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• For the Advent Wreath

  The Rev. John Fairbrother 1 December 2014

  A first candle:
  Light, as breath,
  bringing life to
  islands, sky and sea.
  For creations gift,
  our prayer and praise. more»

  
  Candle Lighting Ceremonies, Advent

• A Solstice Story

  The Rev. Dr. Hilary Oxford Smith 21 June 2014

  Youthful midsummers were filled with heady playtimes, swimming with dolphins and dancing with seals, searching for crabs and other sea creatures in rock pools…our footsteps and shadows sending them into hiding. more»

  
  Solstice, Winter, Midsummer, John the Baptist, Light, Darkness

• Passion

  The Rev. Dr. Hilary Oxford Smith 10 April 2014

   The spider webs glisten in the soft slanting light of a gilded Autumn in Aotearoa. The long white cloud has given way, for the moment, to golden luminosity. The intricate patterns and more»
  Meditation, Reflection, Autumn, Light, Song, Lent

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