The Bryant Retreat is an environment where women can rest and relax in quiet, calm surroundings. This tranquil place is situated on the waterfront of the inner Raglan Harbour, and has been a haven for over 5o years. The Retreat accommodates up to six women at any one time, for a stay of 11 nights. www.bryanttrust.co.nz ...
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Listen to Jean's fascinating insights on https://anglicanchurch-nz.zoom.us/rec/share/TWKzDJU2TljgXp7nio36RwsMNEoiofDpTz-u5_tG0J9IWSjdPPb7tDpIl-F1f1ix.thcoeJ61MBZ93ELA Passcode: CwW*^9ts Revd Jean Palmer : Goldilocks goes Green: Exploring ways of thinking about the 'why' of creation care. Based on insights from a ‘green’ reading of Revelation, this talk suggests an imperative for creation care and environmental action that goes beyond pragmatic self-interest and enriches our understandings of stewardship or kaitiakitanga. It is Creator-centred and presents human accountability in the context of a respect for the integrity and status of the natural world around us. Jean spoke on Wednesday 23 June 2021 on Virtual Theology Chathttps://anglicanwomen.nz/virtual-theology-chat-whats-that Today more than ever we are all cherishing things ...
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Intriguing women speaking about their research, writing, thinking and theology An online opportunity to zoom in from anywhere and hear ideas from everywhere Opportunity to ask questions and make links with your own experience and ideas. Open to everyone. Anglican Women’s Studies Centre invites you to zoom in- Third Thursday of the month (usually) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://anglicanchurch-nz.zoom.us/j/94599431152?pwd=U0Q4NG9DM1FhVU5OOTVmQjh1bERvUT09 Meeting ID: 945 9943 1152Passcode: 215527 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 September 7pm NZ time Crisis? What Crisis? Is preventing the bad the same as planning the best? Jacqui Paterson, currently co-dean at the Taranaki Cathedral, shares a pot-pouri of insights gleaned from a recent MBA ...
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Self-publishing a book, by Mary Redmayne Leaning on God through the painful journey of grief “The journey of grief can be terribly hard. So painful.”[1] The sudden loss of a loved one – especially one’s child or grandchild - is a bitter, protracted agony. Three years ago, my grandson died suddenly. Out of the blue. And the world, life, and the future changed for so many people. Here in New Zealand, there are, tragically, many healthy young lives lost suddenly and unnecessarily. “We don’t learn how we should handle such a loss of a loved one or close friend. It ...
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a story of true love and Christian service, from England, to Fiji, Rawene to AustraliaRosemary Carey spent eleven years discovering the inspiring story of her grandmother. You are invited to the launch on Sunday 13 June, at Arohanui Church. Middle Road, Havelock North 7pm Taste Ethel's famous apple turnovers and get a glimpse of her fascinating life! “Ethel’s Story - An Intertwined Legacy,” traces my grandmother, Ethel Louise Jackson, from her birthplace in Warwickshire, UK in 1878, to New Zealand and then Fiji, where she trained as a nurse at the turn of the century. She met my grandfather, Dr ...
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Nyasha has been appointed as one of the two tikanga Pakeha Council, joining the Revd Val Riches. Tikanga Maori Council are the Revd Bettina Maxwell, and the Revd Ruihana Paenga. Tikanga Polynesia Council are Mrs Zita Reid and Ms Kelera Oli. Nyasha is an ordained priest in the Anglican Diocese of Auckland. She is the Vicar of St Michaels And All Angels Church in Henderson. She is married with two children. Nyasha and her family came from Zimbabwe 18 years ago. She attended Laidlaw College, St Johns Theological College, is a graduate of the University of Auckland and completed a ...
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by Jane Simpson On Easter Monday a householder in Aranui, Christchurch, was sluicing down her front steps. In the sweltering heat they were dry in next to no time. The packing was done. The movers were coming the next day. Thirty minutes later a small group gathered at the entrance, each holding a copy of a new book left: Prayer at the entrance Their son, Wayne, had come down from Wellington to help with the packing and cleaning.The whānau were joined by two friends from the Diocesan Bicultural Education Committee, Marjorie Smart and Shirley Free, and by the author ...
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Helen Roud recently made the tough decision to step down from her position as Convenor of the Anglican Women's Studies Council. The Revd Canon Helen Roud says NO, in order to say YES It happened on a Sunday morning, not long ago, Passion Sunday. As I took a gentle walk to the local river (while recovering from strained back muscles and unable to preside and preach at Eucharist), I reflected on the gospel of the day: ‘Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.’ John ...
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