3rd Sunday in Advent - 11 December 2005
November 29, 2005 | Leave a Comment
This collect is part of a series produced for Anglican Youth Yeah! - Advent 2005 to Advent 2006. You can read the others that have been produced online, or alternatively download the full compilation.
Readings
First Reading Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11
Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24
Gospel John 1: 6-8, 19-28
Theme
Christ the Light
Sentence
”He was not that light, but was sent to bear witness of that light.”
John 1:8
Collect
Almighty Ever-living Heavenly Father
Full of grace and truth
Our heart is full of all creativity and joy
We praise you and worship you as we continue being witnesses for you
Help us to be steadfast in our faith
Empower us to work together in the Spirit that you’ve baptised us into
To continue to proclaim your good news
Through our most precious Saviour Jesus Christ.
Amen
Samoan
Le Atua soifua e, le Tama, le ona le mana ma le malosi,
le ua tumu i le agalelei, o le puna foi o mea moni uma,
ua e faatoaatoaina lo matou fiafiaga faapea lo matou ola saili’ili ia matou tapuaiga ma le ola tautua i lau afio. Fesoasoani ina ia tumau lo matou faatuatuaga.
Ia maua foi le malosi e galulue faatasi ai i le mana o le Agaga Paia, e pei ona papatisoina ai i matou e molimauina lau talalelei; e ala lo matou faaola o Iesu Keriso,
Amene.
Tongan
’E tamai mafimafi m ta’engata
Ko koe ‘ae mo’oni pea moe kelesi fuape.
‘oku fonu homau loto ‘ihe fiefia,
‘o ‘oatu ‘e mau faka feta’i moe hu, koe faka mo’oni ki ho’o ‘afio,
Faka malohi’i mo faka ivia ange ‘emau tui,
‘aki ‘ae laumalie koia homau papitaiso,
Kemau kei talaki ‘ae ongoongo lelei
‘ia sisu kalaisi ko homau faka mo’ui
‘Ameni
Contributed by
The Youth of Vitilevu West - Fiji
2nd Sunday in Advent - 4 December 2005
November 22, 2005 | Leave a Comment
This collect is part of a series produced for Anglican Youth Yeah! - Advent 2005 to Advent 2006. You can read the others that have been produced online, or alternatively download the full compilation.
Readings
First Reading Isaiah 40: 1-11
Second Reading 2 Peter 3: 8-15a
Gospel Mark 1: 1-8
Theme
Whakapaia te huarahi o te Ariki / Prepare the way of the Lord
Sentence
“He reo nō tētahi i te koraha e karanga ana, Whakapaia te huarahi o te Ariki, Whakatikaia ōna ara.”
“The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’”
Mark 1:3
Collect
Maori
E Pā, e tō mātou Atua,
Nāu te ao i hanga, nāu mātou i hanga,
Nāu anō hoki i tuku mai tāu tama hei ara whainga mā mātou.
He rerekē tāu e pai ai ki tō mātou e hiahia ai,
Ka puta mai hoki tō karanga i te tutua i te koraha,
Ehara i ngā tāngata whai mana i ngā temepara.
Tūwherangia ō mātou ngākau kia rangona e mātou tō reo e pakō mai ana i te koraha,
Āu poropitinga e haruru mai ana i te hunga rangatahi,
Kia tū, kia oho, kia matāra,
Kia whakamārama te huarahi,
Kia whakatikaina ōu ara ki tāu e pai ai.
Ka tāpaea ēnei mea katoa ki a koe i runga i te ingoa o te Matua, te Tama, me Te Wairua Tapu.
Āmine.
E te Atua
You call us your young people out of the wilderness to be your messengers in the world
Help us to recognise and hear your voice through the young people
By preparing your way in the world
And proclaiming the Good news to all people
Through your son Jesus Christ
Amen
Contributed by
Michael Tamihere (Youth representative to the Anglican Consultative Council) and Tessa Wolff (Convener T3 Executive Committee)
Michael and Tessa are both students at Te Rau Kahikatea, the Tikanga Maori component of The College of St John the Evangelist, Meadowbank, Auckland. Michael Tamihere, 24, is one of only two youth representatives (co-opted) on the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC), and is also the youth liaison to that body for the Anglican Indigenous Network (AIN). Tessa Wolff, 25, is the Convener of the T3 Executive, which is the standing committee of the Tikanga Youth Exchange.
