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Ko Te Tonga kei te Karaka - The South Calling: 18 March 2021

This week we hear from Bishop Steve, there is an update on Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board members and an invitation to consider being a Trustee of this Board....

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.

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 Tuesday 23 March. We appreciate any news and photos you have to pass on.

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

Contents

Feed my sheep

A question with Bishop Steve

by Andrew Metcalfe

We ask Bishop Steve this month: Could Lent be thought of as an extended Sabbath?

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The compass of Governance

Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board (DDTB) Trustee Vacancies

by Andrew Metcalfe

Could you contribute to the Diocese of Dunedin by being a Trustee of the Dunedin Diocesan Trust Board?

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Reminder: RSVPs are due today (15 April): Ordination to the Priesthood: Reverend John Graveston

by Bishop Steven

I am delighted to announce that John will be Ordained to the Priesthood at the Cathedral on Friday 23 April 2021 at 7pm.

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Anglican Missions 100 years

Anglican Missions Internship

by Steph Fry

Here at Anglican Missions we are opening our next round of internships!

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Tarras Community Church 

The Tarras Community church celebrates its centenary this year.

by Ven Damon Plimmer

To mark this important milestone, the Tarras Community Church Charitable Trust are holding a thanksgiving service at the church at 11am on Saturday 10 April 2021 followed by a barbeque lunch in the church grounds.

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Anglican Missions 2023 Lenten Appeal

by Anglican Missions

Lent, in the Christian church, is a period of spiritual preparation for Easter. In Western churches it begins on Ash Wednesday, six and a half weeks before Easter, and is a chance for the Church to reflect Jesus Christ’s fasting in the wilderness before he began his public ministry.

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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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Children and Youth Training Opportunities

by John Graveston

There are several training opportunities coming up - read on for more information.

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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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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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