ABOUT COVID 19
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Letter to congregation on covid19 – 16. March 2020
Government notices 18 March 2020
Letter to congregation regarding lockdown due to corona virus 23 March
“Whether one may flee from a deadly plague” – Martin Luther 1527
church in times of corona virus – a pastoral letter 31 March
Easter liturgy, deutsch
Easter liturgy, enlish
https://coronavirus.westerncape.gov.za/frequently-asked-questions
you can download photos and videos of the feeding scheme in action supported by the Friedrich Schweizer Kinderheim Trust using the following link:
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covid-19 home guide
The Church’s Drive to Drive Down COVID Infection
WCC covid responses (Nov 2020)
guidelines at worship during the covid 19 pandemic (update Nov 2020)
PRAYERS DURING TIMES OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
LWF Communion Prayer for the Easter Season 2020
The daily reflections on LWF’s social media channels and the full resource on the LWF website started with the Easter Sunday celebration and will continue until the festival of Pentecost. We join in from no on with the week 5 from 10 – 16 May
The guide refers to Martin Luther’s encouragement in his letter on A Simple Way to Pray:
Easter reflections week 5 (10 – 16 May)
Easter reflections week 6 (17 – 23 May)
Easter reflections week 7 (24 – 31 May)
Season of the spirit 1 (01 – 06 June)
Season of the spirit 2 (07 – 13 June)
Season of the spirit 3 (14 – 20 June)
Season of the spirit 4 (21 – 27 June)
Season of the spirit 5 (28 June – 04 July)
Season of the spirit (05 – 11 July)
Season of the spirit 7 (12 – 18 July)
Season of the spirit 8 (19 – 25 July)
Season of the spirit 9 (26 July – 1 August)
Season of the spirit 10 (02 – 08 August)
Season of the spirit 11 (09 – 15 August)
Season of the spirit 12 (16 – 22 August)
Season of the spirit 13 (23 – 29 August)
Season of spirit 14 (30 August – 05 September)
Season of spirit 15 (06 – 12 September)
Season of spirit 16 (13 – 19 September)
BISHOP’S OFFICE
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Bishop Gilbert Filter – Year of the Bible follow-up letter 2020
THE BIBLE HOPE FOR ALL
News from the bishop’s desk (Dec 2019 – Feb 2020)
News from the bishop’s desk (March – April 2020)
News from the bishop’s desk (May – June 2020)
News from the bishop’s desk (July 2020)
News from the bishop’s desk (August – September 2020)
News from the bishop’s desk October 2020
New from the bishop’s desk November-December 2020
SOUTH AFRICA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES – SACC
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SACC Booklet
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF SOUTH AFRICA: The Civil Society Manifesto (Nov 2017 – March 2019)
NELSON MANDELA CHILDREN’S FUN: South African Children Manifesto
Letter from the leaders of SACC in Covid time (Mai 2020)
Letter towards SACC Policy of Norms & Standards for Church in COVID Time (18. May 2020)
SACC Media statement – refuse to allow corruption (August 2020)
Letter to the President – corruption and crime in our country (August 2020)
Silent Prayer Performance Against Corruption 15 Sept 2020
NATIONAL CHURCH LEADERS CONSULTATION – NCLC
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Discussion Papers – Economic Transformation July 2018
Discussion Papers – Healing and Reconciliation July 2018
NCLC statement final Khanya House Pretoria 3 February 2020
LUTHERISCHER WELTBUND
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Kirche im öffentlichen Raum – Studiendokument des Lutherischen Weltbundes
Church in the public space – a study document of the Lutheran World Federation
ELCSA Statement against GBV and Racisim.June 2020
Gender Justice Policy
GLOBAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE
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The Teaching Practice Project – A School Based Approach to Initial Teacher Education
SYNODS
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The Centenary of the Synod 1895 – 1995 by Reino Ottermann
R Ottermann – index of names
Church Council Report of Synod 2019 in East London