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FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-NINTH SYNOD OF THE DIOCESE OF DUNEDIN

MINUTES OF FIRST DAY, FRIDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2016

7.00 pm Synod Eucharist was held at Holy Trinity, Invercargill with Bishop Kelvin celebrating. Bishop Kelvin delivered his address.

Bishop’s ChargeE te Atua to matou Kai-hangaKa tiaho te maramatanga me te ora, I au kupu korero,Ka timata au mahi, ka mau te tika me te aroha;Meatia kia u tonu ki a matouTou aroha I roto I tenei huihunga.Whakakii a matou whakaaro a matou mahi katoa,E tou Wairua TapuAmine.

Welcome, welcome thrice welcome as we gather here in the South of our Diocese to celebrate our common life and plan together for our future. As we begin our time together, I am conscious of those of our number who have died over the past year:Leonard Austin, Jocelyn Broughton, John Sutton. Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon them May they rest in peace and rise again in glory. Amen.

I am very aware that this will be my last time to be standing here as your bishop, and who knows? Perhaps my last time ever to be present in this synod.

This past year has proven to be a significant one for the diocese. Late last year Mr. Graeme Sykes ended his role as diocesan manager, and at approximately the same time, Mrs Emma Neas ended her role as communications officer. We did not fill these positions, and instead reorganised our office so that tasks previously performed by five people were done by three. Mrs. Debbie Flintoff took on the role of Diocesan Registrar, which involved assuming the lion’s share of the manager’s tasks as well as retaining almost all of her former duties as Bishop’s PA. Mrs. Dominique Aitcheson continued as senior accounts officer and Mrs Ginny Kitchingman as Diocesan Accountant, with both taking up extra tasks. Our office functions because of the selfless commitment of our staff and their long years of experience, but this last year has not been an easy one for Ginny, Dominique or Debbie, who have coped admirably and shown immense good will and humour in very trying circumstances.

At the end of last year Mr. Benjamin Brock Smith left his position on the ministry education staff to move to Auckland where he is studying at St. John's College. This has meant a reorganisation of our educational structure. I have taken some of Alec’s tasks and in this past year the expenses of the episcopate have, accordingly, been partially met by our grant from the St. John’s College Trust Board. Without this measure, and without the reduction in office staff we would not have survived as a diocese, and our future is far from certain. This synod must make some hard decisions, particularly in relationship to the diocese and how it is financed. We are at the point we have spoken of for years, when radical change is necessary, and the changes need to be made now. The changes required go beyond mere reform or even revival. We need to be thinking of building a whole new church, here in the South of Aotearoa.

A few weeks ago we remembered the builders of the Church of Aotearoa, and the epistle set for that remember acne was 1 Corinthians 3:11-15, which reads:

“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— the work of each builder will become visible, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire,

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and the fire will test what sort of work each has done. If what has been built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward. If the work is burned up, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as through fire.”

Many years ago, when I was 21, that foundation was laid for me. On the evening of August 5, 1973, I went with my girlfriend, Clemency, and my best mate, Alden, the Assembly of God Church in Lower Hutt. For the previous year I had been engaged in an intensive period of spiritual exploration, and as part of that I was attending, for the first time, the church which Clemency had lately found to be so helpful. Ten minutes into the service I deeply regretted going. I seemed to be surrounded, wall to wall, with nut jobs and I was subject to the worst sermon I have ever heard in my life. It was about how classical music is of the Devil and if you listen to it you are going to Hell. At the end of the service an invitation was issued for those who wished to commit their lives to Jesus Christ to come forward. To my very great surprise and horror, both Clemency and Alden went forward, leaving me alone in the pew. I thought the entire world had gone mad, and resolved to return home to Christchurch as quickly as possible. I moved to the end of the pew, but, for reasons I am still not clear about, instead of turning left for the door and the inter-island ferry, I turned right and went to the front of the church. I was ushered into a back room and a glittery eyed young man asked me if I wanted to commit my life to the Lord Jesus Christ. I wasn’t entirely sure who or what the Lord Jesus Christ was, but I nodded, whereupon he led me through the sinner’s prayer, And asked me to sign a small card, which I still carry in my Bible.

My Great Decision For Christ

By the grace of God, I havethis day accepted Jesus Christas my personal Saviour, and

I thank Him that He hasforgiven me my sins, and granted

me Eternal Life.

"Him that comets to me I will in no wise cast out” John 6:37

“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe

on his name” John 1:12

And in that moment my life changed. Over the next few weeks I experienced in myself healing, restoration and forgiveness. I found a new purpose and a new direction. I found myself part of a new community. I began the work which has been central to my life ever since, of understanding what happened to me on that night, and understanding the one who so patiently and lovingly called me to himself. I now realise that the event of that night wasn’t the adoption of some theological understanding or other, or my incorporation into a particular church. It was rather my first (though not my last) experience of dying to self; of relinquishing all my previous guesses about what the world is and what it means, and accepting in their place the life offered in Jesus. That is, a life characterised by the pattern of death and resurrection.

