The South Calling - Ko Te Tonga kei te Karaka Update 25 September 2019

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Are We there yet? Yes We Are! The Wanaka Community House is set to open on Saturday the 2nd November.

After more than ten years of discussion and planning, this wonderful new facility, a partnership between The Diocese of Dunedin and The Wanaka Community House Charitable Trust, is nearing completion. The building will act as a hub for local social service agencies, including Anglican Family Care, and provide space for church and community activities. Sir Tim Wallis will officially open the building and the Diocese will be represented by . For more information, go to: http://wanakacommunityhouse.org.nz/ and see YouTube video

Diocesan Diary Read on for events throughout the Diocese, including further education and ministry training. Let us know anything that your Parish, community service or other organisation is doing and we will place it here. Make sure you visit this page regularly and keep all that is going on in your prayers.

Up-coming Meetings and Events :

Dunedin Diocese Trust Board (DDTB) - meeting in Queenstown (St Peter's) on Friday 27 September at 1 pm. Diocesan Council and Trusts Board - meets at House on Tuesday 8 October from 10.30 am Selwyn Consultation Panel - meets at Peter Mann House and via Zoom on Thursday 3 October

Previously advertised

Refugee integration and integrating refugee: land, loss, languages and the arts.

This is a lecture series by Professor Alison Phipps (University of Glasgow) taking place in a variety of places in Dunedin from 30 July to 28 November. This series is highly recommended.

See attached Hum-de Carl Lecture flyer for more information.

Caversham Lecture Series, Dunedin @ St Peter's Anglican Church - See attached posters: 5 Nov, Richard Kyte "NZ Dairying: Blessing or Curse; 12 Nov, Bill Harris "Aftermath: the political landscape left by the winding down of the wars in Syria and Iraq"; 19 Nov, Fr James Harding ""Escape from Egypt: meeting with God"; 26 Nov , Rod Hamel "Church Romanesque architecture".

Equipping for Ministry and Shared Worship Opportunities

Personal Retreats/Quiet Days (offered as a ministry of the Southern Coastal Deanery)

4th Fridays of each month (next September 27th) 10am to 4pm All are welcome to make use of these days of quiet in community which begin and end with brief times of coming together and are otherwise spent in silence pursuing our own programmes. Some reflective material is available.

Venue: St Margaret’s Anglican Church, 4 Seaview Terrace Brighton.

Bring those materials you require and your own lunch. Hot drinks provided. Participants are invited to make an offering of a Koha to defray expenses.

For further information or to register please phone Maureen Harley 03 456 0573; 021 1071 401

(The next guided retreat day will be on Saturday November 30th led by Rt Rev Kelvin Wright.)

FLEXILEARN: The next Flexi Learn Course is taking place on the first 3 Mondays in August and the first three Mondays in September, and is called "Journey Towards Being Anglican in Aotearoa NZ and Polynesia. Have a look at the St John's College Website for more information and flyer attached below

Faith Thinking Seminars - Continuing Education Short Courses offered by the Theology Programme in conjunction with Continuing Education at the University of Otago. See the attached flyer for details.

Each Course costs $20. Please register online at www.otago.ac.nz/continuingeducation.

Cursillo Dates 2019 - 9th November Cursillo Ultreya - Gore

NIGHT CHURCH IN SOUTHLAND REMINDER - Now that Daylight Saving has finished, there is an Anglican run service every Sunday night at 7pm in Invercargill. Taize service at Holy Trinity 2nd and 4th Sunday beginning Sunday 14 April and continuing approximately until daylight saving starts. All Saints Gladstone contemporary service 1st and 3rd Sunday throughout the year. See also https://www.calledsouth.org.nz/organisations/

For Southland News to pass on, contact Keith Gover: [email protected] or 027 222 4055 For all other news, contact the Diocesan Office

Synod and 150 Year Celebration Service On 13-15 September the second session of our 60th Synod took place as well as a fantastic Eucharist to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Diocese of Dunedin. We now have links to videos and a new webpage where you can access over 1000 photographs...

We are mindful that there may be some privacy issues around photographs in our video productions. We have uploaded these to our YouTube channel and have them set as "unlisted" (only accessed via a link we give to them and our website) Please let us know if you have any concerns about appearing in any video.

Have a look at our new Webpage with links to photographs that have been supplied to us is at the bottom of the page.

Diocese of Dunedin Synod 2019 - Capturing some of the second session of the 60th Synod from 13 to 14 September 2019. Photographs by Andrew Metcalfe, John Graveston and Steve Mitchell.

Diocese of Dunedin Synod Eucharist Bishop’s Charge 2019 - Bishop Steve Benford preaches at the Synod Eucharist on Friday 13 September. Video footage by John Graveston.

Anticipation - before the Eucharist. Preparations before the 150 year Celebration Eucharist...choirs rehearsing, robing, banner bearers gathering, the church filling...and encouraging people to share their orders of service. Photographs by Lynda Turner Heaton, Steve Mitchell, Andrew Metcalfe.

