PERSONS ON DUTY TODAY Clergy: 7:30am Rev Selwyn Engelbrecht 9:00am Rev Selwyn Engelbrecht

Lay 7:30am Carlene Johnson 9:00am Gayroun Adams

Ministers: Desiree Donough Judy Cheddie

Readers: 7:30am Sharlene Rayners 9:00am 1st Adele Wakefield

Susan Stougie 2nd Adlyne Block

Welcome 7:30am Yvonne Ward-Cox 9:00am Seleah Michaels, Julia

Team: Tracy Higgins Okkers, Roberto Viglino

Tea: 9:00am Daphne Groepe’s Team 9:00am Media TBA

BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK 14 – 19 May 2018

John 16: 29 – 33 : John 17: 1 – 11a : John 17: 11b – 19

John 17: 20 – 26 : John 21: 15 – 19 : John 21: 20 - 25

SCRIPTURE READINGS –Sunday 20 May 2018

1st Reading: Acts 2: 1 – 21 Psalm: 104: 26 - 36 2nd Reading: Romans 8: 22 - 27

Gospel reading: John 15: 26 – 27, 16: 4b – 15 Canticle: 4

PERSONS ON DUTY NEXT WEEK – 20 May 2018

Clergy: 7:30am Rev Selwyn Engelbrecht 9:00pm Rev Ernest Ward-Cox

Clergy: 7:30am Rev Ernest Ward-Cox 9:00pm Rev Ernest Ward-Cox

Lay 7:30 am Bob Ward-Cox 9:00pm Caroline de Wet

Ministers: Richard Goodman Llewellyn Okkers

Readers: 7:30 am Ursula Gregorowski 9:00pm 1st Butch Pulker

Britney Bewee 2nd Charmaine Abrahams

Welcome 7:30 am Neal Johnson 9:00pm Richard & Beryl Goodman,

Team: Peter Cramb Donny Nicholson

Tea: 9:00 am Bevil Wasserfall’s Team 9:00 am Media TBA

Clergy: Revd Canon Selwyn Engelbrecht 021 552 3262

Revd Ernest Ward-Cox 021 554 1777

Revd Thozamile Shweni

Parish Office: Deirdre Marshall 021 551 8529

8:30 – 12:30pm Fax: 021 551 8529 & 086 646 9561

Tues – Friday NEW E-MAIL: info@stoswalds.org.za

Church Wardens: Andrée Lombard: 082 449 4955 andreelombard@absamail.co.za

Neal Johnson: 084 250 7270 johnsonn@telkomsa.net

Loretta Welcomets: 071 342 0353 welcometsloretta@gmail.com

Self-supporting & Retired Clergy periodically assisting in the Parish:

Revd Clever Matsilele, The Ven Anthony Gregorowski, Revd Canon Mervyn Moore,

Revd Maxwell Malan, Revd Rod Walsh, Revd Mxolisi Mpambani, Revd Matthew Esau

www.stoswalds.org.za

ST OSWALD’S

CHURCH

MILNERTON ANGLICAN CHURCH OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (A.C.S.A)

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 13 May 2018

SERVICES

Sunday Litany 7:15 am Holy Communion 7:30 am (said) 09:00 am (sung)

Wednesday Holy Communion 09:30 am

ST FRANCIS CHAPELRY: Sunday Mass 09.30 am, Tuesday Mass 09:30 am

ST LUKE’S CHAPELRY: Sunday Mass 09.30 am (Xhosa Service)

WELCOME

A very warm welcome to you all, as well as any visitors who are worshipping with us today. Should you wish to join the parish, please speak to a Welcome team member and make an appointment to meet the Rector. Forms are available from the Welcome Team members.

Important: If you require special prayer after any service, please note that a Lay Minister will be on duty in the sanctuary.

READINGS FOR THE DAY

1st Lesson Acts 1: 15 – 17, 21 - 26 Pg 103

Psalm 1 Pg 607 APB

2nd Lesson 1 John 5: 9 – 13 Pg 219

Canticle 8 Pg 348 APB

Gospel Reading John 17: 6 – 19 Pg 97

COLLECT FOR THE DAY

Triune God, Jesus prayed that we might be one: Help us to transcend our differences

And find our unity in Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God now and for ever, Amen.

HYMNS

Introit SOF 6 Gradual SOF 182 Peace: SOF 7

Offertory SOF 525 Communion SOF 418 SOF 381 Recessional SOF 360

If you need someone to intercede or pray with you,

please come to the sanctuary immediately after the service

and a lay minister will pray with you.

