As we travel across our Diocese, visiting parishes and communities, we have been deeply encouraged by the growing anticipation for our 10 Days of Prayer from Ascension to Pentecost. It is heartening to see so many of you preparing your hearts, expectant that God will move in new and powerful ways.
In an update to our recent story about St David’s Anglican Church in Naenae supporting Resene Paints workers, we summarise a report from RNZ published following last week’s public community meeting.
Three weeks ago, we shared the first wave of prayer-walking activity across our diocese using the Holy Here app—and now we’re back with an update that fills our hearts with gratitude and hope.
Tikanga Pākehā Conference representatives enjoyed a fruitful korero on the future of the church at St Peter’s on Willis last Friday and Saturday.
Parishioners at All Saints Hataitai marked NZ Sign Language Week in a unique way by learning and performing a signed version of Pepeha by Six60.
As the Season of Pentecost approaches, Eco Church Aotearoa offers you a special and unique collection of Art which explores symbols of the Holy Spirit – breath, wind, fire, birds, flight, light - with an Aotearoa lens.
A gathering for people involved in Eco Churches and people interested in being an Eco Church.
Eco Church Aotearoa NZ invites you to a special online kōrero on Monday 19 May 2025, from 7:00pm to 8:30pm via Zoom, exploring how churches can meaningfully engage with Matariki.
In less than 6 months, 43 local areas across Aotearoa will hold referenda about whether to keep Māori wards in their council structures. This will be a major barometer of where Aotearoa's social cohesion and reconciliation journey is at.
Using individual study at home, group discussion, and theological reflection, the course looks at how our faith in Aotearoa has changed, or needs to change, from the Eurocentric model the settler churches brought from England.
Archbishops Don Tamihere, Sione Ulu’ilakepa and Justin Duckworth of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia strongly denounce the missile attacks on the Anglican Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza, carried out in the early hours of Palm Sunday, 13 April 2025.
As Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia we give thanks for the cessation of war promised by the ceasefire agreed between the Government of Israel and Hamas to commence on Sunday 19 January 2025.
“Glory to God in the highest, peace to all the earth, and goodwill toward all people!”
Luke 2:14, The song of the angels.
A statement from the Archbishops of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia at the time of Archbishop Justin Welby's resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Archbishops of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, last week, joined the international condemnation of the forced closure by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) of the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza.
Bishops Justin and Anashuya are pleased to announce the appoint of Rev Julia Budd as Interim Priest in Charge in the Parish of All Saints Palmerston North with effect from 25 May 2025.
Bishops Justin and Anashuya are pleased to announce the appointment of Reverend Lucy Flatt as Vicar in the Parish of Johnsonville.
Bishops Justin and Anashuya ask us to join in prayer for the friends and family of Reverend Margaret Barber who passed away last week.
Bishop Justin has accepted the resignation of Chris Dodds as Vicar of All Saints’ Church in Palmerston North.
Kara Dodds is supporting our Children and Families’ team alongside Ella Brown while Natalie Moreno is on maternity cover.
Bishop Justin has accepted the resignation of Mark Harris as Vicar of the Parish of Waikanae.
The story of faith has always been one embedded in difficult and desperate situations and in the face of oppression and empire – whether that’s Egypt, Assyria, Greeks, or Romans – yet in the end, the seed of love always continues. Seeing that God seems to be present to work again and again across history is something we can hold onto in the face of overwhelming challenges.
As we consider our calling as a transformative movement of local faith communities, how are we forming ourselves as people with spiritual disciplines that help us thrive?
We do not need to be afraid. God is faithful. God goes ahead of us. If we have faith to believe that to be true, then we will faithfully seek where God is already at work.
I can see that we as humanity tend to follow at least one of three coping mechanisms or behavioural responses when faced with an engulfing tide of threatening or disturbing events.
The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel (which means “God with us”).
Matthew 1.23
I had a moment last month where my past caught up with me. I walked into Thorndon New World and saw an elderly gentleman. I thought “I know who you are, but it can’t possibly be you.”
Bishop Justin encourages us to attend the the Leading your Church into Growth hui on 17-19 October.
