Newsletter to members and friends

No 13
Easter 2015
Newsletter to members and friends
Sanibonani abangame,
dear Friends of Partnership,
liebe Mitglieder und Freunde
sowie Freundinnen von
This is our Newsletter No. 13,
Easter 2015
greet you all in
this Lenten season in the name
of our Lord Jesus Christ.
NEWS
from
During the last months the
committee focussed on ad­
just­ing the
charter of
to
the challenges by the changes
in its structure and by revenue
regulations. We will hopefully
finalize the new charter on oc-
-Chairperson’s Visit
to South Africa
Rev Heribert Duscha has paid a visit to the South Africa partners and
friends in January 2015. The main
purpose of his visit was to bring
forward the publication of the partnership book on the South African
side.
Thus, he met friends In Umngeni
circuit (in Pietermaritzburg North
and South, in eMtulwa and Appelsbosch) as well as in Durban circuit
(Christianenburg and Chatsworth).
He took the opportunity to preach
in Sweetwaters, (Pietermaritzburg
North parish) and Mooiriver (Pietermaritzburg South parish) and
attended service in St Boniface
(Christianenburg parish).
He made arrangements with the
Lutheran Publishing House in Durban and had the opportunity to be
invited to a meeting of the Coordinating Partnership Committee
of Durban and Umngeni Circuits.
Moreover, he was invited to get
new insights on the progress of the
skill-training project in Bishopstowe, mainly by Dean Myaka, Mr
Mbuyisa and Mrs Khumalo.
The partnership book:
You have set my feet
in a broad space
Because of the partnership book,
there were made appointments on
a working plan so that it seems to
be possible to publish the English
edition in October 2015. Rev. Duscha was lucky to find proof readers for the remaining chapters of
the book. Mr Kleinbooie, the manager of the Lutheran Publishing
House will look for a printer and
negotiate on the price. As well
Dean Nzama as Dean Myaka will
keep an eye on the progress, and
Mr Zwelihle Khumalo in the chair
of the Durban circuit partnership
committee and Mr Pius Mbuyisa
in the chair of the Umngeni circuit
partnership committee are ready
to propagate the book in both circuits.
casion of the general meeting
on 19, May 2015.
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Skill training centre in Bishopstowe
Chicken, ducks, pigs, butternut – and five young adults
Bishopstowe project started with healthier food on cheaper prices
The Council of Churches in KwaZulu-Natal (KZNCC) helped by some
funding with chicken, piggeries
and ducks farming, still under Rev
Z.I. Ntuli’s co-ordination. The project is advised by the Department
of Agriculture of KZN. Thus, Rev
Duscha saw a busy place where
now seven people are working.
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KZNCC again cleaned the site.
There is a fence around the whole site. Water has been bin test­ed,
there is a big water resource in a
new big borehole.
In February 2015, Mrs Ncami MaDlamini Khumalo sent a brief report
from which we quote:
2014 Milestone:
The paramount highlight of the
achievement on the running of the
Bishopstowe Project is a decent
association between KwaZuluNatal Council of Council and the
Evangelical Lutheran Church. The
following projects are taking place
and developing pleasingly:
Skill training centre in Bishopstowe
1.
Chicken free roaming and
healthy chicken. This project
produces remarkably and has
sold more than 2000 chickens.
2.Ducks for meat and eggs.
3.Pigs are also obtainable. There
are currently above 20 “pregnant” pigs to produce pork
and other products.
4.Butternut first harvest.
5.Tests on other vegetables are
underway.
6.5 young adults are being trained and resident on site.
7.Healthier food on cheaper prices.
Friends of Partnership awaits an
application from the side of the
Coordinating Committee to sup-
American volunteers renovated the chapel
Five girls of Young Adults in Global Mission, Minnesota SouthWestern Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, came
with Dean Lutter in July 2014 to
Bishopstowe and renovated the
chapel. They donated around
R60.000 for a new roof, for win-
dows and doors and paint for the
walls.
port the renovation of the upper
cottage, mainly building a toilet
and a shower.
Dean Myaka explained that they
soon will take care that the lower
cottage will serve no longer for tenants but instead for people working in the project. At the moment
there are employed four young
men from Sweetwaters looking after the pigs and three congregants
from Imbali who are responsible
for the fowl.
