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The occasion was the Provincial Council meeting of the Anglican Women’s Fellowship, held at Kloof in Natal (now KZN). The debate on the ordination of women was still in progress at the time, but that September the Synod of Bishops had given their permission for “Diocesan bishops, provided they have clear and substantial support for this in the diocese, to invite visiting women priests from elsewhere in the Anglican Communion to minister here as priests.” As this was a Provincial meeting, Bishop Michael Nuttall, who was the Bishop of Natal at the time, had obtained approval from the Cathedral Chapter and Archbishop Desmond Tutu for Mary to preside at the Eucharist service. The first South African-born woman to preside at a eucharist in the CPSA was Christina Oosthuizen. She was visiting from the Diocese of Western Newfoundland, Canada. Christina presided at an Anglican Women’s Fellowship Mary and
Martha Day Thanks-giving Pics: 1) She was the first - The Revd Mary Au was the first woman priest to preside at a Eucharist in the CPSA.; 2) The other woman to be first - The Revd Christina Oosthuizen seen with a very young-looking Estelle and Shane Fraser and Mcebisi Xundu at the historic St Mary Magdalene Patronal Festival service. Prepare for your funeral The late Bishop Bruce Evans often encouraged people to prepare for their funeral, and being a man who did what he said, he’d written out his wishes for his funeral even down to who he wanted to give the sermon and who to do the readings. No, this is not a bizarre idea, but one that will help your loved ones in their time of stress. They don’t have to try and remember what your favourite hymn was, etc. St Saviour’s in Walmer has prepared a wonderfully comprehensive document, the “Funeral Preparation - Information Sheet”. It covers questions the family would need to have answered in the event that illness rules out your participation in treatment, such as being maintained on a life support system, or donating organs. The document then deals with questions on your preferences for burial or cremation, and readings, hymns etc, you’d like at your funeral. Iindaba congratulates St Saviour’s on their caring.
The Diocesan Archivist, Mr Warren Morris, has been tasked with the responsibility of photographing all the records held in the various registers in the Diocesan Office (Birth registers, Marriage Registers, etc). He has prepared a process that uses a camera mounted on a custom-made stand. He is looking for a computer literate person who has two hours a week to offer to this work. He will supervise your progress initially, but you will need to be a self-motivator who is prepared to offer consistent faithfulness to the task. It is expected that the volunteer will offer two hours a week, ideally on a Tuesday when the Diocesan Archives are open. If you can help please contact Warren Morris on 041 360 3113 To the children of the world Iindaba prints the letter for all the children in our diocese to read. To the children of the world, May God bless us all. The ACC meets every three years and comprises up to three members, lay, clergy and bishop, from each of the 38 provinces in the Anglican Communion. Many resolutions were passed. A a complete list is available at: www.aco.org with a partial list in the Trinity issue of the Anglican - Episcopal World magazine or www.anglicancommunion.org CPSA members are:
He said of the murder, “This is an indescribable shock. Brother Roger was one of the best loved Christian leaders of our time, and hundreds of thousands will be feeling his loss very personally, and remembering him in prayer and gratitude. But the shock and trauma for the community at Taizé will be heavy and it will be for all the young people who witnessed this event. All of them are in our prayers.” Brother Roger, one of the 20th century’s leading ecumenical figures, was stabbed to death by a woman during a service at the Taizé community he founded in eastern France. Police said a woman stood up during a religious ceremony attended by some 2,500 people and stabbed Brother Roger three times in the throat. The 90-year-old died immediately. Since the news of the murder of Brother Roger, tributes have come in from church and civic leaders and others touched by the ministry of Taizé. Canon Kenneth Kearon, Secretary General of the Anglican Communion, said, “The news of the death of Brother Roger has saddened Anglicans around the world, and we are especially shocked by the violent manner of his death, which was in stark contrast to his lifelong ministry of peace and reconciliation. The Taizé community which he founded, whose witness to ecumenism and reconciliation especially among young people will be his lasting memorial, has influenced Christian worship and spirituality world-wide, and it is to that Community that I extend our prayers and heartfelt sympathy at this time.” Brother Roger founded the Taizé monastic community in 1940 after leaving Switzerland at the age of 25 and buying a small house in the village of Taizé, where he welcomed refugees fleeing World War II. Today, the Taizé community is made up of more than a hundred brothers, including Catholics and Protestants, from more than 25 nations. The community attempts to reconcile divided Christians and separated peoples. Thousands of young people flock to the Taizé community each year to meet and take part in communal prayer and song.
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