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Hi Everyone! Have you heard of M&Ms? - Memorise Scripture, Meditate Prayerfully, Maximise Nature and Minimise Media!

The Executive Committee met last Wednesday.  The committee received a progress report on our two main communication sources: the weekly NNZC Bulletin and Website.  Please note the new address www.nnzc.org.nz -  and its new look.

Ed Gallagher, Spiritual Growth Pastor for our NNZ Conference, presented a report on the Sabbath School and Small Groups resources he has developed.  These resources are now available on the website.

The committee discussed ongoing developments with regard to the implications of the new Charities Act.  Over the next 12 months, improvements in our systems for giving will take place.  These improvements are intended to ease the work of church treasurers and to allow our members and churches to benefit from the new tax rebate rate that is available for church financial contributors.

The financial position of the conference remains strong.  Thank you for your faithfulness in these difficult times.

We have recently heard from Luke and Amy Bapty who moved from our Union to the Greater Sydney Conference a couple of weeks ago.  They are both well and are settling into their new home.

David Wilson from Palmerston North has recently joined the Conference Treasury team as the Accountant in charge of the North New Zealand Conference accounts.

Mosaic Palmerston North!

MOSAIC Seventh-day Adventist Community Church formed as a church company last Sabbath in Palmerston North.  With the guidance of Pr Daniel Herrera(picture) and their leadership team they will launch their church plant at Queen Elizabeth College Hall on October 4.  Pr Daniel closed the formation service with the words that Mosaic use often, “The best is yet to come!”  Well done Palmerston North and congratulations to Mosaic - the fifth new church to start in North NZ this year!

COMMUNICATE communicate communicate.  We all agree on the importance of communication.  We all have our pet gripes regarding communication; for example, “Why don’t we ever hear anything from the conference?”  That of course is not you because you either read ‘The Bulletin’ on your church notice board or you receive it by email.  Could you please help me by getting as many people as you can to get ‘The Bulletin’ by email.  The Bulletin has fresh news, a spiritual word, memory verse, upcoming events and thoughts on church that I put in through my blog.  You can also link to the conference website for more – www.nnzc.org.nz

Waikato Regional

The Waikato Regional Sabbath at Hamilton Church was the best ever. It was standing room only with discussions overheard during the day that next year needs a much bigger venue. Prs Marty Luke and Mike Falzarano and their teams organized a great Sabbath that culminated with a top quality music program led by the Hamilton Eastside Church Choir (picture). Well done to the Waikato.