150 Year Celebration Eucharist - A celebration of 150 years of Anglican faith communities responding to God’s call in Otago and Southland, reading the Bible, paying and living out the life of Jesus Christ. A selection of Photographs from the Celebration Eucharist at St Paul’s Cathedral Dunedin (film and digital) by Steve Mitchell, Julanne Clark- Morris, David Sutton and David Wright, compiled by Andrew Metcalfe. This video is part of the Diocese of Dunedin 150 years Anniversary celebrations. Music: See YouTube credits

Diocese of Dunedin 150th celebration Service Sermon 2019 - The sermon given by the Right Reverend Kelvin Wright (9th Bishop of Dunedin) at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, Sunday 15 September 2019. Photograph by Julanne Clark-Morris, video footage by Andrew Metcalfe.

150 Years Celebration Eucharist Video Clips - Some rough and ready video clips (taken on an iPad) of parts of the celebration Eucharist at St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday 15 September 2019. Videos taken and compiled by Andrew Metcalfe. This video is part of the Diocese of Dunedin 150 years Anniversary celebrations. Introit: They will Come and Shout for Joy, by Richard Madden, sung by the Cathedral Choir. Processional Hymn: Blessed City, Heavenly Salem, Words: Latin, Trans J M Neal. Music: Westminster Abbey. Gloria: Peruvian Gloria. Apostles Creed: led by Selwyn College Choral Scholars.

Releasing and Planting - Releasing doves from St Paul’s Cathedral steps and planting a Kowhai tree, 15 September 2019. Photographs by Julanne Clark- Morris and Lynda Turner Heaton, complied by Andrew Metcalfe. Music: see YouTube credits.

History, Kai and Keke in the Crypt - Historic displays, cutting the cake and fellowship in the Crypt as part of the 150 year celebration Eucharist at St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday 15 September 2019. Photographs by Lynda Turner Heaton, Julanne Clark-Morris and Andrew Metcalfe.

Synod 2019 Notes We are still in the process of finalising minutes from Synod 13-15 September 2019. Here are some brief notes on Synod outcomes.

We allowed for some brief addresses from Diocesan Organisations at Synod, and these took place during vote counting for election of members to the General Synod/te Hīnota Whānui

A number of Bills were passed as follows:

(Please note, the following is an indication of what changes have taken place, the Bills are currently going through an official verification process)

Bill No. 1: A Bill to amend Statute 1 The Diocesan Synod and Diocesan Council Statute 1994. Minor corrections (clerical and lay representatives )

Bill No. 2: A Bill to amend Statute 3 The Parishes, Regional Deaneries and Local Churches Statute 2015. Changes were made to this including the important issue of splitting the former parochial roll (or parish roll) into two - a membership roll largely for pastoral purposes, and an electoral roll for voting purposes and being clear who can stand and/or vote in certain elections. Numbers of people on Vestries were confirmed as the Vicar or another person appointed in leadership role, the Church Wardens, the Synod representative of the Parish as well as no fewer than three and no more than eight members of the parish elected at a general meeting.

There was also clarification that the Vicar or Regional Dean chairs meetings unless they choose to delegate this role with the agreement of majority of attendees.

In the Second Schedule, parishes considering proposals around their properties which involve a Property Commission had the following added into the Property Commission's reporting requirements: The need and desirability of the proposal, how the proposal aligns with the future ministry vision of the ministry unit (Parish, Regional Deanery, Local Church or other Diocesan Institution) concerned, and how any proceeds of sale or lease will be spent; any report from Property Commissioners should include estimates of any costs involved in proposals.

Bill No. 3: A Bill to amend Statute 4 The Appointment and Licensing of Clergy Statute 1992. Minor corrections (updating terminology and definitions) -no substantial change.

Bill No. 4: A Bill to amend Statute 11 The Home Mission Fund Statute 1983. Minor corrections (updating terminology and definitions). Clarified that grants can be made from this fund following approval from the Diocesan Council.

Bill No. 5: A Bill to replace Statute 26 The Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board Empowering Amendment Statute 1986. This replaced Statute 26 with a new version that provides for the appointment of Trustees for the Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board (three year terms, clarified matters such as a quorum and election of a Chair from among the members and also made minor corrections required in other provisions of the previous empowering statute. Bill No. 7: A Bill to amend Statute 38 The Members of Boards and Committees Statute 2006 made other minor corrections including adding the Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board into the Schedule of bodies that this Statute applies to.

Bill No. 6: A Bill to amend Statute 36 The Lay Ministry in Faith Communities Statute 2002. This amended Statute 36 so as to include and define the term Ministry Unit (Clause 3), include the requirement for Police Vetting for any Lay Minister (clause 11), to add Children’s Ministry Leader and Youth Ministry Leader to Schedule 1 Form A and Form B and made other minor corrections.

