Vicar

Role
Written By Opawa-St Martins Parish

  • Vicar of the Anglican Parish of Opawa - St Martin’s

  • Chaplain of Saint Mark’s School, Opawa

A Vicar’s Responsibilities:

  • Spiritual leadership - preach, proclaim and teach the Christian faith within the Anglican tradition.

  • Hold the keys of the Church, organise regular church services, music, and bell ringing.

  • Share people’s joys and sorrows, encourage the faithful, remember the lost, heal and help the sick.

  • Co-ordinate Sunday School and education in the parish

Vicar's Blog
The colour of royalty
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
The colour of royalty
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf

Purple also symbolises pain and suffering

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Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Remember Jordan
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Remember Jordan
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf

Tragedy at the City Mission

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Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Mini-Easters
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Mini-Easters
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf

Sundays in Lent

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Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
It starts at home
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
It starts at home
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf

The procession to church

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Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
From each corner of the compass
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
From each corner of the compass
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf

The gospel is to be shared

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Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
We belong through sharing
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
We belong through sharing
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf

Our focus is outward even as we centre our hearts on God

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Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Not something we can do on our own
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Not something we can do on our own
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf

Faith belongs in a community

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Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Growth in faith
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Growth in faith
Vicar, Rev John Sheaf

Understanding changes as we experience our faith in action

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Vicar, Rev John Sheaf
Arohanui
Vicar, Rev Ben
Arohanui
Vicar, Rev Ben

Thank you for inviting us into your lives

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Vicar, Rev Ben
Penultimate Pew News
Vicar, Rev Ben
Penultimate Pew News
Vicar, Rev Ben

my hopes and prayers for this community

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Vicar, Rev Ben
Final Countdown
Vicar, Rev Ben
Final Countdown
Vicar, Rev Ben

my season of ‘lasts’

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Vicar, Rev Ben
I have been so blessed
Vicar, Rev Ben
I have been so blessed
Vicar, Rev Ben

Some (good and bad) News

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Vicar, Rev Ben
Our Mission in the City
Vicar, Rev Ben
Our Mission in the City
Vicar, Rev Ben

Holy work

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Vicar, Rev Ben
It’s good to be home
Vicar, Rev Ben
It’s good to be home
Vicar, Rev Ben

how blessed I am to be able to seek God and His Kingdom with the wonderful people of Opawa-St Martins

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Vicar, Rev Ben
A 12-week Gig
Vicar, Rev Mike Hawke
A 12-week Gig
Vicar, Rev Mike Hawke

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!

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Vicar, Rev Mike Hawke
How to be a Sinner
Vicar, Rev Ben
How to be a Sinner
Vicar, Rev Ben

If someone has borrowed (and finished reading) Peter Bouteneff’s book "How to be a Sinner", could you please return it to the Book Marks library as the Vicar would like to borrow it for a book club.

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Vicar, Rev Ben
We are People of Rhythms
Vicar, Rev Ben
We are People of Rhythms
Vicar, Rev Ben

Our body has rhythms for day and night, our earth changes with the seasons, and in God’s grace one of the commandments is to set aside a day and make it holy, thereby giving us this weekly rhythm of holy work and holy rest.

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Vicar, Rev Ben
The Persuasive Power of Desire
Vicar, Rev Ben
The Persuasive Power of Desire
Vicar, Rev Ben

Today’s readings are about temptation, desire, and FOMO. But they are also about the supreme grace of God. It is hard to be tempted when we already have all that we would ever need.

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Vicar, Rev Ben
40 days of prayer and preparation
Vicar, Rev Ben
40 days of prayer and preparation
Vicar, Rev Ben

Walk with Jesus to Jerusalem, to the upper room, to the garden, to the cross, and finally to the empty tomb

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Vicar, Rev Ben
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Vicar, Rev Ben
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Vicar, Rev Ben

It has been a harrowing week

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Vicar, Rev Ben
Purification, Presentation, Lighting the Candles
Vicar, Rev Ben
Purification, Presentation, Lighting the Candles
Vicar, Rev Ben

Three names for one day

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Vicar, Rev Ben
A new year means Lent is nearly here
Vicar, Rev Ben
A new year means Lent is nearly here
Vicar, Rev Ben

A new year has begun, and you know that that means…

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Vicar, Rev Ben
What a year that was
Vicar, Rev Ben
What a year that was
Vicar, Rev Ben

It never ceases to amaze me just how much can be packed into 12 months.

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Vicar, Rev Ben
A New Birth in Christ
Vicar, Rev Ben
A New Birth in Christ
Vicar, Rev Ben

It’s a joy to celebrate new birth in baptism so close to celebrating the coming of the Christ child.

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Vicar, Rev Ben
Verfremdungseffekt
Vicar, Rev Ben
Verfremdungseffekt
Vicar, Rev Ben

Shine a different light on a familiar story

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Vicar, Rev Ben
A Nativity Photo Booth
Vicar, Rev Ben
A Nativity Photo Booth
Vicar, Rev Ben

From 3-5pm daily from 11-18 December we will have a nativity back drop which people from the community can come and take photos in.

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Vicar, Rev Ben
Power and authority
Vicar, Rev Ben
Power and authority
Vicar, Rev Ben

“Jesus is Lord, and Caesar is not.”

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Vicar, Rev Ben
At God’s table
Vicar
At God’s table
Vicar

No matter where we have come from, in baptism we are made worthy…

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An introduction
Vicar
An introduction
Vicar

Let me introduce you to someone…

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Vicar
Calls from Lambeth Conference
Vicar
Calls from Lambeth Conference
Vicar

The gathered bishops [at Lambeth Conference] will be responding to some ‘calls’ to action for the church… like this one on climate…

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Vicar
Vicar's Sermons
Baptism of Jesus
Baptism of Jesus

Luke 3:15-17, 21-22

1st Sunday in Advent
1st Sunday in Advent

Luke 21:25-36

All Saints
All Saints

John 11:32-44

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mark 10:2-16

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mark 9:38-50

Candlemas
Candlemas

Luke 2:22-40

8th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Luke 6:39-49

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Luke 6: 27-38

6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Luke 6:17-26

Waitangi
Waitangi

Waitangi Day

Holy Whakamana
Holy Whakamana

Mark 9:30-37

You are the Messiah
You are the Messiah

Rev Ben

Grumpy Jesus?
Grumpy Jesus?

Mark 7:24-37

Marrying action and attitude
Marrying action and attitude

Marrying action and attitude

From the Bishop
From the Bishop

Bishop Peter

A “Via Media” Mary
A “Via Media” Mary

Rev Ben

Living Bread? Why not lollies?
Living Bread? Why not lollies?

Living bread? Why not lollies!

How the Bible Came to Be
How the Bible Came to Be

Bible Sunday

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