HIV & AIDS MINISTRY BISHOP’S APPEAL LENT 2007

Why this appeal towards the HIV/Aids ministry?

The Anglican Province of Southern Africa has since 2003 sourced funding for all dioceses to take seriously the challenges posed by HIV and AIDS in our Region and to support our Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane's Vision, "to work towards an AIDS free society in a few decades". As a result, Bishop Brian and our Diocesan Management Team last year resolved that this year's Bishop's Appeal should go towards supporting the work of the Diocesan HIV and AIDS Ministry. The Anglican Province of Southern Africa requires each Diocese to also fund and support ongoing HIV and AIDS Ministry in addition to the funding from the Provincial Office.

HIV and AIDS remain the single biggest Pastoral problem challenging us as a Diocese and the Anglican Church of Southern Africa as a whole. Previous funding received from the Province to support this Ministry will run out by the middle of 2007. Therefore ongoing funding received from the Province is needed to enable the Diocese to continue to support the effective work done by Rev. Tsepo Matubatuba and the Diocesan HIV and AIDS Team. It is common policy that outside funders are never keen to finance overhead costs like Salaries and Office Costs, without which this Ministry is unable to be effectively coordinated and driven. As the ministry is done for Parishes and their communities, the Bishop's Appeal is made to the Parish members to support this ministry financially through planned sacrificial giving during Lent.

For those who would like to make significant contributions through the bank, the
bank details of the Diocese are given here. In the reference section indicate that it is for "HIV and AIDS Ministry".

May God bless you as you decide prayerfully to support this call to give generously towards this pandemic, which causes many deaths.

+Brian

 

Banking details:

Diocesan Finance Board

Account No. 001302337

Standard Bank

Smal Street Branch - 1805

Please remember to clearly mark it for “HIV and AIDS Ministry”.

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