Volume 1,
Issue 1, June 2012
ANGLICAN CHURCH OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Inside this issue: Message from the Archbishop
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Connecting Cultures
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Partnership with 4 CRMF
ST. MARGARET’S HOSPITAL OPENING the Anglican Church of Papua ON SCHEDULE New Guinea.
Strategic Communication Unit
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My Brother
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CPP Coordinator 6 Course CPP Forum in Alotau
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Anglicare: HIV Combined Prevention Outreach (Popondetta)
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Announcements 8
Article submission deadline - 20/07/12 We welcome stories and information of interest within the Anglican Church of Papua New Guinea. You can submit information by using address at the back of this newsletter Submission deadline is August 20th 2012. Your article will be reviewed, possibly edited and published.
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he head of the Anglican Church of PNG, the Most Revd Joseph Kopapa announced on the 24th of June 2012 that the opening of St Margaret’s Anglican Hospital is on schedule and has been planned for late August 2012.
St Margaret’s Hospital will be the first Anglican hospital in the South Pacific. The Level 4 District Rural Hospital is the first Church/Government partnership in Papua New Guinea. Initial operations will be as a satellite of Popondetta General Hospital. Further the hospital, of 30 beds, will offer all services complete with weekly specialist visitations. The dedication and formal opening of the hospital will be on Monday, October 22, 2012 and will be conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, during an official Head of State visit. The new hospital’s major donors include the Anglican Board of Missions Australia, Asia Development Bank and
In January 2012 the National Department of Health (NDoH) inspected the St. Margaret’s facilities and pointed out serious flaws in ventilation and the construction of a minor theatre that needed to be addressed before the facility could be opened as a Level 4 District Hospital. Following this situation we engaged our architect David Gole to devise a solution for the air flow in the outpatient area . Further minor theatre room swinging doors into sterile areas and a rise in the roof of the OR theatre to accommodate better ceiling lights are planned. Funding for the project, 400,000 Kina, came from our solicitation for grant to the Asia Development Bank Enclaves Program who are al-
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRIMATE Volume 1 Issue 1, June 2012
Greetings in Jesus Name! There is so much to think about, in terms of facilities and resources for the Primate to settle in to do the business of leading and taking the Church to the next level with the fast changing society of this Nation PNG.
Editor’s Note The printed word has been tried and tested as the most effective media for communicating with an audience. In recent decades print has lost prominence with the onset of technology and multimedia fads as mediums for mass communication. Yet in PNG an estimated 80% of our population do not have access to these modern technologies. It is most appropriate that the Strategic Communication Unit should launch it’s work with the printed word. Congratulations are in order for the revival of this newsletter which all Anglicans are a part of. We hope that our next issue will see contributions from all dioceses in ACPNG as well as our provincial institutions. FM
As a fulltime Primate, however, I have began to realise that, there is so much the Archbishop can achieve without being saddled down with Diocesan responsibilities. I have began to travel more and have initiated new projects, but support staff in the office and more effective communication systems will enable the Primate to effectively lead and promote the Church. The Church Structure needs to be reorganised and resourced to implement the Strategic Plan (2013—2017). I thank all who have worked very hard to develop for the first time the Church’s Medium Term Strategic Plan as I took up this office. I have began to develop procedures for implementation but this will need more than one year to get things moving. The new St Margaret’s hospital is likely to open doors by August this year to take in patients and officially commissioned in October, by the Archbishop of Canterbury this year. The new Teachers college I hope and pray that, it will begin its first intake in 2013, and I thank Mr Charles Soso and the members of the Task Force Team that is working hard at the present to get this college built.
