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The official newsletter of the Diocese of Cape Town(Anglican Church of Southern Africa ACSA)

VOL 63 NO. 05 FIRST PUBLISHED 20 DECEMBER 1950 MARCH 2013VOL 68 NO. 04 FIRST PUBLISHED 20 DECEMBER 1950 JUNE 2018

PAGE 6Earth Day clean-up

of the Liesbeeck River

PAGE 7 Ecumenical service to

celebrate Sea Sunday

PAGE 3Ma Ceto celebrates

her centenary

PAGE 5Church Formation at St Cyprian’s Langa

Diocese of York students embarked on a ‘life-changing’ journey in Cape Town

Since 2004 there have been links between this Church of England school with churches and community pro-jects in the Anglican Diocese of Cape Town; this recent visit being the seventh one undertaken by students in Year 10 during their work experience fortnight. Over the years, seventy students have had the opportunity to engage in a visit that blends tourism with engage-ment with local people and participation in a variety of charitable projects. As a result of the relationships formed the school has been fortunate to be visited by a variety of people from the Diocese of Cape Town. This has included a student football team, three bishops from the diocese, a group of youth workers and two student exchanges. The school was also honoured by a visit by Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu in November 2012.

This year the students took thirteen extra suitcases full of donated items in addition to the large amount of things in their own luggage. This included over 800 World Book Day books, almost 100 pairs of football boots, two suitcases full of football team strips, knitted items donated by local church members, teddy bears and other cuddly toys and a huge amount of second-hand clothes for babies and children. These were do-nated to a variety of groups from township football teams to an AIDS orphanage, local schools, a mater-nity hospital, a foster home and support groups for HIV

sufferers. It is estimated that the group took well over 300KG of donated items in the additional cases and in their own luggage. The task of transporting these items across London was challenging. Throughout the two weeks the students engaged in varied tourism activities like climbing Table Mountain, a game drive and visiting Robben Island, as well as worshipping and interacting with local churches and two meetings with the Bishop of Table Bay. These activities were punctuated with the students spending five days working with church based community projects that the school has partnered with over many years.

At the Fikelela Children’s Centre, an AIDS orphanage in Khayelitsha township, students spent two days un-dertaking a variety of tasks. On the first day they dis-mantled 26 old beds, cleaned and painted bedrooms and then assembled 26 newly donated beds. The fol-lowing day they engaged in varied maintenance work; they weeded and cleared rubbish from the neglected vegetable garden and replanted it, they cleared rubbish and weeds from across the whole site, spent several hours clearing and reorganising a large storage shed and finally played with the children. At Leliebloem House Children’s Home the group did lots of weeding and general cleaning, and interacted with the children.

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CLASSIFIEDS EDITORIALBeing of service to others should be a natural habit. Most times we are focused on what we can ‘get out’ instead of being a blessing to someone else. Jesus

came to serve and to give and as good Christians, we should follow in His footstep. We should start by

asking, ‘whose needs can I meet today?’ In this edition, we focus on St Michael’s Child and Youth Care Centre. They care for girls between the ages of 13 and 18 who have been removed from

their families for their safety. Their needs are basic and range from food, clothing, education and health-

care. The Mission to Seafarers in the Port of Cape Town celebrates Sea Sunday each year as a means of awareness for the work and plight of the seafarer. This year, Sea Sunday falls on 8th July 2018 and they appeal for a special collection to be made in

each parish towards the running cost of the mission. With your help, they can continue to be of service to seafarers who work tireslessy transporting goods for our use. ‘I am what I am because of who we all are.’

Love and Light, Rebecca

THE GOOD HOPE JUNE 2018

Philippians 1:6 “God began doing a good work in you, and I am sure He will continue it until it is finished.”

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THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE DIOCESE OF CAPE TOWN

Matthew 6:33“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”

Dear people of GodWriting this column a few days before the great feast of Pentecost I am reminded of a re-flection I once read on

two key yet different biblical accounts of the coming of the Holy Spirit. The Acts 2 account portrays the dramatic and exceptional events on that first Pentecost marked by a mighty rushing wind, thunderous noise and tongues of flame that settled on those gathered to-gether! John’s Gospel on the other hand, reflects a much gentler and quieter encoun-ter when Jesus, having first pronounced a word of peace to those gathered in the up-per room, declared; “As the Father has sent me, so I send you”. When he had said this, he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit”. Which of these, I wonder, strikes home for you as right and more appropriate? The one with special effects, or the quiet one? In our present day culture and context I rath-er suspect that the first account would grab the attention of most and be their preferred choice. The real question however is whether it is simply a matter of “either, or…”?

