BICENTENNIAL JOURNEY - Anglican Diocese of Auckland

BICENTENNIAL
JOURNEY
1914 CROZIER - TE TAKE KI OIHI
OIHI - PLACE OF BEGINNINGS
Advent 2014
A CATHEDRAL
JOURNEY
TWEETING
CHRISTMAS
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BISHOP’S MESSAGE
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his year’s meeting of the Synod was a very special
occasion with many people able to make their pilgrimage
to Oihi and Marsden Cross for the first time. Our part
in God’s mission was a significant theme woven through the
Synod. Being present in the “cradle of Christianity” in Aotearoa
brought a fresh focus to this call on our lives as Christian
disciples. Very soon we will celebrate the bicentenary of those
beginnings with the powhiri and opening of Rangihoua Heritage
Park and culminating in this year’s Christmas Day’s service at
Marsden Cross.
Part of our build up to that was the joint service with Tai
Tokerau at Holy Sepulchre Church on Aotearoa Sunday.
Following the powhiri, we gifted the centenary crozier to Bishop
Kito. This crozier was the gift of Māori from the Diocese to
Bishop Averill on Christmas Day 1914. As we come to the
bicentenary, it seemed an appropriate gift to now hand on to the
Bishop of Tai Tokerau.
Continuing the idea of mission Bishop Jim and I made a
visit to the Church of Melanesia at the beginning of October.
We visited Honiara, Kohimarama and Tabalea as well as a
number of other places where there are Anglican communities
and ministry. The purpose of the visit was to strengthen
the relationship between Auckland and Melanesia that has
existed since the time that Selwyn and Patteson established
the Melanesian Mission. We hope for ongoing contact and a
deepening of our relationship in the years ahead. Peter and
Kahu Bargh have recently returned from a semester teaching at
Bishop Patteson Theological College. Next year marks the 40th
anniversary of the Church in Melanesia becoming a Province
within the Anglican Communion.
I wish you every blessing for Advent and Christmas in this
Gospel bicentenary year in Aotearoa.
IN THIS ISSUE:
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MELANESIA
A glimpse through photos of a week spent in
Melanesia
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A SPECIAL PLACE
People tell us how Oihi Bay and Marsden Cross are
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IN THE MISSIONAL FOOTSTEPS
We talk to Samuel Marsden’s great-great-great
grandson
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Ways to make social media work for us this advent
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Anglican Diocese of Auckland
A look at how the Cathedral has changed over the
years
12 LSM CONFERENCE
Local Shared Ministry Conference review
13 THE DAY MADIBA CAME
Remembering Nelson Mandela
14 DIO NEWS BITES
News from around the Diocese
RELATIONSHIPS
OUR BISHOPS
VISIT MELANESIA
Clockwise from top right: Novice house
at the TNK Community of Sisters of the
Church; With students at Selwyn College;
Welcome from Sisters of Melanesia and
novices; A visit to the Bishop Patteson
Theological College; The Melanesian
Brothers’ Chapel, Tabalea; Sister Doreen
at the Christian Care Centre; A visit to
the Franciscan Brothers at Laverna; At
Selwyn College with the college boat; A
presentation to the Principal of Bishop
Patteson Theological College of stoles
from the Diocese of Auckland
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BICENTENARY
A SYMBOL OF HOPE
FOR A CENTENARY
AND A BICENTENARY
On Christmas Day 1914 Northern Māori clergy and laity gave a crozier to the Bishop
of Auckland. Now 100 years on it continues to be life giving and a sign of hope.
WORDS: THE REV’D JAYSON RHODES AND ELIZABETH WITTON
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he crozier had been made as a memorial of the centenary of Samuel Marsden’s first service at Oihi Bay.
100 years later, on Christmas Day at Oihi, Bishop Kito Pikaahu will hold this symbol of the bicultural
relationship that has existed between Māori and Pākehā since the missionaries arrived at Oihi in 1814, for
the bicentennial celebrations.
To mark the bicentenary Bishop Ross Bay, in discussion with others, decided it should be given back to those
who gifted it as a symbol of the strong relationship between the Diocese of Auckland and Te Tai Tokerau.
At a joint service in Holy Sepulchre Church on Aotearoa Sunday Bishop Ross and Bishop Jim handed the
crozier to Bishop Kito, it was then passed down a line of descendants of those who had made the original gift.
It was very evident as they passed the crozier from one to another with great care that this is a Taonga of the
Anglican Church, it is part of a wider story with its own spirit and story.
Since discovering the crozier in the strong room at the Diocesan offices early this year Bishop Ross has used
it. He was pleased to return it to those who originally gifted it to Bishop Averill.
