Site Map

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index.htm: Main launch page: This site is being developed mainly to provide a service to the parish communities in the Diocese. Goals include the provision of computer facilities in all parishes and the empowerment of disadvantaged by training people in each parish to build and maintain their own web pages. This frameset is the main point for navigating the Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg web site. A non-frames sitemap is available.
Flor_stgab.html: Parish of St. Gabriel, Florida: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
alex_manche.html: St. Manche Masemola, Alexandra: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
alex_stmic.html: Parish of St. Michael and all angels, Alexandra: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
bishopbg.htm: Bishop Brian Germond: A brief profile.
bosmont.html: Parish of St. Luke, Bosmont: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
cathedral.html: Cathedral of St. Mary the Virgin: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
chrthek_cori.html: Parish of Christ the King, Coronationville: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
diep_stj.html: Parish of St. James, Diepkloof.: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
employme.htm: Employment Centre: NEED A MAID OR GARDENER? Contact St Paul's Employment Centre
events.htm: Forthcoming attractions.: Diary of events in and around the Diocese that lead to growth of individuals and community.
holyc_or.htm: Parish of Holy Cross, Orlando West: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
mainpoin.htm: Diocesan Vision: This page presents the 5 key points of the Diocesan vision.
migebeva.html: Parish of St. Michael & St. George, Bez Valley: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
mission.htm: Vision Statement: Full text of the Vision / Mission statement
parishes.htm: List of parishes: Phone, fax and e-mail addresses are supplied. Links are provided as applicable to pages with fuller details on this site, or to the parish's own web site.
roodep.htm: Parish of Roodepoort: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
sitenews.htm: Site news - changes, additions: Brief details of changes to the site with links to the new or updated pages.
sjevan.htm: St John the Evangelist : United Church: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
standken.htm: Parish of St Andrew, Kensington: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
standre_randb.html: Parish of St. Andrew, Randburg: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
standrpimv.html: Parish of St. Andrew's, Pimville: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
staug_mzimh.html: Parish of St. Augustine, Mzimhlophe: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stcath_bramley.html: Parish of St. Catherine, Bramley: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stfr_moroka.html: Parish of St. Francis, Moroka: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stgeorg_foch.html: Parish of St. George, Fochville: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
sthildas_sen.html: Parish of St. Hilda, Senaoane: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stjohns_hougt.html: Parish of St. John, Houghton: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stmar_limp.html: Parish of St Mary on the Limpopo, Hillbrow: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stmark_nr.html: Parish of St. Mark's, North Riding: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stmatt_emdn.html: Parish of St. Matthew, Emdeni: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stpaul_jabv.html: Parish of St. Paul, Jabavu: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stpaul_parkhu.html: Parish of St. Paul, Parkhurst: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stpeter_auck.html: Parish of St. Peter, Auckland Park: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stpeter_krug.html: Parish of St Peter, Krugersdorp.: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
struc_nav.html: Layout & navigation.: Notes on site layout & navigation buttons.
ststeph_sunng.html: Parish of St. Stephen, Sunninghill: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
stt_kagiso.html: Parish of St. Thomas, Kagiso: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
thomas_l.htm: Parish of St. Thomas, Linden: Contact details, staff, services, etc.
vacancies.html: Vacancies: Situations vacant and being advertised on the web.
vision.htm: Shared Vision of the Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg: This page presents the full text of the Diocesan vision.
yeoville.html: Parish of St. Aidan, Yeoville: Contact details, staff, services, etc.

adclerum/: Directory
adclerum/purpose.html: Ad Clerum : a monthly newsletter from the desk of the Bishop.: The Ad Clerum section of the site presents the last 12 monthly newsletters from the Bishop to clergy and other people. It contains spiritual direction as well as a diary of events. Letters older than 12 months are trimmed and added to http://www.cpsajoburg.org.za/bishsynetc/frame_bishjhb.htm
adclerum/200801.html: Ad Clerum : January 2008: Although the words, 'Greed is good,' were immortalised in the film, 'Wall Street,' the words simply echo those of stock speculator Ivan Boesky who, in his 1986 UCLA Berkeley's School of Business Administration Commencement speech, told the audience that 'greed is healthy.' Whether greed is, indeed, 'good' or 'healthy' is not really open to moral debate, but I think it is significant that the commencement audience cheered the words and film was an Oscar-winning box-office hit, 'Wall Street,' when one of its characters, Gordon Gekko, immortalised the words. And the Christmas consumer frenzy is ample proof that, no matter how morally reprehensible greed might be, 'greed is good'.
adclerum/200802.html: Ad Clerum : February 2008: In his book, 'The Strangest Way,' Robert Barron speaks of a lengthy pilgrimage to the Holy Land undertaken by seminarians at the theological seminary at which he teaches.
adclerum/200803.html: Ad Clerum : March 2008: I imagine that few of us are familiar with the name of Thomas Middleton (1580-1627), and there is probably little reason why we should. He was a contemporary of Shakespeare (1564-1616) and, like Shakespeare, a playwright.
adclerum/200804.html: Ad Clerum : April 2008: One of Spike Milligan's shortest, but most poignant poems reads, 'God made night, but man made darkness. I am afraid of the dark.' Night is natural, but the darkness of which he speaks is not.
adclerum/200805.html: Ad Clerum : May 2008: One further thought. The 'history of suffering' is not confined to Zimbabwe, but is everywhere. In our own country the number of those who still live in poverty and are hurting and angry at their ongoing exclusion from the economic growth of our and continues to rise; the cry of those who have been killed, raped, hurt or robbed are heard every day; the tears of those living with, or orphaned by, HIV / AIDS are seen in every congregation. God calls us to hear the cry of all who are traumatised and in pain and to do something about it.
adclerum/200806.html: Ad Clerum : June 2008: It is with great heaviness of heart that I write this reflection. The violence of the past weeks is reminiscent of that of our townships in flames during the 1980's and, even though the violence appears to be coming under control, the hurt and damage to people's lives is incalculable. And Jesus weeps.
adclerum/200807.html: Ad Clerum : July 2008: It was by sheer coincidence that the Sunday on which the bishop's letter was read - in which he instructs the diocese to hold a Service of Repentance - was also Refugee Sunday.
adclerum/Apr2007.html: Ad Clerum : April 2007: Having attended two conferences in as many months I feel as if I am experiencing an 'information overload' and now need space to process and absorb all that I have heard.
adclerum/Aug2007.html: Ad Clerum : August 2007: One of the 'must-see' films of 2007 must surely be the film, 'As it is in Heaven.' It is a story about spiritual awakening and transformation and the difference between true spirituality and mere religious conformity and practice.
adclerum/Dec2007.html: Ad Clerum : December 2007: This reflection began back in the Garden of Eden. It began as a springboard for a reflection on five central qualities of the Benedictine life, but rapidly took on a life of its own, catapulting me not into Benedict, but into the words of the 'J' writer who so profoundly reveals the heart of God.
adclerum/Feb2007.html: Ad Clerum : February 2007: One of our clergy came to chat to me the other day because in a conversation with clerical friends they had described him as a 'professional priest.'
adclerum/Jul2007.html: Ad Clerum : July 2007: I was asked by the Bishop to take responsibility for the Ad Clerum for this month, and he gave me the option to omit the meditation if I did not want to do one. I have opted to do one, and the only reasons for taking on this challenge is to keep this tradition ( which is so well done by +Brian each month ) alive, and to make you realise how much you have missed his meditation.
adclerum/Jun2007.html: Ad Clerum : June 2007: I was at a function recently where almost half the cars in the parking lot outside where luxury vehicles and where a few would have seen little, if any, change on R 1million. That got me thinking about the debate that has raged in our newspapers recently over the affluent lifestyles and 'conspicuous consumption' of some of our people, particularly amongst those who were previously disadvantaged.
adclerum/Mar2007.html: Ad Clerum : March 2007: In her talk, 'Spirituality in Ministry,' Rosalind Brown made an almost throwaway comment that struck me like a thunderbolt. I did not write down her exact words, but the gist of what she said was, 'Busyness is the single greatest obstacle to holiness.'
adclerum/May2007.html: Ad Clerum : May 2007: So many of you commented on my sermon at the Renewal of Vows service on Maundy Thursday and asked for a copy of my sermon text
adclerum/Nov2007.html: Ad clerum : November 2007: Mother Teresa is one of the great iconic figures of our age and so it is not surprising that when a book appears claiming that for almost 50 years she lived without sensing the presence of God in her life, it will arouse controversy.
adclerum/Oct2007.html: Ad Clerum : October 2007: A short while ago some items were stolen from a parish by someone who was a part of a group of Christian leaders. The theft caused a huge furore.
adclerum/Sep2007.html: Ad Clerum : September 2007: Almost as an aside in his book, 'The Jesus Way,' Eugene Peterson makes mention of some words in 2 Chronicles 26:15 about King Uzziah: 'And his fame spread far, for he was marvellously helped until he became strong.'