On the foundation of that initial encounter with Jesus Christ I began to walk the path which, over the intervening 43 years, has led me to here and now, to the pulpit of Holy Trinity Church and to this synod. Here is a list of the waypoints of that journey:

For the rest of 1973 I became a member of the New Life Centre in Christchurch, and was baptised. At a meeting called Group 70 in St. Mary’s Addington, I received the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. In 1974, St Jude’s Lyall Bay I was confirmed by Bishop Edward Norman and became an Anglican. In 1975 I became a youth worker in Holy Trinity Avonside, married Clemency, and then attended St. John’s College in Auckland where I picked up an Otago B.D. And won prizes for my abilities in Greek and public speaking. In 1979 I became a curate in St Mary’s Merivale and then, 3 years later was made the Vicar of the Parochial District of Waihao Downs in South Canterbury. In 1985 I became minister in St. Francis Co-operating Parish in Hamilton. Later, I had a brief stint as Vicar of All Saints Sumner and then was made Bishop’s Chaplain for Ministry in the Diocese of Waikato. In late 1998 I moved to Dunedin to live in the lovely old vicarage in Highgate and 7 years ago you elected me Bishop.

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Somewhere along the way I became the father of three extraordinary children and the grandfather of four even more extraordinary ones. I acquired a Doctor of Ministry degree and various bits of paper testifying to my abilities in subjects of varying significance. I accumulated several walls of books. Somewhere else along the way I stopped referring to myself as a Charismatic and started calling myself a Contemplative. So was all of this “successful?” The only test is the one Paul gives in 1 Corininthians 3: The work of each builder will become visible for the day will disclose it.

A few years ago Clemency and I were in Hamilton for the weekend so, for nostalgia’s sake we went back to St. Francis’s, the church where we had been most “successful”. In six years there, we had both worked full time in the parish, and had seen the fruit of our labours. The congregation had more than trebled, going from about 70 people at the main service to about 250. The Sunday school had increased from a membership of about a dozen to a membership of over 120 and weekly attendance of around 80. We ran an annual school holiday programme with average attendance of 200 children a day. Clemency’s weekly Bible study, Bibles and Bubs, held in the vicarage, was attended by an average of a dozen or so young mothers, each with at least one toddler in tow, and two family camps a year aimed, and usually successfully managed, to graft their husbands into the worshipping life of St. Francis. Leaving St. Francis is one of my great regrets in ministry, but a couple of decades later we returned, to find that almost everything we had built had vanished. There were a few familiar faces, aged as I suppose ours were, and the beautiful new building I had helped to develop was now tired and careworn. Our vicarage had long since been sold, and the garden Clemency had planted was paved over. We had a sober conversation on the plane and the way home. The work of each builder will become visible for the day will disclose it.

So had we wasted our time? No. Would we do it all over again? You bet your life we would.

The real lasting work wasn’t the building or the garden. It wasn’t even the congregation or the Life in the Spirit seminars or Christmas Countdown or the other programmes. It is seen in the people who hesitatingly approach me at some social event, shake my hand and say, “You won’t remember me, but there was a sermon you preached once, that made all the difference to me,” or, “I still remember the time you visited when my mother died.” The worth of ministry is measured not so much in statistics, or buildings or successful programmes, but in the extent to which we bring people to the foundation, to Jesus Christ and allow Jesus to begin the building work in them. The life of St. Francis parish and my own spiritual path, if they are truly marked by the presence of Jesus, MUST display that pattern of his life, that is, of death and resurrection.

So to this last phase of my stipended ministry. Over the past 7 years our diocese has continued the process of decline, with the patterns following the same trends they have displayed over the episcopacies of the last four bishops. During this synod we will have to make some important decisions about how we shape our future, because every one of our parishes is financially stretched, and the diocese itself cannot manage the tasks already required of it, let alone those new tasks which are waiting just over the horizon. As the number of churches which cannot manage their own affairs rises, and as the requirements on us for accounting and auditing become ever more stringent, our resources of money and personnel are being stretched more and more tightly. “The work of each builder will become visible, for the day will disclose it.” Paul's metaphor is profound, and it should be noted that there are some fires which burn so hot that as well as the straw and wood being burned up, even the precious stones will crack and crumble to nothingness, and even the gold and silver will melt. I believe the church in all the West is now feeling the heat of just such a fire. I repeat something I said above:

We are at the point we have spoken of for years, when radical change is necessary, and the changes need to be made now. The changes required go beyond mere reform or even revival. We need to be thinking of building a whole new church, here in the South of Aotearoa

To be in such a situation can seem daunting and discouraging, unless we remember one thing; and that is, that no matter how fiercely the blaze is burning, the foundation remains solid and undamaged. It is our job as a diocese each of us individually, and as a group, to rediscover that foundation, Jesus Christ our Lord. If we can know that we are grounded there, there can be no failure, and the building will take care of itself. If we claim to follow the resurrected one, why would we ever be surprised that we are led to this place of death? It is the only path to the life which must surely follow.

8.30 pm Synod then convened with the following being covered:

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the formal constitution of Synod, the announcement of a Quorum Leave of Absence: The following people were granted leave of absence for Synod:

CLERGYRev’d Chris Tweddell Whole of SynodRev’d Barbara Dineen Whole of SynodRev’d Aaron Douglas Whole of SynodRev’d Christine James Whole of SynodRev’d Andrea McDougall Whole of SynodRev’d Hannah Pomare Whole of SynodVery Rev’d Dr Trevor James Whole of SynodRev’d Andrea McDougall Friday nightRev’d James McGrath Sunday morningRev’d Maud Milligan SundayRev’d Eric Kyte SundayRev'd Brett Roberts Sunday from 2pm

LAITYMrs Debbie Flintoff Whole of SynodMr Laurence Tweddel Whole of SynodMrs Dorothy Blair Whole of SynodMr Bruce Moore Whole of SynodMrs Ruth Ballantyne Whole of SynodMrs Gabby Bruce Whole of SynodMs Clare Greensmith Friday nightMr Gary Roberts Friday nightMrs Nicola Wong Sunday from 2pm

Welcome to visitors and observers: Bishop Kelvin welcomed all members of Synod especially visitors and new members.