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:Plans are underway for a fundraising drive by the Development and Management Committee of the new Teachers College. The Church needs to raise funds for its contribution towards the establishment of the college facilities and to operate. The Church looks forward to the Provincial and National Governments as well as Aid donors to help build and run this multi-million dollar training institution which is desperately needed not only by the Church but the whole Nation. I am happy to say that the Strategic Communication Unit is going to be a reality and this Newsletter is one result of it. This is part of the 20122017 strategic plan that is being implemented. This Newsletter had not been produced over a decade and this is the first issue. It is my hope that in the quarterly issues that will follow, the whole Church will be able to share news and views with every body. Please let us join hands to pray for the safe and free National Election and the formation of the New Government next month. With God’s love and Gracious blessings to you all.
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CONNECTING CULTURES
Students and staff of Brighton Grammar pose with students and teacher from Hohorita Elementary: The visitors from Melbourne were welcomed by the singsing group when they arrived at Martyrs’ school for a three day conference with students and staff delegates from secondary and high schools in Oro Province starting on the 24th of June 2012. The conference aims to improve the quality of education in Oro Province through partnership with Brighton GS. At the opening ceremony, The Principal of Martyrs’ School, Mr. Jim welcomed all participants and Abp. Freier of Melbourne as well as Abp. Kopapa addressed the delegates emphasising that good quality education starts with good morals. Mr. Ian Kopukoro, the Advisor for Education in Oro, officially opened the conference. In his remarks, he stated that the Division of Education had conducted research into the standard of education in Oro and that its findings were to be presented in during the course of the conference. Mr. Jim speaks with Archbishop Philip Freier
Continued from page 1... ready a major donor to St Margaret’s. Further possibility exists now with PNG Sustainable Development Program, following presentations to directors of PNGSDP on St M’s development for staff housing.
order to prevent further delays in completion of construction and hence opening. The 4th St M’s management meeting was held to insure we are all on the same page in a coordinated approach to completion of construction.
Given that we are able to To supervise this work we have en- accomplish all this in a timely fashion gaged our Anglican Church National it is our plan to gain occupancy for property manager, David Pondros in the in-patients and out –patients in
August in-order to initiate hospital operations well prior to the dedication. Please pray for us as we prepare to open and begin operations of St Margaret’s Anglican Hospital, District Level 4 Rural Hospital.
Russ Thompson St Margaret’s Project Manager
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PARTNERSHIP WITH
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or a long time the Church has benefited a lot with the services of Christian Radio Missionary Fellowship Inc. (CRMF) who have supplied radios for our remote stations and also trained techni-
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cians to install and maintain these radios. The agreement is for ACPNG to work in close association with CRMF who have began a new ministry called “Learning Technologies PNG (LTPNG). This is very
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exciting because, the most advanced Information Technology will be used to promote ministry. The LTPNG aims to support and encourage existing PNG ministries and assist them to reach remote people in PNG with Biblical material and training, primarily by bridging the technology gap and to introduce new and innovative tools where appropriate. ACPNG is the first Church that is partnering with CRMF’s LTPNG programme as a pilot project. One of the first thing that is underway is the use of ACPNG’s Lectionary and the Prayer book for conversion from written form into audio form. Work has already began on trial basis for this using Ubir language of Wanigela. FM The MOU being signed by Mr Michael Wakefield (left) of CRMF and Abp. Joseph Kopapa
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Also with the help of CRMF through the LTPNG programme as agreed in the MOU.
illar3 of ACPNGs Strategic Plan: There is Prepare and disseminate monthly and quarterly priority for “Governance and Institutional newsletters, hold monthly meetings and manageCapacity Building. The establishment of ment report back to staff and the Church as a the Strategic Communication Unit is to whole; implement that plan. Use National radio, Newspapers, TV and other Archbishop Joseph Kopapa, upon taking up the offorms of media as mechanisms to disseminate fice as a full time Primate, has given communication information to the congregations and the public. and net-working as his top priority in order to get The engagement of a qualified Media and comthe Church to build up a stronger united team and munications officer with IT expertise and experito work effectively with ourselves and our partners ence will ensure the use of various modern Mediboth nationally and internationally. ums to reach out to all age groups, especially, The Unit will be responsible to: the younger generation, now being bombarded Strengthen the reputation of the National Office with all kinds of evil through the mobile and as a centre for reliable information; internet services. Establish SCU as an essential element of team success and key tool of Mission and Ministry.
