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Diocese of False Bay elects new Bishop

An Elective Assembly of the Diocese of False Bay has elected the Revd Canon Stafford Moses as their new Bishop.

Bishop-elect Moses was elected on the third ballot on the first day of the Assembly today. He was one of five candidates. He succeeds Bishop Margaret Vertue, who retired this year.

Please pray for him, for his wife, Bishop Yvette Moses of the Cape of Good Hope District of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa, and their wider families as they prepare for his Consecration and Installation.

Sincerely yours in Christ

The Revd Grant Walters

Provincial Executive Officer

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Candidates for Diocese of False Bay Elective Assembly

The Metropolitan has received five names to be nominated for consideration as candidates at the Elective Assembly for a new Bishop of the Diocese of False Bay on November 24th and 25th.

The five are, in alphabetical order according to surname:

The Reverend Canon Dean Apples

The Venerable Lundi Joko

The Reverend Xola Mlandu

The Reverend Canon Stafford Moses

The Venerable Delmaine Petersen

You are asked please to pray for them, their families and the Diocese as the Elective Assembly meets.

Sincerely yours in Christ

The Revd Grant Walters

Provincial Executive Officer

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Academic Vacancy – Lecturer @CoTT

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A Special Prayer for Palestine & Israel

From a meeting at Westminster Abbey in London, Archbishop Thabo commends this special prayer for your use as we pray for peace in the land we call holy:

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Report on the Distinctive and Permanent Diaconate – 2023

A report presented to the 2023 meeting of Provincial Standing Committee:

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Communiqué from the Synod of Bishops – September 2023

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PSC Resolutions declaring Israel an apartheid state and on pilgrimages to the Holy Land

The following resolutions were approved by Provincial Standing Committee at its 2023 meeting on Wednesday.

A statement on the decisions by Archbishop Thabo Makgoba is available on his blog >>

ON ISRAEL AS AN APARTHEID STATE

1. Whereas:

a. Many global human rights bodies including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have now declared Israel an apartheid state;

b. The SACC National Executive Committee has now also declared Israel an apartheid state;

c. The Dutch Reformed Church Western Cape synod has now also expressed its opinion that Israel should be declared an apartheid state and has asked its church’s National synod to consider this at its October 2023 Synod;

d. Most Palestinian civil rights bodies consider this to be true;

2. This PSC Resolves to:

a. Endorse the position taken by the SACC national executive committee declaring Israel an apartheid state;

b. Respectfully request the Archbishop to inform the Primate of Jerusalem and the Middle East of this decision;

c. Pray for our Anglican brothers and sisters in Palestine and to express our solidarity with them;

d. Express support for the upcoming global anti-apartheid conference on Palestine to be held in Tshwane in November 2023.

ON PILGRIMAGES TO PALESTINE AND ISRAEL

1. Whereas:

a. the definition of Israel as an apartheid State has become more widely used, including by the National Executive of the South African Council of Churches;

b. the Archbishop’s Lent Course 2023 on The Bible and the Land Called Holy helped significantly in raising awareness in ACSA about the plight of the Palestinians and that there was a strong interest expressed in continuing this focus;

c. One of the possible actions emanating from this course is to promote solidarity visits to Israel-Palestine;

2. PSC Recognises that:

a. In the Provincial Synod Resolution of 2019 “Many Christian pilgrimages to the current state of Israel often ignore the Christians living in Palestine”;

b. Visits to the Christians of Palestine to hear their stories are often not on the programme of these pilgrimages and, furthermore, the word “Palestine” is never or hardly ever used in the marketing material or in the preparation for the pilgrimage;

c. The military occupation of Palestine is hardly ever talked about or discussed in these pilgrimages and the similarities to apartheid South Africa seldom discussed.

3. Affirming that:

In respect of Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land it is desirable to:

a. include an interfaith (or at the very least “Abrahamic”) component and a discussion regarding the current situation of Christians in the Holy Land;

b. have an Anglican priest (or one approved by ACSA) as chaplain to accompany the group of pilgrims (which may be comprised of both Anglicans and Christians of various denominations);

c. include meetings with Palestinian Christians if possible, including visits to their homes;

d. includes meetings with The Bishop of Jerusalem or senior clergy in Palestine and Israel whenever possible; and

e. visits all the sites of the most important parts of the life of Jesus (his birth at ethlehem, his baptism in the River Jordan, his first sermon at Capernaum, the last Supper, his crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension sites).

4. Resolves to:

Adopt the principle of ACSA-approved Pilgrimages to the Holy Land;

a. respectfully request the Archbishop to inform the Primate of Jerusalem and the Middle East about this resolution

b. encourage that the first ACSA-approved pilgrimage takes place around Pentecost 2024 and to advertise the same on the ACSA website.

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Agenda for 2023 Provincial Standing Committee meeting

The Agenda Book for the PSC meeting to be held from 27-29 September can be read and downloaded below. The file has been compressed for display on this website. A higher-resolution file can also be downloaded here >>

(Note: This latest version of the Agenda below was added on August 2, and replaces that loaded here on July 27]

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Diocese of Christ the King elects new Bishop

The Venerable Mkhuseli Sobantwana is the new Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Christ the King.

Archdeacon Sobantwana was elected on the third ballot at an Elective Assembly of the Diocese on Wednesday July 26. He was one of three candidates.

Please pray for Archdeacon Sobantwana, his family and the Diocese as they prepare for his Consecration and Installation.

Yours in Christ

The Revd Grant Walters
Acting Provincial Executive Officer

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Candidates for Christ the King Elective Assembly

Notice to the Province

The following candidates have been nominated for consideration at the Elective Assembly for a new Bishop of Christ the King, which will convene on July 26th and 27th.

  • The Revd Mlungisi Solly Mbele
  • The Revd Dr George Henry Palmer
  • The Revd Mkhuseli Harrison Sobantwana

You are asked please to pray for them, their families and the Diocese as the Elective Assembly meets.


Yours in Christ

The Revd Grant Walters

Acting Provincial Executive Officer

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SAFE AND INCLUSIVE CHURCH INVESTIGATION TRAINING INVITATION

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Diocese of Natal seeks new Diocesan Secretary

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R.I.P. Bishop Moses Madywabe of Khahlamba

The Diocese of Khahlamba in the Eastern Cape, and the Province, were shocked to hear of the sudden death of the Right Revd Moses Madywabe, Bishop of the Diocese, this week. He was elected Bishop in 2017. The following letter was sent to Bishops and Vicars-General of the Province:

In loving memory of Bishop Moses Thozamile Madywabe

It is with great, profound and deep sadness that we convey the untimely death of dear Bishop Moses Thozamile Madywabe.

Bishop Moses was called to higher office last night, around 21h20.

Please keep his dear wife, Mrs.Thembisa Madywabe, his children, grandchildren, and his immediate family in your prayers during this most difficult and sad time.

Once funeral details have been finalized, they will be shared with the bench of Bishops and Vicars General.

Rest eternal grant unto Bishop Moses, oh Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon him.

In the service of Christ,

The Reverend Grant Walters
Acting Provincial Executive Officer

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Correction to Lectionary

Please note that the Psalm in the Alternate set of Readings for Sunday 25 June 2023 should be Psalm 69 (and not 67).

Thank you

Canon Cynthia Botha

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Vacancy for Lecturer – CoTT