reframing personal history in sophiatown
TRANSCRIPT
SOPH
IATO
WN
Vict
oria
Rd
.
Edw
ard
Rd.
Mai
n Rd
.
Thor
nton
Rd
.
Mon
mou
th
Rd.
Miln
er A
ve
Hermans Str.Co
rona
tion
Str.
Ludl
ow
Str.
Dublin
Rd.
Eric Pl.
Italia
n Rd
.
Mai
n Rd
.
8th Rd.
Mey
er R
d.
Johannes Rd.
Willie St.
Best St.Sol St.
Bernard St.
Annandale St.
Morris St.
Edith St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Tucker St.
Gold St.
Good St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Willie St.
Best St.
Sol St.
Bernard St.
Annandale St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Gold St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Tucker St.
Good St.
Morris St.
Edith St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Gold St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Tucker St.
Good St.
Edw
ard
Rd.
Vict
oria
Rd
.
Mai
n Rd
.
Laer
skoo
l Ch
ristia
an
de W
et
Chris
t The
Ki
ng
Cath
edra
l
A.B
. Xum
a H
ouse
Trev
or H
uddl
esto
n Ce
ntre
1st St.
2nd St.
3rd St.
4th St.
5th St.
8th Rd.
9th Rd.
Dowling
Ave.
Du Plessis S
t.
Shop
rite
Cent
re
Trio
mf N
G
Chur
ch
Her
ders
hof M
ansi
ons
Spar
ow S
choo
ls
Link
St.
Sout
h
Link
St.
Sout
h
Link
St.
Sout
h
Road
Link
4
Link
St.
North
Wes
tden
e Sp
ar
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
).
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
WHAT IS COMMunity
It’s to know people , you know your neighbours in your area, you try to help wherever you can , if you live in an area then you can reach out to each other, you try to help.
Its unity, a feeling of being a part of something bigger than yourself.A safe place.A happy place.Where you are able to have closeness.Where people can just drop in and you can feel at home and feel good in their space too.Where our walls don’t keep each other out.
People staying in a specifIc area. In a village, you are the whole village, but here in Joburg you speak of suburbs and its surround-ings.
Community is a feeling of togetherness and unity. Its living together in a united kind of way.
Community is a sense of being part of a Larger group which is related to a specifIc area.
Mrs De Kok
Sheila Pather
Nazeem Pather
Carol Grieve
Teacher
Mrs De KokBorn in Woolseley Lived here 28 years
Carol Grieve Born in Johannesburg Lived here 5 years
Photography by Salym Fayad
Nazeem PatherBorn in Cape Town Lived here 5.5 years
TeacherBorn in New Pietersburg Lived here 16 years
Sheila PatherBorn in Durban Lived here 5.5 years
WHAT IS COMMunity
It’s the people around you, you try to fIgure out what you can do for each other, how you can help one another.
A community should be integrated and resourceful. They should be striving for a common purpose, yet still allow each person to refLect their own uniqueness. as we identify our own individual needs. A community should be self-sustaining, accountable and should be able to make its own changes as it asserts its diversity.
Community is the integration of people from different back-grounds and cultures that come to live in a settlement or area, and then start a process of trying to understand each other, trying to live together, to live with each other, try to help and be there for each other. Basically, to be interdependent in the same vicinity or area.
People close to you. The environ-ment where you live. Community is there to assist you, they can come to you whenever a need arises knowing you will be able to assist. Its at least to know your neighbour, then to even go beyond that.
Community starts in my house with friends and nieces. Its knowing the people where you live. And even taking it beyond that, .. making a col-lective. Where children walk and play in a safe and clean environment
Mrs Botes
Cathy Seefort
Dirk Kotze
Charles
Judi Bennett
Name Mrs BotesBorn in JohannesburgLived here 45 years
Dirk KotzeBorn in -Mashishini, LydenburgLived here 23 years
Cathy SeefortBorn in Noordgesig Lived here 16 years
Judi BennettBorn in AlbertsvilleLived here 15 years
CharlesBorn in Accra, GhanaLived here 2 years
Photography by Salym Fayad
WHAT IS COMMunity
Community is to be able to communicate with each other, to get along.
