Two hundred and twenty Anglican bishops, clergy and lay people from throughout New Zealand and the Pacific are at Waitangi to thrash out the direction the church will take in the next couple of years. Over the next three days, they will discuss its role in helping alleviate child poverty, and where it goes in Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Anglican’
Anglicans deny huge land sale in Fiji
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
For some time there has been speculation that a Trust associated with the Anglican Church is selling a large block of land at Natoavatu near Savusavu on Vanua Levu, Fiji to the Government of Kiribati. But an Anglican Church spokesman Jason Rhodes, speaking in Auckland said “The best I can establish is that there has Read more
Anglican commission considers separate church for gays
Tuesday, April 8th, 2014
Differences over the blessing and ordination of gays could see the Anglican church in New Zealand could split or even disintegrate. These are two of the options being considered by a church commission dealing with differing views over same-sex relationships. The commission, established two years ago, and chaired by former governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand, was Read more
Anglican Bishop of Dunedin begins hikoi from Stewart Island
Friday, March 14th, 2014
The Anglican Bishop of Dunedin will walk, cycle, and travel by train, ferry and helicopter, during a month long hikoi from Stewart Island to the Waitaki Valley. The hikoi, Te Harinui – A hikoi of Joyful News celebrates 200 years since the beginnings of the Christian gospel in New Zealand. The hikoi begins this Friday, 14th March Read more
Archbishop of York to visit New Zealand
Friday, March 7th, 2014The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, is to visit New Zealand from the 9th to the 29th of March for a time of study and public engagements. The Archbishop, with his wife Margaret Sentamu, will be based in Dunedin at the University of Otago as the Harold Turner Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Read more
Waikato hospital chaplain has interesting background
Friday, February 28th, 2014
Daniel Sitaram has taken an interesting route to his present job as a chaplain at Waikato Hospital. Born in Fiji, he is of Indian Fijian heritage. He was ordained an Anglican priest and worked in parishes in Fiji before spending 8 years as a high school teacher. Then he moved to Anglican diocese of Christchurch. He obtained Read more
New Anglican Dean installed in Wellington
Tuesday, February 4th, 2014
The new Anglican Dean of Wellington, the Very Rev Digby Wilkinson, was installed as the seventh dean and vicar of the parish of Thorndon on 26 January. He was installed at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, surrounded by leaders of the Central Baptist Church in Palmerston North, where he previously served. He described the Read more
Church of England removes devil from baptism liturgy
Monday, January 6th, 2014The Church of England is accused of “dumbing down” the sacrament of baptism as it introduces new wording to the service. The Church is introducing a christening ceremony that removes the requirement on parents and godparents to “repent sins” and “reject the devil”. Critics claimed the new wording, designed as an alternative to the current Read more
NZ Census – fewer Catholics but the most populous religion
Friday, December 13th, 2013
Declining numbers in all the mainstream churches means that Catholicism has emerged as the most populous religion in New Zealand. The 2013 New Zealand census shows that of the total population of 4.2 M, population, 3.9 M stated their religious affiliation. Of those, 1.635 M, (1 in 4), say they had no religious affiliation, up from Read more
NZ Anglican same sex marriage decision ‘independent’ of UK report
Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013The Anglican Church in New Zealand says its decision on whether to bless same-sex marriages is unlikely to be affected by a Church of England report. The British report has recommended the Church lift its ban, but not force individual clergy to offer public services. A commission set up by New Zealand’s Anglican Church to Read more