St James Presbyterian Church English Language Congregation

We encourage our people to express their faith in God, in the Community

Mission - Caring for Each Other

The English language Congregation is of moderate size and is a close knit and welcoming community, welcoming visitors and those seeking to find or strengthen their relationship with God.

Mission Statement:

  Aim:
We encourage our people to express their faith in God in the Community

  We do this by:

• Caring for each other - showing the love of God

  We recognise our people are our most important resource, we care for each other, showing the love of God

• by promoting a Ministry with Children in which
  • adults minister to children by
    • respecting them
    • making them feel they are valuable members of the St James community
    • appreciating what is appropriate for them
    • giving them a sense of everyone growing in faith
    • showing enthusiasm in their church and faith
  • children minister to adults with gifts of
    • laughter
    • spontaneity
    • aliveness
    • vitality
    • a sense of continuity with the past and future
    • a fresh approach.
• by developing the Ministry of Pastoral Care to the members of the Congregation
  • by building on networks within the parish to encourage our people to be mindful of the needs of individuals, families and groups, both in their public and more private lives.
    • we listen to each other, share our joys, our sorrows and our triumphs.
  • by supporting individuals and groups within the English language Congregation of St James.
  • by encouraging people to visit and provide hospitality to each other
  • by providing counselling services either directly or by referral to appropriate organisations
  • by remembering people in our prayers and committing them to God
  • by publishing and updating a handout publicising the concept of pastoral care as relevant to the English language congregation.
  • by providing resources that help people to develop their prayer-life
  • by maintaining an up-to-date data base of people and addresses for the distribution of the monthly newsletter "The Bush Telegraph".
  • by maintaining and publishing a list of names and addresses of people involved or associated with the English language Congregation
    • the list known as the "Who's Who" is published once a year - usually around June