I have heard this story, the story of five thousand people fed from the picnic of a little boy. There is nothing much said about the boy except that he was brought to Jesus by Andrew. There were other boys in the Hebrew stories who were brought to focus through strange ways.
Joseph as a boy was sent with a picnic to his brothers. In the most extraordinary ways he ended up feeding the known world of ancient Egypt. David as a boy was sent with a picnic to his bothers and found himself fighting a giant and became the central focus for a victory party.
Boys with their picnics feeding thousands is a recurring theme in the Hebrew Faith narratives. In each of these picnic turned parties, there was abundance. The pointing of turning is the sign of God’s presence. And crucially, the abundance could be seen as wasteful. In the Gospel according to St John, Jesus asked his disciples to gather the fragments, after the big feed. I was fed this story as I was weaned off my mother’s breast. The abundance of God’s goodness in Creation almost seem reckless. God is reckless in giving. It is this recklessness of God which fed my imagination while I would go to sleep in hunger because my mother could not feed five children in the income of an Evangelist in a Christian Mission Hospital. This paradox remained a sign of hope rather than despair. And this audacity for hope in the Gospel narratives is the force behind my daily life and the force behind my search for the ‘Fragments’ left behind by the disciples of Jesus on the green hills over looking the sea of Galilee.
Ever since my mum told me of this sign in the green hills of Galilee, I wanted to go looking for the fragments and hence ‘the Galilean Fragments.’ My search for the ‘Galilean Fragments’ has taken me to places – sacred spaces, which I hope to explore through this website.


The following is from "Remember the Lord's Day" by Dr. Peter Masters. You can purchase the bookhere
IS IT IN THE CONSCIENCE?
Some modern teachers use another argument to remove the fourth commandment from its place in the ten. They say that if it were an ongoing moral commandment, it would be written in the heart or conscience of everyone, like the others, but it is not, and is therefore non-moral. This is a very shaky way of deciding whether a commandment has moral standing, elevating human endorsement above the Word of God. Since when was it a valid principle of interpretation to make our subjective feelings a judge over Scripture?
The reality is that moral commandments are frequently dulled and blotted out of the conscience by habitual disobedience, and especially by a culture of disobedience. Paul tells us in Romans 7 that he would not have known he was a sinner except by hearing the law, adding specifically: ‘I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.’ He speaks of how he lived seemingly undisturbed by his covetousness until ‘the commandment came, sin revived, and I died,’ meaning that the commandment revived his conscience and his awareness of the sin, and he felt condemned.
This reflects the experience of countless people who have never experienced a single pang of conscience while happily feathering their nests with this world’s goods. It never occurred to them that they were victims of the lust of greed, until they came under the sound of the Word.
The same is true of so many young people today, who are taught that sexual activity is an essential human right, and who are brainwashed by television soaps and films propounding the same ideas. Many young people are ‘sexually active’ from an early age, and we encounter those who feel no natural inhibitions or subsequent shame whatsoever in connection with such sexual activity, because their young consciences have been ‘seared with a hot iron’, and rendered insensitive (1 Timothy 4.2).
How much more will the conscience be desensitised to the obligation to allocate to God a regular portion of one’s life to worship, in an atheistic society where people have only ever known Sunday as a leisure day, and virtually everyone sees it that way!
The greatest tragedy of all in this matter, is that some Christian preachers are among those who are busy desensitising consciences by teaching that the fourth commandment is entirely ceremonial and of no moral or spiritual standing. It is surely awful that representatives of the Lord should set themselves against one of God’s abiding commandments, and encourage Christian people to spiritual compromise.
A well-known Puritan response to the claim that the fourth commandment is non-moral because it is not engraved in the conscience, points out that Adam, who doubtless possessed a well-primed moral consciousness, nevertheless had to be told about the law of the sabbath. In other words, it is an exceptional moral law in that it must be introduced into the conscience by announcement. It is certainly very agreeable to the consciences of Christians (except the worldly kind) who generally respond to it with a strong, natural inner sense of keen obligation.


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On a cold, darkening winter’s afternoon, in a little country churchyard less than 100 years ago, the churchwarden and the gravedigger sadly collected their tools and prepared to bury their rector. However their spades struck something hard and unyielding.
What they found was a medieval stone cross shaft with the distinct carving of a warrior bearing a shield in his left hand and a long sword or seax in his right hand across his abdomen.
They eventually managed to raise it and it still stands today in the churchyard close to where it was found, on a modern plinth.
The current elderly churchwarden remembers his father telling him when he was a young child about his discovery. Someone had told him it was a 9th or 10th century Viking carving, but when I look carefully at it and compare with the Repton stone, below (courtesy of the Derby Museum) which depicts King Aethelbald, 8th century Christian king of Mercia, who is buried in the crypt at Repton church, it seems to me to replicate this very closely. Of course, Repton was the great centre of the reintroduction of Christianity into the midlands in the mid 7th century through the baptism of the Mercian royal family of Peada, an ancestor of Aethelbald. So Aethelbald would have had a strong connection to the Christian communities of this region of Mercia. It begins to figure …
Could this be an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft with Aethelbald’s image right here in our little village churchyard?
The top of the cross has never been found. I wonder whether it would be the typical celtic-style early Christian early Anglo-Saxon cross and circle?
We can’t dig the churchyard for the remains of the cross top because of the many graves there. But what an intriguing mystery! Is this Aethelbald?


"In September 2012, we attended our training at 'Relate Works', led by Rainer and Kerstin Knaack.
Despite our life experience of 34 years of marriage and 4 years of leading pre-marriage and marriage enrichment courses, attending the 'Relate Works' seminar made us examine our marriage more closely.
This led us to changing some of the habits that prevented us from being as supportive and intimate in our marriage as we could be. Admitting weaknesses and embracing change is a difficult thing for us, but when faced with God’s word and the encouragement of sensitive, fellow believers, we were able to make the changes necessary to make our marriage magnificent.
You may wonder why it takes about 30 hours to do this kind of education. Same with us - initially, we were a little reluctant to spend three full days investing in this education, but we have been blessed beyond measure in doing so:
It takes time to absorb the material presented and it is in the observing of how mentoring is done that the real learning takes place. We needed time to practice mentoring, to learn from our own and each others’ strengths, as well as areas that could be improved.
Rainer and Kerstin have a strong passion for enriching marriages and spent almost a year assembling the best material available, and adding to it, to form this powerful concept. Having gone through the seminar ourselves, we have nothing but praise for the teaching provided by Rainer and Kerstin, as well as for the material we got to work with.
Our world needs to understand how good marriage can be and needs the tools to make marriage great. Sadly, most couples struggle with both the vision and lack of tools to make their relationship not only go the distance but to be great.
Everyone in a relationship can benefit from what 'Relate Works' has to offer.
Both of us are more than thankful that we could take the seminar by 'Relate Works' and we can’t wait to begin walking with other couples to help make their marriages great based on the material included.
Rainer and Kerstin, we have been learning a lot. Thanks for your wisdom and insight. You are an amazing couple and God will do great things through you both. We are glad that you have come into our lives."
Johan & Freda Loeve, Vancouver/ Canada


