This year our virtual Māori Language Moment is back and bigger than ever! This year we are encouraging you to make The Lord's Prayer your Te Reo moment and to sing it today at lunch time...

The community in Warrington are mourning the loss of a faithful servant, Basil Ireland. Rev'd Dr Jeremy Nicol reflects on a life well lived...

Thank you to everyone who has been in contact either to advise they are waiting until at least 19 September to resume services or to forward a revised Action Plan, seeking to open this Sunday. I have some further information about this to share.

Now all people over 12 can book for a vaccination. Below is some information on how to get a COVID-19 vaccination in Otago and Southland.

All Anglican women, lay and ordained are invited to the upcoming Hui , 13-16 October 2021 at St Peter’s School, Cambridge. In spite of COVID-19, planning is well underway for a stimulating and creative range of events, all on the theme of Te Orokohanga o te Ao, The Earth as our Mother, Na Tina ni Vanua.

We have added resources from A Rocha to help focus us on the Season of Creation, our annual celebration of prayer and action to protect creation.

Are you or someone you know struggling right now? We have more information, suggestions and inspiration that may help...

There has been a further tweaking of the Order of Proceedings for Saturday 18 September and we have updated the Virtual Synod User Guide. A reminder for anyone considering being a representative for General Synod Te Hinota Whanui: nominations close at midday Thursday 16 September - nomination forms included in this article. To date we need at least one more Lay representative, and we will run an election for the Clergy representative.

Not sure where to go for the right information about vaccines? We have the latest update in the following article.

REGISTRATIONS DUE BY 10 NOVEMBER

The Get one. Give one. Campaign is an opportunity for Anglicans in Aotearoa New Zealand to pay it forward to others as we receive our vaccines for free (and now all over 12 years can book in!). Over $126k has been given so far to the Get One. Give One. campaign ...can you help increase this even more?

We moved to Alert Level 2 at 11.59 pm on Tuesday 7 September 2021. This has meant some adjustments for faith communities, with a requirement for contract tracing, up to 100 people only indoors and encouragement to wear face coverings. The Diocesan office is open Monday to Friday 9 to 3 pm, please let us know if you want to visit (03 488 0820) and bring your face covering with you.

CWS have recently launched two appeals for the emergencies in Haiti and Afghanistan.

A very useful hymn resource for your worship leaders/ organists/ musicians is hot off the press this September, giving background to the A/NZ hymns and writers in the NZ Hymn Book Trust publications.

One of our Five Marks of Mission is to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and re-new the life of the earth. Here is Step 10 of the challenge for the month of November