This will continue to be updated so make sure you keep checking as the year goes on!
January
Enjoy your summer holidays!
February
7th February – 12th February
PYM Going Further Young Adults Retreat – Christchurch
Going Further is a growing time for young adults aged 17 – 30. It’s a week in an amazing place to consider God’s loving of us and living the Jesus way as you head into the year of your life, career, studies and church.
Sunday 19th February
Regional Youth Service – St John’s Presbyterian Church, Mt Roskill: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
March
Saturday 4th March
WOF Training Day – Kerikeri Union Parish, Northland: 10.00am – 4.30pm
We will be having our third WOF training day taking place in Northern Presbytery in Kerikeri on Saturday 4th March. This training day is for youth and children’s leaders which looks at the code of ethics and health and safety. A registration form will be sent out closer to the time so if you are interested please complete this form.
Sunday 19th March
Regional Youth Service – Howick Presbyterian Church, Howick: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
Saturday 25th March
Hunua Easter Camp Leaders Training Day – location TBC: 10am – 4.00pm
The Hunua Easter Camp leaders will be attending a training day held at St Columba Presbyterian Church prior to Easter Camp. This training day is led by the Hunua Easter Camp directors and involves up-skilling, further learning, and camp programme planning.
April
Sunday April 9th
Regional Youth Service – St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Manurewa: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
April 13th – 17th
Hunua Easter Camp (year 7 – 10) – Hunua Falls
Hunua Easter Camp is a highlight for many youth groups around the region. This is an action packed weekend that offers a variety of different activities and creates new friendships. There is also a fantastic speaker who reminds us of Jesus’s ultimate sacrifice so that we may always be forgiven
May
Saturday May 13th
The Youth Ministry Expo – Somervell Presbyterian Church: 9.30am – 4.30pm
The Youth Ministry Expo is a regional youth leaders training day taking place on Saturday 13th May at Somervell Presbyterian Church. At this training day leaders will hear from two key note speakers, take part in sung worship, and choose two workshops to attend from a variety of wonderful presenters. We encourage all your youth leaders to come along and take part in this day!
Sunday May 21st
Regional Youth Service – Greenlane Presbyterian Church: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
June
Saturday 17th June
Music and Worship Workshop – St Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Manurewa: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Malcolm Gordon is back for another music and worship workshop! He will be flying up from Dunedin to lead this workshop at St John’s Presbyterian Church, Mt Roskill on Saturday 17th June. There will be a number of different components covered at this workshop so you don’t want to miss out! Contact Emma Page for all the details
Sunday 18th June
Regional Youth Service – Somervell Presbyterian Church: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
July
Sunday 9th July
Regional Youth Service – Forrest Hill Presbyterian Church, Forrest Hill: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
Friday 21st July – Sunday 23rd July
PYM Connect Leadership Conference – El Rancho, Waikanae
Connect Camp is a Leadership Conference run by PYM (Presbyterian Youth Ministry). Youth leaders from all over the New Zealand come together for a weekend of worship, fellowship, and the chance to participate in a selection of different workshops. In 2015 Connect Camp will be held at Ngaruawahia from July 21st – 23rd so pencil these dates into your diaries!
August
Sunday 20th August
Regional Youth Service – Te Atatu Union Parish: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
September
Sunday 10th September
Combined denomination youth service – Holy Trinity Cathedral – 6.30pm
Youth from Northern Presbytery are invited to attend a combined denomination service alongside other youth groups from the Baptist, Anglican, and Wesleyan church. This will take place instead of our regular monthly youth services. Look forward to seeing you there!
Saturday 16th September
PCANZ WOF Training Day – details TBC
Northern Presbytery Youth Ministry will offer another WOF Training Day for youth and children’s leaders on Saturday 16th September. During this day leaders will learn and up-skill in The Code of Ethics and the current Health and Safety regulations.
Final details including time and location will be communicated at a later stage by Matt Chamberlin and Gordon Fitch. Please get in touch with them closer to the time if you are interested in this training day.
Matt Chamberlin: matt@pym.org.nz
Gordon Fitch: gordon@pym.org.nz
October
Sunday 15th October
Regional Youth Service – St Heliers Presbyterian Church, St Heliers: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
November
Sunday 19th November
Regional Youth Christmas Service – St Martin’s Presbyterian Church, Papatoetoe: 6.00pm
Join us for a time of music and worship, fellowship and great speakers! Supper will also be provided at the end of the service – we look forward to seeing you there!
Monday 27th November – Wednesday 29th November
Key Youth Leaders Retreat – Lakeland Park, Queenstown
As a new initiative, PYM is inviting key youth leaders, who attended Connect 2017 to attend our Key Leaders Retreat in Queenstown for FREE.
We will pay for one key youth leader per Church. Additional key youth leaders or those who have who have not attended Connect 2017 can still attend the retreat for $149.
We acknowledge the essential work of “key” youth leaders within the church’s youth ministry. Key leaders, whether paid or volunteer, head up youth ministry, develop and lead teams and set curriculum. Research continues to show how vital the role of Key leaders are in the health and effectiveness of a youth ministry. We continue to see youth ministries thrive when a key leader has been in the role for 5 to 7 years+. This key leader retreat is aimed at, gathering, acknowledging, refreshing and equipping key leaders from across the PCANZ.
Click here for all the details: http://pym.org.nz/queenstown
December
Enjoy your Christmas holidays!
But wait there’s more!
More events, information and youth activities will be added to the calendar during 2017 so continue to check it out as the year continues!
