Investiture of The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Holy Mass with Liturgical Ceremonial for the New Zealand Investiture of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem - Cathedral of St Patrick and St Joseph, Auckland, New Zealand, on Saturday 19th November 2016.
LocalNZ Documentary Dec 2014 The Deep Country: NZ visits the Whanganui River
This documentary was filmed during day 2 of the workshop, LocalNZ: Connecting youth committed to local government, where participants travelled up the Whanganui River.
Locations filmed:
Paddle Steamer Waimarie, (Whanganui Riverboat Centre), Whanganui
Koriniti Marae Museum, Koriniti Marae, Whanganui River
Hiruharama Marae, Hiruharama (Jerusalem), Whanganui River
St Joseph’s church, Hiruharama (Jerusalem), Whanganui River
Te Wainui a Rua School, Ranana, Whanganui River
Koriniti Marae, Whanganui River
Filmed by Matthew Barry and Chris Barry-Goss on 17 November 2014. Edited by Bryson Rooney.
About LocalNZ:
Thirty-five young New Zealanders came together for LocalNZ, a four-day workshop from Sunday, 16 November 2014 to Wednesday, 19 November 2014. This initiative formed part of the McGuinness Institute’s TalentNZ project – creating an informed, focused and networked group of young New Zealanders able to engage effectively with government and the communities in which they live.
This workshop was a collaboration between the New Zealand Treasury, Wellington city Council, the MacDiarmid Institute, Victoria University of Wellington and the McGuiness Institute.
The McGuinness Institute is a non-partisan think tank working towards a sustainable future, contributing strategic foresight through evidence-based research and policy analysis. The Institute is based in Wellington, New Zealand.
localnz.org
talentnz.org
mcguinnessinstitute.org
Joseph of Arimathea led the Holy Family from Jerusalem into Western Britain in AD 37
A film by Monika Escobar
Wildflower Monicca Graphics & History
macsenssons.cymru@gmail.com
Spoken text & music by Moni
Original text written by Wilson, Blackett & Alan Hassell
Link here:
Footage intro Bute Park by David M.
Suzanne Aubert, The Life and Times of
An introduction to the life and times of Mother Suzanne Aubert with her work, for a great amount of time, among Māori in New Zealand from 1860's to 1920's. She was a Healer, Helper of the Needy, Spoke English, French and Māori, a Botanist and Chemist, and in 2015 is NZ's first Saint in the Making.
Sinundo namin KAIBIGAN ko para MAGSIMBA
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Late upload. Nagsimba kami sa born again church but we are Catholic. Pwedi naman walang problema. Enjoy watching guys! Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe to my channel. Thank you guys!
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Inside Christ Church, Jerusalem, an Anglican church located inside the Old City of Jerusalem
Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera
zahigo25@walla.com 972-54-6905522 tel
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Wanganui to Pipiriki on the Wanganui River Road,New Zealand,Monday 11th February 2019
After 3 days staying in an old converted schoolhouse at Brunswick,near Wanganui we set off for home not via the SH4 but the Wanganui river road to Pipiriki and then onto Raetahi.
It is beautiful countryside with native bush down to the river interspersed with tiny settlements where locals make their living from small farm holdings.
The highlight of the journey is Jerusalem where Sister Aubert established a Catholic Sisters of Compassion mission in the late 1800's and is also the site of a plain but beautiful Catholic church built in 1893.
A surprise find on the journey,which we had not found when driving this road 30+ years ago,was Kawana Mill established in 1854 and lovingly restored and well looked after.
Rehearsal at NZ Auckland Holy Trinity Church - Gloria part 2
Rehearsal at NZ Auckland Holy Trinity Church 2012 WACCM Music Conference
St. Joseph's Good Friday Procession
St. Joseph's Church held their annual Good Friday procession through downtown Lynn on Friday, March 29 re-enacting the Passion of the Christ. It is a popular event in the Latino community. Item Video / Chris Stevens.
2016-05-29 Ordination of Deacon John Gill in St Joseph Melkite Catholic Church
Worthy … worthy … worthy
Axios … axios … axios
On Sunday 29 May 2016, Doctor John Gill received the Diaconate Ordination by the laying of hands of
His Grace Arch-Bishop Robert Rabbat
The Eparch of the Melkite Catholic Church in Australia and New Zealand.
The celebration divine liturgy took place in the Parish of Saint Joseph in Fairfield - Melbourne - Australia. It was served by Father Samir Haddad the parish priest and the church choir.