It’s getting everybody involved in what is happening , that’s everybody that stays in the area, a wide group of people.
Residents living in an area.Residents grouped in one area.
Sadly Mr Small passed away in January this year.
Community is the people around you working together to make life easier. We need to get past our own problems and try to be nicer to each other. Some-times even a big smile goes a long way.
Mrs Sarah Mathysen
Naomi FranksElise Bond
Mrs Sarah MathysenBorn in Vrededorp, JohannesburgLived here 20 years
Jan SmallBorn in Boksburg Lived here 1 year
Janette SmallBorn in Johannesburg Southern SuburbsLived here 1 year
Naomi FranksBorn in NoordgesigLived here 18 years
Elise BondBorn in DurbanLived here 12 years
Janette Small
Jan Small
Photography by Salym Fayad
39
40
41
42
43
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
Letitia
Born
29
Nov
195
8, J
obur
gLa
gran
gie
Chr
is B
otes
Born
6 N
ov 1
962
Anita
Born
3 F
eb 196
1, B
elvill
e
5 C
hildren
Eva
Hor
nshu
7 O
ther
Child
ren
9 O
ther
Child
ren
Born
in I
rela
nd
Born
in S
cotla
nd
Met
on a
ship
, Arr
anged
mar
riage
William
Joh
n Mitch
ell
Born
14
Nov
191
0, S
.A.
Died
194
2
Born
27
Aug 1
913
Groo
t M
arico
, Tra
nsva
al, S
.A.
Beatr
ice Mar
ia G
ertr
uida
Gring
ling
Isak
Jer
emia M
omse
n Bot
esBo
rn 1
1 S
ep 1
907,
Prince
Alber
t Dia
mon
d Dig
ger a
nd B
uilde
r
Born
28
Septem
ber 1
918
in C
alitz
dorp
Born
in the
Swiss
Alps
Born
in G
erman
yEx
celd
a Daw
n Mitch
ell
Born
193
7, R
oode
poor
t, S.
A.
Ilon
a Jea
n
Born
194
1, L
ives in J
obur
gHa
d 2
childre
n,
MRS
BO
TES
Born
10 J
ul 1
947,
Ligh
tenbu
rgW
as a
diam
ond
Digger
, Died
2007
Fran
s Bot
es
Piet Bot
es
Celes
te
Ludw
ig H
orns
hu
Esth
er
Nam
e Unk
now
n
FAM
ILY
TREE
1
Second M
arriage
for Eva
Hornshu
MR
and
MRS
BO
TES
MR
BOTE
S
Born
197
5 E
ngla
nd,
Park
lane
Nor
ma
Jea
nBo
rn 1
994,
Johan
nesbur
g
Maria A
nna E
lizabeth
Nam
e fr
om G
rand
mot
her
Francois P
etrus
Nam
e fr
om D
ads Br
other
Math
ys L
ouis
Nam
e fr
om G
rand
father
Dirk J
ohannes
Nam
e fr
om F
ather
Johannes
Jacobus
Nam
e fr
om G
rand
father
Jea
n
Born
198
4 Mar
elise
Born
196
6, B
elvill
e
Miche
lle
Ann
e El
izab
eth
Lang
eveldt
7 O
ther
Child
ren
Farm
er
Citr
us F
armer
s in C
itrus
dale
Dirk
Joh
anne
s va
n de
r Mer
we
Born
189
6, H
opef
ield
Farm
er a
nd F
orester
Orp
han,
De Ru
st
Mon
tigue
, Rail
ways
wor
ker
Boer
War
Gen