Bill No. 8: A Bill Intituled “A Statute to provide for Official Versions of Documents”. This allows for official documents from the Diocesan Office to be either printed, electronic or both. It also ensures that any version of a document that is produced directly from an official electronic version is also an official version but must be labelled as an uncontrolled version with the date that it was printed. Official versions of Statutes must display a representation of the Diocesan Coat of Arms and the year in which it was enacted or amended.

Election of the General Synod/te Hīnota Whānui Representatives

The following people were elected as General Synod Representatives.[Archdeaconries shown in brackets]

Clergy:

Rev’d Dr Andrea McDougall [Oamaru - East Otago]

Rev’d Canon Michael Wallace [Dunedin City]

Laity:

Dr Penny Field [Dunedin City]

Mr Keith Gover [Southland]

Mr Peter Masters [Dunedin City]

The following motions were agreed:

MOTION No. 6: Property Consultation

That this Synod affirms the Diocesan Council intention to undergo a consultation process around the sale or other use of properties, buildings and other assets within the context of future mission within the Diocese.

MOTION NO. 7: Custodial Remand Facilities

That this Synod asks the Government to provide separate, humane but secure facilities for all youth and adults on remand awaiting trial or defended hearing, and suitable programmes to assist all such inmates improve their life skills.

MOTION NO. 8: Homelessness

That this Synod requests the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance to implement the findings of the Welfare Expert Advisory Group to substantially reduce poverty and provide affordable housing in New Zealand in Budget 2020, and phase in further improvements in successive years. Notes to Motion: The Churches through its Synods, social service agencies and Church Leaders have been regularly advising successive governments about the problems and inequality created when many families in New Zealand live in poverty. They simply don’t have enough income to provide adequate housing and a sufficiently healthy diet for children to grow and develop as they should.

The current Government established the Welfare Expert Advisory Group (WEAG) in May 2018 to provide advice on the future of New Zealand’s welfare system. The report “Whakamana Tangata Restoring Dignity to Social Security in New Zealand” sets out findings that are robust and rigorous, based on evidence and research from NZ and overseas as well as the experiences of people supported by and working in the social security system.

The WEAG Report provides clear recommendations on how the Government can address the income and housing problems that create so much poverty in New Zealand, alongside the associated problems of health, employment and justice.

Implementing the WEAG Report would decrease inequality and improve the lives of a quarter of New Zealand’s children substantially and many adults living below the poverty threshold. The opportunity is there for Budget 2020 and there is a need for the Government to know there is strong support for them to act on the Report.

MOTION NO. 9: Anglican Overseas Mission

That this Synod: a) Give thanks to all members of the Diocese who have supported all Missions, especially Missions overseas, in the 2018 year. b) Recommends all Parishes actively support The Anglican Missions Board, by continually supporting their partners. c) That the Diocesan AMB target for the year January - December 2020 be $63,000.00.

MOTION NO. 10: Draft Diocesan Budget

That the Draft Diocesan Budget be adopted as the budget for 2020.

MOTION NO.11: Standing Resolutions

That this Synod adopts the recommendations of Diocesan Council regarding Standing Resolutions, as set out in the attached Schedules A and B

A - Schedule of Resolutions passed at Synod 2018 which in the opinion of the Diocesan Council should be maintained in force (i.e. become a Standing Resolution)

It is recommended by Diocesan Council that Motions No. 7 (conversion therapy) and no. 8 (mental health) of 2018 should become Standing Resolutions and listed under section 2 – Public Concerns. These motions read as follows

7. That this Synod rejects the practice of "conversion therapy" for LGBTQIA people, and considers that the Anglican Church should not be carrying out or promoting any "ministry" or "therapy" that leads to the expectation that a person’s basic sexual orientation can or should be changed. Further, it urges Anglicans throughout this country to follow the lead of the UK Government and support a ban on its use in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

8. That this Synod accepts that sound mental health is important to all people, and asks all Anglicans to (a) support increased Government spending for mental health services, and (b) raise their awareness of mental health issues through suitable mental health organisations.

B – Schedule of Resolutions of earlier Synods which in the opinion of the Diocesan Council should continue to be Standing Resolutions of Synod

It is recommended by Diocesan Council that all existing Standing Resolutions set out in the existing Handbook should remain in force except the two now listed as: 1.2 Christian Education Programmes (1985); and 3.7 Disturbance Allowances (1984)

These two suggested for removal above are as follows:

1.2 Christian Education Programmes (1985)

That this Synod: (1) affirms that the ministry of the Church is committed by Christ to all baptised persons, and that it is an urgent need in the districts of this Diocese to encourage, equip and support such persons in their ministries, whether within the life of the Church, or in their work and involvements in the world;

(2) recognises the significant role the Christian Formation, Christian Awareness, and Education for Ministry programmes are playing in the development of ministry in the Diocese, and encourages parishes to take full advantage of these.