BIRTHDAYS

Today Chanel Wilson, Natalie Coyne, Belinda Matenga Satoro, 14/05 Amy Wakefield, Bridget Rees-Gibbs, Lynette Ball, Yolanda Johannes, Lloyd

Naik, Mikhail Petersen, Brenda Damonse, 15/05 Leonard van Wyk, 16/05 Nicoletter Rosiger, Christopher Scholtz 17/05 Grant Pow-Chong, Tamia Jacobs, Maditsie Sabasaba 18/05 Chloe Bosman, Daniel Cloete, 19/05 Taryn Wassung, Sheila Louw, Taryn Kleinsmith, Madison Balie, Goduletsweng Qongqo-Polori

ANNIVERSARIES

18/05 Leslie and Connie de Lillie

PRAYERS

Jack Lippert, Joan Livesay-Goldblatt, Jenny Walsh, Yvonne Basneh, Kay

Espley, Gertrude Williams, Lee Doyle, Patrick Filmalter, Elisabetta Ward-Cox,

Yvonne Graham, Joan Rheeder, Maureen Scholtz, Wendy Sims, Andrew

Martin, Yara Arries, Andrew Yates-Bell, Peter Knox, Clive Shea, Maureen

Theunissen, Nurie Carelse, Theresa Bosman, Robert Bonnin, Lionel

Ekermans, Alison Ward-Cox, Leanda Maree, Tanya van Schalkwyk, Leah

Tutu, Brian Muller, Ken Jayes, Jimmy James, Derek Gain, Pat Strydom,

Margaret van der Merwe, Corinne Stephenson, Bernard Fortune, Leslea Davids,

Henni Fiveash, Brenda Bell, Cynthia Engel, Adam Damonse, Arthur Maart, Theresa

Schroeder, Frederick de Waal, Cameron White, Kevin Taylor, Jean Retief,

Georgina Carelse, Frances Cupido, Thembisa Tyeku, Friedrich Gerstner, Kathryn

Espley, Wilma Volkwyn, Jenny Orlov, Girlie Falala, Janie Grundman, Barbara

Bosch, Dawn Kruger, Pat Bauermeister, Ethan May, Hannes Theron, Ian Jayes,

Gertie Fransman, Pat Woudberg, Margaret Thiart, Alton van Biljon

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

RIP

Kelsey Arendse, son of the late Ben Arendse (previous Church Warden

here) and Jemima Arendse, has tragically passed away after a short illness.

We would like to offer our prayers and condolences to Jemima and the rest

of Kelsey’s family and friends at this time.

Kelsey was laid to rest from St Oswald’s yesterday.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH PAGE

WOOL DONATIONS

At the moment all the knitted squares are still being made

into blankets for the children of the Leliebloem Orphanage in Ottery.

The staff would love each child to have their own blanket.

To this end we are appealing for generous wool donations as well

as offers of assistance to crochet the squares together.

Please contact Joy – 084 751 1046 or the office 021 551 8529

Thank you so much

PLEASE CONTINUE THIS YEAR TO HELP US ,

BY STILL KEEP ING SPARE FABRIC & TOILETRIES

DONATIONS COMING IN TO FILL THE MOTHER & BABY BAGS.

WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE CONTINUED DONATIONS

Thank you for helping!

ST OSWALD’S

WHOLENESS TASK TEAM We pack food parcels for the needy

in Joe Slovo, Brooklyn & Malachi House 1kg maize meal / 1 kg samp / 500 g dried not tinned beans / 500 g rice

500 g sugar / 500 ml bottle cooking oil / 410 g tin pilchards

100 g soya mince / 410 g jar peanut butter (Urgent)

25 teabags rooibos

PLEASE HELP US!

CASH DONATIONS MOST WELCOME Yvonne Ward-Cox 021 554 1777

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR ONGOING DONATIONS

CHOIR MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT DRIVE

◊ HALL HIRE:

Parishioners are to please note that to book the St Oswald’s hall, the church wardens,

(Neal Johnson 084 250 7270 johnsonn@telkomsa.net & Andrée Lombard -

082 449 4955 – andreelombard@absamail.co.za) should be contacted. You may also

contact the office (021 551 8529) where your booking will be put into the calendar

provisionally until the wardens have been consulted about arrangements and fees

HOME VISITS

Parishioners who would like someone to visit them - please make contact with the office via

telephone: 021 551 8529 or email: saintoswald@xsinet.co.za

PRAYER CHAIN

If you would like to be part of the Parish Prayer Chain who regularly offer intercessions for

those who need it, please contact the office and leave your name, telephone number

and email address. Everyone is welcome to be part of this essential ministry in our parish.

