Reverend Alastair Buick
Honorary Deacon Assistant
I’m very happy to relieve in this place while Ben has a sabbatical. Depending on what role and what metaphor you use I am, for rugby players, the substitute, for cricketers I’m the 12th man, for musicians this is a 12 week gig, or for those teachers I am a reliever!
The gathered bishops [at Lambeth Conference] will be responding to some ‘calls’ to action for the church… like this one on climate…
…our liturgical calendar offers so many options for what to celebrate on any given Sunday. Today is one of the days where we have a plethora of options. And being a little indecisive, I’m keen to celebrate all of them!
Lambeth: They have asked for our prayers and they will certainly need them.
Whoever you are, wherever you have come from, nau mai, haere mai ki tenei whare karakia…