Besides these visits and talks Rev
Duscha gained insight in the preaching places (Manqonqo, Thamboville and Sweetwaters) of Pietermaritzburg North parish, hosted
by Mrs Mzila and accompanied
by Messrs Mbuyisa and Sabela
and two congregations of Mtulwa
parish (Mtulwa and Ekhamanzi)
accompanied and hosted by selfsupporting pastor SE Nxumalo.
As plans for the deanery were
changed – a bigger site is levelled
– the circuit is still waiting for the
approvement of the drawing by
the municipality.
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News from Melle-Georgsmarienhütte circuit
It seems, there are plans for 2016
to invite South African partners.
In former times it was a rule, to invite delegations biannually on circuit level.
New regional bishop
in Osnabrück Church
District since 1 Feb 2015
Oldendorf parish
Dean Wolfgang Loos renounced
to be re-elected after ten years of
duty and was called to take the
post of a pastor in Göttingen circuit and of serving in the Head Office in Hannover. Melle-Georgsmarienhütte Circuit and St Petri Parish
will bid farewell to him on 19 April
at 5 p.m. in Melle St Petri church
and parish hall.
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Oldendorf parish is still raising
funds. Pastor Karsten Keding retired in the beginning of 2015 and
left Oldendorf after 22 yours. In
St Mary's Church, the Kedings
made a touching farewell gift to
their parish and continued with a
program of music and art in the
Hallmann'schen House. The Kedings moved east of Hanover,
close to Gifhorn. Oldendorf will
have a new pastor on 1 June, Rev
Ralf Hallbrügge.
Dr Birgit Klostermeier
was for twelve years a pastor in
Wunstorf near Hanover, thereafter she worked as director of studies in the pastoral institute of the
Church of Hanover for 12 years
and 4 years in the Institute of Social Sciences of the Evangelical
Church of Germany, before she
was voted Dean of Berlin-Schöneberg of the Evangelical Church
of Berlin- Brandenburg in 2010.
She looks forward to gradually
meet the 114 parishes of her district with about 160 pastors.
Glandorf-Bad Laer parish
Fotos, Gestaltung:
EILERS-Media, Bad Essen
Melle-Paulus parish
In March, eight parishes in Osnabrück area celeberate services under the motto “diversity – inclusion enriches all”, among them
are partner parishes Bad Laer, Bad
Rothenfelde, Oesede, Hilter, MelleNeuenkirchen.
Oesede and Schledehausen parishes
Both parishes, Oesede (partner of
KwaDukuza) and Schledehausen
(partner of Otimati) will soon have
new pastors, as the current pastors will retire.
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They are preparing to host their
partners from KwaMashu parish in
October to take part in the 50 years celebrations of the parish.
In Glandorf-Bad Laer, partner of
Enhlanzeni parish, there is a new
pastor, Stephan Jannasch (picture).
News from Durban circuit
Another recent pastor of Elim parish, Rev ZI Nzuza, was elected
Dean of the Eastern Cape Circuit
of ELCSA-Cape- Orange Diocese,
based in Stutterheim.
Pastor Chundran Chetty (picture),
recently in St John Newlands East
and St John Reservoir Hill started
his new post as a lecturer at the
Lutheran Theological Institute in
Pietermaritzburg. There is already a new pastor appointed for St
John Newlands East and St John
Reservoir Hill
Bishop MD Biyela returned to the
Lutheran Thelogical Institute after
he was serving for one year Ntuzuma. As well for Ntuzuma a new
Pastor is on duty. Since Jan 13th,
Rev. Khumbulani Brian Maseko
(picture) is the new pastor of the
parish. Mr Zwelihle Khumalo, describes him as young and forceful.
Arenshorst shares the joy!
Pastor Dr Joe Lüdemann (picture), recently the parish pastor of
Durban Central has got new duties
being the link between the ELM coworkers in South Africa and ELM
Head Office in Hermannsburg. As
he is still responsible for students’
ministry in Durban, he is not able to
be further on the parish pastor of
Durban Central, he well, however
continue preaching at St Michael’s
in Milne Street. Dean Nzama became the parish pastor
Mr Z Khumalo (picture), Ntzuma
parish, in the chair of Durban Circuit
Partnership Committee and as well
chairing the Co-Ordinating Committees of Durban and Umngeni
Circuits, and Mr Robin Ramiah
Rev Z Kambi, recently the pastor of Marburg-Gamalkhe parish,
was transferred to Pinetown. This
parish is still fundraising in order
to build a church in KwaNdengezi
congegregation. The plot is already purchased.