bishsynetc/: Directory
bishsynetc/purpose.html: Purpose of the section 'From Bishops, Synods, etc': From time to time our Bishops wish to communicate with all Christians in their care on matters of importance. This section of the site meets that need.
bishsynetc/200706strike.html: Diocesan comment on the public service strike of June 2007: To be read at all services in all parishes on Sunday 17 July 2007.
bishsynetc/acns3450.html: Anglican Communion News Service 3450: The Primates of the Anglican Communion send this pastoral letter to all bishops, clergy and people of our churches, with the desire that it be read or distributed at public worship on the Feast of Pentecost, 2003.
bishsynetc/acns4007.html: Anglican Church News Service 4007: Meeting in Kwazulu Natal, the Synod of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa passed a resolution 'to work tirelessly to eradicate from our churches and communities the sin of stigma which continues to undermine the implementation of an holistic and comprehensive strategy to minister to people infected with, or otherwise directly affected by, HIV and AIDS and to combat further the spread of this pandemic.'
bishsynetc/archcant01.html: Open letter from Archbishop of Canterbury: The Archbishop of Canterbury has sent an open letter to the bishops of the Anglican Communion, in advance of the Lambeth Conference 2008.
bishsynetc/archct1.html: From the Archbishop of Cape Town: This page lists, and provides links to, material from the Archbishop of Cape Town.
bishsynetc/archct10.html: Ad Laos Feb 2004: The election of John Chane as Bishop of Washington presented us with an opportunity to review the companion relationship that existed between the Dioceses of Cape Town and Washington.
bishsynetc/archct10b.html: Partnership agreement; Washington Diocese and CPSA: Image of the co-operation agreement between the Diocese of Cape Town and washington.
bishsynetc/archct11.html:: The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, Njongonkulu Ndungane has called for the understanding and patience of the church community in Africa in the wake of criticism by the African Provinces of the Ordination of openly gay persons.
bishsynetc/archct12.html: Ndungane in two high powered British discussions on AIDS: Against the backdrop of the British Prime Minister's new Commission for of the EU next year, Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane has been invited to attend a high level roundtable and discussions at Windsor Castle.
bishsynetc/archct13.html: Ndungane in two high powered British discussions on AIDS: The Archbishop of Cape Town and head of the Anglican Church in Southern Africa will lead a global delegation to Swaziland next week. (8-10 July 2004).
bishsynetc/archct14.html: Statement on the Windsor Report by Njongonkulu Ndungane Archbishop of Cape Town: Today is an important day for the Anglican Communion. I want to begin by congratulating Archbishop Robin Eames and the members of the Lambeth Commission for producing such a comprehensive Report in such a short time, and in such testing circumstances.
bishsynetc/archct15.html: Press release: Statement on the Windsor Report Issued by The Most Rev Njongonkulu Ndungane Archbishop of Cape Town: The Lambeth Commission, set up to consider disagreements within the Anglican Community, has called for a halt to the public blessing of same sex relationships, and for no more actively gay bishops. The 'Windsor Report', issued today in London, also criticises bishops who have responded to the row by acting in areas outside their jurisdiction.
bishsynetc/archct16.html: On the recent Tsunami: 'Archbishop, where is God in this tragedy?' I have been asked this many times since the earthquake and tsunamis. My first answer is this. We have a God who weeps with us, wherever there is suffering and pain.
bishsynetc/archct17.html: Media statement following the Primates' Meeting: This week's meeting of the Primates of the Anglican Communion has been one of the hardest I have ever attended.
bishsynetc/archct18.html: CPSA : Statement on same-sex relationships.: We, the Bishops of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (Anglican), meeting in Kempton Park 2-5 May 2005, wish to address our clergy and people on the matter of marriage and same-sex relationships.
bishsynetc/archct19.html: Statement on the release of the UN report on Zimbabwe: The Anglican Church in Southern Africa has begun a relief fund for those in Zimbabwe affected by Operation Murambatsvina and has donated R250,000 to start it off.
bishsynetc/archct2.html: Article for the Church Times : Archbishop of Cape Town: 'Gay Bishops: For or Against?' asked a South African current affairs programme. Reducing issues to stark polarisations may make good television, but it is not a constructive approach for the Church to take on this, or any other, disagreement.
bishsynetc/archct20.html: Letter to Church Times: The plight of the people of Zimbabwe is heart-breaking. Already bruised, broken and crushed by oppression and economic hardship before the elections, they are now even more divided, despondent and, in many cases, hopeless than they were before.
bishsynetc/archct3.html: Gene Robinson : consecration: The controversy that has arisen in the Anglican Communion is based on the fact that the Lambeth Conference 1998 passed a resolution that said no to same-sex unions. The question now is why did ECUSA go against that decision? The answer is that Lambeth and other instruments of unity within the communion have moral force but they do not lay down Anglican laws and regulations. It is the prerogative of each province to lay down laws and regulations for its governance.
bishsynetc/archct4.html: Ndungane on Nigeria severing ties with ECUSA: If these reports are accurate, my prayer is that the Nigerian bishops will come to reconsider their action and await the outcome of the commission established by the worldwide Communion.
bishsynetc/archct5.html: On the rugby fiasco, by Archbishop Ndungane.: The archbishop, who is an avid fan and prays hard for the team before big matches, was visibly upset when shown photographs of the players that were taken at the training camp where they were commanded to strip and subjected, at gun point, to what he views as physical torture.
bishsynetc/archct6.html: Archbishop Ndungane on Pres. Mbeki meeting Pres. Mugabe: I would like to congratulate our President, Thabo Mbeki, on his recent initiative in meeting with President Robert Mugabe and Mr Morgan Tsvangirai in Harare.
bishsynetc/archct7.html: Statement on the proposed Wild Coast N2 Toll Road by Archbishop Ndungane.: We know government is committed to creating employment and sustainable development for the people of South Africa. We wholeheartedly support it in these endeavours.
bishsynetc/archct8.html: New Year Message from Archbishop Ndungane: As we begin our 10th year of democracy, there is much for our transforming nation to be proud of and a solid platform of achievement from which to set new standards and objectives.
bishsynetc/archct9.html: Article for the Church Times : Anglicans appoint new executive officer.: Geoff Davies, formerly Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Umzimvubu, is the new executive officer of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa (CPSA) and his focus will be on mission work, with particular emphasis on creating a separate Province for Mozambique and Angola.
bishsynetc/bishjhb1.html: From the Bishop of Johannesburg: This page lists, and gives links for, articles on this site authored by the Bishop of Johannesburg.
bishsynetc/bishjhb10.html: AD CLERUM - May 2003: I began my last Ad Clerum with the words, '. . . the first casualty in war is truth,' words written a week before the invasion of Iraq. The subsequent events have only served to illustrate the truth of those words.
bishsynetc/bishjhb11.html: AD CLERUM - June 2003: One of the many things I learned in community organising is that leadership is influence. Leaders, by word and example, influence others and inspire them to follow.
bishsynetc/bishjhb12.html: AD CLERUM - August 2003: At the institution of Fr. Dan Molwantwa as rector of St Peter's, Krugersdorp, their liturgical committee inserted an additional section committing both priest and parish to the Diocesan Vision. It was a nice touch and beautifully worded in words that echo the closing words of the vision itself:
bishsynetc/bishjhb13.html: Ad Clerum : July 2003: In the gospel of John we read of Greeks who came to Philip saying,
bishsynetc/bishjhb14.html: AD CLERUM - September 2003: In a recent conversation with a retired priest, he commented that he and some other retired clergy had been lamenting the lack of prayerfulness apparent in our ministry as clergy. He said that they felt that we as clergy are too busy with non-essentials and just don't have the time to be effective spiritual leaders.
bishsynetc/bishjhb15.html: AD CLERUM - October 2003: I mention this, not so much as a tribute to him, but by way of reminding us of what I was saying last month - that the process of living 'in Christ', is neither mechanical nor automatic, but demands a willingness and commitment to stand firm 'in Christ.'
bishsynetc/bishjhb16.html: AD CLERUM - November 2003: Over the past two months, my letters to you have been meditations on life 'in Christ' - an attempt to catch a glimpse into that awesome mystery in which we are surrounded, enfolded and interpenetrated, both by the Holy Spirit of God and by the whole people of God.
bishsynetc/bishjhb17.html: Ad Clerum : December 2003: All history is measured in relation to the birth of Jesus. We speak in terms of BC and AD or, more commonly today, the Common Era. But, whatever words we use, the point of change remains the birth of Jesus.
bishsynetc/bishjhb18.html: Dec 2004 ; from Bishop Brian.: We welcome you as we journey together, a pilgrim people being transformed from one degree of glory to the next. May this site be an oasis along the way, a place where we can more truly become a visible image of the invisible God, and where we learn to see Christ in each other until every home becomes a church, every child becomes the Christ-child, and all food and drink become a sacrament, a foretaste of the heavenly banquet.
bishsynetc/bishjhb19.html: AD CLERUM - January 2004: I wish you all a happy New Year and pray that 2004 will be a year of blessing for us all. Because I do not want to interrupt what I hope is a quieter, more reflective time after the business of Christmas, this will be a shorter, more reflective Ad Clerum with the focus on spiritual, rather than business matters.
bishsynetc/bishjhb2.html: Message from Bishop Brian: Our new website has just celebrated its first anniversary - we went live on 17th April 2002. The site has grown dramatically with the addition of new pages and new sections as more people find value in publishing their facts and resources, dates and venues on the site.
bishsynetc/bishjhb20.html: Ad Clerum - February 2004: The picture, which poked fun at the conveyor-belt stream of weddings that takes place in many churches and the kinds of guests that they attract, offered some uncomfortable insights into the way the church is sometimes perceived by the world. But it was the putting together of the puzzle that was really instructive and provided the real food for thought.
bishsynetc/bishjhb21.html: Ad Clerum March 2004: The last couple of weeks have been intensely focussed on our diocesan Benedictine retreats and, with Ash Wednesday falling in the middle of one of them, it is perhaps appropriate to begin by quoting what St Benedict had to say about Lent in the 49th Chapter of his Rule.
bishsynetc/bishjhb22.html: Ad Clerum : April 2004: Two of my closest friends are struggling with the fact that close members of their family are dying. For one the onset of the illness has been sudden and harsh, for the other it has been a slow and gradual process, but for each of them, and for their families, there has been the hard and painful process of confronting the inevitability and finality of death.
bishsynetc/bishjhb23.html: AD CLERUM - May 2004: The other day I came across a most disturbing article in a magazine. Its title was innocuous - something like 'The Anglican Communion: An Update' - but there were a number of things about the article that I found deeply distressing.
bishsynetc/bishjhb24.html: Ad Clerum : June 2004: Our Diocesan Conference to mark the end of the first year of our vision implementation has come and gone. And what a celebration it was.
bishsynetc/bishjhb25.html: Ad Clerum - Jul 2004: In his book, 'In Search of a Way,' Gerald Hughes describes a visit to Taize, France where he found himself wondering why it was that so many churches are almost empty except for a small faithful core of elderly people, while Taize which is in a remote corner of France cannot accommodate the thousands of young people who come from all over the world to worship there.
bishsynetc/bishjhb26.html: Ad Clerum : August 2004: A parishioner once confided in me that she struggled to relate to me (and my preaching) because I was one of those fortunate people who never had any problems in life and who made following Jesus seem so easy. I remember being deeply shocked because nothing could have been further from the truth.
bishsynetc/bishjhb27.html: Ad Clerum : September 2004: The Danish theologian and philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, said in his book, 'Purity of Heart,' that theatre is made up of 3 elements: the actors on the stage, the prompters behind them who give the actors their cues and remind them of their lines, and then beyond the footlights, the audience who have come to be entertained.
bishsynetc/bishjhb28.html: Ad Clerum : October 2004: We spent our time away in Namibia, a wonderful, beautiful country whose desolate, desert spaces I find so enormously conducive to prayer.
bishsynetc/bishjhb29.html: Dec 2004 ; from Bishop Brian.: It's a bad world, Donatus, an incredibly bad world. But I have discovered in the midst of it a quiet and peaceable people who have found a great secret.
