Category: Epistles

Greetings everyone! We welcome Pres Ramaphosa’s announcement about churches being allowed to reopen in Level 3 (not Level 4). Here are few important things to note seriously: (1) NO church service this coming Sunday.There is no going back to church building on Sunday (31 May 2020) because we shall still be in Level 4. Level… Continue reading Update – COVID-19 & Churches Reopening

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive for your attention this document that has been prepared by the SACC for presentation to the President of the Republic of South Africa and the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC). The documents will help you understand the undertakings that were made buy the SACC. You may as well… Continue reading UPCSA – SACC Policy Guidelines with Norms & Standards for Worship in Covid-19 Time – 22 May 2020

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive the Moderator’s letter for May 2020. Remain safe and blessed. Warmest Regards Rev Lungile Mpetsheni moderators-letter-may-2020Moderators Letter May 2020

Attached, please find an epistle to the congregation of St Columba’s, Hatfield 2020-april-30-lockdown-epistle-cmApril 30 Epistle

Dear MembersJust a finance update for our congregation. Whilst we are in lock-down we have not had any church services, and as a result, we have not received any money through the open plate, or tithes, that are normally given in the envelope through the open plate.We still have expenses to pay each month, such… Continue reading Letter to the Congregation (1) – 29 April 2020

Dear members, I trust you are all keeping well, as we are 36 hours away from the end of lock-down period 2, and we enter level 4 lock-down. Our Session is having a Session Meeting tonight, and if there is anything you would like to bring to our attention kindly let Craig or I know… Continue reading Letter to the Congregation (2) – 29 April 2020

To All in the UPCSA the-spirituality-of-the-upcsa-1Download

Hello friends! at St. Columba's Presbyterian Church Hatfield. A quick thought here: how are you sustaining yourself during lockdown? 1. There is a physical aspect to the question. Do you have food, an exercise space, can you go out the door to the outside of your residence? Are you sleeping through the night? Do you… Continue reading Letter to the Congregation – 17 April 2020

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA We join the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) and many other bodies, institutions and individuals in the world in condemning this unfortunate violation of human rights action by some of the Chinese citizens on people coming from Africa. We promote the dignity of all human beings. Warmest Regards Rev… Continue reading UPCSA – Condemning Racist Xenophobic Discrimination of Africans in China – 15 April 2020

20200403 Letter from UPCSADownload

On the Coronavirus Pastoral Plan of SACC[9444]Download

Our response as ministers to Covid19 I'm am writing this of my own initiative and conviction. Not from a position at Presbytery or GA, but simply as your colleague. I write with humility but also a sense of urgency. I want to offer some thoughts and ideas, simply because I think it is really important… Continue reading Update – Presbyterian Ministers’ Response to COVID-19 – 21 March 2020

20200319 Letter to congregationDownload

20200319 Letter to congregationDownload

This week, that feels like such a momentous, historical week, when the world we know seems to be turned on its head. I received the following devotional titled, "Fearful Empathy" by UCC Minister, the Reverend Mary Luti and dated March 14, 2020. Psalm 91: 5-6 reads thus:Do not fear the terror of night,nor the pestilence that… Continue reading From the Minister’s Desk – Monday 16 March 2020