Helen Crathorne worked as a singer/songwriter and session singer over a period of years, with musicians such as Herbie Armstrong, Paul Fields, Nick Beggs, Carrie and David Grant, Cliff Richard and Eric Clapton amongst others.
After a time away from the music business pursuing other vocations, in 2002 she began writing songs again. For some years this gift had lain still, until a series of events that unfolded prompted an overwhelming desire to sit down at the piano again – and one by one the songs began to flow! With the encouragement of others, the possibility of recording an album slowly dawned as it became increasingly clear that the songs were being inspired for reasons beyond understanding at that time! In 2004 ‘The Waiting’ was made, produced by Dave Cooke.
In listening to this album, our hope is that you hear the hope of God within each song – whatever the subject matter. These songs express the challenges of life, thread-through with the reality of a God who is who He says He is, whatever our circumstance.
There is power in and through music, often affecting us for the good through the harder times. Something of this may well encourage and touch your heart as you listen to ‘The Waiting’.


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The choir, formed in Dublin in 1951, has developed an extensive repertoire of classical and modern works, and John Dexter, who succeeded Victor Leeson as musical director in 1984, continued this tradition. David Milne has been musical director since 1991.
Many distinguished Irish and international soloists have sung with the choir over the years. The Guinness Choir is also committed to supporting emerging Irish talent and in recent years many young singers have appeared with the choir.
The repertoire of the choir spans the centuries from early music to the present day - from Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers through to Andrew Lloyd Webber's Requiem, John Rutter's Psalmfest, Gerard Victory's Ultima Rerum and Rhoda Coghill's Out of the Cradle.
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Saturday 10th December 2016
Messiah in Birr
The Guinness Choir and Orchestra, directed by David Milne, performed Handel's Messiah in St. Brendan's Church, Oxmantown Mall, Birr, on Saturday 10th December 2016.
The soloists were Sinead Campbell Wallace (Soprano), Tanya Sewell (Alto), Eamonn Mulhall (Tenor), and John Molloy (Bass)


In retaliation, Gondi interdicted the convent of Port Royal from receiving the Sacraments. 466) The book focused on a related topic in the dispute between Jesuits and Jansenists. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). In his posthumously published... Cornelius Jansen, engraving by Jean Morin. It opposed what, in its view, was a compromising approach to true Christian theology and practice but was rejected by the church as an exaggerated and unorthodox position. The pope, initially happy that the four bishops had signed, became angry when he was informed that they had done so with reservations.  This commission determined that the four bishops had signed the formula in a less than entirely sincere manner, but recommended that the matter should be dropped to forestall further divisions in the Church. It is presented as beginning in 1640 with the translation into French of the book by Cornelius Jansen entitled the Augustinus, and as coming to an end when condemned in 1713 by the Pope Clement XI (the bull Unigenitus). Jansenism was opposed by many in the Catholic hierarchy, especially the Jesuits. The controversy between Jansenists and anti-Jansenists (the latter naturally led by the Jesuits) increasingly tore up the Dutch Catholic Church in the late 17th and early 18th Century - with the authorities of the Dutch Republic actively involved on the one side and the Papacy and Kings of France, Spain, Portugal, and Poland - on the other. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica. This process was justified frequently by charges that the Church in Quebec was "Jansenist". Later that year, the French Assembly of the Bishops voted to condemn Arnauld's distinction of the pope's ability to bind the mind of believers in matters of doctrine but not in matters of fact; they asked Pope Alexander VII to condemn Arnauld's proposition as heresy. Corrections? Jansen's opponents condemned his teachings for their alleged similarities to Calvinism (though, unlike Calvinism, Jansen rejected the doctrine of assurance and taught that even the justified could lose their salvation). It also spread to Italy, where in 1786 the Synod of Pistoia, which was later condemned, propounded extreme Jansenist doctrines. However, certain ideas tinged with Jansenism remained in circulation for much longer; in particular, the Jansenist idea that Holy Communion should be received very infrequently, and that reception required much more than freedom from mortal sin, remained influential until finally condemned by Pope Pius X, who endorsed frequent communion, as long as the communicant was free of mortal sin, in the early 20th century. [clarify] In total, one cardinal, 18 bishops, and 3,000 clergy of France supported an appeal to a general council. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. Adam Hunt, âSuppressing the Arbitrary: Political Jansenism in the French Revolution and the Abolition of the Lettres de Cachet, 1780-1790,â Journal â¦ de Percin de Montgaillard, bishop of Saint-Pons, voted to accept Vineam Domini Sabaoth and Louis XIV promulgated it as binding law in France. However, he reported that the four bishops continued to be evasive as to whether they agreed with the pope as to the matter of fact. When the Holy Office drew the Réflexions morales to the attention of Clement XI, he issued the papal brief Universi dominici (1708), proscribing the book for "savoring of the Jansenist heresy"; as a result, in 1710, Jean-François de l'Escure de Valderil, bishop of Luçon, and Étienne de Champflour [fr], bishop of La Rochelle, forbade the reading of the book in their dioceses.. One cannot discuss the history of the Catholic Church in France without mentioning this heresy, which rent the French church from 1652 almost until the Revolution. (New … Sainte-Beuve's multi-volume Port-Royal in 1840, much of literature on Jansenism was character‐ ized by sympathy for and an almost exclusive in‐ terest in the seventeenth-century "heroic" era of Jansenism. All 65 propositions were censured and prohibited "as at least scandalous and pernicious in practice."(n. 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A few words about Saint Athansios Church..
According to an inscription, the church was erected in January 1804. The stones which were used for its construction came from the ruins of an old castle.
It is a three aisled Basilica with wooden roof and arches, typical sample of the local ecclesiastical architecture.
On the day of the celebration of the Saint, on the 18th of January, crowds flock to the church while giving life to this old settlement.


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Sermons on Spirituality (Page 3)
Linda Hart Green counsels us to take courage and embrace community and hope when faced with stressful and dark times.
David Calhoun challenges us to live rationally, with intention, and with the willingness to “repent” and change direction.
Sharon Scholl guides us through consulting our hymnal as a way to engage our rich cultural heritage and enrich our spiritual life.
On dwelling with your pain in uncultivated and desolate wildness.
Karen Smith-Scott speaks on recognizing and forgiving our own failures and faults, treating ourselves with as much compassion and empathy as we treat others.
The eighth installment of our worship series: Love always walks toward trouble, always lets go of the need for control.
The second installment in our new worship series, “Love is _______.” Love does not place the self before others. Love does not place others before the self.
The first in our new worship series: “Love is ______.” Love is fierce. Love is powerful.
Phillip speaks on the power of listening: as a spiritual practice, a demonstration of love, and a tool for justice.
In our final Summer Series sermon, our own Karen Smith-Scott explores what it means to be a hero.


