Rain continues all day every day in Auckland, but it hasn’t really slowed me down or dampened my enthusiasm! On Sunday morning, I was able to help out the New Christian Church in New Zealand, a congregation with both NCIA and General Church members (and one who grew up in the Lord’s New Church) by leading a Shared Worship Service. The format is very similar to the Home Church in Bryn Athyn: everyone brings something to share during worship, and the theme was the “Water of Life.” During a visit here in 2012 I had lead a similar service based on the Home Church “worship circle” format.
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| The New Christian Church in New Zealand has two retired ministers who lead some worship services. |
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| Auckland New Church, at the close of the service |
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| The last stragglers to leave after a shared morning tea. Shared inspiration, shared goodies. |
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Later, the Keals had Family Dinner, which is a tradition I also have with my family in Philadelphia. It was heart-warming to feel like family with some extended family members of people who had been “brothers” to me growing up in Sydney.
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| A view from Denis and Lis’s front balcony |
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| Another view from the front deck |
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| Adorable, and of course smart, young Keal cousins |
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| Equally adorable and smart Keal adults |
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