3.7 Disturbance Allowances (1984)

That Standing Committee, when considering payment of disturbance allowances to clergy families on transfer, allow for applications from clergy for grants in relation to actual costs incurred.

MOTION NO.12: Place and Date of Synod 2020

That the 1st Session of the Sixty-First Synod be held in Dunedin on 11 – 13 September 2020. (details still to be confirmed)

MOTION NO. 14: Faith Community Outreach

That this Synod affirms the significance of the outreaches run by faith communities (such as St Luke's Parish, Taieri's Friday Light ministry, the St Matthews 5.30 tea, St Martha's local church and many others throughout the Diocese) as an important mission presence in their communities, and seeks to find ways to support the faith communities involved to continue these missions in an ongoing sustainable form

MOTION NO. 15: Neither Prolonging Life or Hastening Death

This Synod requests all Anglican care providers within the Diocese of Dunedin engaged in end-of-life care to neither prolong life unnecessarily, nor to take actions specifically designed to hasten death.

MOTION NO. 13: Thanks

That this house expresses its appreciation to:

The President for his leadership. To Synod Officers for their willingness and ability in facilitating the proceedings of Synod. To the Chapter and the Parishioners of St John’s Roslyn, St Paul’s Cathedral and the staff and residents of the Home of St Barnabas for their warm and welcoming hospitality and worship. To Rev’d Dr Michael Godfrey who led prayer and worship during Synod To the Dunedin Anglicans who have so generously hosted us in our time at Synod. For 150 years of our life and witness in Southland and Otago and for the future that lies ahead And for all these blessings we give thanks to God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Computers needed for St. Mary's Primary. School, Labasa, Fiji. Have you just updated your computer? Do you have old computers lying around? St. Mary's school in Fiji is in desperate need of computers for their pupils. They currently have 6 computer to 800 students. If you think you can help please click below.

The Anglican Schools Office has been contacted by St. Mary's school who is in desperate need of more computers following a decision by the Fijian Minister of Education to make computer studies a compulsory subject in school. This will be a struggle for St Mary's School as they share 6 computers between their 800 students.

They have asked if any church organisations or individuals who have any computers that they don't use that are still in reasonable condition to consider donating them to the school.

If you have a computer that can be donated please get in contact with John Graveston (Child, Youth and Family Educator), the Anglican Schools Office or drop them off at the Diocesan office (1A Howden St, Green Island, Dunedin). Claiming for mileage expenses.... In a geographically expansive Diocese such as ours, claiming mileage is an administrative necessity part and parcel of exercising ministry. It is important that agreements between Clergy and the Parish about mileage rates are included in Clergy Covenants and are regularly reviewed. As there have been some recent queries about mileage, I think it is timely to distribute the following information about Diocesan best practice and expectations regarding travel reimbursements, in accordance with IRD requirements.

Every year, information on motor vehicle reimbursing rates is sent to us by the Interchurch Bureau. Suggested maximum reimbursement rates are decided after analysing certain factors relating to petrol fuelled cars. The review is carried out every year, and is in agreement with IRD.

The following maximum travel bands are:

Up to 14,000 km annual running for ALL purposes – 78 cents

Up to 20,000 km annual running for ALL purposes – 64 cents

Up to 26,000 km annual running for ALL purposes – 57 cents

Mileage beyond chosen band range – 33.1 cents

Or you can choose a casual running rate which is 46 cents per km

If the casual rate is chosen, this can be used for unlimited running, and there is no need to record annual mileage. The person receiving the casual rate also doesn’t have to worry about exceeding a chosen band.

If the casual rate is not chosen, the following rules apply:

- The employee must provide a reasonable estimate for their annual running kms (personal, family and work related) for the year.

- The odometer reading at the beginning of the tax year must be recorded.

- The estimate determines the chosen band range.

- If the ACTUAL kms for the year exceed the chosen band range, then the kms above the chosen band range will be reimbursed at 33.1 cents per km.

These rates and rules have been tailored to the circumstances of the church.

If it is decided that a band rate be chosen, there are some things to consider:

- Will the maximum band for ALL travel be exceeded? i.e even if an employee wasn’t to work an entire year, the maximum band still applies for that tax year so for example, if IRD chose to look at that person's income and allowances, they will have to be within the maximum travel band for that tax year, regardless if they have left our employment or not.

- The kms claimed and odometer reading will have to be closely monitored.

- The reimbursement rate can change each year, depending on the outcome of the review.

- If the person leaves our employment, it is up to them to record their odometer reading at the end of the tax year, and make sure the kilometers traveled haven’t exceeded the chosen band maximum.

Please note, all of the above only applies to the vehicle which mileage is being claimed on.

