What’s Happening HAPPE NING May 2018 Lovely to see the … 9, Issue 5 1111 1 11 May 2018 What’s...

Volume 9, Issue 5 1111 1 11

May 2018

What’s HAPPENING

@ Happening

Lovely to see the good bishop.......

What’s Happening pondered out loud to our rector, the Ven Terry Lester: “We pray for Bishop Garth (and Archbishop Thabo) every Sunday morning but we never see him.” Terry’s merry response? “Our prayers have been answered.” So it was that on Sunday April 15, Bishop Garth Counsell came to Christ Church

Constantia to preach the sermon and, resplendent in mitre, confirmed eight candidates during a beautiful service in front of a packed congregation. He is pictured here with server Ruby Klazen and assistant priest, the Rev Mkhuseli Lujabe, who appears in the photograph by hook or by crook.

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Our hands-on team: Members of the new Christ Church Constantia Parish Council for 2018, pictured

ahead of their first meeting on Tuesday April 17. They are, from left: Tebogo Naledi (treasurer), Roger

Steward, our rector the Ven. Terry Lester, Saskia Emary (warden), Riekie Barrett, Axel Wallander,

Ruby Klazen, Grant McWilliams (warden), assistant priest the Rev Mkhuseli Lujabe and Quintin

Faure. Marvel Billett was absent, soaking up the souks in Morocco.

Earlier in April, during the Palm Sunday service, Father Terry, with the Rev. Mkhuseli

Lujabe, licensed the parish councillors. (Picture: Connie Hutton)


“Hosannah!” The gathering outside the parish hall at the start of the Palm Sunday

service. Palm branches and crosses were held aloft to commemorate the triumphal ride

of Jesus into Jerusalem.

From head sacristan Sandy McWilliams:

Sandra Bentley-Green and her hubby

Dennis ( pictured above) always do the palm

decorations in the church. He had just had

acupuncture to his back, and his plaster was

in the sign of the Cross – so we had to take

a picture of that!

Coffee break with retired head sacristan

Angela Desmidt, who kindly supplies the

hot-cross buns every year. From left: Brenda

Hill, Sandra Grootboom, Robert Marshall

and Angela.


Trumpeter Grant Gibbons accompanies a hymn

during the first part of the Palm Sunday service.

Saskia Emary, Mike Barrett and Grant

McWillams listen to Father Terry’s opening

prayer.

Crosses are raised during the service.

Head server Helen Constantine, the Rev

Mkhuseli Lujabe and Father Terry

“All glory, laud, and honour. To thee,

Redeemer, King”... The servers lead choir,

congregation and clergy into the church.

True Voices sang selected verses of Psalm 31

and “The Passion of Our Lord according to St

John” at the Good Friday Three-Hour

Devotion.


Church packed – and organ

packed up...................................

The church was packed for the three-hour

devotion on Good Friday and extra chairs

had to be brought in for the Easter Sunday

celebration at 9.15 attended by a

congregation of more than 300.

At the start of the latter service Father Terry

told us the week had not been without its

dramas. The copying machine had packed

up just when hundreds of service sheets

needed to be printed and stapled – and the

organ had developed a fault.

The organ had made some unexplained

buzzing noises during the Friday service.

It transpired that it had experienced a cipher

(a defect in an organ resulting in the

continuous sounding of a pipe, the key of

which has not been depressed) even though

the organ repair man had visited the

previous week.

It meant music director, Jeremy Quickfall,

had to resort entirely to the piano for the

Sunday services. “Thank goodness for

Jeremy,” Terry said. During Holy Week,

parish secretary Jean Catchpole had

problems of her own. She takes up the story:

“The copying machine didn’t actually pack

up. It ran out of staples and then on

Thursday it ran out of toner and I didn’t

have spares of either!

“The machine is supposed to remotely

advise the service people when toner is

running low so that they can send a

Light replaces darkness… the Paschal candle at

the Easter Sunday services.

replacement but all it told them was that the

toner was OK. Once the replacement toner

arrived about noon on Thursday I then had

to print, fold and staple a few hundred

leaflets. My wrists keep reminding me of the

experience. Replacement staples are coming

from Durban and were supposed to arrive

yesterday ... !”

The nave was filled with young families for

the 11am service on Easter Sunday. Parents

who were worried about their restless

children were reassured by assistant priest,

the Rev Mkhuseli Lujabe.

“Don’t worry about the children; this service

is for them. Let them scream and run

around; the doors are locked,” he quipped.


