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Earlier this month, participants gathered at Holy Trinity Cathedral for the first of a new series of Quiet Afternoons led by the Reverend Frank Nelson. One attendee, Nola Smith, reflects on an afternoon of stillness, prayer, learning, and fellowship in the peaceful surroundings of the Cathedral. Drawn by the possibility of becoming still in body, mind and spirit, I signed up for the first of Reverend Frank Nelson’s Quiet Afternoon sessions. We began seated in the Bishop Selwyn Chapel with the...

By The Very Reverend Anne Mills, Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral On Sunday 8 February I had the privilege of preaching and presiding in the Parish of Mauku, at St Bride’s in the Franklin District. As part of their Patronal Festival, I was also invited to bless three native trees planted in the regenerated bush at the back of the church (image below) — a quiet but powerful sign of hope and renewal. The festival gave me the opportunity to preach on St Brigid of Ireland — Brigid of Kildare —...

By Reverend Bruce Keeley, Founding Christian Co-president of the Council of Christians and Muslims The 2026 Peacenic ‘picnic for peace’ will take place on Sunday 15 February 3-5pm at Arthur Faulkner Park, Mt Roskill and, when it comes to building relationships in our community, it doesn't get much more grassroots than sharing food and conversation. The simplest gift of sharing time together is rewarding in itself but perhaps goes beyond that to offer a glimpse of the world as it could be....