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Dear Brothers and sisters in Christ, This Sunday, we are observing the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Beloved Son (transferred from Tue 6 Aug). The story of the Transfiguration is the story of Jesus climbing a mountain with his closest friends. There Jesus has a profound experience. There is a dazzling light, a cloud […]

Dear AGAC friends, As I was reading through the readings assigned for this Sunday, I was struck by the fact that the passages from 2 Kings 4, John 6, and Psalm 145 sit well together within the theme of an all-sufficient God and a faith-filled people. Psalm 145 written by David addresses a declaration of

Dear AGAC friends, As I was looking for any possible connecting theme for this Sunday, 21 July, I found out interesting facts. I was fascinated to learn that 21 July marks a special day in different parts of the world. In Belgium, it is National Day. In Australia, it is National Lamington Day.  In the

Dear AGAC friends, The second Sunday in July is set aside for Sea Sunday according to Anglican Church calendar. Sea Sunday is an opportunity for us to remember the world’s 1.9 million seafarers in prayer, to give thanks for crucial work of the Mission to Seafarers and other seafarers’ organisations who provide practical, emotional and

Dear AGAC friends, World Refugee Day is held globally on 20 June. In the Anglican calendar, we set aside July 7 (the first Sunday of July) for Refugee Sunday. On Refugee Sunday, we are encouraged to reflect on how our faith calls us to respond to the needs of refugees, both around the world and

Dear AGAC friends, Mānawatia a Matariki! I recently learned that Mata-ariki has two meanings. One of the meanings refers to the cluster of stars. It also literally means the ‘eyes of god’ (mata-eyes, ariki– lord). I was inspired by what Rev’d Dr. Hirini, the new principal of St. John’s Theological College, said in his article;

Dear AGAC friends, Les and I attended the Diocesan Ministry Conference this week. Within the Diocese, a concern has been raised that the current structures impede our mission and ministry. In the light of this, this year’s conference sought to provide a framework in which we can interrogate the issues and imagine the responses.  I

Dear AGAC friends, 16th June is Disability Awareness Sunday. This year’s theme is “Building the Kingdom of God: Expect the unexpected.”   Many of us haven’t had the opportunity to get to know a person living with a disability so it can be difficult to understand or be aware of what life with a disability can

Dear friends in Christ, Here we are back in Ordinary time again.  It’s called “ordinary” because these are counted weeks (think of “ordinal” numbers—that word comes from the same Latin root). Probably in common parlance most people assume that the “ordinary” of Ordinary Time means what we usually mean by the word: nothing special, typical,