Mr Bruce Dutton – Anglican Church Pension BoardRev’d Mike Hawke, Anglican Missions Board

Greetings have been received from:

Archbishop Philip Richardson+ Helen-Ann Hartley, ++ Philip Richardson and the Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki+Justin Duckworth& the Diocese of Wellington+ Richard Ellena and the Diocese of Nelson+ Andrew Hedge and the Diocese of Waiapu+ Kito Pikaahu

MOTION NO.1: Appointments and Procedures Moved: Bishop Kelvin Agreed

That:

a) The President’s nominations of the Officers of Synod be confirmed;

Clerical Secretary: Rev'd Sandra BairdLay Secretary: Mrs Anne GoverChairperson of Committee: Mrs Trish Franklin

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Deputy Chairperson: The Ven Damon PlimmerClerk of Committee: Miss Lynda Turner-HeatonChaplain to Synod: Rev’d Richard AitkenPress Officer: Rev’d Richard Johnson

b) the appointment of the members of the Committee for the Verification of Minutes be noted; Rev’d Eric Kyte, Rev’d Leah Boniface, Mrs Trish Franklin

(c) the Committee on Statutes & Standing Orders, the Steering Committee, and the Printing Committee, be

confirmed;

On Statutes and Standing Orders: Mr Diccon Sim (Chancellor), Mrs Nicola Wong, Rev’d Michael Wallace

Steering: The President, Mr Diccon Sim, Registrar

Printing: The President, Registrar

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

(e) the Papers, Reports and Financial Statements, as listed in the Index, be laid on the table and taken as read;

(f) 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.

g) ELECTIONS: the nominations for the following elections close on Saturday 17 September at 12 pm.

1) Diocesan Council – Five Ordained Ministers who are members of Synod and five lay members of Synod (In accordance with Statute 1, Clause 5.1.22) Diocesan Nominations – Elected Membership, 2 Clergy holding a licence from the Bishop (elected by the House of Clergy), 2 Lay (elected by the House of Laity).

Voting will take place Saturday 17 September.Nomination by Call: The forms for Nomination are to be returned to the Synod Secretaries by 12pm on Saturday 17September.

N.B. Standing Resolution of Synod (1985) -"Every mover of a nomination for any Board or Committee may provide a factual statement of the candidate with his or her credentials for the office (no more than 50 words) and that such information be made available to members of the Synod by the Registrar after the nominations have closed".

There were no presentations of any Petitions.

BILLS.

The President moved that the Bills numbered 1, 2& 3 be introduced for a first reading, and that consideration of the Principles of the Bills be an Order of the Day for Saturday 17 September.

Agreed

There were no Notices of Motion

Motion No.2: Reports and AccountsMoved: The Ven Jan Clark Seconded: Rev’d Eric Kyte

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AgreedThat the Reports and Accounts laid on the Table be received.

Reports and Accounts to be tabled.a) Anglican Family Care – Audited Financial Statementsb) Anglican Missions Board – Annual Meeting Reportc) Cathedral Church of St Paul – Audited Financial Statements for the year endd) Earl Street Charitable Trust – Unaudited Financial Reporte) St Hilda’s Collegiate School Inc. Board of Proprietors- Annual Financial Statementsf) St Hilda’s Collegiate School Inc. Endowment Society– Annual Financial Statements g) Selwyn College - Audited Financial Statements h) Parata Anglican Charitable Trust – Audited Annual Financial Statements i) Home of St Barnabas Charitable Trust Annual Report j) Takitimu Home Anglican Trust – Audited Financial Statements k) The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Board – the Financial Statements for the year end of the :

i. Investment Trustii. Pension Fundiii. Supplementary Support Fundiv. Widows and Orphans Endowmentv. The Retire Fundvi. Board administration and Controlled Fundsvii. Koinonia Kiwisaver Scheme

l) The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Board – Pension Fund – Annual Report m) The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Fund – The Retire Fund – Annual Report n) The New Zealand Anglican Church Pension Fund – The Koinonia Fund – Annual Report

Motion No. 3: Diocesan Report and AccountsMoved: The Ven Jan Clark Seconded: Rev’d Max Whittaker AgreedThat the Reports and Accounts printed in the Synod Book be received.

Reports of Committees, Councils, etc Page No 40Diocesan Council Report: 41Discipleship Committee Report 42Mission Committee Report 43-44Social Transformation Committee Report 45Stewardship Committee Report 46Diocesan Foundation Report 47Diocesan Accountants Report 48-49Registrars Report 50Anglican Family Care Centre Report 51Diocesan Archives Committee Report 52Association of Anglican Women Report 53-54Association of Licensed Lay Ministers Report 55Bishop Chaplain to Retired Clergy Report 56CAIRA Report 57Cathedral Chapter Report 58Otago Healthcare Chaplaincy Support Trust Report 59Otago Tertiary Chaplaincy Trust Board Report 60Tikanga Pakeha Mission Council Representatives Report 61Selwyn College Board of Governors Report 62-63Leslie Groves Society Report 64North Otago Anglican Homes Report 65Parata Anglican Charitable Trust Report 66South Centre Anglican Care Trust Report 67The Home of St Barnabas Trust Report 68-69Southland Hospital Chaplaincy Service Report 70St Hilda’s Collegiate School – Principal’s Report 71

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Diocesan Trust Board Report 72-73

Financial Statements 74Audited Trust Board Financial Statements 75-84Unaudited Bishopric Financial Statements 85-89Unaudited Diocese of Dunedin Financial Statements 90-108Parish Financial Statistics 109

That the Standing Orders, in their entirety – be suspended for Sunday 18 September until 3pm in order that the Conference Session may occur.