Wardens’ report

The first exco and parish council meetings

after Vestry have been held. Portfolios have

been allocated as follows:

Wardens: Grant McWilliams (property),

Saskia Emary (staff, admin, music);

treasurer: Tebogo Naledi (finance);

councillors: Marvel Billett (education and

spirituality); Riekie Barrett (fellowship);

Ruby Klazen (youth); Axel Wallander

(communication, marketing and fund-

raising); Roger Steward (community

outreach, shop and Green Team); Quintin

Faure (safety and security).

The Lenten course and Easter services were

very well supported. Thanks to all the

volunteers who worked tirelessly to ensure

that the church was decorated, crosses

made, candles trimmed, flowers arranged,

water heated etc. The list is endless.

The upgrade to the sanctuary is complete

and we have had many wonderful

compliments. Once the wall behind the

sanctuary was painted it was obvious that

the rest of the church, the hall and kitchen

would benefit from a lick of paint. Now

everything looks crisp and clean.

Cushions are being made for the chairs and

benches, and kneelers for the priests and lay

ministers.

The website is being refreshed. Things have

been moved around and items added. Take a

look. Suggestions are more than welcome.

Thanks to Mike Barrett, John James and

James Grootboom for their never-ending

efforts to keep the property looking great.

Terry left on his sabbatical on May 3. We

wish him a wonderful time as he rests,

learns, reads and retreats till the end of June.

His jam-packed itinerary is:

May 3-5: Nottingham, where Terry’s

journey as a priest started; 6-10 York,

visiting Rev Canon Terry Joyce – looking

into continuing education for parishes and

priests; 11-16 Newcastle and beyond, visiting

the cathedral where Terry’s friend is canon

theologian, also visiting Durham, the

cathedral and theological faculty of the

university, Whitby where the OHP

motherhouse is; 17-19 Lindisfarne, Holy

Isle, learning about Celtic spirituality; 20-25

Coventry, Cross of Nails, Ministry of

Reconciliation; 26-27 London, Richard

Burridge, Meg Warner, Ted and Liz

Goodyer, strengthening bonds;

May 28 to June 4 Houston, Texas – Project

Curate (Centre for Urban Reconciliation and

Theological Education) taking church

outside into the streets, learning how to be

less insular and more engaging in faith; 5-11

Washington, Virginia Theological College –

Anglican communion school bringing

people together in a theological environment

in an attempt to cross the boundaries and

differences which threaten to tear us apart;

11–28 Ottawa, Christ Church Cathedral –

included is the Outreach programme, Terry

hopes to learn how their outreach builds

community and reconciles people to each

other as fellow citizens again.

We will keep you informed of his

adventures.

Mkhuseli will be filling Terry’s large shoes!

Many blessings. – Grant and Saskia


Tickets for “An Evening with Jeremy” were

snapped up two weeks before the show.

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Jeremy Quickfall... accomplished entertainer.

‘Bravo! Bravo!’ to the man

in the red jacket.........................

A fund-raising function was a wonderful

excuse to provide us with the opportunity to

witness the full array of our musical

director’s talents.

Such was the anticipation that “An Evening

with Jeremy” – in the parish hall on Friday

April 13 – was sold out two weeks before

the event.

David and Erica Williams, Sandra Grootboom

Bianca Mariani, Sarah Fenton, Terry Lester and

Julie Deane-Williams

On the night, Jeremy Quickfall gave us full

value at the keyboard, in song and in wit.

His repertoire ranged from Beethoven to

Sinatra, from “Masquerade”, “Piano Man”

and “Tennessee Waltz”, to a saucy “My

Ding-a-ling”.

No fishnet stockings this time (as worn in a

previous one-man show) but a bright red

jacket made an appearance after interval and

he performed with his usual enthusiasm and

energy throughout the show.

Jeremy entertained an appreciative audience

with pieces from the classics, operas and

musicals – all interspersed with personal

anecdotes laced with often self-deprecating

humour.

As a child he had “wanted to be the best

pianist there ever was”. “I used to dream of


The scene in the parish hall during “An Evening with Jeremy”

greatness.” His large family was poor; Dad

was a priest. Jeremy wanted piano lessons in

Standard 2 at Square Hill Primary but, to

qualify, you had to have a piano at home.

“I was rescued by an act of God,” said

Jeremy. A church hall burnt down in

Steenberg and an old piano was damaged by

fire and water and the strings were rusted.