BAPTISM CERTIFICATES

Please note that your child’s Baptism certificate will be available from the office a

week after the day of Baptism, on request only. Thank you

The choir would like to expand to include all young people and adults. Please contact

Cedric at 0716789712 for a conversation and friendly audition. All voice parts are

needed. Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 7-9 pm. Everyone is very welcome!

. READERS GUILD

The Reader’s Guild would welcome more parishioners to join them in this ministry this year.

There is always a need for extra people. If you feel you could contribute, please make

contact with the co-ordinator Elizabeth Simpson - tel 021 559 8902 | mobile 074 1819808

or let the office know. Thank you.

SACRISTANS MINISTRY

There is a need at St Oswald’s for more Sacristans. This ministry involves a group of lay

persons who take care of all things in the sacristy, and who help prepare everything

needed for the Liturgy. If you feel called to offer your services, please contact Fr Selwyn.

PARISHIONERS JOINING PARISH MINISTRIES

Fr Selwyn would like to encourage any parishioner who would like to join a particular

ministry within the parish to please come and have conversation with him first before joining.

ST OSWALD’S CHURCH EMAIL ADDRESS CHANGE

Our email address has changed to info@stoswalds.org.za Please make use of this address only.

John 17: 6 – 19 Jesus’ Prayer for his Disciples

We gather in the name of the Lord. We do what he asked his apostles to do: wait in prayer for the

coming of the Holy Spirit. Without the Spirit the apostles were like a sail boat without the wind.

We too need the Spirit in order to be able to follow Christ wholeheartedly.

In the Gospel we have part of Jesus’ solemn prayer at the Last Supper. Here he prays for his

disciples whom he is leaving behind to carry on his work. Just as Jesus was sent into the world

by the Father, so were the disciples being sent into the world by Jesus. They are to bring his word

to others. During the Last Supper, knowing that he was soon to leave them, Jesus prayed to his

heavenly Father for them. In praying for them, he also prayed for us. What kind of things did he

pray for?

He prayed that they would remain faithful: ‘Keep those whom you have given me true to your

name.’ Our task is not to be successful, only to be faithful.

He prayed for unity among them: ‘May they be one, as you and I are one.’ Disunity among the

disciples of Jesus is a blight on their witness.

He prayed that they might be preserved in the truth: ‘May they be consecrated in the truth.’ The

truth here is the truth that Jesus is the revelation of the unseen God.

And he prayed that they may be victorious over evil: “I do not ask you to remove them from the

world, but to protect them from the evil one.’ The disciples are being sent out to challenge the

world to turn form darkness to light. In bearing witness, they must be prepared to suffer the world’s

hate.

So he prayed for faithfulness, unity, truth and victory over evil.

He foresaw that life would be difficult for them. But he did not pray that they might be spared trials

and sufferings, but that they might remain faithful in spite of them. He did not offer a release from

problems, but the strength to cope with them.

It is wrong to blame our troubles on God. God is with us in our trials. It is to him we turn in our

troubles, for comfort, strength, patience and hope.

This is how Jesus prayed for his apostles, and how we too should pray. We pray not to be spared

trials, but that God will help us to cope with whatever trials life sends us.

Each Pentecost renews the grace of Pentecost in us and in the Church.

The Transformation

As I passed the cherry tree in February, it had a bare and forlorn look about it. It contained not a

shred of beauty. In fact, it required no small act of faith to believe it was still alive.

I passed the tree again in April. When I looked at it now, I could scarcely believe my eyes, so

great was the transformation it had undergone. It was now decked out in a robe of brilliant

blossoms.

From where had all this beauty come? It had come from within the tree itself.

On looking back at it in February, when it was still in the grip of winter, who could have believed

that it contained all this?

Sometimes we write off people as having no possibilities. If in some people these possibilities

haven’t yet manifested themselves, all it means is that for them spring hasn’t yet come.

Lord God, dispose us to receive the Holy Spirit, and may his coming breathe new life into

us. We ask this through the same Christ our Lord, Amen.

(Taken from New Sunday and Holy Day Liturgies – Year B – by Flor McCarthy SDB)

◊ SPECIAL VESTRY

PARISH NOTICES

To all the Special Mothers in our Parish

Have a wonderful

Mother’s Day,

we love you!