Despite the prevailing human inclination to go with the sensational and dramatic, I suggest that the best and most meaning-ful spiritual perspective would be to not see it as an “either, or..” option, but rather as a “both, and…” opportunity. At Pentecost and throughout history, as well as in our day, God the Holy Spirit comes and is encountered in both dramatic as well as in quiet, unspec-tacular and simple ways, just as the Spirit chooses. What really matters therefore, is how attentive and ready we are to recognise the movement of the Holy Spirit in our own lives and situations, AND how we choose to

respond to this. My prayer this Whitsuntide is that we will be less inclined to follow the “ei-ther, or..” path and instead be more open and receptive to “both, and..” encounters with God’s empowering and enabling Holy Spirit. “Come Holy Spirit, come. Come as the wind and fire. Come also as the whisper of the still small voice”.

CLERGY APPOINTMENTS: The Ven Joshua Louw has been licensed as Archdeacon of the Waterfront, and the Revd Canon Cheryl Bird as Archdeacon of Ibongulethu. At the time of writing the Revd Alex Ernest is serving as acting Archdeacon of Athlone.

The Revd Jenny Govender was licensed to serve as Deacon at St George’s Cathedral at the beginning of May. The Revd Lorna Laverello-Smith has been appointed as Chaplain by the Herschel Girls School with

effect from July 2018. The Revd Monwabisi Peter, presently the Chaplain at St Andrew’s Prep School, Grahamstown, has been ap-pointed as Chaplain by the Diocesan College (Bishops) with effect from January 2019. The Revd Sharon Davis has tendered her resignation from full-time ministry with effect from 30 June 2018 to pursue PhD studies at Stellenbosch University.

Your prayers are asked for all these clergy, and especially for the Bishops and Diocesan Chapter as we continue to consider possible appointments to those parishes with vacant incumbencies at present.

FIKELELA AIDS PROJECT is in the process of launching a R1 (ONE RAND, or more) Ap-peal with the view to raising R1 million in support of its ministry projects established and grown over the past 17 years of its ex-istence. While Fikelela has been wonderfully blessed and supported over the years by vari-ous funders, as with many NGO’s, donor fa-tigue and the economic squeeze is being felt acutely. We appreciate the support received in the past and ask parishes, organisations and individuals to support this venture to ensure that this important ministry, under-taken on behalf of us all in the diocese, is sustained.

JULY TRAVELS: I will be away in Canada, accompanied by Marion, between 15 July and 4 August to attend the annual “Bishops in Dialogue” Consultation in Ontario, followed by some days visiting her family in Toronto as part of my annual leave. Your prayers for us and the consultation will be valued.

Grace and Peace +Garth Counsell

From the Bishop’s Desk

Ma Ceto celebrates her centenary on Mother’s DayOlive Irene Ceto, grew up in Constantia and lived there until her family were forcibly removed. She had three children of which three have passed away. Ma Ceto lives with her daughter, Dinah in the family home in Grassy Park, together with her son Samuel and his family. She is fortunate to have two families taking care of her.

Mamma as she is known, has 10 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. She had a very active lifestyle and up until the age of 99, had her regular walks every day through the streets of Grassy Park. Everyone knows Ma Ceto and respects her as the most senior person in the area. She helped raise many family children who stayed with her during her life time. She has made ‘thousands of memories’ although having her fair share of burdens. She remains a wonderful example and has taught her family values and morals. Her character is one of humility and grace. Ma Ceto celebrated her centenary at St Andrew’s Steenberg with her family, friends and the family of the church. She has been a regular and faithful member of the parish and attended services weekly until she could no longer walk or sit for too long in church. Although she was not part of any organisation, she would attend all church functions and supported and help wherever she was needed. We give thanks to God Almighty for the opportunity of celebrating her golden years. We salute you Ma Ceto and pray for God’s continual favour and grace upon your life. -the Revd Basil Davids


Youth from York from page 1: At Leliebloem House Children’s Home the group did lots of weed-ing and general cleaning, and interacted with the chil-dren. At a large community centre outside Cape Town the group interacted with a project that rehabilitates former gang members and drug users. Together they cleared the local area of numerous sacks of litter and assisted project members in gardening work. This in-volved getting stuck into some quite heavy manual la-bour, which greatly impressed the locals. Over lunch the project members shared their stories of how their lives have been radically transformed, these testimo-nies had a big impact on the young people from York.

