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New Beginnings and Change

As we move forward into the future inevitably there will be many new things in our lifeat St Kiaran's – hence the cover picture. As one who has been here as a member for

the last thirty years change has been much on my mind lately. So I would like to sharea few thoughts.

Change brings with it both uncertainty and opportunities. ladly for us our od is onewho changes things in our lives and circumstances. !e knows what is best for us and!e works all things according to !is perfect will in our personal lives as well as in !ischurch.

Some helpful Scriptures come to mind"Isaiah 30:21 # Whether you turn to the right or to the left , your earswill hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

A comment on Romans 6:4 $Newness of life supposes newness of heart. %alking in Scripture stands for

the course and character of one&s life which must be new. %alk by new rules towardsnew ends from new principles. (ake new choices of direction. Choose new paths to

walk in new leaders to walk after new companions to walk with).

God grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change;

corage to change the things I can;and wisdom to !now the difference"

*et us embrace the future together with confidence

#ary $ter – +ditor



,ear St Kiaran&s (embers and Associates

It was most encouraging to see the e-cellent turn out on Sunday

(ay at the (orning Service at which the /ev (ike (uller preachedwith a view to a call. 0he 1acancy Committee met after the service

and agreed to e-tend a call to the /ev (ike (uller. 0he Session and

the 1acancy Committee met with (ike and his wife *ouise the daybefore. *ouise and their children 2ethro and 2essica accompanied

(ike to the morning service. 3erhaps if you were present you had achance to meet the family. If (ike accepts the call and the congregation agrees to it the

3resbytery of the %estern Cape needs to process the call.

If everything goes according to plan he should be able to commence his ministry at St Kiaran&s

from August 456. 3lease continue to pray about this and for (ike and his family.

A few days ago my wife ,enise and I went to see the film $Son of od). %e both felt that the film

was e-cellent. It even portrayed the /esurrection and Ascension.

Ascension ,ay falls on 0hursday 47 (ay while the Sunday following 2une is called $AscensionSunday). I hope to be with you on that Sunday for the Communion Service and I hope for a

congregational meeting after the morning service. I shall focus on the Ascension so I thought I

would give you a brief preview.

(any people have found the concept and event of the Ascension difficult to accept. !owever the

Ascension is one of the si- great salvation events – 0he Incarnation 8Christmas9 the Crucifi-ion

8ood :riday9 the /esurrection 8+aster Sunday9 the Ascension 8Ascension 0hursday9 3entecost

83entecost Sunday9 and the Second Coming of 2esus Christ 8date unknown9.*et me give a brief summary of the importance and meaning of the Ascension.

. 0he Ascension presents 2esus as the +-alted Son of od.

In /omans v 6 3aul tells us that 2esus Christ our *ord was $;designated the Son of od in poweraccording to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead;) So too the Ascension of

2esus Christ also proclaims him as the e-alted Son of od. It was 2esus& <Coronation&. =ne of the

Ascension hymns e-plains $olden harps are sounding>Angel voices ring>3early gates are

opened>=pened for the King>Christ the King of lory>2esus King of *ove>Is gone up in 0riumph>0ohis throne above).

4. 0he Ascension proves the Completion of Christ&s %ork on +arth.

On the Cross Jesus cried out “t is finished! the debt has been #aid. n a sense Christ$ssavingOn the Cross Jesus cried out “t is finished! the debt has been #aid. n a sense Christ$ssaving work was co%#lete on the cross yet without Christ$swork was co%#lete on the cross yet without Christ$s

/esurrection Christ&s death would have faded into history. In the Ascension od the :ather is againsaying $0his is (y ?eloved Son in whom I am well pleased). 0he hymn writer puts it $All his work is

ended>2oyfully we sing>2esus has ascended>lory to our King). 0he Ascension made it clear to the

disciples that they would no longer see the /esurrected Christ on earth.

@. 0he Ascension prepares the entry of od&s Son to heaven.

In 2ohn 6" 4 and @ 2esus tells his disciples $In my :ather&s !ouse are many rooms" if it were notso would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you. And when I go and prepare a place

for you I will come again and take you to myself that where I am you may be also). As we would

prepare our home for an honoured guest so 2esus prepares heaven for Christian believers. !e alsocontinues to pray for them while in heaven $Intercessor :riend of Sinners +arth&s /edeemer pleadfor me).

