In a church that desperately needs renewal in common worship and spirituality, the perception of the irrelevant aridity of liturgy is reinforced by debating removing “the” from “The Season of Easter”.
There is no ‘The’ in Easter Read More »
New Zealand Anglicanism begins the process to remove and alter collects from our Anglican heritage.
Collect Deprivation in Draft Prayer Book Read More »
O God,
from whom all good things come,
grant that,
by your inspiration,
we may discern what is right,
and by your merciful guiding may do it;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Resources for Sunday 11 June 2023 Read More »
A braided river does not have a clearly-defined channel. There are approximate banks to the river, and between these sides, the streams are always moving across the wide river’s bed. If the edges, the banks, become too ill defined, the danger is, of course, that the river simply becomes a swamp. This is a very good image for worship in New Zealand’s Anglicanism.
Worship Is Like A Braided River Read More »
Keep the household of your church, O God,
safe in your tender compassion,
so that we who entrust ourselves totally to your heavenly grace
may always be defended by your protection;
through Jesus Christ
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
Sunday 5 February 2023 Read More »
On Sunday, in the Anglican Church of Or, there are four different options for what to celebrate – giving a total of 36 licit possible combinations of readings for Eucharist.
Confusing Christmas Church Conventions Read More »
On Sunday, when more Anglicans will worship on the beach than in pews, the Anglican Church of Or provides 28 licit options for readings combinations for our Eucharist.
A digital copy of the Lectionary for 2023 – and a review of it.
New Zealand Lectionary 2023 Read More »