The Sheep and the Shepherd (skit)
“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” John 10:11 (NIV)
Props: Vaseline, cotton balls, shepherd’s staff, club
Preparation: Have a helper dressed as a “sheep” (wearing a white or gray sweat suit).
Teacher: Good morning, boys and girls. This morning we’re going to continue our series on Jesus. Today’s lesson is about how Jesus is our Shepherd.
Helper: So, what’s my part in all of this?
Teacher: Well, to help the boys and girls understand what it means to be a shepherd, and how Jesus is our Shepherd, I’m going to play the part of a shepherd.
Teacher: And you’re going to play the part of one of my sheep.
Helper: You’re kidding.
Teacher: Nope. (Display Vaseline and cotton balls). Now if you’ll stand still, I’ll put some wool on your face.
Helper: That’s not wool! It’s Vaseline and cotton balls.
Teacher: Oh, well. Same effect.
(Teacher begins applying cotton balls. Continue script during application).
Helper: I can’t believe this.
Teacher: First of all, sheep are stupid.
Helper: Hey! Who you callin’ stupid?
Teacher: No offense. It’s just that you’re always trying to go your own way, and sometimes I have to bring you back.
Helper: So what’s the problem if I want to go my own way every now and then?
Teacher: You might get stuck in the rocky mountains somewhere and die out there.
Helper: We’re nowhere close to the Rocky Mountains!
Teacher: No…not the Rocky Mountains, the rocky mountains…you know, mountains that are rocky. Oh…never mind! Anyway, if you wander away from me and get lost, you would die out there by yourself. You wouldn’t have me to take care of you. So every now and then I have to poke and prod you with my staff to bring you back.
Helper: I know, and it hurts!
Teacher: Better than being torn to shreds by a wild animal.
Helper: Uhh…I suppose. Those wild animals scare me to death! Lions and bears….lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! With their big teeth and their sharp claws…just the thought of those claws tearing in to my sensitive skin. Aaaahhhh! (Really over-do the fear thing and embrace the teacher, refusing to let go).
Teacher: Get a grip, I’m right here. You know I wouldn’t let anything happen to you. I always watch out for you.
Helper: (Regains composure). Yeah, you’re right. Like the time that lion came into the sheep pen. You raced down the hill, jumped the fence in two seconds flat, and beat that lion senseless with your club.
Teacher: Always watching out for you.
Helper: You know what, shep, you’re not too bad.
Teacher: Thanks. Just stick by me and you’ll be okay. (to kids) Jesus takes care of us. Just like a shepherd takes care of his sheep, Jesus takes care of us and watches out for us.


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Today, nearly all fundamental Christians are in some measure acquainted with Campus Crusade for Christ, International. Its early activities were confined to the.
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I was raised in the church, and one of God’s principles is prioritizing people in need. While serving on my YouthBoard, I learned this drive exists in other teenagers. This ingrains hope in me for the future where we can collectively combat social issues within each other, that can then extend to people in need globally. YouthRoots showed me the strength of youth voice which I can now see in my daily life.
There is so much need in today’s world. During the pandemic, I’m working with a friend to help the homeless community of Denver by making care packages of food and sanitary supplies. Socially, the Black Lives Matter movement is gaining prominence, and injustices are being exposed everywhere. It’s not a time to be silent, and YouthRoots taught me it never is (besides taking the time to stop, listen, and learn). Everything is a work in progress, but I will be part of it.


Okay, I know it quite weird that I’m talking about God’s promise because God had only made a promise to me once in my life. It may be stupid and it may not make sense to you but it does to me. This is how it went…
I just met this girl on 26 December 2010. I really want to ‘befriend’ with her. I have a church camp from 28 December 2010 to 31 December 2010. Let just call ‘Kate’. I kept on thinking of her and was distracted from the Lord. She changed church earlier so I was thinking how I should get closer to her. She no longer the same church as me, we are not in the same school, so I decided that the only way to her is through ‘Facebook’.(:DHehe) In camp, I was thinking what are the possibilities of her Facebook name (I tried finding her before But her facebook name wasn’t her real name). I was thinking that she was the most perfect girl I ever seen in my life, I mean she have everything I expect from a girl.:D
After days of thinking “what was her Facebook name” in camp, I gave up. I felt really down because I have no chance to the ‘perfect’ girl in my life.
Every night in camp, we have a sermon. After the sermon, leaders in church pray for us or anoint us with the Holy Spirit. I prayed to God, asking him whether Kate was the ‘perfect’ girl. And one night, my cell leader, Bob prayed for me. I didn’t really expect anything from him but then he started with ”I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” I was thinking ”Oh, his quoting from the Bible, nothing much” but then he continued,’ I planned all things before you were even made, I give you the best. I have stored and planned all the best to you but… before the pans are set up for your herds and flocks, and before your houses are built, come and dwell in my love.”
After this, I felt confident. Not confident of getting Kate to be my girlfriend or having a girlfriend but very confident that God has the best for me and He wants me to dwell in His love <3
All because of His promise. And I know one think. He NEVER breaks promises and He NEVER will.