School Chaplain, Richard Nihill, said about the visit; “It is a real blessing to be involved in this link with the Diocese of Cape Town. We are particularly thank-ful for all that Abigail Hopley, Diocesan Youth Worker, and Grant Damoes, Rector of St Faiths, do to facilitate each visit we undertake. We always receive a warm welcome and wonderful hospitality when we visit from people across the diocese.

It is amazing to see the emotional and spiritual jour-ney our young people undertake; many of them do comeback transformed. In the past we have had stu-dents decide to study international politics and child-care following their visits. One student even switched from a career in acting to instead studying medicine having been so moved by what she experienced.” The students described the experience as “life changing”, “eye-opening” and something which “changed the way they looked at life”. They were greatly struck by the huge contrast between the poverty of the town-ships and the beautiful houses and shops in the city.

- Richard Nihill


Romans 8:32 “(God) did not spare His own Son but gave Him for us all. So with Jesus, God will surely give us all things.”



2 Thessalonians 3:16“Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance.”

St Cyprian’s Langa’s, Liturgy and Worship, together with the wel-coming and induction committees held their Formation Workshop / Retreat at Maryland Centre from 4-6 May 2018. They were led by their rector, the Revd Zwelibanzi Antoni.

The main aim of the formation session was to introduce the people serving in the committees to one another, getting to know what we are all about (how to behave: character and approach), and to prepare ourselves spiritually for the journey ahead.

Many people left the formation very enthusiastic and eager to serve in this wonderful work ahead. This was shown in some of their comments about what the weekend meant to them. Here are a few:

“For me it was a great experience, I have realized that what we are about to do is not just to interact with people who wish to join us, but to journey with them.”

“I applaud the approach our priest took, so that we are all clear and on the same page with clear vision.”

“I have personally adopted the prayer of St Ignatius. It was a great opportunity to meet the members of the liturgy and worship team.”

“The games and bonding sessions created opportunity of knowing each others strengths and weaknesses.”

“I feel honoured to be part of this formation and the fact that I was selected to serve in this work of the Lord”

“I have learnt that the retreat is about the cycle of prayer and there-fore I should treat my daily life as such. My breakfast, lunch and dinner should be of prayer to feed my soul and draw me closer to the Holy Spirit, and in that way it made me understand that church is not about going to the ‘walls’, but to always seek the Holy Spirit to be present wherever I am.”

“I have learnt that in life, it is not abnormal not to have all the an-swers to questions or issues we face but through prayer, solutions will just manifest themselves.”- Prepared by Babalwa, Yolanda and Bandile

Church formation at St Cyprian’s Langa

The Revd Terrence Rhoda was instituted rector of St Aidan’s Lans-downe on 18th April 2018 by the Rt Revd Garth Counsell. He is pictured with his wife Carol-Anne.

The Ven Joshua Louw was licenced Archdeacon to the Waterfront during on 2nd May 2018 in the Zonnebloem Chapel. Photographer: Rebecca Malambo

The Revd Jenny Govender was licenced Deacon to St George’s Cathedral on 6th May 2018 by the Ven Joshua Louw. Photographer: Desire’ Martin



Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, and those thoughts are fixed on you!”

By the time you read this, it will be Youth Day in South Africa, and next month we will observe the 100th anniversary

of Madiba’s birth. (Later this year, we also celebrate the centenary of Albertina Sisulu’sbirth.) Ahead of Youth Day, I have been re-flecting on my own experiences of June 16, both in 1976 and 1977. As I write in my recently-published memoir, Faith & Courage, although I was l living in Soweto in 1976 I was commuting to school in Alexandra in the north of Johannesburg, and so joined the uprising when it spread there two days later, on June 18. Then of course from 1977 on-wards, we young people declared June 16 as a public holiday and closed our schools for commemorative events. Those events really challenged us to think hard about the kind of future we wanted and to come up with strate-gies for how to get there.

In the New Testament, Paul encourages Tim-othy not to underestimate his vocation as a young person. Following Paul, and in our own context the examples of Madiba and Alber-tina Sisulu, what is the vision of our youth for our church in 30 years time? What are they doing to ensure it is actually realised? When I was in the Anglican Students’ Federation (ASF), I remember engaging Bishop Sigisbert Ndwandwe, bless his soul, on the issue of women’s ordination at a meeting in Warren-ton in what is now North-West Province. We were angry but the key thing was that we had a vision of an inclusive church and so today the issue of whether or not to ordain women has been settled.