Advent Sunday - 27 November 2005
November 15, 2005 | Leave a Comment
This collect is part of a series produced for Anglican Youth Yeah! - Advent 2005 to Advent 2006. You can read the others that have been produced online, or alternatively download the full compilation.
Readings
First Reading Isaiah 64: 1-9
Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9
Gospel Mark 13: 24-37
Theme
Seeing and Acting on the Signs
Sentence
“It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Therefore, keep awake – for you do not know when the master of the house will come.”
Mark 4:34-35
Collect
E te Atua, e te Kaihanga
You provide us with the signs to follow
Like the fig tree being a sign for summer
So here the Kowhai flowering bring the Tui
And the blooming Pua (frangipani) heralds our summer
You call us to be actively ready
To be alert to the signs of our time
To know what is happening in the lives of young people
To be open to new ways of being your doorkeeper
and your witness among them.
Through Jesus our doorkeeper
Amen
Contributed by
The T3 Youth Executive
We are Young people and Youth leaders from the three Tikanga, elected at the Common Life Tikanga Youth Exchange. We act as the Standing Committee of Tikanga Youth Exchange. Our executive is made up of two representatives from each Tikanga, and the Tikanga Youth Facilitator. We meet twice a year for at least a weekend. Our aim is to continue to represent the views of young people to the wider church. Our prayer is that our church will recognise and celebrate our young people and all they do; that it will make the ministry among young people one of our top priorities for financial and other resources; that the church would be aware of and address the issues that affect young people; and that we all would continue to work with young people to create a church that lives out the gospel in our changing times.
Get Ready for Anglican Youth Yeah!
November 2, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Youth Yeah! - That’s the name of our official Year of Youth, from Advent Sunday 2005 (27 November), through to Advent Sunday 2006 (Dec 3). Youth Yeah is a celebration of the youth of the Anglican Church. It is a celebration of ministry to, by, from and for young people. It is also a celebration of being Anglican.
Where did the idea for Youth Yeah! come from?
Youth Yeah! is an initiative from the youth ministry networks of the Anglican Church. It was endorsed at a meeting of the General Synod / Te Hinota Whanui
in 2004 alongside its adoption of the Youth Covenant, which is a commitment to prioritise and support youth ministry throughout the whole church. Now, for the first time, the church is setting aside an entire year to focus on youth and youth ministry. The Youth Yeah! vision is for the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia to transform itself into a church with effective, life-changing youth ministry.
So, what do we mean when we say Youth?
The youth of the Anglican Church are children, teenagers, young adults, and young families. Together they make up the majority of the population in Aotearoa-New Zealand and Polynesia, and are therefore a vital part of our mission and ministry.
How do we celebrate Youth Yeah?
A great way to celebrate Youth Yeah! is to actively support youth ministry in your parish, rohe, or local church area. Ask how you can help out with planning and fundraising, get behind local youth events, and give guidance and support to those who are doing youth ministry. If there’s no youth ministry in your area, find some creative ways to start a local ministry to youth. It can be as simple or as colossal as you like! And if you’re short of ideas, get in touch with a local youth minister or coordinator, or log on to the Youth Yeah! website. The website has information about Youth Yeah! and ways you can get involved, like:
- Organise a youth service in your church
- Hold a celebration night and invite the other Tikanga youth living in your town
- Invite a young person to preach on Sunday
- Invite someone to your parish to talk about a youth issue (e.g. vocation)
- Vote a young person on to your vestry
- Mentor a young person
- Provide for youth ministry in your budget
- Let young people run a service
- Sponsor a young person to attend a Youth Yeah! event
- Get a Youth Yeah! tattoo
- Change your name to Youth Yeah! by deed poll
Ok, so the last two ideas are a little silly. But whatever you can do to involve young people more in your church and ministry, by all means do it! If you have bigger and brighter ideas that you’d like to share with the church, feel free to log on to the Youth Yeah! website and post your suggestions.
What kind of events are being planned for Youth Yeah?
Events have already been planned for Youth Yeah! right across the church. From Amorangi and Diocese level events, to Archdeaconry and Parish level, Anglicans are getting ready to celebrate Youth Yeah! in their own way. Log on to the Youth Yeah! website to get the latest news about youth events happening in your area.
You can help others celebrate by sharing news of your plans with the whole church. Log on to the Youth Yeah! website and post information about your event, when and where it is happening.