During the service Bishop Kito commented on the shape of the crozier with its carved spiral top rather than
the traditional crook shape. “The shape of the crozier tells of the wellspring of life and it symbolises the continuity
of a strong relationship between the Diocese of Auckland and the Diocese of Te Tai Tokerau.”
Bishop Kito also noted that the crozier was made from four different woods. The woods showed the identity of
each tribe but also their unity in being put together to make the crozier.
Towards the end of the service Bishop Kito was inspired to name the crozier – Te Take ki Oihi. It means - what
connects us is what happened at Oihi. It signifies the past as well as the present and future relationship that we share.
To mark the bicentenary the Diocese of Auckland also made a koha of $50,000 to the Hui Amorangi.
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HISTORY OF THE CROZIER
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n Christmas Day 1914 the crozier was presented to the then Bishop of
Auckland, the Right Rev’d Alfred Averill at the centennial celebrations of
Samuel Marsden’s first service at Oihi Bay. The staff was made from four
different types of wood, each representing the donors, the tribes Ngāti Whātua,
Ngāpuhi, Rarawa and Aupōuri. The woods, in the same order are maire tuao,
puriri, mottled kauri and kahikatea (referred to as oriwa in a news item in the
Northern Advocate on December 28 1914). The presentation was made by Chief
Rawiri Te Ruru, on behalf of the Ngāti Whātua and Ngāpuhi tribes; by Chieftain
Airi Tenana on behalf of the Rarawa tribe; and the Rev’d M. Taurere, on behalf of
the Aupōuri tribe.
The staff bears two inscriptions: “Presented by the Māoris of the Diocese of the
Bishop of Auckland, Marsden Centenary, Christmas Day 1914”, and “Hei hepara
koe ki te kahui a te karaiti” (“Be thou our faithful shepherd of the sheep”).*
Arriving at the Cross, an interesting ceremony took place. The representatives
of the Northern Māori tribes presented a pastoral staff to the Bishop, each tribe
presenting one piece, and each piece being composed of different kinds of New
Zealand wood-the crook being embellished with Māori carving. The staff was
designed by the late Archdeacon Walsh, who also designed the Marsden Cross.
The presentation was made with a suitable address by the leading Māori chief,
and the Bishop acknowledged the gift on behalf of himself and succeeding
Bishops of Auckland, and thanked the Māoris for their handsome gift.’
In December 1915 in a Supplement to the Gazette Bishop Averill wrote:
‘The Pastoral Staff, presented to the Bishop of Auckland by the four Northern
Māori tribes will be cherished in the Diocese as a memento of an interesting and
historic occasion.”
*From Bishop of Auckland Rt. Rev’d A W Averill in the ‘Church Gazette’ February 1 1915
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Diocesan Synod members at
Marsden Cross September 2014
PILGRIMAGE
A SPECIAL
PLACE
Oihi Bay – described by the Right Rev’d Richard Randerson as the ‘cradle of
the nation’, was the setting of the first Christian service in New Zealand. The
significance of this event is memorialised by the Marsden Cross, which stands as a
lone beacon on an area of flat ground above and overlooking the beach.
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ver the years many groups have made pilgrimages to the
Marsden Cross as the site of our spiritual roots. As the
200th anniversary of the service led by Samuel Marsden
draws near we asked some people to describe the significance
of Oihi Bay and the Marsden Cross to them.
BISHOP ROSS BAY
“This year’s Synod had our part in God’s mission as a big focus.
Standing with people from around the Diocese at Oihi caused me to
reflect on the importance of perseverance as we go about the work
of mission. We often carry a romantic idea of the first Christmas
service. But Kendall, King, Hall and their families stayed on and
established a mission settlement there. They were very tough years
as they built homes, a school, had children born and die, and saw
very little tangible fruit for their efforts. But they persevered, and so
must we in our time and our context of mission today.”
PHILLIP SAUNDERS
“I was born in Wellington and spent most of my adult life in the
UK, so I was not familiar with the hugely significant meeting of
the Pākehā and Māori cultures at Oihi Bay, in Northland. Now
living in the north and being a member of the Waimate North
congregation the history is very much part of our belonging and
community. The significance to me of living amongst this history
is the responsibility and inspiration that it brings to today. This
is where the gospel was sent out from to all over Aotearoa/New
Zealand in all sorts of ways, planned and unplanned, so we
follow in that heritage in what ways we can.
“In 2010 while clearing old papers from the vestry of St Stephen
the Martyr church in Kaikohe I found a poem written by Bishop
Ted Buckle in an old versions of the parish magazine Rongopai
(Good news). I felt a connection with the poem and the Spirit
inspired me as a musician to put the words to a contemporary
context and arrangement. I changed some of the words to reflect
current times. It was also important to me to include te reo Māori
as part of the partnership of the song, so added the chorus. “The song was a gift to me therefore I wished to gift it back. All
rights to the song were given to the Marsden Cross Trust Board,
which the Buckle family also kindly agreed to. With inspiration
from Christian musician friends Tony and Liz Eyles a recording
was made of the song and sound effects added to give the
atmosphere of Oihi Bay.”