bishsynetc/bishjhb3.html: Jan 2004 ; from Bishop Brian.: Since the very beginning, God has been calling his people to new life and inviting them into the place of transformation. God speaks to us in scripture, but also in the words of others.
bishsynetc/bishjhb30.html: DIOCESAN CONFERENCE 2005: We live in exciting times - in our country and in our Diocese. We are proud to be South African; we are proud to be a part of this diocese. We have much to be proud of: we might be a small diocese geographically, but there is nothing small about us.
bishsynetc/bishjhb31.html: Ad Clerum : November 2004: The Windsor Report of the Lambeth Commission was published on 18 October. To the disappointment of some, it made no great and dramatic pronouncements on human sexuality, but rather, as was its brief, focussed on the issue of division within the church and the challenge of restoring the bonds of unity. Although it is a long report it deserves careful reading for it has much to say to us.
bishsynetc/bishjhb32.html: Ad Clerum : December 2004: After a period of time, the parish planned a liturgy of repentance and identified key leaders in the parish to pray the prayers of repentance. A date was set (a Saturday) and the congregation was asked to spend the morning in prayer and fasting while the leaders met to seek God's forgiveness.
bishsynetc/bishjhb33.html: Ad Clerum, January 2005: In his book Living on the Border of the Holy William Countryman says that if we want to make sense of ordained ministry we must not begin with ordination, nor with the ministry of all believers, but with what he insists is 'the priesthood of all humanity'.
bishsynetc/bishjhb34.html: Ad Clerum : February 2005: At our last clergy day a number of you asked me to spell out more clearly the meaning of the key points of our Diocesan Vision. Therefore, for the next few months I will use this section of the Ad Clerum to address each of the main points of the Vision.
bishsynetc/bishjhb35.html: Ad Clerum : March 2005: Last month I tried to say something about the ministry of all believers. This month I want to say something about the second of the main points of our vision: spiritual formation.
bishsynetc/bishjhb36.html: Ad Clerum : April 2005: Over the past two months I tried to say something about the ministry of all believers and spiritual formation. This month I want to say something about the third of the main points of our vision: visionary servant leadership.
bishsynetc/bishjhb37.html: Ad Clerum : May 2005: These thoughts were originally meant to be posted on our web-site to inform and stimulate our debate on the role of the clergy. Unfortunately time constraints have meant that this has become the meditation for the Ad Clerum. My meditations on the key points of the vision will resume in June.
bishsynetc/bishjhb38.html: Youth Conference 2006. Address by Bishop Brian Germond.: 'There is great cause for worry, since many youth do not find a home in our church any more. Must this be seen against the bigger framework of secularisation; have we as adults lost credibility among the youth, or can it be ascribed to the fact that youth have been repeatedly called the ‘church of the future,' which implies that they do not enjoy any space within the adult congregation? We have to deal with these and many other questions.'
bishsynetc/bishjhb39.html: Ad Clerum : June 2005: Last month I interrupted the series of meditations on the main points of our vision to say something about our role as clergy. This month I want to say something about the fourth main point of our vision: vibrant Christian community.
bishsynetc/bishjhb4.html: Ad Clerum Nov 2002: For over a century, prophetic voices have lamented the decline of Western civilization, a decline that has become more and more apparent with the passage of time. It is said, that when Mahatma Gandhi was asked what he thought of Western civilization, he responded, 'I think it would be a very good thing.'
bishsynetc/bishjhb40.html: Ad Clerum, July 2005: We began the main points of our Diocesan Vision by looking at the ministry of all believers (1). This led us inward to spiritual formation (2) through visionary servant leadership(3) in vibrant Christian community (4). But this, in turn, takes us a full circle back into the world with the last of the main points of our vision: focussed outreach.
bishsynetc/bishjhb41.html: Ad Clerum : August 2005: Learning about the role of clergy from Dionysius the Areopagite
bishsynetc/bishjhb42.html: Ad Clerum : September 2005: In recent years the concept of prayer warriors has gained tremendous popularity. It is a lay movement of women and men who believe in the power of prayer and commit themselves to soaking the church and the world in prayer. Of course, this is not new - throughout history both church and world have been carried by the prayers of those, usually in monastic orders, who have devoted themselves to such prayer.
bishsynetc/bishjhb43.html: Ad Clerum - October 2005: Recently, while preparing for a meeting, I came across an interesting article on the spiritual formation programme of the Duke University Divinity School. Stressing that theological education is about forming people for ministry, they ask their students.
bishsynetc/bishjhb44.html: Ad Clerum : Nov 2005: In the Carmina Gadelica, a collection of Celtic oral tradition, one old woman is recorded as saying, 'When the image of the God of life is born into the world, I put three drops of water on the child's forehead.' Those three drops of water are what she calls 'the birth-baptism' which precedes the baptism of the church. It is a private, but symbolic act that acknowledges this child as a gift of God who will live 'shielded, surrounded and succoured' by God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
bishsynetc/bishjhb45.html: Ad Clerum : December 2005: In scripture the verb 'create' is used exclusively to describe the work of God. God creates, we cannot. We can only share in the wonder of God's creation, not as spectators, but as participants in it through birth.
bishsynetc/bishjhb46.html: Ad Clerum : Jan 2006: I wonder whether it has ever struck you that the Christian bible ends exactly the same way as it starts, with a vision of paradise.
bishsynetc/bishjhb47.html: Ad Clerum : Feb 2006: In his book 'Amusing Ourselves to Death', Neil Postman explores the way in which television has changed the face of that public discourse 'from something generally coherent, serious, and rational,' into 'something shrivelled and absurd'.
bishsynetc/bishjhb48.html: Ad Clerum : March 2006: The Jewish understanding of our stewardship of creation is often expressed in the term tikkum olam - the repair of the world.
bishsynetc/bishjhb49.html: Bishop's Lent appeal; 2007: Appeal for funding to the HIV/Aids project.
bishsynetc/bishjhb5.html: Ad Clerum Dec 2002: For many years I have been in the habit of praying the newspaper poster placards at the side of the road as I drive along. They are material for deep meditation and introspection and lead one easily into prayer.
bishsynetc/bishjhb50.html: Ad Clerum : April 2006: Learning from the Jewish tradition concerning Rosh Hashana.
bishsynetc/bishjhb51.html: Ad Clerum : May 2006: Every now and again one comes across a simple, serendipitous book that leaves you feeling enriched by the reading of it and encouraged in your own journey through life. Susan has just read one such book, 'Random Act' by Cindi Broaddus.
bishsynetc/bishjhb52.html: Ad Clerum : June 2006: At our recent Episcopal Synod at the newly and wonderfully renovated Modderpoort, one of our Bishops spoke about a conference on mission and church growth that he attended in Kenya. He quoted one of the speakers there as saying, 'Christianity in Africa is a mile wide, but only an inch deep.'
bishsynetc/bishjhb54.html: Ad Clerum : August 2006: In his book, 'Reaching Out,' Henri Nouwen tells of an ordinand who is killed just as he completes his studies and is about to begin his ministry.
bishsynetc/bishjhb55.html: Ad Clerum : September 2006: Recent scholarship has challenged the once widely accepted view that the Catholic Church in England was so decayed that some sort of radical reformation was both necessary and inevitable.
bishsynetc/bishjhb56.html: Ad Clerum : October 2006: During the course of leading a Benedictine Experience Retreat recently one of the retreatants suddenly asked me, 'What does the Rule have to say about comforting God?'
bishsynetc/bishjhb57.html: Ad Clerum : November 2006: Charles Handy, writing for the business world, has written extensively about the pressures and demands of the workplace in a rapidly changing world and of the way those demands can consume and dehumanise us.
bishsynetc/bishjhb58.html: Ad Clerum : December 2006: Ethiopia is not a country one would normally associate with a Christian pilgrimage. The Coptic Church is a church rooted in the Semitic tradition and whose understanding of the Christian faith is very different from that of the Western churches which were strongly influenced by Greek thought. But as a church which claims to have been established by St Mark, its history as a church, and its buildings, are the oldest in Africa.
bishsynetc/bishjhb59.html: Ad Clerum : January 2007: The other day, when I was meditating on Mary's response to the Archangel Gabriel at the Annunciation, it suddenly struck me that when Mary says those wonderful words of submission, she doesn't really have any concept of what those words will mean.
bishsynetc/bishjhb6.html: Ad Clerum Jan 2003: Epiphany is the perfect feast with which to begin a new calendar year. It represents all that is wise, all that is noble, and powerful and rich, kneeling before that which has been revealed and made visible - a ragamuffin urchin of a Christ child in the rural poverty of a Kwa-Zulu Bethlehem.d
bishsynetc/bishjhb60.html: Ad Clerum : February 2007: One of our clergy came to chat to me the other day because in a conversation with clerical friends they had described him as a 'professional priest.'
bishsynetc/bishjhb61.html: Ad Clerum : March 2007: In her talk, 'Spirituality in Ministry,' Rosalind Brown made an almost throwaway comment that struck me like a thunderbolt. I did not write down her exact words, but the gist of what she said was, 'Busyness is the single greatest obstacle to holiness.'
bishsynetc/bishjhb62.html: Ad Clerum : April 2007: Having attended two conferences in as many months I feel as if I am experiencing an 'information overload' and now need space to process and absorb all that I have heard.
bishsynetc/bishjhb63.html: Ad Clerum : May 2007: So many of you commented on my sermon at the Renewal of Vows service on Maundy Thursday and asked for a copy of my sermon text
bishsynetc/bishjhb64.html: Ad Clerum : June 2007: I was at a function recently where almost half the cars in the parking lot outside where luxury vehicles and where a few would have seen little, if any, change on R 1million. That got me thinking about the debate that has raged in our newspapers recently over the affluent lifestyles and 'conspicuous consumption' of some of our people, particularly amongst those who were previously disadvantaged.
bishsynetc/bishjhb65.html: Letter to Rectors and Church Wardens, 18 June 2008: The events of the past weeks have been a source of immense pain not only for those who were victims of the violence, but also for all of us who have held the dream of a Rainbow nation.
bishsynetc/bishjhb66.html: Ad Clerum : July 2007: I was asked by the Bishop to take responsibility for the Ad Clerum for this month, and he gave me the option to omit the meditation if I did not want to do one. I have opted to do one, and the only reasons for taking on this challenge is to keep this tradition ( which is so well done by +Brian each month ) alive, and to make you realise how much you have missed his meditation.
bishsynetc/bishjhb7.html: Ad Clerum Feb 2003: In his book, 'Courageous Leadership', Bill Hybels tells of how as a college student, he took a required course in New Testament Studies in order to complete his degree - a course so boring that he thought its greatest challenge would be, the challenge of trying to stay awake. But at the end of the first lecture, the professor stepped out from behind the lectern and said,
bishsynetc/bishjhb8.html: Ad Clerum Mar 2003: The book, 'Letters from the Heart,' is a collection of letters written by John Main to the Friends of their Benedictine Priory in Montreal, Canada. Though the letters are chatty and newsy, they are filled with gems of spiritual wisdom, and it is a few of these that I want to focus on this month.
bishsynetc/bishjhb9.html: Ad Clerum : April 2003: It has often been said that the first casualty in war is truth. It would probably be equally true to say that the first casualty in anything is truth. Truth is a disposable commodity in our broken world. And then the significance of that statement struck me. Jesus said, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life.' The first casualty is Jesus.
bishsynetc/christmas.html: Celebrating Unique Christian Spirituality: At Christmas the world is confronted with a reality it cannot change. Whether we believe it or not, whether we like it or not, Jesus Christ was born and we cannot alter that fact.
bishsynetc/coll_stu_01.html: College life: One of the funny things that I will always remember happened just the other day when my friend had to ring the Angelus at 12pm.
bishsynetc/ltc1.html: Letters to churches: Page listing general letters to church members that may be found on this site.
bishsynetc/provsyn.html: Provincial Synod 2002: Links to documents on the web.
bishsynetc/schwartz1.html: Servant of the Servants of God: A Pastor's Spirituality. Robert M Schwartz.: Nothing has surprised me as much as the power that lay people have in my life as a priest. For a long time my theology insisted that this should be true.
bishsynetc/sundoc.htm: Diocesan Synod Documents to be made public: Copies of documents presented to Diocesan Synod - including the presentation by Arnold Smit.
bishsynetc/synodagenda.html: Notice of Synod and Agenda: Diocesan Synod, 2005.
bishsynetc/synodrep.html: Report on Diocesan Synod, 2002: It is clear that everyone believes that reducing the amount of conflict in our Diocese would create a significant capacity for growth.

