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Our Land?

 On Waitangi Day Helen Jacobi explores the history of the land St Matthew’s sits on 
Rev Helen Jacobi

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Our Land?

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I need a thoughts turn to our ideals of living up to be, like I can do that, and I think we reminded every year that we always have so much. Over the summer of the casting. And I listened to some of the ID series on using the rewards that have been out for a while. About church as well. And the minds of the statements and Maria like in the 19th century, there are many different versions of the stories of the missionaries. And you thought there are in series to the great job of prioritizing the Maori voice while still understanding the complexities of the story of missionaries. Last year when I broke my ankle. On the first of November, the first wish was granted the flame to year in place by the crown. The deed of Grant sees the land is to be used in sight for the erection of a true champion for the celebration of divine service, according to the price of United Church of England and Ireland, as by law established and to be devoted when consecrated to ecclesiastical. Now the crown Fine Art apart. So 90 Fatima gift in the land. you see, the relation will be brought to an end but the next I have obtained, an excellent site, all the Western Ridge, on which I intervene and to begin to lay the foundation of the church to be proceeded with as funds can be obtained. So it was writing that occasionally to, so obviously the negotiations went away and it was official that 1843 by 1848 what they cost. Drink that shot was appointed. Now, he was also an artist and he immediately established upon the raising of money way back. But in the meantime, they built a very large What was here? Well, as far as we can tell, the laying on this bridge was not occupied and it seemed so real. Besides my Village, the clothes, the closest Village is down Queen Street. Of course, the White House stream and there were Gardens at various points and including down We are chasing us now a trick. But so many times three, prominent hell, tops for institutions and he expected the people to come to the mean, come on. Is feared for latent in using words and invasions but it seems that would help. But it does show the kind of teacher. can we imagine my before the coming of This lady is not passed through any hands over decades. Like most of us that hasn't been bought and sold. We can reach directly back in time to our ancestor Selwyn, and we can wonder about our other ancestors, the tracks passed out. Had a chance you to reduce macintoshes wonderful new book for shifting grounds deep deep histories of Taki workout. She's one of the staff in museum and she feels in her book places but rather can be analyzed as sites of power oppression privilege. And exclusion each place has its own story to tell. Its own unique story and Other Stories going around. So what story can little and tell us appreciate privilege and exclusion? What story does? This Theory european-style church? Tell us about the colonial plane need to have a church. We love the color. Love The Archers a shame. There's nothing wrong with that. But even in 1995, for this building opened, I wonder what our ancestors of the cleaning this legba Giver is particular brand promised. We're hoping that this year, finally upgrade our gardens around the church. What we're going to do with our guard and partnership is from a sitting position. We might still want to try and reach back and to our past and tell the story of the land. What can we plant in our Gardens? Thoris anniversary. I know some of you have been reading the book and Engineering decolonization, which we started with the book group last year and we're going to catch that maybe during Lent and in that book Mana Jackson says that he would like to replace decolonization. You see as the building of a new relationships and the telling them, you Story begins with the ID to pique, ssion an done telling or colonization's past and present Minds. Stories. What about transformation? For my honesty about the mistreatment. And the foresight to see we have different stories, mine. There is restoration. So, what past restoration might we begin to walk down as we wonder about what new abundance might be fined. Like the overflowing piece of today's Gospel, Somebody fish for the other boat to come and help. What crawler the Jesus might we far, as we think about our relationship. What do we think about the relative wealth about you over 180 years? When Auntie kind of marketing Partners, still struggled to find his diamonds to pay more than a few These are some of the questions that arise for us when we bring the gospel into conversation with our own history. So I look forward to discovering what further questions we might have as we give, thanks for our children as we give thanks for our perfect Partnership of cultures and our ongoing call to the valence bands of the Gospel.