The Archbishop of York concluded a three-week visit to Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand by preaching at a joint Anglican and Roman Catholic Ash Wednesday service at the Roman Catholic Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand.<\/p>\n
Invited by the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, the Archbishop began his visit in Fiji, where he met with Archbishop Fereimi Cama and the country\u2019s President Jioji Konrote.<\/p>\n
He spent time with clergy, preached at a Eucharist service at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Suva and visited St Christopher\u2019s orphanage in Nakasi where he was able to meet the staff and children who live there.<\/p>\n
On his return to the UK, the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu said, \u201cI last visited Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand in 2015 and it was wonderful to return and see familiar faces as well as new ones. Meeting people who have a heart for their communities and a desire to promote the common good and work together in this was truly heartwarming.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy prayer for The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia is that they will be confident in the message that they have to share about our Creator God who loves us and wants us to know him more through his Son Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit. Every Blessing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n