THE REV’D JONATHAN GALE
“My first visit to the Marsden Cross was in 2007. I climbed
to high ground and stood looking out over the water, lost in
thoughts of the beauty of Oihi. But my mind soon drifted to the
nature of both the missionaries and the settlers. Ruatara: did he
pay too dearly or could he see the inevitable? Who, at that time,
could have anticipated Selwyn’s energy, Patteson’s sacrifice, a
tenuous treaty and modern migrants; some here to work, others
to play golf. I recall looking at the cross and thinking “This is nice
but we could apply it to the way we live together.”
POEM BY BISHOP TED BUCKLE
On the lonely beach of Oihi Bay
There stands a cross of granite grey
It speaks of efforts mankind employ
To bring the news of Christian joy
Now on our logo the church does still Proclaim that goal of peace, goodwill
Two peoples of quite different race
Midst forest sea and land find space
For here in Northland still we see The Christ, God’s gift of harmony
Entwines us in a bonding grace
Of love and hope for the human race
Phillip Saunders’ recording of his song can be downloaded
from the gospel2014 site http://www.gospel2014.org/music/ CELEBRATING
IN THE
MISSIONAL FOOTSTEPS
OF A GREAT-GREATGREAT-GRANDFATHER
The Rev’d Samuel Marsden is a name that appears in the history and story of Christianity in
Aotearoa, New Zealand. His great-great-great-grandson, of the same name, describes himself as
a ‘chip off the old block.’ He is about to set off from Cornwall England, to celebrate Christmas at
the foot of the Marsden Cross at Oihi, in the Bay of Islands.
WORDS: THE REV’D JAYSON RHODES
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he modern day Rev’d Samuel Marsden, a retired priest in
the Church of England, has the same desire as that of his
great-great-great-grandfather, to tell of the love of God. On
his visit he wants to see what is occurring in the church 200 years
on, and be part of the mission that his forbear helped to create
with others.
While he aims to have time to relax, the Rev’d Samuel Marsden
will be attending the opening of Rangihoua Heritage Park on
December 21st and the Bicentenary Christmas Day Service. He
is also preaching and planting a tree at Waimate North. He will
be attending the Hansen Family Reunion as well as a Marsden
family gathering during his visit.
The Celtic cross at Oihi is central to Samuel Marsden; for him it
tells of the spirituality of the place. “Any visitor must be struck by
its beauty and its tranquility, the Cross at the bottom of the hill is a
vivid reminder of the message which my forebear brought to New
Zealand in 1814.”
Travelling to New Zealand for the bicentenary celebrations
is a pilgrimage for Samuel Marsden. He believes the site of the
Marsden Cross is a place of pilgrimage for all New Zealanders
as it laid the foundations to nationhood. “The Church Missionary
Society settlement at Rangihoua brought together two widely
diverse peoples. With all the faults of the original missionaries
and of Samuel Marsden, the inspiration behind it, it laid the
foundations for the modern nation of Aotearoa New Zealand.“
Samuel Marsden is now aged 70. He has visited New Zealand
and the Marsden Cross a number of times. One of those visits
was when his father was doing a speaking and preaching tour
in 1964. This time there is the bicentenary to celebrate and the
development of Rangihoua Heritage Park.
“I look forward to coming to the Bay of Islands once more,
because it is there too that I always have that sense of homecoming: that this is where I belong, where I have a relationship
with the land and with its people. Clearly this is linked to and
Celebrating the
Birth of Christ at the Place
of the Birth of Christianity in
Aotearoa New Zealand
25 December 2014
The Rev’d Samuel Marsden in parish ministry in England.
influenced by my awareness of the role my great, great, great
grandfather played but it is also influenced by my great love of
and respect for the Māori people, their own history and culture.”
Christmas Day 2014 and the Bicentennial Ecumenical Service
of Thanksgiving is for Samuel Marsden part of a journey that his
great-great-great-grandfather began with Ruatara and others.
“I view it as an important geographical, historical and spiritual
milestone in a journey, which began in Bethlehem 2000 years
ago and which has a very long way to run yet. For those of us,
who look to the future with Christian optimism, the recognition
of the central place of Rangihoua in the life of the nation opens
up possibilities, which perhaps only a few can envisage at the
moment.”
The Organising Group for the Bicentenary Ecumenical
Christmas Service at Oihi would like to get an indication of
the number of people who will be attending.
If you are planning on joining in this special celebration
please register online at http://tinyurl.com/nup95jb
Registration is not essential but it will be useful for planning
purposes.