In August 2014, Pastor L Victor
Qhele (picture), Elim parish, who
served for some years as well in
eMtulwa and Oebisfelde parishes
passed away.
(picture), head of the Chatsworth
partnership committee, went on 21
Feb to see their partners or as the
Americans they their compagniongs in the Great River Conference
of Minnesota Southwest Synod of
the Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America.
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News from Umngeni circuit
Appelsbosch parish
Noodsberg congregation in Appelsbosch parish is building a new
church (picture). Pastor D. Hadebe
is on at time on duty in Appelsbosch. There are ideas for better
serving the parish either by diving
or by installing a second pastor.
End of May, the bishop will pay a
visit to the parish.
Nhlangakazi parish
Nhlangakazi has got a new parish
pastor, the Rev Zongezile Ernest
Ntoma.
In progress: Noodsberg Church with Mr Nyathikazi and Mrs SE Nxumalo, eMtulwa
eMtulwa parish
There is no pastor in eMtulwa parish: Pastor Sibuso Mosia from
neighbouring Oebisfelde parish
keeps an eye on it. Ekhamanzi
congregation needs help to renovate its old church (right picture).
7/8 March there is an amaDoda
(Men’s Prayer League) revival in
the parish. On 10 May, Bishop PP
Buthelezi will visit the parish.
Georgenau parish
On 17 May, Bishop Buthelezi
will dedicate anew the church of
KwaHlwemini which was renovated from the ground by donation of
a former member who worshipped
there already with his grandmother
and now returned to ELCSA.
Pietermaritzburg South
Pietermaritzburg South will be devided within the next years, Imbali
with Willowfountain and Mpumelelo will be a parish on its own.
In April Mrs Ncami MaDlaminiKhumalo (picture) from Imbali
congregation will again visit Melle
on invitation by Diakonia in town
and county Osnabrück.
Ms Nqobile Mayaba from Mooi
River congregation – well known
as a singer by Melle St Petri – got
married on 14 Feb to Ntobeko
Chamane from Appelsbosch in
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Renovation: Ekhamanzi Church with 4 congregants: M Gila +TQ Gila (abaSizikazi ),
TJ Gila, and E Zondi
Pietermaritzburg. Next day there
took place the cultural wedding in
Appelsbosch. The couple will worship in Imbali from now.
Mr NM Khumalo from Mooi River congregation wrote: “We had
an Ash Wednesday last week; the
service was conducted by Rev M
Nzama here in Mooi River.” During
Easter the congregation will host
1.300, maybe even 1.500 on Good
Friday. Thereafter they will prepare to celebrate in October the 10th
Take off to Germany: Ncami MaDlamini
anniversary of their church with
about 20 visitors from Melle St Petri.
Mpumelelo (France/Unit 18) preaching place is on the way to become a congregation on its own.
They 18 are considering to have an
own building.
Khumbulani congregation is still
looking for a site while Pinneberg
partners are ready to build the
church.
News from
Umvoti circuit
Pastor Mthethwa from eMtulwa
was transferred to Hermannsburg
parish
Retired Pastor Reinhard Keding,
recently Bad Laer parish (MelleGeorgsmarienhütte circuit), visited the partners in Enhlanzeni
parish.
News from Umngeni circuit
Pietermaritzburg North
There is a soccer team in Sobantu (picture). Mr Mbuyisa wrote: "Some of the members are our
Youth. Somebody is trying to keep
them away from the streets. We
need some sponsors. The jersey
they were wearing is my company
sponsor."
There are new preaching places
in Maqongqo near Table Mountain and Bishopstowe (Thamboville) (Pietermaritzburg North). Maqongqo willgrow fast and become
a congregation on its own. They
are already look­
ing for a site to
build a church.
In need for sponsering: Soccer team in Sobantu
News from Mpumalanga
There is a new phase of renovation of the crèche in Mpumalanga,
they took off the old covering to
put a new one. (picture with Mrs
Mpume Luthuli)
Although no longer staying in Mpumalanga but being there in the beginning of partnership in the 70s.
