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Ko Te Tonga kei te Karaka - The South Calling: 8 July 2021

Have you been enjoying our Gospel Conversations? The series continues, along with reflections on mulled wine, some new resources from STRANDZ and a touch of nostalgia. Pray for our Tikanga Pasifica as Archbishop Feremi Cama is farewelled this week. 

Click here for a printable version of this newsletter. If you have any articles for inclusion in the next edition, please forward these to bishops.pa@calledsouth.org.nz by 9 am Monday 12 July. We appreciate any news and photos you have to pass on.

Remember that we are at Alert Level 1: Keep scanning COVID-19 tracer apps, stay at home (and get tested) if you feel unwell, be safe at church - no intincting (dipping) bread into wine and use the sanitiser provided.

Opportunities for daily prayer can be found on our Prayer Resources web page.

Ko Te Tonga kei te Karaka - The South Calling: ISSN 2744-6514

Contents

Mulled Wine participants

A Mulled Evening

by Michael Godfrey

On a mild evening in Waikaia on 30 June, just over twenty people gathered in the pub to join Roman Catholic Bishop Michael Dooley and our Bishop Steve.

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Bible Explore

Bible Explore

by STRANDZ

Strandz* have been doing some dreaming and thinking around how they could provide a resource where you can search for Bible passages, characters and stories... with a creative NZ twist.

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Diocese of Polynesia

Funeral & Memorial Service for Archbishop Fereimi Cama

by General Synod Office

Archbishop Fereimi Cama’s funeral service will take place on Friday 9th July 2021 in Suva, Fiji with a livestream starting Thursday 8 July 3-5 pm and begining again on Friday from 8.30 am to 2 pm.

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Social Justice Hui

Social Justice Hui -POSTPONED

by Kristy Boardman

Due to current Alert Level settings, the hui on the weekend of August 27 – 29, 2021 is postponed until we can meet together safely.

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Video: Pictorial Parade no. 8 (1953)

A Touch of Nostalgia

by Andrew Metcalfe

Are you old enough to remember "Pictorial Parade", the National Film Unit news reels that used to show in cinemas before the main features? Here is one recently digitalized that has a glimpse into Anglican worship at the time of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation...

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New Zealand Prayer

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer - March 2024

by Bishop Steven

Please find attached the updated Diocese of Dunedin Cycle of Prayer which is being distributed throughout the Diocese with my invitation and encouragement to use as part of daily prayer life in our faith communities, individually and collectively.

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Video: Rubbish Challenge Step 1

10 Steps to Less Waste in 10 Months

by Silvia Purdie

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

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Cursillo

Dunedin Combined 24

by Anne Gover

Dunedin Combined 24 Cursillo is all set to go from Friday 26 evening to Sunday 28 January mid-afternoon 2024 at Selwyn College. If you have not yet been to a Cursillo [which just means ‘short course’ in Spanish] this could be your opportunity to experience Christian community over this weekend.

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Never Stop Learning

Upcoming Events

by Various

Have a look at a range of events throughout the Diocese and beyond...

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Bishop Steven Benford - official portrait photograph, 2019

Staying ahead of COVID-19

by Bishop Steve Benford

Bishop Steve is encouraging all of us to stay ahead of the virus by setting good examples in our communities....

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Video: 'Give one. Get one' End of September 2021 Milestone

Get one. Give one. Campaign

by Anglican Missions

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?

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Safe Driving

Safe (Winter) Driving

by Andrew Metcalfe

As the seasons change, we have a reminder about Safe Driving.

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Disability, Spirituality and Faith Network

Disability Awareness 2021

by Vicki Terrell

The Disability, Spirituality and Faith Network Aotearoa New Zealand marked Disability Sunday this year by launching the Creating Welcoming Churches e-book version and a ‘Stand or sit?’ campaign. The nationwide launch took place in the middle of June.

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Stewardship

He waka eke noa - Mission Aligned Investment

by Andrew Metcalfe

We have been hearing more about how churches are doing things differently around investments, assets and stewardship, having a significant impact on wider communities in Aotearoa-New Zealand. We also thought about this more at Synod in 2022.

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COVID-19 Vaccine Information

Updated: Frequently Asked Questions - COVID-19 Vaccination and the Christian Response

by Andrew Metcalfe

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

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Video: Matariki 2021 wrapped up - #Kaitahi

Matariki Resources and Challenge

by Andrew Metcalfe

As we move to the second year of celebrating Matariki, including a public holiday on Friday 14 July, we have home-grown liturgies and other resources to help us mark Matariki... plus an invitation to learn an expression of hope - kaikōhau - in te reo Māori.

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Eucharist

Anglo Catholic Hui 2021: Food For The Journey, August 12-14 2021.

by Johnaan Williams

You are warmly invited to the third Anglo-Catholic Hui at St Michael and All Angels, Christchurch.

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En Hakkore vista

3 Day Centering Prayer Retreat En Hakkore Retreat Centre, Orangapai, 2-4 October 2021

by Trish Franklin

An intensive retreat with teaching and practice in the Christian contemplative prayer practice called Centering Prayer.

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Protect yourself and others from COVID-19

Coronavirus Covid-19 Level 1 Update

by Diocesan Office

At Level 1 we need to continue to take care of each other and ourselves. We have updated our Level 1 information to remind each other what we need to do....

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COVID Tracer App

Further Reminder On Worship at Alert Level 1 and Displaying COVID Tracing Posters

by Bishop Steven Benford

We have been so fortunate to have remained in Alert Level 1 for the past few months, but as NZ opens up its bubble with Australia and other Pacific neighbours, and winter arriving, we need to make sure that we don't grow complacent. This is especially so as Wellington as moved into Alert Level 2 from 23 June 2020.

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