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• The parish of the Good Shepherd
• Book Review
• Healing through Jesus
• An absolute blessing
• Israel calls
• Celtic pilgrimage
• HTC date changes
The parish of the Good Shepherd
… Some went on a retreat
Anglicans and Methodists - Sandra Murray, Tish Spence, Pauline Hardy,
Christine Meyer, Linda Haarhof, Eileen Bambrough, Pam Brown, Vanessa
Greenwood and self-supporting priest Fiona Esterhuizen - went on
a three day Lenten Retreat at the uMariya uMama wethemba Monastery at
Hillandale, Grahamstown on Tuesday 20/3/07, led by Rev. Anthony Sutton.
The theme for the retreat was, “The Heart’s journey through
the seasons” based on the ‘Circle of Life’ by Joyce
Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr.
Daily office was attended with the Brothers in the chapel of St Peter
of the Rock and on the last day, Thursday 22 March, the retreatants
made it up the mountains to lay their stones (burdens) at the base of
the last cross of the stations before returning home. Our thanks to
Anthony and the Brothers for allowing ‘our hearts to grow’,
and we wish Prior Timothy a speedy recovery.
Pic 1: The group at the monastery
 … some went west
What a wonderful venue the new chapel at Assegaibosch Lodge is. A
congregation of over thirty join together every third Sunday for
communion (children are welcome) at 11:00a.m.
The stone and wood chapel is very attractive as is the complex beside a
rustic stream, comprising a conference room, pizzeria, bedrooms,
banquet hall and pub surrounding a lovely open air area and pool.
Archdeacon Ronnie led a relaxed and enjoyable service and joined
visitors to the west of the Parish of the Good Shepherd for a
very filling lunch before returning to their various
chapelries.
Pic 2: Group at the chapel
… some made banners
It was a wonderful experience to see our first banner come to fruition
before our eyes. Under the expert tutelage of master-banner maker
Jannet Hill of Seaview, PE, nine ladies of the parish of the Good
Shepherd came together for their first class recently. Jannet had
prepared the lettering and lambs and Audrey Muller had industriously
sewn the backing. We were then taught how to place, measure, straighten
and glue to make our banner a joy to be seen. Some of those involved
were Evelyn Tana, Alice and Anne Skosanna, Queen and Gladys Williams,
Mary Schonken, Eileen Bambrough, Audrey Muller, Pam Brown and Jannet
Hill.
Pic 3: The
rector, Ronnie Allwright, blesses the newly made banner, plus new burse
and veil, made by Audrey Muller and Christine Meyer for St
Patrick’s church, Humansdorp.
… some distributed posies
Pic 4: Audrey
Muller with the remains of the Mother’s Day posies she made for
St Mark’s service. This basket was on its way to the ladies of
Ons Tuiste Old Age Home, Humans-dorp. Rudi Marais, assistant priest,
blessed and distributed them to the ladies of the congregation during
the service.
Book Review
“What on Earth are you Thinking for Heaven’s Sake” 
Tackling today's tough ethical issues by Michael Cassidy
Christian Art Publishers
Reviewed by Jenny Watson.
Michael Cassidy’s latest volume of essays – 'What on Earth
are you Thinking for Heaven’s Sake' should be read by all who are
seeking answers to some of the perplexing issues that face Christians
today.
Twelve chapters cover issues which concern us - Christian morality;
divorce; homosexuality; same-sex marriage; abortion; euthanasia;
capital punishment; prosperity and poverty; keeping the Sabbath holy
and environmental degradation. In the final chapter, which deals with
the Environment, Creation and the Bible, Cassidy poses the question:
What on Earth are you doing for Heaven’s sake? and directs the
readers’ attention to four environmental problems facing South
Africa - urbanisation, soil erosion, water scarcity and
desertification.
Cassidy suggests in the Foreword that the end notes and bibliography
relating to each chapter “may suggest further reading for those
seeking to dig deeper.” I took this suggestion seriously, and
suggest that you do, too.