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PHOTOS
FOR ADVENT
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TO DECEMBER 24 THROUGH PRAYER, MEDITATION AND BY
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The Anglican Communion Office and the Society of Saint John
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Episcopalians around the world a daily word, meditation and
beautiful image sent to their email inboxes.
Wherever you are in the world a daily Advent email will
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get up to pray.
Join them in praying with your phone this Advent. Read
the meditation then take a picture that reflects the theme
or your response to it and post it to Instagram.
“People need help with their daily spiritual practice,”
said Brother Geoffrey Tristram, SSJE, Superior. “During
Advent, we anticipate the coming of Christ, an event that
awakens our deepest desires and longings. This Advent, we are
inviting you to join us in looking clearly and honestly at our lives
and taking action.”
Director for Communications at the Anglican Communion Office,
Jan Butter, said, “It’s all too easy for Christians to be consumers in
today’s world – especially during the Advent season. Here we have
a chance to not only receive during Advent, but also take part in
a global action; to give back to other Anglicans and Episcopalians
worldwide by sharing our photos with each other.
“This is also a chance for people who might never have connected
with an Anglican religious community before to benefit from the
deep thought, meditation and prayer that emanates from such
communities all around the world.”
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COMMUNICATION
TWEETING
CHRISTMAS
The story of Christmas, the birth of Christ, tells of a God who chooses to self communicate.
Christmas was, and continues to be an act of communication, as we sing in the carol, ‘be born
in us today.’ An ongoing challenge for the Anglican Communion, and the wider church, is to
consider how we tell of new birth in the season of Christmas and throughout the year.
WORDS: THE REV’D JAYSON RHODES, COMMUNICATIONS LECTURER, ST JOHN’S COLLEGE
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n previous generations the ability to share the gospel was
face to face with family, friends and colleagues. The options
for Christmas greetings included a telegram, a Christmas
card, and the cheap phone calls on Christmas Day. Now with
the digital age the circle of influence is limitless as it reaches
beyond jurisdictions and languages in an instant.
One example of the instant digital age is Twitter. It allows users
to send short messages known as ‘tweets.’ The messages are
often part of a theme or concern that is indicated by a hashtag
symbol. The language on Twitter is an example of how social
media is part of conversations on a global scale. In 2007, 79% of
tweets were in English. That dropped to 51% in 2013. Japanese,
Spanish, Arabic and Indonesian now feature in the Twitter world.
These figures tell us there are conversations beyond our church
walls that we need to be able to join in with our Anglican voice.
To not be part of such conversations is to in effect walk away
from a conversation in the church porch. The decision to be
made is how to be part of the social media landscape.
The Church of England celebrated a successful Christmas
Twitter campaign last year. The campaign led to a conversation
on social media that involved millions of people. That to me
is a conversation to be part of, to have a voice in. The Twitter
campaign was to send tweets (messages) that finished the
sentence #christmasmeans….. Figures show that approximately
7,500 tweets were sent using the hashtag in what became a
global campaign. The cumulative reach for the tweets using the
hashtag was 4.1 million Twitter users.
Social media can be difficult to define. It had origins in
what was known as compuserve in the 1980s. Today there
are Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram to name a few
and no doubt a new one will emerge in the next six months.
The conversation is not whether to use social media but how it
should be used. A useful definition of social media from Meredith
Gould, is that it consists of web based tools, that in addition to
conversation, allows users to share content such as photos,
videos and links to resources.
We have an opportunity to educate about the bicentennial of
the gospel we are celebrating. One way to use social media is
to share material about the bicentennial in the weeks leading up
to Christmas, we then have informed discussion. Social media then
does not replace what we do but enables us to be part of a wider
conversation and tells what we are doing.
You may wish to visit our Diocesan Facebook page to know
more about Christmas in the Diocese. Look up the Anglican
Diocese of Auckland. Our bishops are also on Facebook
as Bishop Ross Bay and Bishop Jim White. These are all
conversations that tell what we do and so what it is we believe.
As church we need to be strategic with social media. The
forms of social media all provide engagement but in different
ways. In social media we need to think before we speak,
with what we use and how we use it. What is important is to
remember that when a church or community wants to be on
Facebook you need to work out why and how it will reach the
people you want to speak with. In the same way as a Christmas
card reaches an individual so can social media when it is used
in the right way.
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CHURCH
A CATHEDRAL
JOURNEY
For three months of this year the spiritual centre of our
Diocese, Holy Trinity Cathedral, was closed. The work being
carried out was the first stage of the major project Selwyn’s
Vision – Let’s finish what history started.
