printing Committee, be confirmed as Mr Diccon Sim (Chancellor) & Dr Tony Fitchett.

(d) the times of sitting of Synod and the Synod Programme, as printed in the Order of Proceedings, be confirmed.

(e)The President be authorised to suspend Standing Order 2 for such periods as he thinks fit in order that a person nominated by him and appointed by the Synod may preside over the Synod.

(f)ELECTIONS:

notice was given that the nominations for the following elections close on Saturday 17 September at 12:30pm.

General Synod Two Clergy and Three Lay members elected by Houses.

Voting to take place on Saturday 17 September at 1:30pm

(g) The President call for any:

(i) Petitions there were nil

(ii) Bills there were nil

(iii) Notices of Motion there were nil

(iv) Select Committees there were nil

The Venerable Bernard Wilkinson then moved an amendment to remove the seminars from the Synod Order of Proceedings/ seconded by Mrs Barbara Withington. Following two speakers who spoke against this amendment the motion was put and was lost.

9.00pm Synod adjourned following closing prayers led by Revd Liz Cheyne.



MINUTES OF SECOND DAY, Saturday 17 September 2011

8.30am Morning Worship at St Johns, Tay Street

9.00am Synod in Session at Invercargill Working Mens Club

The Revd Helen Wilderspin and Dr Tony Fitchett spoke briefly about the work of General Synod and the items on the agenda for the 2011 session. Three lay reps and three clerical reps are required. Nominations close at 12.30pm today

9.10amBishop Kelvin led a discussion session on Priorities. Representatives were asked to form a group with people other than their own parish representatives to consider a number of things:

1. Personal:

Ten most important things in your life?

How much energy, money, time do you expend on those things?

2. Parish

Using given cards one person at a time reads a statement and each person then shares how important this is for their parish and places their card on the board.

3. Back in parish groups time of silence, thinking of own church, buildings, location

10.00am Seminars

Mission Action Planning [ Revd Canon Alec Clark]

Trust Accounting how does it work? [Mrs Bronwyn Miller]

Stewardship [Revd Herbert Buckingham]

11.00am Morning Tea

11.20am Synod reconvened

MOTION NO 1:

Reports and Accounts

Moved: Mr Murray Jones

Seconded: Dr A.[Tony] E.J Fitchett

That the Reports and Accounts as distributed be received.

Agreed

Moved: Dr A.[Tony] E.J Fitchett

Seconded: Mr Murray Jones

That Synod move into Committee to consider the Reports.

Agreed

Synod moved into Committee at 11.25am

Synod reconvened at 12.09am

Moved: Dr A.[Tony] E.J Fitchett Seconded: The Very Rev'd Dr Trevor James

That the decision of the Committee be the decision of Synod and that the Resolution passed whilst In Committee be attached to Motion 1.

Agreed

MOTION NO 1 ATTACHMENT:

That Synod in Committee, remembering the schools origin in the diocese, notes with concern that:

St Hildas Report to Synod says nothing about the special character of the School;

or how the Anglican tradition is maintained;

or how the Board of Proprietors ensure that devout Anglicans, seeking an Anglican ethos for their daughters education, are given preference in the schools enrolment;

and ask the Board of Proprietors to address these matters and report to the Diocesan Council and the next session of Synod.

MOTION NO 2:

Moved: Mr Murray Jones Seconded: Dr A.[Tony] E.J Fitchett

That the following Reports & Accounts laid on the Table be received:

1. Anglican Missions Board Annual Meeting 2010

2. Cathedral Church of St Paul Annual Financial Statements for the year ended 31.12.10

3. St Hildas Collegiate School Inc. Board of Proprietors Annual Financial Statements to 31.12.10

4. St Hildas Collegiate School Inc. Endowment Society Annual Financial Statements to 31.12.10

5. Parata Anglican Charitable Trust Annual Financial Statements to 31.3.11

6. Home of St Barnabas Charitable Trust Annual Report 2011

7. The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Board the Financial Statements for the year ended 31.03.11 of:

