Let’s be clear about what Anglicans in NZ (the Anglican Church of Or) have agreed to: the Revised Common Lectionary [General Synod Te Hinota Whanui (GSTHW) 1998; confirmed GSTHW 2000]. Let’s be clear and honest about what we have not agreed to: we have not agreed to use For All the Saints (FAS – second
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Many of us have, by now, bought our copy of the booklet The Lectionary Te Maramataka 2014. UPDATE: here is the PDF of The Lectionary Te Maramataka 2014 (1.40 MB) As the booklet itself makes clear, this lectionary booklet can be used to find the appropriate liturgical colour. As in the example in the image
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September 1, in the Anglican Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, is the Festival of The Builders of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia. It is usually represented in bold type (cf. old style “Red letter day”) in A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa [NZPB] (page 9).
[Update 7 September 2013: the Christchurch diocesan synod has just resoundingly agreed with me and not given assent to the Statute 699 below] The Christchurch diocesan synod in 2011 unanimously and with applause called on the Anglican Church of Or to stop authorising new liturgical stuff until it had produced a straightforward report which makes
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“Or”, the board game, has simple rules. But can take a lifetime to master (sorry – “to mistress”). The board consists of the parishes and ministry units of New Zealand Anglicanism, the Anglican Church of Or. To move along the board one can only move to an adjoining square if both parishes used a same
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One can never be sure just what you will encounter for worship as you visit around the Anglican Church of Or. The Easter Vigil for me is (& should be?) the peak of the Church Year, its crown. “The high point of Holy Week celebrations is known as the Great Vigil of Easter, for it
It’s that time of year again; when we receive The Lectionary Te Māramataka 2013 for the Anglican Church of Or. This year, the four pages of “How to use the Lectionary” are followed by two new pages “Understanding the Lectionary”. These six pages notwithstanding, someone like me still finds this publication an annual enigma. I
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Definition of COMMNON noun (pronunciation kəˈm nən) A partial communion. An imperfect communion. A broken communion. A clayton’s communion. A commnon is what you have if you don’t have a communion. American spelling: comnon (as much non as com) The term was first used by Rev. Bosco Peters in 2012 Some think the Anglican Communion
Breaking news: The Olympic Organising Committee has waited until the 2012 Olympics were concluded to announce that for future olympics they want to do something different. Because of the particular approach and expertise of my church in liturgy, the Anglican Church of Or has been contracted to run future olympics. The contract will last for
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Regulars here will know that the NZ Lectionary publication is an easy target for a blog post about liturgical confusion. It has been three weeks since my last post about this – I have successfully been resisting the temptation to point out issues in the NZ Lectionary. But regulars will also know that when it
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