Message from the Bishop—8 September 2021
…Weddings, Tangihanga, and Churches and faith gatherings. So far, in response to the Government’s announcement on Monday, I am recommending that services for this Sunday 12 September remain online. We…
Message from the Bishop—29 April 2020
…There is a lovely article in a recent Church Times by Gillean Craig which casts “a critical but sympathetic eye” over current online services in the Church of England, https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2020/24-april/comment/opinion/virtual-worship-in-a-time-of-pandemic…
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—22 April 2020
…the foreseeable future and as such we are looking at how we best structure ourselves moving forward to ensure we meet this need and provide, as best possible, a solution.”…
Message from the Bishop—18 August 2021
…and see” what Friday’s announcement is. Vicars/Priests in Charge are encouraged to offer online services where feasible or to point parishioners to online services offered elsewhere in the Diocese. While…
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…
Media Release Diocese of Christchurch 21 May 2017
…engineering and costs of a rebuild. At that meeting, GCBT’s experts agreed with CPT’s advice that the approximate cost of a rebuild would be approximately $100m (not $67m as GCBT…
Operation Clearout
…gives us an opportunity to get stock for the shops that we can sell at a reasonable price. This is great for customers but also helps create income for the…
Bishop Gives an Update on the Cathedral
…The Cathedral Working Group’s report confirmed CPT’s advice that the cost of reinstatement (rebuild) was approximately $104 million (plus $4 million fundraising costs), base isolation is preferable, and reinstatement would…
The Bishop’s Charge to Synod of the Diocese of Christchurch, on 7 September, 2017 at the Transitional Cathedral
…Committee. In this Diocese in Late May and June, we held Respectful Conversations about same sex attraction and relationships across the parishes. I thank those who organised and facilitated those…