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		<title>Imagining a Better World: Writers and the Unitarian Spirit</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Peter Lineham Worship Leader:- Ted Zorn Can a novel help us imagine—and create—a better world? In this service, guest speaker Peter Lineham explores well-known writers whose lives and work were shaped by Unitarian beliefs and communities. Focusing on Victorian and later novelists, he considers how freedom of thought, compassion and a sense &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/imagining-a-better-world-writers-and-the-unitarian-spirit/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Imagining a Better World: Writers and the Unitarian Spirit</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jazz is Life — What Music Means</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Caitlin Smith Celebrated local jazz singer/songwriter/poet Worship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh Read below, or&#160;download the PDF &#8211; to come Caitlin Smith © 11 October 2026 To come Meditation / Conversation starter]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Enchanted World</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Niki HarréWorship Leader:- Ted Zorn Religions have strange, implausible stories, that assume there is a secret depth that sometimes seeps – or bursts – into ordinary life. While I have never ‘believed’ in an enchanted world, people thrive when they see beauty and meaning in what surrounds them. And that’s a creative &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-enchanted-world/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Enchanted World</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Seeking Meaning</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page... Speaker &#38; Worship Leader:- The Revd Dr Ralph Catts Ralph Catts is a Unitarian minister based in Melbourne, and it will be a privilege to have him lead one of our services, as he is the only Unitarian Minister in the South Pacific. He is the Learning &#38; Development Coordinator for the &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/seeking-meaning/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Seeking Meaning</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>An ECO-Peace Economy for Aotearoa NZ</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...for Well-Being of People and Planet Speaker:- Laurie RossWorship Leader:- Shirin Caldwell This requires Transformation of the Neoliberal Economic System to serve our higher values (the 7 Principles of Unitarian Universalism). Read below, or download the PDF Laurie Ross © 19 July 2026 The goal of an Eco-Economy will only be achieved if &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/an-eco-peace-economy-for-aotearoa-nz/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">An ECO-Peace Economy for Aotearoa NZ</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Vintage Unitarianism and its issues</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 02:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...James and Harriet Martineau, a brother and sister and two different paths 19th Century Unitarians James and Harriet Martineau resisted inherited authority and insisted on the freedom to seek truth for themselves. One remained a religious theist and the other became a freethinker, but both embodied a spirituality grounded in conscience, courage and &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/vintage-unitarianism-and-its-issues/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Vintage Unitarianism and its issues</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What the Secular World can learn from Religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 02:42:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Niki Harré talks about her year as a self-appointed secular priest. She undertook three vows – simplicity, hospitality and pause, offered weekly services and personal conversations, and attended a Christian church. While she experienced considerable resistance, she also learnt a great deal about humility, listening to and caring for the other, and an &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/what-the-secular-world-can-learn-from-religion/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What the Secular World can learn from Religion</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Evolution of Human Consciousness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 03:58:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Higher Values for Ecological Economics Speaker:- Laurie RossWorship Leader:- Shirin Caldwell Read below, or download the PDF Follow this shortcut to the bottom of the page for the&#160;various readings, videos, etc. shared in the service. Laurie Ross © 17 May 2026 Kia Ora, E te whanau. I am delighted to be invited to &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/evolution-of-human-consciousness/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Evolution of Human Consciousness</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>West Papua — Justice for our Neighbours</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/west-papua-justice-for-our-neighbours/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 01:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Guest speaker Catherine Delahunty has had a lifetime of working for justice. She is an ally and champion of the people of West Papua, who live under occupation. Speaker:- Catherine DelahuntyWorship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh Catherine Delahunty © 19 April 2026 No text this week. Meditation / Conversation starter Links Opening Words:- “West Papua: &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/west-papua-justice-for-our-neighbours/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">West Papua — Justice for our Neighbours</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Courage to Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...What if fear is not a flaw to be fixed, but an invitation to be answered? This sermon explores stories of courage &#8211; what it means to take trembling steps into the unknown and what holds us when we do. If you have ever stood at a threshold you did not choose, wondering &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/courage-to-change/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Courage to Change</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Nonbinary, Nondualist, Nonreductive</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/nonbinary-nondualist-nonreductive/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Dr. Tof EklundWorship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh If you find nonbinary gender(s) confusing, want to understand what it means to be nonbinary, or are nonbinary, this one&#8217;s for you. Dr. Tof Eklund (they/them) speaks about being nonbinary, the challenges and prejudices nonbinary folks face, and the profound implications of nonbinary thought and spirituality. &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/nonbinary-nondualist-nonreductive/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Nonbinary, Nondualist, Nonreductive</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Stones