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St Thomas celebrates its 150th anniversary

In October 1864 St Paul’s church Rondebosch asked Sophie Gray, wife of bishop Robert Gray, to lay the foundation stone of a tiny PAGE 3 Mission schoolroom / chapel in which the children of local farm la- From the bourers would be taught during the week with religious services con- Bishop’s Desk ducted on Sundays. It took nearly a year to complete and was for- mally opened by the bishop on 16th August 1865. It evolved, as the society and environment underwent major changes, into a church needing several enlargements over the years, and an independent parish. Last year, 150 years after the laying of the foundation stone, the parish began a series of events and strategies to celebrate this Sesquicentenary at a Thanksgiving Eucharist held on the Feast of St Thomas and presided over by the rector of the ‘mother’church – St PAGE 4 Paul’s. St Luke’s Salt River hosts Gabriel Faure’s Our 150th Anniversary committee initiated the design of a special Requiem mandala logo to commemorate this event and various capital works were begun including the sign-posting of St Thomas Lane and a ma- jor upgrade of roads pathways and accesses to buildings. They also organised a series of events, appealing to a wide range of ages and interests, giving the parishioners many opportunities to invite family and friends to join in the celebration. We have had Walk/Run for Fun events in ; a Wine-Tasting evening at which the St Thomas 150th Anniversary wines were selected; a fun Quizz and PAGE 5 Supper Evening; an evening out at the Masque theatre; a women’s The people group Anniversary Tea; a glamorous Gala dinner; and a Spring Mar- gathered to pray at ket in October 2014 to be repeated on Friday evening 16th and Church of the Saturday 17th October 2015. Resurrection These Spring Markets give St Thomas’s the opportunity to use our talents and resources to raise funds to implement one of the guiding principles behind our celebrations which is to undertake a significant outreach project to benefit disadvantaged children in our society.

The anniversary celebrations will climax in a Commemorative Thanksgiving Eucharist on Sunday 25th October 2015 at which we will be blessed by contributions from the wider St Thomas’s com- PAGE 6 munity comprising those who have met regularly in our premises for Bishops pray at many years. At the service the rector will wear, for the first time, a Marikana Mine magnificent cope hand-made by members of the Cape Embroider- ers Guild. The church will be beautifully decorated with a Flower Festival arranged by the Rondebosch Flower Clubs and music will be provided by The Dodecatonix – a choir of ex-UCT choristers.

All at St Thomas’s give thanks to God for the wonderful legacy be- queathed by former generations and want to use the 150th anniver- sary celebrations as a springboard from which the work of building PAGE 7 faith, reaching out to those in need and growing future Christian Book repairs from leaders, can thrive. old to new - Margie Davidson

VOL 65 NO.VOL 08 63 NO. 05 FIRSTFIRST PUBLISHEDPUBLISHED 2020 DECEMBERDECEMBER 19501950 MARCH OCTOBER2013 2015 Page 2 THE GOOD HOPE OCTOBER 2015

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1 Peter 2:17 “Treat everyone you meet with dignity.” THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESE OF CAPE TOWN Page 3 From the Bishop’s Desk: Bishop Garth reflects

“Let all who seek God’s help be encouraged.” Psalm 69:32 Page 4 THE GOOD HOPE OCTOBER 2015

Black River Burial Ground Notice of Change of use and proposed sale

The above property is located on the corner the purpose of development. In order to that they would prefer the property to be of Klipfontein Road and the freeway, achieve this a permit has been obtained used for residential purposes of a standard next to the Garlandale School, and was do- from The South African Heritage Services at least equal to that which exists in the nated to the Diocese of Cape Town by the Agency for the exhumation of the remains. area currently. Tregida family in 1880 for use as a burial Stringent requirements had to be met in or- ground. The records indicate there could der to obtain this permit, including inter alia It is the intention of the Diocesan Trust be up to 3,000 graves on the property with public meetings, testing of the site, compi- Board to invite offers from interested de- the last burials having taken place in 1950. lation of records and the arranging for the velopers to purchase the property. In addi- The property has not been fenced for many re-interment of remains discovered in an tion to the purchase price of the land, any years and is now used as a shortcut from appropriate place. This permit expires in purchaser will also be required to undertake Garlandale to Klipfontein Road, a gathering March 2016. the exhumation and construction of the place for various undesirable people after columbarium at his or her own cost under dark and a trap for windblown rubbish. Plans have been drawn and approved for the supervision of the Diocese and to obtain The cost of maintaining the property is be- the construction of a “columbarium” in the all necessary zoning approvals from the City yond the financial ability of the Parish of St grounds of St Mark’s to house the remains of Cape Town as may be required for the Mark`s or the Diocese. once they have been exhumed and cremat- development of the property. ed. For these reasons alternative uses have For further information please contact Hugh been debated at length and the Diocesan Discussions with the community held at Fichardt who represents the Diocesan Trust Trust Board has commenced a process with four public meetings have made it clear that Board in this matter at fichardt@. a view to ultimately selling the property for they are in favour of the change of use and co.za.

