Tikanga Pasefika Anglican Church Polynesia

Tikanga Pasefika Councillors and Links 2020-2022

Tikanga Pasefika 2018-2020

***Sonja Hunter, Nai Cokanasiga, Adi Tukana, Akanesi Folau, Evelini Langi***

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Latest Posts from Tikanga Pasefika

Virtual Theology Chat with Sepiuta Hala'api'api

introduced by The Revd Bettina Maxwell, Convenor Anglican Women's Studies Centre. A rare young woman My name is Sepiuta Hala’api’api – born to Tongan missionary parents, born and raised in Fiji. I currently serve as an ordained minister – one of the few young women in ordained ministry in the Diocese of Polynesia. now Diocesan Secretary I also currently serve as the Diocesan Secretary and Registrar for The Anglican Diocese of Polynesia. once was Youth Director, Fisheries officer.... I previously served as the Diocesan Youth Director for my Diocese. Prior to taking up fulltime ministry, I also served in Government ...

Virtual Theology Chats -what's coming up?

with Anglican Women’s Studies Centre 7pm – 8pm Third Thursday of the month , by Zoom https://anglicanchurch-nz.zoom.us/j/94599431152?pwd=U0Q4NG9DM1FhVU5OOTVmQjh1bERvUT09 Thursday 18 August 2022 7pm Annette Cater We just try to be better The Revd Annette Cater, BA BTh At 41, Annette has just been appointed Vicar of St James, Lower Hutt. She is pleased that her daughter can now see women in leadership in the church, but believes there is still work to be done in society and in the church Thursday 22 Sept 2022 7pm Kelera Oli works in Suva and throughout Fiji I specialize in climate change and health impacts ...

20 women, 3 tikanga, 2 days, several languages, many prayers, thousands of words, new directions.

Anglican women from New Zealand, Aotearoa and Polynesia met in person to discern a contemporary expression and vision for the Anglican Women’s Studies Centre. Skillfully guided by facilitator, the Revd Caroline Leys, this kanohi-ki-te kanohi gathering was the culmination of many Zoom calls and emails. The group met first at St John's College, welcomed by Dr Moeawa Callaghan, then joined in with midday prayer in the historic Chapel, shared lunch in the Dining Hall with current students, and used the spaciousness of the Wesley Hall for small and large group discussions. The evening and the next day were spent at ...

Dangerous words: Women, Bible, Earth

You are invited to another opportunity to hear Emily Colgan, this time in person, in Hamilton. Friday 29 April 2022 10.30 am -1.30pm Chartwell Cooperating Parish 124 Comries Rd, Chartwell, Hamilton Dr Emily Colgan, Biblical scholar, reveals the dangers of dualistic thinking about women and earth in sacred text. Feminine and land-based metaphors in sacred texts can influence real world assumptions, attitudes and behaviours towards women and the earth – without the readers’ knowledge. At the heart of the problem, said Dr Colgan, is a mindset formed in ancient times and perpetuated in ‘the West,’ that categorises everything into an ...

Women in Creation Care/God at Work

30 women, Māori, Pacific, Pākehā and from around the world, connect faith, culture and calling Silvia Purdie in conversation with some of the contributors to a new book out soon Listen to the energetic music and stories https://youtu.be/RqeXgd69GaU ‘Awhi Mai Awhi Atu: Women in Creation Care’ tells the stories of thirty women from a wide diversity of cultures who describe their involvement in environmental action. Silvia Purdie gathered these stories, poems and prayers , asking the question, ‘What is God up to in the world? In this Virtual Theology Chat you will hear from some of the writers and perhaps ...

Cancellation of 2022 Hui: Te Orokohanga o te Ao,The Earth as our Mother, Na Tina ni Vanua

bad news and good news It will probably not come as a surprise for you to hear that our long awaited and planned for Hui scheduled for 27-30 April 2022 has been cancelled. The Covid-19 situation with Omicron still spreading in the community has forced so many cancellations, with much sadness and disappointment. An email has been sent to all who registered, so we can arrange refunds. Please contact the administrator if you have not yet been contacted anglicanwomenstudies@gmail.com Good news 1Dr Emily Colgan was to be the keynote speaker, but you can still get a 20 minute taster of her address. https://youtu.be/eCH0At1BlcQ ...

Te Pae Tawhiti : a vision for theological education, training and formation

We have vision, we have courage, we have guidance Te Ara Poutama Tuatahi Co-design Summary By Val Goold and Steve Taylor. Word Cloud created from responses to the summary of the project which began most conversations. We are seeking a roadmap for theological education and ministry training for the whole Church from 2020-2040.Te Kotahitanga By doing so we aim to transform training and formation to better reflect the needs of changing patterns of mission and a changing societal context for the mission of the church. This roadmap/strategy is intended to inform and guide Te Kotahitanga, and will ensure transparency in ...

I needed to change myself first before I could change the community - Alisi Dari

Sereima Lomaloma writes about preventing violence against women for the Fiji context - an exciting initiative given the global evidence this programme has on reducing intimate partner violence in the community. Greetings colleagues and friends of the House of Sarah and UN Women,We are so pleased to share with you a series of feature stories and testimonials highlighting the transformative work emanating from our joint Preventing Violence Against Women in Fiji’s Faith Settings (PVAWFFS) Initiative.As you may already know House of Sarah, in partnership with UN Women and Raising Voices, have adapted the SASA! Faith approach to preventing violence against women for the ...

Changing hearts and minds: Preventing Violence Against Women in Fiji’s Faith Settings

Reverend Sereima Lomaloma, Founder and Trustee of the House of Sarah, and senior faith leader, writes of an initiative to reject violence. “When we eat, men get a bigger portion. If there’s something left in the pot, women get that little portion. Even women took that as normal - that’s the way we were brought up,” says Reverend Jone Tuiwaiwai, a pastor at the Anglican Church in Wailoku Parish, Suva. “In the eyes of God, both men and women are given power. We are all equal. But how some people interpret the Bible is misleading, giving men more power, which ...

Good Stewards of God's Creation in a Damaged World -

see Mrs Eleni Levin-Tevi in Tonga https://youtu.be/mBz_hLKV1vc Mrs. Eleni Levin-Tevi is the Head of EU Office in Tonga , founder of No Pelesitiki (Plastic) Campaign Tonga, mother of 5 and wife of Fe'iloakitau Kaho Tevi Eleni is the founder of No Pelesitiki (Plastic) Campaign Tonga & member of CIVA mentors for church youth, co-founder of 'Poumaama' think tank & talanoa space; co-founder of Live it Tonga fb safe space; fashion designer, community worker, advocate and human defender, former teacher, mother of 5, married to Fe'iloakitau Tevi. [CIVA= Community Integrated Vulnerability Assessment] Eleni will talk for 20 minutes about being good stewards ...