The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Fund

Welfare Fund

Widows and Orphans Endowment

Widows and Orphans Income Distribution Account

The Retire Fund

Board Accounts and Supplementary Support Fund

The Investment Fund

8. The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Board Pension Fund Annual Report 31.03.11

9. The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Fund The Retire Fund Annual Report 31.03.11

10. The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Fund The Koinonia Fund Annual Report 31.03.11

11. Anglican Family Care Annual Report 2011

12. Social Justice Working Group Report 2011

Agreed

MOTION NO 3:

Overseas Mission

Moved: The Revd John Sherlock Seconded: Mr Keith Gover

That this Synod:

(a) Receives the Reports from the Anglican Missions Board and the report from The Diocesan Overseas Mission representative:

(b) Thanks those parishes and faith communities that supported Anglican Missions throughout the 2010 year:

(c) Thanks those parishes who have supported our Companion Diocese in Eastern Zambia and continued contacts made with Edinburgh, but requests Diocesan Council to re-evaluate these links and explore further connections, particularly the possibility of establishing a companion diocese within the Pacific region.

(d) Recommends to all parishes and faith communities of the Diocese, that they actively support the Anglican Mission Board.

(e) Sets the AMB Target for the year 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012 at $61,000, the same as 2011.

Amendment

That after the words re-evaluates these links the following words be inserted - in consultation with our companion dioceses.

Agreed

The motion as amended reads

(c) Thanks those parishes who have supported our Companion Diocese in Eastern Zambia and continued contacts made with Edinburgh, but requests Diocesan Council to re-evaluate these links in consultation with our companion dioceses and explore further connections, particularly the possibility of establishing a companion diocese within the Pacific region.

The original motion with this addition became the substantive motion.

Agreed

12.30pm Mid-day prayer was led by Western Southland Parish before lunch.

Lunch: 12.35pm 1.15pm A Green Lunch was served at St Johns, Tay Street

1.30pm ELECTION OF REPS TO GENERAL SYNOD

Scrutineers: The Revd Denis Bartley, The Revd Vivienne Galletly, Prof. David Fielding,

Mrs Anne Wilkinson

Members considered nominations from their Houses for election to General Synod.

2.15pm Results of Elections were announced.

The following people were elected as Reps to General Synod:

Clergy

Laity

The Revd Michael Wallace [CO]

Mrs Jenny Campbell [S]

The Revd Helen Wilderspin [CO]

Dr Tony Fitchett [CO]

Mr Keith Gover [S]

It was moved that the voting papers be destroyed.

Moved: The Revd Vivienne Galletly Seconded: Ms Barbara Dineen

Agreed

MOTION NO: 5

Motion re Ordination and Licensing of those in same-sex relationships

Moved: Dr A. [Tony] E.J Fitchett Seconded: The Revd Helen Wilderspin

That this Synod:

Whereas a Tikanga Pakeha Commission on Human Sexuality, in 1998, affirmed the wisdom and historic precedent for leaving the decisions about acceptance for ordination with the bishop of each Episcopal unit and her or his advisors and expressed the view that each application for ordination should be dealt with on an individual basis regardless of the candidates marital status, gender, sexual orientation or sexual preference, and that There is no need for our Church to impose or declare barriers or prohibitions with respect to the ordination of gay or lesbian people beyond the usual criteria which are applied in local Episcopal units for the assessment and selection of ordination candidates and

Whereas this Synod in 2007 resolved that the call to and suitability for ministry and leadership are not determined by a candidates sexual orientation, and

Whereas this Synod in 2010, understanding that, since 2006, bishops of this church had instituted an informal moratorium on accepting those in same sex relationships into the process leading to possible ordination, and, noting that many clergy and lay people who are homosexual and some of whom are in long term committed, faithful, monogamous relationships, exercise valuable ministries in this Diocese and in other Dioceses and Hui Amorangi of this Church, asked the bishops whether such a moratorium was still in place, and, if so, to set a date for the moratorium to be lifted, and

