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 65 NO. 10 FIRST PUBLISHED 20 DECEMBER 1950 DECEMBER 2015

PAGE 3From the Bishop’s

Desk

PAGE 4St Columba Guguletu

partners with Occuvision

PAGE 5Animals and

Humans: Faith Perspectives

PAGE 6 AD Laos: From the Archbishop’s Desk

PAGE 7SACC calls for end of

university protests

During mid-October of this year Bp Garth Counsell and 30 clergy of the Diocese of Cape Town undertook an unusual pilgrimage. Its format was that of the traditional Stations of the Cross set in the context of Robben Island with its layered history as a place of banishment and cruel isola-tion.

Before our departure we reflected on the reading from the Gospel of Luke Chapter 24 at the Robben Island Gateway. This well known story of the two disciples walking from Je-rusalem to their home in the village of Emmaus had a contemporary resonance in the many Robben Is-land stories of social death and its examples of resurrected hope and, ultimately, liberation.

The island journey, its geography

and illustrations of raw honesty, helped us to begin to see each other differently. As we walked between the different stations we focussed on themes such as creation, faith, identity and restitution.

We had a welcome tea-break af-ter visiting the shrine dedicated to the memory of Sayed Moturu, the Prince of Madura and a Muslim cleric. Here we greeted each other with a Salaam alaykum (‘Peace be upon you’), followed by the reply Wa alaykum as-salaam (‘And upon you be peace’). Fr Mzwabantu Magadla rattled off the greetings in impres-sively accented Arabic. Others such as the Rector of St Mary’s Wood-stock, the Revd Donovan Meyer, were verbally generous with their Al hamdu lillah’s - praise be to God. continues on page 3

A South African Pilgrimage to Robben Island for our clergy

CLASSIFIEDS EditorialWith the world and our country in turmoil, it’s easy to feel a sense of panic and disillusionment. But there is al-ways hope and God brings us a new parcel of His peace everyday. We should claim that peace, put our hand in His and rest in His presence. As peace and a happy life starts with me and you. So pray for the world and our country.

“We pray for all whose lives have been touched by tragedy,

whether by accident or a deliberate act.For those who mourn, immerse them in your love

and lead them through this darkness into your arms, and light. For those who comfort, be in both the words

they use and all that’s left unspoken; fill each heart with love.We ask this through Jesus Christ,

whose own suffering brought us life,here and for eternity.” Amen

Love and Light, Rebecca

EVENTS AND NOTICES

THE GOOD HOPE

Editor: Rebecca Malambo

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Dear friendsI write as the global community once again strug-gles to fully comprehend the massacre in Paris that has served to once again highlight the all too frequent acts of terror in different locations with which we have become all too familiar. We add our voices to those of many in condemning these ruth-less attacks on innocent targets and the senseless loss of human life. We pray for the repose of the souls of all those killed, for those injured and for all their loved ones as they struggle with the last-ing impact of this traumatic event on their lives.

Meanwhile as South Africans we face the ongoing crisis at our tertiary edu-cation institutions as the just and reasonable protest of students around the exorbitant and, for many, unaffordable high costs of education continues to spin out of control. Regrettably some with different intentions have sought to seize the moment for their own ends so that the violence and wanton destruction sweeping across our campuses has increased the risk of losing sight of the core reasons and focus of the student protest. In my Confirma-tion service sermon at St George’s Cathedral on the Sunday after the Paris massacre I reflected on how these events bring us face to face with the great paradox of human behaviour and responses to the circumstances we encounter in life. Humans so wonderfully created by God in his divine image have, on the one hand, the overwhelming capacity and potential for so much that is good, honourable, creative, inspirational, positive and life-giving. Par-adoxically, human beings also have the capacity and potential for so much that is shockingly destructive, dehumanising, senseless, life-threatening and evil. This is clearly reflected in the almost unending list of great human accomplishments over the centuries that have magnified the quality of hu-man life and coexistence and inspired many to reach towards even greater heights. Our own journey to democracy as a nation is an obvious example. But, sadly, the pages of history are also littered with a long litany of count-less acts of gross inhumanity and devastating acts of destruction that has led to much suffering, pain and death. Here again some of our post 1994 experiences like the student protests bear testimony to this reality.

