Current Events

Trinity Sunday: 3 June 2012

We can never fully The mystery of the Trinity: God is three Persons in one Nature. The three Persons of God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—are all equally God, and they cannot be divided. Click on the graphic for Trinity Sunday prayers.

Pentecost: Sunday, 27 May 2012

Two scriptural images--the dove and a tongue of flame--are interposed as a reminder of the promised gift of the Spirit on the first Day of Pentecost. Click on the graphic for Pentecost-related prayers.

A Saturday at Synod

If you have every heard the word "Synod" and wondered why it is used, it is worth checking the dictionary to see the definition is exactly what it describes - a meeting or assembly of clergy and laity for a particular diocese. Recently Synod was held in Christchurch

Archbishop of Sudan appeals for peace

The Anglican archbishop who was instrumental in delivering peace to Sudan has raised the spectre of full-blown war and appealed for restraint from the presidents of Sudan and South Sudan.

Two last-minute submissions concerning the Anglican Covenant

Read Bryden Black's thoughts on the Anglican Covenant and Recognition, as well as a proposal from the Church of Wales.