“My beautiful mother paid a bakkie driver

R5 to have it delivered to our home. It went

into the garage. Something second-hand and

broken can still make a pretty sound....”

In Standard 3 Jeremy was allowed to have

piano lessons – “and the rest is history”.

At 11 years Jeremy became the

choirmaster/organist at Dad’s Anglican

church. “I was paid R120 a month; I was

rich!”

Ruby Klazen, Cornelia and Malcolm Jaftha

Mary Wolfe, Glen Ross-Hudson, Nicky and

Adriaan Louw


The hard-working back-room team: from left, Paddy McPherson, Sheila Thompson, Matthew Adams,

Godfrey and Lisle Adams, with his cousins Reagan, Darren and Samuel.

As a youngster Jeremy was enchanted by

“Phantom of the Opera”. “I wanted to be

the Phantom,” he told the audience – and

then he played a medley from the

“Phantom”, singing all the parts – from bass

baritone to falsetto.

In teenage years “I was terribly shy, thinking

everyone was judging me”. After his move

to Sea Point High in 1993 he would hide in

the library at break-time. A teacher

persuaded him to play the piano in the quad

and from then on he gained in confidence

and felt more accepted by his peers.

He eventually obtained his degree at UCT’s

College of Music but was frustrated that his

career was limited to being an accompanist –

at places like Sea Point Old-Age Home –

and not the headline act. This changed when

Ian von Memerty telephoned and Jeremy

was cast in “Handful of Keys,” which toured

the country.

Now he is teaching full-time and loving it.

Jeremy, who performed to help boost funds

for Matthew Adams’s educational trip

overseas, closed his show by hamming it up

with husband Shaun. A memorable evening

ended with a standing ovation. Watch out,

Jeremy, you have now placed yourself in

danger of being asked to make it an annual

event!

Lastly, Jeremy paid tribute to Christ Church

Constantia, referring to his marriage

ceremony with Shaun. “This is our church; it

accepts us in spite of Anglican Church

strictures. This parish is a huge part of what

I am now.”

Long may that continue, Jeremy...

– David Hill


Take a bow, Jean......................

From Paddy McPherson:

I thought you would like to know that I owe

a big debt of thanks to Jean in the

office for all her assistance and advice and

she was the one who sold all the

tickets, organised the tables etc (for “An

Evening with Jeremy”). She really did work

like a Trojan, and then did not see the show!

I think Jeremy did a wonderful job; he is a

natural star. I reckon we are so fortunate to

have such a talent at our church and he is

sincere too.

Oh, I don’t want to forget that Phillip Marco

made all the brownies. Everyone enjoyed

them – and he couldn’t even get a ticket for

the show.

Also all the family and relations worked so

hard and Matthew is such a nice

youngster. I hope he will remember the wise

words published in What’s Happening: “you

are because of others”.

Treasurer’s review: operating

deficit but reserves healthy........

At the Vestry Meeting in March, the 2018

calendar year budget was approved.

The budget reflects an anticipated operating

deficit of -R275,152 for the year. While this

goes against our budgeting philosophy of

avoiding operating losses, it is a reflection of

challenging realities. In particular, dedicated

giving and offertories income has been flat

or declining over the past few years, while

operating expenses have risen with inflation.

We have included a fundraising budget of

R110,000 which would reduce the net deficit

to R165,152.

Given our fairly healthy reserves position,

both the parish council and Vestry approved

the budget, despite the anticipated deficit.

Looking at actuals for the quarter ending

March 31 2018, our total income was

R665,271 which was 4.2% above the budget

of R638,482. Over the same period, total

expenses were also slightly ahead of budget

by just under 1% at R714,727 as compared

to the budget of R707,716.

There has been quite a bit of activity in the

property portfolio during the first quarter,

including a roof inspection, tree felling,

security camera installations and painting of

the church, hall and kitchen.

We therefore recorded a net operating

deficit of –R49,455 for the first quarter.

While negative, this was 23% better than the

budgeted net operating deficit of –R64,234

for the quarter.

Our reserves position remains very healthy,

thanks to the generous giving of our

parishioners.

Conscience is a dog that does not stop us

from passing but that we cannot prevent

from barking. – Nicolas de Chamfort, writer

(1741-1794)


John Haresnape’s

Rolls-Royce on

duty at Christ

Church

Constantia.

John ensures

the bride

arrives in

style.............

“It was her day, and I was incidental.” So

ran an email message from John Haresnape,

who drove a bride to her Christ Church

Constantia wedding ceremony in his Rolls-

Royce.

