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This update: 24th February 2010
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| NEWS FROM THE DIOCESAN OFFICE ORDINATION & INSTALLATION OF OUR BISHOP ELECT THIS SATURDAY 27TH AT 1:00 PM AT ST PAUL’S CATHEDRAL
Saturday 27th February is a very busy day in Dunedin City. Not only is there the most important Ordination and Installation of our ninth Bishop of Dunedin. There are three other activities taking place in and around the Octagon that day. The 150th Army Parade starts at 12pm, then at 2.30pm there will be a Chinese Festival and due to a Cruise Ship being in town, the street outside the Cathedral will be blocked off all day. All these activities will make it difficult for those wanting parking. We suggest that you leave yourselves plenty of time to find a park. For those wanting to drop passengers off, please to do so using the Moray Street entrance. Those with a disability who need to be dropped off right outside the Cathedral door you will need to ask the person standing at the Stuart Street barricade (very politely please), if you can drop your passenger off at the door. “STRICTLY ONLY THOSE WITH DISABILITIES TO BE DROPPED OFF AT THE CATHEDRAL DOOR PLEASE”. Reminder of the Live Broadcast of the Ordination and Installation Service For those of you who are unable to attend the Installation and Ordination of our Bishop-Elect on Saturday 27th but would still like to be part of the whole experience. Please go to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/Gfs-chapel as Gillion’s Funeral Services have very kindly offered to do a live broadcast from the Cathedral for us. The service starts at 1:00 pm so the site will not be live until then. REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER REMINDER
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| DIOCESAN NOTICES Lenten Meditations at the Cathedral 6.00pm Wednesday 24 February, 3, 10, 17, 24 March (Followed by soup and rolls) Speaking Into the Silence: Poets and God These (30 minute) opportunities for prayer and reflection are led by the Dean. The meditations will explore how poets engage with issues of faith and doubt; venture into the silence of God, and may encourage us in our journeying. Over the 5 weeks, the poets featured will include John Donne, T. S. Eliot, James K. Baxter, Ursula Bethell, and R.S.Thomas. Celtic Style Eucharist -- Encircling Creation-- You are invited to participate in a CELTIC STYLE EUCHARIST on FRIDAY, 26th FEBRUARY at 12.10p.m. in the crypt of ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL the theme is;- " ENCIRCLING CREATION---awareness, protection, vision---" Please bring lavender and herbs for strewing, and a symbol of Creation. Encircling has been a way of praying for many centuries. It can enable us to be more fully aware of our place in the universe, to affirm our sense of community, and also to imbibe us with vision for the future. In Celtic spirituality, encircling is also bestowed upon someone about to enter a new part of his/her journey--- More Info:- (03) 4772336 EVERYONE WELCOME Lent at All Saints Invercargill An ecumenical programme - 'Faith as Life' - living the faith, Tuesdays at 7.30pm in the hall. Tuesday March 2 - Bishop Kelvin Wright, on going deeper - Christian contemplation and meditation. Tuesday March 9 - Lauren Brown, Judy Johnston, Debra Murphy and Richard Johnson on faith and action. Tuesday March 16 - Sister Marie-Eugene, a Dominican, on the rhythm of prayer. Tuesday March 23 - Eric Miller on living the life of faith. All welcome. Plates are welcome too for supper afterwards. To all Licensed Lay Ministers in the Dunedin/Coastal Otago areas There will be an Area Day at St John’s, Roslyn in April. Like last year we will be meeting on either the Friday evening [6-8] of 23rd April or on the Saturday morning [9-11] of 24th April. If you missed the Diocesan Training Day on Saturday, 13th February, then please feel free to attend either of these sessions. Bring your tea with you if coming on Friday evening, and I will have the jug on for hot drinks! There will be morning tea on Saturday. Would you please pass this on to those Lay Ministers in your parish who are not on the Diocesan Email list. Thank you Verna Rutherford Convenor of Dunedin Hills ALLM BacktoChurchSunday – Mark it in your diaries Michael Harvey from the BacktoChurchSunday team in the UK will be in Dunedin on Thursday, March 18th, 2010. Seminar Time: 1pm – 3pm. Venue to be advised. BacktoChurchSunday will be celebrated on Sunday September 12th, 2010. For more information contact Jan Clark on 03 455-6032 or 027 351-5171 or email her at jan.alec@paradise.net.nz. Music at St Paul's Cathedral Cologne New Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra: Friday 26 February at 8pm. A return visit by this popular ensemble, playing Vivaldi: The four seasons; J.S.Bach, Concerto in D Minor for 2 Violins and Orchestra BWV 1043; Tchaikovsky: Nocturne for Violoncello and Strings (1884); Mozart: Concerto in G Major for Flute and Orchestra KV 313; Pachelbel: Canon for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo. Admission $35 / Seniors $30 / Students $25 / Children under 12 free. Choristers wanted for St Paul’s Cathedral We are looking for new recruits for the St Paul’s Cathedral Choristers – boys and girls aged 7 – 11. The Choristers rehearse on Mondays and Wednesdays at 4pm, and sing at the 10am Eucharist on alternate Sundays. We offer a FREE MUSICAL EDUCATION! They receive instruction in singing, music reading and theory, and sing in a variety of styles and languages. Please contact the Director of Music David Burchell on 477 2336 (cathedral) or 473 6476 (home) for more