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Notes from Yukiko's Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, As I mentioned last week, I recently spent three days at St. Francis retreat centre in Hillsborough. It was my third time staying th

Notes from Yukiko's Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last weekend, I had a profound opportunity to pause and reconnect with God at St. Francis Friary in Hillsborough

Notes from Yukiko's Desk

Kia ora e te whānau a te Karaiti This coming Monday we will celebrate Labour Day in Aotearoa. Say “labour” especially in recent weeks, many people may

Notes from Yukiko's Desk

Dear friends of AGAC, This week's readings all seem to circle around one simple question: what, or who, do we trust most? It's a question that feels j

Notes from Jessica’s Desk

Tēnā koutou AGAC whānau! Having just started my role here at AGAC as your Parish Administrator, I thought I’d share a bit about myself. I haven’t long

Echoes Through Time: A Trio Concert

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters of God’s beloved creation, The sacred Season of Creation culminates on this Sunday, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi (actu

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of God’s beloved creation, As mentioned earlier, the theme for the Season of Creation 2026 is “Living Water.” It draws inspiration from E

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters of God’s beloved creation, As reported in the media, in recent months, the world has experienced a series of natural disaste

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Holy Cross and St. Michael’s Whether you love the sight of blue bells in your yard, the soothing sound of tui chirping, or the refresh

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ on Earth, Welcome to the Season of Creation ! In the words of Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of Canterbury, “ In t

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends in Christ, Spring will be officially here in Aotearoa this coming week! As winter fades, spring brings a sense of renewal and fresh energ

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, In the second reading assigned for this Sunday, Paul talks about “ gifts .” We have gifts that differ according to the grace given t

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Christ, The readings assigned for this Sunday remind us that God’s house is open to all people. Isaiah glimpsed one united humanity, g

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC family Thanks to your prayers, I came back to Auckland safely onMonday this week. It was extremely hot over there. Due to the intense heats,

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, The image in this newsletter is the mosaic which was part of the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, in Tabgha (t

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC family, I wonder how often you pause in the midst of a busy day to simply give thanks. It seems so simple, yet in our hectic lives, gratitud

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, It's been quite an erratic winter, and although we still have several more weeks of this cold season, the first b

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC wganau, Mānawatia a Matariki! As Matariki and Puanga rise in the winter dawn sky, people across Aotearoa mark the Māori New Year. This seaso

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Kia Ora koutou, In the Lectionary the first Sunday in July is designated as Refugee Sunday . Each year, the Anglican Church marks it as a time to reme

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Christ, This week, Les, Bruce and I attended the diocesan ministry conference for two days. The theme of the conference was “ Faithful

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC community, Disability Awareness Sunday is the third Sunday in June each year. It is a day where Churches are invited to dedicate their servi

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Christ, Welcome to Ordinary Time! The first Sunday in Ordinary Time was actually Trinity Sunday. It came immediately after Pentecost,

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Nāku noa, nā This Sunday we are celebrating Te Pouhere Sunday . The image of ‘ Te Pouhere’ is three waka all bound to a central pou , or post. In te r

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Trinity Sunday commemorates the Christian understanding of God: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, te Matua, te Tama, me te W

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends in Christ, Happy Pentecost Sunday! The word “Pentecost” comes from the Greek pentēkostē , meaning “fiftieth.” It is celebrated 50 days af

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As I was contemplating what to write in notes for this newsletter and thought about this being Ascension Day (14t

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, What a great joy it was to celebrate St. Michael’s special birthday, surrounded by familiar faces, new friends, and the unshakable p

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Holy Cross and St. Michael’s, When I was reading this Sunday’s lectionary readings, two things stood out to me. First, they are all wr

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, I trust you are enjoying the beginning of the beautiful season of Autumn! I feel rested and refreshed while taking several days off.

