Much of the convent of the Community of the Sacred Name was destroyed in the Canterbury earthquakes. The large brick building is gone. Some of the sisters returned to the convent recently. They have moved into the newer retreat house. I visited them recently. All around the convent grounds are empty building sites where the
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There are generally more than one and a half thousand people visiting this site daily. Many of you are regulars – and we form a community here. Thank you. Some of us pray for each other, and this place. Others go to a few pages and miss some of what is offered here. In the
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The Chi Rho results from superimposing the first two (capital) letters chi (X) and rho (Ρ) of the Greek word ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ (Christ). The cross is also fairly easy to recognise as being alluded to. It is often surrounded by a circle. This post is the second in a new series reflecting on Christian signs, symbols,
I was in Northland recently and walked into one showroom to see the above piece of swamp kauri. “Font”, was my first thought. Swamp kauri was preserved in peat and is aged anything up to 50,000 years old. This piece could be easily waterproofed and provide a wonderful Kiwi font, usable both for full submersion
Let us pray (in silence) [that we may persevere in our growth into God’s life] pause God of all inspiration, you caused all holy scriptures to be written for our instruction grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by steadfastness, and by the encouragement of your holy Word,
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unashamedly stolen from SMBC Thanks to the person who pointed me to this. 🙂 You know who you are!
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For many churches this is stewardship season. Time to get more voluntary work, and most especially more money out of the congregants! And Sunday’s Gospel reading was perfect to get that last bit of extra money out of them: Jesus sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many
At a time when state and church are often involved in heated controversy about redefining words and concepts, England and its Church have redefined “news” and “announcement” by announcing the news that Justin Welby is to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury.* I think my friend and colleague, Rev Dr Peter Carrell, may have been
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