WORDS: THE REV’D JAYSON RHODES & ELIZABETH WITTON
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oly Trinity Cathedral has been a construction site twice in 20 years for
parishioner Avril Souter and her family. She calls the changing appearance
from nave to stained glass windows and the font a journey. For another
parishioner, Hilary Monteith, she remembers an Advent Carol Service across the
road in St Mary’s in 1959. The Cathedral, as mother church of the Diocese, has had
multiple building projects, from moving St Mary’s to adding a new nave. The latest is
to see it completed and consecrated.
The project has four major components of work. The removal of the bridge
is complete and work on St Mary’s Court will be finished during this summer.
Construction of the Bishop Selwyn Chapel is now underway, and work will begin next
year on the organ in the Cathedral and the restoration of St Mary’s Organ. Dean Jo
comments that ‘every component of Selwyn’s Vision is about a ‘working Cathedral’
and to enable us to serve the Diocese and Auckland region the best we can. It is all
go and these are exciting days in the Cathedral precinct’
With the completion project underway we take a look at some parishioner
memories and at earlier projects.
St Mary’s was consecrated as the Cathedral Church of the Diocese in 1898. A
previous St Mary’s on the site had been demolished to make way for the project
that began in 1886. The beautiful kauri building served the Diocese well but Bishop
Selwyn’s dream was to have a Cathedral for Auckland.
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item and it was just magic for us mostly young people doing
it for the first time. There were some surprised people in the
congregation and heads turned round.”
A new project began with the chancel for the new Cathedral. The
foundation stone was laid in 1957 but it wasn’t until 1973 that the
chancel was opened for use as the new Cathedral Church. Hilary
remembers concrete floors, “At first it still had dusty concrete
floors and was horrible, as the wooden floors hadn’t been laid.”
It didn’t take long for the congregations to outgrow the seating
in Holy Trinity so temporary changes were made until the
building of the nave was started in 1990.
“They added a corrugated iron annex known as the wart! It
was quite small and only 1 story in height. Pews were installed to
add to the number of seats for the congregation. The other seats
were up between the choir stalls and the chancel and are now
used for evensong.”
When Avril Souter and her family began worshipping at the
Cathedral in 1994 work was well underway on the nave. She
remembers the corrugated iron coming down and the protective
plastic covering being removed from the organ.
“At that stage the new nave had a concrete floor, there was no
font and no stained glass windows, and the chairs were recycled
from the Old Town Hall. So for me it is a journey with milestones
that have also included the Labyrinth and the Trinity Garden.
The Cathedral was closed for three months this year and so
again a construction site. For Avril a moment to remember was
when the bridge was finally removed that divided the chancel
and nave.
“We had all concentrated on the view towards the high altar,
none of us were prepared for the view from the high altar to the
West Windows, there was not a dry eye in the house, it was a
defining moment.”
Hilary Monteith remembers St Mary’s as a busy cathedral with
large congregations in the mornings and evenings. As a choir
member she remembers services often being broadcast.
St Mary’s was on a sloping piece of land with a small
basement area underneath where the choir kept its robes and
the library of music. It was also where the choir had a short
practice before services and they would come up from the back
and process in from there. Hilary remembers the first time they
did this at an Advent Procession of the Carols service in 1959.
“I will never forget coming from the basement up the steps to
the back very quietly so the congregation wasn’t aware that we
were there. It was very dark. They used to have candle bearers
interspersed amongst the choir and we burst out with the first
Avril sees this project of completion and consecration as
a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of in whatever way
people can. As Dean’s Warden she has been very much
involved in the project. With $12.8 million raised, including $1.3
from the Cathedral community itself, it is now down to the last
million with the Donate a Pipe campaign.
“I continue to be amazed at those who are willing to give up
time and skills for this project from those involved in governance
to volunteers, it is an amazing journey for us as parishioners and
for the city.”
Top to bottom: St Mary’s Church being rolled across
Parnell Road; Work on St Mary’s Court is in the final
stages; Holy Trinity before the bridge was removed.
Right: Holy Trinity now.
Left: Kids Can performance on the day Holy Trinity
Cathedral re-opened
For more information on Holy Trinity Cathedral and the
Selwyn’s Vision project go to www.holy-trinity.org.nz
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SHARING
Left: LSM worship in Kings Chapel.
Rght: Chris Clarke speaks to the conference.
LSM CONFERENCE 2014
This year 56 people met for the LSM conference held over three days in October
at King’s College Otahuhu. The theme was ‘Ministry of the Word’.
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WORDS: ELIZABETH WITTON
ocal Shared Ministry is a strong and vibrant part of our
Diocese with 18 ministry units spread throughout the
Diocese. Local Shared Ministry is a model of ministry
that restructures the local church to be responsible for its own
mission and ministry and fulfilling the five marks of mission.
In Local Shared Ministry a model of team based ministry that
affirms all the gifts of the baptised by inviting all to belong. A
Lay Ministry Support team sharing the responsibility for mission
and ministry, work traditionally carried out by a Vicar. They are
supported by Ministry Enablers who provide ongoing training
and development of new ministries within the team.