Whereas the Standing Committee of General Synod has agreed that at its meeting in November 2011 it will appoint a Three-Tikanga Commission to report to the General Synod/te Hinota Whanui on

(i) A summary of the biblical and theological work done by our Church on the issues surrounding Christian ethics, human sexuality and the blessing and ordination of people in same sex relationships, including missiological, doctrinal, canonical, cultural and pastoral issues; and

(ii) The principles of Anglican ecclesiology and, in the light of our diversity, the ecclesial possibilities for ways forward for our Three Tikanga Church; and

(iii) The implications of (i) and (ii) on the place of our Three Tikanga Church as a whole within the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Now therefore this Synod:

1.Accepts that a variety of opinions regarding the blessing, ordination and licensing of those in same sex relationships are sincerely held by members of this Diocese, this Church, and the Churches of the Anglican Communion.

2.Considers that a homosexual person in a long term, committed, faithful, monogamous relationship should not, because of that relationship, be refused ordination or licensing for ministry.

3.Asks the Diocesan Manager to forward this Resolution to the General Secretary of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, with a request that it be made available to the proposed Commission on the blessing and ordination of those in same sex relationships.

3.00pm Afternoon Tea

Amendment

That Clause 2 be removed and replaced with Considers that any person applying for ordination or licensing for ministry should not be excluded on the basis of the candidates marital status, gender, or sexual orientation.

Moved: The Right Revd David Coles Seconded: The Revd Eric Kyte

Carried

The motion as amended reads:

Now therefore this Synod:

1.Accepts that a variety of opinions regarding the blessing, ordination and licensing of those in same sex relationships are sincerely held by members of this Diocese, this Church, and the Churches of the Anglican Communion.

2.Considers that any person applying for ordination or licensing for ministry should not be excluded on the basis of the candidates marital status, gender, or sexual orientation.

3.Asks the Diocesan Manager to forward this Resolution to the General Secretary of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, with a request that it be made available to the proposed Commission on the blessing and ordination of those in same sex relationships.

The Bishops Chaplain led us in a time of silent prayer prior to voting,


Results of Voting: Clergy For 34

Against 7

Laity For 39

Against 13

Carried

Southern See

The Ven Jan Clark advised that information for the next copy of the Southern See needs to be sent in by 17 October. Funding of the Southern See is based on 50c copy from parishes and advertising revenue. New advertisers are needed and names of parish reporters are also required.

MOTION NO 7:

Selwyn College

Moved: Mr Diccon Sim

Seconded: Dr A.[Tony] E.J Fitchett

That this Synod:

1. Notes with warm satisfaction the current standing of Selwyn College, and in particular:

(a) the healthy state of its community;

(b) the renewed strength of its relationship with the All Saints parish;

(c) the success of recent development projects; and

(d) the academic and other successes of it students.

2. Notes the adoption by the Board of Selwyn College of a new Strategic Plan, and notes in particular:

(a) the Plans recognition that the future interests of the College will be served by increasing the size of the Colleges community to a level that provides additional economies of scale while preserving the close knit functioning of the College community;

(b) the Boards ongoing exploration of opportunities to develop the facilities of the College to allow for growth, and exploration of the means by which the significant costs of expansion, and of outstanding maintenance of the Colleges existing buildings, can be met;

(c) the Boards intention to proceed towards the incorporation of the Colleges operations, in accordance with the power in that regard that has been provided for in the Colleges statute since at least 1927.

3. Asks the Diocesan Council:

(a) to work with the Board of Selwyn College as it pursues incorporation to ensure that the interests of the Diocese and the expectations of the Selwyn College Statute continue to be reflected in any new constitution that may be adopted for the College, and that the long term interests of the Diocese are preserved;

(b) to enter such agreements with the Selwyn College Board and/or any new Selwyn College incorporation, including as to the ongoing structure of ownership of the land, buildings and other assets of Selwyn College, as the Diocesan Council considers appropriate.

Amendment

That the following words be added at the end of 3b subject to the consent of Synod.