NEW HYMN MASS

This morning we will continue to learn the new sung mass. We will be singing the Hymn Mass at the 9.00 am service each week.

Our choir will be leading the congregation as we all learn the music . Please join in and sing your best!

CHRISM MASS AND THE RENEWAL OF MINISTRY VOWS FOR THE CLERGY AND THE LAITY

This annual service will take place TODAY - Sunday 13 May 2018 at St Andrew’s, Northpine at 5.00 pm All welcome.

THE REBUILDING OF THE

CHAPELRY OF ST ATHANASIUS, GARDEN VILLAGE

IN THE PARISH OF ST ANNE’S, MAITLAND

A year ago the chapelry of St Athanasius was burnt down completely.

St Oswald’s will be donating an amount of R10 000 from our Helping Hand Fund

towards the rebuilding of the chapelry.

If there are any parishioners who would like to contribute in any way to this cause,

please contact Fr Selwyn or our parish wardens for more information.

This notice will remain in the parish leaflet for at least 6 months.

◊ UNITY WEEK

This annual week of Fraternal Praise and Worship starts on

Monday 14 May – Friday 18 May at the NG Kerk Sonnekus.

Please arrive every evening from 18h45 - the service will start at 19h00.

This year’s beneficiary is Huis Zonnekus. For more detail please see the posters.

A Special Vestry will be held on

Sunday 27 May 2018, immediately after the 9amService.

The Agenda concerns the Election of one representative for Diocesan Synod.

PLEASE JOIN US

HOLY TRINITY, BOTHASIG FOR A DANCE

“CHRISTMAS IN JULY”

ON FRIDAY, 27 JULY 2018 @

BOTHASIG Community hall Link rd, bothasig

TIME: 19H00 (CHEESE & WINE) DANCE: 20H00 TILL 02H00

DRESS CODE: SEMI-FORMAL

PRICE: R100 PER PERSON

PLEASE BRING OWN PLATTER

AND XYZZ

Keith Giemre, of our St Oswald’s Parish,

Milnerton,

would like to invite all parishioners to attend

an evening presentation

in the Church Hall on Thursday 24th May 2018

at 19h30

‘My Blessed Life.’

He has written 10 books focussing on the

theme of Body, Mind and Soul.

Cheese and wine, tea and coffee will be served

afterwards.

If you would like to attend, please contact

Keith on 083 458 0356.

There is no cost.

BASIC MUSIC LITERACY &

SIGHT READING COURSE Cedric, our organist is offering a 6 week course

here at St Oswald's for anyone interested.

Cost - R100

Dates: 19, 29 May and further TBA

There are only 30 places available.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week 1 Orientation to music reading

Week 2 Basics of Rhythm / Treble clef letter names

Week 3 Bass Clef Week 4 Theory Test

Week 5 Theory Music games

Week 6 Certification Acknowledgement

Sight reading of short songs will be done at all sessions for 15 minutes.

Please contact Cedric directly on 071 678 9712

DIOCESAN QUIET DAY Thursday, 17 May 2018

You are encouraged to make this day a day of silence and listening to wherever you are. Why don’t you make this a time of preparation for Pentecost?

Join us - The Church of St Peter the Fisherman, Churchhaven from 10h00 to 15h00 (Eucharist at 14h30) for a time of Quiet and Reflection in the beauty of God’s creation.

Bring your own lunch, hat and jacket. Tea and coffee are provided.

Please note that there is no signage for the turnoff to Churchhaven within the national park – so look for Gate 2 and turn in there it is about 17 Km from the

R27 entrance to the park). The cost to enter the park is now R54 per person.

◊ BAPTISM REGISTRATION:

Please note that registrations for the next Baptism can be made at a meeting on either Tuesday 22 May / Tuesday 29 May 2018 at 6.00pm in the parish offices at

Maureen’s House. (14 Indwe Rd. Milnerton) The names of your chosen godparents and their details will be needed

. Please also bring your ID books and your child’s birth certificate. The dates for Preparation classes are Tues 05 / 12 / 19 June 2018 at 7.00pm

with the Baptism itself scheduled to take place on Sunday 24 June 2018, during the course of the 9.00 am mass.

08 September.

WE ARE SEEKING A CONVENOR !

THE INTERESTED PARISHION WILL BE FULLY SUPPORTED BY

THE FUND-RAISING TEAM AND THE PARISH COUNCIL.

If you would like to be involved with the planning & organisation,

as a stallholder or simply have something to donate,

please contact the Church Wardens

- numbers on pew leaflet