CHURCH PROFILE: NORTHEASTERN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN SOUTH AFRICA
Main Priorities and Activities
The Northeastern Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa (NELCSA) proclaims, witnesses and shares the Good News of God’s grace in Jesus Christ.
The NELCSA, as a communion of redeemed sinners wants to be an instrument of God’s saving grace. As such she wants to:
The NELCSA Logo explained.
The Logo is an abstract representation of the Luther rose. This places emphasis on the Lutheran roots of NELCSA. The cross dominates and highlights that Christ is not only at the centre, but that he impacts on all aspects of our church.
The irregular semicircles represent the different people and congregations that come together opening up towards the centre point.
The cross breaks the barriers of the enclosure, allowing movement in and out of the circle.
The shapes are uneven, acknowledging our differences and also our flaws - and yet we are Church of Christ!
During the next few Bishop´s Posts I will use this logo to show what NELCSA is about, where we see our purpose and where we hope to be heading as church.
Today I will start at the centre, the heart of NELCSA and the Church at large.
Jesus Christ is the centre and foundation of Church. In him the kind heart of God is visible, and through him we receive salvation. This is represented by the heart, a heart transformed by Christ, who died to set us free. Christ can “break a heart of stone” (Ezekiel 36, 26) and turn it into a heart of compassion. We are invited to personally receive him in faith, repent, and learn to live a life with him. The four parts highlight four important areas of our personal live as Christian:
Faith is our response to Christ´s offer of salvation. I learn to trust him more and more and rely on his promises.
Prayer: Prayer is a crucial “life link” to the Lord of the Church. I can talk to him - anywhere, any time! No lockdown, no laws can stop me from talking to the Lord on a daily basis.
Bible study: NELCSA promotes a firm knowledge of the Bible. Young and old are encouraged to daily read in the Bible and study it. Daily exposure to the Scriptures influences my thinking and my actions.
Following Christ: I learn to live out what he teaches me. Christ is constantly at work not only in me, but through me.
As we are transformed by Christ, we become a blessing to non-Christians through the way that we live and act. Our integrity and sincerity radiate the passion that Christ has for this world. “Just as the Father sent me, so do I send you” Jesus said (John 20, 21). The way that we live becomes the strongest testimony and invitation to the love of Christ. This is not limited to our Lutheran Church. Together with all our Christian neighbours, friends and colleagues, no matter from which church, we form a healing movement. Our lives and actions proclaim that Christ is Lord (Philippians 2,11).
In the next Bishop´s Post I will focus on the fellowship that grows out of our Faith in Christ.
At its synod in October 2019 ELCSA (N-T) deliberated once again on changing its name. When in 1994 South Africa changed the provincial structures, both Natal and Transvaal no longer existed. At that stage Synod attempted to find a new name, but did not succeed. Subsequently it was decided to just keep the abbreviation (N-T) and discard Natal-Transvaal. However, with time it became clear that people still referred to us as "Natal-Transvaal", often also in official communication. For that reason it was decided once again to embark on a process of finding a new name. The end result, after much discussion and deliberation. was agreed upon as follows:
Northeastern Evangelical Lutheran Church in South Africa, short NELCSA.
This name shows us as part of the Evangelical Lutheran Family in Southern Africa, whilst defining our region geographically rather than by provincial names.
Historically speaking the NELCSA has two basic roots: German immigration to Southern Africa and the missionary engagement in this country from Europe, both during the 19th century.
Immigration of German speaking people in the Cape, many of them Lutherans, goes back into the 17th century. In Natal German settlers arrived in the early 1840s but a German settlement and consequently a Lutheran congregation only came into existence when 35 families emigrated in 1848 from Bramsche, Germany to start a cotton production at New Germany, Natal. A Berlin missionary, W. Posselt, took care of this German speaking congregation besides doing his missionary work amongst the Zulu.
(a) The Berlin Missionary Society came to South Africa in 1834 to start its work in the Cape and then in Natal at New Germany. Besides this one congregation, others were later founded in Cato Ridge, Pietermaritzburg and Bergville. In Transvaal descendants of the Berlin Mission and immigrants from Germany were mainly responsible for the establishment of German speaking congregations. Ten of eleven congregations were served by Berlin missionaries, who were mainly engaged in missionary work amongst the African inhabitants, only Johannesburg had its own pastor.
(b) With the arrival of the Hermannsburg missionaries and missionary lay helpers, ‘colonists’ in 1854, the mission station of Hermannsburg came into existence. After seven years 62 inhabitants from German background lived there and a German school was established in 1856. More congregations came into existence, usually in connection with the ongoing missionary expansion. In Northern Natal new congregations were established mainly because the ‘colonists’ withdrew from the mission and became independent farmers in 1865.
Until the formation of a synod in 1911 twelve German congregations were established and were dependent on the mission society for their spiritual care. German congregations were established as part of the mission work in South Africa. At first they were spiritually dependent upon the missions and were cared for by a missionary. Congregations became more independent, also by building their own church, parsonage and school and supporting their pastor with own funds and taking the initiative in church life. Congregations were loosely knit together by their confession, the constitution of their respective mission society and a common background. Church and Culture was seen as an integral part and gave these congregations a feeling of security and identity in a foreign country. Close ties were kept with the missions and neighbouring black congregations.
(c) Constitution of Synods
Eleven congregations connected to the Hermannsburg mission constituted the Hermannsburg German Evangelical Lutheran Synod. A constitution was adopted, which laid emphasis on the Lutheran confession and preservation of the German heritage. The synod was to be chaired by a Praeses. The German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Transvaal was constituted by eleven congregations on 18.3.1926. The two pillars of the synod were to be German custom and Lutheran faith. The synod was led by a committee and a chair.
(d) Initiated by the Lutheran World Federation a Board of Trustees for Lutheran Extension Work in Southern Africa was established in Pretoria in 1958 by the four German speaking churches. This board was to incorporate the English and Afrikaans speaking Lutheran congregations. Suitable pastors had to be trained in the country, hymns and liturgy had to be translated. The Board was the predecessor of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa.
(e) Constituting Independent Churches
The ‘German Transvaal Synod’ constituted itself on 8.4.1961 as the “Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Transvaal Church)”, incorporating the Natal congregations of Berlin origin. The church entered into an official agreement with the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and after 1963 became observer member of the South African Council of Churches. besides the Synod and a Church Council, a Praeses was elected, namely J. Wernecke (1961-1983).
On 11.1.1963 the “Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Hermannsburg)” was constituted, became a member in the Lutheran World Federation and entered into an agreement with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Germany (EKD). As leader of the new church, Praeses H. Hahne was elected (1963-1973) and after his death he was followed by Praeses L. Müller-Nedebock (from1973-1981, and after the merger until 1990).
(f) With the withdrawal of the Hermannsburg Mission, new forms of cooperation with the black churches of Hermannsburg background were implemented, e.g. 1969 the Mission Committee, a committee on missionary cooperation and mission committees at congregational level were introduced.
(g) Affiliations: Both ELCSA(Hermannsburg) and ELCSA (Transvaal) joined the other two churches of German origin, to constitute the “United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa” (UELCSA) in Pretoria on 3.11.1964. The first General Synod took place from 4-7.3.1965 in Strand Street, Cape Town. UELCSA was the platform:
(h) The cooperation with other Lutheran churches, the so-called Mission Churches, was of great importance in the face of the Apartheid policy and South African social practices of separate development. In 1966 both the Transvaal and Hermannsburg churches joined the “Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Southern Africa” (FELCSA) as two of the eleven participating churches. In 1969 all member churches decided to share in the fellowship of altar and pulpit and in 1975 the Swakopmund-Appeal was accepted by church leaders which rejected alien principles (Apartheid) to rule the churches’ life. FELCSA was restructured in 1991 as LUCSA “Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa.”
2. Present Situation
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa (Natal-Transvaal) (ELCSA(N-T) came into being on 3.3.1981, when the Transvaal and Hermannsburg churches merged. She became member of UELCSA and LUCSA . Praeses L. Müller-Nedebock was elected to lead the church. After his sudden death on 11.3.1990 Dean F. Graz became acting Praeses until May 1991, when the South African pastor, D. R. Lilje was elected as Praeses of ELCSA(N-T).
2.1 The NELCSA with approximately 9 800 members, comprising 30 congregations with 27 pastors in four circuits, stretching from the Northern Limpopo Province to Southern KwaZulu-Natal (ca 1000km) and from East to West (ca 500km). Most of the pastors were trained at the University of Natal in Pietermaritzburg, a joint venture of ELCSA and UELCSA, which is supported by the LWF. An Agreement between UELCSA and the University of Stellenbosch was signed in 2021.
2.2 NELCSA sees itself as a South African church and therefore uses three official languages, English, German and Afrikaans in church services and church life. Emphasis is being laid on congregational growth, youth work and stewardship, so that the church can be financially independent from overseas. The search for a Lutheran identity in South Africa is seen in the ecumenical encounter with other denominations, also with the SACC. The Church has become multi-cultural, multi racial.
3. Effect / Impact of the political and socio-economic situation in the country on church life
3.1 The role of the church in the South African Situation became a burning issue in 1976, but especially after the unrest in 1985. With a “Word of Hope” in 1986 the Church Council of NELCSA rejected the policy of division (Apartheid) and confessed that it had not listened to the warning calls of the brothers in its sister church. It also pointed out that with the abolition of Apartheid, the problems of South Africa, being a microcosm of the world-wide, North-South tension would not be solved but would still have to be tackled.
The NELCSA also submitted a statement to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
3.2 At the 1984 Assembly of the Lutheran World Federation in Budapest, Praeses L. Müller-Nedebock withdrew the application of membership due to the call for suspension of two other South African churches . The decision of the synod to apply for membership was never rescinded but confirmed again in 1991. The NELCSA was accepted as member of the LWF in 1992.
3.3 Due to the very high crime rate in South Africa, many members of our Church have left the country, especially the young and highly qualified adults.
3.4 There is a lot of insecurity in the rural areas, due to the land reform, causing many members to fear losing their farms.
3.5 Many members of our Church are unemployed (40-50% country wide), making it very difficult for some congregations to make ends meet.
4. Bilateral Partners in mission and development
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)
The Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society in Lower Saxony (ELM)
5. Ecumenical Relations
The Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa
The South African Council of Churches


