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Uniting Church in Australia – Northern Synod Annual Meeting of the Synod 22-26 June 2012 1

Uniting Church in Australia N O R T H E R N S Y N O D

Minutes of 36th Annual Meeting of the Synod

1. CONSTITUTION OF SYNOD

That the 2012 Annual Meeting of the

Northern Synod be deemed to be

constituted by an act of worship held at

Kormilda College on Friday 22 June 2012,

and that Synod members are as listed as

an attachment.

Consensus

2. APPOINTMENTS, ARRANGEMENTS

2.1 That the following be appointed:

Business Committee:

Yanyi Bandicha,

Peter Jones

Stuart McMillan

Jenny Tymms

Elizabeth Warschauer

Minute Secretary: Roslyn Henry

Returning Officer: Mitch Fialkowski

Consensus

2.2 That ‘within the house’ shall include the

entire area of the room in which the

Business Session is being held.

Consensus

2.3 That the Synod Business timetable shall

be:

Friday 22 June 2012

Session 1: 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm

Saturday 23 June 2012

Session 2: 8.30 am to 10.30 am

Session 3: 11.00 am to 12.30 pm


Sunday 24 June 2012



Monday 25 June 2012


Session 8: 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm at

Charles Darwin University

Tuesday 26 June 2012



Consensus

2.4 That the closing time for receiving

Proposals shall be 12.30 pm on Monday

25 June 2012.

Consensus

2.5 That the closing time for receiving

nominations shall be 12.30 pm on Monday

25 June 2012.

Consensus

2.6 The ballots shall be held at Session 9 on

Tuesday 26 June 2012.

Consensus

2.7 That the Moderator, the Synod Secretary

and the Chairpersons of Presbyteries be

authorised to confirm the Minutes of

Synod.

Consensus

2.8 That the procedures for the presentation,

discussion and voting on

Recommendations and Notices of Motion

are as set down in the Manual for

Meetings.

Consensus

2.9 That those people who were elected to

Committees at the 2010 Synod Meeting


for a period of 12 months, have their term

of office extended to the Synod Meeting

in 2012 with their consent.

Consensus

2.10 That the program and timetable for Friday

22 June, Saturday 23 June, Sunday 24

June, Monday 25 and Tuesday 27 June

2012 be adopted.

Consensus

3. WELCOME

3.1 That a warm welcome be extended to:

Ministers attending Synod for the first

time:

Rev Bruce Gallacher

Rev Basil Schild

Lay representatives attending Synod for

the first time:

Ms Anne Bates

Dr Wendy Beresford-Maning

Ms Roslyn Burarrwanga

Ms Nurina Burton

Mr Peter Garrawurra

Mrs Ruth Garrburr

Mr Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi

Mr Robert Hoosan

Ms Djapirrii Mununggirritji

Ms Tjunkaya Smith

Ms Melissa Yimayima Marrkula

Mrs Jane Garrutju

Ms Ili Raqiyawa

Pastor Keith Stevens

Ms Julie Sawyer

Visitors attending Synod

Rev Dr Chris Walker

Ms Katrina Tjitaya

Ms Makinti Minitjukor

Mr Selesi Faupula

Consensus

4. MEMBERSHIP OF SYNOD – 2012

4.1 No-one was co-opted as a member of

Synod.

4.2 That the following be formally associated

with the Synod:

Rev Dr Chris Walker

Ms Katrina Tjitaya

Ms Makinti Minitjukor

Consensus

4.3 That the list of Members of Synod 2012 be

adopted.

(See Appendix 1 to the Minutes)

Consensus

5. APOLOGIES

5.1 That the apologies be received. (See Appendix 1 to the Minutes)

Consensus

6. REPORTS (See Appendix 3 to the Minutes)

6.1 Moderator

That the report be received.

Consensus

6.2 Standing Committee

That the report be received and the

following recommendation be endorsed:

That Stuart McMillan be the Moderator of

the Northern Synod of the Uniting Church

for three years from the 2013 Synod.

Consensus

6.3 Finance and Property Services Committee

That the report from the Finance and

Property Services Committee

be received.

Consensus


6.4 The Uniting Church in Australia Property

Trust (NT)


Consensus

6.5 Pilgrim Presbytery of Northern Australia


Consensus

6.6 Northern Regional Council of Congress

That the verbal reports from the Area

Councils be received.