Available from CUM and other Christian bookshops
or from African Enterprise at R90
PO Box 13140, Cascades, 3202
Healing through Jesus
Members of our diocese were
among the families affected by the horrific murder of a granny and five
little children during March, and Pamela Molefe shares with iindaba
readers how the Lord Jesus has helped them cope.
The families of Deliwe, Makuwe, Panda and Molefe have conquered their
fear - as Jesus commanded in Joshua 1:9, ‘Be strong and
courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the
Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.’ “ We trust
him. He is indispensable. We ask God to heal every hurt that we have
endured, as we cannot face a new beginning with bitterness and inner
wounds that need healing and attention. They have to be touched gently,
and Jesus Christ is the only healer, as prophecied in Isaiah 43:18-19.
"Telephone messages, SMS’s, food parcels and baked items were
received on a daily basis from All Saints’ Church by the families
and were highly appreciated. Prayers were the cherry on the top and
confirmed I am not alone. I have a family at All Saints’ Church
and outside. I returned to Psalm 16:4 ‘The sorrows of those will
increase who run after other gods.’”
T - hought
H – eart
A - ction
N – ever-ending love
K - indness
S – hown to us when the sun sets in broad daylight.
When God shuts one door he opens another. God bless you all."
An absolute blessing
As Faye Woollard prepares to
return home to the UK next month she has had time to reflect on her
sojourn in Port Elizabeth and her time at St John’s in Walmer.
 She says of her time, “I’ve often wondered during
my time of preparation before coming here, and during my time here, why
on earth am I doing this! Why not just go back-packing around the world
as many of my peers have done ... and I think if I’m honest, it
will take some time to truly grasp the absolute blessing that I have
been given. All I can say is, and it seems a bit weird to try and put
it in words, but it’s as if I was 'destined' to come and share some
of my life with Robbie and his team at St John’s. Particularly
that I should meet with Rob and that he should be so spiritually
influential in my life in such an amazing and unexplainable way.”
While at St John’s, Faye has assisted in many areas of the parish
life. She has spent time at the Haven of Hope helping with 11 abandoned
children and at the crèche at St Augustine’s with the
pre-schoolers. At both of these she will be sorely missed. Within the
church she has helped Nicolette Leonard where needed with projects as
also with the youth when Sharon Amery and Aldene Luck have called upon
her to do so.
She returns home in the middle of May leaving a gap in the team at St John’s.
Pic: I’ll miss you – Faye Woollard with Zikhona at the Haven of Hope.
Israel calls
Readers who have had their
appetites whet by the plethora of Israel reports in the last iindaba,
and who would like to visit Israel this year, have a chance of a few
vacancies with the tour being led by the rector of St John’s,
Robert Penrith and his wife, Gay.
The tour is 10 days,
departing 8 October
at a cost of R15 498
Contact Gay Penrith
on 083 247 1877
Pic: That’s
where we're going – Robert Penrith points to Jerusalem on the map
of Israel on the T-shirt Ken Simpson is wearing.
Celtic pilgrimage
During May Bishop Eric Pike,
and the rector of St John’s, Robert Penrith, will be leading a
group of 26 pilgrims from Melrose to Lindisfarne in the north of
England to teach and experience the spirituality of the Celtic
Christians.
Robert says, “This will mean a trek of 100km over six days, with
teaching and worship as part of the journey. We have then been invited
to lead a week-long retreat in Prestwick outside Edinburgh before
speaking at a conference on Celtic Christianity over the final weekend,
before stopping off at the Iona Community for a night on our return
journey.”
HTC date changes
Holy Trinity Church 150 yrs celebrations continue, but a couple of dates have had to be changed.
Readers who wish to participate in any of these events are asked to contact Daphne ffolliott as soon as possible
The ‘Crafts on the Square’ market moved from 3 March to
Saturday 12 May. Cost for hiring a stand is R75; The Amazing Race (a
mystery rally) has moved from 30 June to 23 June.
Pic: Bless the Nations advert.
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