Jaclyn Teubes duly married Thurston

Goliath in our church in March.

Afterwards, in an email to John, Jaclyn

wrote: “We just wanted to say a huge thank

you for driving us to our wedding on

Saturday. You were so professional and we

felt like royalty. Everyone commented how

smart the car looked. It was such a pleasure

riding in your Rolls-Royce. Thank you for

being so accommodating.”

Jaclyn added: “It’s the church my sister and I

were baptised at and grew up in so it was

very special to get married there – and Terry

was just amazing.”

John replied: “It was a great pleasure to take

you to ‘my’ church and see Terry. I attach a

couple of pictures that I took. Many thanks

and I wish you both as successful a marriage

as my wife and I have had after 40 years

celebrated three weeks ago.”

To which Jaclyn responded:

“Congratulations to you and your wife on

your 40th wedding anniversary! That’s a real

goal for us and we hope we will be as

blessed. Our wedding day certainly was the

perfect start to our marriage.”

John is a Christ Church steward and reader

of lessons at 9.15 services, a photographer, a

wine-taster of note – and an occasional

chauffeur; he hires himself and his Rolls out

for special occasions, like a wedding at

Christ Church!

But then John is a man of many parts; you

might like to ask him about his floating

restaurants... but that is a story for another

day.

Last word: John reports that James (our

verger) cleaned the church afterwards.

Thank you James, we appreciate all that you

do. – David Hill.


Footnote: By the time you read this, John

and Susan Haresnape will be back in their

home village in Suffolk, Eastern England.

We will welcome them back next summer.

Pauline and John Mitchell... seated in the

church they grew to love.

Lovely memories

as ‘Swallows’

say au revoir..........

From John and Pauline Mitchell (“ Swallows”):

To the clergy and peoples of Christ

Church, Constantia

Dear Friends,

We have been visiting Cape Town to enjoy

your summer sun, avoiding the worst of the

Yorkshire winter, for 18 years. While in

Cape Town our spiritual home has been

Christ Church.

We have decided that 2018 is to be the last

of our regular visits and we felt that we

should put in writing to you our thanks.

Also, a few reminiscences.

Made welcome on our first visit by Shirley

and Allan Roberts and thereafter by

numerous church members, the friendship

and fellowship will always remain with us.

We were advised that we were “Swallows”

returning year after year. So when the

congregation were asked to wear their name

badges to help Terry identify his new flock

we asked Jean to provide us with name

badges identifying us as “Swallows”.

We will fondly remember one bishop, two

rectors, one canon and eight priests who

have ministered to us, several of whom have

moved on to pastures new and two who are

no longer with us.

We often laugh about the time (the Rev)

John Hodson came for lunch.

At the time he was on his own, living in one

of the church cottages. We were enjoying

lunch with a glass of wine and some

animated conversation when John suddenly

declared that I, having emptied my own

glass, had started on his. And indeed I had,

oops! Probably a nice pinotage.

The music has been varied and enjoyable. It

has been suggested that I should join the

choir as I enjoy singing but Pauline has

prevailed upon me to sit with her where I

sing a hearty bass.

The organists have played some delightful

music and I have learned to sing the “Great

Amen” in Xhosa with gusto.


I particularly like the communion setting

written by the late Colin Howard for Keith

Griffiths. It is still used from time to time,

specifically in Lent.

We have enjoyed the beauty of the modern

stained-glass windows and the older Good

Shepherd window.

We have enjoyed fellowship while packing

Christmas hampers, attending an anniversary

dinner, pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, music

concerts, winery visits etc.

The shop has been useful for books and

other items and we have been able to

contribute to the stock from time to time.

We will miss the friendship of many who

have passed away and will treasure memories

of lots of friends: Shirley, Muriel, Joyce,

Connie and so many more – too many to

name you all.

Maybe we will return at some future date but

for now it is au revoir.

If anyone is visiting Yorkshire and/or needs

a bed for a few nights do get in touch.

e-mail: [email protected]

Until he extends his circle of compassion to

include all living things, man will not himself

find peace. – Albert Schweizer (1875-1965)

‘Stations’ and ‘Tree’

a blessing for me........................

From Cindy Truscott:

Thank you for such a

wonderful What’s

Happening (April

edition). To be able to

enjoy the beautiful

Stations of the Cross and “The Tree” is a

blessing for me as I am no longer able to

attend those services.