Consensus

6.7 Coordinate: Support for Indigenous

Scriptures


Consensus

6.8 St Philip’s College


Consensus

6.9 Kormilda College


Consensus

6.10 Nungalinya College


Consensus

6.11 Aboriginal Resource & Development

Services

That the verbal report be received.

Consensus

6.12 Somerville Community Services


Consensus

6.13 UCA National Assembly

That the tabled report be received.

Consensus

6.14 Frontier Services


Consensus

6.15 UCA Beneficiary Fund

That the report as tabled be received.

Consensus

7 PROPOSALS

7.1 Indigenous Education Task Group

That the Northern Synod:

1. thanks and discharges the Indigenous

Education Task Group.

2. forms the Indigenous Education

Committee as a committee of the

Northern Synod.

3. will request the Indigenous Education

Committee will report to the Northern

Synod Standing Committee twice

yearly and to the annual Northern

Synod gathering.

4. requests the Indigenous Education

Committee to assist indigenous

communities, within the bounds of the

Synod, with the formation of culturally

appropriate educational and schooling

needs.

This will be achieved through:

a) supportive networking and advocacy,

b) fundraising and resourcing relevant

community projects

c) partnerships with like minded

organisations

5. The Indigenous Education Committee

will be guided by the:

a) United Nations Declaration On The

Rights Of Indigenous Peoples, with

particular reference to Article 14, and

the United Nations Declaration Of The

Rights Of The Child, with particular

reference to Article 7


b) conclusive research on the positive

outcomes of bilingual/multilingual

education

c) pedagogies of Australian Indigenous

societies

d) traditional and contemporary culture

and spirituality of the relevant

indigenous peoples

6. The initial membership of the

Indigenous Education Committee will

include Brian Devlin, Maratja

Dhamarraṉdji, Rronaŋ Garrawurra,

Peter Jones, Stuart McMillan, Steve

Orme, Kendall Trudgen and Andrew

White. Plus two other members

nominated by the committee.

7. Continuing from 2013 the committee

will disband 2 weeks before the annual

Northern Synod meeting. Nominations

for the committee will then be

received by the Northern Synod

General Secretary before the opening

of the Northern Synod meeting, with

the election of members at the

Northern Synod meeting.

8. Business of the committee will follow

conventional Uniting Church polity.

Rationale:

For the success of our work in Galiwinku

and in other places in the Northern Synod

we must bind our work on the ground

with our work on an administrative and

support level. This would be achieved

from the Task Group side by authorizing

and ultimately employing a facilitator to

help in praxis.

To do this adequately the facilitator will

work in partnership with the church in

Galiwinku to put flesh on their ideas. This

work will also require pursuing networks

that would ultimately offer expertise and

monetary support for the project in

Galwinku, and then beyond.

Consensus

7.2 Support for Dialysis in the APY Lands

1. That the Northern Synod support

Anangu working for dialysis delivery in

the APY Lands.

2. That the Northern Synod invites the

Purple House (WDNWPT), Frontier

Services, UnitingCare SA and other

interested groups, to join them in

partnership to explore the

establishment and delivery of dialysis

services in Pukatja (Ernabella).

Rationale

Many members of AAMC live with kidney

disease, which increasingly impacts upon

the life of the church and community.

Currently, they must relocate to Alice

Springs or Adelaide.

At the last two meetings of the AAMC,

when the matter of working for dialysis

delivery in the APY Lands was raised, the

response was, 'We should be involved.

Let's talk about it at Synod!

Following on from the President's

Conference last year, and with view to the

National UAICC conference in Alice Springs

in July, there has been a lot of research

and networking across synods. Kinyin

McKenzie and the Support Worker have

also engaged in conversations with Sarah

Brown, manager of the Purple House, the

base for the Western Desert Nganampa

Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal

Corporation.

The WDNWPT is a non-government

organisation and a registered charity,

which has been delivering dialysis to NT

remote communities (Kintore for over 7

years, Yuendumu, and Ntaria) and also

setting up programs in three other remote

communities, Warburton WA, Kiwirrkurra

WA, and Lajamanu NT. Sarah and her

Board and staff (along with her ‘mobile

truck’) are very supportive of establishing

a service in the APY Lands SA.


