This post is dedicated to the latest upgrade of facebook which IMO has made it even worse! Launching the “upgrade” was facebook’s knee-jerk reaction to the announcement by Google+ allowing anyone to sign up for it. Facebook was to have rolled out its new design at its F8 Facebook Developers conference. But it just couldn’t
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I recently spotted the above church. No cross. And notice its logo: an apple with a bite out of it. Certainly a clash of symbols that makes me think… What do you think?
I find it irritating when being at a Eucharist and suddenly there is an ostentatious ritual being made of cleaning hands with hand sanitizer. I had considered writing a post about it. When teenagers spoke to me about how unnecessarily distracting it was at services they had been to, I knew that I should carry
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The Collect I am attempting my own version of the collects, and rework this week’s one as: O God, you declare your almighty power above all by showing mercy and compassion; grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, who are running to obtain your promises, may be partakers of your heavenly treasure; through
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This Blog post was updated 20 September This last weekend the synod of the Diocese of Dunedin met and passed the following motion unanimously: That this Synod: Noting the lack of traditional Trinitarian collects in the Lectionary, strongly urges the Common Life Liturgical Commission and the General Synod/te Hinota Whanui to ensure (a). the retention
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The Torah reading today, 18 Elul 5771 (September 17 2011) in the synagogue is called Ki Tavo Deut. 26:1-29:8. Elul (אֱלוּל) is the last month of the Jewish calendar (counting from Tishri). It began on August 29th and will run through September 28th this year. This month is the beginning of a forty day “Season
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The Revised Common Lectionary (and its Roman Catholic equivalent, the three-year cycle of Sunday readings) has three readings and a psalm. My friend and colleague, Peter Carrell, is the Director of Education for the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch. He is one of the people who would have a very good overview of the worship life
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THE CROSS is usually a principal sign associated with a church building. But do we devalue it by overuse? I see crosses put on the wine and water cruets. I see them on stoles. I see them put on chairs – so that we are sitting on or leaning against, hiding… It is as if
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