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, As warnings were being sounded ahead of Cyclone Vaianu last weekend, we, AGAC community, decided to cancel the Su

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC family, Last Sunday, we celebrated the joy and wonder of the Resurrection — the empty tomb, the risen Lord, and the hope that changes everyt

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Welcome to Easter! We stand on the brink of the Great "Three Days", a service of worship in three parts beginning

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, We are about to embark on Easter journey. Holy Week is more than Palm Sunday and Easter—it’s a transformative journey. This Sunday,

Easter Services AGAC

Palm Sunday Service 29 March 9 am St. Michael’s 10:30 am Holy Cross Maundy Thursday@ Holy Cross 2 April 6:30 pm Soup and Bread meal 7.30pm Maundy Thur

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Recently I was approached by Prof. Peter Lineham if I am happy to be nominated to be an Anglican representative on the Auckland-Nort

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last Friday, four of us from AGAC attended the World Day of Prayer (WDP) gathering held

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC family, The fear, the panic, the anxiety experienced by millions of people in the Middle East and beyond is so real. USIran conflict threate

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, During my recent flight from Hiroshima to Tokyo, I was fortunate to catch a breathtaking view of Mt. Fuji from the airplane window

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Here we are, at the commencement of Lent once again. The word Lent comes from the Old English word for spring, le

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, I cannot believe this coming week we will observe Ash Wednesday already! It seems not so long ago when we celebrated Christmas! This

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends in Christ, Thanks to your prayers, we came back to NZ safely on Thursday. I didn’t experience any travel cancellations like last year’s t

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends in Christ, I am scheduled to leave Tokyo on 4 th of Feb to return to Auckland. This Sunday, we are celebrating the feast of presentation

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, The photos in the coversheet of this newsletter were taken by myself in our garden. You may have noticed that I often use my own pho

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, The photo of koru in the coversheet of this newsletter was taken by myself on the New Year Day in Kelly Park in Albany. As you may

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The Christmas season, celebrating the Self-revelation of God through Jesus, comes to an end with the feast of the

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Happy New Year! & A Blessed Epiphany! I hope you have experienced moments of joy and wonder and beauty in thes

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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 i

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Christ, A summer beach buzzing with excitement ahead of Christmas and holiday season turned into a worst nightmare in our neighbouring

🎄 Christmas Services🎄

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 se

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Last Sunday, our parishioners, Amanda, Angela and Bob were confirmed together with 26 other candidates from 12 parishes across Auckl

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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 p

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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 beaut

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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 mac

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Greetings fellow pilgrims, Baptism: Last week, I announced that Bob Coughlan and their daughter Angela were getting baptised on 30th October. It was a

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Last week in our Northshore clergy cluster group meeting, we had a presentation from Age Concern New Zealand (visit: www.ageconcerna

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, October 17 is the United Nations' International Day for the Eradication of Poverty . The theme this year for the

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, This week, I attended the intergeneration ministry conference held in Torbay Anglican Parish. The theme of the conference this year

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, How are you enjoying the warmer weather? As for me, while I enjoy every aspect of the warmer weather, I really en

Season of Creation @AGAC

From 1 September to 4 October, the global church celebrates the Season of Creation —a time to give thanks for God’s wonderful gift of creation and to

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of AGAC, The creative gifts Sunday at Holy Cross was a wonderful celebration! There were a wide range of creative gifts; figures, car mod

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whānau, 17th September marks the feast of St. Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), one of my favourite saints. St. Hildegard grew up with a very

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Parish of Albany Greenhithe, Last week, Christian, Robert and I attended the 58th Synod of the Anglican Diocese of Auckland held at Ho

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters of Earth, We have entered a new season of the church in which we celebrate the beauty and the life of Creation. We worship t

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Welcome to Spring and to the Season of Creation ! The freesias and daffodils are blooming, and there's a bit more daylight at each end of the day... T

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, All the readings assigned this week – Isaiah 58, Psalm 103, Hebrews 12 and Luke 13 – paint a vivid picture of the justice we are ca

Baroque Inspirations: A Trio Concert

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, It is getting warmer in daytime, and we might notice spring is around the corner these days. But there are people who are living ro

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, This week, some of us attended the diocesan ministry conference held at St. Margaret Anglican Church in Hillsborough. The conference

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, This month marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, the most devastating global conflict in history. The worl

World Peace Day Service

AN INTERFAITH SERVICE TO MARK WORLD PEACE DAY 5pm sunday 3 AugustHoly Trinity cathedral Join us for a special World Peace Day Service as we come toget

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Last week, our theme was hospitality. This week focuses on the theme of prayer. The readings remind us that praye

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The readings this week remind us of the important themes that bind us together: generosity and hospitality. In a

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Last week when I was walking my dog, Louis, in Kelly Park near Holy Cross, I happened to see Mother hen walking with baby chicks in

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Thanks to your prayers, we came back to NZ safely on Monday. Just 20 hours before our flight, we received a notification from Air NZ

