All Ate And Were Satisfied… “Then he took the seven loaves and the fish, and when he had given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples, and they in turn the people. They all ate and were satisfied.” Matt 15: 36-37 Thank you once again for your generous contributions of bread, sandwiches, …
Newsletter 11 September 2020 | All Ate And Were Satisfied… Read More »
The Friendly city? When the restrictions during the Covid 19 pandemic were initially lifted to allow outside exercise between 6 and 9 am, I took to the streets of our neighbourhood and our beachfront, enthusiastically joining many other disguised citizens in exercising our new-found freedom. However, during the ensuing months a nagging concern started dawning …
Newsletter 4 September 2020 | The Friendly city? Read More »
IiNDABA – AUGUST 2020 “This is a time of hope, recovery and rebirth.” Are you familiar with the song, “I am a small part of the world” by Sally K. Albrecht and Jay Althouse? I heard it sung by a local school choir conducted by Romano Jonathan, the organist of St Margaret’s church in Summerstrand. I was moved …
Newsletter 28 August 2020 | A time of hope, recovery and rebirth Read More »
This week we salute and thank our Dedicated Educators – as we know teachers influence our lives starting at a young age from day-care through preschool and “big” school to university and FET colleges. These men and women are some of the most self-less, giving, caring individuals in our world. Their goals and ambitions are …
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Isaiah 43:1 “Don’t fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine.” We are many days into lockdown, 144 to be exact with over half a million having being diagnosed as having the virus in South Africa, and in the midst of pain for families who have lost loved …
Four Months With Walmer’s Homeless At one of our weekly outdoor divine services at Walmer Town Hall, I shared with my homeless congregants that Jesus knows exactly how they feel as homeless people. This is because Jesus was himself a homeless man who had “nowhere to lay his head” (Matthew 8:20) save for the hospitality …
Newsletter 7 August 2020 | Four Months With Walmer’s Homeless. Read More »
EIGHT certainties in life How we embrace this season of uncertainty will not only build character but will reveal character. If we continue to seek scapegoats and look for conspiracies, we will miss the greatest opportunity of our generation to grow and build capacity. COVID-19 entered our lives like an uninvited guest and has truly …
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To all frontline health-care heroes and sheroes of our St John’s family – how do we put into words our love, admiration and gratitude for all that you do each and every day – and especially now on the frontlines of battling this coronavirus disease – Covid 19 that is spreading rapidly throughout our city, …
MISSING THE TOUCH This past week has brought back the inevitable realisation that the Covid-19 pandemic is coming closer and closer to us. It is no longer out there or in China or Italy – it’s now right here. On Wednesday I went to a Funeral Home to commit two Anglicans so that they could be …
FIVE MORE REASONS WHY WE NEED TO GATHER POST COVID We shared last week about the effects over the past few months, with most churches having stopped meeting in person, with “services” online, meeting “virtually,” and using technology to connect, and what that means for us going forward as a church.We know that once we …
Newsletter 10 July 2020 | Five more reasons why we need to gather post COVID. Read More »