مستحق ... مستحق ... مستحق
اكسيوس ... اكسيوس ... اكسيوس
في قداس صباح الاحد 29 ايار 2016، تم الاحتفال برسامة الدكتور جون جيل برتبة شماس انجيلي، وذلك بوضع يد
سيادة المطران روبير رباط
اسقف استراليا ونيوزيلندة لكنيسة الروم الملكيين الكاثوليك
الذبيحة الالهية حصلت في كنيسة القديس يوسف في ملبورن – استراليا، احتفل بها الاب سمير حداد خوري الرعية وجوقة الكورال.
4- Fr.Yousif Toma /st. Joseph's Catholic Church 28th-December-2012 NZ.
Fr.Yousif Toma talking with our faithful people at st. Joseph's Catholic Church -north Auckland on Friday evening 28th of December 2012 ,enjoy this video.
Holy Fire does not burn clothes - Jerusalem, Easter 2019 - Orthodox Church of Resurrection
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MULTILINGUAL CHRISTIANITY - ORTHODOXY
Orthodox Sites - Ορθόδοξα Ιστολόγια
Πολύγλωσσος Χριστιανισμός - Ορθοδοξία
ATHEISM - ANSWERS
ΑΘΕΪΣΜΟΣ - ΑΠΑΝΤΗΣΕΙΣ
ARIZONA OF MY HEART
Orthodox Arizona - Ορθόδοξη Αριζόνα, ΗΠΑ
我的心臟台灣和香港 TAIWAN & HONG KONG OF MY HEART (Chinese, etc.)
东正教在中国 - 台灣基督東正教會
Orthodox China, Taiwan & Hong Kong
Ορθόδοξη Κίνα, Ταϊβάν & Χονγκ Κονγκ
WASHINGTON OF MY HEART
Orthodox Washington - Η Ορθοδοξία στην Ουάσινγκτον
나는 한국을 사랑한다 KOREA OF MY HEART (Korean etc.)
동방 정교회 Orthodox Korea - Ορθόδοξη Κορέα
ශ්රී ලංකා – නැගෙනහිර ඕර්තඩොක්ස් සභාව
SRI LANKA OF MY HEART (Sinhala etc.)
Orthodox Sri Lanka - Η Ορθοδοξία στη Σρι Λάνκα
PILIPINAS NG AKING PUSO - PHILIPPINES OF MY HEART (Filippo etc.)
SIMBAHANG ORTODOKSO NG SILANGAN
Orthodox Philippines - Η Ορθοδοξία στις Φιλιππίνες
ROMÂNIA INIMII MELE - ROMANIA OF MY HEART (Romanian etc.)
BISERICA ORTODOXĂ
Orthodox Romania - Η Ορθοδοξία στην Ρουμανία
POLSKA MOJEGO SERCA - POLAND OF MY HEART (Polish etc.)
PRAWOSŁAWIE - Orthodox Poland
Η Ορθοδοξία στην Πολωνία
NEDERLAND VAN MIJN HART - NETHERLANDS OF MY HEART (Dutch etc.)
ORTHODOXIE - Orthodox Netherlands
Η Ορθοδοξία στην Ολλανδία
ประเทศไทยในใจฉัน - อีสเทิร์นออร์ทอดอกซ์
THAILAND OF MY HEART
EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH (Thai etc.)
Orthodox Thailand - Η Ορθοδοξία στην Ταϊλάνδη
ARGENTINA DE MI CORAZÓN - ARGENTINA OF MY HEART (Spanish etc.)
ORTHODOXIA - Orthodox Argentina - Η Ορθοδοξία στην Αργεντινή
すべての瞬間日本は私の心の中にあります - 日本正教会
ALL THE MOMENTS JAPAN IS IN MY HEART – ORTHODOXY (Japanese etc.)
Orthodox Japan - Η Ορθοδοξία στην Ιαπωνία
NEW YORK OF MY HEART
Orthodox New York - Η Ορθοδοξία στη Νέα Υόρκη
PORTUGAL DO MEU CORAÇÃO - PORTUGAL OF MY HEART (Portuguese, etc.)
IGREJA ORTODOXA - Orthodox Portugal - Ορθόδοξη Πορτογαλία
NEW ZEALAND OF MY HEART
Orthodox New Zealand - Ορθόδοξη Νέα Ζηλανδία
ÉIRE MO CHROÍ - IRELAND OF MY HEART (Irish, etc.)