Happy Easter everybody! I hope you had a great day!
Yesterday Leanne, Phil and I went to the Easter Vigil. It was about 3 hours of sitting…which isn’t too surprising since there were a lot of people getting baptized and confirmed. Some fun things that happened during the Vigil: An altar boy getting reprimanded by the monk by getting the job of holding the folder for the priest the rest of the mass. It didn’t matter if the priest didn’t need to folder…he was going to hold it. The guy next to me picked off all the wax drippings from his candle and stuck them in shelf attached to the pew…nice. Also, there was a little girl in the pew behind us who had an accident while she was sleeping…oops. They left in kind of a hurry after that.
Before church there was egg dying to be done!
After dying the eggs we headed out for some Easter errands. At the Honey Baked Ham store, look what they had!
And yes, I know this picture makes me look like a humongous dork. I don’t care.
Today we took it easy. Cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
I somehow never get a picture of the finished product. They are just that good. I used this recipe.
The rest of the day involved taking a 4 mile walk…and more eating. I mean what else are you supposed to do on Easter?


Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Of Gods and Redeemers
I have been seeing the car for a while now and took the pic. For what it's worth, some Iranian too have been waiting for the missing Messiah. For a long, long time. For your reading pleasure on this wonderful morning, an ancient Iranian Hymn:
Hymn on the Second Coming of Jesus - Manichaean
Hymn in Persian with Parthian words.
Speak to me, Lord and Friend, and reveal to me, Son
of the most beloved, the time of your coming, when
you will appear at the end.
Oh great Redeemer, my Teacher, speak of that time and its signs.
The speakers, the righteous and chosen ones, who must live
in the Realm of the Lie, Do not accumulate herds and belongings.
Therefore they are persecuted.
Ha, this irate potentate! How long will he continue to rule?
How long will the poor and the Family of Peace be persecuted?
Tell me what reward the wise and righteous ones
that are now persecuted will have.
Read the rest in the Gnostic Society Library.
And then one of my absolute favorites:
Where is the graveyard of dead gods? What lingering mourner waters their mounds? There was a time when Jupiter was the king of the gods, and any man who doubted his puissance was ipso facto a barbarian and an ignoramus. But where in all the world is there a man who worships Jupiter today? And who of Huitzilopochtli.
H.L.Mencken's short "Memorial Service."


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Nothing But Brilliant Flowers! (15 Photos)
Ah, yes, the typical most common gift of all for the special day of love! Valentine’s Day isn’t just about flowers and candy. The history of Valentine’s Day—and the story of its patron saint, is masked in mystery as I learn while I do my research on this very popular topic. There is one thing we certainly know, is that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance. Additionally, St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains remnants of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. But do you know who was Saint Valentine is?
Now that I’ve peaked your interest and you are so anxiously awaiting more details. My research explains that there may be a couple different origins of Valentine’s Day. One story is that it may be the mourning of Valentine’s death or burial. The history of St. Valentine varies and stories suggest that Valentine may have been killed for attempting to help Christians escape harsh Roman prisons. The other tale is that is that the church held a feast day in the middle of the month to celebrate St. Valentine. Meanwhile, as much as you enjoy the enlightenment of Valentine’s Day, I will just leave you with some brilliant sets of flowers to enjoy!


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You know how sometimes you just don't want to do something (exercise, for example), but after you do you are oh so glad you did? That was me last night. We had just had my son Isaac's birthday party (he's 2, cue stereotypical mother-freaking-out moment) and my feet were tired, the house was a mess, and I just didn't want to do anything but eat all the chocolate cake that was left.
But last night was the General Relief Society Meeting for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's part of General Conference, which is a semi-annual meeting where the prophets and leaders of the church speak to a world wide audience. The R.S. meeting is only held every other year (with alternating years focusing on the Young Women of the church). It is an uplifting, wonderful meeting, and I'm ashamed to say I haven't bothered going since my mission. Shame. So this year I promised myself I would go. Cue excuses. But luckily I have a husband who
nagged encouraged me to go, and a neighbor who offered to go with me, so I went.
And, oh am I so glad that I did. All of the talks were wonderful, and I learned and felt inspired. But the cream on my cocoa was President Uchtdorf's talk. He spoke about the little forget-me-not flower and related it to 5 things we should never forget. And don't you just love the internet, cuz someone has actually already come up with a beautiful little graphic representing it all:
Each of these little reminders I felt was so essential. A few of my favorite quotes from each point in his talk:
on being patient with yourself: "God wants to help us eventually turn all of our weaknesses into strengths, but He knows that this is a long-term goal." (emphasis added)
on the difference between good and foolish sacrifices: "How can we tell the difference for our own situation? We can ask ourselves 'Am I committing my time and energies to the things that matter most?"
on being happy now: “Never stop striving for the best that is within you. Never stop hoping for all of the righteous desires of your heart. But don't close your eyes and heart to the simple and elegant beauties of each day's ordinary moments that make up a rich, well-lived life.”
on the why of the gospel: "The gospel is a light that penetrates mortality and illuminates the way before us. While understanding the what and how of the gospel is necessary, the eternal fire and majesty of the gospel springs from the why. When we understand why our Heavenly Father has given us this pattern for living, when we remember why we committed to making it a foundational pattern of our lives, the gospel ceases to become a burden and instead becomes a joy and a delight. It becomes precious and sweet. ...Seek out the majesty, the beauty, and the exhilarating joy of the why of the gospel of Jesus Christ. ...The why of obedience sanctifies our actions, transforming the mundane into the majestic. It magnifies our small acts of obedience into holy acts of consecration."
on the love of the Lord for you: "No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, he loves you with an infinite love. Just think of it: You are known and remembered by the most majestic, powerful, and glorious being in the universe! You are loved by the King of infinite space and everlasting time."
Isn't it wonderful? Honestly, I had a hard time picking out good quotes - I just wanted to transcribe the entire talk!
When he spoke of the why of the gospel, and how understanding the underlying purposes of the gospel "transforms the mundane into the majestic" and "magnifying small acts" into "holy acts of consecration," I just felt so empowered and validated. Yes, a lot of the things I do every day are pretty "insignificant" in the scheme of the world, but they are so meaningful to me, to my family, and I know they are meaningful to my God. I'm so grateful for these words.
You can watch it here, and I highly recommend you do. The words themselves are poetic, but hearing them spoken by a man who is so filled with love, compassion, conviction, and faith is just infinitely better.
Thanks for letting me share my thoughts with you today.


