Conference for Anglican Women
Description
CIRCLE of GRACE:
A Conference for Anglican Women
Connect in in Faith and Fellowship on this special weekend - excellent speakers, fantastic location and venue.
This will be a wonderful time to be in Dunedin at Tolcarne' which is St Hilda’s Boarding Residence.
Note the conference is NOT at St Hilda's.
Tolcarne’s grounds provide a park-like setting, with large green areas and mature trees, This venue has no steps to negotiate.
Everything will be held at Tolcarne until the 10 am service at St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin, on Sunday 18 April. Morning tea follows the service.
There will be morning and evening prayer each day.
Costs:
Full Board: $250
Casual Rates per Day:
Friday: drinks & dinner $50
Saturday only: full day, lunch, and conference dinner $110
Saturday evening - drinks and dinner $22
We look forward to welcoming you.
This event is hosted by the Association of Anglican Women (AAW)
nzaaw.org.nz
Agenda
- 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Gusets arrive any time from 2pm on Friday 16 April 2027
You will be welcomed and shown to your room on arrival. Free time until 5pm.
- 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Welcome and Official Opening
Drinks and nibbles provide a relaxed start to our weekend together. Dot Muir, NZAAW President will welcome everyone and this will be followed by the formal opening of Conference: The Right Reverend Dr Anne van Gend, Bishop of Dunedin, will be joined by Nicky Whitham-Black, Principal St Hilda's Collegiate School.
- 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LIght meal with after dinneer speaker
Our after dinner speaker is from PINC Dunedin (Professional Inspiring Networking Community) 'PINC is a community of women in business dedicated to lifting each other up through connection, shared knowledge, and genuine support.' https://www.pincdunedin.co.nz/
- 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Saturday 17 April: Discussion time
Vibrant discussion time as we reflect on the talk from PINC Dunedin. An opportunity to feedback inspirations/information gathered from last night's talk. Morning tea to follow.
Meditation exercise with scripture
Meditation exercise with scripture led by Prudence Patterson. 'Towards wholeness in body mind and spirit in the hope that this will help participants to grow in what we call Shalom, the Hebrew word for peace, well-being, wholeness' The session includes a Biblical theme with Scriptures and a time of relaxing meditation and prayer to finish.
- 12:00 pm - 1:15 pm
Lunch with speaker
The lunchtime speaker is Dame Joy Cowley, someone who surely needs no introduction. 'Dame Joy Cowley is one of New Zealand´s most accomplished writers of books for the past three generations of children. She has sold more than 40 million copies of her books worldwide, in English, Māori and more than two dozen other languages.'
- 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
NZAAW AGM
The AGN of the NZ Association of Anglican Women is open to all - members and non-members. If you would like a copy of the Agenda and minutes of the 2025 AGM, please contact Anne Gover, NZAAW Secretary , nzaawsecretary@nzaaw.org.nz Afternoon tea follows the AGN. Guests then have free time until 5pm.
- 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
Drinks and nibbels, then Conference Dinne with speaker
The guest speaker is Sophie Barker, Mayor of Dunedin. 'She has served as mayor of Dunedin since October 2025, having been a Dunedin city councillor since 2019 and deputy mayor between 2022 and 2023. She is Dunedin's second female mayor.'
- 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Eucharist, St Paul's Cathedral, Dunedin
Details of those involved with the Cathedral service will be added once known, Morning tee follows the service. End of Conference
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