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Hokitika St Andrews United Parish - Celebrating 25 years
Celebrating 25 years
St Andrews United Parish
Hokitika-Ross-South Westland
Sunday 1 Feb 2009
It is 25 years since John & Jan Drylie
came to minister in Hokitika.
Come, reminisce and meet old friends.
A warm welcome extended to all.
Clevedon 150 year celebration
Celebrating 150 years
1858 - 2008
For more information visit www.clevedonpresy.co.nz
or contact us on 09 292 8061
email: office(at)clevedonpresy.co.nz
PO Box 89, Main Road, Clevedon
Knox Summer School: Christianity & Science
In January of each year the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Otago and the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership offer a week-long block course. This is what we have planned for January 2009:
From Monday 26 January to Friday 30 January Professor Ted Davis will teach a paper entitled,
“Christianity and Science: Historical and Contemporary Interactions”.
The course will be held at St Columba, Botany Downs, Auckland and will end at 1pm.
As in previous years, the paper is available as a university paper (visit the University of Otago web site) or for “audit” through the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership. The fee for auditing the paper is $600. Presbyterian ministers and ordinands may apply to the Knox Centre for a $300 study grant.
Enquiries about auditing the paper, including applications for study grants, should be directed to the registrar at the Knox Centre: Email registrar(at)knoxcentre.ac.nz Phone 03 473 0783.
Professor Davis describes the course in this way:
”Often conceived of as a battle ground, the history of the interactions of Christianity and science has frequently been a field of fruitful engagement and mutual enrichment. This course surveys the history of Christianity and science, examining a wide range of interactions from the early church until today. Specific examples of interaction will include religion and the rise of modern science, the trial of Galileo, evolution and religious responses to it, and contemporary theology of nature. History of science is the core discipline for lectures, readings, and discussions, but some attention is given to theology and biblical interpretation, especially in the modern period.”
Professor Ted Davis is Professor of the History of Science at Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania, USA. His main research interests are:
- Christianity and science since 1600
- The "Scientific Revolution," especially Robert Boyle (1627-1691)
- Early history of antievolutionism, especially Harry Rimmer (1890-1952)
- Protestant modernist efforts to control the image of science in America
- The physical sciences since Copernicus
Further information about Professor Davis is available at: http://home.messiah.edu/~tdavis/.
Laurence Freeman returns - Christian meditation retreat
In New Zealand for a 3 day Christian meditation retreat
Waikato University Hamilton
Monday 2 February to Thursday 5 February, 2009
"The hunger for depth and meaning"
Spirituality in a secular age
- Accommodation: Single rooms, with key. All linen provided. Communal bathrooms for every 6 bedrooms. Kitchenettes with tea, coffee, & milk.
- There is a chapel on the campus.
- Travel: Waikato University is situated on Knighton Road and is easily accessible from Hamilton Airport which has been recently updated.
Registrations forms can be downloaded from here
For further information:
Raewyn at (07) 549 4005 or email her at: raewynblair(at)netsmart.net.nz
or Jacqui at (09) 427 0426 or email her at: driscoll.jacqui(at)gmail.com
Opoho celebrating 100 years
Opoho Presbyterian Church, Opoho Dunedin is celebrating 100 years of Presbyterian life and witness on Signal Hill at Labour Weekend, 2009 Plan your 2009 holidays so you can be there!
Contact
Philip Somerville, Parish Clerk, if you would like to receive more detailed information about the Centennial Celebrations. Contact: Philip Somerville psomer(at)es.co.nz 03 473 8862.
National Conference - Labour Weekend 2009
We give notice of a significant national conference taking place over Labour Weekend 2009. Titled ‘Hope is our Song’, the conference has been organised by the NZ Hymnbook Trust. The conference includes keynote speakers, workshops and a public Big Sing, exploring the issues of Peace, Justice and Creation in New Zealand hymnwriting. The conference will be held in Palmerston North, commencing on the evening of Friday 23 October and concluding midday Monday 26 October. Full information about this conference can be found on our website, including a Poster. We would be pleased if you could pass this Poster on to your Internet contacts. The Poster is available in both black and white, and coloured, formats. We will update the website with further details of the conference as they are available. A new hymnbook, containing 150 hymns and carols, will be published in May 2009. Its title will be Hope is our song, and the conference will have opportunity to sing the new hymns as well as existing New Zealand hymns and carols.
