Connexions February 2025

In this issue

Marion Hines

Connexions update

The Climate Justice Working Group is committed to producing a calendar for each of the five key focus areas in the Climate Justice Decade – Rekindle the Va of Papatūānuku. The focus area for 2025/26 is Climate Migration/Displacement.

Uesifili Unasa

Contribution of things happenings for Auckland Synod at the start of this year.

The Auckland Synod work got off to a busy start in 2025 with the Induction services for Rev Kaurasi Lagi at the Pitt St Fijian congregation in Auckland Central Parish and Glen Eden Church in the Waitakere Parish.

Dale Peach

The South Island Synod is again holding it’s School of Theology, Kete Aroha o Waipounamu, this year in March

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Web Master

Welcome to the monthly newsletter of the Methodist Church of New Zealand Te Hāhi Weteriana Aotearoa

Please send your articles to reception@methodist.org.nz

Lynne Scott

World Day of Prayer – 2025 – “I Made You Wonderfully”

The 2025 World Day of Prayer service and resouces have been prepared by the WDP Committee of Cook Islands. The theme is “I Made You Wonderfully” based on Psalm 139: 14. The ecumenical service will take place on Friday 7 March 2025.

Frank Hanson

Changing Church

Feminine Descriptors for God. Based on terms used in “Changing Church” (Jann Aldredge-Clanton), the stories of 12 US ministers (mainly women), their lives and their theologies.

Judy McFall

The NZLPA Auckland Ecumenical Lay Preacher group whanau is happy to bring you the first of its three gatherings of 2025 on Saturday March 29th 9:30am-12:30pm at Wesley Mt Roskill Parish, 276 Mt Albert Road, Sandringham.

Dr Emily Colgan, (Trinity Theological College, University of Auckland), is our Guest Speaker on the topic The Bible: Violence in /and our Sacred Texts. See the full details in our flyer.

Antje Duda

Warm greetings from Sister Ev and wondering what happend to this summer

Slow Down, Pause and Rest: Experience the Gift of Retreat

Cha Clarino

Lifewise Reopens the Myers Park Cottage

Lifewise is delighted to announce the re-opening of the historic Myers Park Cottage, located at 72 Greys Avenue, Au

Andrew Doubleday

UCANZ is staging it’s Biennial Forum at Kings Birthday Weekend in Auckland this year, and will be considering the future of this expression of the Ecumenical Project.

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The Connexional Office

Remember in your Prayers

Julie Roberts

Methodist Mission Southern: There is More Than Enough

At Methodist Mission Southern, we believe in the abundance of love, care, and resources that our community can offer. Yet, for too many in our society, life is about getting by with what’s leftover—what’s unwanted or barely enough to survive.

Beverley Osborn

INVITATION

Because of shrinking congregations and limited finance, many small NZ churches have been forced to close.

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