Moved: The Rev’d Canon Alec Clark Seconded: The Ven Damon PlimmerAgreed

8.41pm Closing Prayers – Rev’d Richard Aitken.

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MINUTES OF SECOND DAY, SATURDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2016

8.30am Synod reconvened at the Invercargill Working Man’s ClubMorning Prayer – The Synod Chaplain, Rev’d Richard Aitken

9.00am The President moved that Ginny Kitchingman, Diocesan Treasurer have speaking rights. Agreed

Following housekeeping the Bishop gave a summary of the Theological Structure behind our Anglican Church and the way that the Diocese of Dunedin functions.Synod was convened and the quorum was announced.

9.10am Second Reading of Bills No 1, 2 and 3

BILL NO.1:

A Bill Intituled “A Statute to Amend Statute 4: ‘The Appointment and Licensing of Clergy Statute 1992’

Proposer: Mr Fred McElrea Seconder: The Ven Damon Plimmer

Whereas Clause 9(2) of Statute 4 implies that a member of the clergy can work at any given time for only oneParish or Local Church or other church institution

And whereas it may be expedient that a member of the clergy work for more than one such ministry unit at any given time

Now therefore be it enacted by the Bishop, Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Dunedin in Synod assembled as follows:

1. The Short Title of this Statute shall be “The Appointment and Licensing of Clergy Amendment Statute, 2016”

2. The Appointment and Licensing of Clergy Statute 1992 is hereby amended by adding a new heading and clause immediately after clause 26 as follows:

Interpretation27. Where the context so allows, words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include

the singular.

Proposer’s Explanatory Note:Clause 9(2) of Statute 4 dealing with the appointment and licencing of clergy at present states:

“Every appointment is entered into on the understanding that the Parish or Local Church, or other church institution within which the clergy will work, shall be responsible for raising the funds to pay for clergy costs of the position, and for making such other provisions as are made in the appointment.”

This assumes or implies that clergy will work for only one parish or other ministry unit. In fact, the Bishop may wish to licence a member of the clergy to work for more than one ministry unit, without establishing a Rural Deanery. For example, it may be desirable that existing parishes share a priest or other clergy person.

However, if clause 9(2) is able to be read so that “Parish, Local Church or other church institution” includes more than one such ministry unit, then the Bishop would be able to licence a member of the clergy to work in more than one such ministry unit.

The proposed solution is taken from section 33 of the Interpretation Act 1999, enacted by the New Zealand Parliament. This provides that words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular. It is therefore suggested that this rule of interpretation apply to this Statute, where the context so allows.

This was moved in principle.

9.10am Synod then moved into committee to discuss Bill No 1.

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9.13am Synod moved out of committee and reconvened. Synod agreed with the decisions made in committee.

BILL NO. 2:

A Bill Intituled “A Statute to Amend Statute 4 pt Clause 15: ‘Nominators’

Proposer: Rev’d Joanna Fielding Seconder: Mr Kit Girling

Whereas the current Statute concerning nominators states:

1. At the first annual session of each Synod, there shall be elected:a. By the house of clergy, two Priests holding a licence from the Bishop - one male one female;

who shall be Diocesan nominators.b. By the house of laity, two lay persons - one male one female; who shall be the Diocesan

nominators.

AND Whereas this Church is committed to practising gender equity and diversity in upholding SRO 5 which clearly states a desire to “give effect to this goal, [….] of equal representation of women and men in decision making at all levels – when electing or appointing representatives to governing and consultative bodies in this Church and beyond. *

AND Whereas Statute 4 currently specifies only priests, thereby excluding deacons, and failing to make adequate provision to ensure a balance of male/female perspectives and experience in nominators, the Synod enacts as follows:

Statute 4.pt 3 Clause 151. APPOINTMENT OF DEAN, VICARS and CO-VICARS Amendment Statute 20162. Purpose: To amend membership clauses.3. Statute 4 pt 3 Clause 15 is amended as follows:

1. At the first annual session of each Synod, there shall be elected:a. By the house of clergy, two Clergy holding a licence from the Bishop, one male, one female; who

shall be the Diocesan nominatorsb. By the house of laity, two lay persons, one male, one female; who shall be the Diocesan

nominators.

* SRO 5. REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN (SR49) This General Synod Te Hīnota Whānui encourages Tikanga and Episcopal, and parochial units to give effect to this goal, the Millennium Development Goal of equal representation of women and men in decision making at all levels – when electing or appointing representatives to governing and consultative bodies in this Church and beyond. Further to this representation in decision making, equal representation in liturgical leadership and leadership of official gatherings of this Church is also a goal. [2008, 2014]

This was moved in principle with amendments.


9.34am Synod moved out of committee and reconvened. Synod agreed with the decisions made in committee.The President moved that Synod recognise that Bill No 3 is a matter of urgency. Agreed

BILL NO.3:

A Bill Intituled “A Statute to Amend Statute 14 ‘The Finance Statute 1985’

Proposer: Rev’d Joanna Fielding Seconder: Mr Chris Morris

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Whereas The Finance Statute 1985 provides that the data used by the Diocesan Manager, in determining the “suggested minimum share” of the Diocesan Budget to be contributed by each Parish Unit, shall be “Total Income” less “Essential Operating Costs” (as defined in the Statute), and:

Whereas it is desired that the data used by the Diocesan Manager shall simply be Total Income” (as defined in the Statute)

Now therefore be it enacted by the Bishop, Clergy, and Laity of the Diocese of Dunedin in Synod assembled as follows:

1. The Short Title of this statute shall be “The Diocesan Budget Suggested Share Amendment Statute 2016”.

2. Clause 2 (a) of the Regulations attached to The Finance Statute 1985 is hereby amended by deleting:(a) the words ‘less “Essential Operating Costs” ’,(b) The word ‘respectively’.

