December 2023
Official Engagements
Commissioners Mark (Territorial Commander) and Julie Campbell (Territorial President of Women’s Ministries)
1–3 Dec: Gisborne Corps
6 Dec: NZ Covenant Day, Booth College of Mission
8 Dec: Graduation, The Street Church
9 Dec: Silver Star Luncheon, Booth College of Mission; Ordination & Commissioning, The Street Church; Long Service Dinner, Wellington
12–17 Dec: Fiji 50th Anniversary Celebrations
23 Dec–5 Jan 2024: Furlough
Colonel Gerry Walker (Chief Secretary)
6 Dec: NZ Covenant Day, Booth College of Mission
8 Dec: Graduation, The Street Church
9 Dec: Silver Star Luncheon, Booth College of Mission; Ordination & Commissioning, The Street Church; Long Service Dinner, Wellington
12–17 Dec: Fiji 50th Anniversary Celebrations
23 Dec–22 Jan 2024: Furlough
Lt-Colonel Liz Gainsford (Territorial Secretary for Spiritual Life Development)
6 Dec: NZ Covenant Day, Booth College of Mission
8 Dec: Graduation, The Street Church
9 Dec: Silver Star Luncheon, Booth College of Mission; Ordination & Commissioning, The Street Church; Long Service Dinner, Wellington
12–17 Dec: Fiji 50th Anniversary Celebrations
Gazette
Bereavement: We have been advised that Dwayne (Dread) Patea, the youngest son of Auxiliary Captain Teao Kauirangi (Nan) Patea, passed away on Saturday 21 October 2023, aged 49 years. We ask you to uphold in prayer Auxiliary Captain Nan Patea, and her extended whanau at this time of grief and loss.
E te tuakana e Dwayne, haere mai, haere.
Haere ki to papa, haere ki o tupuna.
Haere ki te Atua nana nei koe i hanga.
Haere i runga i te aroha o Ihu Karaiti tou Ariki, nana nei koe i whakaora.
Haere i runga i te mana o Te Wairua Tapu e whakakaha nei i a koe e uru atu nei ki te rangatiratanga o te Atua.
Takoto mai koe i raro i o maunga whakahii, o puke korero, i te taha o to awa tapu o Whanganui.
E moe i to moenga roa, e moe nei koe i roto i te Ariki, ki roto ki te oranga tonutanga, te urunga te taka, te moenga te whakaarahia. Kua whakawhiti atu koe i te mate ki te ora
First Time Grandparents: Congratulations are extended to Majors Denise and Ken Smith on the safe arrival of their first grandchild, Noah Sebastian Boyd. Noah was born in Whakatane on Monday 16 October 2023, weighing 6lb 7oz (3.03 kgs). We join with his parents Rachel and Hayden Boyd, and grandparents Majors Denise and Ken Smith, as they celebrate the birth of Noah, and pray God’s blessing on them all.
Appointment: Effective 11 January 2024: Cadet Andrew Connor has been appointed as Assistant Corps Officer, Westgate Corps and Chaplain, Salvation Army Social Housing-Auckland. Cadet Tamsyn Connor has been appointed as Mission Support Officer, Royal Oak Community Ministries and Assistant Corps Officer, Westgate Corps (additional appointment. We pray that God will bless and prepare Cadets Andrew and Tamsyn Connor for their new avenues of service.
Retirement: Effective 30 November 2023: Major Iliesa Cola has retired. On his retirement Major Iliesa Cola will have completed 27 years, 11 months and 15 days of active officer service. Iliesa and Litiana Cola entered the School for Officer Training, Suva, as cadets in the ‘Messengers of Hope’ session. We thank God for His goodness on Major Iliesa Cola’s God-fearing life and service with wisdom, humble patience, caring, love, and respect for all. A great encourager and mentor. Me sa noda masu, me na sobuti Major Iliesa Cola tikoga na loloma sa vakaikuritaki mai Vua na Kalou ena gauna ni nona vakacegu mai na veiqaravi vaka i Talatala. Ka me na soli tale tikoga na bula vinaka kei na kaukauwa ki na bula nei Major Litiana ena nona na tomana tiko na bula ni veiqaravi. We pray God’s richest blessing on Major Iliesa Cola as he enters retirement and on Major Litiana Cola as she continues in active service.
Effective 31 December 2023: Majors Bruce and Marilyn Tremain will retire. On their retirement Majors Bruce and Marilyn will have completed 31 years, 11 months and 21 days of active service. It is with much appreciation that we acknowledge the sincere and faithful ministry of Majors Bruce and Marilyn Tremain and thank them for their service, given in the true spirit of Servants of Jesus. We pray God’s richest blessing on Bruce and Marilyn in their retirement.
Effective 31 December 2023: Major Anne Irwin will retire. On her retirement, Major Anne Irwin will have completed 28 years and 23 days of active service. Anne entered the Training College from Dunedin Fortress Corps with Alister and their family in 1995 as a cadets in the ‘Messengers of Hope’ session. It is with sincere thanks and appreciation we honour Major Anne Irwin for her creative, down to earth, warm and caring leadership, as she has encouraged people with the message of hope. We pray God’s blessing on Anne and Alister as they relocate to Wellington, and as Alister’s continues on in his active service, taking up a new appointment in January 2024.
Effective 31 January 2024: Majors Ivan and Glenda Bezzant will retire. On their retirement Major Ivan Bezzant will have completed 43 years and 7 days and Major Glenda Bezzant will have completed 42 years and 16 days of active officer service. We honour Majors Ivan and Glenda Bezzant and thank God for their many years of dedicated service as officers of The Salvation Army. We pray God’s abundant blessing over them in the days ahead as they enter into this new season of retirement.
Resignation: Effective 18 November 2023: The Territorial Commander announces with regret the resignation from officership of Captain Epironi Toloi. Captain Sera Toloi will remain in her current appointments as a Single Spouse Officer. We thank Captain Epironi Toloi for his service as an Officer of The Salvation Army. We pray God’s blessing over Epironi and Sera in the days ahead.
