Please receive and share the letter from the Moderator. In this letter, the Moderator buttresses his call for a day of prayer and fast on Monday the 11th January 2021 and the guidelines for the day. He further shares an extract from the message he wrote to be read at the funeral of the Rev …
Category Archives: Letters to Congregation
SACC Statement on National Department of Health Coronavirus Vaccine Roll-out
4 January 2021 Statement Issued by the office of the SACC General Secretary, Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana “Coronavirus Vaccine constitutes public good” The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has received with relief, the news from the National Department of Health (NDoH) as announced by Minister Zwelini Mkhize, pertaining to the Coronavirus Vaccine Rollout Strategy. We …
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TO ALL IN THE UPCSA
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.. Isaiah 43:19 Compliments of the New Year. By the grace of God, we have come to the end of 2020; a milestone indeed. We are grateful …
SACC Statement on Churches in COVID Christmas
21 December 2020Media Release Issued by the office of the SACC General Secretary, Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana “Let us confront the new Coronavirus variant with a state of war!” We are well into COVID Christmas! The news of the passing away of eight nuns within two weeks in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is as saddening as it is …
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TO ALL IN THE UPCSA
As promised, please receive the link with the service to launch the 16 Days of Activism today, Wednesday 25 November 2020. We give thanks to the Worship Committee, led by the Rev Kim Brown and to all the participants in the liturgy. The link for the service today is: https://youtu.be/ek1IWOjNA-Q Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile …
16 Days of Activism against GBV
TO ALL IN THE UPCSA In his November Letter, the Moderator of the UPCSA General Assembly introduced the UPCSA’s participation in the 16 days campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) and stated as follows: The UPCSA wants to add its voice to the many others calling for an end to GBV in whatever form in all …
Pew Leaflet Epistle
MODERATOR’S LETTER NOVEMBER 2020
EDICT
Dear Member, Session hereby gives notice that the Annual Congregational Meeting (ACM) of St. Columba’s Hatfield, Tshwane, will take place at 11h00 after our communion service on Sunday, 01st November 2020. We would encourage as many members as possible to attend the ACM but do understand certain members may not attend as a result of …
EDICT – ST COLUMBAS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH HATFIELD – ACM
Session hereby gives notice that the Annual Congregational Meeting (ACM) of St. Columba’s Hatfield, Tshwane, will take place at 11h00 after our communion service on Sunday, 01st November 2020. We would encourage as many members as possible to attend the ACM but do understand certain members may not attend as a result of lock-down and …
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ANNUAL CHURCH MEETING
TO ALL IN THE UPCSA
Obey your leaders and do what they say. They are watching over you, and they must answer to God. So don’t make them sad as they do their work. Make them happy. Otherwise, they won’t be able to help you at all. (Hebrews 13:17 Contemporary English Version) Worldwide, October has been set aside as the …
Happy Birthday Minister!
Happy Birthday to our Minister Rev Morrison. We trust and pray he has a wonderful day with his family and many many more. Thank You for leading our congregation. God Bless. From all the members O Lord,Life passes by swiftly. Events that a few years ago kept me totally preoccupied have now become vague memories; …
Email Scams
Dear Members of St Columba’s Should you receive any emails from the church office, referring to events that are in the distant past, please ignore and delete them immediately. Don’t open or click on any links! It seems as if someone has got hold of our email address book, and is using it to distribute …
Request for Food Parcels
Dear St Columba’s members I trust you are all still keeping well under the current lock-down. Thank you again for all that you are doing for our congregation and the community. This week, we have received numerous requests from members In our congregation for assistance in the form of food parcels where they are really …