Because of the Uniting Church’s link with

the Ernabella Mission, and now NRCC’s

Aṉangu’ku Area Ministry Council of

Congress, the idea is that the Northern

Synod ‘seeds’ and possibly manages a

future project in partnership with the

‘Purple House’ and other key groups with

an interest in health in the APY Lands.

Consensus

7.3 Future Directions

That Synod encourages the Moderator

and General Secretary to continue the

work previously approved by Synod

relating to;

Alcohol (in support of the Alice Springs

Peoples Alcohol Action Coalition);

Homeland centres (policy and funding);

Bilingual education and Aboriginal

languages (removal of the English for

the first four hours of the school day

and school council being able to decide

on local language policies in bilingual

education).

Consensus

8 ELECTIONS

Standing Committee

Up to 19 members elected annually. No FEWER lay members than ministerial members.

Ex Officio

Moderator

General Secretary

Chairperson, NRCC or nominee

Chairperson, PPNA or nominee

Mr Stuart McMillan

Mr Peter Jones

Mr Robert Hoosan

Rev Jenny Tymms

Pilgrim Presbytery of North Australia. Rev Jenny Tymms (2012)

Rev Kate Fraser (2012)

Ms Louise MacDonald (2012)

(One Lay Person)

Northern Regional Council of Congress

(Two Ministers)

(One Lay Person)

Chairperson Synod Finance and Property

Services Committee

Mr Barry Hansen (2012)

FINANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICES COMMITTEE

Members elected for a term of three years. Secretary is appointed by the Standing

Committee.

Ex Officio

General Secretary

Synod Finance Manager

Synod Property Officer

Mr Peter Jones

Mr Kong Mu

Mr Dale Chesson

Convenor

Elected by Synod



Three (3) persons elected by the Synod Mr Matthew Kennon (2012)

Rev Jenny Tymms (2012)

Mr Mike Lane (2012)

One (1) person co-opted by the Committee Ms Cathy Spurr

The UCA PROPERTY TRUST (NT)

Five nominations, one of whom is elected by the Synod as the Chairperson of the Trust.

Elected Annually.

Ex Officio

The Moderator

Synod Secretary

Synod Finance Officer

Property Officer

Mr Stuart McMillan

Mr Peter Jones

Mr Kong Mu

Mr Dale Chesson

Trustee

Four Trustees


Mr Mike Lane (2012)

Ms Cathy Spurr (2012)


Rev Steve Orme (2012)

KORMILDA COLLEGE BOARD

Appointed in accordance with Articles of Association of Kormilda College. (Two year term

except when a casual vacancy is filled.)

Five appointed by Uniting Church. Synod

makes recommendation to Kormilda

Company members.

Iain Summers (2012)

Peter Jones (2012)

Barbara Stone (2012)


NUNGALINYA COLLEGE BOARD

Four Board Members appointed for a term of three years. At least two shall be Indigenous.

Four persons appointed by the Synod on the

recommendation of NRCC.

Mr Maratja Dhamarraṉdji (2010)

Mrs Nancy Ngalmindgalmag (2010)

ST PHILIP’S COLLEGE COUNCIL

In accordance with St Philip’s Constitution. Appointed for three years.

Mr Kevin Davis (2010)

Ms Vicki O’Halloran (2010)

Mr Eric Neill (2010)

Mr Charles Butcher (2010)

Mr John Rawnsley (2010)

SOMERVILLE COMMUNITY SERVICES

Appointed in accordance with Somerville

Constitution

Mr Bruce March


MINISTERIAL EDUCATION COMMISSION

Elected annually.

One representative from Northern Synod. Rev Dr Lee Levett-Olson (2012)

COMMITTEE FOR DISCIPLINE

Delegated to the Synod of South Australia.

Chairperson Appointed by the Standing Committee when

required

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE

Appointed by the Standing Committee when

required.

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ADVISERS

Appointed by the Standing Committee when

required

COUNSELLING COMMITTEE

Elected for a three year term and eligible for re-election.