Mrs Bhengu, the widow of Pastor
SE Bhengu, passed away in Durban. She was one of the first South
African visitors to then Melle circuit
in the 70s.
Mr Boy Ndlovu, not only as a choir
leader a pillar of the Mpumalanga
congregation, Unit 2, passed away
in January. The funeral function
(picture) took place on 14 January with parish pastor Rev Mamba and and former parish pastor
K. Ntuli, now lecturing at LTI, and
self-supporting pastors Nsibande
and Makhanya from Pietermaritzburg.
New preaching place called Maqongqo: The area near Table Mountain (left)
Colourful and new roof: Mrs Luthuli presenting the renovated crèche proudly
A practice to be followed...
... is to be seen in Mpumalanga
church: They print the newsletter of Friends of Partnership
and put it to the wall in order
that congregants can have a
view of it.
Last Good Bye: Funeral function for Mr. Boy Ndlovu from Mpumalanga congregation
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News from Pirna circuit
Partnership Service
Pirna Circuit on one side and eMtulwa and Pietermaritzburg North
parishes on the other side are preparing to celebrate their annual
partnership service on 22 March.
Mrs Ina.Maria Vetter wrote: "Our
working team has prepared a CD
with freshest pictures for alle parishes. The CD includes as well
scraps of/for sermon by Dean
Uta Krusche-Räder and prayers,
addresses and information. We will
have a collection in all parishes for
the bursary fund as the circuit synod decided like this already last
year.”
Meeting Pirna – MelleGeorgsmarienhütte
partnership committees
"On 21 March, our working team
will meet with the Melle-Georgsmarienhütte partnership committee here in Sebnitz to discuss the
matters which arose by the new
structures."
Planning for the year 2016
In 2016, the year theme within the
Luther decade will be "Reformation and the One World".
The Church of Saxony plans to
hold a large partnership meeting in
Meißen, the so-called cradle of Saxony in June 2016. All Saxon partnerships by Russia over Prague,
Netherlands, United States and
Tanzania, India and Papua New
Guinea – and of course to South
Africa – will be invited to experience a global meeting. Two guests
and a Saxonian will be invited from
each partnership. The meeting
will end with a trip to the meeting
of the Lutheran World Federation
in Wittenberg, where the participants will work on the theme. Mrs
Ina-Maria Vetter i spart of the team
which prepares the meeting from
the side of the Church of Saxony.
pays regards to all members and friends with words
taken from the epistle at Easter: 1. Cor 15,1-5
Now I would remind
you, bro­thers and sisters, of the gospel I
preached to you, which
you received, in which
you stand, and by
which you are being
sav­ed, if you hold fast
to the word I preached
to you—unless you
believed in vain. For I
delivered to you as of
first importance what
I also received: that
Christ died for our sins
in accordance with the
Scriptures, that he was
buried, that he was
raised on the third day
in accordance with the
Scriptures, and that he
appeared to Cephas,
then to the twelve.
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Kepha,
bafowethunodaduwethu, ngiyanikhumbuza
ivangeli
enganishumayeza
lona nenalamukelayo
nenimi kulo, nenisindiswa ngalo, nxa
nibambelela ezwini enganishumayeza lona,
uma kambe ukukholwa kwenu kungabanga yize. Ngokuba
okokuqala nganinika
lokho engakwamukela nami ukuthi uKristu
wafa ngenxa yezono
zethu njengokwemibhalo, nokuthi wembelwa, nokuthi wavuswa
kwabafileyo ngosuku
lwesithathu njengokwemibhalo,
nokuthi
wabonwa nguKhefase;
wayesebonwa ngabayishumi nambili
Ich
erinnere
euch
aber, liebe Brüder und
Schwestern, an das
Evangelium, das ich
euch verkündigt habe,
das ihr auch angenommen habt, in dem ihr
auch fest steht, durch
das ihr auch selig werdet, wenn ihr's festhaltet in der Gestalt, in der
ich es euch verkündigt
habe; es sei denn, dass
ihr umsonst gläubig
geworden wärt. Denn
als Erstes habe ich
euch weitergegeben,
was ich auch empfangen habe: Dass Christus gestorben ist für
unsre Sünden nach der
Schrift;und dass er begraben worden ist; und
dass er auferstanden
ist am dritten Tage nach
der Schrift; und dass
er gesehen worden ist
von Kephas, danach
von den Zwölfen.
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