Attached is a suggested form which can be used to record mileage. If you are currently using your own form to record mileage, you are welcome to continue using that. However, if you are on a Travel Band, your form must have all the information collected as set out in the Diocesan form. The forms are also available on our website at this link https://www.calledsouth.org.nz/diocesan-forms/

Please contact Dominique (by email) at the Diocesan office if you have any queries.

+Steven.

Cursillo Unfortunately we have had no applications from any pilgrims and so we have decided that the Cursillo planned for October will be postponed till a later date.

We know we have a superb team but realise that this weekend did not suit a number of people who are still interested in attending a Cursillo Three Days. We will be in touch later in the year hopefully with a new date and a list of intending pilgrims!

Blessings and De Colores

Lois Shallard and Trish Tytler

Co-Lay Directors

Dunedin Combined 23

In the Media In this space we highlight any recent media articles about our parishes, organisations and from the wider church that may be of interest. Please let us know if you see or hear anything from the media in your community worth sharing.

Visit to Poland highlights differences but a challenge is shared - What does it mean to be a — or to be a baptised Christian — in the modern world?, asks James Harding.

Dunedin Diocese marks 150 years - article by Julianne Clark-Morris in Anglican Taonga on Thursday 19 September.

Diocesan 150th Service of Celebration - from the front page of the ODT on Monday 16th September

Growing into the future - an brief ODT article about the new new performing and visual arts building at St Hilda's Collegiate School on 6 September

Report into college future soon to be completed - A report on the future of Anglican ownership of Dunedin's Selwyn College should be completed by the end of the year (ODT, 6 September)

Some pictures from the final service at St Aidan's on Otago Peninsula (see separate article)

In the National & International Media

(with thanks to the Diocese of Christchurch)

Bishop Waitohiariki’s day of firsts Anglican youth find the way Dutch expert changes his mind about euthanasia Three churches closed down in two months in Indonesia Movie review: Amazing Grace Indigenous women’s voices for gender justice Anglican Church has new Archbishop

Chaplaincy innovations bring students together People Power for Our Planet New group calls for living wage in South Canterbury How do we live as 3 Tikanga? Pacific Anglicans witness on climate Reading the Bible makes you progressive Muslim local election candidates want 'harmony in our society' I’m a Christian and I was arrested this week. Here’s why Archbishop’s new book on faith in the face of persecution

See also http://www.anglicantaonga.org.nz/

Henry Lascelles Jenner: the first Bishop of Dunedin? The very early days of the Diocese of Dunedin got off to a rocky start with the first Bishop appointed prevented from taking his seat. The controversy of what happened to has echoed down through the years. In August 2018 Dr Tony Fitchett gave the following talk about Jenner at the Anglo Catholic Hui held in All Saints Church, Dunedin.

"May I start by thanking the organisers of this conference for asking me to speak about Bishop Jenner. I should say that I wouldn’t describe myself as Anglo-Catholic, with capital A and C, though I certainly maintain that the is part of the catholic church (small ‘c’s)

I grew up in Nelson, where clerical garb for Communion services was cassock, surplice and scarf, with celebration from the northern position, and I was at secondary school in Christchurch. The only time I saw a chasuble was if we came to Dunedin on holiday. I was present when cope and mitre were worn for the first time in Nelson Cathedral, in 1965. Holy Communion in 1991 at Carrickfergus, near Belfast, was like a time warp back to 1950s Nelson.

34 years and two days ago, in the Diocesan Synod, David Best, Vicar of this parish, asked the President: “Is there any intention to instigate proceedings to enable Bishop Jenner to be formally recognised as the first Bishop of Dunedin, or any intention, in common justice, to declare him the first bishop of this diocese?”

Standing Committee had just published ‘Seeking A See’, the diary of Bishop Jenner’s visit to New Zealand in the hope of taking up the Bishopric of Dunedin.

The book’s editor, the Revd John Pearce, argued in it that Jenner was the First Bishop of Dunedin - a claim endorsed by the Bishop of London, in a Foreword to the book, and by almost all its reviewers, in New Zealand and England (though not George Griffiths in the ODT).

What was it about? Early New Zealand Anglican bishops, from Selwyn in 1841, were appointed under Royal Mandate.

The 1857 Constitution of this Church provided that

“The nomination of a Bishop shall proceed from the Diocesan Synod, and, if sanctioned by the General Synod, shall be submitted to the authorities in Church and State in England for their favourable consideration”

In 1859 the Otago Rural Deanery Board – a sort of local synod - was established for Otago/Southland, then part of Bishop Harper’s Diocese of Christchurch.

In 1861 the Board decided to raise an endowment for a Dunedin Bishopric.

In March 1865 the Privy Council ruled that the Crown had no power to create dioceses, or appoint Bishops by Letters Patent, in colonies with an independent legislature.