6. 0he Ascension precedes the outpouring of od&s Spirit.

2esus promised before his Ascension. $?ut you shall receive power when the !oly Spirit has come

upon you and you shall be my witnesses in 2erusalem and in 2udea and Samaria and to the ends of

the earth). 0his was 2esus& promise to his disciples. In 2ohn B" 2esus said $Devertheless I tell

you the truthE it is to your advantage that I go away for if I do not go away the Counsellor will not

come to you" but if I go I will send him to you).

F. 0he Ascension proclaims our 1ictory in Christ.In +phesians "45 we read $;he 8od9 raised him 82esus9 from the dead and made him sit in the

heavenly places far above all rule and authority and power and dominion). Dot only is Christ in the

heavenly places but so are Christians in a spiritual sense. 0hey are more than conGuerors through

him who loved them 8/omans H"@9. 0hey are on the victory side.



B. 0he Ascension pre#figures Christ&s 0riumphant /eturn.

In Acts " the angel tells the disciples $0his 2esus who was taken from you into heaven will

come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven). Christians have looked forward to and

still look forward to the /eturn and ltimate 0riumph of 2esus Christ. $Amen Come *ord 2esus $

8/ev 44"459 is our cry.

Conclusion.2esus Christ is the Ascended *ord. %e need to trust !im alone as Saviour and *ord obey !im

rely on the !oly Spirit and !is power live victoriously and live as if 2esus Christ is coming back

any minute. !e might Just do so.

(ay the *ord bless you all

%einrich &sch

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Meet the DippnallsKelvin and Cathy ,ippnall then 46 and 4@ years old respectively met on 4 September 7B in

,urban at an inter#/otaract Club sports day fell head#over#heels in love and to everyone&samaement>shock got married si- months laterL

Kelvin is one of two children born to Stan and (arie ,ippnall hissister Averil was si- years older than him. Kelvin was born into a

/oman Catholic family with an interesting history. !is great#grandfather on his mother (arie&s side iovanni *uigi :iore sailed

from Italy in the H55s with his wife and two small children andsome of his siblings to start life afresh in the Dew %orld 8SA9. :or

some reason the ship detoured and stopped in South Africa and

iovanni and his little family made their way to ,urban and later

(arianhill. 0here they settled down had more children played an

active role in the building of the (arianhill (ission and school and were well known in the

,urban>3inetown and Italian community.

Kelvin&s grandfather on his father Stan&s side immigrated to South Africa from the (anchesterarea and with his brother worked on ,urban&s fledgling tram system.

Cathy was born in Dairobi Kenya to ?etty 8who is 75L9 and /oger 0illing and she has two

brothers. ?oth sides of Cathy&s family were in the furniture making business in +ngland. !er

great#grandfather on her father&s side was very prominent in local government in the early 755s

and served as an Alderman in council. After %%II Cathy&s parents moved from +ngland and

worked in 0anania then Kenya where Cathy was born. After a short soJourn in the K Cathy and

her parents moved to (alawi before returning to +ngland and then immigrating with them to

South Africa – to ,urban where she met Kelvin.

Although baptised in the Church of +ngland Cathy&s most formative religious upbringing was in

the Catholic Church having been schooled at two convents during the family&s travels.

*ess than two years after marrying Kelvin he and Cathy decided to do some travelling before

settling down and after a few weeks in +urope found themselves in +ngland. !owever

unbeknown to them their daughter !eather 8(itchell9 was already on the way – so the workingholiday became a serious <find a Job& Guickly holiday for Kelvin. !eather was born in ?righton on

a beautiful clear and crisp sunny day in :ebruary 77 amidst one of K&s biggest and longest

strikes;

*ess than a year later they returned to ,urban and Kelvin started working as an accountant in

*adysmith Datal for Sasko (illers and ?akers. 0heir son /oss was born there and Kelvin spent years 8some of them very happy formative years in rural environments9 with the company criss#

crossing South Africa. :or Kelvin the highlight as a newly appointed bakery manager was

overseeing the building of an enormous bakery and accompanying staff houses in rural (kue

KMD.