eral
,
Born
191
1, C
itrus
dale
Ann
e El
izab
eth
van
der
Mer
we
Born
194
2, W
oolsely
MRS
DE
KOK
Born
193
9, W
orces
ter
8 O
ther
Child
ren
Mec
hiel J
osea
s De Kok
Mor
ena
Onk
ers
Mar
tinu
s Steyn
de K
ok
Mar
ia A
nne El
izab
eth
Smit (Betta
)
Mat
hys
Louis
Lang
eveldt
Lenie
Joh
anne
s Jac
obus
van
der
Mer
we
FAM
ILY
TREE
2
Jan C
hristiaan
Nam
e fr
om D
ads Br
other
Ger
t Erasmus S
mith
Send
erlin
ge
MR
andM
rS D
E KO
K
MR
DE K
OK
197
5 -
2007
Willem J
ohan
nes
196
9 -
199
4
Kath
erina E
lizabeth
Geo
rge Lamber
t
Ger
tuid J
ohan
na
196
8 -
2008
Chr
istine
Sop
hia
Born
197
0
Alw
yn
Ger
trud
e Em
ily Far
ley
Joh
anne
s Pieter
Sny
der
Nick
name Pi
et
Born
190
6, A
lbert
on
Sar
ah S
usan
na M
athy
sen
Born
195
0
Mr
Mat
hyse
nChr
istina
willem m
athy
sen
Ger
trud
e va
n de
r ve
nter
Mr
Farl
ey
Sus
arah
Sus
sana
Born
Bra
ckpa
nPieter
Sny
der
FAM
ILY
TREE
3
Pieter J
ohannes
Nick
name Piet
ie
Born
19
Jun
194
6, J
obur
g
Daniel
4 O
ther
Child
ren
3 O
ther
Child
ren
MRS
SAR
AH M
ATHY
SEN
72
73
74
Mrs
Botes
GERTY ST
STRE
ET G
EOGR
APHY
Viljoen
Sherman
Greeks
Dav
ies
Both
a
Piet
er
Ita
lians
Ver
MRS
BOTE
SHe
ems
Bade
nhorst
Koos v
anJaa
rsve
ldTe
rreblanc
heCo
etze
eStood
as
empt
y stan
dfo
r a
long
tim
eM
erwe
VAN
der
Rey
nders
Andr
eRey
neke
UDE
Stra
lindo
rf
Chris
Bote
s
This
was one of
the
few houses that
was
built
from scrat
ch. I
t was priv
ately
owned
and
had
a tota
lly
diff
erent de
sign. I
t looked
tria
ngular f
rom
the outside.
Mrs V
iljoen
moved
in 2 w
eeks bef
ore
us on
16 Decem
ber
1965. W
e’ve been
fr
iends
for 4
6 ye
ars.
She giv
es
me 2 rin
gs on
the
teleph
one an
d th
at m
eans
tha
t she’s
com
ing over.
She’s
obsessed
with
house clea
ning
and
lives w
ith
her un
mar
ried
son
Dav
e, who’s
in h
is 50
’s. H
er
husban
d tragica
lly
shot h
imself
just bef
ore th
e election
s in 1994
He w
as a
pris
oner
of w
ar in
his
early
days
and
was f
earf
ul t
hat
migh
t ha
ppen
again.
Their
son w
as
Rolf a
lso one of
Chris
’s fr
iends
.
They
would
play
crick
et on
the
street together til
l late in
the n
ight
sometimes.
They
moved
in 6
February
1966. T
hey
were olde
r than
us.
We
lent
them a
cord
with
electricity
for the fi
rst
few w
eeks w
hile they
were getting conn
ected.
They
are v
ery
quiet
.
They
’re part of the old
age club, an
d they
once
invited
me on a
trip
with
them
to Sun
City
.
We moved
in
here 4
Jan
uary
196
6 fr
om
Westd
ene.