book_reviews/: Directory
book_reviews/purpose.html: Book Launch Page: Book reviews are listed and cross-referenced under themes as well as authors.
book_reviews/by_bibles.html: Book theme : Bibles: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Bibles. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_biography.html: Book theme : Biographies: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Biographies. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_churchgrowth.html: Book theme : Church growth: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Church Growth. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_deathanddying.html: Book theme : Death and Dying: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Death and dying. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_ethics.html: Book theme : Ethics: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Ethics. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_eucharist.html: Book theme : Eucharist: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Eucharist. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_history.html: Book theme : History: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme History. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_leadership.html: Book theme : Leadership: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Leadership. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_ministry.html: Book theme : Ministry: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Ministry. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_mysticism.html: Book theme : Mysticism: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Mysticism. It includes links to the full index by authors.
book_reviews/by_names.html: Books : Index by Authors: This page is the index by authors of book reviews on the site. It includes links to thematic cross references.
book_reviews/by_spirituality.html: Book theme : Spirituality: This page is the index of book reviews on the site with the theme Spirituality. It includes links to the full index by authors.

database/: Directory
database/purpose.htm: Overview : Social Concerns Database: Parish activities : Social Concern outreach.
database/dir_care_1.html: Directory of Care Givers in Your Community : Linden and surrounds.: Second edition, September 2005. Indexed list of activities of churches in the [Ecumenical] Linden Minister's Fraternal.