It was also special to share the induction (of

the Archbishop as a knight of the Order of

St John and as Prior for South Africa) and

royal occasion (the Duke of Gloucester led

the ceremony).

Happy and blessed Easter all.

From Lynette Pullen:

Thank you to all for an excellent edition!

Photograph: John Haresnape

A man who knows his chenins from his

chardonnays, Father Louis Bank shares some

expert tips on wine varietals with Stephen

Mertens during the church wine-tasting outing

to Elgin Ridge, organised by Paddy

McPherson. Also pictured are Judith Smuts and

Rosemary Thomson.

mailto:[email protected]


Phew! I’ve done it... Roger Steward pictured at

the end of the Two Oceans Half-Marathon

Now it’s Running Roger............

What’s Happening has featured the Running

Bishop (Bishop Christopher) and the

Running Roodmans (servers Kirsten and

Karen and their mum Linda).

Now it’s the turn of another athletic

member of our congregation, Roger

Steward, who recently joined the Christ

Church parish council.

Roger completed the recent Two Oceans

half-marathon (21km) in a time of 2hr

42min.

He also runs in 10km races and has been a

regular on the Saturday morning 5km park

run on the Constantia green belt.

Roger has also been spotted releasing his

endorphins on the treadmill at the gym.

Watch out, Mike Barrett, you’re being left

trailing behind...

Roger is part of the Outreach team and does

steward duty at 9.15. The following

insciption appears below his email contact

details: “I may not be able to change the

world but I can make a difference.”

Thanks from our

‘Running Bishop’.......................

From Bishop Christopher:

I am most grateful to all who have

supported the Fikelela Children’s Centre in

Khayelitsha by sponsoring my running of

the Two Oceans Half-Marathon.

Parishioners, friends and family have helped

raise nearly R35 000 in cash and EFT

deposits, through the website Give n Gain,

and in promises.

Once I have cross-checked with the Fikelela

treasurer I will have an accurate figure for

publication in What’s Happening.

Meanwhile, many thanks for your

generosity.

To those who have been absent or absent-

minded: the centre houses 40 children 24/7

and pays 30 staff who lovingly care for

God’s little ones aged 0 to 8, so it is never

too late! Sponsorship may be made:

in cash to me or Jean in the parish office,

with your name and contact email or

telephone number and “Marathon” on the

envelope; by EFT to Fikelela Aids Project,

Standard Bank, branch code 020909,

account number 070060320 (stating your

name and “Marathon”); by EFT to the

Christ Church account (stating your name

and “Marathon”).


Moving Cantata poorly

attended but all is not lost........

From Riekie Barrett:

During Holy Week, on March 27, the

church choir, accompanied by Vocal Unity,

sang Sally de Ford’s beautiful Cantata. Both

choirs put in many hours learning the work

but it was all worth it. Everyone loved it.

Well done to Jeremy for choosing this

wonderful piece of music for us. We felt

truly blessed to sing it. We were fortunate to

have Linda Pledger Eedes sing one of the

solo pieces “How like a Lamb” and Cindy

Abrahams sang “I Know That My Redeemer

Liveth” from the Messiah. Both were

exquisite. Shaun Klaasen sang the baritone

solo part, “Thou Art the Christ”, which was

equally amazing.

Bishop Christopher was the narrator. It was

a very moving experience.

Sadly, despite the fact that it had been

mentioned in the church notices and the

What’s Happening, only a few people were

there to hear it, which was disappointing.

Perhaps the reason for the poor attendance

was because it was not better publicised.

Most people did not know what the Cantata

was all about.

The Cantata can be likened to a mini Passion

play as it paints a vivid picture of Jesus

Christ, from before his birth, right up to his

ascension. I have no doubt that had people

known more about it, they would have

flocked to the church, particularly to hear

Linda (who recently played the part of Eliza

Doolittle in “My Fair Lady”) and Cindy

Abrahams (who had taken a break from

performing in“Evita” which is currently

touring the far East).

Latest: Yay! At the parish council meeting

on April 17 Terry confirmed that he had

given Jeremy the go-ahead to repeat the

Cantata during Advent.

Collection of blankets and

jerseys this Sunday.....................

From the Outreach Team:

Don’t forget Blanket & Jersey Sunday this

weekend (May 6.) Please help with this

major contribution to keeping the needy

warm in winter.

Your Outreach team will collect jerseys and

cash for blankets and these will be

distributed to hundreds of people. You can

collect plastic bags for jerseys from stewards

and place them in the baskets or deliver

during office hours. (Note: food donations

can continue to be placed in the baskets).