FM
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In 2009, Patrick Redlich visited Popondetta where a moving reconciliation service was held at the Resurrection cathedral. Hundreds of descendents of the war time Sangara parishioners and Anglicans, and people from all over Oro Province came to say sorry and seek forgiveness from Mr. Redlich. While in PNG for the Reconciliation Mr. Redlich had discussed the idea of fundraising towards a legacy in memory of his late brother with then Bishop of Popondota, Archbishop Joseph Kopapa. Both agreed that the “Vivian
Redlich Trust Fund� should be set up to raise funds for the training of teachers and clergy for the Anglican Church in PNG. Proceeds from the sale of this book will go into this fund. Gradual progress is being made on the building of the new Anglican Teacher/Evangelist Training College at Jegarata, Popondetta near where Fr. Vivian, May Hayman and Mavis Parkinson were martyred. This college will be training more young men and women to staff over 200 Anglican Schools and mission stations scattered far and wide in the most remote areas of this country.
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This Appeal goes to every Anglican, institutions and friends from all over PNG and overseas to buy copies of this book for a good cause. The BOOK will only be available via orders on the internet to pngbook@gmail.com For Anglicans in PNG, contact the National office in Lae (4724111) for more information.
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CPP Coordinator course Betty Gali Marlpo – The National Office CPP Coordination attended one week training on Essentials for Project Management organized by the Global Achievements in Melbourne at the Oxfam office. Betty was one of the five participants from Australia, Canada and PNG who attended and was awarded with a Certificate.
Pictured above from left is the course facilitator Chris Cattaway and Betty on second from right and the rest of the participants.
Betty said the training was an opportunity for me to realize that the same challenges and issues I encounter in my daily work as a CPP Coordinator is also encountered by project managers in other parts of the world. The training also emphasized and strengthened some of the current practices in project management while also informing of other project management tools that can be used.
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lution passed for its launching The presentation of the report on “Theology of Development”
Day 2 of the forum proper started with morning devotion taken by Archbishop Joe Kopapa. Presentations of the day began with the Honorable Bart Philemon Minister for Public Services and Sports. Three CPP experiences and impact experiences were shared, by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG (ELCPNG) and Anglican Church of PNG (ACPNG). AUSAID presented on the theme “building stronger governance for effective service delivery” followed by Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee with its presentation. The later part of the day was spent on Monitoring and Evaluation of the CPP programs, this session was facilitated by Jan Cossar. Day 3 of the forum began with the morning devotion by Bishop Peter Ramsden of Port Moresby Diocese. There were five presentations; Law and Justice Sector Secretariat (LJSS), CPP experience by Catholic Church, research findings by Jane Anderson a PHD student of the Australian National University on her paper titled “the Kundu relationship”, a presentation by the AT Project and the final presentation was by Transparency International (TIPNG).
CPP Forum in Alotau A three day Church Partnership Program forum hosted by Anglican Church of PNG was held on the 8—10th, May 2012. The forum held at Education Milne Bay was attended by over 60 participants.
ACPNG delegates at the CPP forum in Alotau in May 2012 (May 8-10). Also in attendance at the forum but not included in the photograph are Archbishop Joseph Kopapa, Bishop Cylde and AHS Accounts Manager.