Caught in the grip of such turbulent times Advent-tide comes as a reminder to us all that, despite all these signs to the contrary, we are a people con-strained by hope and the promise that the Lord of the universe is actively engaged in his world to bring his divine plan and purpose to fulfilment. Nothing, least of all no human endeavour, will succeed to thwart God’s purpose for the redemption of the whole of humankind. To reference Arch-bishop Thabo’s frequent saying; our response is to prayerfully discern where and what God is doing in God’s world and to commit to engaging and co-operating with God to that same end. May our journey through Advent bring us all to a renewed commitment to God’s plan and purpose for all people and the world at large.

ACSA NEWS: The Archbishop has announced the appointment of Bishop Sitembele Mzamane of the Diocese of Mthatha as the new Dean of the Province, and Bishop Martin Breytenbach of the Diocese of St. Mark the Evangelist as the new liaison bishop for ACSA Finance. They respectively succeed Bishops Rubin Philip of Natal and Jo Seoka of Pretoria who have retired. We congratulate and pray for The Rt. Revd. Dino Gabriel former Bishop of Zululand who was installed as the new diocesan bishop of Natal on 21 November. We pray also for God’s guidance at the Elective Assembly of the diocese of Zululand to be held from 9 – 11 December and for the nominated candidates The Rt. Revd. Tsietse Seloane, Bishop Suffragan of Natal, and The Ven. Mntuwenkosi Zwane, Archdeacon of Emangeni and their families.

DIOCESAN NEWS: The Revd Sharon Davis, curate at Christ Church Con-stantia has been appointed as the Priest-in-Charge of St. Barnabas Cape Town as of from 1 December 2016. The Revd’s Ronald Dias and Shaun Cozett will be ordained to the priesthood, and Mr Chesnay Frantz to the diaconate in St. George’s Cathedral on Sunday 13 December at 15h00. Do hold them in your prayers.

Prayers and blessings for Advent , +Garth Counsell

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John 14:21“In Christ, I am loved by God and delight to do His will.”

From the Bishop’s Desk

Diocesan AdministratorApplications are invited for the position of Diocesan Administrator for the Diocese of Cape Town.

The position is one of high responsibility, confidentiality and trust. It requires sound financial and administrative acumen. The applicant must be computer literate includ-ing Pastel Accounting, Payroll, Power Point and must have a minimum of five years Account Management experience and an Accounting Management Degree or Diploma.

Applicants should be committed Anglicans with a passion for and knowledge of, the Church and vast, multi-lingual, diverse Diocese of Cape Town.

Applicants must apply in writing, with CV and three ref-erences to the Diocesan Administrator, the Ven Horace Arenz, at email: arenzh@ctdiocese.org.za

A job description can be obtained from the Diocesan Ad-ministrator. Closing date for applications is the 31st Jan-uary 2016. Please note that if you have not received a response from us within two months of the closing date, then kindly accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Robben Island Pilgrimage from page 1: The time spent in the house where Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe was interned and held in solitary confinement evoked a deep appreciation of the costs that others paid for our freedom. We concluded our day-long Emmaus-like pilgrimage with the celebration of the Eucharist in the Chapel of the Good Shep-herd.

It was during Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane’s time that this chapel was returned to the diocese. Today it is a chapelry of the cathedral. Father Njongo had spent three years on Rob-ben Island in the 1960s. He was one of the many who lit the pilgrim’s path leaving a memory for generations to come to know that it was possible to resist and that evil could be overcome.

- The Very Revd Michael Weeder- Photos: the Revd Christian Hartnick

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Romans 12:1-2 “In Christ, I am spiritually transformed with energy, strength, and purpose every day.”

St Columba Gugulethu partners with Occuvision

for the gift of sightWhen Mr David Sikhutshwa approached the parish war-dens asking for 5 names of parishioners whom, under nor-mal circumstances would not be able to afford an eye test and glasses, we thought it was a once-off offer that we should grab for the parishioners in 2014. Through Occuvi-sion, the company he works for, which is situated at Parc Du Cap, Building 3, Bellville, we have seen this year an additional 11 parishioners getting the same opportunity and 6 of them in the month in which World Sight Day falls on – 8 October 2015.

