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The Right Reverend Dr Thomas Brown Bishop of Wellington Liturgical Farewell for Bishop Tom and Mrs Dwyllis Brown
Electoral College Call for Nominations The Management Committee of the
Anglican Diocese of Wellington invites
Clergy and Parishioners
to join with us as we give thanks to God
for the faithful service of Bishop Tom as the
10th Bishop of Wellington.
A Liturgical farewell will be held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on Sunday 26 February at 4pm.
After the service, you are welcome to share in refreshments and a social time together
as we continue to celebrate the wonderful ministries
Bishop Tom and Dwyllis have given to
our Diocese and the wider Community.
Balloon Tragedy in the Wairarapa A Message from Bishop Tom Dear Friends We are all stunned by the balloon tragedy near Carterton, and my thanks go to Parishes for offering prayers for the grieving last Sunday, which I hope you will continue with. My thanks, too, to the Mayor of Carterton, Ron Mark, and the Vicar of Carterton, Jenny Chalmers, for their leadership as well as to those behind the scenes like David Coles as Police Chaplain and Archdeacon May. In our sorrow we pray God’s mercy, love and peace touches those who grieve the most. Every blessing +Tom Bishop of Wellington A Message from Reverend Jenny Chalmers, Vicar of Carterton To my colleagues and people in the Diocese of Wellington Thank you all for your prayers, messages of support, phone calls and thoughts. This has been a traumatic time for this community and a deeply intense time for me. In some ways, a huge responsibility and in others a deep privilege to exercise my calling to deeply bereaved people. Reverend David Cole, the Police Chaplain, has also been with me in this. Please continue to pray for us all, for the families as they await their loved ones’ return (late next week for some of them), and our community grieving for the pilot, Lance Hopping; for the Masterton people who were related to people here, for the deeply traumatised witnesses (of which there are a fair number), the paramedics, fire-fighters and police who were either first on the scene or are currently involved with clearing the scene. The scene will be blessed tomorrow, Thursday 12 January 2012, by the Te Hurunui O Rangi marae, (Archdeacon Hariata Tahana and Reverend Mihi Namana) and me. After that it will be released back to the farmer and the road will be reopened. Arohanui Jenny A Further Message from Reverend Jenny Chalmers, Vicar of Carterton Thank you for your continued prayers and support. Yesterday (Monday 16 January) we held the funeral service for the pilot of the Hot Air Balloon, Lance Hopping, at St Mark’s. Lance, who was brought up in Carterton, was a highly regarded commercial pilot and business person. He was also a Truancy officer and believed in the value of education for young people. In Carterton, he is our hero – we know he spent the last minutes of his life trying everything he could to save the lives of his passengers. I continue to ‘loiter with intent’, listening to those very many people who witnessed the tragedy, the paramedics, the firemen who cleared the crash site, and police and transport investigators. Please continue to remember the many friends and relations of both Lance and the passengers in your prayers as they move toward their funeral services, now that all the bodies have been identified. Arohanui Jenny Electoral College nominations for the 11th Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand. As a result of the announcement of the retirement of our Diocesan Bishop, The Rt Rev Dr Thomas J Brown; the Anglican Diocese of Wellington is preparing for its Electoral College which will be held in March 2012. Those members of the Electoral College who seek to propose a candidate, or priests of the Anglican Communion who are considering making themselves available for nomination, should make contact in writing, or by email, with the Diocesan Administrator who will supply the appropriate forms and documentation. Nominations to the Electoral College will open on 1 January 2012 and close on 31 January 2012. All enquiries should be marked as “Confidential” and addressed as follows:
Electoral College Process Update 3 Update 3 - 8 December 2011 (From the Chair of the Arrangements Committee) read more > Reverend Canon Sir Des Britten Congratulations to Reverend Canon Sir Desmond Britten on being made a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. It is a worthy recognition of his ministry and the ministry of the Wellington City Mission.
Farewell to Bishop Tom and Dwyllis On Sunday 26 February 2012, we will be saying ‘thank you’ and ‘farewell’ to Bishop Tom and Dwyllis at a special service at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul at 4.00pm. By then Bishop Tom will have been ‘wearing purple’ for 21 years, and will have been our Diocesan Bishop for 14 years. To acknowledge this long and faithful service, a presentation will be made to Bishop Tom and Dwyllis as part of the Liturgical Farewell. Parishes and individuals are invited to make a financial contribution towards this gift. Donations may be collected by local Parishes and passed on to the Anglican Centre, or alternatively sent directly to the Anglican Centre in an envelope clearly labelled ‘Bishop’s Farewell’. Please make cheques out to the Anglican Diocese of Wellington, and send to: The Anglican Centre Bishop’s Farewell P O Box 12046 Wellington 6144 Christchurch News
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