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Dear AllTrust you are all keeping well?I need a favour from someone – I have secured a whole lot of food parcels for the UPCSA congregations in Garankuwa, Mamelodi, Tembisa and BoksburgWe have numerous members in our congregation that are known to us, that have now come forward over the past few days saying they… Continue reading Announcement – Food Parcels – 21 April 2020

And now for this week’s quiz. R 100 Gift Card is up for grabs to the 1st person who responds with the correct answers. 1. Do organists play an organ with their hands or feet? 2. Pipe organs are the third largest instrument in the world, played by a single musician. True or False? 3.… Continue reading Quiz Competition – 18 April 2020

Dear Members, one of our Ministers in the denomination has asked us to please post this and communicate this. cheryltruter@gmail.com is in the Centurion area. She is trying to make money for airtime and food etc. She is making material masks for R20 each. if you would like to support or her or know anyone… Continue reading Announcement – Request for Support for Sale of Masks – April 2020

Hi All, Government made an annoucement at 13h00 on some changes pertaining to lock-down. Not many, and may remain in force, for those of you interested an article from the Business Insider can be found here.

EMERGENCY FUNDING FOR GAUTENG NPOs INVOLVED IN FEEDING PROGRAMMES AND FOOD SUPPLY: HERE'S WHO CAN APPLY South African registered Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) or Public Benefit Organisations (PBOs) rendering feeding programme services in Gauteng now have an opportunity to secure additional funding amid the current COVID-19 crisis. Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa (CAFSA) is pleased to… Continue reading Announcement – Applications Open for Emergency Funding Gauteng NPOs Involved in Feeding Schemes

SABC 2, in collaboration with the South African Council of Churches, will be presenting the seven (7) sayings of Jesus Christ on the cross on Friday 10 April 2020 from 12:00 to 15:00.The General Secretary of the UPCSA (and member of St Columba’s Hatfield), Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni will be featuring on the third saying.

This may be of interest to you in your personal capacity OR you may know of someone that may benefit from it. This is a National initiative. To qualify for food parcel, you must be unemployed and a household income of less than R3600. If you can’t get through because the of high call volumes,… Continue reading Announcement – Government Food Parcels – 9 April 2020

It brings me GREAT pleasure to inform you of two items of fabulous news. Warm congratulations to the UPCSA General Secretary, Rev. Dr Lungile Mpetsheni, on being conferred his Ph.D. Rev. Dr Mpetsheni is a member of St. Columba’s Hatfield. And … Congratulations to our Tshwane Moderator, Rev. Dr Mzwandile Patrick Nyawuza, on successfully defending… Continue reading UPCSA Announcement – Congratulations to the UPCSA General Secretary, Rev. Dr Lungile Mpetsheni and our Tshwane Moderator, Rev. Dr Mzwandile Patrick Nyawuza

Below are some Taize songs we used to sing at our Tenebrae Services, if you would like to access them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zasyz-tJkOg Holy Spirit Come To Us https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f51n-yb11dY O Lord Hear My Prayer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGB2E0NzO2A Jesus, Remember Me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkivkORaeJA Stay With Me

Dear members, we received the following email from the Tshwane Leadership Foundation, and were asked to communicate with our church members, to see if you are willing and perhaps able to assist. Please email or call Robin directly on the number below if you are able and willing to help.We are in the process of… Continue reading Announcement – Tshwane Leadership Foundation Request for Assistance – 3 April 2020

There is a lot of false information about COVID-19 going around. If you are looking for correct and up to date information from the South African National Department of Health you can click on this link and send the 'hi' message https://wa.me/27600123456?text=hi . You can also just save the number +27600123456 and send 'hi'.This is… Continue reading Announcement – Correct and Up to-date Information about COVID-19 – 1 April 2020

Friends of St. Columba's Presbyterian Church,  Do Not Panic Everyone has by now heard that Covid-19 has inevitably begun spreading across the globe.  We have 24 identified cases in South Africa now.  This is no reason to panic about this virus. We have had multiple new viruses over the last decade including SARS, H1N1, Ebola,… Continue reading Pastoral Message – COVID-19 – 10 March 2020, by Rev Craig Morrison