I
remem
ber the
first night,
being
so hap
py in
my
own
home,
sittin
g in the
dark eat
ing pa
p an
d vleis
.
My
sons f
riend
, Ha
nlie, stil
l liv
es
there,
her husban
d died
last ye
ar.
They
moved
in
16 Decem
ber 196
5.
Koos a
nd C
hris
were na
ughty
together w
hen
young,
alway
s getting into
trouble.
Also m
oved
in f
rom M
r Sm
ith’s
rent
ed
houses in
2nd
Avenue,
Westd
ene.
We ha
d kid
s the same age.
She died
just
after my
husban
d.
Their
grand
son
was killed
in the d
am
disaster. Ch
ris
and
him w
ere
frien
ds, he
used
to walk
here every
day.
It was a
very
tragic
tim
e for the
community
.
Mrs D
avies
taught
me how to sew,
almost once a
week in the m
orning
when
the kid
s were
at school.
She
helped
me make
my
sisters w
edding
dress.
We share
the same bir
thda
y.
When
my
husban
d died
she cam
e with
sand
wich
es f
or us.
She died
soon
after.
My
son
has a
blue card
in explosiv
es training,
and
was the 2nd
best
at target practic
e in the
army. He
works f
rom
home mod
ifying cars,
so
we are together the w
hole
day. H
e keeps me busy.
He w
as C
hris’s fr
iend. His mum
Aid
a I got to kn
ow – she w
as a
real booze
r. H
er son say
s she’s
still boozing/p
arty
ing.
Th
eir eld
est son
was killed
in a
car accid
ent. Th
ey m
oved
in 16
Decem
ber 196
5.
The wife was d
amn
lazy
, she sat around
all da
y in her leopa
rd
skin tigh
ts. Th
e da
y they
moved
in, she sat fa
nning
herself
with
her f
eet
on a
cha
ir.
BER
TH
A S
TTHORNTON ST
POST
OFF
ICE
SPA
R
Chr
isti
aan
de W
et
EUFEESOORD
MRS
DE
KOK
SHOPR
ITE
MILL
AR
ST
S t JosephsHome
Mar
e
NG Kerk
FLATS
Nel
lie
Wol
mer
Osc
arM
rs
le R
oux
Sey
bner
g
Mrs
Kris
tina
SPARROW
We
have
bee
n ne
ighb
ours
fo
r 27
yea
rs. Th
ey a
re
good
har
d w
orki
ng p
eopl
e.
also
bea
utif
ul g
arde
n-er
s -
I go
t m
y fi
rst
or-
chid
slip
s fr
om l
ate
Mr
le R
oux.
We
sign
ed a
pe
tition
abo
ut
peop
le s
ellin
g da
gga
arou
nd
the
scho
ol
and
I kn
ow
its
also
whi
te
peop
le w
ho
com
e an
d se
ll liq
uor
too.
She
has
9 d
ogs.
Eve
ryth
ing
with
us is
abou
t th
e do
gs, sh
e’s
like
my
sist
er. I
nur
sed
her
for
man
y m
onth
s an
d sh
e’s
a ga
rden
er. H
er
husb
and
died
1 ye
ar a
fter
the
y m
arried
so
she
has
no k
ids.
W
e lo
ok a
fter
eac
h ot
hers
pla
ces
whe
n w
e’re
aw
ay. W
e vis
it t
he c
inem
a to
geth
er e
very
Sat
urda
y.
He
som
etim
es
help
s m
e in
the
gard
en, he
si
ts t
here
eve
ry
day
waiting
for
w
ork.
I
feel
hy
pnot
ised
by
the
way
he
star
es a
t m
e, I
fe
el s
o gu
ilty
even
if
I w
alk
past
with
one
smal
l pa
cket
of
groc
erie
s.
Our
dau
ghte
rs w
ere
at
scho
ol t
oget
her
for
grad
e 1 -
11. She
thi
nks
its
too
expe
nsive
to
phon
e so
i a
lway
s ne
ed
to c
all
her
back
aft
er
2 ring
s.