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As we investigate one of the most central and important doctrines of the bible – let’s keep at the forefront of our minds a biblical hermeneutic (way of interpreting scripture). We need to interpret the teachings of man by the word of God – led and taught by the Holy Spirit, not the other way around.
The first point I want to make is that God is extra-dimensional! He sits enthroned in eternity, and is beyond the dimensions we enjoy. He is not limited to them, and therefore shouldn’t be understood exclusively by them. This means that God cannot be comprehended – but he can be apprehended. He can’t be completely understood by the human mind – but he can be partially understood by the human mind.
This opens up two possibilities to us;
- Firstly, we the opportunity to accept what God says about himself – even if we don’t entirely understand it. Essentially, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5)
- Secondly, we have the choice to reject what God says about himself. To trust in ourselves, and our own ability to reason, exalting our own intellect, wisdom and understanding above even God’s!
The bible tells us that the Lord is one (Deuteronomy 6:4), and that besides him, there is no other. Secondly – Genesis tells us that God (Elohim), is plural – and that is expressed in Genesis when God says; ‘let us make man in our image’ (Genesis 1:26).
So God reveals himself as one God – and beside him, there is no other – but that he himself is plural in his nature. This doesn’t make complete sense to the human mind, granted – and again, we have two options – to reject what God has revealed about himself in an effort to systemize and subject God to the frame work of our experiential reality – or accept what God has said about himself – even though it extends beyond the boundaries of the human mind!
Let’s be honest, we shouldn’t expect God to be limited to the constraints of the creation that he himself brought into existence!
Now, we are going to make our way through scripture, examine the Prophets, Apostles, and even Jesus himself – and discover what they said about Jesus.
Who did Isaiah say Jesus was?
Isaiah had a vision of the Lord, seated on a throne, worshiped by angels!
“I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” (Isaiah 6:1)
The Apostle John quotes Isaiah 6:10 and says;
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, lest they should see with their eyes, lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.” (John 12:40)
But here is where things get interesting! John says; “These things Isaiah said when he saw His glory and spoke of Him [Jesus].” (John 12:41)
Whose glory did John see? Jesus glory! It was Jesus who was high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Later Isaiah records a prophecy about Jesus birth!
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6)
Isaiah gave Jesus 4 titles; wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace! Isaiah believed that this child would be Mighty God!
Admittedly, there are other passages that use the term ‘god’ or ‘el’ in other contexts, sometimes speaking of idols/demons worshiped by the nations.
But the words; ‘Everlasting Father’ establish a clear context – which is that we are speaking about the most high God.
Who did David say Jesus was?
“Your throne, O God (elohiym), will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.” (Psalm 45:6)
The writer of Hebrews quotes Psalm 45, and attributes this as a description of Jesus;
“But about the Son he says, your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom.” (Hebrew 1:8)
The Psalmist called the Son (Jesus), God!
Who did the Apostle John say Jesus was?
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1)
John tells us that the word was God – and that the word became flesh – that is a human being, and dwelt among us – the Son who came from God the Father.
Who did the Apostle Thomas say Jesus was?
“Thomas said to him, My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28)
Thomas called Jesus both Lord and God; he believed that Jesus was not just Lord, but also God!
Who did Matthew say Jesus was?
“The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel – which means “God with us.” (Matthew 1:23, Isaiah 7:14)
Matthew’s gospel agreed with Isaiah in saying that Jesus will be called ‘God with us’, God in the flesh, God who became man!
Who did Paul say Jesus was?
“In Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form” (Colossians 2:9).
Who did Jesus say he was?
“God said to Moses, I AM who I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’” (Exodus 3:14) “Jesus answered, before Abraham was born, I AM!” (John 8:58)
Jesus claimed he was the one to whom Moses spoke at the burning bush at the time of the Jewish Exodus.
“This is what the Lord says Israel’s King and Redeemer, the Lord Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God.” (Isaiah 44:6)
“Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.” (Revelation 1:17)
Jesus claimed to be the one whom Isaiah spoke of as the first and the last, the only living God!
Did the religious leaders believe that Jesus claimed to be God”?
“Therefore the Jews sought all the more to kill Him, because He not only broke the Sabbath, but also said that God was His Father, making Himself equal with God.” (John 5:18)
Scripture here tells us that when Jesus claimed that God was his Father – it was a claim to equality. Jesus presented himself as one who was equal to God!
But even more than that… Jesus conversed with religious leaders and said this;
I have shown you many good works from the Father. For which of these do you stone me? “We are not stoning you for any good work,” they replied, “but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God.” (John 10:32)
The religious leaders recognized that Jesus was not only claiming equality with God, but he claimed ‘to be God’!
Was Jesus Worshiped?
“For you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God” (Exodus 34:14)
Scripture tells us that God alone is to be worshipped.
“Every creature which is in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying:
“Blessing and honor and glory and power Be to Him who sits on the throne, And to the Lamb, forever and ever!”
Then the four living creatures said, “Amen!” And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.” (Revelation 5:13)
Jesus is worshiped by all of creation, and scripture tells us that God alone is to be worshipped.
What is the overall Teaching of Scripture?
It’s safe to say that scripture makes room for no grey areas about who Jesus was. Isaiah, David, John, Thomas, Matthew, Paul and even Jesus himself make it absolutely clear.
Even the religious leaders interpreted Jesus words as a claim to divinity. These were the men, who studied the Tenakh (Old Testament), and they knew the seriousness of his claims; but they couldn’t accept it – despite the overwhelming prophetic evidence in his favor.
The historical evidence for Jesus resurrection, alongside the prophetic evidence that demonstrates the way he fulfilled over 300 highly specific prophecies leads us to come to no other reasonable conclusion other than – Jesus is God!