Up to 6 people elected by the Synod one of

whom is elected by the Synod as the

Chairperson

Rev Steve Orme – Chairperson (2010)

Mr Arul Kumar Sevaratnam (2010)

NORTHERN TERRITORY COUNCIL OF CHURCHES

Appointed in accordance with NTCC Constitution

Ex Officio

Three to be elected annually

Mr Stuart McMillan

Pastor David Crawford (2012)

Rev Dr Helen Richmond (2012)

Rev Basil Schild (2012)

9. FAREWELL AND MEMORIAL MINUTES

9.1 Retirement Minutes

Rev Ian Francis Boudry

Rev Ian Boudry came into the Northern

Synod in June 2009 when he moved to

Kununurra with his wife Sue to take up

ministry in the Frontier Services East

Kimberly patrol in partnership with the

Kununurra congregation. Ian undertook

this placement from 1st June 2009 until

25th December 2011 when he retired as a

Minister of the Word and returned to

Queensland.

Ian was brought up in Queensland as a

Christian Scientist and became a Christian

in 1986 through the ministry and witness

of an Anglican charismatic congregation.

In the early 1990s Ian studied theology

part-time with the Churches of Christ but

contracted encephalitis during this time.


It would take six years to complete his

studies. During this time Ian also

continued to work full time as an

accountant. Four years later Ian joined

the Uniting Church in Australia and on 1

September 2005 became a lay pastor

serving in the Ingham Congregation in the

North Queensland Presbytery. During

this congregational placement Ian applied

to the church through the transitional

regulations to become a Minister of the

Word. Ian was ordained as a Minister of

the Word on 19th July 2008. He concluded

his placement with the congregation on

31 May 2009.

During the two and a half years in which

Ian exercised his ministry within the

bounds of the Northern Synod, both Ian

and Sue actively participated in the life of

the Synod and Presbytery: Ian through his

attendance and participation in the

meetings of the Presbytery and Synod and

at the Minister’s retreats; Sue through her

membership of the Pastoral Relations and

Placements Committee. We thank them

both for the gifts that they shared with us

during their time with us, and we wish

them well as they retire from formal

ministry and move back closer to

members of their family in Queensland.

Rev Wendell Flentje

Rev Wendell Flentje studied agricultural

science and spent the first 7 years of his

working life with the Department of

Agriculture in Victoria. It was a visit to

Elcho Island during a trip around Australia

that became a turning point in his life and

ministry: it was here that Wendell met his

future wife, Mary, who was a school

teacher on the Island. Wendell returned

to Elcho Island a short time later where he

was employed as an agriculturalist with

the Methodist Overseas Mission, and later

with the Galiwinku Council, when

responsibility for the work of the Mission

was transferred to the community.

Wendell and Mary were married on Elcho

Island and continued to live and work

there for 9 years, during which time they

celebrated the birth of three of their four

daughters.

Wendell and Mary subsequently lived for

two years in Canberra, during which time

Wendell completed the Lay Preachers

Course and then became a candidate for

the Ministry of the Word within the

Uniting Church in Australia. Wendell

completed his training for ministry at the

United Theological College in Sydney and

in 1987 took up his first placement as a

Minister of the Word with the Peak Hill

congregation in NSW where he served for

9 years. Wendell’s second placement was

in Belrose, Sydney from 1996 to 2004. In

2004 Wendell returned to the north,

taking up a placement with the Casuarina

congregation in Darwin, where he served

until his retirement on 30th April 2012.

During his 8 years in the Northern Synod,

Wendell was elected to the office of

Moderator and served in this role from

September 2007 until September 2010.

As Moderator, Wendell chaired the

meetings of the Northern Synod and its

Standing Committee; and represented the

Synod in meetings with government, other

church denominations within the Council

of Churches, and with partner churches in

Indonesia. Wendell also chaired the

meetings of CSIS (originally known as the

Centre for the Support of Indigenous

Scriptures and now known as Co-

ordinate), a role which he continued until

his retirement this year. Wendell will

continue his deep commitment to the

work of translating scripture into

indigenous languages as the Synod’s

appointed “Ambassador-at-large”. In this

role Wendell will support, promote and

commend the work of Co-ordinate across

Australia and overseas. During his time in

Darwin Wendell also provided ministry to


patients at Royal Darwin Hospital, and to

the Emmaus Community as one of its

Spiritual Directors.

