Message from the Bishop — 15 January 2025


Message from the Bishop — 15 January 2025

Dear Friends,

 

New Year greetings! 

 

I am pleased to announce that Rachelle Mathews has been appointed to be our new Diocesan Manager. Rachelle is a committed Christian and a member of Grace Vineyard church. She has several tertiary qualifications and is a member of Educate Plus and a member of the Institute of Directors.

 

For the past seven years Rachelle has been Marketing and Communications Manager, at Medbury School, Christchurch. In this role she has been an ex-officio member of the school trust board including role of Board Secretary. She has experience in managing substantial budgets, overseeing archives, maintaining stakeholder relationships, managing change, building management, health and safety compliance and highly proficient in digital tools including MS Office, Adobe Suite, and Google Docs. Concurrently with her employed role, Rachelle has also been a director of Equitas Care Limited and deputy chair of Kilmarnock Enterprises Trust.

 

Rachelle will begin work with the Diocese on Thursday 23 January 2025, overlapping with Edwin Boyce, until his last day at work, Wednesday 5 February 2025.

 

My first day at work after some annual leave will be leading the Reverend Joe Keighley’s Induction as Vicar of Burnside-Harewood Parish. All are welcome to this service at 6.30pm on Wednesday 22 January at St Timothy’s, Kendal Avenue, Burnside. Clergy are welcome to robe, especially those attending from the local Archdeaconry of Selwyn-Tawera: alb and red stole.

 

Arohanui,

+Peter