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We pray for The Scottish Episcopal Church The Most Revd Mark Strange Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church and Bishop of Moray, Ross andf Caithness. We pray for Steve our Bishop and our Diocese; for Thabo our Metropolitan and the Anglican Church of Southern Africa; for Justin of Canterbury and the Anglican Communion.
As we enter the month of compassion, help us Lord to be present to another’s pain, to bathe another’s wounds, hear another’s sadness, celebrate another’s success and allow the other’s story to change our own. It is in giving ourselves to what we do not understand that we receive life’s blessings and in taking care of another that we are cared for.
Birthdays: Monday 6: Ludwig Frahm Arp Wednesday 8: Trevor Bailey; Thabani Mudau Thursday 9: Joan Naude
Families to be prayed for this week: Prue and Graham HALL; Joyce HALSE; Morgyn HAMMOND; Lesley-Ann, Marc and Adam HENDERSON; Bruce, Lauren, Matthew and Michael HENDERSON
Prayers for those in need of prayer: Eunice Botha; Catheryn Cox (O’reilly); Jeffery Gavin; Ally Martin; Geraldine Matlhare; Hilary Mudau; Thabani Mudau; Elzett Mufamadi; Thandazo Ndlovu; Steve Pryor; Albert Shiriyapenga; Dudley Spratt; Jan van Rooyen and for those who have a long-term need: Pat Cawthorn; Georgie Currie; Tsungi Ngwenya; +Desmond Tutu
Tuesday 7 August 5:30 PM EUCHARIST AND PARISH MINISTERS MEETINGSunday 19 August BAPTISM SERVICESaturday15 September ZOO FUN WALK/RUN
20-24 September at Pullen Nature Reserve, near Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Offered by the Johannesburg Anglican Ecospiritual Initiative and facilitated by Revs Kevin Balkwill and Tim Gray. Learn: to see the world differently; how interconnected we are with Creation; how we impact on Creation; and about the Environment as a Spiritual Pathway. Cost R 2450. For more details – [email protected]
So much of Jesus' life is about healing: teaching and healing and showing people another way anchored in the love and action of God. How do we place this understanding at our centre, so it becomes the life we lead and share each day? Over the next four weeks we look what it is to live compassion, embrace healing and honour Holy becoming.
In August we encourage you to examine how compassion can be lived out actively each day. This week we focus on how we use words...notice your words...is this a word of compassion or destruction, healing or harming? Ask God to guide the words you use in all your relationships.
Thank you to all who helped with our family service and tea. It was a wonderful celebration. Izzy and Tanele share thanks for gifts, kind words and their wonderful send off. We welcome Fabian Oliver who started with us on Wednesday as our new Youth Pastor. May St Francis be a place of love, laughter and learning in the grace of God.
The Annual Golf Day, our major fundraising drive for our social outreach programmes, takes place at Parkview Golf Club. Please invite all golfers among your friends, family and neighbours to enter this fun-filled day. Entry forms available from the Church Office.
"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” Maya Angelou.
Please keep in touch - for home communion, prayer and home visits please contact Sue Jordaan 082 416 7199. If you would like to talk to someone confidentially for counselling, please contact Val Archer 083 701 9443
ECO QUOTE: This world, Your creation, Rolled into a sphere, Packaged in sunshine, Gift-wrapped in love, Given to us, Thank you Jesus
SUNDAY DUTIES AT THE CHURCH
Revd Canon Cynthia Botha 011 375 2709 083 425 4833 [email protected]
Revd Prof Maria Frahm-Arp 082 847 6793 [email protected]
Revd Diana Lawrenson 072 258 5537 [email protected]
Email: [email protected] Web: http://www.stfrancisparkview.com
Parish Administrator Laurel Shiriyapenga [email protected]
Patience Dlamini 082 558 8547 [email protected]
Mike Honnet 082 414 3759 [email protected]
Darryl McMullen 082 900 0245 [email protected]
Felicity Bailey 082 852 8724 or [email protected] or Susan Alexander 083 549 4345