Each year they come together for a conference, to celebrate
the entire ministry achieved in the local shared ministry units,
to meet other people from other local shared ministry units, to
share together about the similar roles each does, to support
and talk together, to be encouraged and equipped further for
ministry.
The Rev’d Sarah Park, Diocesan Ministry Educator, gave an
outstanding presentation on creative worship. She encouraged
Integrity is to be found in worship
that is shaped by the worshipping
community. It should be for the people,
by the people and of the people.
the conference to see that a Service of the Word provides
opportunity for congregations to deepen in their engagement
with Scripture, to learn new ways of praying and to build
community. In her talk she referred to a book ‘The Art of Curating
Worship’ by Mark Pierson. He describes the curator as the one
who brings together worship. He applies several principles to
any worship service.
Participation is not just the congregation singing, praying
and sharing eucharist together. It refers to worship in which a
variety of people from different backgrounds, ages, levels of
commitment, learning styles, education and stages of spiritual
formation contribute creatively to the content, leadership and
shaping of the worship event. Sarah went on to caution that
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‘participation trumps perfection’ and ‘performance gets in the
way of true participation’.
Open-Endedness is way of describing the work of the Spirit of
God in worship. Open-endedness is giving the biblical text room to
breathe. The challenge therefore is to allow space in the worship
for that to take place, which can be done in a variety of ways.
Slow worship means that rather than a pre-packaged (onesize feeds all) service, we reflect on what we want to achieve in
worship and take time in our local setting to use local resources
that reflect the culture of our community.
Integrity is to be found in worship that is shaped by the
worshipping community. It should be for the people, by the
people and of the people.
To help put creative worship into context Sarah then gave
some practical examples of the Ministry of the Word from A New
Zealand Prayer Book – He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa. Other speakers of note were:
Chris Clarke, CEO World Vision NZ, who shared his exciting
stories and experiences of leadership.
Bishop Jim White gave an oversight address on his view of
Local Shared Ministry in the diocese along with issues and
highlights.
An inspiring workshop was led by The Rev’d Josh Jones, The
Rev’d Sandy Robertson and The Rev’d Ian Render to develop
music resources. New songs were introduced and taught and on
the Saturday evening the ten most popular songs were recorded
by those present for future use in their ministry units.
Thanks to The Rev’d Megan Means, The Rev’d Sarah Park and The Rev’d Josh Jones for
their assistance in providing information.
The diocesan enabling team have set up a website to
assist with information and training resources especially
for preachers and musicians. A copy of the Local Shared
Ministry Handbook is available for anyone interested in
further understanding this model of ministry from The Rev’d
Megan Means [email protected] or mob. 021 2350162.
www.localsharedminstry.com
REMEMBERING
REMEMBERING
THE DAY
MADIBA CAME
On 13 November 1995 President Nelson Mandela came to St Matthew-in-the-City to thank the
anti-apartheid movement and the people of Aotearoa for their support of the struggle for
freedom in South Africa. WORDS: THE REV’D HELEN JACOBI | PHOTOS: KYLIN IMAGE PHOTOS
P
resident Mandela spoke from the St Matthew’s pulpit to a
crowd of over 450 people in the church and another 100
gathered outside.
On 13 November 2014 at a gathering to remember that
day, about 150 people were spellbound as they listened once
again (thanks to Radio NZ Archives) to Mandela’s speech,
accompanied by photos of the gathering from 1995. Many
people could recognise their younger selves.
Then inspiring speakers followed: Desmond Abrahams was a
young activist in the last years of apartheid who spoke of the fear
and experience of arrests and torture at the hands of the South
African “authorities”.
HE Zodwa Lallie, High Commissioner for South Africa, spoke
about how 20 years of freedom has impacted South Africa and
how the country is now living up to Mandela’s vision of justice,
reconciliation and peace. She also spoke of the importance of
New Zealanders’ actions protesting the 1981 Springbok tour and
how those actions made a difference and will never be forgotten.
The evening was enlivened by songs from the Heaven Bent
Gospel Choir which had the audience wanting to be up and
dancing. A highlight for everyone was young Auckland Poet
Brian Gashema (of Kenyan origin) who performed two poems –
Crowns and Momma.
Ngati Whatua Orakei welcomed the guests as they had done
19 years ago for President Mandela and Deputy Mayor Penny
Hulse represented the City and thanked the main speaker, the
High Commissioner of South Africa.
Then as if by magic overnight the church was transformed
into a breakfast venue for Living the Vision: Business and
Mandela’s Legacy. Three speakers shared their stories from
their businesses to the 100 attendees.