Casuarina Congregation, Pilgrim

Presbytery and the Northern Synod

(including the staff at Uniting House) have

all been blessed by the committed

ministry of Rev Wendell Flentje. We will

miss his wise Christian counsel, his

reflective responses to scripture offered in

a wide range of contexts; his quiet sense

of humour; and his photographic

contributions to the life of the church (and

Darwin community). We wish Wendell and

Mary every blessing as they enter into the

next phase of their lives together. “Well

done, good and faithful servant of Christ”.

Rev Mitch Fialkowski

In March 2006 there was a gathering at

Tennant Creek Uniting church, where

Mitch Fialkowski was inducted as the

Patrol Minister in the Katherine Patrol.

The induction took place at Tennant Creek

because there is no congregation as such

at Katherine. Elizabeth and myself were

also inducted on that auspicious day.

Mitch established the Katherine Patrol

and since that time – nearly seven years

ago – he has preached at Jabiru and at

Palmerston; he has also been helping out

with communion services at Barkly Patrol.

I met Mitch at Brunette Downs. I know

from my contacts he will be greatly

missed. He is a great storyteller and his

profession is as a house painter, which has

been used to good effect around the

Synod. Mitch has been a regular at Rocky

Ridge Nursing Home – at times a painter, a

cook and various other things. Mitch was

always a supplier of bush food from

bananas, magpie geese, buffaloes,

pawpaws, mangos. Mitch had his contacts.

Mitch will be continuing with Frontier

Services and will take up the position of

Patrol Minister at Meekatharra.

Mitch, we will miss you here.

Rev Dr Murray Muirhead.

We would like to acknowledge your

contribution, firstly at Alice Springs

congregation and then with NRCC. Murray

will be taking up a lecturing position at xxx

where he will have links with Nungalinya

College and … We want to say thankyou

for the roles you have undertaken and the

way you have undertaken your ministry.

Katrina from Ernabella remembered the

first time Murray came to Ernabella and

that was a special time. I had the privilege

of working closely with Murray as Chair of

the Area Ministry Council. I have enjoyed

working with you Murray. I’m happy for

you that you’re going to other things and

want you to know that we have benefitted

and enjoyed working with you.

9.2 Memorial Minute

Rev Walter Allen Fejo

Walter Allen Fejo was born on 8th June

1939. Wali’s family consisted of his father

Juma (Jimmy Fejo), mother Kitty Fejo, and

five brothers and two sisters. He spent

much of his early years as a hospital

patient and he moved from the Bagot

Compound to Police Paddock and then to

Darwin Hospital children’s home in

Darwin.

Wali became a laundryman apprentice at

Darwin Hospital and was later a carer for

small boys in the Children’s Ward at the

hospital. From 1954 to 1958, he studied at

the Bible College in Singleton, New South

Wales, where he completed a Certificate

of Church History, Missions, Music,

Theology, Evangelism, Public Speaking,

Pastoral Care and Holistic Ministry.


In 1960 Wali joined the Australian Inland

Mission (AIM) and was an Assistant Pastor

of the Home Church. In 1964 he was called

to the Aboriginal congregations in Elliott,

Beetaloo, and Newcastle Waters cattle

station, where he served for eight years.

After that he moved to Delisaville (now

called Belyuen) where he served as a

Community Minister for five years. Wali

returned to Darwin in 1970 and was a

Community Worker at the Bagot

Community until 1974. From 1974 to 1977

Wali was the Pastor of the AIM Church in

Katherine and in 1978 moved to Adelaide

where he was the Manager of the Young

Offenders’ Hostel.

Wali then became the Assistant Principal

and lecturer at the AEF Bible College in

Cootamundra for 18 months before he

moved to Dubbo where he was the Pastor

with the AIM Church for two years. Wali

then went to Sydney to work in NSW

prisons. He then returned to Darwin as

candidate for ministry in the Uniting

Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress

(UAICC) of the Uniting Church and he

studied at Nungalinya College. He

completed his studies and was Ordained

in 1990.

Wali then served as the Associate

Executive of the Northern Regional

Council of Congress (NRCC) in Darwin. He

became Principal of Nungalinya College in

1996 and served there until he went on

study leave NSW in 2002. He then worked

for the NSW Board of Mission with UAICC

as the NSW Development Officer.