EAGLAIS CHEARTCHREIDMHEACH
Orthodox Ireland - Ορθόδοξη Ιρλανδία
NORGE AV MITTE HJERTE - NORWAY OF MY HEART (Norwegian, etc.)
ORTODOKSE KIRKE I NORGE
Orthodox Norway - Ορθόδοξη Νορβηγία
日本正教会 ORTHODOX CHURCH IN JAPAN (Japanese)
CANADA OF MY HEART
Orthodox Canada - Η Ορθοδοξία στον Καναδά
HAWAII OF MY HEART
Orthodox Hawaii - Ορθόδοξη Χαβάη
ITALIA DEL MIO CUORE - ITALY OF MY HEART (Italian, etc.)
ORTODOSSIA
Orthodox Italy - Ορθόδοξη Ιταλία
USA OF MY HEART
Orthodox USA - Η Ορθοδοξία στις ΗΠΑ
VIỆT NAM CỦA TRÁI TIM TÔI - VIETNAM OF MY HEART (Vietnamese etc.)
CHÍNH THỐNG GIÁO ĐÔNG PHƯƠNG
Orthodox Vietnam - Η Ορθοδοξία στο Βιετνάμ
GREAT BRITAIN OF MY HEART
Orthodox Great Britain - Ορθόδοξη Μεγάλη Βρεταννία
私は日本が大好きです I LOVE JAPAN - ORTHODOXY 日本正教会 (Japanese etc.)
日本正教会 Orthodox Japan - Ορθόδοξη Ιαπωνία
LATIN AMERICA OF MY HEART (Spanish, etc.)
ORTODOXIA - Orthodox Latin America - Ορθόδοξη Λατινική Αμερική
AMERICA OF MY HEART
Orthodox America - Ορθόδοξη Αμερική
AFRICA OF MY HEART (Afrikaans, Swahili, etc.)
Orthodox Africa - Ορθόδοξη Αφρική
EDELWEISS MEINES HERZENS - EDELWEISS OF MY HEART (German, etc.)
ORTHODOXIE
Orthodox Germany, Switzerland & Austria - Ορθόδοξη Γερμανία, Ελβετία & Αυστρία
FRANCE DE MON CŒUR - FRANCE OF MY HEART (French, etc.)
ÉGLISE ORTHODOXE - Ορθόδοξη Γαλλία
ALASKA OF MY HEART
Orthodox Alaska - Ορθόδοξη Αλάσκα
CALIFORNIA OF MY HEART
Orthodox California - Ορθόδοξη Καλιφόρνια, ΗΠΑ
St Ann's Melkite Church tour with Fr Ken, Pastor
Fr Ken Sherman give Father Scurti a tour of his parish, St. Ann's Melkite Church. Erected in the Byzantine style, central plan, the church has many symbols and icons of the Faith.
JERUSALEM RETREAT - DUNEDIN NEWZEALAND
The Retreat and holymass held on march 25th 2014 @ St patricks Basilica south Dunedin Newzealand.. By Davis Pattath, Devassya Kanat and Team..
This June 2013 the Catholic Church will be given the Jerusalem Last Supper Room of Christ
1.) You don't have to wonder or argue anymore about when Yeshua was born:
Proof by the Stars that Yeshua was born September 11, 3 B.C. between the lady's waist and knee, being under her feet on precisely September 11 just as He will come back on Trumpets.
2.) Pope was given the Seat Of David for June 2013 Jerusalem, and now owns the room of the Last Supper in Jerusalem.
He will distribute the Bread and Wine in the same room that Yeshua did=just as Yeshua did 2000 years ago.
Editor's Note:
This is MONUMENTAL and he will deceive many this summer, as if he is Jesus. He is really JeZeus.
3.) A Secret agreement between Jerusalem and the Vatican was made in 1992.
4.) March 22 this month should have another False Flag event, such as:
A.) Deliberate San Francisco quake to be caused by HAARP.
or B.) A giant gas explosion at a refinery, etc..
or C.) A New York City tunnel collapse giant explosion.
or D.) The collapse of the Hoover Dam, caused by HAARP.
or E.) A massive Nuclear Reactor event in Hanford, Washington or New York, etc..
or F.) An Alien encounter.
Because it is 33 years since the Georgia Guidestones were placed by the Illuminati in 1980,
plus 3 22 on the Skull and Bones Flag= March 22, 2013.
5.) Wrap your wallet that holds all your Credit Cards, Drivers License, and Passport, in Tin Foil so that you cannot be tracked by Satellites.