In May1865 General Synod amended the constitutional provisions for appointing bishops, to:

“The nomination of a Bishop shall proceed from the Diocesan Synod, and if such nomination be sanctioned by the General Synod, or, if the General Synod be not in Session, by a majority of the Standing Committees of the several Dioceses, the senior Bishop shall take the necessary steps for giving effect to the nomination”.

General Synod also mentioned a future Diocese of Dunedin.

After General Synod , Selwyn and Harper met with the Standing Committee of the Board, and Selwyn suggested that at its next meeting the Board should ask him to write to the “to know if his Grace could name an eligible person as Bishop of Otago and Southland”.

The Board discussed the matter in June, but refused Selwyn’s request, because of the lack of endowment.

But Selwyn had already written to Archbishop Longley, asking him if he knew of anyone suitable for the task. Longley responded, not by suggesting someone, but by offering the future bishopric to Henry Jenner, Vicar of Preston-by-Wingham, and Minor Canon of , who accepted.

Jenner was well connected, had read law at Cambridge, played cricket for Cambridge and the Gentlemen of Kent, founded the Choral Union of the Cathedral, was secretary of the Ecclesiological Society, and had written a pamphlet about ensuring a supply of flowers of appropriate liturgical colours for decorating churches, by encouraging rich parishioners to grow them in their hot-houses.

Selwyn accepted Longley’s action, but the Board didn’t. It resolved not to accept Jenner, because of the lack of endowment and the bypassing of its authority. However Harper, who wasn’t present, vetoed the resolution, and it never reached Jenner.

The Archbishop already had someone to consecrate as a bishop for New Zealand – Suter, to be second Bishop of Nelson – so on August 24th Longley consecrated them both, in the case of Jenner “into the office of a Bishop in the United Church of England and Ireland in the Colony of New Zealand”.

Faced with this the Board gave in, and resolved to “recognise the duty of making preparations for his reception”.

It apparently also received reports of Jenner’s “High Church views and ritualistic practices” but expected Jenner to arrive soon, and had doubts about the reports.

More on the Oxford Movement

During the second phase of the Oxford Movement, following Newman’s move to Roman Catholicism, some Anglo-Catholic priests began using liturgical ritual to emphasize the importance of the Eucharist, and this triggered sometimes bitter opposition.

In the late 1850s and early 1860s there were riots in some churches in the East End of London, such as St George’s-in-the-East, ostensibly protesting about such “popish” innovations as vestments, mixing water with the wine for Communion, wafers rather than bread, making the sign of the Cross, elevating the host, the eastern position, and having candles burning on the altar, but probably organised, through a sort of rent-a-mob, by exploitative East End employers, whom the hardworking East End clergy had denounced, and publicans and brothel-keepers whose trade was affected by the social work of the clergy.

One of Bryan King’s curates at St Georges, later, when at St Alban’s Holburn, was prosecuted in a series of cases that went all the way to the Privy Council, and another priest, in 1877, was imprisoned for contempt of Court when he disregarded the orders given at a trial under the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874.

Ritualism triggered high feelings, in Jenner’s time, as the ordination of women did in the late 20th century, and same-sex relationships do now. Riots occurred in some English churches, and clergy were prosecuted and even imprisoned under Britain’s Public Worship Regulation Act.

Concern about Jenner’s churchmanship didn’t subside.

In September 1867 a letter in the Guardian drew attention to a Memorial to the Archbishop, instigated by the Vicar of Riverton, complaining that the appointment was made against the Board’s wishes, and that, as Jenner had identified himself with the Ritualistic Party, ‘the peace and harmony of the proposed new diocese would be destroyed, and great numbers of most earnest members alienated from the church by the presence of such a chief pastor, and ... the work of the Church in these provinces would be hindered if not brought utterly to a standstill.”

Jenner responded at length, and in October William Carr Young, a Dunedin churchwarden, Lay Reader, and member of the Board, who visited England that year and in May attended the “Feast of Dedication” at St Mathias, Stoke Newington, in which Jenner took part, wrote in reply. He was shocked by the robed procession, candles, and other High Church ritual [see SaS, p.69] he saw at St Mathias. He met Jenner and the Archbishop, and wrote to New Zealand about Jenner’s “extreme views and practices”.

A long correspondence between Jenner and the Archbishop ensued.

Jenner denied any intention of introducing ritualism to Dunedin, writing to the Board in July that “Nothing, in my opinion, would be more ridiculous than to attempt to carry out “high ritual” in New Zealand, particularly in such a settlement as that of Otago.”

The Board responded, voting 12 to 9, that “this Board does not feel justified, in the fact of the assurance, in endeavouring to dissuade the Bishop from taking charge of the See” .

In July the Board resolved that the question of the formation of the diocese, and the appointment of a bishop, should be referred to the General Synod. Some members wrote to Harper saying they had no confidence in Jenner’s promises.

At the 1868 General Synod, where the future diocese was represented by clergy and lay reps, a Committee considered those matters, and reported that because of the inadequate endowment, and the likelihood that arguments about Jenner would affect fund-raising, his appointment shouldn’t be confirmed.