St Luke’s Saltriver hosts Gabriel Faure’s Requiem with an augmented Choir

I’m told that St Luke’s Church Salt performed by the Choir opening with River had a rich history of Church mu- the well-known chorus Wie lieblich sic when Mr Rainers was the Choir- sind Diene Wohnungen by Brahms, master. This is part of the reason why followed by a Christmas song called we decided to arranged a few musical Somerkersfees and the beautiful com- events - two concerts thus far over the position, Cantique de Jean Racine by last year. We also hosted a programme Faure. Cornelius played a solo item fol- called Hymns of Praise earlier this lowed by Karen’s beautiful rendition of year with the St Cyprian’s Choir from The Lord’s Prayer, followed by George’s Langa – this was very well received superb singing of I’ll walk with God! and supported! I’m very proud to an- nounce that the St Luke’s choir with The second half was performed by the the initiative of two members, Richar- Choir and soloists with their rendition lene and Caylyn were responsible for of Faure’s Requiem Mass which con- raising the funds in order to pay our sists of seven (7) movements ie., soloists, organist, sound engineer and post-concert party! They did this by 1 Introit and Kyrie selling delicacies on a Sunday morn- 2 Offertoire ing after Church for a while. Well done, 3 Sanctus I’m extremely proud of you! 4 Pie Jesu 5 Agnus Dei et Lux Aeterna The highlight of course was the Faure 6 Libera me Requiem concert which transpired 7 In Paradisum on Saturday 29th August 2015. We were fortunate to have had an aug- A beautiful sms from a member of the mented choir of 22 singers supported audience said the following. Thank you by soloists, Karen Malherbe (soprano), for a lovely, soulful time – it felt HOLY! George Stevens (Baritone), Cornelius Kolawole (horn player) and Victor Tich- - John Frans art (accompanist). The first half was

1 Timothy 6:11 “Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.” THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESE OF CAPE TOWN Page 5 ... the people gathered to pray at Church of the Resurrection Bonteheuwel

PRAYER SERVICE: on Sunday 6th September 2015, people gathered from the diocese and beyond at Church of the Resurrection, Bonteheu- wel to pray for Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and Bishop Charles Albertyn. The Diocese said in a press release: “The service will enable people to gather in a public act of worship to support Father Desmond and the Tutu family as he recovers from infection and to celebrate his continuing ministry and presence among us.It will also give us the opportunity to offer prayers for our deeply-loved former Bishop Suffragan, Bishop Charles Albertyn, who is very ill at the moment, and his family. Choirs, poets, brass bands and the Bonteheuwel-based Jazz Academy performed at the service. Photos: Ian Lewis A spectacular night of music!

On Friday 28 August, the Fikelela AIDS Project and St George’s Ca- thedral HIV/AIDS Task Team hosted a night of music. Four big bands - Rondebosch Boys’ Preparatory School Jazz Band, SACS Big Band, SACS Junior Jazz Band and SACS Concert Band played. The perfor- mance displayed by these young talented musicians is just so re- markable. We would like to wish them the best in their future en- deavours. They filled the Cathedral with incredible music.

The event raised R21,000 for Zon- nebloem Cottage. The Foster home cares for six orphans and vulnerable children - in all as- pects of their lives. We could not achieve any of this without every- one’s commitment and support.

The evening was a real celebration of youth talent and great music. Roll on 2016! - Mildred Jutzen

“Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge.” 2 Peter 1:5 Page 6 THE GOOD HOPE OCTOBER 2015 Message from the Bishops Bishops visit Marikana to the people of the Anglican Mine and pray for the Church of Southern Africa miners, their families

As Good Hope went to press, Archbishop Thabo was in the midst of gather- and the police ings of the Synod of Bishops, a Provincial Planning Meeting and the Provin- cial Standing Committee. He thanks all who contributed on Theological Edu- cation Sunday and wishes all the Diocese’s people well for Heritage Month. He also asked us to include this statement from the Synod of Bishops.

We, the Bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, meeting on 13th and 14th September at the Kopanong Conference Centre in Benoni in the Diocese of the Highveld, wish to greet and report to our people across the Province.

At the Consecration of Mthetheleli Charles May as Bishop of the Highveld on 12th September, Bishop Peter Lee of the Diocese of Christ the King took as the springboard for his sermon the words of Jesus in his great prayer : ‘Father, they are your gift to me’(John 17:26). It is as the people of God are placed into our hands as gifts, for Bishops to pray for them, care for them and endeavour to lead them, that we find our vocation. In these few days we have tried to do this in several ways. On 11th September at the invitation of the Archbishop and of Lonmin, many of the Bishops undertook a pastoral visit to Marikana, where we toured the site of the killings of August 2012 and prayed together for the victims, their families, and the continuing com- munity around the mine. We met some of those involved in working towards hope for the future and saw some of the projects which the company is un- dertaking to improve living and working conditions. We are invited to engage further and more deeply with that community as time allows.

