Celebrating a Constitution on Matariki!
On Sunday I was asked to take the service and preach at St Peters Anglican Church at Mount Maunganui. For our church here in Aotearoa-New Zealand it was Te Pouhere Sunday, where we celebrate our church constitution. And it is Matariki - the Māori New Year. Here are the notes from my sermon where I try to hold them together to see how Matariki might help us celebrate who God calls us to be in this land at this time. Celebrating a Constitution on Matariki! Mount Maunganui – Te Pouhere Sunday 2025 Readings : Hebrew Scripture: Isa 42:10-20 Epistle: 2 Corinthians 5:14-19 Gospel: Luke 6:46-49 What I want to say: Have a conversation about Te Pouhere and why we might celebrate it reflect on Matariki and what that might invite...