Matariki 2022
For the first time, this year Matariki will be a public holiday. Here are some resources and reflections on how we might celebrate this.
Charles de Foucauld Resurrection
A fourth sermon using Charles de Foucauld’s desert focus as a lens.
Corpus Christi 2022
Gracious and merciful God,
in a wonderful sacrament you have given us
a memorial of the passion of your Son
Jesus Christ;
grant that we who receive these sacred mysteries
may grow up into him in all things
until we come to your eternal joy;
through our Saviour Jesus Christ
who is alive with with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God now and for ever.
Amen
Sunday 19 June 2022
Lord,
may we always love and revere your Holy Name,
for you never fail to help and guide those you establish firmly in your love;
through Jesus Christ, our Saviour
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Baptism Communion
in which order?
The Episcopal Church is debating whether or not to remove the requirement of baptism for receiving communion. Here is a reflection from a New Zealand Anglican perspective.
Collect Chaos
For Anglicans, the collect was once a much-loved, well-polished prayer that Anglicans and others knew by heart. New Zealand’s collects have degenerated into a vast collection that blurs into non-memorable mediocrity and confusion.
Trinity Sunday 2022
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 of your divine Majesty to worship the Unity,
may we, through the steadfastness of this faith,
evermore be defended from all adversities;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.