Happiness, sadness, reflection, anger and laugh out loud humour -all can be found in our latest publication. Deep spirituality, theological reflection, profound faith and aroha are also in these pages. Over forty Anglican women , ordained and lay, have written their stories, contributing to a beautiful, moving account of their lives, before during and after the history making decision to ordain women as Priests in the Anglican Church of these islands. Women were encouraged to write in their own voice, thus revealing the texture of our three tikanga church, and the sacredness of each story. from the foreword Order your copy now for $25.00. Orders of 5 or more are $22.00. Plus postage … [Read more...]
Watch the Book Launch on Zoom
https://anglicanchurch-nz.zoom.us/rec/share/d1y-1TcvNCxu350dLUm9xXRx09ncZzIcH4QPwn4Ciyds2g758Ayq6KVkCN5_sK4.saqZDctNbufNjx6N Dean Wendy Scott blesses and launches our new book. Passcode: eU2+yGu5 Here is a list of times when people were speaking- you can just slide along to get the right place on the video. Bishop Rahu welcomes everyone to Rotorua and to St Luke’s Church. 10.00 Revd Canon Helen Roud 14.00 Dean Wendy Scott blesses and launches the book 24.00 Revd Dr Patricia Allan: May it be so 36.00 Revd Jenny Quince: E hara taku toa 47.12 Revd Sonja Hunter: Love Supercedes All 55.00 Revd Jekheli Singh: A Sulimi’s Story of Ordination 1.08 … [Read more...]
Talanoa is blessed and launched!
Talanoa, Telling our Stories, Kōrerohia o tātou pūrakau40 years of the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia Dean Wendy Scott blessed and launched our latest publication with great warmth, on Tuesday 20 October 2020, in the lovely contemporary church of St Luke in Rotorua. Two people from each tikanga were invited to read : Patricia Allan and Jenny Quince read from their chapters, standing in person at the lectern. Then, Zooming in from Fiji was Miliakere Oli, from Auckland came Jacynthia Murphy, from Samoa came Sonja Hunter and from Te Kuiti came Jekheli Singh. Each woman read a selection from their chapter, which you … [Read more...]