Monthly Archives: May 2019
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – 30 May to 9 June
The Church Unity Commission has published a resource document — including prayers in 10 languages, readings and a proposal for pulpit exchanges — for this year’s Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which lasts from Ascension to Pentecost.
Click on the link which follows to download the resource:
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019 – Ascension to Pentecost – 30 May – 9 June 2019
To learn more, see the CUC website >>
Candidates for election as Bishop of St Mark the Evangelist
An Elective Assembly of the Diocese of St Mark the Evangelist will choose a successor to the retiring bishop, the Right Revd Martin Breytenbach, from the 9th to 11th July.
Please pray for the Elective Assembly and for the candidates nominated for election:
The Revd Aaron CHITUTA
The Rev Canon Dr Vicentia KGABE
The Revd David MANAMELA
The Revd Samuel Mpole MASEMOLA
The Revd Lazarus Majahe MOKOBAKE
The Revd Canon Shearsby MUPFUDZAPAKE
The Very Revd Luke PRETORIUS
The Revd Dr Ananias Palolo RADEBE
Ven Horace Arenz
Provincial Executive Officer
Sermon, Liturgy & Youth resources for World Environment Day – June 5
Ahead of World Environment Day on June 5, Green Anglicans have released a special 6-page guide providing Sermon and Liturgical resources, and have also shared a new Manual on Care for Creation for Youth.
Find these resources here:
Invitation to Anglican Board of Education AGM & Public Meeting – June 6
This meeting of Anglican schools and clergy will take place at “Bishops” Diocesan College, Camp Ground Road, Rondebosch, Cape Town at 17h30 on Thursday 6th June and the meeting will be held in the Raymond Ackerman Centre, first right turn after entering the College.
The programme will be as follows:
17h30 Drinks and Snacks
18h00 Opening Prayer and Welcome: Bishop Peter Lee
(Chairman of ABE)
CEO Report: Revd Roger Cameron
Audited Financial Report tabled
Questions and Answers
18h30 Address: The Revd Jaques Pretorius
“The DNA of Anglican Schools- the challenge of oversight”
Questions and Discussion
The Revd Jaques Pretorius has served as a priest in the Diocese of Natal, a consultant in business strategy and organization, a chaplain to St John’s College, Johannesburg and has also served on the boards of St Mary’s School, Waverley and Michaelhouse. He is presently completing his M.Ed at UCT, where his focus of research has been on the governance of Anglican schools.
19h30 Closing Blessing: Revd Reverend Delani Mthembu (Deputy Chairman of ABE)
We look forward to welcoming you to a thought provoking evening.