Moved: Mr Robert Montgomery

Seconded: The Revd Helen Wilderspin Agreed

3(b) would then read

to enter such agreements with the Selwyn College Board and/or any new Selwyn College incorporation, including as to the ongoing structure of ownership of the land, buildings and other assets of Selwyn College, as the Diocesan Council considers appropriate, subject to the consent of Synod.


Agreed

MOTION NO 6:

Bishopric Endowment Fund

Moved: The Revd Roger Barker

Seconded: The Ven Jan Clark

That this Synod:

(a) Receives the report of the Action Group:

(b) Re-affirms the desirability of raising the capital of the Bishopric Endowment Fund to the level where the Fund would produce sufficient income to meet total expenditure:

(c) Endorses in principle the allocation of individual targets to parishes on the fair share formula, on the clear understanding that

These targets are voluntary; and

How each parish seeks to meet its target is for the parish to determine; and

A parish that reaches its target and pays the amount into the Bishopric account will be exempt from making any annual contributions to the Bishopric income via the Diocesan budget contributions:

(d) Requests and encourages parishes to accept the challenge to raise their targets:

(e) Asks the Action Group to work with the Diocesan Manager in implementing the proposal, refining the details, and providing information, support and encouragement to the parishes.

Agreed

MOTION NO 4:

The Proposed Anglican Covenant


Seconded: Very Rev'd Dr W. Trevor G James

Dr Tony Fitchett introduced this motion.

5.05pm Synod concluded with evening worship led by Holy Trinity, Gore Parish.

6.00pm Dinner at Invercargill Working Mens Club

Guest Speaker: Michael Tamihere, Tikanga Toru Youth Commission



MINUTES OF THIRD DAY, SUNDAY 18 September 2011

8.00am Morning Eucharist at All Saints, Gladstone

8.30am Breakfast at All Saints, Gladstone

9.30am Synod resumed

MOTION NO 4:

The Proposed Anglican Covenant


Seconded: Very Rev'd Dr W. Trevor G James

That this Synod:

1. noting that the General Synod/te Hinota Whanui has approved in principle Sections 1-3 of the proposed Anglican Covenant, and asked Episcopal Units to study the proposed Covenant and respond to its 2012 Session, resolves as follows:

(a) Sections 1 & 2 of the proposed Anglican Covenant may be considered to be a useful starting point for consideration of our Anglican understanding of the Church of Christ

(b) Section 3 of the proposed Covenant contains an acceptable description of the basis for relationships between the churches of the Anglican Communion, and suggests a series of commitments which provide a useful framework within which churches of the Communion could discuss differences between them.

(c) Clause 4.2 of the proposed Covenant contains provisions which are contrary to our understanding of Anglican ecclesiology, to our understanding of the way of Christ, and to justice, and is unacceptable to this Synod.

(d) The other parts of Section 4 contain technical provisions that are acceptable to this diocese if Clause 4.2 is rejected.

2. Notes that some other Episcopal Units have rejected the proposed Covenant, and anticipates that a variety of views on the proposed Covenant will be expressed by the various Episcopal Units.

3. Asks General Synod/te Hinota Whanui,

(a) If it rejects the proposed Covenant in part or as a whole, to commit itself by Standing Resolution to following processes similar to those set out in Section 3 of the proposed Covenant if another church of the Communion raises concerns about actions this Church takes or considers taking.

(b) To request its representatives to the Anglican Consultative Council to bring a motion to the 2012 meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council to affirm that full membership of the Anglican Communion is not conditional on adoption of the proposed Covenant.

4. Asks the Diocesan Manager to forward this Resolution to the General Secretary of this Church.

Note:

the text of the Covenant can be found on the Anglican Communion website: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/

Carried

MOTION NO 8:

Collects

Moved: Very Rev'd Dr W. Trevor G James Seconded: Dr A.[Tony] E.J Fitchett

That this Synod:

Noting the lack of traditional Trinitarian collects in the Lectionary, strongly urges the Common Life Liturgical Commission and the General Synod/te Hinota Whanui to ensure

(a). the retention in the Formularies of at least one traditional Trinitarian collect for each Sunday of the Churchs year,

(b). the provision for such a collect for each Sunday of the Churchs year in the Lectionary.

