Holy Week & Easter services 2024

…Easter Day Sung Eucharist & renewal of baptismal vows 31 Mar 10am at St Mark’s Church 101 Opawa Rd, Christchurch https://www.osmparish.com/ https://www.facebook.com/OpawaStMartins/ https://ww.instagram.com/stmarksosm/ N/A Papanui Maundy Thursday – 6pm Soup…

Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival 2019—An Anglican Perspective

…events that might be of special interest to Anglicans and include this below. https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on/show/3036 Spirited Cemetery Tours – St Paul’s Anglican Cemetery – find Sir Charles Upham https://www.ccc.govt.nz/news-and-events/whats-on/show/2991 Historic Akaroa…

Message from the Bishop—2 February 2022

…Consumer NZ, is at https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/buying-a-mask#article-surgical-masks- ). What the Government is asking of us re the kind of masks we wear (e.g. at https://covid19.govt.nz/prepare-and-stay-safe/keep-up-healthy-habits/wear-a-face-mask/ ) is the following: A face covering…

Special Message from the Bishop—Royal Commission Follow Up—12 April 2021

…can be. Yours in our shared ministry in Christ, Appendix:   Archbishop Philip Richardson’s apology www.abuseincare.org.nz/library/v/216/statement-of-archbishop-richardson-for-the-faith-based-redress-hearing The combined Archbishops’ apology www.abuseincare.org.nz/library/v/217/statement-of-archbishop-tamihere-archbishop-fereimi-cama-and-archbishop-richardson-the-primates My apology www.abuseincare.org.nz/library/v/215/statement-of-bishop-carrell-for-faith-based-redress-hearing National Anglican complaint process www.anglican.org.nz/Complaints  …

Message from the Bishop—4 August 2021

…eLife is a forum for transparency and honesty re the dark side of the church’s story. Two news items relating to two priests are noted to you here: https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/wellington/125942691/priest-accused-of-abusing-a-child-had-links-to-two-wellington-schools, https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/125721946/anglican-church-knew-of-abuse-by-carer-but-promoted-him-anyway…

Message from the Bishop—21 October 2020

…minutes) on the recording of the event at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5Gy5qDpI_4 Thursday morning saw the unveiling of new Hoardings on the fence around the Cathedral in the Square. Please visit, see and…

Message from the Bishop—1 June 2022

…Kensington and Otipua.   Last week a lovely opinion piece written by Hamish Clark, about the Christ Church Cathedral, was published in the NZ Herald: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/opinion-why-the-christchurch-cathedral-is-key-to-the-heartbeat-of-the-city/QI4I45KBSCYF7EP5AM665Q4FKU/.   Teresa and I…

Anglican Schools

…an independent school empowering girls in Christchurch, founded on Anglican Christian values. P: 03 379 2000 W: www.stmargarets.school.nz Executive Principal: Diana Patchett E: admin@stmargarets.school.nz Chaplain: The Rev’d Stephanie Clay E:…

Bishop Peter—a memo from Lambeth

…Conference (for official news of each day): https://www.lambethconference.org/ Text of paragraph noted above, from the Human Dignity current draft: “ Prejudice on the basis of gender or sexuality threatens human…

Bishop Peter—a memo from Lambeth

…stay in the same Anglican Communion.” ( https://religionmediacentre.org.uk/news/lambeth-2022-justin-welby-spoke-and-the-great-shadow-faded/ ) If there is one shared experience of life today, across all dioceses represented here, it is that the climate of our…