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  • St Francis e Letter 14th December 2014

      Bicycles and Cooler Boxes Over this last year we have assisted three people find some employment by providing them with “pre-used” bicycles. The bicycles have been mainly used to deliver…

  • Read all about Advent in the December Franciscan

    The December 2014 edition of The Franciscan has all sorts of interesting content. Click here to read an online version (http://www.joomag.com/en/newsstand/the-franciscan-december-2014/0666133001416843326) or pick up your copy at church.  As the Advent season edition,…

  • Advent wreath

    The Advent wreath is a Christian tradition that symbolizes the four weeks of Advent.  It is traditionally a Lutheran practice, but it has spread to many other Christian denominations. The…

  • St Francis e Letter 7 December 2014

      Bicycles and Cooler Boxes Over this last year we have assisted three people find some employment by providing them with “pre-used” bicycles. The bicycles have been mainly used to deliver…

  • Online version of the Southern Anglican

    The Southern Anglican is now available online. To get to and other sites that might be of interest, please have a look at Recommended Sites.

  • Advent reflections by Archbishop Thabo Makgoba

    Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has prepared a series of thoughts on Advent that you can listen to on his website. He will add a new set of reflections each week during…

  • Don’t miss our Christingle Service

    As we count down to our Christingle Service on 7 December 2014 (at 5pm) please remember to invite your friends and family to this special treat before Christmas.   Everyone is welcome,…

  • Verger

    Our church has a verger.  I have often wondered what that word means.  The word “sexton” came up while exploring “verger”, so I have included that here too. Verger A…

  • Gradual

    The hymn sung immediately before the reading of the Gospel is called a Gradual.  This does not mean that it has to be sung very slowly.  The name gradual is…

  • Unusual words

    Parts of our modern Christian practice are based on traditions and beliefs that stretch back many hundreds of years.  As one of the articles in this section shows, even the…