database/bab_orph/: Directory
database/bab_orph/purpose.htm: Social Concerns database : Babies & orphans: Parish activities focussed primarily on caring for babies and orphans. Best navigated via the frameset of related pages.
database/bab_orph/h_of_hope.html: Hearts of Hope.: Non Profit Organisation for abandoned children & child-headed households. Homes are at various locations.
database/bab_orph/masphane.html: Masphane Children in Need: Orphans at Khanyisweni Children’s Home, Yeoville. Babies under supervision of Dept. of Welfare, in need of temporary care.

database/clinics/: Directory
database/clinics/purpose.htm: Social Concerns database : Clinics: The projects listed here provide primary health care services.
database/clinics/benmore1.html: Social Concerns Database : Clinics, Blue Cross Clinic: Provides primary health care and full counselling services.

database/counselling/: Directory
database/counselling/purpose.htm: Social Concerns database : Counselling: This section of the site details activities within parishes that may complement the help available through anglicare.
database/counselling/bryanston1.html: Social Concerns Database : counselling, Bryanston: Face to face lay counselling covering all areas of need.
database/counselling/parkview1.html: Social concern database - Counselling : Parkview area: Organises workshops and arranges speakers on social issues.
database/counselling/ptownn1.html: Social concern database - Counselling : Parktown North area: This project provides a counsellor, who attends the HIV clinic in Parkhurst every Friday.

database/education/: Directory
database/education/purpose.htm: Social Concerns database : Education: This section will, with time, expand to cover all aspects of life-skills and formal education for people - from primary school through to matric and adult education.
database/education/benmore1.html: Social Concerns Database : Adult education, sewing: Offers needlework (only sewing) training to anyone from beginners to those with experience in sewing, who wish to learn more.
database/education/benmore2.html: Social Concerns Database : Education, literacy: Two multilingual teachers teach the students to read and write in their own language first and then in English.
database/education/linden1.html: Social Responsibility Database; Education, Linden: For people interested in being a child-minder, running a play-group, working in a creche or nursery school.
database/education/masphane.html: Masphane Youth Education: Provides tutoring and life skills training on Saturdays to the grade 10,11 and 12 pupils of New Nation School.
database/education/optimus.html: Optimus : Education for adults and youth: For educationally disadvantaged adults and out-of-school youth.
database/education/saxonw1.html: Vuleka: For children of domestic workers in the Saxonwold area, between the ages of 3 to 6, who are in need of affordable pre-schooling.

database/foodfeednut/: Directory
database/foodfeednut/purpose.htm: Social Concerns database : food feeding and nutrition: This section of the site lists feeding schemes for those who do not have enough food and gives details of where e-pap may be bought.
database/foodfeednut/benmore1.html: Social Concerns Database : Food & feeding, Benmore: For the unemployed of Benmore and surrounds, who are looking for work.
database/foodfeednut/linden1.html: Social Concerns Database : food, feeding & nutrition, e-pap: St Thomas is a registered agent for e-pap.
database/foodfeednut/linden2.html: Social Concerns Database : food feeding & nutrition; soup kitchen: For homeless and unemployed persons in Linden and environs
database/foodfeednut/ptownn1.html: Social Concerns Database : food, feeding & nutrition, e-pap: E-pap Distributor.

database/hbc/: Directory
database/hbc/purpose.htm: Social Concerns database : Home Based Care: Projects addressing the need for training of people to give home-based care.
database/hbc/benmore1.html: Social Concerns Database :: For anyone wanting training in home based care.
database/hbc/masphane.html: Masphane Home Based Care: Anyone in Braamfontein area in need of home care and/or counselling.
database/hbc/parkview1.html: Parkview Home Based Care: Training in home based care

database/homel_unemp/: Directory
database/homel_unemp/purpose.htm: Social Concerns database : Homeless and unemployed.: Projects helping people help themselves and become self sufficient.
database/homel_unemp/benmore1.html: Employment Introductory Service: For the homeless and unemployed.
database/homel_unemp/op_relief.html: Operation Relief - for the homeless & unemployed: For the homeless and unemployed in the Parkview, Parktown, Westcliff and Rosebank areas.
database/homel_unemp/parkview2.html: Parkview People - a car parking project: A car parking project.
database/homel_unemp/parkview3.html: Social Concern Database - Soup kitchen : Parkview area: For the homeless and unemployed.
database/homel_unemp/parkview4.html: Shower facilities : Parkview area: For the homeless and unemployed.
database/homel_unemp/pkhurst1.html: St Paul's Employment Centre: Unemployed domestic workers, gardeners, child-minders, drivers and cooks looking for part-time or full-time work.
database/homel_unemp/ptownn1.html: Social Concerns Database : Homeless & unemployed - Craft group: The group produce sewing and beadwork which they can sell themselves.

dioc_structs/: Directory
dioc_structs/purpose.htm: An overview of the portfolio structures.: Portfolios : organising the work of the Diocese.
dioc_structs/admin.html: Administration Portfolio Team.: Overview of the role of the Diocesan Administration Portfolio team within the Diocese of Johannesburg.
dioc_structs/angcare3.htm: Talk at St. Thomas : Aug 2002: Transcript of a talk by an Anglicare Counsellor outlining the services offered.
dioc_structs/chapter.html: Chapter of the Diocese: An outline of the composition and purpose of Chapter, one of the Diocesan structures.
dioc_structs/coach1.html: COACH : Coalition Of Anglican Children's Homes; who we are: An introduction to the Coalition of Anglican Children's Homes (COACH)
dioc_structs/coach2.html: COACH : Coalition Of Anglican Children's Homes; St. George: An overview of St. George's home, a member of the Coalition of Anglican Children's Homes (COACH)
dioc_structs/coach3.html: COACH: Coalition Of Anglican Children's Homes; St. Joseph and St. Nicholas: An overview of St. Joseph and St. Nicholas home, a member of the Coalition of Anglican Children's Homes (COACH)
dioc_structs/coach4.html: COACH : Coalition Of Anglican Children's Homes; contact us.: Contact details for the Coalition of Anglican Children's Homes (COACH).
dioc_structs/coach5.html: COACH : Coalition Of Anglican Children's Homes; a place of safety: A Place of Safety : A poem workshopped by youth at St. Joseph's Home, one of the Anglican Coalition of Children's Homes (COACH).
dioc_structs/comms.html: Diocesan communication: Contact details for the diocesan office and various structures within the diocese.
dioc_structs/finboard.html: Finance board of the Diocese: Brief details of the Diocesan Finance Board, one of the structures in the Anglican Diocese of Johannesburg.
dioc_structs/insurance.html: Diocesan insurance: Contact details for the diocesan office and various structures within the diocese.
dioc_structs/mfp1.html: Section 1 of the Ministry Formation Portfolio.: Continuing ministry formation..
dioc_structs/mfp2.html: Section 2 of the Ministry Formation Portfolio.: Training for the Ordained Ministry.
dioc_structs/mfp3.html: Section 3 of the Ministry Formation Portfolio.: Ongoing Clergy Formation..
dioc_structs/minform.html: Work of the Ministry Formation Portfolio.: Overview of the role of the Ministry Formation Portfolio.
dioc_structs/office.htm: Diocesan Office: Contact details for the diocesan office and brief details of services provided.
dioc_structs/ret_vills.htm: Diocesan Retirement Villages: List of retirement villages run by the diocese of Johannesburg, and links to non-diocesan resources.
dioc_structs/schools.htm: Diocesan Schools: List of Diocesan schools in the Diocese of Johannesburg, with contact details.
dioc_structs/trustees.html: Trustees of the Diocese: An outline of the function of the board of trustees in the Diocese of Johannesburg.

environment/: Directory
environment/purpose.htm: Environmental issues : Purpose statement: The Social Concerns : Environment section of the site presents information useful to the parish environment representatives.
environment/environment.htm: On the WSSD, 2002: Links to some sites about the World Summit of Sustainable Development, plus some material on this site.
environment/sceptics_ of_WSSD.htm: Sceptics stick it to the WSSD: Scepticism about the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
environment/sermon1.html: Sermon by Prof. Kevin Balkwill, 5 June 2005: Sermon for St Thomas' Linden on World Environment Day, 5 June 2005
environment/tundra_melt.html: Siberian tundra melting.: Report published by the Guardian, UK on the melting permafrost in Siberia.
environment/waste1.html: Recycling solid waste around Johannesburg.: Where to do it.
environment/waste2.html: Recycling solid waste around Johannesburg.: Oil collection in practice at one of the sites.
environment/waste3.html: Recycling solid waste around Johannesburg.: Plastic collection in practice at one of the sites.
environment/waste4.html: Recycling solid waste around Johannesburg.: E-waste collection in practice at one of the sites.
environment/waste5a.html: Recycling solid waste around Johannesburg.: From garden waste to compost sales; a story in 4 parts.
environment/webwatch.htm: Web Watch : Recommended sites to surf: Links to useful web sites for parish environment representatives.