Happy Easter my wonderful friends!
As I sat on the couch and watched my kids running around this morning, my heart filled with gratitude, my mind began wandering.
I began thinking about all of the moms in recovery, who are working to rebuild their lives, piece by piece.
The moms who didn’t have the opportunity to spend the night excitedly making special Easter baskets for their babies.
The moms who woke up this morning to heartbreaking silence.
The moms who wish more than anything that they could have watched as their babies gleefully popped colorful eggs open, their little faces covered in chocolate, giggling uncontrollably with excitement; but didn’t have that opportunity because they’re only just beginning their journey in recovery.
The moms who are busting their ass to repair relationships with their children after addiction.
I want you all to know that you have already given your children the greatest Easter gift they could ever hope to receive – you got sober.
I know firsthand the willpower, determination, resilience and strength it takes to put down the drugs, and head down the road of recovery without the one thing you’ve always counted on to make it through the days.
But you did it.
You may not see your children as often as you’d like yet, you may not see them at all. They may be too young to understand, or they may be old enough to grasp what has happened, and hesitant to trust you just yet.
Either way, you have already taken the first and hardest step. The blessings of recovery will come, but sometimes, they take longer than we’d like. If you keep doing the next right thing, I can promise you that everything will fall into place, over time, in God’s time. Trust in his process.
In case no one has told you lately, I am proud of you. You are the definition of a miracle and have already overcome so much. Please don’t be discouraged today, be grateful that you are alive to see this Easter Sunday, whether you have your little ones with you or not.
There is a lifetime ahead of you and plenty of time to make new memories. Be patient, remain grateful for the progress you have made, continue taking it one day at a time and I promise, your life will be more beautiful than you can even imagine.
Where there is breath, there is hope….


§1. The Church, to which Christ the Lord has entrusted the deposit of faith so that with the assistance of the Holy Spirit it might protect the revealed truth reverently, examine it more closely, and proclaim and expound it faithfully, has the duty and innate right, independent of any human power whatsoever, to preach the gospel to all peoples, also using the means of social communication proper to it.
§2. It belongs to the Church always and everywhere to announce moral principles, even about the social order, and to render judgment concerning any human affairs insofar as the fundamental rights of the human person or the salvation of souls requires it.
§1. All persons are bound to seek the truth in those things which regard God and his Church and by virtue of divine law are bound by the obligation and possess the right of embracing and observing the truth which they have come to know.
§2. No one is ever permitted to coerce persons to embrace the Catholic faith against their conscience.
§1. By virtue of his office, the Supreme Pontiff possesses infallibility in teaching when as the supreme pastor and teacher of all the Christian faithful, who strengthens his brothers and sisters in the faith, he proclaims by definitive act that a doctrine of faith or morals is to be held.
§2. The college of bishops also possesses infallibility in teaching when the bishops gathered together in an ecumenical council exercise the magisterium as teachers and judges of faith and morals who declare for the universal Church that a doctrine of faith or morals is to be held definitively; or when dispersed throughout the world but preserving the bond of communion among themselves and with the successor of Peter and teaching authentically together with the Roman Pontiff matters of faith or morals, they agree that a particular proposition is to be held definitively.
§3. No doctrine is understood as defined infallibly unless this is manifestly evident.
§1. A person must believe with divine and Catholic faith all those things contained in the word of God, written or handed on, that is, in the one deposit of faith entrusted to the Church, and at the same time proposed as divinely revealed either by the solemn magisterium of the Church or by its ordinary and universal magisterium which is manifested by the common adherence of the Christian faithful under the leadership of the sacred magisterium; therefore all are bound to avoid any doctrines whatsoever contrary to them.
§2. Each and every thing which is proposed definitively by the magisterium of the Church concerning the doctrine of faith and morals, that is, each and every thing which is required to safeguard reverently and to expound faithfully the same deposit of faith, is also to be firm-ly embraced and retained; therefore, one who rejects those propositions which are to be held definitively is opposed to the doctrine of the Catholic Church.
Can. 751 Heresy is the obstinate denial or obstinate doubt after the reception of baptism of some truth which is to be believed by divine and Catholic faith; apostasy is the total repudiation of the Christian faith; schism is the refusal of submission to the Supreme Pontiff or of communion with the members of the Church subject to him.
Can. 752 Although not an assent of faith, a religious submission of the intellect and will must be given to a doctrine which the Supreme Pontiff or the college of bishops declares concerning faith or morals when they exercise the authentic magisterium, even if they do not intend to proclaim it by definitive act; therefore, the Christian faithful are to take care to avoid those things which do not agree with it.
Can. 753 Although the bishops who are in communion with the head and members of the college, whether individually or joined together in conferences of bishops or in particular councils, do not possess infallibility in teaching, they are authentic teachers and instructors of the faith for the Christian faithful entrusted to their care; the Christian faithful are bound to adhere with religious submission of mind to the authentic magisterium of their bishops.
Can. 754 All the Christian faithful are obliged to observe the constitutions and decrees which the legitimate authority of the Church issues in order to propose doctrine and to proscribe erroneous opinions, particularly those which the Roman Pontiff or the college of bishops puts forth.
§1. It is above all for the entire college of bishops and the Apostolic See to foster and direct among Catholics the ecumenical movement whose purpose is the restoration among all Christians of the unity which the Church is bound to promote by the will of Christ.
§2. It is likewise for the bishops and, according to the norm of law, the conferences of bishops to promote this same unity and to impart practical norms according to the various needs and opportunities of the circumstances; they are to be attentive to the prescripts issued by the supreme authority of the Church.


an email from a friend..
1. Wake Up !!
Decide to have a good day.
“Today is the day the Lord hath made;
let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
2. Dress Up !!
The best way to dress up is to put on a smile.
A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks.
“The Lord does not look at the things man looks at.
Man looks at outward appearance;
but the Lord looks at the heart.”
I Samuel 16:7
3. Shut Up!!
Say nice things and learn to listen.
Listen to advice and accept instruction,
and in the end you will be wise.” (Proverbs 19:20)
4. Stand Up !!
For what you believe in.
Stand for something or you will fall for anything.
“Let us not be weary in doing good; for at the proper time,
we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good…”
5. Look Up !!
To the Lord.
“I can do everything through Christ who strengthens me”.
6. Reach Up !!
For something higher.
…keep seeking the things above, where Christ is,
seated at the right hand of God.”
7. Lift Up !!
“Do not worry about anything;
instead PRAY ABOUT EVERYTHING.”
Remember the 7-ups of life and may
GOD BLESS YOUR DAY!
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Wilberforce Weekend speakers and presenters represent over 25 churches and organizations living out Kingdom principles every day in their communities. They put their faith into action, serving the homeless, poor, prisoner, single mom, disabled, abused and others in ways that respect their dignity, offer them a chance at a better life, and remind them that God loves them. Get inside their stories and learn how you can make a difference in your own backyard.
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Friday, April 26th
3:00pm - Registration and check-in
Dinner on your own
7:30pm - Plenary Session
Saturday, April 27th
8:00am - Morning Devotional
9:00am - Plenary Sessions
12:30pm - Lunch on your own
2:00pm - Innovation Stations
7:30pm - Wilberforce Award Banquet
Sunday, April 28th
9:00am - Plenary Session
11:00am - Worship Service
* Catholic Mass will be offered Sunday morning at a time TBD
Making the Invisible Kingdom Visible
Seeking the Shalom of the City
The Gospel in Life
How Christianity Disciples Nations
Meditations on Renewal
The Rise / Role of Christianity in World History
Christian Who Changed Their World
Modern Day Wilberforce Who Are Changing Today's World
Think Kingdomly: Act Locally - Innovation Stations
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Partnering Together to Make the Invisible Kingdom Visible
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We are pleased to welcome you to St Peter’s Church of England Aided School and hope that you find our website informative and easy to navigate.
Through these pages we would like to share our pride in our school with you, and celebrate the achievements of our students and staff, together with providing you with the information you need to get to know us better.
We aim to encourage and enthuse people of all ages in our school community to become engaged in learning and support each other to be the best we can be.
Our Christian ethos underpins everything we do and is embedded in all aspects of school life through the 7Rs: Reasoning; Reconciliation; Reflective; Resilient; Resourceful; Respect and Responsible.
These pages will provide you with a flavour of life at St Peter’s. You are most welcome to visit us to see it for yourself first hand, we would be very pleased to see you.


