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May 17 2016

Anglicans Abandon Common Prayer
and Allow Blessing Same-Sex Couples

To my mind, one of the most significant decisions made at the meeting of General Synod Te Hinota Whanui (GSTHW2016) of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia was the alteration to our Constitution which put one of the final nails into the coffin of our common prayer. An obvious consequence is also

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May 16 2016

Trinity Sunday

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Let us pray (in silence) [to God the source of all being, through the eternal Word, in the power of the Holy Spirit] pause Almighty and everlasting God, you have given to us your servants grace, by the confession of a true faith, to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity, and in the power

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May 13 2016

Pope Considers Ordaining Women

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Earlier this year I wrote about the Pope washing the feet of women possibly signalling an openness to rethinking ordination of males-only in Roman Catholicism: Pope Takes One Small Step Towards Women Priests? Now: Pope Francis has announced he will create a commission to study the possibility of allowing women to serve as deacons in

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May 12 2016

Collect for Next Week

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Let us pray (in silence) [that through our wisdom and love God is revealed] Pause Almighty God, grant that we, meditating always on what is right and true, may please you in word and deed; through Jesus Christ, our Saviour who is alive with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now

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May 11 2016

5 Reasons Children Need to be in Church

By Bosco Peters / 19 Comments

I have long been passionate about having children in church. One of the chapters in my book Celebrating Eucharist is Chapter 18 – Children at the Eucharist. At a recent synod I attended, our church’s national youth adviser stood up and declared that our years of segregating youth from the worshipping community have failed. Many

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May 10 2016

The Day of Pentecost

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Let us pray (in silence) [that we rejoice in the Spirit guiding our lives] pause O God, on this day you taught the hearts of the faithful by the light of your Holy Spirit, may we, by the same Spirit, be truly wise and ever rejoice in your consolation; through Jesus Christ who is alive

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May 9 2016

Muslims & Christ’s Tomb

By Bosco Peters / 3 Comments

Early every morning, at around four o’clock, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is unlocked. This is one of the holiest sites of Christianity, where tradition has Jesus was executed, buried, and where he rose – so a primary focus, particularly during the Easter Season. Who do you think has the key and is trusted

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May 6 2016

The Lonely Ember

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A member of a certain church, who previously had been attending services regularly, stopped going. After a few weeks, the pastor decided to visit him. It was a chilly evening. The pastor found the man at home alone, sitting before a blazing fire. Guessing the reason for his pastor’s visit, the man welcomed him, led

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