Connecting with Parishes
Find out about our latest community connection projects, events and news below.
Community Connection is a bi-monthly email newsletter that is sent out to help inspire you to reach out to your community and give you ideas for how you can do so. Click here to view the latest Community Connection newsletter. If you would like to subscribe to recieve these, please email your details to Anne Overton at anne.overton@psn.org.nz.
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A day of inspiration, community action, reflection and prayer. This year Support Sunday has a new focus – we want churches to concentrate on their local communities, identifying the needs their particular community may have and how they can reach out and meet those needs...read more here |
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Brought to you by St Pauls and Presbyterian Support Northern, this workshop is an exciting opportunity to gain insight and understanding into the issue of family violence. The workshop aims to better equip you to meet the real needs of families exposed to family violence in your community...read more here |
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Project Co-op was a collaboration between Presbyterian Support Northern and Auckland Presbytery that happened as part of Youth Week 2010. Youth groups from local churches worked in with the Family Works East Auckland project, an initiative that provides support to children and families who are facing challenges...read more here |
Putting Good Ideas to Work
If you’ve got a bright idea for reaching out to your local community, Anne Overton is the person to see. She’s recently been appointed Community Mission Liaison for Presbyterian Support Northern. Her job is to connect with Presbyterian churches throughout the region and help them identify and respond to needs in their communities....read more here
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As part of our commitment to working closely with the church, we provide a seminar called Getting On with Getting Older that can be booked throughout the year by Presbyterian and cooperating parishes. The seminar can be facilitated at the venue and date of your choice....read more here |
News & Events
September 2010
Changing for the better
Ten-year-old Cody found it hard to adjust when his family moved from Taranaki to Taupo. His work suffered and his behaviour became more and more challenging for his parents and teachers. Fortunately, Cody’s new school has a Family Works social worker who was alerted to Cody’s problems...read more here
May 2010
Connecting the Generations
Long boring afternoons have become a bit brighter for 95-year old Joan Sloman. Joan is part of a new initiative by Presbyterian Support Northern which aims to connect older people with a younger generation...read more here