Luca
sCo
ra
Mrs
De
Kok
I us
ed t
o w
alk
the
dogs
th
ere
in t
he p
ark,
I s
till
do, bu
t no
t al
way
s.
The
flat
s ar
e ho
me
to m
e,
whe
n I
visit e
lsew
here
and
se
e it in
the
dist
ance
the
n I
know
I’m
hom
e.
He’
s a
colo
ured
guy
–
very
nic
e.
His
wif
e is
an
air h
oste
ss. H
er
mot
her
I lik
e, w
e ha
ve
the
sam
e ol
d sc
hool
va
lues
. I
alw
ays
visit
whe
n sh
e’s
arou
nd.
She
is
from
the
ch
urch
but
was
als
o a
teac
her
at C
hris
-tiaa
n de
Wet
. I
alw
ays
send
orc
hids
fr
om m
y ga
rden
for
he
r m
othe
r.
She
’s a
gre
at
wom
an. I
’ve
seen
her
for
ye
ars
but
the
Gre
eks
and
Afr
ikaa
ns n
ever
re
ally
mix
ed. I
m
et h
er t
hrou
gh
anot
her
lady
, I
lent
mon
ey t
o he
r on
e da
y at
Sho
prite.
Now
I
visit h
er o
ften
an
d ta
ke h
er
extr
a fr
uits
an
d ve
ges.
I
met
man
y ot
her
Gre
ek p
eopl
e th
roug
h he
r.
socia
l ne
twor
ks
I’ve
see
n he
r fo
r m
any
year
s be
fore
I w
ent
to s
ay h
ello
, sh
e’s
quite
a bu
sy w
oman
. S
he’s
w
orki
ng int
o he
r 70’
s be
caus
e sh
e go
t no
pen
sion
fro
m h
er h
usba
nd.
I tr
ied
to g
et h
er t
o ch
urch
but
sh
e’s
not
inte
rest
ed. W
e sh
are
the
sam
e fa
rm e
ggs
betw
een
us
once
a m
onth
.
Sarah
Math
yson
com
mun
ity
serv
ices
Braa
Shoprit
e
Mrs
Math
yson
SPAR
Faan
NG K
ERK
THOR
NTON
ST
VIC
TOR
IA S
T
Chris
tiaan
de
Wet
Ther
e used
to be
a m
obile library
in a
big van
, full
of books,
that
came
to th
e pa
rking
lot
ever
y few
week
s. Y
ou could
get
English
and
Afrik
aans
book
s an
d it
move
d th
rough th
e We
ster
n suburbs.
Ther
e are
some
poor
kids
that
live
here
. I s
ee t
hat
they
don’t
have
food
and
when
ever
I can
I ge
t polon
y an
d brea
d an
d drop it
off
along
the
way
to s
chool
. I u
sed
to a
sk a
few
lad
ies t
o ge
t toge
ther
and
help
wit
h a
small d
onat
ion.
Nice
idea,
but
nobody rea
lly did
anyth
ing.
Faan
is a
key m
embe
r of
the
N.G.Ker
k. I
used
to go w
ith him
ever
y we
ek t
o buy ve
geta
bles.
He
make
s th
e be
st ‘f
amous’
potji
e, but
he is
an
outrigh
t racis
t. He
really
does
n’t like
whats
goin
g on in
the
ne
ighbourhood.
Last
wee
k he
called
th
e police
because
people
across
th
e road
had
music
on t
oo lou
d.
I worke
d he
re for m
any years,
some
times
wak
ing up
at 5
am t
o go a
nd cook
for t
he p
ad k
afee
. It
was
a good com
munit
y, but
now
ther
e’s n
ot m
any pe
ople
left,
and
ther
e are
too ma
ny han
ds t
o he
lp.