grow_church/: Directory
grow_church/purpose.html: Church Growth Section : purpose statement.: The Church Growth section of the site presents information relating to diocesan response to the call to mission.
grow_church/Report_2006.html: Parish of St. Thomas' Kagiso.: Report on the Mission Week 2006.
grow_church/webwatch.html: Web sites for Church Growth: Links to selected web sites relating to the church as a whole.

grow_person/: Directory
grow_person/purpose.html: Introducing the Spiritual Formation Portfolio Team: Includes an overview of responsibilities. Pages of book_reviews, prayer and traditions are not described here. Access is from Related Pages frameset.
grow_person/angcare.html: Anglicare Counselling Services: A brief overview of the Anglicare Counselling service.
grow_person/christheal.html: Christ Healing Fellowship: Equips congregations and individuals for the healing ministry - irrespective of denomination.
grow_person/stben.html: OHP : St Benedict's House. Open retreats: The sisters at St. Benedict's host a number of retreats that are open to the public.
grow_person/webwatch.html: Web sites for Personal Growth: Links to a selection of recommended sites.

heartlines/: Directory
heartlines/purpose.html: Heartlines : Overview of worship resources: Heartlines is a series of TV dramas that address 8 moral/value issues.
heartlines/prog1.html: Heartlines : First week; 16 July 2006: 'The Miners' : Exploring the meaning for us of acceptance.
heartlines/prog2.html: Heartlines : Second week; 23 July 2006: 'The Good Provider' : Exploring the meaning for us of responsibility.
heartlines/prog3.html: Heartlines : Third week; 30 July 2006: 'Crossroads' : Exploring the meaning for us of forgiveness.
heartlines/prog4.html: Heartlines : Fourth week; 6 August 2006: 'The Good Fight' : Exploring the meaning for us of perseverance.
heartlines/prog8.html: Heartlines : Eigth week; 3 September 2006: 'Grace' : Exploring the meaning for us of Grace.

hivaids/: Directory
hivaids/purpose.htm: The Anglican Church and HIV/Aids: Purpose statement for this section of the site, work , results and plans of the Diocesan team.
hivaids/1dec2003.html: Archbishop's Address to Diakonia, 1 Dec 2003: Greetings to you all and thank you for setting aside this time to meet together on World AIDS Day. To stand together as we honour those living with and dying from AIDS and to express our ongoing concern about the present situation.
hivaids/Apr23service.html: Service for the launch of Isiseko Sokomoleza.: Held at St Mary's Cathedral, Johannesburg, 23 April 2003.
hivaids/address_by_stephen_lewis_hiv.htm: Address by Stephen Lewis: Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for HIV/AIDS in Africa addressed the African Religious Leaders Assembly on Children and HIV/AIDS Nairobi, Kenya; June 2002
hivaids/aids_funding.htm: Only 1.6% of funds for research against AIDS is invested in Africa: VATICAN CITY, JUNE 5, 2002 (Zenit.org).- Africa has the highest number of AIDS sufferers but has the least amount of investment to combat the virus.
hivaids/aids_orphans.htm: Aids Orphan - discrimination?: I was recently alerted me to the growing concern that the term &amp;quot;AIDS orphans&amp;quot; is creating a cruel and unnecessary sub-culture - why label an orphan with the cause of its parent's death? We don't talk about car crash orphans or cancer orphans.
hivaids/anerela1.html: ANERELA+ Religious Leaders living with or personally affected by HIV/AIDS: The African Network of Religious Leaders living with or personally affected by HIV and AIDS (ANERELA+) was formed after a meeting held in Mukono, Uganda in November 2002 marking the 10th anniversary of Canon Gideon Byamugisha living openly with HIV.
hivaids/anerela2.html: Network of HIV-affected religious leaders: A network of Religious Leaders from across Africa living with and affected by HIV/AIDS was launched today, 29th October 2003, in Kampala, Uganda.
hivaids/anerela3.html: A lonely life for HIV+ religious leaders: Living with HIV or AIDS can be very lonely for any religious leader and a new African support network has been launched to provide clerics with non-judgmental support.
hivaids/anglican_hiv.htm: Anglican HIV.: Record of a workshop.
hivaids/arch_hiv.htm: ACNS 3055. 8 July 2002: Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane responds to Constitutional Court ruling on AIDS in South Africa.
hivaids/arch_hiv2.html: Archbishop of Cape Town slams SA govt on HIV treatment: Statement Issued by Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane regarding the Government's Stance on anti-retrovirals on
hivaids/catholics_condoms_choice.htm: Catholics, conscience and condoms.: Catholics overwhelmingly support the use of condoms to prevent AIDS infection. Depending on the specific study, the percentages reach virtual unanimity.Yet Catholic official teaching remains divided.
hivaids/cprotect.html: SAPS : Child protection units: Contact numbers for the South African Police child protection units in and around Johannesburg.
hivaids/crisis.html: Crisis Centres: Contact numbers for facilities in and around Johannesburg.
hivaids/destitut.html: Care for the Destitute: Contact numbers for facilities in and around Johannesburg.
hivaids/enough.html: On the HIV Nutrition/Medicine debate; Enough is enough!: Tragically, the media debate on nutrition verses medicine in the HIV pandemic has polarized proponents of both. We all know that both medicine and nutrition are critically important tools in the war.
hivaids/eternal_rest_now_available_in_ca.htm: Eternal rest now available in card board coffins: South African entrepreneurs have caught onto a grisly, but potentially very profitable idea: making and selling cardboard coffins.
hivaids/factsheet.html: HIV Fact Sheet: How do you become infected? How do you AVOID becoming infected?
hivaids/funerals.html: Bury with great dignity, not great debt.: This pamphlet has been produced to help and guide you to plan a dignified funeral within your family's financial means.
hivaids/hbcare.html: Home Based Care Organisations: Most of the resources listed here focus on training people how to care for their family and friends.
hivaids/health-e-news.html: Sample Health-e News Service: THis news service should be compulsory reading for all HIV/Aids response teams.
hivaids/health_back.html: Sample back issues of Health-e News Service: Information is a key to conquering HIV/Aids. Get informed!
hivaids/hiv.htm: News, views, links about HIV/AIDS: List of material on this site, with links.
hivaids/hiv_liturgy.html: Link to the Worship Resource Team page.: Here is the link to the appropriate part of the site.
hivaids/hiv_pas_ltr.html: Pastoral letter to be read in all parishes.: This message comes from the Christian Members of the African Religious Leaders Assembly and was sent on 10 July 2002 by the Provincial Executive Officer, The Revd. Canon Luke Lungile Pato, to all Bishops in the Church of the Province of Southern Africa with the instruction that it is to be read in every Church.
hivaids/hiv_rain_today.html: It rained that day.: To be performed as a drama in an almost liturgical style with different speakers from within the church congregation or workshop group.
hivaids/hiv_sacbc.htm: Work Code: Belated, but powerful: The response of the Catholic Church to HIV/AIDS in five southern African countries.
hivaids/hiv_talk.html: A talk given in the Month of Compassion, 2002: The CPSA calls on all members to focus thought, prayer and teaching on compassion for the month of August. This talk formed part of the response at St. Thomas' Linden.
hivaids/hlp_main.htm: Where to get help.: Purpose statement for the HIV/Aids "HELP!" section.
hivaids/homes.html: Homes for People With Aids (PWA): Contact details for resources in and around Johannesburg.
hivaids/hospice.html: Contacts : Hospice: The purpose of this page is to make available the phone numbers of those parts of the hospice organisation that operate in the Diocese of Johannesburg.
hivaids/los_angeles_times.htm: Los Angeles Times. June 10, 2002: Health: Religious leaders can become the new voice for millions of children left parentless by the disease, activists say at Nairobi gathering.
hivaids/nut_deb.html: E-pap : HIV and the Nutrition Debate: We all somehow know - good nutrition is fundamental to sustainable development, to community empowerment and primary health care.
hivaids/praylink.html: Link to pages with prayers and liturgies.: Link to the relevant part of the site.
hivaids/probforyou.html: How is HIV and AIDS a problem for YOU: At the heart of apathy, indifference, hostility, and discrimination are issues of motivation: Why should I care?
hivaids/rel_hiv.html: Religion & HIV by Abbie van Sickel: There is a growing momentum for churches to become involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Essentially they have no choice as increasing numbers congregants or their loved ones die and nowadays, according to one pastor, 'you see more people at the cemeteries than at the soccer stadiums.'
hivaids/schools_hiv_safe.htm: ALL SCHOOLS CAN BE HIV: Last week's newspapers covered the unfolding court case concerning a preschool which was being sued because an HIV/AIDS positive child was refused admission. The court ruled in favour of the family. The implication is that no child can be refused admission to any school. That is as it should be.
hivaids/siyafundisa.html: Siyafundisa : Teaching our youth.: It is good to care for the sick, to comfort the dying, to look after the orphans. But above all, we have to break the transmission cycle of the virus. We must stop it.
hivaids/statement_of_anglican_primates_o.htm: Statement of Anglican Primates on HIV: We, the Primates of the Anglican Communion, gathered in Canterbury, have received a report from the Council of Anglican Provinces in Africa on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the African continent.
hivaids/stigma.html: Stigma and Denial: As the horror of apartheid becomes a memory and as our young democracy unfolds, an even more frightening crisis is now confronting us all - the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
hivaids/suggested_report_back.htm: Suggested Report Back on HIV: Facts that should be reported to parishes.
hivaids/theology_of_aids.htm: Theology of AIDS: The Lutheran/Moravian programme to combat the HIV/AIDS pandemic, drafted in March 2000, has not been exposed to public debate as yet.
hivaids/webwatch.html: Web sites for HIV/AIDS: Links to some recommended resources on the web.

