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...]
Talanoa, Telling Our Stories, Korerohia ā tatou Purakau : celebrating 40 years of ordination
Eseta Mateiviti-Tulavu, Bettina Maxwell, Jacynthia Murphy, Carole Hughes, Numia Tomo-ana, photo taken by Ceridwyn Parr The editorial Committee met just before the shut down for COVID-19. There are over 40 stories which have been crafted and contributed to this publication. Inspite of the restrictions, we are still keeping to the timeline. The proof reader is hard at work, the designer is coming up with ideas, and we are collecting in the last of the beautiful photographs. We plan to launch the book in late October 2020. … [Read more...]