The
police
comm
unity
orga
nised
to raise
funds
for
the
organ
izat
ion by
sellin
g boer
ewors
outs
ide
Spar e
very S
aturda
y. I
helpe
d for
a w
hile.
Very often
, at
the
week
ends
, some
one
would
let
you k
now
that
th
ey a
re braain
g opposit
e th
e sh
ops,
and
we
would
tak
e some
me
at a
nd g
o alo
ng, a
nd oth
ers
migh
t join
well
into th
e nig
ht
with kid
s.
They use
d to a
lways have
fete
s an
d sp
orts
carryin
g on in
to t
he n
ight.
The
whole
neig
hbourhood
wo
uld be
walking
around
to a
nd from, e
ating
ice
-cre
am, a
nd w
e’d s
top
and
chat
and
children
wo
uld p
lay in
the
str
eet
at n
ight.
It’s
one
of my
only
exist
ing n
etwo
rks.
The
Afrik
aans
mum
s come
an
hour e
arly
each d
ay a
nd w
e chat
about t
he p
rice
of th
ings,
naught
y kid
s, an
d th
e En
glish
cre
eping
into
the
school
and
neigh
bourhood.
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
Mapping EmotionsSAD
HAPPY
Where i live dangerous
dominant
important to community
important to myself
!
!
! ! ! !
!
Mapping EmotionsSAD
HAPPY
Where i live dangerous
dominant
important to community
important to myself
!
!
!
Mapping EmotionsSAD
HAPPY
Where i live dangerous
dominant
important to community
important to myself
!
!
!!
87
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
88
89
90
91
92
Vict
oria
Rd
.
Edw
ard
Rd.
Mai
n Rd
.
Thor
nton
Rd
.
Mon
mou
th
Rd.
Miln
er A
ve
Hermans Str.Co
rona
tion
Str.
Ludl
ow
Str.
Dublin
Rd.
Eric Pl.
Italia
n Rd
.
Mai
n Rd
.
8th Rd.
Mey
er R
d.
Johannes Rd.
Willie St.
Best St.Sol St.
Bernard St.
Annandale St.
Morris St.
Edith St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Tucker St.
Gold St.
Good St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Willie St.
Best St.
Sol St.
Bernard St.
Annandale St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Gold St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Tucker St.
Good St.
Morris St.
Edith St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Gold St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Tucker St.
Good St.
Edw
ard
Rd.
Vict
oria
Rd
.
Mai
n Rd
.
Laer
skoo
l Ch
ristia
an
de W
et
Chris
t The
Ki
ng
Cath
edra
l
A.B
. Xum
a H
ouse
Trev
or H
uddl
esto
n Ce
ntre
1st St.
2nd St.
3rd St.
4th St.
5th St.
8th Rd.
9th Rd.
Dowling
Ave.
Du Plessis S
t.
Shop
rite
Cent
re
Trio
mf N
G
Chur
ch
Her
ders
hof M
ansi
ons
Spar
ow S
choo
ls
Link
St.
Sout
h
Link
St.
Sout
h
Link
St.
Sout
h
Road
Link
4
Link
St.
North
Wes
tden
e Sp
ar
CATH
Y
ruth
Ther
e’s a
woman
I
alwa
ys m
eet, I
don
’t
know
her
nam
e bu
t she re
minds
me of
my
gran
dmum
. Sh
e al
ways
gr
eets ev
eryo
ne she
meet
s al
ong h
er w
ay eve
n if
they’
re o
n the
othe
r sid
e of
the
roa
d. W
hen I
see
here
I thi
nk her
e’s my
gran
ny
coming.
I do
n’t lik
e wa
lking
throu
gh the
par
k bec
ause ther
e ar
e thi
s gr
oup
of gu
ys w
ho
alwa
ys s
care
me.
I wa
s on
ce at
tack
ed
and
robbe
d by
thes
e gju
ys a
nd n
ow I
al
ways
hav
e to
meet
the
m o
n my
way
from
wor
k.
