Called to Love and Be Loved

Bible Verse: John 13:33-34 – “Mi pikni..Mi a tel unu fi du sopm nyuu – lov unu wan aneda. Sed wie mi lov unu, a so unu fi lov unu wan aneda. My children…I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, …

Bible Moment – The Goodness of God

Even if the fig tree does not blossom and there are no grapes on the vines, If the olive trees fail to give fruit and the fields produce no food, If the flocks die far from the fold and there are no cattle in the stalls; Then I will still …

Reflections on the 151st Diocesan Synod

I am thinking of the Charge given at the synod service, the fact that there is much in it to unpack as we break silence [with more than words spoken], to re-imagine a fractured nation. Leadership The Jesus Way: I would like to further explore the Charge’s Christian application, given …

Archbishop’s Easter Message 2022

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead The young people in our Diocese have been invited to participate in an essay competition …

Bible Moment – Monday in Holy Week

Luke 19: 28-40 V 37 & 39 – “…the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the deeds of power that they had seen, … Some of the Pharisees … said …, “Teacher, order your disciples to stop.” (NRSV) There is …

Bible Moment: To be Loved and to Love

Scripture for reflection: St John 12:1-8 “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “It was intended that she should save this perfume for the day of my burial.” Take a moment to ponder St Lucian poet Derek Walcott has a poem entitled “Love after Love.” In it, he invites the subject of the poem …

Commemorative Service for Archbishop Tutu

Archbishop Tutu, who died on December 26, 2021, came to prominence internationally when he was consecrated as the first black Bishop of Johannesburg in 1985; and during his tenure, he publicly endorsed an economic boycott of South Africa and a campaign of civil disobedience in an effort to dismantle Apartheid. In 1986, he was translated to become Bishop of Cape Town and Archbishop of the Church in the Province of South Africa – another first for a black man.

Hymnologist Karl Fuller Authors Book of Meditations

Inspired by the intensive biblical research for his long-running radio programme Great Christian Hymns, noted Anglican Hymnologist, Organist, and Choir Director, Karl Fuller, has written a book for spiritual reflection. Titled 40 Meditations, the publication will be launched on Thursday, March 10 at The St. Andrew Parish Church at 2.00 …