On 12th September we exercised our liturgical and sacramental functions in the glorious service of Consecration and Enthronement of Bishop May in a vast tent at St Dunstan’s College in Benoni. Our Synod meeting was brief as we prepare to enter into a two-day planning meeting for the Church, and then to carry the outcomes of those discussions to the Standing Committee on 17th and 18th. These too are part of our calling, to assist in developing vision for the Church and doing the responsible housekeeping which gives Eleven bishops of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa vis- effect to such vision. ited Marikana Mine in the North-West Province of on September 11, 2015. At the scene of the killing by police In our brief meeting the Bishops heard encouraging news – of striking miners in 2012, they were briefed by officials of - about the process of developing a new prayer book and related resources Lonmin, the company which owns the mine. After the brief- for transformational worship ing, the bishops gathered at the foot of Wonderkop, the hill on - about education across the Province which miners were killed in the first fusillade of police bullets. - about theological education for future clergy A number of bishops prayed for the miners, their families and - about Anglicans Ablaze and the launch of a new way of approaching the the police, and Archbishop Thabo Makgoba ended the prayers stewardship of our resources, which is about to be reflected in new study with a blessing. materials for the Church. -about the possibility of launching a community-level ministry of mediation New Bishop for the Highveld across the Province -about the next Anglicans Ablaze conference to be held in Cape Town 5-8 October 2016

We went through all the portfolios carried by each Bishop, adjusted these in light of impending retirements and changes, and sorted out a rack of key dates for 2016. We continued to wrestle with some of the challenging issues before us, including the best way to introduce pastoral guidelines for parish- ioners living in civil unions, and challenges to unity in some of the Dioceses.

At the conclusion we bade farewell to Bishop Mark van Koevering as he un- dertakes a new ministry in West Virginia, to Bishop Jo Seoka and to Bishop The Rt Revd Mthetheleli Charles May blesses Archbishop Rubin Philip, also Dean of the Province, as they will be retiring before we Makgoba after the service, held in a huge marquee in the meet next. We give thanks to God for them and their ministries. grounds of St Dunstan’s School in the Diocese on Saturday September 12, 2015.

Matthew 12:35 “A good person produces good deeds and words season after season.” THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESE OF CAPE TOWN Page 7 Book Repairs from old to new Church in Creation You may have seen the following advert in previous editions of the Good Hope and not have given any thought to making contact even though you have a Bible, Prayer Book, Hymn Book or books that need to be repaired.

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Sadly we spend so much of our time within four walls, glued to our electronic gadgets that we often to not make space to listen to the voice of God in Creation.

For this reason the Diocesan Environmental Group has started a monthly “Church in Creation” service on a Saturday morning. The goal is to create a quiet, reflective space to hear from God through Scriptures and through Nature.

We are also exploring some of the beautiful secret gems around Cape Town. So far we have explored the wetlands of Glencairn, the , Edith Stephens Wetlands, , and walked a fynbos labyrinth walk. God is present in creation, let us take time to meet God there. In the words of Thomas Merton “Life is this simple: we are living in a world that is absolutely transparent and the divine is shining through it all the time”

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“How precious are Your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered.” Psalm 139:17 Page 8 THE GOOD HOPE OCTOBER 2015 GBFS Day of prayer at St Mary Magdalene

The Girls’and Bafana Friendly crimes in society which ultimate- much as we focused on the scrip- from the Diocese of Society (GBFS) Diocese of Cape ly affect the Church. The service ture in Acts we used Jonah 2:7 who was a drug user and had Town held a pray service for was divided into four segments, “When my life was fainting away, been numerously arrested but drugs at St Mary Magdalene Gu- namely a pray for the manu- I remembered the LORD, and my by God’s grace has been clean gulethu. The theme of the day facturers; sellers; users and the prayer came to you, into your for months. We thank the GBFS was based on Acts 12:5 “So families affect by drugs. The idea holy temple” to give hope and re- of the Diocese of False Bay and Peter was kept in prison, but the behind praying for manufacturers mind those affect by drug abuse AYF of the Diocese of Cape Town church was earnestly praying to first was that they play a key role that at our weakest moments we for their support of this service. God for him” thus we were pray- in the cycle of drugs and thus need to cry to our Almighty God Commissioned by our responsi- ing “earnestly” for the Peters’ we asked God to change their for his deliverance. bility to “love and not want to be who are kept in prison by drugs mind-sets so that they may see loved” we continue to “earnestly” within our communities. As a the consequences of their actions The service concluded with a tes- pray for those affected by drugs. result of a rise in drug related in destroying young lives. In as timony of a member of our Guild - Siphe Nyaba

St Dominic’s Confirmation camp at Water’s Edge

St Dominic’s Hanover Park confirmation and pre - confir- mation candidates enjoyed a camp at Water’s Edge in Si- monstown from 11-13th Sep- tember 2015.

The photos show the young people during praise and wor- ship time, spending time in God’s presence and free time at the beach.

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