Jenner had written to the General Synod, claiming that a contract had been entered into between the NZ Church, acting through Selwyn, and him, but it was pointed out, during a bitter debate, that no-one had the right to pledge the faith of General Synod.

General Synod finally resolved “That whereas the General Synod is of the opinion that it is better for the peace of the church that Bishop Jenner should not take charge of the Bishopric of Dunedin, this Synod hereby requests him to withdraw his claim to that position.”

It also passed a statute constituting the Diocese of Dunedin, to take effect on January 1st 1869, and providing that the Bishop of Christchurch was to have charge of the new diocese “until a day fixed by the Standing Commission”.

At the beginning of 1868 Jenner felt that opposition to him was waning, and he should come out to New Zealand, but he waited till after General Synod. He arrived in Wellington on January 27th, 1869, the same day the ODT reported a sermon of his, in which, comparing the Evangelical and Catholic movements, he “gave expression to some very advanced doctrines indeed”.

He came to Dunedin via Lyttleton, but did not go to Christchurch to see Harper. He travelled throughout the diocese, though, speaking at many meetings, and received a mixed reception. St Paul’s was supportive - Jenner got on well with the vicar and choir, and later gave a public lecture on church music, with illustrations by the choir. Invercargill, initially hostile, was won over, but some parishes firmly rejected him. And debate continued in the papers.

The Diocesan Synod convened for the first time on April 7th 1869, Bishop Harper presiding.

A long motion was moved in support of Jenner, stating that his appointment should be confirmed unless it could be proved that he’d been unfaithful in doctrine or discipline, and asking the Standing Committees of the dioceses to sanction the appointment if no charge was brought and proved within three months.

Debate began at 8.00pm on August 8th, and continued through the night till a division was taken at 6.00am on the 9th.

The clergy voted 4 to 3 for the Motion, but it was lost 10 to 15 in the house of laity, and a move to refer the matter to the Archbishop of Canterbury failed.

Jenner left for home on May 15th 1870 (he hadn’t resigned his living at Preston), but argument continued in the ODT and the Otago Witness.

In 1870 the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Tait, after discussions with Jenner and Selwyn, wrote a so- called ‘Judgement’ which, though admitting he’d heard only one side of the case, gave his opinion that Bishop Jenner “has an equitable claim to be considered Bishop of Dunedin”. Tait advised Jenner to forgo his claim, but Jenner wasn’t prepared to.

So General Synod in 1871 passed a motion which concluded “That ... whereas the law of the Church requires the sanction of the General Synod to the nomination of a bishop to any See in New Zealand, ... this Synod does hereby refuse to sanction the nomination of Bishop Jenner to the See of Dunedin, whether that nomination were in due form or otherwise. But at the same time this Synod begs to express its sympathy with Bishop Jenner in the painful position in which he has been placed.”

The Diocesan Synod didn’t address the matter of a bishop in 1870, but in 1871 it nominated Samuel Tarratt Nevill to be Bishop of Dunedin.

He had doubts, not least because of Tait’s statement, but was reassured by Sir William Martin that Bishop Jenner had never been appointed Bishop of Dunedin, and “if I did not accept he was now probably the last man who would be asked to do so.”

He was consecrated, and enthroned on June 4th 1871.

Jenner purported to resign the see on June 16th, but never relinquished his claim to have been the First Bishop of Dunedin.

Bishop Abraham, who’d joined Selwyn at Lichfield, wrote to the Guardian in 1871, supporting Jenner’s claim.

Canterbury and other English bishops agreed with Jenner, stating in 1872, and again in 1874, that they would recognise Nevill as Second Bishop of Dunedin.

In 1872 Jenner published a pamphlet in support of his claim

“The See of Dunedin, NZ, The Title of The Rt Rev HL Jenner, DD, to be accounted the First Bishop, briefly vindicated.”

During the 1874 General Synod a Select Committee reported on the grounds on which the Synod had acted regarding the Bishopric of Dunedin, and Synod resolved that:

“... Dr Jenner, not having been appointed to the See of Dunedin in accordance with the laws of the Church in New Zealand, ought not to be recognised as having been the first such bishop; and this Synod does recognise the Right Rev Samuel Tarrat Nevill, DD, as the present and First Bishop of Dunedin.”

In 1874 Henry Jacobs, Dean of Christchurch, who’d attended the relevant General Synods, published a rebuttal of Jenner’s pamphlet and Abrahams’ letter.

In 1924 by Henry Lowther Clarke, in his authoritative “Constitutional Church Government in the Dominions Beyond the Seas”, agreed with Jacobs. Sixty years later Bishop Mann concurred, noting that Jenner’s alleged appointment had never been sanctioned, and he had never been enthroned, so he’d never been Bishop of Dunedin, but, like the 1871 General Synod, Bishop Mann sympathised with Bishop Jenner.