The majority of the recipients are pensioners and on the last group we added one Sunday school teacher and a Server. As the church always emphasize the gender bal-ance and youth participation, we have also taken that into account. On behalf of St Columba Church, we wish and hope that services such as these can be brought closer to the needy people. The recipients will be forever grateful to Marlize, the optometrist and co-owner Mr Mike Theys for this opportunity and generosity and the interest to set up a plan in place for a future Eye Care program. - Pumeza Magona

It’s all about the Persona Revolution of

Generosity in the CityFor many years The Warehouse has been advocating for and be-ing challenged to find more radi-cal and sacrificial ways of giving and living justly in Cape Town, South Africa today. This past year saw the team complete the production of a campaign that has been rolled out in a number of Anglican churches during the past three months. The Gener-osity Revolution campaign is a month-long journey for a church community that calls believers to re-assess their relationship with money and things and even, time, and see how they can live a more just lifestyle by sharing these well. With the growing divide between the resourced and low income communities, there could be no better time to look more intentionally at our resources – time, talents, skills, money – and ask how we can use them best to serve the people who call South Africa home at this time. Caroline Powell, who has been exploring this with her colleagues for nearly a decade, says, “The aim is to bring about a mind-set change in the members of congregations with respect to giving and receiving, in a context of inequality, in a way that builds dignity and relationship.”

Based on an in-depth study into God’s generosity laws as outlined in Le-viticus and Deuteronomy, and narrated in the book of Ruth, the Christian believer is offered the opportunity to discover a theology of generosity that gives birth to exciting and achievable ways of giving and receiving with dignity. “A three-pronged approach, addressing the heads, hearts and hands of a community, allows for the word of God to challenge our mind-sets, lead to reflection in our spirits, and ultimately produce a change in lifestyle that should impact the community in which the church is situated,” Caroline explains.

The Generosity Revolution Campaign comprises a toolkit with a number of different components, which can be tailored to suit the needs and personality of individual churches. It includes an overview of how to run a campaign, the theological grounding of the campaign, interactive ways to engage the church, tips for running small group studies, and help-ful guidelines for running a community service project. It also includes liturgical material which outlines a basic liturgy as well as themed out-lines for each week; a five-week Bible study booklet; resources for child and youth ministries; and weekly “drip feeds”, which can be used for daily reflection. “It has been so exciting seeing churches run this cam-paign in their community and hearing about the fruit of how things have changed,” said Caroline Powell. One refreshing story came from Colleen Saunders from her church community. “One parishioner gave someone more time than usual having been influenced by the ‘It’s about the per-son’ teaching, and this revealed that the woman’s skill was exactly what that family needed desperately, resulting in her employing the woman to care for a family member. And that was just one story of how the campaign affected the lives of those who participated in the journey,” says Colleen.

If you would like to order a toolkit for your church please email info@warehouse.org.za or call 021 761 1168. - Linda Martindale

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Philippians 4:13“In Christ, I am strong enough to do whatever God calls me to do.”

Women nurturing Mother Earth for generations to come

Animals and Humans: Faith Perspectives

The Anglican Women’s Fellowship of Khayelit-sha, Gugulethu, Phillipi, Nyanga East, Langa & Mfuleni, gathered at St Mary Magdalene Church in Gugulethu for their conference to revive the spirit of our members and to strengthen our fellowship in our parishes. The conference was held from Friday 16 October till Sunday 18 October 2015.

The Revd Rachel Mash from Green Anglicans addressed the group, looking first at the im-

pact of our actions on the world, affecting the generations to come. Our Great Granddaugh-ters will be joining AWF and that piece of plastic will still be sitting here on God’s Earth.

We looked at John 3:16 that God so loved the Earth, not just the people on it, but the whole of the Earth. And we looked at practi-cal ways to make a difference, such as put-ting a two liter filled with water in your cistern to save water every time you flush.

Great interest was shown in the ‘wonder bag” a way of cooking using very little energy just to get the food to boiling point. After that it is put into the wonder bag and cooks itself!! Food ready once you get home for work! Oth-ers were interested to join a gardening course being organised by Green Anglicans.

At work and at home, we can make a differ-ence and nurture Mother Earth.

