At the end of February this year I sent a note to Vicar Tim that could be used as an introduction to Gayle my wife, and me. It covered the basics. Last Monday we completed our three-day  journey from Morrinsville in the Waikato to here. In time to meet briefly with Tim. We are settling into the vicarage and slowly finding our…

In contrast to Christmas, the date of Easter changes every year. We talk about Easter being early or late. Why is that? Because it is in part determined by the cycle of the moon. In the early church the remembrance of the Resurrection of Jesus was held at the same time as the Jewish Passover. Because the Jews use a lunisolar calendar—a…

Recently there have been several directions by church authorities regarding Communion that seem to restrict practices. One of these was issued by the Church of England and is therefore not directly applicable in New Zealand. The Canons of the Church of England state that for Communion “the bread, whether leavened or unleavened, shall be of the best and purest wheat flour that…

Recently the Acumen Edelman Trust Barometer was released. Through surveys this tries to measure the level of trust in societies. It has run for several years worldwide. While in 2024 the survey still measured a neutral level of trust, in 2025 the survey showed that overall there was a level of distrust in New Zealand. More people distrust their leaders than trust…