My
oppo
site n
eighb
our
is an
odd
man
who
never
gre
ets a
ny b
ody
in th
e stre
et. Ev
en ot
her
white
peop
le tal
k ab
out
him.
Tha
t was
unti
l I
arra
nged
a s
treet
bash
on
a n
ew y
ears
eve.
We
had
a big
party
, and
now
we
’re g
reat
frien
ds.
I kn
ow a
ll th
e ca
r gua
rds
in th
e are
a, th
ey
alway
s go
out o
f th
eir w
ay to
gre
et me
, and
for t
hem
I’m a
moth
er
figur
e and
they
ca
ll me
Mum
my.
I ca
ll thi
s the
police
spo
t wh
ich r
eminds
me of
when
we
wer
e stop
ped
by the
polic
e wh
en a
frien
d an
d I
were
stop
ped
by the
polic
e bec
ause
we w
ere ca
rryin
g my
TV
back
fro
m the
repa
ir s
hop.
Th
e po
lice re
fused
to beli
eve
us a
nd m
y fr
iend
was
arre
sted
. W
ith n
o on
e to
hel
p I
had
to lea
ve the
TV
in the
Stre
et.
?
??
?
$
$
$?
?
?
$
$
SHOP
PING
who
do
i mee
t?
Whe
re i
shop
$M
EMOR
IES
Or e
xper
ienc
esWhe
re i
live
THIN
GS I
NOTI
CE
Vict
oria
Rd
.
Edw
ard
Rd.
Mai
n Rd
.
Thor
nton
Rd
.
Mon
mou
th
Rd.
Miln
er A
ve
Hermans Str.Co
rona
tion
Str.
Ludl
ow
Str.
Dublin
Rd.
Eric Pl.
Italia
n Rd
.
Mai
n Rd
.
8th Rd.
Mey
er R
d.
Johannes Rd.
Willie St.
Best St.Sol St.
Bernard St.
Annandale St.
Morris St.
Edith St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Tucker St.
Gold St.
Good St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Willie St.
Best St.
Sol St.
Bernard St.
Annandale St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Gold St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Tucker St.
Good St.
Morris St.
Edith St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Gold St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Tucker St.
Good St.
Edw
ard
Rd.
Vict
oria
Rd
.
Mai
n Rd
.
Laer
skoo
l Ch
ristia
an
de W
et
Chris
t The
Ki
ng
Cath
edra
l
A.B
. Xum
a H
ouse
Trev
or H
uddl
esto
n Ce
ntre
1st St.
2nd St.
3rd St.
4th St.
5th St.
8th Rd.
9th Rd.
Dowling
Ave.
Du Plessis S
t.
Shop
rite
Cent
re
Trio
mf N
G
Chur
ch
Her
ders
hof M
ansi
ons
Spar
ow S
choo
ls
Link
St.
Sout
h
Link
St.
Sout
h
Link
St.
Sout
h
Road
Link
4
Link
St.
North
Wes
tden
e Sp
ar
?
$
$?
$
?
$?$
$
?
$
$
$
$
JOHA
NNA
RUTH
GLAD
YS
EMILY
DIRK
JANE
TTE
CATH
Y
?
?
$
$
$?
?
$
$
who
do
i mee
t?
Whe
re i
shop
$M
EMOR
IES
Or e
xper
ienc
esWhe
re i
live
THIN
GS I
NOTI
CESH
OPPI
NG
93
94
95
96
Mdu
Rut
h
MrsB
otes
Car
ol
In th
e chu
rch w
e are
like
a
big fa
mily
, whi
ch w
ill
not p
ut yo
u do
wn n
or k
eep
thing
s fr
om y
ou. T
he
chur
ch h
as m
ade m
e a
bette
r per
son.