First day of the forum was Church Leaders Council Meeting. This meeting was attended by all the church leaders of the seven churches in the CPP, the seven CPP Coordinators, the seven Australian PNG Program Managers and other delegates. Bishop Clyde Igara of Dogura Diocese welcomed the forum delegates and facilitated the morning devotion……..continue> Items presented at the meeting were; • Communication Strategy and the Procedures Manual by the CPPCO. Both these documents were endorsed in principle by the council. • The presentation of the Annual Activity Plans (AAPs) by the seven churches • The presentation of the LNG report and a reso-
Following was forum evaluation facilitated by Jan Cossar and the CPPCO. The forum ended with the handing over of the resigned CPP torch from the Anglican Church to the Salvation Army. Major Rex Johnson of the Salvation Army informed the forum that the next forum will be held in Madang on the dates 16th – 18th October 2012. The Anglican church of PNG being the forum hosts did its best in ensuring that the whole forum went well from Day 1 to Day 3. Although there were challenges encountered throughout the duration of the forum, the forum went on and ended according to the forum program. These are some of the challenges that were encountered during the forum by the ACPNG as the hosts of
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the Alotau forum; • No forum budget allocated for the welcome dinner • Missing/lack of proper information and coordination between the CPPCO and the host church e.g. CPPCO organizing activities and not informing the host church • No proper protocol given to Government Minister Hon. Bart Philemon Minister for Public Service and Sports • Provincial authorities should have been informed better about the forum and invited to participate and or contribute to the host church.
The team offered Mobile VCT as prevention option for the communities who wanted to know their HIV status as a way forward to behaviour change. Condom awareness and distribution was carried to promote correct and consistent use of condom to enhance safe sex. Young people were urge to practise self control and respect their sexual reproductive health and finally challenge everyone to not allow hospitality, goods and money manipulate common sense, moral and community values to encourage multiple sexual relationship. The impact of the outreach had resulted in many community members coming for VCT, community providing their dinghy and other support for the teams to reach neighbouring villages.
ELCPNG participants to the Alotau CPP forum at the closing dinner at Masurina Lodge on Thursday night with Ms. Jane Anderson, the PHD student from the Australian National University.
Anglicare— Anglicare—HIV Combined Prevention Outreach (Popondetta) Combination Prevention Outreach: Anglicare PNG Inc in it’s responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Northern Province has been rolling out comprehensive HIV/AIDS services. One of the services provided is the Combine Prevention Outreach into the rural high risk communities. On the 30th of April to the 5th of May 2012, two teams consisting staff of Administration, Prevention, Training, VCT components, volunteers and PLHIV travelled to two of the many high risk rural villages alone the Northern Coastline of Northern Province. The request was made by leaders of Bakubari and Deboin villages because of their assessment of the increase in the multiple sexual relationship and risky sexual behaviour due to the lack information of HIV/AIDS DRIVERS’ and the impact of projects like logging and the betel nut trading between Lae and Popondetta. The teams delivered HIV drivers education, Impacts of HIV education and HIV preventive options using drama, teaching, cinema, open air talk and the application of participatory learning methods; questions and answers, one to one, target group and family circle discussions. Sessions involved school students, out of school youths (male & female) and the whole communities consisting of parents, elderly persons, ward councillors, chiefs, local businesspersons and church leaders. Through the participatory learning process the communities were enabled to identify HIV drivers in their settings as illiterate, ignorance, lazy, money and poverty. They identified the flow of cash through the movement of betel nut traders as a driver of HIV. The critical practise identified was that young male persons in the community could not resist cash payment to engage in sex of cash consultation with local females for betel nut traders transiting in their village.