Animals and Humans: Faith Perspectives

As part of marking 2015’s World Day for Farmed Animals and World Animal Day, SAFCEI’s One Web of Life (OWL) programme convened an evening of reflection and conversation on how we as humans relate to and treat our fellow beings.

The event, which took place on 30th September at Erin Hall, Rondebosch, began with a back-ground briefing on factory farm-ing of animals in South Africa given by Mr Tozie Zokufa (Chair-person of the Pan African Animal Welfare Alliance, Programme Manager of Farm Animals, Hu-mane Society International and World Animal Day Ambassador in South Africa). He spoke to the rising meat and animal product consumption in South Africa, which ranks number one on the African continent in terms of per capita consumption. This in turn has implications on how ani-mals are treated; whilst there are guidelines that are meant to en-sure animal welfare, most are not

followed. This sobering presenta-tion was followed by a discus-sion introduced by a multi-faith panel of religious leaders, which included Moulana Ridwaan Mathew, Professor Denise Acker-mann (Extraordinary Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Stellenbosch); Rabbi Richard Newman (Temple Israel: Cape Town) and Ani Tsondru Sonam (Buddhist Nun). Each panelist looked at what their faith said about animals.

Buddhist PerspectiveAni Tsondru spoke about the

Buddhist’s teaching of compas-sion: “Compassion is the identi-fication with the Other such that it is not an Other any longer. And what that means, is that you cannot treat anything as Other than you, and so it does not mat-ter what all the statistics are or how well animals are treated be-fore they are killed to be eaten; what matters is the recognition that you and that Other Being, are one and the same. And that anything you do to that Other Being, you do to yourself…And when we uncover [our inherent compassion], then there is no

way we can cause harm to any Other Being.”

Christian PerspectiveChristianity, which Professor Denise Ackermann spoke to, also acknowledges the interrelat-edness of all beings, in the sense that all life comes from the hand of the Creator. She also spoke about the special place that hu-mans – who have been made in the image of God and are bearers of consciousness – oc-cupy in creation. This conscious-ness means that we also bear an awareness; an awareness of the world around us and of the actions we undertake. “That awareness should lead us to un-derstand that this world does not belong to us, but it belongs to God and that our responsibility is to be carers of it. We have the task of keeping creation for God.” After going on to speak about the many challenges we face today – including our ideology of con-sumerism which leads to the statistics Tozie touched on – she ended by saying: “Is there a way forward? continues on page 6

Dear People of GodWhew! What a rushed few weeks I have just had, mainly on Provincial business and re-sponding to the crisis at the University of the Western Cape, but also dealing at short no-tice with the deeply distressing occurrence in which a fire destroyed a number of buildings at a centre run by the Diocese of Umzimvubu, which has been going through a leadership crisis in recent times.

To begin with my travels outside the country, in Lesotho I preached at the consecration of the new Church of St Matthias, Peka and gave a donation towards the inauguration of Ma-booe Archbishop School, a new high school.

From there, I was off to London, to the an-nual meeting of the Compass Rose Society, a voluntary grouping made up of generous Anglicans from different walks of life who support the work of the Anglican Communion Office in London and that of the wider Communion.

Back in Cape Town, I went straight from the airport to UWC, where passions were running high over the #FeesMustFall protests. Leaving there at 10 pm, I felt I had helped the process but that I would have liked to spend another day to consolidate the progress we had made. Deeply conflicted, I returned to the airport the next day to board another international flight, this time to fly to Washington for the installa-tion of Bishop Michael Curry as the new Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church – a wonderful occasion, but soon I was on a plane back on my way to Swaziland, where I addressed a Deans’ Conference and called for Cathedrals to become “In-stitutions of Education” across our Province. You can find my appeal on my blog. I also preached at the unveiling of the tombstones of the late Bishop Bernard and Mrs Mkhabela.

But what struck me hardest in Swaziland were the effects of the drought, which has precipitated a crisis such as I have never seen before. Those cattle that are alive are like ghosts, those that are dead looking like bags of skin and bones along the road, some left exposed, some covered with soil. The soil is dry and cracking as a result of the rain not coming. Despite everything however, the marula trees are still green and blossoming - conveying the message that in Christ, drought and death will not have the last word. Please give generously to help Bishop Ellinah and her diocese: details of how you can do so appear on my blog. And please also pray for rain, not only in Swaziland but in Lesotho, South Africa and other places also stricken by drought.

