Dear Presbyterians Please receive our communique encouraging us to work together “To be a reconciled community of Christians exercising a prophetic witness to Christ.” Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary
Category Archives: Letters to Congregation
EASTER EPISTLE
Dear Saints, Scripture says we are “surrounded by a cloud of witnesses”. In fact, I’ll quote it here for you in full: “Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won’t let go. And we must be …
SACC MEMBER CHURCHES HOST GOOD FRIDAY & EASTER SERVICES ON SABC 2
TO ALL IN THE UPCSA (SOUTH AFRICA) Please receive the SACC message on Good Friday and Easter Services. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa 1 April 2021 Press Release From the desk of the General Secretary, Bishop Malusi Mpumlwana SACC MEMBER CHURCHES HOSTGOOD FRIDAY & EASTERSERVICES …
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Moderator’s Letter
TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive the letter from the Moderator of the General Assembly containing an Easter message to all in the UPCSA. Please circulate accordingly. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary
Omphile House Support Letter
Dear Friends of St Columba’s Hatfield FYI please see below and attached. Jackie Barker was one of the Minister’s at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in PTA East, now in JHB Perhaps you know anyone / company who could assist them with some of their requests? I have sent to a few also hoping they can help …
MODERATOR’S LETTER FEBRUARY 2021
TO ALL IN THE UPCSA Please receive and share the letter from the Moderator of the General Assembly for February 2021. Warmest regards, Rev Dr Lungile Mpetsheni Rhadebe General Secretary
January Epistle
Good morning, friends, This is my last epistle for January 2021! We are now on the cusp of starting the second month of the year. Time marches on, as Shakespeare said. My prayer is that this last day of January 2021 finds you in good health and mind. We remember that much of Holy Scripture …
TO ALL IN THE UPCSA
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 …
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 …
