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Birthday
Sep 8, 1960 (Age: 63)
Website
http://www.westcotthort.com
Region / City
Deepest, Darkest NZ
Faith
Christian
Country
New Zealand
Gender
Male
Personal Statement of Faith
Jesus preached and taught about a way for the people of God to live in a community of love and charity , without regard to social status, ethnic background, sexual orientation or religious affiliation. Jesus gave to the Apostles and all his followers the commission to teach and preach the Gospel to all peoples of all nations and gave them the gift of the Holy Spirit to carry out that mission.

He revealed to his followers that all persons have different gifts and that we are called to affirm and dedicate these gifts to the service of God, the fulfillment of our lives on earth and the promise of our everlasting union with God.

He empowered ordinary people to build up communities, to bring good news to the poor and broken hearted, to be embody the compassion and love of God toward as a resurrection people.

The Apostles were called upon to preach, to administer the Sacraments, to declare God's forgiveness of sins and to guide the people of God toward eternal life. The Apostolic ministry continues today through many forms of ministry, including the sacraments and the laying on of hands with prayer.

The Church guided by the Holy Spirit has carried on the holy orders of the early church: Laity, Bishops, Priests and Deacons. We actively seek out persons for ministry that have been discriminated against, downtrodden or ignored in their calls to ministry at all levels of involvement in the church from Laity to Bishop.

All Lay ministries should be affirmed, including liturgical participation as the basis of the life of the church community. The ministry of all baptized persons is the foundation of the life of the Church. Ordained persons help serve the Church. Those who are ordained serve people by the proclamation and teaching of the Gospel, carrying out canonical duties and the administration of the Sacraments and sacramental rites of the Church through the specific ministries of bishops, priests and deacons.
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Priest, Theologian, Librarian

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“If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are, or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition and then admit that we just don't want to do it.” ― Stephen Colbert

Jesus Christ is good news for the poor,
release for the captives,
recovery of sight for the blind
and liberty for those who are oppressed.
A New Zealand Prayer Book / He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa

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