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A Season of Easter – The Franciscan April 2023
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Ash Wednesday 22 Feb 2023
We begin our Lenten Journey on Ash Wednesday 22 February. You are warmly invited to come to one of the two Eucharists: 10:00am and 18:30, to receive the imposition of…
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Join us for Shrove Tuesday pancakes
Come join us for an evening of pancakes on Tuesday 21 February at 18:00 in the Ellis Herbert Hall. All are welcome. If you are able to bring batter or…
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A Season of Hope and Joy – The Franciscan December 2022
Welcome to the Season of Hope and Joy edition of The Franciscan where we celebrate Advent and the coming of Christ. In this edition we share:
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A Season of Easter- The Franciscan 17 April 2022
Welcome to the Easter edition of The Franciscan for 2022! In this edition we share: • Rectors Reflections• Easter Rising• Living a Journey of Love• Living and Loving Together: Drawing…
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Holy Week Services 2022
Maundy Thursday, Evening Eucharist of the Lord’s Supper and the Washing of Feet – 6:00 pm Good Friday Youth Family Service – 10amCelebration of the Lord’s Passion – 12 noon-2pm…
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Stfrancisparkview.com get a new look
We are excited to announce that our website is in the process of a revamp and we are trying our best to give you a seamless experience when looking for…
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A Season of Easter – Franciscan April 2020
During this lockdown period where some might not have much to do, we invite you to sit back, relax and enjoy the latest edition of the Franciscan. In this edition…
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Church Unsual and the Pew leaflet for 22 March 2020
Dear Franciscans We are moving into new way of being church. The video above is a first stab at this. The very important Pew Leaflet which is attached contains detailed…
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Note about upcoming meetings and events
My dear Franciscans We are all aware that we are dealing with an evolving situation in which we are all making important decsions for ourselves as events unfold daily. Until…
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Very Important Announcement from Bishop Steve
My dear Franciscans It is with a very heavy heart that I must inform you that Bishop Steve and Diocesan Chapter have decided to suspend all services in the Diocese of…
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St Francis Golf Day – 17 October 2019
St Francis is hosting its 7th Annual Golf Day at the Parkview Golf Club on Thursday 17 October. The atmosphere at our golf day is very special – many participants…
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Holy Week 2018 Services at St Francis
Monday, 26th 6:30 pm Meditation Tuesday, 27th 6:30 pm Eucharist Wednesday, 28th 9:30 am Eucharist 6:30 pm Stations of the Cross Maundy Thursday, 29th 6:30 pm Evening Eucharist…
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Church Inclusive: Trinity Sunday, 4 June 2023
Dearly beloved Franciscans, Trinity Sunday is often looked upon with dread by Christian preachers. We don’t/can’t understand this mystery with our minds and maybe this is part of the point.…
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Church Inclusive: Pentecost Sunday, 28 May 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans Pentecost is in many ways quite a dramatic feast in our liturgical calendar, not only because of the red vestments (p.s. you may like to wear something red on…
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Church Inclusive: The Seventh Sunday of Easter, 21 May 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans The Easter Candle stand is “empty” of the candle on the first Sunday after Ascension Day. This symbolizes a time of anticipatory waiting and spacious availability for…
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Church Inclusive: The Sixth Sunday of Easter, 14 May 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans Many neuro-scientists agree that all genders have an innate impulse to care for and help those who are suffering. Surely then it would be natural to assume…
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Church Inclusive: The Fourth Sunday of Easter, 7 May 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans and Visitors Macrina Wiederkehr (Benedictine nun) wrote a prayer which usually catches us by surprise because of our tendency towards self-condemnation: “Lord, help me to believe the…
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Church Inclusive: The Fourth Sunday of Easter, 30 April 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans The Baptism of three children at our Sunday Eucharist is raise our heart in great gratitude to God for this extraordinary perpetuation of life in our midst.…
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Church Inclusive: Third Sunday of Easter, 23 April 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans This Sunday’s Gospel reading about the resurrection appearance of Jesus to the 2 disciples walking to Emmaus is so rich with meaning. It is possible that these…
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Church Inclusive: Second Sunday of Easter, 16 April 2023
Dearly Beloved Franciscans This week has highlighted for me the courage of ordinary people. Our Bishop Steve, on Palm Sunday, taking the Johannesburg mayor and municipality to task for the…
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Tips on saving water
By Felicity Kitchin Did you know that over the last 100 years, water usage has increased at twice the rate of population growth? Over 2 billion people experience water scarcity,…
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Updating your MyAnglican profile
Thank you to all who are registered on MyAnglican which is our main emailing platform. Most profiles have all the necessary information but others have inaccurate or inadequate details.Please do…