3. Clause 2 (c) of the Regulations attached to The Finance Statute 2016 is hereby deleted.

4. This Statute shall come into force immediately upon being confirmed by the Synod under Standing Order 85.

This was moved in principle.


10.00am Synod adjourned for Morning Tea

10.30am Rev’d Mike Hawke made a presentation from the Anglican Mission Board about PNG and Fiji.He brought greetings from Rev Robert Kereopa and thanked members of the diocese for their giving to overseas and home missions. He expressed special thanks to +Kelvin and best wishes for his retirement. Bishop Kelvin thanked Mike for his presentation.

11.04am Synod reconvened in committee to further discuss Bill No 3.

11.45am Synod moved out of committee. Synod agreed with the decisions made in committee. 11.49am MOTION NO.4: Bishopric Endowment Moved: Rev’d Canon Hugh Bowron Seconded: Mr Brian Kilkelly

Withdrawn[Agreed amendments shown in red]

That this Synod, recognising

1. that the Bishop is the chief pastor in the Diocese, and essential for leading the Diocese in its work of establishing God’s kingdom here;

2. the inadequacy of the Bishopric Endowment, recommends to the Diocesan Council that where the terms on which those funds are held allow:(a) in the event of a parish going out of existence or that it becomes constituted, and its land and

buildings being sold, the proceeds of such sales be allocated to building up the capital base of the Bishopric Endowment.

(b) in the event of other sales of parish lands and buildings, at least 25% of those proceeds, be allocated to building up the capital base of the Bishopric Endowment except where that land and/or buildings are being sold to fund other land and/or buildings within the parish to make the parish operation more effective.

Following discussion, it was agreed that Hugh, Anne and Diccon meet during lunch and reword Motion 5 to include the intent of Motion 4.

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12.12pm MOTION NO.6: Anglican Overseas Missions Moved: Rev’d Ivica Gregurec Seconded: Mrs Judi Manning

AgreedThat this Synod:

a. Receive the reports from the Anglican Missions Board;b. Thanks those parishes and diocesan institutions that supported Anglican Missions throughout the 2015

year, as well as raised their giving for this overseas mission work of our Church;c. Recommends to all Parishes and institutions of the Diocese, that they actively support the Anglican

Missions Board and, through it, its partners and related organisations; d. Sets the Diocesan AMB target for the year 1st January 2017 to 31st December 2017 at $61,000.00, the

same as in 2016 and sees it as our common commitment and commitment of our Parishes to the work of AMB

Prayer before lunch was led by Rev’d Richard Aitken and concluded the morning session.

Nominations closed for Diocesan Council and Diocesan Nominators at 1.30pm.

12.30pm Lunch

1.30pm ELECTION OF DIOCESAN COUNCIL AND DIOCESAN NOMINATORS

Scrutineers: Rev’d Vivienne Galletly, Rev’d James McGrath, Mr Kit Girling, Mrs Barbara Withington.

Members considered nominations from their Houses for election of these positions.

1.40pm MOTION NO.7: Let’s Help Fund our Bishop Moved: Dr Geoffrey Cutfield Seconded: Mrs Anne Gover

LostThat this Synod, acknowledging:

the inadequacy of the Bishopric Endowment to fund our Bishop the inability of the Diocese to fund the shortfall through the Budget the need to augment the income available from Endowment and Budget to fund the bishopric, in order

to be able to elect the 10th Bishop of Dunedin.a) Encourages the Diocesan Council to continue to explore long term funding for the Bishopricb) Asks every Anglican household in the Diocese to contribute, for the next five years, a weekly sum

equivalent to at least the cost of a cup of coffee or tea, to help fund the Bishop of Dunedin.c) Requests each Parish to encourage each parish family to pledge such a contribution.

Note: it is suggested that contributors set up automatic bank payments to Diocese of Dunedin account 06-0901-0015680-00, giving the reference number 1200-200-200, weekly, monthly or (if possible pre-paid at the start of each 12 months) yearly, and notify their name, address and pledge to [email protected] to enable the 1/3 tax credit to be claimed can then be sent out yearly.An amendment by Mr Kit Girling was discussed, voted on and lost. The original motion was then voted on and this was lost.

Bishop Kelvin clarified that this fund would be continued but that the Synod had not endorsed it.

2.15pm Anglican Family Care Report –Mrs Nicola Taylor [Director] spoke to her report.

2.21pm Selwyn College Report – Dr Neil Rodgers [Warden] spoke to his report.

2.29pm Results of Voting were announcedThe following people shown in bold type were elected as Diocesan Council members.