Rangimarie Hunia, from the Board of Ngati Whatua Orakei
spoke about Ngati Whatua’s vision for delivery of services and
their investment in housing.
Les Morgan, Director of Operations at Sudima Hotels spoke
about leading a diverse team of staff and having each on
contribute as part of the team. Sudima Hotels pay above the
minimum wage and have a low staff turnover.
Carl Robinson, Director Global Sustainability and Social
Responsibility, Fonterra, spoke about partnerships with
schools and community groups in the Breakfast and Milk for
Schools programme, and environmental work with the Dept of
Conservation. She talked about the challenges of partnership
and the need for honesty and the acceptance of diverse
opinions to achieve common goals and values.
Rod Oram, business journalist, drew the threads of the
conversation together speaking about the ideals Mandela has
left us with which were evident in the speakers’ presentations.
Both events were presented in Partnership with the Auckland
Chamber of Commerce and were sponsored by Trust
Management, Hesketh Henry and KPMG.
Top: HE Zodwa Lallie, High Commissioner for South Africa speaks to the gathering.
Bottom: The business breakfast in St Matthews
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DIO NEWS BITES
Ministry Conference –
challenging clergy & lay
Selwyn Village hosted this year’s Ministry Conference, “The
Leading Edge.” 115 clergy and lay attended over two days
and were challenged by leaders within the church, corporate,
education, retirement and social services sectors. This photo is
from closing worship, led by Alison Morgan and The Reverend
Andrew Coyle.
Celebrating Women’s Ministry
Aotearoa Sunday was the chance to celebrate 200 years of
women’s ministry in Aotearoa New Zealand at a service at Holy
Trinity Cathedral in Auckland.
The service recognised the ministry of the wives of
missionaries and the impact that women had in the spreading of
the gospel, those with names known and unknown.
The service was dedicated to the Mother’s Union, the
Association of Anglican Women, and Kahui Wahine.
PHOTO: LLOYD ASHTON, ANGLICAN TAONGA
Our new look is spreading
St Philip’s Church in St
Heliers has adopted the new
Diocese branding as part of
an improvement plan for their
buildings and grounds. The
icons and other elements of
the design guide are available
for any Ministry Unit within the
Diocese to use. If your unit is
interested in adopting them into
their brand please contact the
Diocesan office ph 09 302 7201.
Retired Bishop turned author
Bishop Bruce Gilberd who served the Auckland Diocese from
1985 – 1995 has turned his hand to writing children’s books. His
first book ‘Ka, the Falcon’ was
released on 13 November.
The story is told through the
eyes and memory of Ka, a
New Zealand falcon, of the
formation and settlement of
Aotearoa/New Zealand, and
in particular the Coromandel
Peninsula and Tairua where
Bishop Gilberd lives now.
Reverse Missionaries – Project 2014
The congregation at Christ the King Chapel, Selwyn Village
celebrated St Francis day on 5 October. Residents were invited to
take along their pets or to donate a soft toy to go towards the ATWC
Christmas appeal. As well as the residents three very well behaved
dogs attended and a large number of soft toys were donated.
As part of the 2014 bicentennial celebration NZCMS
organised African Missionaries to travel to NZ to support
local communities, parishes, churches, schools and Iwi. St
Chad’s Church in Meadowbank was blessed to host “reverse
missionaries” Alfred Apela and Moses Nyoro, both from Kenya.
They took part in many activities and considered every meeting
to be an opportunity to share Christ’s love. Anyone who spent
time in their presence was inspired by the way they were
prepared to be used by God, regardless of the situation.
PHOTO: JOHN ALEXANDER, PATERSON APARTMENTS. SELWYN VILLAGE
Pictured: Alfred Apela and Moses Nyoro
Celebrating pets
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Build hope for tomorrow
M
allika’s life has been
transformed. She grew up in
Pallama village and in 2002
came to Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Zone
in search of work to help support her
family. Although the hours in the flower
making factory where she works are
long, she has no intention of returning
home to settle down like her siblings.
Her passion is to make sure all women workers are treated fairly.
In a country where the wounds of civil war are very fresh, she is
determined to reach out to Sinhala and Tamil alike.
Five years ago, she became involved in the Women’s Centre,
a place workers come for healthcare, computing and relaxation
after work. Eager to learn and concerned about other workers,
she joined the street drama group to encourage women to stand
up against male violence and insist on fair treatment.
Now president of the Women’s Centre Committee, she
is focusing her energy on newly arrived Tamil workers. The
nervous young women have been recruited from the former war
zones and have left all that is familiar to earn money to send
home. “They are not treated equally as all other workers,” says
Mallika. Working even longer hours and in harsh conditions, they
are paid less and exploited at work and in the boarding houses.