0he end of apartheid brought with it great unrest and it was during that time that Kelvin left

Sasko and the family moved to eorge in the Southern Cape to be close to Cathy&s parents and

away from the trauma that threatened the family. /oss finished school in eorge and immediatelyleft to work in the K where he still lives.



0hey started a guest house in eorge and were in the tourism business for many years. 0hey

were founding members of a tourism association and tourist route that still e-ists todayL Kelvin

was the administrator of the then !arry Comay 0? !ospital he then worked in skills development

with disabled people from the Association for 3eople with ,isabilities 8A3,9 as well as mentoringsmall businesses. After recovering from maJor heart surgery Kelvin Joined Cathy in her media

business as well as managing a health shop.

Cathy has never said no to Job e-perience. Starting off as a bookkeeper Cathy soon found she

enJoyed working with people and so moved on to working for a ma-illofacial surgeon beforegoing on that holiday to the K that changed everything;

*iving in rural places meant that Cathy did whatever was available from bookkeeping for a

garage and a sugar>cotton farm selling 0upperware and 2ustine products to friends to senior

school administrator at a primary school in roblersdal one of the first (odel C schools in thenew democracy to be <given& to the African community as an integrated non#racial +nglish

medium primary school.

As usual Cathy got into Journalism by chance. She was asked to stand in for a Journalist for twoweeks at the eorge !erald due to her ability to speak read and write +nglish fluently. 0he two

week stint lasted two years before Cathy was invited to work in the arden /oute bureau of 0he

8+39 !erald. ,uring this time Cathy started her own media business and contracted to several

publications as well as 0he !erald. In 455 Cathy became the media spokesperson for the eorge

(unicipality. 0he contract coincided with the 455 :ifa %orld Cup and Cathy was media liaison for

the 2apanese team 455 international 8mostly 2apanese9 and local media.

Cathy Kelvin and (um ?etty moved to the :ish !oek area in August 45. Cathy&s business isstill evolving and growing and Kelvin&s life is being fulfilled through Alpha. 0hey have been blessed

with a wonderful family and grandchildren 8+than and Connor9 and new friends from church andin the Cape 0own area.

Church a!i"# News

Sadly we have to record the death of one of our oldest members. 'ar(ara #c)a*ish passed away on Hth April aged 77 years. She lived

at Derina during her last years.

'ar(ara will (e remem(ered (y some of s as one who had a'ar(ara will (e remem(ered (y some of s as one who had a greatgreat interest in de*eloping the gardens at $t +iaran,sinterest in de*eloping the gardens at $t +iaran,s..

#arried" At St Kiaran's on Saturday 46th (ay 456$ara younger daughter of Neil and -hillipa .arren

to Gerrit *an /ele" %e wish you every blessing in your future life together.



ALPHA REPORT # 45 (ay 456

I am happy to report that Alpha continues to grow at :alse ?ay College.

%e began with our second course on April 456 and plan to continue every :riday 8"55 to

4"559 during term time 8e-cluding college holidays N e-am times9 until mid#September.

Currently we have 65 students registered with an average attendance of 4F as well as new comers

Joining each week.

=ur prayer team and :?C support staff all combine to ensure our presence on campus each week as

we travel with the students e-ploring $0he (eaning of *ife).

+ach week we provide the students with a $workbook) covering the $0alk) as well as a snack lunch –

hot dog roll > stew > soup > pia N cool drink 8in hot weather9.

,ue to time constraints – we only have half an hour with students each week – we have modified ourpresentations by discussing each $talk) over 4- sessions – talk one week with Guestions > discussions

the ne-t week. 0his is not ideal but as the saying goes $you work with what you have).

I can confirm that :alse ?ay College Student Alpha will be holding its $!oly Spirit %eekend) at

/ocklands Camp on the weekend of F# August 456. Also that Christine Katherine N Caitlyn de

*ange 8O Chris N Karen9 will be involved in catering > hosting the weekend. In addition to this (ike

Abrahamse has offered to present at least - of the weekend talks. I am sure that others will Join inas momentum builds. %e already have 4H students who have indicated that they wish to attend the

camp.

In closing we must give od all the 3raise and the lory for opening doors to Alpha at :alse ?ay

College and at /ocklands Christian Camp.