Clergy LaityRev’d Richard Aitken [S] Ms Lisa Burton [DC]Ven Jan Clark [Coastal O] Mr Fred McElrea [Central O]

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Rev'd Joanna Fielding [DC] Mrs Trish Franklin [DC]Rev’d Andrea McDougall [Coastal O] Mrs Anne Gover [S]Ven Damon Plimmer [Central O] Mrs Eva Hammond [Coastal O]Rev’d Peter Ross [Coastal O] Dr Bonnie Miller-Perry [Central O]Rev’d Michael Wallace [DC] Miss Lynda Turner-Heaton [S]Rev'd Max Whitaker [S]

The following people shown in bold type were elected unopposed as Diocesan Nominators. Clergy LaityRev'd Ivica Gregurec [DC] Mr Keith Gover [S]Rev’d Carol Masters [Central O] Mrs Dot Muir [S]

Moved: Mrs Barbara Withington Seconded: Mrs Trish FranklinThat the voting papers be destroyed Agreed

2.30pm MOTION NO.5: Mission Fund Moved: Mrs Anne Gover Seconded: Mr Gary Roberts

Agreed [Agreed amendments shown in red]

That this Synod:1) Approves the establishment by the Diocesan Council of a Diocesan Mission Fund, with a capital base

derived (where the terms on which those funds are held allow) from proceeds sale of churches, halls, vicarages, land, and other property in the Diocese of Dunedin except where, with the approval of the Diocesan Council, the land and/or buildings are being sold to fund another land and/or building within the parish, regional deanery or local church to make its operation more effective.

2) The Fund shall be held by the Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board, and shall be operated by the Diocesan Council under the following principles:

a) Following capitalisation of such of the interest as may be considered necessary to maintain the capital value of the Fund over time, the income of the Fund shall be applied to:

(i) Maintaining and extending the mission and ministry of the church in the Diocese including the Bishopric, focusing as far as possible on intentional growth;

(ii) Diocesan/ Bishopric administration costs, to the extent of not more than 10% of the available annual income earned by the Fund;

b) Grants from the Fund under 2(a) (i) shall be made by the Diocesan Council, in response to applications from mission and ministry units of the Diocese, and may be made for up to three years at a time.

c) Records will be kept regarding the geographic areas from which the funds derive, with the needs of those areas to be taken into account when considering applications for grants from the fund.

d) Where the whole of the income of the fund is not utilised in the year following for the purposes of the Fund, the Diocesan Council shall decide whether the balance of that income is capitalised or held in an Income Reserve account for future grants.

3) Subject to any trusts on which existing funds are held:a) income from the proceeds of a past property sale which has been regularly used for the support of the

parish, regional deanery or local church which has taken over responsibility for the area in which the property sale took place shall continue to be allocated to that parish, regional deanery or local church. At a future time, following consultation agreement with the relevant parish, regional deanery or local church, those funds may be transferred to the Mission Fund;

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b) income from the proceeds of a past property sale which has not been regularly used to support the parish, regional deanery or local church which has taken over responsibility for the area in which the property sale took place may, following consultation agreement with the relevant parish, regional deanery or local church, be transferred to the Mission Fund.

RATIONALE: This fund was previously called the Church Growth Fund, but has been renamed as the Mission Fund. The 2015 Motion clause shown underlined below has been removed as Statute 3 agreed to by Synod

last year reorganized the parochial structure, ministry and mission in the Diocese.1. Approves the establishment by the Diocesan Council of a Diocesan Mission, Ministry Endowment Fund, with a capital base derived (where the terms on which those funds are held allow) from proceeds sale of churches, halls, vicarages, land, and other property. consequent upon the reorganization of the parochial structure, ministry and mission in the Diocese.

This motion does not affect the income from the proceeds of past property sales as was in the 2015 Motion shown underlined below, but still allows for future consultation.

3. Subject to any trusts on which existing funds are held:a) income from the proceeds of a past property sale which has been regularly used for the

support of the parish which has taken over responsibility for the area in which the property sale took place shall continue to be allocated to that parish for not less than three years after the establishment of the Fund but, thereafter, following consultation with the relevant parish, may be allocated for the wider purposes of the Fund;

MOTION NO.4: Bishopric Endowment Withdrawn

2.43pm MOTION NO.8: Draft Synod Budget and Parish Contributions Moved: Rev’d Damon Plimmer Seconded: Rev’d David WrightThat the Draft Synod Budget and Parish Contributions be adopted as the budget and parish contributions for 2017.

Amendment Moved: Mr Diccon Sim Seconded: Rev’d Richard AitkenSubstantive Motion NO 8: Agreed

That the Draft Synod Budget be adopted and parishes, regional deaneries and local churches be called on to make contributions having regard to the proposed figures but so as not to reduce their total direct and indirect contributions to the Synod Budget.That parishes, regional deaneries and local churches be called on to pay for their accounting costs separately from their parish contribution.

Diocesan Operating Draft Budget Commentary The following draft budget is reasonably conservative; in that it is an attempt to present a balanced budget without relying on any uncertain income streams. As the Diocese is currently unable to appoint a new Bishop without additional funding, this budget has been prepared on the basis that there is no such appointment made in 2017. Clearly this is not a sustainable option in the long term. Note that the “bottom line” surplus represents the amount that must be capitalised in the Bishopric investment accounts – this is not available for general use.

The attached budget has been prepared based on the following assumptions:

Income and expenses for 2017 are the same as for 2016 unless there is specific reason to suggest that they will be otherwise.

Parish Contributions to the Diocese are as per the attached schedule (see separate note about this below).

Bishop Kelvin retires at the end of April and there is no appointment of a new Bishop during the 2017 year.

$22,000 is allocated towards extra support functions during the Bishop vacancy.

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Interest distributions from DDTB funds have been based on estimated return of 4.5% for second half of 2016, and 4.0% for 2017.

This draft budget does not include any income from St John’s College for 2017. The Diocese has applied for funding for the 2017 year but that application has not yet been approved. In the event that the application is approved on the same basis as 2016, this could contribute an extra $16,000 to the budget.

Staffing levels in the Diocesan Office remain static.

