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Anglican Missions launch Fiji Appeal

Anglican Missions have launched an appeal for the Diocese of Polynesia’s Fiji response after category 5 Tropical Cyclone Yasa lashed the country last night.
• Fiji’s Vanua Levu pummelled by Tropical Cyclone Yasa overnight
• Cyclone Yasa: Category 5 cyclone hits Fiji 
• Two people die due to Cyclone Yasa
• Cyclone Yasa aftermath: widespread destruction

Hindi worship advances mission

The Eucharistic liturgy in Hindi has been published in a Prayer Book for the first time, but its unique value for mission and outreach has been a resource for Anglicans in Fiji for 20 years.

Tonga's noble solution for worship

Revising the Tongan liturgy of the Eucharist has put the translators into a balancing act between Tonga's most formal patterns of speech and the language Anglicans might want to use when they relate to Jesus.  

Lincoln book issues cry on climate

A new book has been released from the UK-based climate change, faith and science conference supported by Pacific Anglicans in 2019.

Appeal helps Polynesia provide aid

The Diocese of Polynesia has reported that 181 families directly affected by loss of livelihood due to Covid-19 restrictions have received food assistance via the Anglican Missions Covid-19 Appeal.

St Mary's School breaks new ground

Staff and students are celebrating as Bishop Henry Bull blessed the foundations for three new classrooms at St Mary’s Anglican Primary school in Labasa.

Pacific Anglicans witness on climate

Archbishop Fereimi Cama is heading a team from the Diocese of Polynesia to witness on Christian responses to climate change at a conference in the UK Diocese of Lincoln this week.

Archbishop Fereimi Cama ordained

Fereimi Cama has been ordained as the next Bishop of Polynesia - and hence he is an Archbishop and joint leader of the three tikanga church. He is the first Fijian to be chosen to lead his diocese in its 110 year history.
• The Fiji Sun's report
• Archbishop Cama's story
• The ACNS report

New Archbishop announced

The Archbishops have announced who is to become the next Bishop of Polynesia. He's a Fijian man who has demonstrated courage at the point of a gun – and readiness to serve Polynesians of every ethnic background.
• From classroom to church: achieving his childhood dream
• Vigils - and Vigilantes
• Fiji Sun story
• Fiji Times story
• RNZ Pacific announcement


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Anglican Taonga Winter 2018