Rev'd Claire Brown has passed on a new Hymn that encourages us to reflect on the impact of climate change from a faith perspective and calls us to action.

The Diocese of Wellington have a great new resource on their website about Spiritual Practices. Growing in spiritual maturity is one of our tasks as Christians seeking to develop in our relationship with God. Whether you are a new Christian or have been one for a while, there is something for you here.

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.

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.

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.

REGISTRATIONS DUE BY 10 NOVEMBER

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

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?

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

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.

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