Donations income includes only those donors who have already made a commitment.

Damon thanked Ginny, Dominique and the Stewardship Committee for their work on this motion.

3.20pm Afternoon Tea

3.45pm Motion The President moved that the decision of Diocesan Council regarding Gladstone Parish and Stewart Island be ratified. Agreed

3.51pm Third Reading of Bills No 1, 2 and 3 – The President moved confirmation of these three bills Agreed

BILL NO: 1 A Bill Intituled “A Statute to Amend Statute 4: ‘The Appointment and Licensing of Clergy Statute 1992’

BILL NO: 2 A Bill Intituled “A Statute to Amend Statute 4 pt Clause 15: ‘Nominators’

BILL NO: 3 A Bill Intituled “A Statute to Amend Statute 14 ‘The Finance Statute 1985’

3.52pm MOTION NO. 9: The Ending of Collects Amendment Statute, 2016 Moved: Rev’d Eric Kyte Seconded: Rev’d Michael Wallace

Agreed

The General Synod of the Anglican Church of Aotearoa has requested Diocesan support for amendments to Statute 724

That this Synod assents to the amendment on Statute 724

Statute 724The Endings of Collects Amendment Statute, 2016

Whereas, the General Synod/te Hīnota Whānui adopted resolutions to strengthen the Trinitarian endings for collects and it is desirable to provide suitable forms.

The General Synod/te Hīnota Whānui enacts as follows:

1 Title. The title of this Statute is The Endings of Collects Amendment Statute, 2016.

2 Purpose: To strengthen the Trinitarian endings for collects by providing suitable forms.

3 The provisions on page 549 of A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa are amended by the removal of all the words on that page and the substitution of the following words:

Concerning Sentences, Prayers and Readings for the Church’s Year

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The minister chooses one, or more, of the Collects set down for the Day for use in the service, and selects the Sentence, Psalms, and Set Readings from pages 550-723, or selects the alternatives set down in A Prayer Book for Australia, or in Revised Common Lectionary Prayers.

At the end of a Collect, when needed, the minister may substitute one of the following

GeneralThrough Jesus Christ our Lord,who is alive and reigns with you,in the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever. Amen.

or, if the Collect is addressed to the second person of the TrinityFor you are alive and reign with the Fatherin the unity of the Holy Spirit,one God, now and for ever. Amen.

or, if the Collect is addressed to the third person of the TrinityWho with the Father and the Son,live and reign,one God, now and for ever. Amen.

4 Process: Clause 3 of this Statute is the adoption of a specific proposal in terms of Part B, Clause 6(a) of the Constitution/ te Pouhere, and Section 4 (a) of the Church of England Empowering Act 1928, and shall be made known to Te Runanganui o Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa, the Synod of the Diocese of Polynesia, and the several Diocesan Synods in New Zealand.

We certify that this Statute was passed by the General Synod/ te Hīnota Whānui on 11 May 2016. As witnessed by our hands 7 July 2016.

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WB TureiPrimate and Archbishop Primate and Archbishop

Primate and Archbishop

3.55pm MOTION NO.10: The Liturgies of the Word Amendment Statute, 2016 Moved: Rev’d Michael Wallace Seconded: Rev’d Eric Kyte

Agreed



Statute 728The Liturgies of the Word Amendment Statute, 2016

Whereas, the General Synod/te Hīnota Whānui adopted in 1987 “A Statute to Adopt Certain Liturgies of the Word” and this was confirmed in Statute 453 in 1988, and

Whereas, it is desirable for a Māori translation of “The Grace” to be provided on page 52 of A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa.

The General Synod/te Hīnota Whānui enacts as follows:

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1 Title: The Title of this Statute is The Liturgies of the Word Amendment Statute, 2016.

2 Purpose: To include a Māori version of The Grace in The Liturgies of the Word.

3 On page 52 of A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa after the words “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen.” the following words shall be inserted:

Kia tau ki a tātou katoa te atawhai o tō tātou Ariki, o Īhu Karaiti,me te aroha o te Atua,me te whiwhinga tahitanga ki te Wairua Tapu,āke āke āke. Āmine.

4 Process: Clause 3 of this Statute is the adoption of a specific proposal in terms of Part B, Clause 6(a) of the Constitution/ te Pouhere, and Section 4 (a) of the Church of England Empowering Act 1928, and shall be made known to Te Runanganui o Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa, the Synod of the Diocese of Polynesia, and the several Diocesan Synods in New Zealand.


W HalapuaP Richardson

WB TureiPrimate and Archbishop

Primate and Archbishop Primate and Archbishop

3.57pm MOTION NO.11: The ‘A New Zealand Prayer Book – He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa’ Biblical Readings in Te Reo Māori Amendment Statute, 2016

Moved: Ms Lisa Burton Seconded:Mrs Trish FranklinAgreed



Statute 729The ‘A New Zealand Prayer Book – He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa’ Biblical Readings in Te Reo Māori Amendment Statute, 2016

Whereas, General Synod / Te Hīnota Whānui in 1987 adopted Formularies in A New Zealand Prayer Book – He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa , and

Whereas, those Formularies draw on Te Paipera Tapu 1952 for biblical references in Te Reo Māori, and

Whereas, Te Paipera Tapu 2012 has been published and it is desirable to draw on this newer translation;

The General Synod/ te Hīnota Whānui enacts as follows:

1 Title: The Title of this Statute is The ‘A New Zealand Prayer Book – He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa’ Biblical Readings in Te Reo Māori Amendment Statute, 2016.

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2 Purpose: To amend biblical readings in A New Zealand Prayer Book – He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa to draw on Te Paipera Tapu 2012.