The youth of our Province recently joined about 300 other young Anglicans at a Conti-nental Youth Congress in Nairobi, organised by the Council of Anglican Provinces of Af-

rica (CAPA). They reported that they were enriched by the experience, and it is my hope that CAPA’s Pan African ethos has enthused them and helps them develop their own clear vision for church and society in the various countries of our Province.

The current ASF president wrote to me re-cently and suggested a study through theo-logical/biblical lenses both of South Africa’s National Development Plan and of “Agenda 2063”, the African Union’s strategic frame-work for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years. Ex-cited by their suggestion, I warmly welcomed it and am awaiting further input from them.

I too have been in Nairobi recently, where I attended a CAPA Primates’ Meeting. On my

way home, a young adult whose mother is a member of the Mothers’ Union in the Diocese of Zululand was also on the plane.

Sibongile moved seats to sit alongside me and told me that although she currently worships at a New Life Church, both of her parents are Anglican and she follows our Twitter feed and keeps up with happenings in her home church on social media. I found her wisdom deep and encouraging. A businesswoman, she lamented the fact that today’s young peo-ple care more about “me” than “we”. She felt disempowered, unsure of where to start in identifying a common cause which can unite today’s youth.

I shared my own modest efforts at providing equipment and support for my junior school in Alexandra, now called Pholosho Junior Secondary School.

My message was that today’s youth should recapture their voices but that we adults should be creating spaces in which we share our stories of social engagement to help the youth develop their own voices. She lit up, thrilled that she had plucked up the courage to engage me and better still to get my simple input. I also spoke to her about my public theology, which I term the New Struggle, one aimed at building a new, more equal society in which equality of opportunity ensures that the wealth generated by economic growth is shared equitably among all.

May all our young people, including the serv-ers in our congregations and the Girls and Boys Friendly Society in our own Diocese, have a blessed Youth Day.

God bless+ Thabo Cape Town

To the Laos - to the people of God

April 22nd was Earth Day – a day to take practical action to help to heal the earth.

Peter Hyslop, member at St Thomas Ronde-bosch and teacher at Bishop’s school in Cape Town decided to make a difference. Several schools are linked by being close to the banks of the Liesbeek River and so an event was organized to clean the river and learn more about water systems in Cape Town.

The day dawned dry and chilly, and an en-thusiastic group of over 100 young people

(with a few recycled youth) gathered at St Thomas Church. There were members from the Church Inspire Youth Group, Bishops school, Rondebosch Boys, Rustenberg Girls, San Souci, and SACS.

Kyron Wright from the Friends of the Liesbeek told of how the canalized river is slowly be-ing turned back into a river, as the reeds and vegetation are being allowed to return. Play parks have been established on the banks of the river and a cycling lane. A ‘veggies for free’ garden supplies the needy.

The Revd Rachel Mash from Green Angli-cans shared how to make eco-bricks (2 litre coke bottles filled with non-recyclable plastic which are used to build classrooms). She also shared about the “bring your own bag” cam-paign – first you pledge to stop using plastic shopping bags, then you campaign to your local shop to change to paper bags and then we go for a national ban the plastic bag cam-paign.

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Earth Day clean up of the Liesbeeck River



Proverbs 3:6“Remember the Lord in all you do, and He will give yo success.”

Earth Day clean-up from page 6: The young people jumped with enthusiasm into the river , muddy as it was and hauled out over 50 bags of rubbish.

Back at the church and following snacks , a talk was given by Prof Kevin Winter of UCT Futures water. He explained that we should not only think of dams as being our catch-ment , but the entire city should be thought of as a catchment area. Enough rain falls on the city to meet our needs three times over,

yet the majority ends up rushing down the canals as storm water out to sea. He also re-minded us that the rubbish that we picked up today – most of it was not thrown into the river. It was thrown on the side of the high-ways and washed into storm water and then made its way down the canals into the sea.

Following the talk, the young people divided into groups to discuss actions plans. Some of the ideas included eating less meat to save water, changing from taps to hand sanitizers in the school toilets, and forming a schools

“friends of the Liesbeek.” Each school could take a section of the river to look after , planting indigenous vegetation, and then joint clean ups could take place from time to time.

The day ended with a braai, sponsored by Rotary Club.

A big thank you to all the members of St Thomas who helped with catering and to “Letsdoitafrica” who sponsored bags and gloves.

Ecumenical service celebrating Sea Sunday Piracy, shipwreck, abandonment and separation from loved ones are just a few of the problems merchant seafarers face. Around the world, The Mission to Seafar-ers provides help and support to the 1.5 million men and women who face danger every day to keep our global economy afloat.

