Steve Jobs 1955-2011
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October 2011
STOP the presses
Yesterday I was a guest at the meeting of the Common Life Liturgical Commission. This is the highest liturgical body in our church with representatives from each tikanga (Maori, Pakeha, Polynesia). I was invited by the chair, Bishop Kito Pikaahu, and they welcomed me very graciously. The commission worked systematically through issues – the unanimously-passed
Week starting October 9
The Collect I am attempting my own version of the collects, and rework this week’s one as: Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ who is alive with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God
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more than a million at Mass?
A recent post at the wonderful Pray Tell blog highlighted an intriguing question: how would you consecrate for one and a half million people at a Eucharist? Is the Eucharist appropriate for such a huge gathering? Should a Eucharist be celebrated if there is no way to communicate those who would like to receive? Fr.
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Liturgy tops NZ twitter
On Saturday, according to twittaholic, I became the most-followed twitter profile based in New Zealand. @liturgy has about 75 thousand followers. Not a politician (John Key, the Prime Minister, ranks at number 7 with 28,492Followers); not a sports person; not a musician or famous actor… the most-followed twitter profile in this so-called most-secular of nations,
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churches not covered for acts of God
The main insurer of church buildings in New Zealand will no longer cover acts of God – earthquakes. More than 600 church buildings in NZ will be affected by this decision. (Taonga report, TV3 news text, TV3 news video, stuff news). Ansvar has claims over $700 million in a year they collected $35 million. Ansvar
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