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends in Christ, I am scheduled to leave Tokyo on 2 nd of Feb to return to Auckland. I will stay with my brother and his family in Tokyo on tha

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends Hope you are enjoying a nice summer in NZ. (I am writing this before leaving) While I am away, if I need to be contacted, please sen

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ By the time you read this, I will be in Hiroshima. While I am away, if I need to be contacted, please send me an e

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ This coming week, I am leaving for Japan. My son and I will spend some time in Tokyo and go on a ski trip to Nagan

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ Happy New Year! & A Blessed Epiphany! I hope you have experienced moments of joy and wonder and beauty in thes

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Hope you had a blessed Christmas. It was lovely to see many of you, your family and friends, people from St John Paul II Cathol

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, Each week during Advent, we have watched our world slowly being brightened with the lighting of each candle. On this last Sunday of

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Joy . It is the candle we light this week.  Joy is a strange thing. It is not a word we use that often. Joy is something we immediately connect w

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Last week, we embarked on an Advent journey together by lighting the candle of hope on the Advent wreath. The Advent wreath includes many symbols to h

Christmas Services

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Albany Greenhithe Parish This Sunday is the First Sunday in Advent and the beginning of a new Church year, Year C. Our Gospel readings

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Albany Greenhithe Parish This Sunday we are celebrating the festival of the Reign of Christ, his dominion over all aspects of our live

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends On Tuesday, I attended Albany Youth Project Hui which was held at Albany community Hub. There were around 25 people from various org

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends Last Friday I visited St. Michael’s in Greenhithe to discuss several things with Bruce and Mike, a pastor in Shore Grace Church who

Parish dinner

9 th Nov (Saturday) at Holy Cross Starting at 6:30 Please put your name and how many people are coming on the list this Sunday giving us an idea of nu

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends All Saints Day was started in the eighth century by the Catholic Church as a day to commemorate all the ‘official’ Saints or martyrs

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends Do you enjoy reflecting on Christian art? I do. In my recent retreat, we spent a lot of time reflecting on Rembrandt’s painting of R

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends On Monday, Rev. Junko Preston arrived in Auckland, and visited Holy Cross on Tuesday to share her story. We had a blessing time. She

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Kia ora e te whānau a te Karaiti Thanks to your support and prayers, I had a wonderful 2-night retreat at St. Mary Mackillop retreat Centre in Mission

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of AGAC, On Wednesday, a group of us went to Patrick and Diana’s place in Riverhead for a half-day retreat. (The photos in the coversheet

A Devotion with Rev. Junko Monica Preston

Tuesday 15 th October, 10:30-12:00 Holy Cross, 222 Dairy Flat highway, Albany Rev. Junko, who became the first Japanese woman priested in the Anglican

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of AGAC, This Sunday, at Holy Cross, we are celebrating the feast of St. Francis of Assisi (actual feast day is 4 th Oct). He was a remar

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Hope you have survived the unseasonal polar weather in the last several days. Did you know that 21 st of September is World Gratitud

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, Thank you once again for celebrating my 1 st anniversary as a priest-in-charge at AGAC after the Sunday service at Holy Cross. Valer

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends of Parish of Albany Greenhithe Anglican Church, As announced last month, the status of our congregation has been changed from Mission Dis

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends in Christ, I cannot believe it’s already been one year since I began my journey as a priest- in-charge of AGAC on 30 th August last year

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear friends in Christ, One of the national news that drew my attention this week was the work on the restoration of Christ Church Cathedral to be pau

Creative Gifts Sunday

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC whanau, There is a focus on “wisdom” throughout today's passages. In Proverb 9, the first reading which begins; 1. Wisdom has built her hous

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, This year, which is year B of the liturgical cycle, we have been looking at Mark’s Gospel most Sundays. As you know, Mark’s Gospel

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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). T

Hiroshima Day

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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,

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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 lea

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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 a

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, Les and I attended the Diocesan Ministry Conference this week. Within the Diocese, a concern has been raised that the current struc

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear AGAC friends, 16 th June is Disability Awareness Sunday . This year’s theme is “Building the Kingdom of God: Expect the unexpected.” Many of us h

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

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—th

The Anglican magazine

Notes from Yukiko’s Desk

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ This Sunday is Trinity Sunday. Unlike other Sunday worship in which we celebrate the great acts of God, Trinity Su

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What's on This week, we welcome three more new mums (in total 9 mums), and their babies, and a new volunteer from local community. In our group, we ha