That Testify</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-stones-that-testify/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 02:42:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker &#38; Worship Leader:- Keola Whittaker Instead of preaching about queer folks as people who need support, I&#8217;m inverting it to what can queer and trans people teach the rest of us about being fully human? Especially now, when authoritarianism and even AI are trying to flatten us all into simple categories. I&#8217;ll &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-stones-that-testify/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Stones That Testify</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The Grinch Who Found Christmas Anyway</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-grinch-who-found-christmas-anyway/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 01:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker &#38; Worship Leader:- Keola Whittaker Feeling a bit Grinchy this year? You&#8217;re not alone. This sermon is for everyone who has ever wanted to skip Christmas, escape the forced cheer, or hide from a holiday that asks too much. It&#8217;s also about what happens when love finds us anyway, in forms we &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-grinch-who-found-christmas-anyway/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Grinch Who Found Christmas Anyway</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>It happens here; Trafficking in Aotearoa New Zealand</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/it-happens-here-trafficking-in-aotearoa-new-zealand/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 03:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Marieke JasperseWorship Leader:- Maria Hayward Dr Jasperse is a consultant cross-cultural psychologist, and survivor of modern slavery, dedicated to destigmatising distress and strengthening responses that restore dignity and determination. She has consulted for the United Nations, the NZ and Australian governments, and anti-trafficking NGOs, and looks forward to sharing her personal and &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/it-happens-here-trafficking-in-aotearoa-new-zealand/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">It happens here; Trafficking in Aotearoa New Zealand</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pacific Pay Gap Enquiry and Human Rights</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/pacific-pay-gap-enquiry-and-human-rights/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 03:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Karanina SumeoWorship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh Saunoama&#8217;ali Dr Karanina Sumeo is the immediate past Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner and will speak about her experience leading the Pacific Pay Gap Enquiry. No text this week]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Merge Café &#8211; Making a community-minded third space</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/merge-cafe-making-a-community-minded-third-space/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2025 23:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Margaret LewisWorship Leader:- Shirin Caldwell A third space is neither home, school nor work but a space where people can be themselves, be with friends. A café, a bar, a museum, even a park. may be places where many of our most vulnerable communities do not feel welcome or feel they need &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/merge-cafe-making-a-community-minded-third-space/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Merge Café &#8211; Making a community-minded third space</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Navigating Neurodivergence and the Neurodiversity Paradigm</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/navigating-neurodivergence-and-the-neurodiversity-paradigm/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 02:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Neurodivergence. What does it mean – what are the challenges faced, and how can neurotypical individuals assist in mitigating these challenges and ensuring neurodivergent people are included, respected and accommodated? Speakers:- Nikki Smith-Eklund (she/they) M Hum Rts&#38; Dr. Tof Eklund (they/them)Worship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh Nikki Smith-Eklund &#38; Tof Eklund © 23 November 2025 &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/navigating-neurodivergence-and-the-neurodiversity-paradigm/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Navigating Neurodivergence and the Neurodiversity Paradigm</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>The trickle down effect; poverty and inflation</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-trickle-down-effect-poverty-and-inflation/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2025 05:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Ruth IrwinWorship Leader:- Viv Allen Ruth Irwin is an author and Professor. She teaches courses on globalisation, climate change, philosophy, colonialism, and post-colonialism, education, policy and economics. She has written several books on climate change, philosophy and economics, edited 3 collections on philosophy and climate change, and public policy, and written over &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/the-trickle-down-effect-poverty-and-inflation/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The trickle down effect; poverty and inflation</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Islam &#8211; One of the world’s major religions – beliefs, practices and facts</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/islam-one-of-the-worlds-major-religions-beliefs-practices-and-facts/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2025 04:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...An overview of the Islamic beliefs and practices, and later at the end of the service an opportunity to ask questions. Speakers:- Brother Bilal Slaimankheland Brother Ammar Mullahfrom Ponsonby mosque Worship Leader:- Viv Allen Video to come Audio to come Follow this shortcut to the bottom of the page for the various readings, &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/islam-one-of-the-worlds-major-religions-beliefs-practices-and-facts/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Islam &#8211; One of the world’s major religions – beliefs, practices and facts</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Prophetic Truth in a Time of State Sanctioned Racism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 03:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Isaiah speaks against rulers who write laws that crush the poor and enable injustice. In the 1970s, successive New Zealand Governments used such laws to legally justify the racial profiling and persecution of Pasifika peoples, especially through the Dawn Raids. Speaker:- Rev. Alec ToleafoaWorship Leader:- Ted Zorn Read below, or download the PDF &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/prophetic-truth-in-a-time-of-state-sanctioned-racism/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Prophetic Truth in a Time of State Sanctioned Racism</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Buddhism</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2025 05:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Tenzin ChosangWorship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh Video to come Audio to come Tenzin Chosang © 13 July 2025 No text this week]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Refugee&#8217;s Story</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/a-refugees-story/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2025 05:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Ibrahim OmerWorship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh Video to come Audio to come Ibrahim Omer © 29 June 2025 No text this week]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What&#8217;s wrong with the growth economy? Pt 2</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/whats-wrong-with-the-growth-economy-pt-2/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 05:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Systematic Extremes of Poverty and Wealth Speaker:- Ruth IrwinWorship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh The rate of economic growth is set at 2-3%. Its a finely calibrated complex system of moving parts. As brand new money gushes out of private banks in the form of ex nihilo credit, it pools in “reservoirs of value.” This &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/whats-wrong-with-the-growth-economy-pt-2/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What&#8217;s wrong with the growth economy? Pt 2</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What&#8217;s wrong with the growth economy? Pt 1</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/whats-wrong-with-the-growth-economy-pt-1/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 05:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...The engine of economic growth and climate change Speaker:- Ruth IrwinWorship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh “Banks create credit ‛ex nihilo’ which means ‛out of nothing’. This brand new credit is the engine that forces economic growth into the system. Technological efficiencies are all absorbed and exceeded by growth. That means that new technology does &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/whats-wrong-with-the-growth-economy-pt-1/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What&#8217;s wrong with the growth economy? Pt 1</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Love beyond the Threshold</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/love-beyond-the-threshold/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 04:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Keola WhittakerWorship Leader:- Rachel Mackintosh Join us this Easter Sunday as Keola Whittaker, currently in his second year of the Starr King School for the Ministry, Oakland, CA, USA, explores the profound metaphor of resurrection through the lens of our Southern Hemisphere autumn. He examines the boundary between life and death, and &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/love-beyond-the-threshold/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Love beyond the Threshold</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Being a UU in India</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2025 04:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Daniel KanterWorship Leader:- Viv Allen Daniel Kanter is senior minister of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, one of the largest UU churches in the USA, and author of the book, Faith for the Unbeliever. In this second talk for us during his sabbatical visit to Aotearoa New Zealand, he will share &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/being-a-uu-in-india/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Being a UU in India</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What does it mean to be a UU? A Texas pastor&#8217;s perspective</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-uu-a-texas-pastors-perspective/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Daniel KanterWorship Leader:- Shirin Caldwell Daniel Kanter is senior minister of the First Unitarian Church of Dallas, one of the largest UU churches in the USA, and author of the book, Faith for the Unbeliever. He is visiting Aotearoa New Zealand as part of his sabbatical. In this talk, he will share &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-uu-a-texas-pastors-perspective/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What does it mean to be a UU? A Texas pastor&#8217;s perspective</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Treaty Principles:- what are they and where are we going?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Zeo HaamiWorship Leaders:- Rachel Mackintosh and Betsy Marshall Video to come Audio to come Read below, or download the PDF &#8211; to come AUC © 15 December 2024 True to our Unitarian tradition of having an open pulpit, this past week we welcomed Zeo Haami as our speaker. Zeo is Community Organiser with &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/treaty-principles-what-are-they-and-where-are-we-going/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Treaty Principles:- what are they and where are we going?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Listening for Your Own Truth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Nov 2024 05:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Ron AhnenWorship Leader:- Viv Allen Follow this shortcut to the bottom of the page for the&#160;various readings, videos, etc. shared in the service. Read below, or download the&#160;PDF In this sermon, Ron Ahnen (Intern Minister at First Unitarian Church of Albuquerque, New Mexico (USA) reflects on the nature of Truth and how &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/listening-for-your-own-truth/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Listening for Your Own Truth</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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		<title>Annie Jane Schnackenberg (nee Allen) New Zealand Fighter for Women&#8217;s Rights</title>
		<link>https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/annie-jane-schnackenberg-nee-allen-new-zealand-fighter-for-womens-rights/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2024 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Share this page...Speaker:- Randolph HollingsworthWorship Leader:- Viv Allen Follow this shortcut to the bottom of the page for the various readings, videos, etc. shared in the service. From Viv Allen:- About a year ago an email dropped into my inbox from my cousin Hamish who I only catch up with at family funerals. Attached to that &#8230; <a href="https://aucklandunitarian.org.nz/annie-jane-schnackenberg-nee-allen-new-zealand-fighter-for-womens-rights/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Annie Jane Schnackenberg (nee Allen) New Zealand Fighter for Women&#8217;s Rights</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
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