6.) The Black Popes who rule the White Popes take an EVIL Blood Oath signed in their own blood from above their heart.
7.) The actual words of the Extreme Oath and Induction of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order). The Oath is to plant insidiously the seeds of jealously and hatred between Countries to create Revolutions and Civil Wars. And The Oath states that anyone who does not accept the Pope will be executed:
He who will not accept him as the Vicar of Jesus and his Vice-Regent on earth, let him be accursed and exterminated.
8.) The Vatican Agenda written papers explained and read to you.
9.) The Vatican is stealing the old city of Jerusalem, and most of East Jerusalem also.
The Poop will be ruling Jerusalem with the U.N..
10.) Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, 78, (Italy) Vatican Secretary of State, and camerlengo of the Holy See. Bertone holds the second highest position in the Catholic Church, beneath only the pope. Born December 2, 1934, in Romano Canavese, Italy, could be ,
oops we meant pOO, oops we meant a zero not a Hero P0PE =
Peter the ROMAN from Romano= the next Poop. The Anti-P0PE who will allegedly clean up the Vatican's
Mess of Homosexuality and
Money Laundering,
and will be the Anti-Poop who will then go on to deceive the whole World.
The Anti-Poop will be just like= will do like Joe Tkach Sr. did.
There is a twisted duality evil farce at play here.
11.) The Anti-Poop will be with the Man of Sin Obama leader of the UN, brought back to life-healed from a Deadly Wound. All the World will marvel at the 2 of them.
12.) All the World will want to take from the Anti-Pope this June, the Bread and Wine in the Room - from the Room that Yeshua originally gave the Bread and Wine to HIS Disciples.
13.) Roman Catholics could flood into Jerusalem this June, and take over the Old City.
14.) Make sure you have your Passport NOW today, and apply for Dual Citizenship in Jordan, so that you can be ready to leave before-in the spring/summer of 2015. With the USA's budget crisis, staff will be cut in all the processing departments.
15.) You want to leave in the 1335 days, and not the last second of the 1290 days. It sometimes takes over 6 months to a year to go through all the hoops to have Dual Citizenship, so that you are not kicked out of Jordan after 3 months, back into a FEMA camp in the United States.
Visas obtained in Jordanian consulates are valid for 3-4 months from the date of issue, and can be issued for multiple entries.
Tourist visas allow a stay of up to one month initially. However, this period can easily be extended for up to another two months.
After that date you must exit and re-enter the country, or undergo immigration procedures.
If your visa has not been renewed properly by the time you leave Jordan you will have to pay a fine at the border. If you plan to stay for more than two weeks in Jordan, you will need to register at the nearest police station.
16.) FEMA Camps are the same as the Jewish Ghetto of Nazi Germany.
Get out of the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England etc.. You must get your papers in order NOW!!! It is the same now as 1936 Germany in the USA.
17.) Make your Flight in the spring of 2014 or summer, not in the winter:
Matthew 24:20 = NOT in Winter.
New International Version
Pray that your flight will not take place in winter or on the Sabbath.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Pray that your escape may not be in winter or on a Sabbath.
Get Application papers for Jordanian Dual Citizenship NOW.
Come into the safety of The Obedient Church of God. TheWorldTomorrow.org
2015-11-13 Farewell Mass for Sr Christiane Samaha in St Joseph Church
This is a recording of a byzantine liturgy
Date: 13 November 2015,
Location: St Joseph Melkite Catholic Church in Melbourne Australia.
Celebrant: His Eminence Archbishop Robert Rabbat, the Eparch of Australia and New Zealand of the Melkite Catholic Church, presided the liturgy.
Occasion: Farewell vigil mass for the departure of Sister Christane Samaha who is returning to the Basilian Chouerite Order in Lebanon.
Easter ceremonies in Vatican and Jerusalem
VOICED BY: LOUISE BATES
Vatican, St. Peters
0000-0005 Wide shot of St.Peter's Basilica
0005-0010 CU of Pope John Paul II
0010-0013 Wide shot of ceremony
0013-0018 CU of Pope
0018-0023 Wide shot of basilica
0023-0029 Pope celebrating mass
Jerusalem, Church of Holy Sepulchre
0029-0036 Thousands of Christian pilgrims arriving
0036-0043 Service interior of church
0043-0050 Greek Orthodox priests in procession
0050-0058 Tilt up from salver to head of Greek Orthodox Church
0058-0103 Head of Greek Orthodox Church washing feet
0103-0109 Pan across ceremony
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STORYLINE:
The Vatican continued its Easter schedule with the pope presiding over mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican for Holy Thursday.