Pray too for the upcoming climate talks in France, which I will attend as you receive this issue of Good Hope – pray for mitigation of the effects of climate change; pray that the nations of the world will adopt a binding protocol committing them to re-duce emissions, and to prevent temperatures rising.

As you begin your preparations for Christmas this year, you might find useful the online audio reflections that I will again be recording from the Bishopscourt chapel for each Sunday of Advent. Beginning two or three days ahead of the First Sunday in Advent, you will find them on your mobile phone or computer at: https://sound-cloud.com/anglicanmediasa/ You can also download them to send to your family and friends.

As I completed this letter, news came in of the attacks in Paris, following those in Beirut a day earlier: our prayers, concern and condolences go to all as we lament this awful tragedy.

God bless you

+ Thabo Cape Town

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Peter 3:18 “In Christ, I am growing in the grace and knowledge of the Lord.”

To the Laos: to the People of God Faith Perspectives from page 5: I believe it is by affirming our relationships and our inter-relatedness to every single living creature… I also dream of a world where there is compassion, where there is mutuality in our relationships with what is around us instead of dominance.”

Jewish PerspectiveRabbi Richard Newman quoted the many instances that the Torah speaks about the necessity of show-ing the same respect and compassion towards ani-mals, as we would like to have shown to ourselves. Several of the holy figures in the Torah are shep-herds; and a correlation is made between those that cared for animals, also caring for their fellow human beings. And those that showed indifference towards animal suffering were punished. Whilst in the five books of Moses, humans are given do-minion over animals, Rabbi Newman went on to say, “but dominion does not give us the right to cause indiscriminate pain and discomfort and de-struction…Judaism puts great stress on the proper treatment of animals.” Rabbi Newman ended with a prayer for animals he had written himself.

Muslim PerspectiveMoulana Mathews spoke to how the Prophet Mo-hammed was sent to show the way for this era; he was sent to teach us how to love and care for all of God’s creation. We have been given a responsibility, as the khaleefa, to take care of creation and keep the balance in creation. “When I look at creation, I am overwhelmed by the wonder work of God…He has created in truth and with purpose. And His purpose is for us as human beings to develop our-selves spiritually and grow nearer to God; to purify ourselves through love for creation” he said.

This conversation is the first of many to come as SAFCEI and the One Web of Life (OWL) programme wants to continue to challenge people of faith to consider how their religious belief systems guide them in their relationships with, and treatment of, animals. Frank Molteno, who works within the OWL programme and who was instrumental in organis-ing this event had this to say about the evening:“So many statements were made and questions raised that were deserving of further reflection, prayer and conversation. The issues are complex. The issues are personal as they are ‘political’ and ‘cultural’ – they touch who we are and how we live. We have much to learn, including from one another as mem-bers of different faiths. Of one thing I felt even more sure following the Forum than before: if ‘the prob-lem’ is humankind’s disconnection from the rest of creation, which results in, amongst other things, our failure to care for our fellow living beings and our treating animals cruelly and inhumanely, then if we as people of faith are not part of the solution, we are most definitely part of the problem. We need to take our conversation forward in ways that can take us forward spiritually, theologically and ethically in terms of how we live our everyday lives.”

- Louisa Feiter

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Galatians 4:7“In Christ, I am a free woman, a daughter of God, and an heir of His promises.”

South African Council of Churches calls for end to university protests

The South African Council of Churches National Executive Committee at a meeting in Jo-hannesburg last Thursday called on all university students to sus-pend their protracted protests and focus on crucial end of year examinations.

The Council acknowledges and recognizes the gravity of the re-cent mass student campaigns dubbed’ #Fees Must Fall’, in de-fense of poor families caught in the cross-hairs of spiralling costs of university education.

The churches’ pastoral support was manifest during the meeting of the leaders of South African Churches in Kempton Park which was suspended to allow its dele-gates to go to Wits University for an hour of silent presence and

engagement with students as well as university management.We applaud, in the main, the largely orderly and peaceful way in which students conducted themselves countrywide.

