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UCANZ Update week beginning 22 July 2024
Kia ora e te whanau How quickly the world changes. An attempted assassination attempt on a former US president, and within days the current president announces he won’t be seeking re-election. Why does it matter? It affects all of us. The result of the upcoming election will significantly affect either […]
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UCANZ Update Week Beginning 15 July 2024
Kia ora e te whanau This weekend was with the Lower North Island Synod / Central Presbytery UPOG sponsored meeting at Rongotea, where we were royally hosted by the local people – thank you, thank you! UPOG stands for ‘Uniting Parishes Oversight Group’ – a creation of the Synod and […]
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UCANZ Update week beginning 8 July 2024
Kia ora e te whanau A week away with siblings and partners, and we’re still friends! Northland turned on it’s best for us, and we’re grateful. Grateful to have been able to visit and enjoy the hospitality of this beautiful part of our country. Because of road works we were […]
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UCANZ update week beginning 24 June 2024
Kia ora e te whanau Lynne and I are about to head out for a week away touring Northland. None of my siblings have been there, so four of us (including my youngest brother – out from the UK), with spouses – seven all up, are hitting the road together. […]
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UCANZ Update Week Beginning 17 June 2024
Kia ora e te whanau I’m sitting at a dining table deep in the King Country. After a rich Friday with the Waikato-Waiariki Methodist Synod at Camp Epworth, I’ve been privileged catching up with groups and individuals from a Parish that is charting new ways forward. Having come from a […]
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UCANZ Update Week Beginning 10 June 2024
Kia ora e te whanau I’m about to hit the road – the end of this week will find me passing through Auckland, into the Waikato, and down into the King Country. Then returning home to Lincoln late next Tuesday. I hope to have another Newsletter ready for you – […]