In 2005 Wali supposedly retired, and

moved to Port Augusta where he worked

as a Mentor of the Young Fathers Program

for four months before handing over

those responsibilities to the young fathers.

He later took up a placement until

December 2011, with Frontier Services in

South Australia in the Mobile Aboriginal

Patrol. Still in active retirement, Wali was

in conversation with Nungalinya and

Kormilda Colleges in Darwin about future

ministry possibilities when he passed

away on 9th January 2012 in Adelaide.

In June 2011, Wali shared in a class at

Nungalinya College about his early years in

the Retta Dixon homes in Darwin. He

spoke of the pain that he still carried and

spoke of how it was very hard to only be

able to talk to his mother through a wire

fence. Wali also recalled his brother who

was six years old when he was sent to

South Australia. Wali didn’t see him for

another seven years. When he went to

visit him he had to fill in forms to get

permission to see his brother and take

him out. They speared some fish and sat

and had a barbeque. Wali also recalled

that his other younger brother was taken

when he was still crawling.

His family was always a major part of

Wali’s life. In the class at Nungalinya Wali

shared about slipping out under the fence

to go out to visit his uncles. He said when

he got caught he was punished, he

sometimes got a beating. He remembered

having to stand in and clean an oil grill as

punishment.

The Rev Wali Fejo lived in hard times. A

Larrakia Elder, he was part of the Stolen

Generations and had a great Christian

faith. His dedicated service to the church

in the Northern Territory, South Australia

and New South Wales was what he did as

he lived out his call in Christian service.

We give thanks to God for Wali and the

life he lived. We are comforted that he

now rests in peace.

10. THANKS

The Moderator and General Secretary

thanked Synod and Presbytery staff,

visitors and staff of Kormilda College for

their much appreciated service and


support in the conduct of the Synod

meeting.

The Moderator thanked Paul Eckert for

delivering the Bible Studies.

11. ADJOURNMENT

Synod adjourned to meet in 2013 at a

date and place to be determined by the

Standing Committee.

Consensus


Appendix 1

36th Annual Synod Meeting - June 2012 Membership List

Ex-Officio Members

Assembly President Rev Dr Alistair Macrae

Moderator Mr Stuart McMillan

Secretary of Synod Mr Peter Jones

Pilgrim Presbytery of Northern Australia

Ministers

Rev Jenny Tymms Presbytery Minister

Rev Kate Fraser Alice Springs

Vacancy Casuarina

Rev Colin Gordon Centralian Patrol

Rev Elizabeth Warschauer Darwin Memorial

Rev John Marshall HMAS Coonawarra Chaplain

Rev Thresi Mauboy Indonesian Missionary

Rev Mitch Fialkowski Katherine Patrol

Rev Bruce Gallacher Kimberley Patrol

Rev Basil Schild Nightcliff

Rev Dr Lee Levett Olson Nungalinya College, Lecturer

Rev Helen Richmond Nungalinya College, Uniting Church Dean

Rev Steve Orme NRCC Resource Worker

Rev John Flaherty Palmerston

Rev Salomo Bangun Philadelphia Indonesian

Rev Robyn Kidd RAAF Base Chaplain (Apology)

Rev Lindsay Parkhill West Arnhem Area Ministry

Vacancy Tennant Creek

Vacancy Tennant Barkly Patrol


Ps David Crawford Pastor, Royal Darwin Hospital and

Frontier Services

Ps Roslyn McMillan Pastor, Living Water (School Chaplain)

Ps Stuart McMillan Pastor, Living Water

Ms Sarah Pollitt St Philip’s College (School Chaplain)

(Apology)

Vacancy Kormilda College Chaplain


Presbytery Positions

Mrs Yanyi Bandicha NRCC Chairperson

Mr Owen Burton Convenor, Aṉangu’ku Area Ministry

Council

Rev Peter Greenwood Support Worker, Aṉangu’ku Area

Ministry Council

Mrs Jane Garrutju Convenor, East Arnhem Area Ministry

Council

Mr Maratja Dhamarrandji Support Worker, East Arnhem Area

Ministry Council

Ps David Mirrwana Convenor, West Arnhem Area Ministry

Council and

Community Minister Maningrida

Rev Lindsay Parkhill Support Worker, West Arnhem Area

Ministry Council

Mrs Joy Molumbun Convenor, West Kimberley Ministry

Council (Apology)