Collection will take place this Sunday.

Sorting and distribution will take place on

Monday May 7 (starting 9.30am in the hall).


Clothes sorting team please note this date is

also for the May clothes sorting.

Please make your donations to this fund

through cash/envelopes (donation boxes) or

through bank transfer to: Standard Bank,

Constantia branch (025309), reference

“blankets”. Account number: 071 699 120,

account name: Church Constantia.

Any questions, contact Outreach or the

church office (tel 021-794 5051).

Many thanks for all your support.

Your prayers are welcome..........

Bishop Christopher has been called upon to

assist the bishops of the dioceses of Cape

Town and False Bay by ministering the

sacrament of confirmation where they are

unable to do so themselves.

He would be grateful for parishioners’

prayers for the candidates, congregations,

and for himself as confirming bishop, and

also for the pre-ordination retreat for the

Diocese of False Bay from November 20 to

25 which he has been invited to conduct.

The confirmations are on: April 29,

Emmanuel Church Wynberg; September 30,

Holy Trinity Kalk Bay; October 7, St

Dominic’s Hanover Park; October 14, St

Peter’s Kleinvlei; October 21, St Simon’s

Hout Bay; October 28, St Martin’s Bergvliet;

and a Sunday in November, St Mark’s

District Six.

I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by

making me hate him. – Booker T.

Washington, reformer, educator and author

(1856-1915)

From her expression it is clear that we’ve

caught Tina Ehlers red-handed after buying a

generous-sized wine-rack in the church shop. It

will take a trip or two to the bottle-store for

choir member Tina to fill that rack.

Ensure donations are clean and

in working order please.............

From Rosemary Summers:

Thanks to thank all our parishioners for

their donations to the shop.

I would like to stress: please do not donate

broken or half-dead appliances. It is

embarrassing and dishonest to sell them to

our customers.

Also don’t donate your old videos; nobody

uses the old video machines any more.

I would be most obliged if what you donate

is clean, otherwise I will have to bring

rubber gloves with me when we sort out

everything and wash it.

All my love to those lovely people who

come into the shop after church on

Wednesdays; you brighten up my life.


Rows and rows of bottle-tops

All smiles as record broken........

From Sheila Thompson:

A huge thank you to everyone who donated

bottle tops in support of Operation Smile

and a chance for the Girl Guides to set a

new Guinness Record for the longest bottle

cap string in the world.

The record stood at 117 000 and we

managed 121 600 which were strung on 8 x

25m lengths of cord – 2 km!

Operation Smile will benefit by R500 000

which will fund operations for children who

would otherwise not be able to afford it.

Green is back on our agenda.....

From Roger Steward:

The church has decided to revive its

environmental initiative, previously known

as the Green Project, and is looking for both

a person to lead this initiative and for

interested people who would like to get

involved in the project.

If you are interested, please contact me on

081 037 3033 or [email protected]

Green Anglicans

caring for nature.........................

From the Rev Rachel Mash,

Environmental Coordinator

Anglican Church of Southern Africa:

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ

We would like to share with you:

SA uses 8 billion plastic shopping bags a

year. We have started a campaign to

encourage churches to stop using plastic

bags and eventually get them banned. See

more at:

http://www.greenanglicans.org/bring-your-

own-bag/

Avocados are a great source of food, share

and beauty. Find out how to grow your own

from a pit and take up the challenge to get

your Sunday School or youth group growing

avocados. Go to

http://www.greenanglicans.org/wp-

content/uploads/2018/04/Avocados-How-

to-grow-them-from-a-pit.docx

Eco-bricks are a great way to use up non-

recyclable plastic. Squash them into 2-litre

coke bottles until the bottle is hard and they

can be used in construction. Find out more

at: http://www.greenanglicans.org/make-

an-eco-brick/

Send your news and views to What’s

Happening. Contact editor David Hill on

021-794 5387 or email [email protected]


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John Burdes chats to Margaret Reed, while Jo Lancaster, Anne Connelly and Marian Vismer are in earnest conversation at the seniors’ tea hosted by Jean Raubenheimer.

More turn out for tea..................

From Riekie Barrett:

Thanks to all who attended the seniors’ tea

at Jean Raubenheimer’s lovely home on

Wednesday April 4. On behalf of the group,

thanks to Jean for hosting it; everyone had a

lovely time.

We had a better turnout than expected and

collected R280 which will be added to funds

in the Seniors’ Teas account at the church.