We work in over 200 ports in 50 countries caring for seafarers of all ranks, nation-alities and beliefs. Through our global network of chaplains, staff and volunteers, we offer practical, emotional and spiritual support to seafarers through ship visits, dorp-in seafarers’ centres and a range of welfare and emergency support services.

An Ecumenical service celebrating Sea Sunday takes place on 8th July 2018 at the Mission to Seafarers, Port of Cape Town at 16h00. An invitation is extended to all to attend. Alternatively, a collection may be taken and all funds raised can donated to the Mission.

Sea Sunday focuses on bringing awareness to the life and plight of the seafarer. Anglican churches have the opportunity to pray for the seafarer, their families and all who support them in their various ministries. It is a day of remembrance, celebration, prayer and thanking those who work long hours transporting various goods for our benefit.

Consider supporting Sea Sunday so that they may continue their work. Donations may be made to the Mission to Seafarers:

Banking details: The Mission to Seafarers * Standard Bank Thibault Square *

Branch code 020909 * Account number 070838356- the Revd Ashley Petersen


We would love to hear from your parish, send articles and photographs to Rebecca Malambo at [email protected] or call 021 469 3766. Visit the Diocese of Cape Town’s website: www.ctdiocese.org.za

The Editor is not responsible for opinions expressed by contributors, nor do their views necessarily reflect the policy of this paper or of the Diocese. Acceptance of advertisements does not necessarily mean endorsement of product or service.


Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.”

Do you know who we are? Have you stopped by to visit us?

Over the years St Michael’s CYCC has re-ceived many generous donations in cash and kind from various parishes, organisations and individuals but often not much is known about the identity and mission of the organi-sation. Many people refer to St Michael’s as a home for abused girls or an orphanage but this is not entirely true. So please, may I ex-plain?

St Michael’s Child and Youth Care Centre in Plumstead is a residential care facility cater-ing for 25 vulnerable girls aged between 13 – 18 years. Some have been removed from their own homes or communities for their protection, or because they are found to be in need of care or have been exposed to sub-stance or physical abuse. Some are refugees from war torn neighbouring states. They are placed in our care by an order of the Court and via Social Services. We receive some funding from the Department of Social De-velopment but are largely responsible for the various costs associated in caring for all the needs of these young women.

They attend various schools, belong to church youth groups and clubs and are not confined to the Centre so they too are exposed to the social ills that are currently destroying the lives of their peers. We pray that through timely intervention they are empowered to deal with these challenges.Our vision is to create a safe, protected en-vironment - a place of reconnection - where

the girls can reconnect to God, each other, and importantly, to themselves, so that they can rediscover the true essence of be-ing a young woman and experience holistic healing. Sometimes they are blessed to be reunited with their families and communities but many times we become the only stable home they know until they are sent out into the world at the ripe old age of 18! And as Louisa May Alcott once said: “What do girls do who haven’t any mothers to help them through their troubles?” Our needs are many. The maintenance of the facility is not funded in any way and this can be quite challeng-ing with aging buildings. Feeding, clothing, educating, transporting, entertaining and providing quality healthcare as well as the necessary mentoring and counselling to our 25 precious individuals is a 24/7 job for 365 days a year and requires qualified, caring, selfless staff. There is no funding for salaries and we are sorely tested.

God has never let us down, and He provides for our needs even when government depart-ments and red tape threaten our very exist-ence. He is mobilising His faithful people to draw near to suffering children and we are thankful.

• We need friends, mentors, host parents and volunteers.• Any person with contacts in the industrial or gas kitchen industry would be greatly ap-preciated as we plan to upgrade our totally

inadequate “small family” kitchen to one bet-ter suited to our “larger than life” needs!• We need assistance with sprucing up the exterior of our building, harvesting rain water and erecting a flag pole.• Our workhorse vehicles need servicing con-stantly• School shoes are a real need – especially in winter• Non-perishable food stuff such as milk, sugar, canned meat, canned vegetables etc will never go to waste• Your prayers and support in cash or kind are truly appreciated.

As director of St Michael’s CYCC I would like to add my sincere thanks to everyone who supported the YPM Lenten Drive. When our cupboards overflow, we bless others – and God, who knows our hearts, opens His store-house and rains down treasures.

For further information and details kindly con-tact us on 021 794186/7 or 0825036798 or visit check out our FB page. Alternatively email [email protected]

NPO # 092 276Banking Details: Standard Bank ConstantiaBranch Code: 025309Account: 07 183 232 7

God bless you all abundantly!

- Bonita Hendricks (Director)


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