Blessings Kelvin Dippnall Blessings Kelvin Dippnall





ROCKLANDS FAMILY CAMP

A gentle misty sunset coloured the sky as about 4F of usarrived at the Adventure Centre at

/ocklands – we immediately felt at peace removed from our daily lives as we watched the light

depart slowly from the mountains and the sea. 0he children were e-cited to claim their

accommodation and e-plore and soon found the trampoline. A delicious lasagne was followed by a

birthday cake for rica and immediately set the tone of the weekend" a time of rela-ed

togetherness of enJoyment of our superb surroundings new challenges and one another.

0here were activities planned for the evening but they were abandoned as we were all enJoying

being together catching up on conversation playing games or making music. 0he sounds of guitar and glockenspiel pervaded the

entire weekend contributing even further to the ambiance of peace. *ittle ones came to say good

night giving a hug to everyone. 0he ambiance of the camp had been created" we were one family

belonging to :ather od.

%hen the Saturday morning sun lit up the mountain behind us some of us were running taking a

dip in the pool or e-ercising – others were more leisurely about greeting the dayL A hike up the

mountainside again imprinted on us the glorious variation of creationE the rough roundness of hugegrey granite boulders versus the browns and yellows of sandstone faraway views of misty mountain

and the close beauty of fynbos and e-ploring it all in leisurely togetherness. ,ay visitors arrivedand it was time for worship time to give our hearts. 0he children had fun learning that 2esus went

to heaven by cloud 8unusual transport systemL9 and that he is always with us while #i!e enne

read 2ohn @ and focussed on 2esus< command to love one another. !e took us on an interestingdiscussion on what being <in community& means.

0ime to discover new talents new activities" there was a workshop to suit many interests and

needs" art dance music tomahawk throwing and archery. It nudges some of us out our comfort

ones – and again it was a time of acceptance fellowship and sharing. It was great to see howyoung and old played and laughed together. 0his spirit continued after lunch – some of us went to

e-plore the coastline and marvelled over geological pules and inGuisitive dassies others snooedknitted chatted and played. athy converted Guite a few of us to become $knitwhits) and create

sGuares for B blankets for (adiba ,ayL

0he play parachute provided fun for young and old and while the braai was progressing a few of us

battled for possession of land and riches in medieval Carcassonne. Pet another delicious meal was

followed by ice cream and in the evening three intrepid teams battled it out with a ?ible Gui –

Judging by the laughter it generated the battle was won by all.

As was predicted the weather changed on Sunday but it did not dampen our spirits especially not

after a sumptuous breakfast of bacon and eggs. It was wonderful to welcome the day visitors whobraved the wind and the rain – the lounge became Guite cosy with all the e-tra chairsL 0he children&s

lesson was based on 3salm @7 – od knows all about me – and ogether they $wrote) their own

song around that theme. (ike continued on his theme from the day before reading from *uke 5

about going out amongst the people. Ken :reeman led an intimate and meaningful communion –

and the spirit of intimacy and community continued afterwards over tea. 0he rain let up and two

year old *ily discovered the Joy of stomping in a muddy puddle while the older children enJoyed

playing running games in the brisk fresh air. It poured again at lunchtime and we had to dodge the

overflowing gutters and puddles when we leftL

It was an amaing weekend the sum much greater than its parts. %e all felt connected andreconnected loved and accepted. It was e-pressed unanimously that this should become a regular

event. So save up your shekels because ne-t year we will be going camping againL

Special thanks go to the following people"

. 0o hris de ange for his vision to hold a family campE

4. 0o #i!e &(rahamse and hris 8again9 to help with planning and preparationE

@. 0o /ocklands (anagement for twisting and bending their rule book toaccommodate usE

6. 0o those who donated funds so that others could come" I have had many thanksfrom those who were sponsoredE

F. 0o hristine and atherine de ange for phenomenal cateringEB. 0o all the people who led workshopsE

. 0o #i!e enne for his input and the Joy of including him in our church family againE

H. (ostly to our wonderful od for blessing this time of withdrawal yet coming together so

abundantly.

Eva van Belle and Cathy Dippnall



Something New!2ust thought I&d let you know that we now have (3@ recordings of some of

our Sunday morning services available for you. I did my first recording with

/ev /oger 0ucker and have been doing it every Sunday morning since then.

