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Dear AGAC whanau, I hope you had a truly wonderful and joy-filled Christmas, surrounded by love, peace, and the warmth of God’s presence. As we step into this new season, may the light of Christ continue to shine in your hearts and homes. As the end of 2025 approaches, I am encouraging you to reflect […]

Dear friends of Christ, A summer beach buzzing with excitement ahead of Christmas and holiday season turned into a worst nightmare in our neighbouring country, Australia. Targeted attack on Jewish community in Bondi beach killed at least 15 people including children. My dear friend, Naomi, who is a council for the Jewish community in NZ,

Dear AGAC whanau, Last Sunday, our parishioners, Amanda, Angela and Bob were confirmed together with 26 other candidates from 12 parishes across Auckland at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Several parishioners from AGAC were there to join this special occasion. The service was a beautiful reminder of God’s faithfulness and the Spirit’s ongoing work among us.

As we enter this joyful season of hope and light, we warmly invite you, your family, and your friends to join us for our Christmas services. Please see the schedule in the image below for all service times at Albany – Holy Cross and Greenhithe – St Michael’s and All Angels. Whether you are a

Dear AGAC friends, As we begin the second week of Advent, now is a good time to take stock of how our preparations for Christmas are going. Have you put up your Christmas tree at home? Have you bought gifts for your loved ones? What about the spiritual side of getting ready for Christmas? Quite

Dear AGAC friends, Welcome to a new liturgical year (Year A). As we step into a new lectionary year, we’re invited to see the world through Matthew’s eyes. Matthew has his own heartbeat, his own anxieties, his own hopes, his own vision of what it looks like for God to break into the world. Matthew

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Thanks to your support and prayers, I had a wonderful 4 day silent retreat at St. Francis Friary in Hillsborough last weekend. It was a great opportunity to spend time with God alone in a beautiful setting. The photo in the cover letter was taken while I was there.

Kia ora e te whānau a te Karaiti The image in the cover of this newsletter, which is painted by a Jewish artist Alex Levin, vividly unveils the beauty of ancient temple artistry. I can feel the energy from the painting. In today’s gospel passage, we hear about Jesus and the disciples admiring the art

Kia Ora koutou, November is very much a time for remembering. In Aotearoa, following the UK tradition, we have Guy Fawkes night, with its somewhat macabre injunction, ‘Remember, remember, the 5th November: gunpowder, treason and plot’. Last week, All Saints’ and All Souls’ Day call us to remember those who have lived and died in

Greetings fellow pilgrims, Baptism: Last week, I announced that Bob Coughlan and their daughter Angela were getting baptised on 30th October. It was a joyful occasion. I am excited to let you know that we have the joy this Sunday of welcoming Jonathan Perratt into the life of Christ through baptism. The baptism liturgy takes