Agreed

MOTION NO 9:

Social Services

Moved: The Ven Jan Clark Seconded: Mrs Elizabeth Duggan

That this Synod:

1.Notes the work currently being undertaken by the Social Services Working Group and its task to review Aged Care in the Diocese

2. Asks Diocesan Council to bring before the next Synod a review of Statute 18, the Social Services Board Statute, taking account, amongst other considerations, of recommendations from this Working Group.

Agreed

MOTION NO 10:

Synod Budget

Moved: Mr Wynston Cooper

Seconded: Prof David Fielding

That Standing Order 22 be suspended in order to move a motion without notice.

Agreed


Seconded: Mr John Lynch

That Synod move into Committee to consider the Synod Budget.

Agreed

Synod moved into Committee at 10.39am.

Synod reconvened at 10.58am.

Moved: Mr Wynston Cooper

Seconded: Prof David Fielding

That the Draft Synod Budget be adopted.

Agreed

11.00am Morning Tea

11.25am Synod reconvened

Earthquake strengthening / insurance Mrs Bronwyn Miller gave an explanation of the current situation,

Bishop Kelvin moved:

That Standing Order 22 be suspended in order to move a motion without notice.

Agreed

MOTION NO 11:

Thanks

Moved: Mr Murray Jones Seconded: Revd Vivienne Galletly

That this house expresses its appreciation to:

The President for his leadership and helpful guidance;

Revd Michael Tamihere for his informing, enjoyable and encouraging presentation on the Tikanga Toru Youth Commission last night;

Canon Alec Clark, Revd Herbert Buckingham and Mrs Bronwyn Miller for their input into preparation and facilitation of the seminars;

The Synod Officers for their willingness and ability in facilitating the proceedings of Synod;

Archdeacon Keith Gover for his leadership and co-ordination of the details and hospitality of holding our Synod in Southland;

Mrs Jean McEwan and the parishioners of Holy Trinity, North Invercargill for their warm and welcoming hospitality and worship on Friday evening;

Mrs Jenny Campbell and team of supporters who provided food at the venue for the inspirational green lunch on Saturday;

The parishioners of St Johns Invercargill and Revd Richard Johnson and the parishioners of All Saints Gladstone for their gracious hospitality for breakfast and welcoming worship on each Synod Morning;

Hosts and hostesses of Southland who opened their homes and billeted members of Synod;

Revd Liz Cheyne as Synod Chaplain and all the faith communities who led prayer during Synod;

The Diocesan Office Staff and all of those responsible for the preparation of Synod;

We also give thanks to God.

12.00pm Synod concluded with prayer led by Waimea Plains Parish and the Chaplain and a blessing by Bishop Kelvin.

Diocesan Council Report

Synod 2011

Members of Diocesan Council are:

The Bishop (chair), Mrs Jenny Campbell, The Ven Jan Clark, Mr. Wynston Cooper, Revd Stu Crossan, Mrs Liz Duggan, The Very Revd Trevor James, Revd Judy Johnson, Mr. Murray Jones, Mrs. Kate Nichol and Revd Helen Wilderspin.

This past year has been one of change in the Diocese, which has been made visible in changes in the Diocesan Office. The administrative staff has moved their working space upstairs, and the support staff and library have replaced them on the ground floor. There have been some alterations to furnishings to make Peter Mann House a more open and welcoming environment. A weekly Eucharist and daily services of Morning Prayer have been established. There have been other major changes in the office as the services to our clients ended and the staff numbers were consequently reduced, reflecting a change in the financial situation of our diocese and a shift in focus as we re-assess the role of the office in the wider diocese.

In accordance with the strategic plan, this year has concentrated on spirituality, and early in the year a Week of Guided Prayer was held in Southland. Other Weeks of Guided prayer are planned for the Cathedral and for other parts of the diocese. This years ministry school was based on the theme of spirituality. In January the council agreed to the employment of the Revd John Franklin as a half time Bishops Chaplain with specific responsibilities for spiritual growth and nurture of clergy and lay leaders. Throughout this year, John has run quiet days and extended spiritual direction to many.

