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UCANZ Update Week Beginning 17 February 2025

Kia ora e te whanau To reprise the beginning from last week……… ‘Our Future Together’ – Our Kings Birthday Forum is looming larger. You have Questions? Parishes may well have questions that they wish to put to partner leaders. Please send them to me, and we can then sort them and pass them Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 3 monthsFebruary 18, 2025 ago
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UCANZ Update Week Beginning 3 February 2025

Kia ora e te whanau Of late I’ve found myself getting increasingly agitated that the direction our own country, and the world order in general, seem to be taking. Feeling unable to do anything to change what I see happening, I find myself in sometimes tense and contentious dispute with Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 4 monthsFebruary 4, 2025 ago
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UCANZ Update week beginning 17 December 2024

Kia ora e te whanau FORUM 2025 – Kings Birthday Weekend, in Auckland – Expressions of Interest The expressions of interest have been trickling it. I’m delighted that it’s from a broad spectrum across our base.  We’d like to hear from more of you. The Standing Committee has agreed that Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 5 monthsDecember 18, 2024 ago
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UCANZ Update Week Beginning 2 December 2024

Kia ora e te whanau Only 23 shopping days to go as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Saviour….. Leadership and Personal Development 1.     The Surprising Benefits of Talking Out Loud to Yourself I loved this one! This article outlines some of the real benefits of talking to ourselves Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 6 monthsDecember 7, 2024 ago
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UCANZ Update week beginning 25 November 2024

Kia ora e te whanau The Nelson/Marlborough/West Coast Regional Synod of the Methodist Church is mostly CVs. We met together this weekend past in Greymouth. To crib the title of E.F Schumacher’s book ‘Small is Beautiful’. There’s something rich about the intimacy of a small group of 14 leaders who Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 6 monthsDecember 7, 2024 ago
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Update Week Beginning 18 November 2024

Kia ora e te whanau This coming weekend sees me in Greymouth, inputting to a leaders gathering, and preaching at the Uniting Church on the Sunday morning. Looking forward to it! At the end of October, I noted that Jannet Mudavanhu’s life had been tragically cut short by a brain aneurysm. Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 6 monthsNovember 19, 2024 ago
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UCANZ Update week beginning 11 November 2024

Kia ora e te whanau I’m ‘writing’ perched on a stool in our hotel room in Wellington. The Methodist Conference is in full swing. After preparatory days the Conference proper commenced on Saturday morning with the Powhiri, the Service to acknowledge those who have died, and the Induction of the Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 6 monthsNovember 12, 2024 ago
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UCANZ Update week beginning 4 November 2024

Kia ora e te whanau I’ll start by sharing an article I offered for the November edition of the Methodist monthly ‘Touchstone’. The Ecumenical Basis for Mission Appeals for an ecumenical future will often reference Jesus ‘Upper Room discourse’ found in John’s Gospel chapters 13 through 17. These chapters champion Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 7 monthsNovember 5, 2024 ago
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UCANZ Update week beginning 28 October 2024

Kia ora e te whanau We’ve been shocked and grieved by the death of Rev Jannet Mudavanhu, who has been in ministry with Trinity (Newtown) Union.  Jannet had a brain bleed caused by an aneurism on Sunday 13th October. In the days following she made some progress and was able to Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 7 monthsOctober 30, 2024 ago
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UCANZ Update Week Beginning 21 October 2024

Kia ora e te whanau Home again Jiggety-Jig. NDCU (National Dialogue for Christian Unity) were, among other things, blessed with an insightful presentation on Tiriti issues by Alistair Reese. After a few hours as a guest in Koru with great company (where I did most of the talking ), it was Read more…

By Andrew Doubleday, 7 monthsOctober 22, 2024 ago

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