The money is used for items such as flowers

and donations to worthy causes.

Last year, sadly, we lost two of our members

to cancer – Pam O’Brien and Jenney Heher

– and donated funds to charities as

requested by their families. Likewise, when

Colleen Lester passed away, we donated to

St Luke’s who had done so much for her.

In November we bought flowers for Angela

Frater after her accident and at Christmas we

donated a sizeable amount to Outreach

for Christmas hampers.

It is wonderful to be able to do some good

in the world.

Julia Sessions on was also there – with a

broken foot. Workers digging a trench for

fibre optic cabling in her street, went off to

lunch, leaving the trench uncovered and a

pile of earth in front of her home.

A young man offered to help her step over

the trench and she hopped on to what they

both thought was just sand. It was loosely

covered rubble which gave way and she

broke bones in her foot.

Ouch! We pray for her recovery.


Enriching the musical

life of Cape Town,

VOX will perform at

Christ Church

Constantia on

Sunday May 6.

Ageless texts inspire beautiful

a capella performance................

VOX Cape Town presents a recital of choral

music from across the ages, at Christ Church

Constantia on Sunday May 6.

Entitled “Celebrating The Words Behind

The Music”, it will draw attention to the

powerful words underlying the choral

settings. In a varied programme spanning

the 16th and 21st centuries – including

madrigals, folk songs and a number of South

African works – this performance will

highlight many of the secular and sacred

texts that continue to inspire fresh

generations of composers.

Musical items will be interspersed with

readings from, among others, Jalāl ad-Dīn

Rūmī, Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling, Sara

Teasdale, Robert Frost, JRR Tolkien and

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

Founded and directed by John Woodland,

VOX Cape Town is the city’s newest choral

collective. It focuses on a cappella works,

oratorios and local compositions to enrich

the musical life of Cape Town, continuing

the choral legacy of the St George’s Singers,

led for over 50 years by Dr Barry Smith.

VOX intends to invigorate local choral

music through imaginative programming

and staging to create intimate, immersive

and sensory experiences.

Sunday’s programme includes:

If ye love me (Thomas Tallis); O magnum

mysterium (Thomas Louis de Victoria); Ave

verum corpus (Mozart); This Marriage (Eric

Whitacre); Song for Athene (Tavener); May

It Be (Enya); A trio of madrigals: Drei

Schöne Dinge Fein (Friderici), Now is the

month of maying (Morley) and Il est bel et

bon (Passereau); Shenandoah (American

folk song); Pula! Pula! (Prinsloo); Cover Me

With The Night ( Klatzow).

The concert begins at 3pm.

Tickets are R100 and can be booked by

calling Anne on 082 218 0100 or by writing

to [email protected]

Payment can be made at the door (cash or

snapscan); no later than 2.45pm please.



Tartan team: “Christine and the Kilts” are

coming to Christ Church next month.

The ‘reel’ thing awaits in June..

This is as Celtic as it gets in Southern Africa!

Everything from Irish jigs, Scottish reel, and

traditional songs by Robbie Burns are on

their way to Christ Church Constantia.

“Christine and The Kilts” are lined up for

the next concert, in the church hall, on

Sunday June 3 from 3pm.

They boast a repertoire that will inspire and

delight Celtic music lovers, with Christine

Weir on the lead vocals, Matthew Weir on

bass and vocals, Leon Oosthuizen on

accordion, Rayelle Goodman on fiddle and

Duncan Robinson on acoustic guitar.

Sing along with them and enjoy a really

“guid” foot-stomping afternoon of Irish and

Scots song. One lucky audience

member might even win a bottle of Scotch

whisky...

“Christine and The Kilts” started out in

December 2014 as a theatre show called

“Whars yer Troosers?” at the Rosebank

Theatre. It was a surprising sell-out success

in its first season – attracting Capetonians

who were keen to celebrate their Celtic

heritage.

Since then, due to Christine’s increasing

passion and knowledge of Scottish

traditional music, she made the decision that

the group should become more “musically

driven” rather than “theatrically driven”.

They had a successful run at the

Grahamstown National Arts Festival and

now have been accepted to take part in this

year’s Edinburgh Fringe festival.

In September they will be playing at the

Theatre on the Square in Johannesburg, and

in December will be making a return season

to the Masque Theatre.