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Services are held every Sunday in rotation with other Churches in the Benefice.
The times are published in the Parish Newsletter.
Church Hall Hire contact Linda Miller 01249 760381
Enquiries about Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals or other special services to Rev Rachma Abbott 01793 731134
Other Contacts are: Lay Pastoral Assistant, Val Procter 760312 or the Church Warden, John Henly 760401
The Churches in the Benefice of Woodhill (Broad Town, Clyffe Pypard, Hilmarton and Tockenham) and the Churches in the Benefice of Lyneham with Bradenstoke take their responsibilities surrounding the safeguarding of children, young people, and adults who may be at risk very seriously.
We work in partnership with the Diocese of Salisbury to ensure that we work in accordance with best practice at all times.
These parishes share a single priest in charge and a parish safeguarding officer.
Our Parish Safeguarding Policy can be downloaded here https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2019-03/Parish%20Safeguarding%20Handbook%20March%202019.pdf
A copy of the booklet is displayed in all the churches alongside a poster with the details of the Parish Safeguarding Officer. Please let us know if you find that one is missing.
If you have any Safeguarding questions or concerns you can contact our Parish Safeguarding Officer, Patsy Golding on 01249 891944 email firstname.lastname@example.org
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Today I want to share about my sister-in-law, her husband, their daughter, and what they are about to do. In about a day-they will be traveling far from home to go help care for and teach children in an orphanage in another country. This is another amazing reality to me because of the compassion and courage they are using to prompt their choices. I am always awestruck when people are willing to leave the comfort of the security of home to go and help others, especially children. I have asked them to share about their journey, so the following is what they have to say about it.
I first asked my sister-in-law, Mindy, to give some background on herself and explain where they are going and what this trip is about.
Mindy:I have my BA in Cross Cultural Studies. I currently teach elementary music in two rural (two roomed) schoolhouses, grade k-8. I enjoy music, writing, reading, and photography. My goal/dream is to work full time with people from other cultures and to share the love of Jesus with them.
Mindy teaches piano lessons, teaches music in schools, is a worship/music minister/leader, has 4 growing children, and is a volunteer in more groups and activities than I can count. She will be bringing a lot of experience in caring and teaching children with her when she goes to the orphanage.
Mindy:We are going to an orphanage in San Marcos, Guatemala. We'll be there for one week. We leave on October 15th. We will be doing light construction, tiling, painting, and playing with the kids. I may have the opportunity to do some music activities with the kids.
Not only will they be caring for and teaching the kids-they will be doing practical, physical work to help make the day to day lives of the children better.
Mindy:We are going on this trip because our hearts are on the mission field. We have wanted to go on a missions trip for a very long time. We majored in missions in college with the intention of becoming full time missionaries. That opportunity hasn't yet presented itself, so for now, we are going on short term trips. We love kids and are very excited about going to work at an orphanage.
Both Mindy and her husband Mark are teachers at heart, they will be well suited to this experience. Their daughter Emily, a student herself-a senior in high school-has already been teaching and leading children at home and while at summer camp. Emily has already felt the call on her heart for several years-to teach, care for and lead children through the mission field.
Mindy:As an aside note, we met an amazing couple about two months ago who are canoeing all through and around North America for 1000 days. They have done a lot of humanitarian work around the world, and when they found out about our trip, they gave us some money to use for the orphans. We will write about how we paid it forward for their blog. Another friend paid it forward, and that will go towards buying some clothes for the kids. It's great to pay it forward!
To me, this experience shows how Mindy and Mark and their family are about the business of living what they believe while being about the business of their lives, even while vacationing in their home state.
Mindy:What do we hope to learn? We hope to have a deeper and clearer understanding of what God wants us to do. We hope to know how missions will fit into our lives.
It will be exciting to hear all about their trip when they return!
Mark:Just to add some bio background about me. I grew up on a corn/soybean farm in Minnesota. I love to play the trombone wherever I can (church, community bands, symphonies and pit orchestras) and enjoy remodeling, landscaping and camping. When I had just graduated from high school, I went on a missions trip to Mexico City and while on that trip felt compelled by God to go to the mission field. My journey began by shifting gears from giving up my initial dream to farm and went to North Central Bible College instead. I graduated from North Central with a Bachelor of Science degree in Cross-Cultural Studies. Mindy and I met at North Central and became good friends on a missions trip together to Guyana. One of the pastors there in Guyana looked at the both of us among the others on the team and said, "I want those two...they need to be together." The rest is history. I youth pastored for three years in Trenton, MO at First Assembly of God. Then pastored for almost seven years in Lake City, MI at the Assembly of God church there. And have since then been pastoring in Ionia at First Assembly of God for the last 11 years as well as substitute teaching in the area schools. I have been in the ministry now for 20 years. My life-long dream ever since I felt the call of God on my life has been to minister to people from other cultures and to show them the love of Christ and introduce them to Christ. I would have to ditto everything else Mindy said as she communicated our heart so well.
I am very excited for what this fabulous family is about to do. Hoping all the best for them as they travel and share their caring hearts with others. I look forward to learning more about their experiences when they return!


Hello Everyone! Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ms. Jennifer Bevins and I teach Middle School Social Studies at St. Aloysius School. I have been blessed with the opportunity to teach at St. Aloysius School. It has been a pleasure and an honor to see your children grow into the wonderful faith filled young men and women that they are today.
Throughout the years I have had the opportunity to teach Kindergarten, Second Grade, and Middle School. I can honestly say that I have learned just as much as I have taught and I look forward to every day in the classroom. Thank you for your faith and commitment to Catholic education and St. Aloysius School.
If at any time throughout the year you need to contact me please feel free to do so. You can send an email using the contact form below.