Category Archives: Letters to Congregation

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Good evening members, and friends. I trust you are all keeping well, warm, and safe during this lock-down period. It has been a while since I have communicated, but I have been extremely busy in other branches of our Church in the UPCSA, together with the leadership team which also includes Dr Rev Lungile Mpetsheni […]

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive the letter of the Moderator for July 2020. Please share with all in the denomination. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe

TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Dear Presbyterians, The Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa is part the South African Council of Churches, which has, since the outbreak of COVID-19, collaborated with health authorities to combat the spread of the virus. We rejoice over the announcement by the President of the Republic of South Africa last […]

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 […]

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

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 […]

THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE UPCSA

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 […]

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 […]