“The tumult and the shouting dies ...” But, “Lest we forget ...”

We Love The Place O God (Tune - Quam Dilecta) (click on this link for Youtube version of this hymn)

Tune composed by Henry Lascelles Jenner.

Keeping Ourselves Safe 3: Sharing Resources As part of our occasional series on Health and Safety Matters, we want to give you the opportunity to share your good ideas and resources with others.

We have created a "Parish Resources for Sharing" folder on our website where Parishes can share any forms, templates, processes etc that they have developed that could be adapted by others (accessible through out main Health and Safety page under "Key Resources")

Have a look at what has been shared with us so far (thanks Holy Trinity Parish in Invercargill North).

If you have something that you think works well, contact Andrew Metcalfe [email protected] and we will put it in this area.

Previous articles in Health and Safety Series:

Keeping Ourselves Safe 1: Winter travelling tips, safe driving policy Keeping Ourselves Safe 2: Health and Safety pages on our website, winter wellness resources Dealing with older (historic) buildings- including risk assessment and information/resources from Heritage NZ New Child Protection Policy Safety after March Christchurch Attacks

Diocesan Office Hours and Contact Information Peter Mann House is open Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm. Read on for further information about variations to this and for other contact information.

For anyone attending the office in person, there may be staff on site - we tend to lock the front door if our reception area is unattended. There is a doorbell as well as a notice detailing phone numbers you can call if there is anyone you need to see. We recommend you do let us know if you are coming in to to see us so we can make sure the right person is there.

Office contact information:

Nicola Wong (Bishop’s Executive Assistant): [email protected]

– Direct line: 03-488 0826

Andrew Metcalfe (Diocesan Registrar): [email protected]

– Direct line: 03-488 0821

Ginny Kitchingman (Diocesan Accountant): [email protected] – Direct line: 03-488 0828

Dominique Aitcheson (Diocesan Senior Accounts Clerk): [email protected]

– Direct Line: 03-488 0825

Rev’d Dr Michael Godfrey (Diocesan Ministry Educator): [email protected]

– Direct Line: 03-488 0829

John Graveston (Diocesan Child Youth & Family Educator): [email protected]

– Direct Line: 03-488 0820 then press 6

To speak to Bishop Steven Benford, please contact his Executive Assistant, Nicola Wong.

Dunedin Anglican Young Adult Group The Dunedin Anglican Young Adult group had a great first meeting last week. If you are interested in coming please do so.

If you are a young adult (highschool leaver to 35yrs) who is interested in becoming part of a young adult group in Dunedin please feel free to come along and see if this group is right for you. We plan to meet fortnightly and come together to pray, read the Bible and form a community of Anglican young adults. There will be dessert provided at the gatherings. This group is being facilitated by Rev. Dr John Franklin but will be focused around what those in the group wish to do.

When: 7.30pm, Tuesday, 24th September 2019. Where: Bishop Steven & Lorraine's house (contact John Graveston for address)

For more information please contact:

John Graveston Email: [email protected] Phone: (03) 488 0820, then press 6 Mobile: 022 049 6029

Buddy Programme - Adult buddies needed See below for an invitation to become involved......

I am the coordinator for the Buddy Programme in the Mosgiel/Greater Green Island area. I am writing to you to give you information about our Family Works Buddy Programme in the area. I have attached a flyer with more information and there is a link below to our website.

There are currently 9 matched pairs (male and females) in the Taieri/Green Island area but I have several boys on the wait list looking for a role model (either male or female) who could spend 2 hours a week with them doing fun activities.

We are currently looking for adult volunteers who may wish to join our programme and become a buddy for a young boy (5-11 years) in Taieri and Green Island who would benefit from a positive role model. I wondered if you might be able to forward this email to your network & connections. If there is a suitable group that meets together I would be happy to come along and chat to people about it. Or if there are any other groups you may think would be suitable to contact regarding this please let me know. https://psotago.org.nz/services/families/buddy-programme/

I look forward to hearing from anyone who may be interested or would like some more information. I can be contacted directly on 021 828 216.

Kind Regards

Larissa Pearce

Buddy Co-ordinator Taieri & Greater Green Island

(03) 470 0840 [email protected]

Family Works Buddy Programme Presbyterian Support Otago Tel (03) 4777 116 407 Moray Place PO Box 374 Dunedin, 9054

Bishop Steven's Diary 23-30 September 2019 If you wish to invite Bishop Steven to an event or make an appointment to see him, it is very helpful if this can be done through his EA Nicola Wong [email protected] or 03 488 0826. Thank you.

Monday 23 September

Day off

Tuesday 24 - Thursday 26 September

Various meetings

Friday 27 September

Various meetings

Opening of St Hilda's Art Centre

Saturday 28 September

Day off

Sunday 29 September

8am and 10am - St John's Roslyn

Monday 30 September

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