lent2003/: Directory

lent2005/: Directory
lent2005/purpose.html: Lent Course 2005 : Overview: These pages are structured as a Lent course for guided group sessions. They come from an understanding that music, art and creativity are gifts from God and we can use them to draw closer to God.

lent2008/: Directory

lit_pray/: Directory
lit_pray/purpose.html: Liturgy & prayer: Overview of the purpose and contents of this section.
lit_pray/WAD_2005.html: World Aids Day 2005: Liturgical resource for a service on World Aids Day 2005
lit_pray/WAD_2005b.html: World Aids Day 2005: Sermon/Homily notes : John 4: 4-30
lit_pray/abused_children.html: Liturg for Children suffering from abuse.: In today's Service, we pray for those defenseless children who suffer abuse, for their families, for those who care and administer to them and for the perpetrators of such violence.
lit_pray/candle1.html: Liturgy for lighting the AIDS candle: Prayers for use in the liturgy.
lit_pray/candle2.html: A Liturgy for lighting the AIDS candle: Lord, you are our light that shines in the darkness so that the darkness cannot overcome it.
lit_pray/candle3.html: Prayers.: Prayers for use when lighting the AIDS Candle
lit_pray/candle4.html: HIV - Aids memorial: Liturgy for use on 18 May at the Eucharist.
lit_pray/child_euch_prayer.html: Children's Eucharistic Prayer: Approved for use in the Anglican Church of the Province of Southern Africa.
lit_pray/child_serv.html: Eucharistic prayer: For use in a Children's Service
lit_pray/env_lit_1.html: Environment Day: Liturgy for use on 5 June 2001
lit_pray/env_lit_2.html: Environment Day: A liturgy for Environment Sunday, 5 June 2005
lit_pray/hiv_prayers.html: Prayers & Meditations : HIV/AIDS: Various prayers and food for meditation.
lit_pray/hiv_rain_today.html: It rained that day: Insight into the impact of HIV/Aids in a community.
lit_pray/lent_med1.html: Prayer and Eucharistic Consciousness: A Meditation for Lent and Holy Week.
lit_pray/litany_hiv.html: An AIDS Litany: For indifferent, infected, affected, community.
lit_pray/orphans.html: Orphans: Liturgy for use at the Eucharist on Orphan remembrance day, 1 June.
lit_pray/shepherd1.html: The Lord is my Shepherd - when facing death.: Written by an anonymous dying woman
lit_pray/stt22.htm: For AIDS Remembrance Sunday : 2001: Prayers and Readings used at St. Thomas' Linden
lit_pray/stt23112003.html: HIV/Aids : Meditations on hope.: Compiled by the Fikelela AIDS Team in the Diocese of Cape Town and the St Thomas' HIV/AIDS Task Team.
lit_pray/stt24.html: Compassion and our response to HIV/AIDS.: An order of service used in a parish on HIV/Aids remembrance day 2003
lit_pray/stt24a.html: Hymn : Tell me the old, old story: Used in the HIV/Aids day service, 2003
lit_pray/stt24b.html: Psalm 62: Used in the HIV/Aids day service 2003.
lit_pray/stt24c.html: Luke 8:40-48: Used in the HIV/Aids service 2003
lit_pray/stt24d.html: Hymn : Be thou my vision: Used in the HIV/Aids day service 2003.
lit_pray/webwatch.html: Web sites for Liturgy & Prayer: A short list of recommended sites relevant to this section.
lit_pray/wom_creed.html: A woman's creed: A meditation on the creed by a woman.
lit_pray/women2.html: A song of Worship: A song of love for Women
lit_pray/women3.html: The Glory: A woman's meditation on the Glory.
lit_pray/women4.html: Thoughts: Meditations by a woman.
lit_pray/yth_candle.html: Lighting an HIV/AIDS candle: For when Young People Light a Candle

lit_pray/celticpr/: Directory
lit_pray/celticpr/p1.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 1
lit_pray/celticpr/p10.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 10
lit_pray/celticpr/p11.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 11
lit_pray/celticpr/p12.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 12
lit_pray/celticpr/p2.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 2
lit_pray/celticpr/p3.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 3
lit_pray/celticpr/p4.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 4
lit_pray/celticpr/p5.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 5
lit_pray/celticpr/p6.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 6
lit_pray/celticpr/p7.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 7
lit_pray/celticpr/p8.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 8
lit_pray/celticpr/p9.html: Celtic Prayers: Booklet on Celtic Prayers : Page 9

prayer/: Directory
prayer/On_the_Invocation.html: invocation_of_the_name_of_Jesus: generated by an Adobe application
prayer/pray_faithdev.htm: Faith Development: Spirituality, stages of faith development
prayer/pray_temperament.htm: Prayer_and_Temperament: Spirituality - prayer and temperament
prayer/pray_thomistic.htm: Thomistic Prayer: Spirituality - Thomistic Prayer / Discursive meditation

rforgrow/: Directory
rforgrow/laity_purpose.html: Purpose : Laity section.: Outline of the objectives of the Ministry Formation Portfolio.
rforgrow/purpose.html: Purpose : Ministry Growth section.: Outline of the objectives of the Ministry Formation Portfolio.
rforgrow/Ordproc1.html: Parish-based discernment and support : Stage 1 of the ordination process.: The aim is to help each parish to form a Discernment Group which will assist people to discern and prepare for their distinctive ministries as lay or ordained members of the church. This leads into the 5-stage process that leads to ordination.
rforgrow/course_outline.html: RFGM : Course outline: We all need to grow as community - and these courses help.
rforgrow/rfgm_requ.html: RFGM : Courses by request: Workshops offered on request
rforgrow/serv_min.html: RFGM : Ministers and Servers: Training materials
rforgrow/sti_lay_lim.html: Resources For Growth Ministries: St Thomas Institute for leadership in Ministry.
rforgrow/stilim_2005_6.html: Resources For Growth Ministries: St Thomas Institute for leadership in Ministry.
rforgrow/webwatch.html: Web sites for Ministry Growth: A short list of recommended sites.

