Tikanga Pakeha Hui 2019 - Empowering Leadership. - Reflections by Rev Kaye Dyer Nelson We gathered at the St Francis Friary in Hillsborough, Auckland over 10-12 November 2019 What a magnificent setting and we were so well looked after. In our sessions we were treated to the combined wisdom and experience of three leaders who have navigated the power structures as women. Rev Dr Sue Burns, Vicar of St Stephen's, Tamahere spoke on the topic of Pondering Power in Life, Ministry and Leadership. Heather McRae, principal of Auckland Diocesan School for Girls and the Rt Rev Dr Ellie Sanderson, assistant ...
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Twenty four Pakeha women from around New Zealand gathered for two days to learn from some outstanding women leaders, and from each other in Hillsborough, Auckland, November 2020 Bishop Ellie Sanderson, assistant Bishop of Wellington attended for the whole time and provided an inspiring story, laced with deep spirituality and real life experience. Ms Heather McCrae, principal of Diocesan School for Girls spoke of following her own instincts in pursuing both leadership and vision. Her years working and innovating in schools in New Zealand and overseas provided her with a strong foundation for leading a large girls’ school in the ...
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Kia ora! My name is Bridie Boyd and I am from a parish in Christchurch. I am involved in advocacy for women in the Church and I am about to represent our province at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. I would like some input from other people in our province so that my preparations and work during my time at the U.N is as effective as possible. This year, I am going as an Anglican representative. We are looking at the importance of engagement with faith communities, women and gender-based violence: transforming unjust structures of society, ...
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The karanga rang through the warm evening to welcome the arrival of the new Dean of Waikato. The Revd Wendy Scott escorted by many friends and whanau walked up the aisle of the Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter, in Kirikiriroa , Hamilton. Suddenly a lone voice sang out - I thank you Lord for this amazing day Everyone joined with great enthusiasm as Wendy took her place up the front of the packed Cathedral. It was an amazing and historic event. Wendy is thought to be the first Maori to be Dean of a Cathedral, and she is one ...
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It was an experience of camaraderie and ‘Sisterhood’, when the AWSC Pasefika Tikanga met in the Kingdom of Tonga from Thursday 7th to Saturday 9th November 2019. Revd Sonja Hunter writes... There were seventeen (17) representatives from the Island Nations of Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and the Kingdom of Tonga. The flexible, yet dynamic programme focused on lively conversations on women clergy development issues, and the promotion of the AWSC Book Project of ‘Telling our Stories: 40 Years of Women’s Ordination’. The separate Hui of the three Tikanga in 2019 was a decision by the AWSC Council ‘to strengthen the ...
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Anglican Women’s Studies Centre Hui, Nuku’alofa, Tonga, November 2020 – a reflection by Bolivia Smith “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” Matthew 7: 13-14 Jesus never said anything will come easy to us in this life, but He did say it will be worth it. Sitting back and thinking about my journey as a young woman in the Church as well as a ...
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Nai Cokanasiga concludes her report on her time at St Georges College, Jerusalem. We departed from the College on foot to walk the Way of the Cross. We took turns carrying the cross and singing hymns. It was a Friday morning in Jerusalem and most of the shops in the city were closed in preparation for the Sabbath, the traffic was not so busy and there were fewer people. We stopped for the readings all the way to the church of the Holy Sepulchre, and completed the 14 stations. It was quite a morning with the long hours we had ...
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Tikanga Maori Anglican Women Hui 2019 report by Deb Cole, photos by Deb Cole and Numia Tomoana On Friday 29th November, 22 wāhine representing Tai Tokerau, Te Manawa o Te Wheke, Te Tairawhiti, and Te Waipounamu arrived at Waipatu Marae,Hastings, Hawkes Bay for the pōwhiri to open the first Tikanga Māori Women’s Studies Centre hui. This roopu of wāhine included four rangatahi kōhine who had come to be immersed in the world of their kuia o te Haahi, and haukainga, very exciting. What a beautiful setting, what an auspicious moment and what faithful and wonderful wāhine to be in the ...
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Te Motuhanga me te Whakanohoanga o Waitohiariki Quayle , hei Pihopa Tuarua o Te Ūpoko o te Ika/ Ordination and Installation of Waitohiariki Quayle as the Second Bishop of Te Ūpoko o te Ika. This wonderful event took place in Thursday 12 September 2019, at Rathkeale College , Masterton. Canon Dr Jenny te Paa– Daniel gave the Sermon Loving God, sanctifier, redeemer and giver of all life, may my words, thoughts and deeds be always acceptable unto you. Amen. E oku tino rangatira nga pou o te Hahi, nga kaiarahi, kaitonot-ono, rangatahi, kaiwawao me te katoa o te whanau whanui ...
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