Wellington City Mission has found a new missioner in a former public servant who doesn’t wear a dog collar. Murray Edridge is the first not-ordained missioner to lead the charity in its 114 years, and the first in two decades to also assume the chief executive role. Continue reading
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Lotteries commit $6m to Christ Church Cathedral restoration
Monday, June 18th, 2018Anglicans have secured $6 million in lotteries money to help restore the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral. The grant covers almost half the outstanding reinstatement cost once existing pledges and insurance are taken into account, but it is understood some in the church are uncomfortable taking gambling money. Continue reading
Two Church schools in Christchurch win architects’ awards
Thursday, June 14th, 2018
Two Church schools were among the buildings recognised at the Canterbury Architecture Awards last week. Catherine McAuley Centre at Villa Maria College received an award in the public architecture category. The jury noted of this project, “The building’s pleated corten cladding references the memory of Catherine McAuley and her protective shawl and provides an exterior that Read more
800 catholic educators gather for triennial convention
Thursday, June 14th, 2018
Eight hundred catholic educators are gathering in Wellington this week at the TSB Arena to celebrate Catholic education in New Zealand. The triennial conventions are designed to ensure that catholic schools remain authentic in their commitment to Church and State, as vibrant communities of faith and learning. The theme of the Convention is Christ’s Call: Read more
Euthanasia: Catholic agencies are the progressive voice
Thursday, June 14th, 2018
Representatives of the New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference (NZCBC) presented their reservations about David Seymour’s End of Life Choice Bill to the Justice Select Committee on Tuesday. Bishop Charles Drennan, Dr Caroline Newson, who works in acute psychiatry medicine, Dr John Kleinsman and researcher Dr Sue Buckley from the Nathaniel Institute made submissions. Drennan talked Read more
Church ‘white ants’ accused of stalling Christ Church Cathedral restoration
Thursday, June 14th, 2018A senior figure in the Anglican church claims a decision to the reinstate Christ Church Cathedral is being ignored by some in the church in the hope it can be changed. David Morrell, who is a canon emeritus of the cathedral and former city missioner, said there had been “zilch” progress since the church agreed Read more
Te Papa calls for Matariki to become nationally-celebrated event
Thursday, June 14th, 2018Te Papa museum is calling for Matariki to be celebrated by all Kiwis as an indigenous event of national identity. Matariki, sometimes called the Māori New Year, is celebrated when the star cluster known as Matariki rises in the sky during winter. Continue reading
Ireland’s president apologises to Magdalene laundry women
Thursday, June 14th, 2018Ireland’s President Michael Higgins has described the treatment of women and children in state-controlled institutions managed by the Catholic Church as a “deep stain on Ireland’s past.” During an historic ceremony to honor former residents of Magdalene laundries, Higgins apologised to the women, whom he called “survivors of the Magdalene regime. “All of you and Read more
Parish nurses upskill in holistic mental health care
Thursday, June 14th, 2018Parish and faith community nurses will turn their attention to mental health, youth issues, spirituality and promoting health in Māori contexts at the Faith Community Nursing annual conference to be held at Tauranga’s Holy Trinity Anglican Church. New Zealand Faith Community Nurses Association Board member Rev Faye Davenport, who is a deacon and registered nurse, Read more
New internship in mental health chaplaincy
Monday, June 11th, 2018
A new internship has been established by the Anglican diocese of Wellington to improve awareness and skill in mental health chaplaincy in their diocese. Finding funding for the internship was a challenge. “It’s been a ten-year journey,” the lead chaplain for Capital and Coast District Health Board, Reverend Canon Kath Maclean told Movement, the diocesan Read more