We congratulate them unreserv-edly on their victory. We join in celebrating President Zuma’s positive response to this crisis, firmly believing that the plan to engage and to fast-track a future of open access to tertiary educa-tion is the right step to follow for all stake-holders..

However the SACC is gravely concerned about the reported un-bridled violent acts and wanton destruction of university property by some rogue elements at some campuses.

We make a distinction between appropriate and dignified protest, as opposed to criminal acts of violence and destruction. The latter have no place in demo-cratic processes of an open so-ciety.

We are concerned about those unjustly arrested just for the mere act of protesting and we call for the release of these students to create a positive resolution of the current challenges.

The SACC plans to engage with all stakeholders - students, uni-versity management, government and the private sector, to explore various options and ensure equi-table access to university educa-tion for South African youth and citizenry aspiring for quality edu-cation in our reputable academic

institutions. The financial pre-cariousness of most students should not be an obstacle to accessing education and stu-dents are encouraged at this time to seek consensus to en-sure the successful running of the end of year examinations.

The SACC is currently engaged in a ’SEE-JUDGE-ACT’ process of status research on issues like poverty, inequality, eco-nomic transformation which impacts the quality of life and access to education.

We shall pray for - a just, rec-onciled and equitable soci-ety, free of racial, xenophobic, tribal and gender prejudice, a

country free of the yoke of en-demic corruption and depriva-tion, a new South Africa with enough food and shelter for every citizen.

We will continue to pray that our children thrive in a conducive social, economic and political environment which will enable them to attain their God-given potential.

In this regard, the SACC wishes to see a long-term solution to the matter of inadequate funding of university education.

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Isaiah 43:2 “I am assured of God’s presence in any and all situations.”

Sunday School Superintendents Consultation

SHARING IDEAS: On 29th October 2015 at St John’s the Evangelist in Crawford representatives of at least 13 parishes attended a Sunday School Superintendents Consultation led by the YPM.

AWF Dorcas To Day celebrates with the youth of the diocese

Dorcas To Day is celebrated every two years. Dorcas trans-lated from Tabitha, was a Christian woman of Joppa who was a great friend and helper of the poor. Apostle Peter raised her from the dead, an event that greatly accelerated the spread of the Christian message (acts 9: 36- 42

On this day all AWF members are urged to organize an activ-ity to show the kind of love Dorcas did to any group of people in need, ie.

Spend the day at a local hospital, helping to feed, clean the sick or reading and fellowshipping with them. Visit orphan-ages and taking gifts and clothes for the young ones. Visiting safe homes for the abused women. Organise a talent day, where members may showcase their handwork and articles are then sold to raise funds for the AWF. The funds are then distributed to needy homes.

In the Diocese of Cape Town the AWF members are always very proud to display their talents such as; knitting, baking, fabric painting, sewing, embroidery and lovely food dishes.

It’s also a time of fellowship with one another. This year the young people of our Diocese graced us with their talent, they acted out the life of Dorcas and it was enjoyed by all.

- Lucille Henniker

Youth Alpha at Heathfield High

From August-October 2015, several local youth leaders in the Southern Suburbs had the privilege and joy to serve again the learners at Heathfield High School. Be-cause of last year’s success-ful Youth Alpha course at the school, they were asked to offer the course again. For most of the sessions, the course had more than 50 learners. On Tuesday after-noons, the youth leaders, learners and Ms. Sheril Reid-Jacobs, a teacher who served as the campus Youth Alpha coordinator, would meet together for fellowship, fun and deep, meaningful discussion on faith and life. All involved had a wonderful time, and the Holy Spirit Day was a truly special day in which God met each learner in a life-altering way. The youth lead-ers give thanks for the opportunity they had to serve the learners at the school.

Team members included:The Revd Basil Davids, St. Andrew’s Steenberg, Nick Haupt, St. Andrew’s Steenberg, Abigail Hopely, Diocesan Youth Coordinator, Keegan Lawrence, St. John Wynberg, Brandon Soules, St. John Wynberg, Michael Murphy, St. Luke’s Diep River, Nicole Roberts, St. Mark’s Athlone, Nicole Curtis, GtC/All Saints Plumstead in addition, spe-cial thanks goes to Lyle Meiring, Wayne Curtis, Colin Sasman and Taryn Williams who also served during the course.