NEWS
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October | November 2022
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2022 News from the Bishop’s office Opportunities to be church in the 'here and now' For decades we know that many things have changed in and for the church, it is constantly changing. Change brings with it challenges, but [...]
June | July 2022
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER JUNE | JULY 2022 Our ministries and Training The ministries as defined by synod are a) Gender and generational ministry. b) Diaconal Ministry. c) Pastoral Ministries. d) Legal Desk. e) Communications Desk. Course 1 of the “Preacher Training” has been completed with [...]
April | May 2022
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER APRIL | MAY 2022 Preacher Training and Faith CourseThe Preacher Training has started. 7 new candidates have registered to be trained over the next two years. The syllabus consists of 8 courses.Course 1: Back to basicsCourse 2: The Bible – a treasure chest [...]
February | March 2022
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY | MARCH 2022 News from the Bishop’s Office – February/March 2022 God’s guidance throughout another year The watchword for 2022 gives us the assurance that the Lord is with us on life’s journey. Jesus says: “Anyone who comes to me [...]
Week van Gebed 2022
Week van Gebed 2022 Vir oorlewing, bid die Psalms! Laai PDF af Voorwoord CLF het pastor Felix Meylahn van die Friedenskirche Stellenbosch/Somerset-Wes versoek om vanjaar se Week van Gebed temas voor te berei. Die ekumeniese bande tussen die Evangeliese Lutherse Kerk van Suid Afrika [...]
Week of Prayer 2022
Week of Prayer 2022 Praying the Psalms for dear Life Download PDF version Foreword CLF requested Pastor Felix Meylahn from the Friedenskirche Stellenbosch/Somerset West to write the Week of Prayer series. The ecumenical ties between the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Southern Africa and the [...]
December 2021 | January 2022
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2021 | JANUARY 2022 News from the Bishop’s Office – December 2021/January 2022 God’s guidance throughout another year The year 2021 is almost gone without us noticing its full extent and the impact it had on all spheres of life. Being at [...]
October | November 2021
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2021 News from the Bishop’s office – August/September 2021 Synod 2021 The Synod will meet from 29-31 October 2021 at the Sionsheuwel congregation in Philippi. The theme will be: “Life, Faith, Hope. – Here! Now! Getting from disorientation to re-orientation.” [...]
August 2021
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER AUGUST | SEPTEMBER 2021 News from the Bishop’s office – August/September 2021 Covid, Lockdown, Vaccination, Violence. In the June/July newsletter I made reference to ‘the 3 words that are part of our everyday conversation”: Covid-19, Lockdown and Vaccination. They still very much [...]
July 2021
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER JULY 2021 News from the Bishop’s office Lockdown, Covid and Vaccination These three words are part of our everyday conversation. Although Lockdown regulations have eased, they are still impacting our everyday life situation inconveniently. Some argue that this way of life is [...]
June 2021
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER MAY | JUNE 2021 Easter celebrations under Lockdown We will be celebrating the second season of Holy Week and Easter under Lockdown protocol, as we still deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year the restriction came upon us as a sudden surprise. [...]
April | May 2021
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER APRIL | MAY 2021 Living and serving as the Body of Christ Easter celebrations under Lockdown We will be celebrating the second season of Holy Week and Easter under Lockdown protocol, as we still deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year the [...]
February | March 2021
BISHOP'S NEWLETTER February | March 2021 News from the Bishop’s office – February/March 2021 Watchword 2021 We live in times of uncertainty and with many disruptions, mainly due to the Covid-19 crisis and its consequences. We can no longer be church as we have been [...]
Watchword 2021
BISHOP'S NEWLETTER Watchword 2021 We live in times of uncertainty and with many disruptions, mainly due to the Covid-19 crisis and its consequences. We can no longer be church as we have been used to. But it is still possible to be church with [...]
December | January 2020
BISHOP'S NEWSLETTER DECEMBER | JANUARY 2020 News from the Bishop’s office Living and serving as the Body of Christ 2020, what a year! So many unexpected disruptions and enforced changes, due to the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. At first it was happening far away in China [...]
October 2020
BISHOP'S NEWLETTER OCTOBER 2020 News from the Bishop’s office Living and serving as the Body of Christ during the pandemic. It is now more than 6 months since the Lockdown started and many disruption have taken place and put us on a path [...]
September 2020
BISHOP'S NEWLETTER SEPTEMBER 2020 Covid-19, Lockdown, Pandemic. Dear Sisters and Brothers, who would have thought in March this year that we would still find ourselves right in the middle of the pandemic cause by the Covid-19 virus. It is great to hear through [...]
July 2020
BISHOP'S NEWLETTER JULY 2020 News from the Bishop’s desk – June/July 2020 COVID-19 – what can we do on congregational level? Dear sisters and brothers, the pandemic as a result of Covid-19 and the burden of the Lockdown has increased anxiety, levels of frustration [...]
May 2020
BISHOP'S NEWLETTER MAY 2020 News from the bishop’s desk COVID-19 – what can we do on congregational level? - Dear sisters and brothers, that is the question we asked two months ago. Now we find ourselves in the Lockdown and most of us are [...]
March | April 2020
BISHOP'S NEWLETTER APRIL | MARCH 2020 ENGLISH DEUTSCH AFRIKAANS News from the Bishop Lockdown It is more than a year ago that it was made public that a person in China had died [...]