This year the Vatican has modified it's traditional proceedings with the Good Friday procession at the Colosseum to be conducted with Pope John Paul II kneeling due to his frail condition.
Meanwhile in Jerusalem, thousands of Christian pilgrims arrived on Thursday morning to the church of the holy Sepulchre in the old city of Jerusalem, for Easter mass and for the traditional ceremony of the washing of the feet.
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This Easter was a break with tradition for Pope John Paul II.
He used to carry a wooden cross on Good Friday's half-mile procession, but will not do so this year.
The 81-year-old Pontiff also remained seated for most of the mass he celebrated for Holy Thursday.
But the Pontiff's advancing years have not stopped him following a gruelling schedule which began on Sunday with a mass attended by hundreds of thousands.
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The faithful have also been flocking to Jerusalem.
Christian pilgrims packed the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to hear mass celebrated by Mishel Sabah, the Latin patriarch of the holy land.
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Outside the Holy Sepulchre church, thousands of Greek Orthodox pilgrims gathered for the traditional spectacle of washing of the feet.
This ancient ceremony commemorates the washing of the apostles feet by Jesus.
The Head of the Greek Orthodox Church washed the feet of dozens of priests in a timeless ritual that goes back to biblical times.
Further celebrations are planned throughout Easter.
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The Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate (Church of the Annunciation), Old Jerusalem
Zahi Shaked A tour guide in Israel and his camera
zahigo25@walla.com 972-54-6905522 tel
סיור עם מורה הדרך ומדריך הטיולים צחי שקד 0546905522
My name is Zahi Shaked
In 2000 I became a registered liscenced tourist guide.
My dedication in life is to pass on the ancient history of the Holy Land.
Following upon many years of travel around the world, which was highlighted by a very exciting emotional and soul-searching meeting with the Dalai Lama, I realized that I had a mission. To pass on the the history of the Holy Land, its religions, and in particular, the birth and development of Christianity.
In order to fulfill this calling in the best way possible, I studied in depth, visited, and personally experienced each and every important site of the ancient Christians. I studied for and received my first bachelors degree in the ancient history of the Holy Land, and am presently completing my studies for my second degree.(Masters)
Parralel to my studies, and in order to earn a living, I was employed for many years in advertising. What I learned there was how to attract the publics attention, generate and, increase interest, and assimilate information. All this I use as tools to describe, explain and deepen the interest in the sites that we visit. From my experience, I have learned that in this way, the Holy Land becomes more than just history, and that the large stones that we see scattered about in dissaray, join together one by one until they become - a Byzantine Church. This also happens when I lead a group of Pilgrims in the Steps of Jesus. We climb to the peak of Mount Precipice, glide over the land to the Sea of Galilee, land on the water and see the miracle which enfolds before us. This is a many faceted experience. Not only history which you will remember and cherish, but an experience which I hope will be inplanted in your hearts and minds, and will accompany you all the days of your life.
Catholic Churches to Visit in Auckland
Keeping the tradition of Visita Iglesia
No background music for this video
FIJI: The OLDEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH in SUVA (ST ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN, 1880s) ⛪
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's go visit the very historic St Andrew's Presbyterian church in the beautiful capital of Fiji, the city of Suva in the Pacific Ocean. This church is part of the Auckland Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand. It was established when Fiji was a British Crown colony in the 1880s, partly in response to the needs of Scots and New Zealanders employed in the Colonial Service, teaching, trade, or the mercantile marine, and who had made Fiji their home for shorter or longer periods. Relationships with the New Zealand church were also facilitated by the fact that people in the islands of New Zealand were part of Polynesia and included a Maori population. Since World War II personnel and English-speaking teachers and students from other Reformed areas in the Pacific (Vanuatu, Tahiti, New Caledonia, Niué, Kiribati, Tuvalu, and the Solomon Islands, for example) joined in the life and worship of the church during their time in Fiji. They are now the substantial core of the church, giving it a predominantly Pacific Island flavor under the care of Islander ministers.
Fiji, a country in the South Pacific, is an archipelago of more than 300 islands. It's famed for rugged landscapes, palm-lined beaches and coral reefs with clear lagoons. Its major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, contain most of the population. Viti Levu is home to the capital, Suva, a port city with British colonial architecture. The Fiji Museum, in the Victorian-era Thurston Gardens, has ethnographic exhibits.
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Vic Stefanu, vstefanu@yahoo.com