I feel p
eaceful an
d calm
at church. Som
e pe
ople com
e to
listen,
som
e just sit
and
whis-
per.
I guess its
really
an opp
ortunity to see
old frien
ds and
be to-
gether w
ith p
eopl
e.
Ther
e is
this
guy
who a
l-wa
ys g
ives
the p
astor
a pr
ob-
lem. T
he pa
stor j
ust l
ooks
at
him
and
all h
e say
s to
him
is ‘I
still
love y
ou a
s yo
u ar
e’.
I love
chu
rch bec
ause o
f the
com
-mun
ity it
has
cre
ated
. We al
l ha
ve
a co
mmon
beli
ef a
nd tha
t un
ites
us. I
disl
ike the
exp
ectat
ions of
perf
ection
ism. I
disl
ike hy
pocr
isy
(and
peo
ple wh
o do
n’t cha
nge wi
th the
tim
es).
The co
mmun
ity life at
chu
rch
mak
es m
y re
ligiou
s en
coun
-ter
grea
ter. T
here is
a sens
e of
bel
ongin
g to
someth
ing g
reat
er. I
t al
lows
me to
sta
y co
nnect
ed o
n a
deeper
lev
el. P
eople ar
e en
cour
-agem
ent to
eac
h ot
her –
we ar
e ab
le to
help
eac
h ot
her o
ut w
hen
we str
uggle
.
CHUR
CHES
Peop
le wh
o go to
Church
are
goo
d pre
tender
s (bu
t no
t all o
f them
). Church
tea
ches
us ethi
cal w
ays
of
life and m
ake us
adap
t to
the co
mmunity
.
What
is sp
ecial
abou
t the
Churc
h it’s
the vib
rant,
respectf
ul, am
using
, goa
l driven
, identity,
peace
, sys
tem
practice
and mo
re.
There
is a guy th
at sin
g ver
y lou
d and als
o ma
kes
sure
that h
e fin
ishes th
e win
e bef
ore anyo
ne ca
n have
any.
Vict
oria
Rd
.
Edw
ard
Rd.
Mai
n Rd
.
Thor
nton
Rd
.
Mon
mou
th
Rd.
Miln
er A
ve
Hermans Str.
Coro
natio
n St
r.
Ludl
ow
Str.
Dublin
Rd.
Eric Pl.
Italia
n Rd
.
Mai
n Rd
.
8th Rd.
Mey
er R
d.
Johannes Rd.
Willie St.
Best St.Sol St.
Bernard St.
Annandale St.
Morris St.
Edith St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Tucker St.
Gold St.
Good St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Willie St.
Best St.
Sol St.
Bernard St.
Annandale St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Gold St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Tucker St.
Good St.
Morris St.
Edith St.
Ray St.
Meyer St.
Gibson St.
Millar St.
Gold St.
Gerty St.
Bertha St.
Toby St.
Tucker St.
Good St.
Edw
ard
Rd.
Vict
oria
Rd
.
Mai
n Rd
.
Laer
skoo
l Ch
ristia
an
de W
et
Chris
t The
Ki
ng
Cath
edra
l
A.B
. Xum
a H
ouse
Trev
or H
uddl
esto
n Ce
ntre
1st St.
2nd St.
3rd St.
4th St.
5th St.
8th Rd.
9th Rd.
Dowling
Ave.
Du Plessis S
t.
Shop
rite
Cent
re
Trio
mf N
G
Chur
ch
Her
ders
hof M
ansi
ons
Spar
ow S
choo
ls
Link
St.
Sout
h
Link
St.
Sout
h
Link
St.
Sout
h
Road
Link
4
Link
St.
North
Wes
tden
e Sp
ar
Hermans Str.
Ludl
ow S
t
Vict
oria
Rd.
Sol St.
Meyer Rd.
2nd St
Toby St
Thor
nton
St
Bernard St.
Whe
re i
live
WHE
RE I
GO T
O CH
URCH
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106