Once, when he was arguing with a Protestant peasant woman in his village, he asked her, “Where was your Church before the Reformation?” She promptly replied, “In the hearts of people like you.”
John Vianney – Curé d’Ars Read More »
Grant to us, O God, we pray,
the spirit to always think and do what is right,
that we, who cannot exist without you,
may be able to live according to your will;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday 7 August 2022 Read More »
Heavenly Father, your Son called Lazarus from the grave and sat at table in the house of Bethany. Like Martha, may we serve him faithfully in our brothers and sisters and with Mary ponder and feed upon his word. This we ask of you…
Mary, Martha, & Lazarus Read More »
O God,
may your ceaseless mercy
cleanse and defend your church,
and, since it cannot stand firm without you,
guide and govern it always by your goodness;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday 31 July 2022 Read More »
The language used to promote ordination and Religious Life (meaning, community, following Jesus, joy, prayer, service…) needs to become the language AND THE REALITY of encouraging people to come to church – to join the common prayer of the gathered Christian community.
Living God,
the protector of all who trust in you,
without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy;
enfold us in your gracious care and mercy,
that with you to govern and to guide us
we may so use your gifts in this fleeting world
that we do not lose the good that is eternal;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday 24 July 2022 Read More »
Are the majority of us forbidden from using some of the services in the 2020 book with the title A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa? TEC has shown one way forward to solving some of our issues. No Church has needed to deal with the others we’ve uniquely created.
Episcopal Church Shows NZ A Way Forward Read More »
Have Bible Sunday – but use the ecumenically-agreed readings from the Bible.
Sunday 17 July 2022 Read More »