Last year the Philippines was rocked by Typhoon Haiyan and
churches responded generously to Christian World Service’s
appeal. One year on, many need help to rebuild homes and
livelihoods. Whether people have lived through war or disaster,
CWS works as part of the church to make God’s love visible.
Please support the 2014 Christmas Appeal to help our
partners do what they do so well.
Diocesan Training Programme
The Diocesan Training Programme meets one weekend a
month, ten months of the year. Facilitated by The Reverends
Sarah Park and Barry Graves, it is the formation programme for
those in training for non-stipendiary ordained ministry. Bishops
Ross and Jim joined the group for their last gathering of 2014.
Vaughan Park
Anglican Retreat and
Conference Centre
2015 Programme
For full details visit
www.vaughanpark.org.nz
The Vaughan Park Retreats Programme
The Vaughan Park Scholars’ Lecture Series
A Fresh Approach
to the Festive Season
Back Row: The Reverend Pam Harrison Boyd, Jim Lam, Jay Smith, Ruthy Nisbet,
Brenda Rockell, Gendi Dwight, Bishop Ross, Julian Morris.
Front Row: Kay Brightley, Alison Morgan, The Reverend Barry Graves (co-facilitator),
The Reverend Sarah Park (Diocesan Ministry Educator), Bishop Jim.
An evening of music and poetry
to inspire mind and soul
Sunday 7 December, 6pm
(no charge)
Light refreshments to follow
Vaughan Park Residential Scholarship 2016:
Applications close 3 September 2015
(09) 473 2600 or [email protected]
1043 Beach Road, Long Bay 0630
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CHRISTMAS
2014 AT OIHI
On Christmas Day 1814 a service and a sermon
preached by Samuel Marsden, to a Māori and Pākehā
congregation, began Christian mission in this land. It
was the partnership of Marsden and Ruatara which led to
a pivotal moment in our history and the development of the
special relationship between the two peoples, Māori and Pākehā,
it was a step towards nationhood.
D
ecember 21st will be the opening of Rangioua Heritage
Park, a place that tells of beginnings and includes the site
of the Marsden Cross. Details for that day are available on
www.rangihouaheritage.co.nz
On December 25th there is an invitation for all to attend a
Bicentennial Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving at the Marsden
Cross site. The Christmas service will celebrate the birth of
Christ at the birthplace of Christianity in Aotearoa New Zealand.
It will be led by church leaders from across the country.
If you intend to come to the service, to assist with planning
it would be appreciated if individuals or groups could register
numbers attending at http://tinyurl.com/nup95jb
Start time: The service will begin at 11am. It needs to start
on time as it will be broadcast live on TV One. It is suggested
people walk down to the cross by 10:30am at the latest. It is a
15-20 minute walk. People are encouraged to arrive early, if they
are able, to ease possible congestion.
Parking: There will be a drop off point for those travelling
by car at the entrance to the pathway on Oihi Road that leads
down the hill to the Cross. Cars will be parked in allocated areas
approximately 1.5 kilometres away. Shuttles will then take drivers
back to the beginning of the
pathway. It is not possible to take
vehicles down the access path on
the day.
Boat: Those travelling by boat can
arrive at the beach but should be aware of
commercial vessels operating that day. Fullers
are also operating services on the day and inquiries
can be made to their Paihia office about bookings.
What to bring: People need to be self sufficient
with their own water, refreshments, sunscreen and
clothing for changeable weather. There is an invitation for
people to stay after the service with their own picnic and walk
round the site and view the information panels that tell the
story of Rangihoua.
The Bicentennial Ecumenical Service of Thanksgiving at
Oihi on Christmas Day will be broadcast live on TV One at
11am. The service will remember what occurred at Oihi two
hundred years ago and also look to the future of the gospel
being proclaimed in New Zealand.
AUCKLAND CITY MISSION
Reaching out to older people, the young and disadvantaged
through caring agencies, ministry units, hospital chaplaincies
and community groups.
Diane Robertson, CEO Ph: 09 303 9200
Community assistance and support, crisis care
centres, emergency food, clothing, furniture,
detoxification centre.
THE SELWYN FOUNDATION
Garry Smith, CEO Ph: 09 815 4782
Independent retirement living; rest home, hospital
and dementia care, and community outreach
services for older people.
ANGLICAN TRUST FOR WOMEN &
CHILDREN
Philip Beilby, CEO
Ph: 09 276 3729 Email: [email protected]
Residential family care, family therapy, counselling, Family Start programmes, pre-school
centres and school social workers.
GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT SERVICES
Glenys Knowles, Fieldworker
Ph 021 146 1063, Email: [email protected]
Peer support programmes for children 5yrs+,
teens and adults.
MISSION TO SEAFARERS
The Rev’d Khaw Cheng Cheen, Chaplain
Ph: 021 133 4426, Email: [email protected]
PO Box 465, Shortland St, Auckland 1142