September 2020 61st Synod – Session 1 (2020) Uncontrolled when printed, PDF printed 18-Aug-20 Page 1 61st Synod – Session 1 (2020) Uncontrolled when printed, PDF printed 18-Aug-20 Page 2 Diocese of Dunedin First Session of the Sixty First Synod September 2020 Index - Part 2 Index - Part 2 ............................................................................................................................... 3 Synod Reports 2020 ..................................................................................................................... 5 Selwyn College – Te Maru Pūmanawa Consultation Panel Report to Diocese of Dunedin Synod ..... 7 Diocesan Council Report ..................................................................................................................... 7 Diocesan Ministry Educator Report .................................................................................................... 9 Diocesan Child Youth and Family Ministry Educator Report ............................................................ 12 Discipleship Committee Report ........................................................................................................ 13 Mission Committee Report............................................................................................................... 15 Social Transformation Committee Report ........................................................................................ 18 Stewardship Committee Report ....................................................................................................... 20 Diocesan Accountant’s Report ......................................................................................................... 21 Diocesan Registrar’s Report ............................................................................................................. 23 Diocesan Pension Committee Report ............................................................................................... 26 Anglican Family Care Centre ............................................................................................................. 27 Diocesan Archives Committee .......................................................................................................... 28 Association of Anglican Women (AAW) ........................................................................................... 30 Association of Licensed Lay Ministers’ Report ................................................................................. 32 Bishop’s Chaplain to Retired Clergy Report ...................................................................................... 34 Cathedral Chapter Report................................................................................................................. 35 CAIRA Pastoral Supervision Report .................................................................................................. 37 Otago Chaplaincy Support Trust Report ........................................................................................... 39 61st Synod – Session 1 (2020) Uncontrolled when printed, PDF printed 18-Aug-20 Page 3 Otago Tertiary Chaplaincy Trust Board Report ................................................................................ 40 Dunedin Diocese Cursillo Report ...................................................................................................... 41 Church Army New Zealand Report ................................................................................................... 42 Anglican Missions Board Annual Report .......................................................................................... 44 Tikanga Pakeha Mission Council Representative's Report ............................................................... 50 Selwyn College Board of Governor’s Report .................................................................................... 51 Leslie Groves Society Report ............................................................................................................ 53 North Otago Anglican Homes for the Aged Trust Report ................................................................. 54 Parata Anglican Charitable Trust Report .......................................................................................... 55 South Centre Anglican Care Trust Report ......................................................................................... 57 The Home Of St Barnabas Trust Report ........................................................................................... 58 Takitimu Anglican Care Rest Home (Invercargill) Report ................................................................. 61 St Hilda’s Collegiate School Report ................................................................................................... 62 Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board Report ............................................................................................. 65 Parish Statistics 2019 ................................................................................................................. 66 61st Synod – Session 1 (2020) Uncontrolled when printed, PDF printed 18-Aug-20 Page 4 61st Synod – Session 1 (2020) Uncontrolled when printed, PDF printed 18-Aug-20 Page 5 61st Synod – Session 1 (2020) Uncontrolled when printed, PDF printed 18-Aug-20 Page 6 Selwyn College – Te Maru Pūmanawa Consultation Panel Report to Diocese of Dunedin Synod Synod 2020 This report has been printed separately for those who have requested hard copies and is enclosed with the Synod Book. Electronic version of the report accessed via this link. Diocesan Council Report Synod 2020 The Diocesan Council – the body or committee which represents Synod – met 11 times in 2019, and I am very grateful to all the members who have given of their time and who contribute to the life and direction of the Diocese. With meetings being held on weekdays and during “Office Hours” I want to particularly note those members who have had to make arrangements to cover their commitments in non-church based employment. The timing of meetings is never easy to arrange, but I hope that each new council will reaffirm the need for flexibility in scheduling meetings. So much recently has been eclipsed by COVID-19 and how the ramifications of this has affected most of the world. I have found it easy to imagine it has affected my comprehension of time, and so thinking back to a time and place pre-COVID-19 is difficult! In February 2019 the Cathedral Parish celebrated the Centenary of the buildings with a celebration Eucharist. Bishop Kelvin presided, and Bishop John Armes - the Bishop of Edinburgh was guest preacher. The visit of Bishop John, his wife Claire, with 2 other clergy from the Edinburgh has done much to strengthen the links between Dunedin and Edinburgh. Subsequently there have been virtual (Zoom) meetings between the teams at both Diocesan Offices. In September, following the Diocesan Synod, I presided at a service in the Cathedral to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Diocese. The service was a celebration of our life as a Diocese, with costumes worn to represent many of the years of the Diocese. Bp Kelvin was our preacher, many of our parishes and organisations attended and following the service a kowhai was planted (a gift from the Upper Clutha Parish) and doves released to mark the event. The Diocesan Council establishes a number of sub-committees, which have influences into many parts of the Diocese, and necessarily involve looking at how we use our resources – financial and otherwise. The Social Justice Committee are deeply involved with grants made from some of the Social Service funds, but have also made some innovations to support Diocesan Ministry with the funding of 2 part-time posts: a Co-ordinator for Friday Light in Mosgiel, and a Pastoral Worker in Aged Care in Wanaka. The sub-committee structure is currently being reviewed with the intention of looking at what is most important, and how we can be intentional and focused in working for the gospel in Otago and Southland in the 2020s. 61st Synod – Session 1 (2020) Uncontrolled when printed, PDF printed 18-Aug-20 Page 7 Following an advertising and interview process, John Graveston was appointed as the Children, Youth and Families Worker in April 2019. John by his appointment has a speaking, though not voting, place on the Diocesan Council. The Selwyn College Consultation Panel continued their work throughout the year, and came to a Hui in November, held at St Luke’s in Mosgiel. The Panel came up with a number of suggestions, and the gave Synod members a chance to look at the various options that could affect the future of the College. We owe a great deal to the Panel members: Archbishop David Moxon, Rev’d Dr Anne van Gend, Rev’d Graham Redding, Mrs Laraine Sharr and Mr Lex McMillen for their diligence and imagination, patience and attention to detail. We also owe a great deal to Andrew Metcalfe who has cared for, nurtured, and delivered to us all that Panel has worked on. Property will increasingly feature in our thinking as society changes, and some of our buildings need major re-structuring. A Property Review process is being set up, and will give us in the Diocese the opportunity to engage with some of the challenges ahead. Specifically the Takitimu Home in Invercargill decided to close, and in 2020 this process was brought about. During the year the Diocesan Council received the resignation of 2 members – the Rev’d Jo Fielding