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March 2008 March 2012 MARCH 2008 MARCH 2012 Synod steps forward while the ground keeps moving Planning for the future is not easy when the ground underneath your feet keeps moving, says strategic planning coordinator for the Central South Island Synod Jill Hawkey. Jill's task is to work with the Synod to develop a long term strategic plan in light of the recent earthquakes in Canterbury. The situation for parishes changes from week to week. On February 10th, the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) announced that 213 residential orange zone properties are now zoned red, which means that they will be subject to government offers of purchase and the residents will have to move. Many of these properties surround Wainoni Methodist Church and include the parsonage. The church building itself is being used for services and many community meetings but much of the community around it is disappearing. Christchurch North Methodist parish has also faced significant challenges in the last few months as an engineer's report indicated that most of the complex was 'earthquake prone'. The congregation had been meeting in the church hall but a generous offer from the local Catholic Church provided them with a new venue for Sunday worship. Jacinda, Tim and Louisa short oversee the release of little blue penguins rescued from the Rena's oil spill. A significant aftershock on December 23rd damaged the hall further and the whole complex is now 'red-stickered' ‘Penguin people’ step up and cannot be used. This not only has a major impact for the parish but also for the 50 groups who used the complex on to protect God's creation a regular basis. By Hilaire Campbell the event, she says the congregation of to the Rena was one of horror. It was But there have also been many When Tim Short and his family attend mostly older people enjoyed the lighter compounded by the hundreds of dead birds positive movements in the last few a service at the Wesley Methodist Church moments of an interview between her coated in oil - mainly little blue penguins, months. Opawa Community Church has in Tauranga, they don't usually wear husband, retired minister Rev Roger Hey, petrels, and shearwaters - that he collected been able to leave the Bowling Club that protective clothing. But on January 15th and Tim's daughters, Rebecca, Jacinda, that first weekend with Department of had been their place of worship and are they appeared in gumboots and overalls and Louisa. “This is a very special family, Conservation staff. The birds were gathered now meeting at the local primary school, because, as dedicated wildlife and the congregations both here and at St along the coastline between Maketu and which better serves their needs. conservationists, they were giving a Stephens gave them a round of applause.” Waihi Beach. Crossways Community Church is presentation on their part in the clean- now sharing premises with St Albans The Shorts attend Wesley Church. They “On each day's walk, we saw few live Uniting with one congregation meeting up from the container ship Rena. live at Mount Tutu Wildlife Sanctuary near birds. Only a minority of all the birds we in the church, the other in the hall and “Getting the facts first hand was a Tauranga. While the rest of the family has found have died from natural causes.” both congregations sharing morning tea shock,” says lay preacher Kathy Hey, who been involved in the clean-up, Tim's wife In late October the situation worsened, together. like many others had witnessed only the Debbie has run the sanctuary single handed. and the search extended to Cape Runaway “Each church faces its own release of healthy birds from the beach. “Debbie and I met on a tramping trip,” and the Coromandel. challenges but we are developing a new Kathy says Tim's speech on behalf of Tim says, “so all our interests are deeply Staff from Massey University and strategic direction that is not just for the penguins was a potent reminder that rooted in nature. When we heard of the Wellington and Auckland Zoos helped with those with broken buildings but for the biblical understanding of place isn't just grounding on the 5th of October, we the wildlife. Before many of their staff left whole Synod,” Jill says. about people but about animals as well. couldn't help being involved.” in November, they trained a core group of During November and December all Despite the tragedy of As a former mountain safety instructor local wildlife experts, including Tim, to parishes in the Synod participated in one and Search and Rescue volunteer, Tim is manage ongoing work with the penguins. of four Sunday afternoon sessions where prepared for disaster but his first reaction See Page 8 they had an opportunity to hear the latest INSIDE information on building and insurance matters, and then to vision the church IN THE RED ZONE - PAGES 10-11 50 years from now. They were asked what they would like the Church's presence in the city to be? What values should it be known for? What would it be doing? Jill is now meeting with individual parish councils to discuss their 'profile' and to explore possible options for the future. Special gatherings are also taking place with young people from 11-17 years as well as those in the 18-40 age group. POLICE CHAPLAINCY - PAGE 2 Earthquake anniversary stories, pages 8-11 2 TOUCHSTONE • MARCH 2012 NEWS Police chaplaincy - a visible presence within the force By Cory Miller is focussed and she can usually visit two established rapport with the police in her Rev Lynne Wall says before she of her four stations each week. district. The challenge had been worth it. became a police chaplain, it was not a “It is important for the police to know “I was happy if I had one good ministry she had ever considered but she who the chaplains are before an emergency, conversation a week,” Lynne says, “One did have a growing unease about what so when they need support they know who where we were not just talking about the society expected of its police and the to turn to.” weather.” dangers they faced on a daily basis. Things were not easy when Lynne first Andrea has only been a police chaplain She wondered who was caring for stepped into her role as chaplain in since December. Her story is taking a frontline officers. What support was September 2010. similar route to Lynne's. available to them? She had been approached for the job, She acknowledges there will be many Lynne is one of two Methodist partly because as a Methodist she added hurdles but, as she takes on the police chaplains providing spiritual support to to the denominational spread, but also districts of Papakura, Waiuku, Tuakau and the police force in Auckland. The other is because as a woman she had the ability to Andrea Williamson Pukekohe, Andrea believes her prior job Andrea Williamson. relate to the growing numbers of women as a hospice chaplain in Whangarei will Despite the many challenges involved in the force. keep her in good stead. in supporting police to deal with trauma Lynne says when first approached about “There are things that are in common and stress, both Lynne and Andrea say at the job she thought, prayed and talked to with hospice chaplaincy,” she says. “At its its essence chaplaincy is simply about others about her decision. Once she essence chaplaincy is about being there to being a visible presence. decided, she dove right in. support people at difficult times in their Police see life's difficulties, Lynne says. It was tough at first. “I thought it was lives. To be able to stand alongside them They see murders, child abuse and road a waste of time,” she says. “They were all deaths. Chaplains can step in to offer too busy. It took a lot of cold calling.” as they do their jobs is a privilege.” support when this becomes a burden. But after several months and two rides Lynne says it is important to get “People are not often skilled at dealing out with police on the frontline, she began alongside people as they are, regardless of with grief. As chaplains and ministers, we to feel she was making progress. religious affiliation. can offer them advice around how to deal “I was struck by the professional way Humour plays an important role and with the different stages of grief.” in which young officers coped with the she says she gives as good as she gets. Andrea says her personal experiences sometimes rude, drunken or drugged It is this ability to be open and accepting with the police force have always been offenders,” she says. “I was challenged by that Lynne and Andrea say has enabled positive and she is glad to be able to return the rigorous demands and diversity of them to become a part of the ceremonial the favour. “I'm glad to be their back-up,” police work as I clambered over the six life within the force. she says. foot fence of a gated community where a Lynne was even asked by a It's a challenging task - especially when restriction order had been broken.” policewoman to preside at her wedding. Lynne and Andrea only work three hours However, Lynne says it still took a “It's one of the privileges of being Rev Lynne Wall a week. Nevertheless, Lynne says her work good year before she felt she had visible,” she says.
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