The economic downturn has caused considerable difficulty for many of our parishes, and it is only with great difficulty that the Diocesan Council has been able to arrive at a balanced budget for 2012. The effects of the Christchurch earthquakes have raised issues of insurance and of earthquake strengthening whose full impact has yet to be felt.

In March the council invited Revd Duncan McDonald from the Selwyn foundation to visit and assist in an assessment of Aged Care in the diocese. Duncans report was helpful in catalysing a process of rethinking where we are going with our rest homes. The Social Services council of the diocese has been reformed to oversee, on the councils behalf, all aspects of social services in the diocese, including aged care, and a small working group has been set up to begin investigations into a unified structure for aged care. Because of the complexity of the issues and the local sensitivities of our rest homes, this process is likely to take some time.

Throughout the diocese various parishes have met to discuss issues of regionalisation and in September the Revd Angela Dutton began her appointment as our first Regional Dean. Meeting have been held in Invercargill, Dunedin and North East Otago to begin the process of sharing resources of personnel, buildings and capital to further the development of the Kingdom of God. As we move towards a greater degree of cooperation between our parishes, we are leaning heavily on the experience of the Taranaki Episcopal Region.

Work is progressing on a revamping of our website and on the revitalisation of The Southern See, which has languished for want of an editor.

The Diocesan Council has invariably functioned well, conducted their business in an atmosphere of mutual respect and shown a deep awareness of the purposes for which we meet. I have been proud to chair this body during 2010-2011.


Diocesan Council Chair

Diocesan Foundation Report

Synod 2011

A quiet but vital piece of the future of our Diocese sits within the Trust Accounts called the Diocesan Foundation.

The Foundation was launched in 2005 after recognising again that the Diocese of Dunedin has not been sufficiently endowed to support the ministry of the Bishopric. As a consequence Diocesan Synods year after year had budgeted to make up the difference, limiting the scope of their remaining budgets to support other and new ministry initiatives.

There are currently about fourteen contributors to our Foundation people who have held the vision adopted in this form; and who consistently add thousands to its capital every year. The Diocese thanks you again for your generousity, commitment and insight on the future.

The current balance of the Foundation is $213,501 and last year 90% of the interest earned was able to be used to fund the Bishopric.

A brief financial statement is as follows:

Income:

Continuing Pledges$ 4796.62

Wyndham Parish3050.60

Additional donations $ 3368.00

Interest$ 13,707.42

$ 24,922.64

Grant to Bishopric

($ 7,336.67)

Capital Increase

$ 17,585.97

In gratitude

Mrs B. Miller

Diocesan Manager

Administration and Finance Sub-Committee Report

Synod 2011

Our Role:

We are a sub-committee of Diocesan Council whose role it is to make recommendations to them which will facilitate mission and ministry throughout the Diocese by the responsible use of financial and property resources.

Meetings:

We meet monthly, early in the month, to feed recommendations into the Trust Board and Diocesan Council meetings.

Membership:

The Bishop, Rev'd Canon C.J. Rodgers, the Rev'ds W.F Schroeder (until June) and V.M Galletly, Prof D.J. Fielding, Mr G.M. Hughes, and Mr W. J .Cooper (Chairman). The Diocesan Manager attends all meetings and provides information in response to questions as well as taking minutes.

In Memoriam: Revd Bill Schroeder:

In June the Revd Bill Schroeder, a member of this committee 2002 2011 and past Chairman 2002-2006, friend and brother in Christ, passed away after a twelve month illness. Bill was an extremely valuable member of the committee and his abilities, positiveness, and wise advice is sadly missed.

Synod Budgets:

During 2010 we again drew the attention of Diocesan Council to cost over-runs and our concern that we need to live within our means. While the deficit of $1,150 for the 2010 financial year is clearly better than the $39,946 of 2009, it is still a deficit and not a sustainable position long term.