rforgrow/intercession/: Directory
rforgrow/intercession/purpose.html: Letters of encouragement to people engaged in the ministry of Intercessory Prayer.: The Intercession section of the site presents the bi-monthly letters of encouragement sent to members of a prayer team.
rforgrow/intercession/ghenwood1.html: Intercessory Prayer by Father Godfrey Henwood: Intercession really means 'to stand between', and to be involved in intercessory prayer is more than just a recital of names. When we pray for others we enter into the whole sphere of suffering and pain by bringing before God the deepest needs of the suffering person. We carry these needs into the sphere of the healing work of Christ.
rforgrow/intercession/int43.html: For intercessors : April 2003: Encouragement to a team of intercessors at a time when the war in Iraq is in progress, the news media are bringing the details into millions of homes round the world.
rforgrow/intercession/int44.html: For Intercessors : June 2003: Encouragement to a team of intercessors. On being ordinary and doing the extraordinary - like Jonah.
rforgrow/intercession/int45.html: For intercessors : August 2003: Encouragement to a team of intercessors. Feedback on a healing received, thanks given.
rforgrow/intercession/int46.html: For intercessors : October 2003: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Feedback on a meeting, and a testimony to answered prayer.
rforgrow/intercession/int47.html: For intercessors : December 2003: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Reflections on Revelation 4:1
rforgrow/intercession/int48.html: For intercessors : February 2004: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. A personal testimony.
rforgrow/intercession/int49.html: For intercessors : April 2004: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Thoughts on seasons, the order of the universe and the dance of creation.
rforgrow/intercession/int50.html: For intercessors : June 2004: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Learning from tractors.
rforgrow/intercession/int51.html: For intercessors : August 2004: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. The blessing received through prayer; some thoughts on Aaron, Julian of Norwich and Eugene Peterson.
rforgrow/intercession/int52.html: For intercessors : October 2004: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. The role of intercessors as a healing ministry in the local community.
rforgrow/intercession/int53.html: For intercessors : December 2004: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Death as healing the frail is one thing - but in a child?
rforgrow/intercession/int54.html: For intercessors : February 2005: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. All of us have been called to see and contemplate the devastation wrought by the earthquake in Indonesia and the ensuing tsunami.
rforgrow/intercession/int55.html: For intercessors : April 2005: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. 'Too often I have suspected the Church of recent times has become a sleeping giant'
rforgrow/intercession/int56.html: For Intercessors : June 2005: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Thoughts about communication, and the waking giant.
rforgrow/intercession/int57.html: For Intercessors : August 2005: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. At the time of the London bombings.
rforgrow/intercession/int58.html: For Intercessors : October 2005: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. A testimony to answered prayer
rforgrow/intercession/int59.html: For Intercessors : December 2005: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. A personal testimony.
rforgrow/intercession/int60.html: For Intercessors : February 2006: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Scripture shows God shares with us in our grief.
rforgrow/intercession/int61.html: For Intercessors : March 2006: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Meditation on weeding the garden.
rforgrow/intercession/int62.html: For Intercessors : June 2006: Encouragement for a team of intercessors. Meditation; from Maunday Thursday's 'My soul is sad' to Easter and Pentecost.
rforgrow/intercession/int63.html: For Intercessors : August 2006: Encouragement for a team of intercessors, at a time of war in the Middle East.
rforgrow/intercession/int64.html: For Intercessors : October 2006: Encouragement for a team of intercessors, following the month of vocation.
rforgrow/intercession/int65.html: For intercessors : December 2006: Encouragement for a team of intercessors as we approach Christmas.
rforgrow/intercession/int66.html: For intercessors : February 2007: Encouragement for a team of intercessors as we approach Christmas.
rforgrow/intercession/int67.html: For Intercessors : April 2007: Almost 15 years of ministry.
rforgrow/intercession/int68.html: For Intercessors : June 2007: Report back on last month's celebrations.
rforgrow/intercession/int69.html: For Intercessors : August 2007: A couple of months ago it was put to me that healing takes place in community, and that as intercessors we should consciously and actively petition God on behalf of our communities.
rforgrow/intercession/int70.html: For Intercessors : October 2007: Has the Church started to talk about intercession much more of late than in the past, or is it that I have just not been listening, not encountering the teaching outside the routine of liturgical practice?
rforgrow/intercession/int71.html: For intercessors : December 2007: Encouragement for a team of intercessors as we approach Christmas.
rforgrow/intercession/int72.html: For intercessors : February 2008: Encouragement for a team of intercessors as we enter the new year.
rforgrow/intercession/int73.html: For intercessors : April 2008: Thoughts on community, healing and Easter.
rforgrow/intercession/int74.html: For Intercessors : June 2008: Against a background of xenophobia and violence.

rforgrow/studies/: Directory
rforgrow/studies/purpose.html: Study courses previously used in the Docese.: These teaching materials are kept live on the site so they can be used as references and launching points for new courses.

rforgrow/teachtrain/: Directory
rforgrow/teachtrain/teachtrain2.html: Teacher Training: Course background.
rforgrow/teachtrain/teachtrain3.html: Teacher Training: Course details.
rforgrow/teachtrain/teachtrain4.html: Teacher Training: Course dates
rforgrow/teachtrain/teachtrain5.html: Teacher Training: Course application form

rforgrow/women/: Directory
rforgrow/women/women1.html: Women in Christ's Church : 1: Women in Christ's Church today may have a problem when convinced that God is calling them into the ordained ministry.
rforgrow/women/women2.html: Women in Christ's Church : 2: Some problems women encounter.
rforgrow/women/women3.html: Women in Christ's Church : 3: Women in the scriptures.
rforgrow/women/women4.html: Women in Christ's Church : 4: Some post-New Testament women.
rforgrow/women/women5.html: Women in Christ's Church : 5: On the translation of some of Paul's writings.
rforgrow/women/women6.html: Women in Christ's Church : 6: Did Paul mean to stop men veiling in church?
rforgrow/women/women7.html: Women in Christ's Church : 7: On submission and obedience.

ser_lit_res/: Directory
ser_lit_res/purpose.html: Sermon & Liturgy Resources.: Introductory statement for the section.

sexdebate/: Directory
sexdebate/purpose.html: Purpose of the Sexuality Debate section.: Debate around sexuality, notably the Consecration of practicing Homosexuals as Bishops.
sexdebate/acns3772.html: Sermon by Archbishop Desmond Tutu at Southwark Cathedral: 'To discriminate against our sisters and brothers who are lesbian or gay on grounds of their sexual orientation for me is as totally unacceptable and unjust as Apartheid ever was.'
sexdebate/acns3779.html: Homosexuality Consultation - General Synod endorses sexuality debate guide: With an overwhelming majority the Church of England's General Synod voted to endorse a discussion document issued by the House of Bishops as a guide to the debate started by its 1991 report 'Some Issues in Human Sexuality.'
sexdebate/acns3781.html: Homosexuality Consultation - Lambeth Commission tackles tensions in the Church: The Lambeth Commission today expressed its sadness over the 'strident language' being used in debate now besetting anglican communion over the issues of openly gay clergy and same sex unions.
sexdebate/acns3789.html: There are no outsiders: Desmond Tutu: 'Anglicans must keep in mind that the chief characteristic of Anglicanism is that it is all inclusive'
sexdebate/archaust1.html: Two views on Human Sexuality.: Opinions from senior clergy in Australia.
sexdebate/archcant1.html: Archbishop of Canterbury: Archbishop of Canterbury's letter to the Bishops of the Church of England.
sexdebate/archct1.html: Press Statement issued by Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane.: Press Statement issued by Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane regarding the election of gay bishops in the worldwide Anglican communion.
sexdebate/archct2.html: Archbishop's statement 25 June 2003: In the worldwide Anglican Communion each province is autonomous
sexdebate/archct3.html: Press statement on same sex unions, Njongonkulu Ndungane, 3 Apr 2003: The issue of same sex unions strikes at the heart of the Anglican church, which has fought long and hard for justice and inclusivity
sexdebate/archct4.html: Memorandum : Discussion Document on Human Sexuality: The issue of Homosexuality is going to be with us for some time and we as a Church need to engage in responsible dialogue concerning this issue.
sexdebate/bishgrhm1.html: Human Sexuality: a Christian Perspective: In the tradition of the Church, the attitude of Christians towards homosexuals has been cruelly rejecting.
sexdebate/bishjhb03.html: A statement from the Bishop of Johannesburg in response to the divisions in the Anglican Communion around issues of human sexuality: The election and consecration of Gene Robinson, an openly gay man, as Bishop of New Hampshire has thrown the worldwide Anglican Communion into turmoil, sparking off intense angers and heated reactions.
sexdebate/bishnamib01.html: Statement by the Bishop of Namibia, 5 November 2003: The consecration of Canon Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church of the United States has brought about a very forceful response from many parts of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
sexdebate/bishnig1.html: ACNS 3486: Encyclical to the Anglican membership in the church of Nigeria.
sexdebate/bishoppe01.html: Statement by Port Elizabeth's Anglican Bishop, the Rt Rev Bethlehem Nopece: Port Elizabeth's Anglican Bishop, the Rt Rev Bethlehem Nopece, condemned the consecration of a practising gay as a bishop in the Episcopalian Church of the United States as 'very much regrettable and unacceptable'
sexdebate/ens041604_2.html: Homosexuality Consultation: Mixed signals emerge from Nairobi meeting of Global South primates.
sexdebate/other1.html: Gays in the Church : Martin Prozesky: The Christian church is approaching a critical moment of decision about gays in the church.
sexdebate/other2.html: From the mail box : cpsa-chat, Nov 2003: It is with a profound sadness that I have read over the past few days the vitriolic outbursts of some of my Christian friends on the lesbian /gay issue.
sexdebate/other3.html: Church groups rue and hail US Court ruling on homosexual conduct: Various comments, for and against the ruling.
sexdebate/other4.html: First same-sex blessing in New Westminster met with mixed reaction.: The blessing May 28 of a same-sex union in the Anglican Church of Canada's diocese of New Westminster has been met with both joy and dismay.