Christine Weir was a founder member of the

acclaimed “Not the Midnight Mass”. This

year she released her second solo CD called

“Weir Celts!” as well as her book “Shut your

Trap and Sing!” - a guide to singing

techniques. Her songs have been played on

Celtic radio stations all over the world –

from New Zealand to Scotland.

Tickets are R100 and can be booked by

calling Anne on 082 218 0100 or by writing

to [email protected] Payment can be

made at the door (cash or snapscan); no later

than 2.45pm please.



Blake looks rather proud of his slime creation.

Sheep cake and slime.................

From Youth leader Bianca Mariani:

The junior youth came together for an

evening of fun, food and friendship on

Friday April 20.

The evening’s theme was “The Good

Shepherd” which was represented in the

sheep cake and the obstacle course where

the children had to guide and protect their

balloon sheep.

The children enjoyed an ice-breaker activity

where I think we learned a lot about one

another.

After a food and drink break we all got our

hands dirty (stained blue, red, green or

yellow) making slime out of craft glue, water,

borax powder and food colouring.

The night was a success and we look

forward to the next social – a pizza and

movie night on Friday May 18 from 6 to

8.30pm.

The cake….

The action… and, below, the slime!


An enthusiastic group of youngsters enjoying Junior Church, led by Bianca Mariani

Some of us

really like

to dress up

on Sunday

mornings.

What’s

Happening

spotted

Joyce Beme

in this

stunning

outfit on

her way to

Junior

Church.

Liam White finds some fascinating pieces in the church shop.


Praying for more people to

come to know Jesus...................

“Thy Kingdom Come” is a global prayer

movement that invites Christians around the

world to pray for more people to come to

know Jesus.

What started in 2016 as an invitation from

the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to

the Church of England has grown into an

international and ecumenical call to prayer.

Archbishop Justin Welby is calling all

Anglicans to join the call to prayer which

will take place between Ascension Day, May

10 and Pentecost, May 20.

Archbishop

Thabo, pictured,

in support says

that during the

11 days of “Thy

Kingdom

Come”, it is

hoped that

everyone who

participates will

deepen their

friendship with

Jesus, bring others to know Jesus or know

him better, and come to know that every

aspect of their life is the stuff of prayer.

For more ideas and details about Thy

Kingdom Come, please watch Archbishop

Welby’s message on video; click on

http://www.thykingdomcome.global/

The aim is: to join with the whole family of

the Father; to pray for the empowering of

the Holy Spirit; that we may be effective

witnesses to Jesus Christ.

In his video, explaining the “Thy Kingdom

Come” global prayer wave for evangelism,

the Archbishop of Canterbury says: “We all

have people in our lives who do not know

about Jesus and the difference he longs to

bring them.”

During Thy Kingdom Come, pray especially

for Anglicans Ablaze 2018, to disciple the

church more intentionally and to witness to

the world more effectively.

– From Grow the Church.

Cottage for sale in

Christ Church Close...................

Immaculate two-bedroom cottage, main en

suite with study. Open plan kitchen/dining

room /lounge. Covered private patio with

double garage.

Asking price R5,5m. No transfer duty as

sold on life-right basis.

For further details contact Mike Barrett

083 259 4464 or Verlen Seipp 074 826 8592.

http://www.thykingdomcome.global/


BAPTISMS

Tatum Newman, Conor Jabaar, Eva Jabaar,

Jemima Hindmarch, Cheyenne Johnson

CONFIRMATIONS

Megan Barnard, Dayton Charles, Sascha-Lee

Hendrickse, Finn Hindmarch, Jemima

Hindmarch, Cheyenne Johnson, Hannah

McKeith, Masego Naledi

WEDDING

Steve Roberts and Dominique Padua

BLESSING OF A MARRIAGE

Mike Macalpine-Downie and Annette

Hohlbein

Ewan Clark and Adelaide Spies

FUNERALS

Ken Smith, Iris Eedes, John Day, Angela du

Preez, Ronald Green, Edgar Tindale

DIARY

Sunday 6 May

Jersey and Blanket Sunday

“Vox” concert 3pm

Monday 7 May 9.30am

Clothes, jersey and blanket sorting

Healing Service 7pm

Thursday 10 May 7pm

Ascension Day service

Friday 18 May 6pm

Youth Social

Sunday 20 May Pentecost

Saturday 26 May 10am

Baptism preparation starts

Sunday 3 June 3pm

“Christine and the Kilts” concert

Christ Church Constantia Telephone 021 794 50 51 [email protected]

www.christchurchconstantia.co.za


http://www.christchurchconstantia.co.za/

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