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Absolutely, Positively, Welcome!
You are entering a web site where ideas, words, images, facts and figures weave a story of the church’s mission in the Anglican Diocese of Wellington.
You can look up and down the corridors of time to browse what we are about, where we have come from and where we hope to go. And that journey onwards – walking in the way of Jesus can include you.
Enjoy your time with us, stay as long as you wish, make contact if you want and may Christ’s Peace be with you.
The Right Reverend Dr Thomas Brown
Bishop of Wellington
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
Anglican Taonga Website
You can keep up to date with church news of Christchurch and Japan on the Anglican Taonga Website.
You are entering a web site where ideas, words, images, facts and figures weave a story of the church’s mission in the Anglican Diocese of Wellington.
You can look up and down the corridors of time to browse what we are about, where we have come from and where we hope to go. And that journey onwards – walking in the way of Jesus can include you.
Enjoy your time with us, stay as long as you wish, make contact if you want and may Christ’s Peace be with you.
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The Right Reverend Dr Thomas Brown
Bishop of Wellington
Liturgical Farewell for Bishop Tom and Mrs Dwyllis Brown
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 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.
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| Address: | The Anglican Centre, P.O. Box 12 046 Wellington |
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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:
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| Archdeacon Bernard Faull Diocesan Registrar & Administrator P.O. Box 12 046 Thorndon Wellington 6144 New Zealand |
Email: bmfaull@wn.ang.org.nz Phone: +64 (04) 471 8583 Mobile: +64 (027) 443 9480 |
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.
| Congratulations to Father Des for winning the Community Service Category and also taking out the Wellingtonian of the Year 2011 in the recent Dominion Post Wellys for 2011. Des has had a diverse and interesting career before becoming City Missioner for Wellington City Mission in 1994, including being a radio announcer and establishing successful restaurants. He also fronted television campaigns for New Zealand cheese, travelled as an international food ambassador, and wrote a weekly food column for the Dominion Post. Ordained as a Priest 27 years ago, Des was made a Canon of the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul in 2000. He has been the Wellington City Missioner since 1994, where his knowledge of food has given people a |
 Photo courtesy of the Wellingtonian. |
| new understanding on how to enjoy even the most basic of food by taking a little care with preparation. Des is particularly proud of the Mission for Youth, one of the four programmes run by the Wellington City Mission. The Mission for Youth Programme started 11 years ago and now features an alternative school, providing a new start for at risk teenagers, helping them towards tertiary education or a better future in the working world. From 1 May to 8 September 2006, Des was also the Patron for the 232 Recruit Wing at the Royal New Zealand Police College. On retirement, after 18 years as City Missioner, Des was made a Canon Emeritus by Bishop Tom. Congratulations on a well deserved award, Des! Excerpts of this article were taken from the Dominion Post |
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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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Anglican Taonga Website
You can keep up to date with church news of Christchurch and Japan on the Anglican Taonga Website.
No reira waiho ko te aroha o Te Matua Kaha Rawa hei korowai mou.
May the love of Almighty God enfold you!
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