Catherine & Our Youth

Many of you would have caught up with the appointment of Catherine Smith-Ellis to our youth pastor position. Catherine has had a long connection with our church and is transferring back into Marion Salvos with her husband Craig and daughter Sarah.

Already, in her first week, Catherine has been catching up with the local school Christian Pastoral Support Workers. She has met many of our young people and is starting to touch base with previous volunteers.

Please pray for Catherine and support her as you can.

One of the CPSW teams that she has spent time with is Jo and Justin at Hamilton Secondary College. They have been boyed by the recent news that the Federal government have extended the school chaplaincy funding through to 2014, which is magnificent news for schools across the country. Justin and Jo are well embraced by the Hamilton community and are able to run a range of programs including a session for kids struggling to stay in the mainstream of the school. Please pray for them also!