information. No previous musical education is necessary. Southern See Many thanks to everyone for your support and feedback on the new-look Southern See! It's been great to get such a positive response. The next issue is coming out at Easter, and all material should be sent in by February 28th. The Diocesan Snapshots pages await your news snippets! Things you might consider sharing: events and worship from the Christmas and New Year period, special events in January and February, anniversaries, celebrations, building, new projects - anything that's going on in your ministry area. Photos are welcome (as jpeg or tif files, please). And if you'd like to drop me an email with suggestions or questions, please do! Contributions should be sent to southernsee@dn.anglican.org.nz or by post to PO Box 13170, Green Island, Dunedin 9052 (Attn: Southern See). I look forward to hearing from you, Mary Little (editor). |
| GENERAL NOTICES Seven Weeks for Water 2010: Holy Water Make Lent a time to promote water justice and water as a human right. The weekly meditations for the seven weeks of Lent are a way of trying to raise awareness of water and justice around World Water Day on 22 March. Each week during Lent a short biblical meditation will be posted here along with some campaigning links and ideas. This year we will delve into “Holy Water”, our theme for 2010. We would like to explore what the meaning and use of water in our liturgical traditions can tell us about the meaning and use of water in our everyday life? And vice versa - how can the reality of water today, including the crisis of water, inform and inspire our liturgical use of water? For more information please go to: http://www.oikoumene.org/en/activities/ewn-home/resources-and-links/seven-weeks-for-water.html. The 80th Annual SCM Book Exchange In conjunction with Youthline Otago sell your old textbooks - Get the textbooks you need cheaply! Start Time for Book Collections : - Monday, February 22, 2010 at 10:00am Sales commence: Feb 25th @ 10am -End Time : Sat, March 6, 2010 @ 4:00pm Location: All Saints Church Hall, 786 Cumberland Street Inquiries: Greg Hughson, University Chaplain ph 479 8497 or email greg.hughson@otago.ac.nz This year the SCM Book Exchange is raising money for Youthline Otago and other local charities. It's easy - bring in the books you want to sell between the 22nd of Feb and the 2nd of March, and we will sell them on your behalf, then on the 6th of March we'll give you a nice cheque! If you're in the market for textbooks, come in between the 25th of Feb and the 5th of March and look around. Prices guaranteed at least 25% below retail, and yes, we have EFTPOS! |
| THE LATEST FROM THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION NEWS SERVICE 23-Feb: ACO - NIFCON - Archbishop of Canterbury in Jerusalem On 22 February, the third day of his visit to the Holy Land, the Archbishop of Canterbury was received in a series of meetings by the three most senior heads of churches in Jerusalem: His Beatitude Theophilus III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem and members of the Holy Synod, His Beatitude Torkom II, Armenian Patriarch of Jerusalem, and His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Full story @ http://www.aco.org/acns/news.cfm/2010/2/23/ACNS4688 |
| DEATH NOTICE The Rev. Dr. Nan Burgess died towards the end of last week. For those of us who did our academic study at Knox Theological Hall, she was a great source of strength, courage and wisdom. She led more than one workshop on Christian Education/Ministry with Children in our Diocese during the days of the Diocesan Board for Christian Education (DBCE), and facilitated gatherings of ecumenical women at Teschemakers, enabling and strengthening us in our ministries. There will an opportunity to celebrate her life on SUNDAY, 7th MARCH, at 7p.m. as part of the evening service at Knox Church, George Street, Dunedin. There will be a pot-luck tea at 5.30p.m. in the Gathering Place, between the hall and the church. For more information, please contact the Rev. Sarah Mitchell, Minister of Knox Church. |
| DIOCESAN PRAYERS Please keep the following people in your prayers: Claire Johnson and her family and Pamela Laytham. Father Geoff Hughes wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and would like you to know that he is making a good recovery, after having both hips pinned. |
| SITUATIONS VACANT Diocese of Wellington The Chinese Anglican Mission Fulltime Pastor Parish of Churton Park Fulltime Vicar Expressions of interest and CV to: The Right Reverend Dr Thomas Brown P O Box 12046, Wellington - Telephone: 04 472-1057 or Email: bishoptom@paradise.net.nz Diocesan Children’s Co-ordinator The Bishop of Wellington seeks to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic and passionate self-starter to the fulltime role of Diocesan Children’s Ministry Co-ordinator. If you have a passion for ministry to children and their families, along with advocacy, facilitation, relationship management, equipping and providing resources to others, then this might be the opportunity for you. The ideal candidate will have sound written and oral communication skills, initiative, problem solving ability, organisational skills, together with a good knowledge of both the Bible and Anglican Church, and with previous experience working with children and their families. For a job description please contact Alayne Ringrose, Bishop’s PA, on email adringrose@wn.ang.org.nz, or telephone 04 472 1057. For more information on the position please telephone Archdeacon Gendy Thomson on the same number above. Applications close at 5.00pm on Friday 12 March 2010 |
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