Leaders of the Deboin village were challenged to increase HIV prevention response in their community by planning to increase monitoring of persons engage in illegal and risky practise that is treating to the community and to increase awareness to the young people. The combine prevention outreach team were able to find a lost PLHIV client and bring the person back for treatment of Opportunistic Infections and enrolled to commence ART. HIV and AIDS Drivers Message: One of the biggest challenges in rural communities is making ends meet, especially when it comes to money as a major source of basic needs for survival and security such as clothes, house hold items, school fees and other personal needs. Its’ driving power challenges logic thinking and common sense puts individuals in a difficult position to make wise decision and uphold ethical& cultural values. Such are people who need valuable direction and correct information to lead them to make sound decisions and moral choices for their lives. Such are people who are vulnerable to HIV and STIs. Money is a major driver for risky behaviour and practises. Money is purposely intended to pay for goods and services aimed at improving the livelihood of every person. However, this is not the case in many travelling or transiting through rural communities. We are witnessing the influence of money leading persons away from earning an honest living, instead of using money to purchase goods and services to improve their livelihood, money is abused to pay people for personal interest and gain that results in persons (recipients) demoralised of their integrity and value. HIV is a virus that lives in the four major body fluids of human beings; blood, sperm, semen and beast milk. It is carried by infected persons and transmitted through daily economical and social activities because persons do not know they are infected by HIV or are not using condom correctly and consistently or sexually excited because of developing sexual reproductive health or use their experience and monetary influence to take advantage of those who are disadvantaged. These practises are happening all around us everyday, if we are concern for the welfare of this nation, our children’s future, our own lives, then make it our responsible to know our HIV status, reduce our sexual partners to only one, Respect and guide young people’s reproductive health and finally, use condom correctly and consistently. God bless...........................Stephen Raurela
ANNOUNCEMENTS Volume 1 Issue 1, June 2012
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NEW STAFF at ANO ABRAHAM—ANO’s new IT Manager, started work at in the beginning of June, 2012. Abraham Paichua comes from Eastern Highlands and East Sepik, married and has 4 children. He began his IT career at Datec as Web Designer then moved onto Unitech for a short period again as Web Designer before taking studies of IT. Soon after, he started work with several companies including Hargy Oil Palms – Bialla and Monpi Coffee Exports Ltd – Goroka. Abraham says “work here is good, it comes with the usual day-to-day house keeping of the IT operations not only at the ANO, gradually it will be all the diocese, including institution which come under ANO and few of the task will be major and challenging and that is what I like”
Draft Programme for Archbishop of Canterbury’s Visit:
He will be looking forward to all challenges and will provide IT and Communication assistance wherever possible to help our Anglican Church of PNG with its missions and goals.
This is only a draft programme which will be finalised and confirmed by the end of August:
Sat. 20th Oct. 2012. Archbishop & his team arrives in Port Moresby & overnight with Diocese of Port Moresby.
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Sun. 21st: Early morning flight to Popondetta and take part in the Eucharist and spear at the Youth Crusade.
Mon. 22nd: In Popondetta: Opening of St Margaret’s Hospital—Ground Breaking ceremony at the sites of the new Teacher’s College and the Headquarters of the Melanesian Brotherhood.
Tue. 23rd: If aircraft available a Day trip to Dogura then on to Port Moresby. If no aircraft, the Archbishop has an alternate programme, visiting Church institutions and a couple of parishes..
Wed. 24th: The Archbishop and his team travels to Port Moresby for audi-
of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (AMB) one of ACPNG’s main funding partners. He has a long association with AMB, first becoming a Board Member in 2002, before in 2004 being appointed as the Board’s Voluntary Treasurer. Since 2010 Glen has been employed in a part-time role overseeing the Board’s Financial Management and ReIntroducing Glen Williams, he has been porting as we; as Project Reporting to assisting the ACPNG National Office the Church in New Zealand and PolyneFinance Team. Glen works as the Acsia. Glen is married to Sandy, who is the countant for the Anglican Missions Board Priest in Charge of the Anglican Parish
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of Whitby in Wellington and has 2 daughters Rebecca (23) and Rachael (21). As well as being as accountant Glen has been involved in Children and Youth Ministry for over 25 years. Discussions are underway to see if Glen will be able to assist the National Office over the next 18 months in a variety of Finance and Projects related areas as the Finance team looks to build its resources in these areas. The staff of ANO farewelled Mr. Williams on the 29th of June with a light lunch and wished him safe trip back to New Zealand on Sunday 1st of July.
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