Rev Dr Murray Muirhead NRCC Educator for Central Australia

Mrs Yurranydjil Dhurrkay Yolŋu, Arrakpi, Bininj Theologies

Resource Person


Ministers and Pastors

Ps Graham Kulyuru Community Minister, Pukatja Community

Rev Timothy Wanamayku Wunungmurra Gapuwiyak

Rev Ken Minyipirriwuy Garrawurra Langarra/Gumurr-Rawarrang

NRCC National Elder


Rev Dick Milurrurr Daymirringu Ramingining

Rev Jeffrey Rronaŋ Garrawurra Galiwin’ku

Rev Teubiti Tapera Mingilang Community

Ps Richard Dhaŋalaŋal Dhamarrandji Community Minister, Warruwi

Rev Peter Nyaningu Nyarutjara Homelands

NRCC National Elder

Ps Joseph Wanydjung Dhurrkay Milingimbi

Members Representing Bodies Responsible to the Synod

Synod Placements Committee/Ministerial

Education Board

Rev Elizabeth Warschauer

Finance and Property Services Committee Mr Barry Hansen, Chairperson

Somerville Community Services Ms Vicki O’Halloran, Chief Executive

Officer

Ms Daphne Read, Chairperson

Frontier Services Mrs Rosemary Young, National Director

St Philip’s College Mr Chris Tudor, Headmaster (Apology)

Kormilda College Mr David Shinkfield, Principal

Nungalinya College Dr Jude Long, Principal

Aboriginal Resource and Development Services Mr Paul Bubb, Executive Officer

Mr Mervyn Brown

Theological Students

Student/Candidate nominated by PPNA Nil

Nungalinya Student Representative Ms Mätjarra Garrawurra

Pilgrim Presbytery of Northern Australia

Lay Members

Alice Springs Ms Sue Greenwood

Broome Ms Bette Lake

Ms Julie Sawyer

Casuarina Ms Ili Raqiyawa

Darwin Memorial Dr Wendy Beresford-Maning


Derby Faith Community Mrs Mary Nankivell (Apology)

Indonesian Missionary Congregation Mr Yulius Gah

Jabiru Ms Louise MacDonald (Apology)

Kimberley Ministry Ms Andrea Bolton

Living Water Congregation Ms Maggi Saffi

Nhulunbuy Ms Hazel Trudgen

Nightcliff Ms Gai Nowland

Palmerston Mrs Elsha Koole, Ministry Support

Worker

Philadelphia Indonesian Mr Adolof Modoh

Tennant Creek Ms Anne Bates


Lay Members

Amata Ms Jennifer Ingkatji

Ms Nyurpaya Kaika

Aputula Mrs Julie Anderson

Barrkira Mrs B^ndil Gondarra

Buy’ku/Gangan Mrs Multhara Munungurr

Mrs Annette Nyoka Dhamarrandji

Dhipirri Mr Peter Rirripanan Garrawurra

Ernabella (Pukatja) Mr Stanley Douglas

Ms Tjunkara Smith

Fregon Mr Kiminara Mantuwa George

Galiwin’ku Mr Gali Yalkarriwuy Gurruwiwi

Mrs Sally Djulunga

Mrs Dorothy Gapany

Gapuwiyak Mrs Ruth Garrburr

Laŋarra/Gumurr-Rawarrang Mr Harry Bariya Garrawurra

Mrs Roslyn Burrarrwangu

Maningrida Ps Jimmy Gularrmina Pascoe

Milingimbi Mrs Melissa Yimayima Marrkula

Mimili Mr Mike Williams


Minjilang Mr William Noinba

Mrs Joy William

Mowanjum Mrs Janet Oobagooma

Nyapari Mr Keith Stevens

Yirrkala Mrs Djapirri Mununggirritji

Mrs Ny^lung Wunungmurra

Interpreters Guest Presenters

Mr Paul Eckert Ms Katrina Tjitayi

Dr chuck Grimes Mrs Makinti Minitjukor

Apologies Ms Joy Molumbun Rev Robin Kidd Ms Sarah Pollitt Mr Chris Tudor Mrs Mary Nankivell Ms Louise MacDonald

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