3 The biblical readings in A New Zealand Prayer Book – He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa are amended as in the schedule below.

4 Clause 3 of this Statute is the adoption of a specific proposal in terms of Part B, Clause 6(a) of the Constitution/ te Pouhere, and Section 4 (a) of the Church of England Empowering Act 1928, and shall be made known to Te Runanganui o Te Pihopatanga o Aotearoa, the Synod of the Diocese of Polynesia, and the several Diocesan Synods in New Zealand.

Schedule:

Changes to A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa consequent on the decision to follow the readings from Te Paipera Tapu 2012 rather than Te Paipera Tapu 1952 (by page and line number).

40, 26: “kīia” instead of ‘karangatanga’

42, 22: “he tapu hoki tōna ingoa.” for ‘ā, e tapu ana tōna ingoa’

42, 25: “ringa” for ‘ringaringa’

42, 27: “ngā piriniha i ō rātou torōna:” for ‘te hunga kaha i nga nohoanga’

42, 29: “kua tonoa” for ‘ā, tonoa’

42, 30: remove ‘ana’

42, 32: “whakamahara” for ‘whakamaharatanga’

420, 11: “Nōu ngā mea katoa” for ‘Nāu te katoa’ [1 Ngā Whakapapa 29:11]

828, 9: “ngaro” for ‘mate’ [Hoani 3:16]

828, 10: “ki te ora tonu” for ‘ki te oranga tonutanga’

835, 18: “te ora rānei,” for ‘e kore te ora’ [Rōma 8:38, 39]

835, 19: “ngā rangatiratanga rānei,” for ‘e kore ngā rangatira’

835, 20: remove ‘e kore ngā kaha,’

835, 21: ‘ā mua, e kore ngā mana,” for ‘a mua,’

835, 32: “Nāna nei, nā tāna mahi tohu e nui nei,“ for ‘Nā tāna mahi tohu tātou i whanau hou ai,’ [1 Pita 1:3]

842, 13: ‘tēpu” for ‘tēpara’ [Waiata 23]

842, 14: “a ōku” for ‘o ōku’

845, 1: ”E Īharaira, kia tūmanako ki a Ihowā!” for ‘Kia tūmanako a Iharaira ki a Ihowā’

845, 5: “ōna hē” for ‘ōna hara’ [Waiata 130]

846, 7: “E kitea pūtia ana e koe tōku ara me tōku takotoranga iho:” [Waiata 139]

846, 8: “e matatau ana hoki koe ki ōku ara katoa.”

846, 19: remove ‘te rua’ from end of line

846, 20: “te rēinga, kei reira anō koe.”

846, 22: “ngā tōpito o te moana.” for ‘ngā wāhi whakamutunga mai o te moana.’

846, 23: “ārahi” for ‘arataki’

846, 24: remove ‘ringaringa’

846, 25: “Ki te mea ahau, “He pono, tērā ahau e hipokina e te pōuri:”

846, 26: “ā, ko te mārama i tētahi taha ōku, i tētahi taha, ka meinga he pō.” “

846, 27: “Ahakoa te pōuri kāhore e huna mai i a koe,”

846, 28: “engari ka mārama te pō anō ko te ao:”

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W Halapua P Richardson WB TureiPrimate and Archbishop Primate and Archbishop Primate and Archbishop

3.59pm The President read greetings from Rev’d Hannah Pomare and Bishop Kito Pikaahu.

4.04pm Evening Prayer was led by Rev’d Richard Aitken

6.00pm Dinner at the Invercargill Working Men’s Club

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MINUTES OF THIRD DAY, SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 20168.00am Morning Eucharist at All Saints, Gladstone

9.00am Breakfast

10.00am Synod reconvened at the Invercargill Working Men’s Club in Conference Session facilitated by Rev’d Sue Burns

12.30pm Synod reconvened

Alec thanked Sue for her facilitation this morning and thanked those who had been on Diocesan Council and been Diocesan Nominators during the past two years and those who had been willing to be nominated at this Synod and asked Synod members to pray for those elected to Diocesan Council and as Diocesan Nominators during the next two years.

Update from Mission Committee Report: Anne Gover updated Synod on the Mission Questionnaire that had been sent on 18 April and again on 27 July to all parishes, regional deaneries and local churches. She expressed concern that she had received only seven responses: four from Central Otago / two from Southland and one from Coastal Otago. She urged Synod members to address this at their next Vestry, Regional Council or Local Church Committee Meeting and to send her their responses by 15 November at the latest so that the Mission Committee can accomplish one of their key tasks to listen, research and consult in order to map possibilities and determine where to focus energy and to progress opportunities.

MOTION NO.12: Place and date of Synod 2017 Moved: The Rev’d Canon Alec Clark AgreedThat the next Synod be held in Dunedin on the 15-17 September 2017.

MOTION NO 13: Thanks Moved: The Rev’d Brett Roberts Agreed 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 Revd’s Liz Cheyne and Richard Johnson and the Parishioners of Holy Trinity North Invercargill, All Saints. Gladstone for their warm and welcoming hospitality and worship.To Rev’d Richard Aitken who led prayer and worship during SynodTo the Rev’d Canon Sue Burns for facilitating our discussions. To the Southland Anglicans who have so generously hosted us in our time at Synod.We thank God for God’s blessing.

Brett asked us to spend 30 seconds in prayer for all these and shared 1 Thessalonians 5:18 ‘Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.’

12.34pm Rev’d Richard Aitken closed Synod with prayer.

12.36pm Lunch

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