2012:

The Diocesan Statutes require that a balanced budget must be approved by Synod. As is the case with households and Parishes, the Diocese is finding it an increasingly difficult challenge to produce this balanced budget.

The day to day ministry of the Diocese is funded by the Bishopric Endowment, Parishes, and the various Diocesan endowments administered on our behalf by the Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board.

Our Diocesan Administrative Staff provide support services to the running of the Diocese, the main benefits the Parishes receive are the management of compliance and legislative issues i.e.:

Charities Commission registration maintenance (without which our donors would not receive their tax refunds),

Clergy and Administrative staff payroll & PAYE

GST and other taxation requirements,

Employment and health and safety legislative compliance

Trust Management for 570 Parish Trust Accounts

Accounting and auditing for 58% of parishes

Insurance and Legal liaison

Heritage property issues

Regional Council Policy liaison

Canonical and statutory management

The Ministry Educator and Educator to the under 40s are totally funded by grants made annually by the St. Johns College Trust Board, in Auckland; our Diocese does not fund any part of these important ministries. St Johns also funds the major part of the work of the Southland Regional Support Priest.

This year the Diocesan budget for 2012 has an annual shortfall of some $24,000 which Diocesan Council are recommending be met from investment capital. It is not necessary to repeat that the use of capital funds in this way is unsustainable in the long-term.

Office Matters:

The Diocesan Administration has undergone significant change over the last twelve months. Three full time and one part time staff member remain. Mrs Debbie Flintoff, the Bishops PA has returned to full time and Mr David Wood retired after 17 years in various accounting roles with the Diocese. When it was decided not to continue with the accounting service for the three external clients (note the drop in Diocesan External Income between the 2010 and 2012 budget) Mr Wood was not replaced. It was also extremely unfortunate that in amongst all of these changes it was necessary to make the Managers PA and Assistant Administrator Mrs Barbara Mason redundant. Both Barbara and David were conscientious and able members of the Diocesan team and they are already missed.

Parish Financial Matters:

Audit:

Audit fees continue to increase every year, but this year a combined parishes approach was used in a bid to maintain the integrity of the financial records while containing costs. The difference between the audit fees for those who were a part of this group and those who werent was $500, however an analysis has not yet been done to determine whether the savings were worthwhile overall.

Insurance:

All NZ Dioceses benefit by having their insurance schemes negotiated through the Anglican Insurance Board, thereby getting the benefits of economies of scale and a reasonable level of Anglican self-insurance. This will not however protect us from the increase in premiums expected as a result of the Christchurch earthquakes. It is expected that premiums will have increased for this year and will increase further for 2012. An added expense is the level of reporting now required by the Insurance Companies which, for example, resulted in Insurance Valuations being required for this year and very likely bi-annually from now on.

Building Codes:

Also further to the earthquakes has come the policy development of all the Regional / City Councils re earthquake strengthening. Currently, in general, buildings only have to conform to the building code that was in force when they were built, be that 1897 or 1997. The Councils are now looking at their policies with a view to ensuring all buildings in their precinct meet a percentage, e.g. 34%, of the current building code within a set time period. The details are not yet known for all areas, but the impact on all churches in New Zealand will be profound.

Other Matters:

Finally, on behalf of the Committee, I would like to thank the many, many people who contribute their time and talents to furthering mission and ministry in this Diocese.

Mr W. Cooper

Chairman

Diocesan Managers Report

Synod 2011

It is my privilege to report on an amazing twelve months which has stretched us all to the limit !

And before I say anything else, I want to thank those who have walked through it with us. The Clergy, the Vestries, the Parish Administrators, the Committees especially the Office Committee and Admin & Finance, and others who hold the Diocesan Office in their prayers, the Diocesan Senior Staff and Diocesan Office Staff, past and present.

I have been awed by the patience and perseverance I have seen this year and by the difference Gods love can make in any situation.

We came face to face with financial reality over the last twelve months and lost two key staff: Mr David Wood, Accoun

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