%e have been blessed with many great men of od that diligently bring usthe %ord. =ften we find that if only we could have a repeat of a particular%ord as we could never remember it all. Pou now have an opportunity to get a copy of these

recordings and are welcome to bring along your S, Card or memory stick for me to copy foryou. 0hese will hopefully also end up on the church website for you to download as needed.

0his is also a good way of spreading the ospel so please do share these sermons with family

and friends.

3lease note that there are a few sermons that didn&t record well. Some had poor sound or some3lease note that there are a few sermons that didn&t record well. Some had poor sound or some

technical complications. I am however not giving up on them yet and am looking at other waystechnical complications. I am however not giving up on them yet and am looking at other ways

of improving itE thus it may take a bit longer. I&m also new to this and have a lot to learn. 1ictorof improving itE thus it may take a bit longer. I&m also new to this and have a lot to learn. 1ictor

has been supporting me in improving the recordings and also in setting up a spot to do thishas been supporting me in improving the recordings and also in setting up a spot to do this thank you 1ictor your input is much appreciated.thank you 1ictor your input is much appreciated.

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A woman's daughter had asked the local minister to come and pray with her mother. %hen the

minister arrived he found the woman lying in bed with her head propped up on two pillows..

An empty chair sat beside her bed. 0he minister assumed that the woman had been informed of

his visit... 'I guess you were e-pecting me' he said.

'Do who are you' said the mother. 0he minister told her his name and then remarked 'I saw the

empty chair and I figured you knew I was going to show up...'

'=h yeah the chair' said the bedridden woman' $%ould you mind closing the door' 3uled the

minister shut the door. 'I have never told anyone this not even my daughter' said the woman.

'?ut all of my life I have never known how to pray. At church I used to hear the pastor talk aboutprayer but it right over my head...'

I abandoned any attempt at prayer' the old woman continued until one day four years ago my

best friend said to me ' 3rayer is Just a simple matter of having a conversation with 2esus. !ere iswhat I suggest.. 'Sit down in a chairE place an empty chair in front of you and in faith see 2esus

on the chair. It's not spooky because he promised 'I will be with you always'.. '0hen Just speak tohim in the same way you're doing with me right now...'

'So I tried it and I've liked it so much that I do it a couple of

hours every day. I'm careful though. If my daughter saw me talking to an empty chair she'd either

have a nervous breakdown or send me off to the funny farm.'

0he minister was deeply moved by the story and encouraged the old woman to continue on the

Journey. 0hen he prayed with her anointed her with oil and returned to the church.

0wo nights later the daughter called to tell the minister that her mama had died that afternoon.

,id she die in peace' he asked.

'Pes when I left the house about two o'clock she called me over to her bedside told me she loved

me and kissed me on the cheek. %hen I got back from the store an hour later I found her. ?ut

there was something strange about her death. Apparently Just before (om died she leaned over

and rested her head on the chair beside the bed. %hat do you make of that'

0he minister wiped a tear from his eye and said 'I wish we could all go like that.'

'a##y %o%ents( )raise *od. +ifficult %o%ents( eek *od.

-uiet %o%ents( Worshi# *od. )ainful %o%ents( Trust *od.

Every moment - Thank God.



Change

Dever become complacent – Satan will try and lull you with a false sense of security. od has a

plan for you and that plan might include e-periencing upheavals in your life. ?e assured howeverthat od will carry you in !is +verlasting Arms. 0hose plans have been put in place to bless you

and your loved ones. od will never burden you with more than you can carry. =ften unavoidable

changes are brought on our path to burn away the impurities in our life. *ike a vine being prunedthe changes can be painful but necessary to enable you to bring forth much fruit.

%hen we have survived many drastic changes successfully we pat ourselves on the back and say"

$Surely I have passed the test and can look forward to a life of peace and tranGuillity)

0o such a person od says" $Pou have raced against men and won. “+id you not know that was

#re#aring you to race against horses(! ,o not be complacent. Change is Just around the corner. ?ealert. Keep in mind that no change will come along your way that you and od together cannot

handle.

od gave me a graphic illustration of change when I observed the life of a friend who lived near

me. She was happily married but eventually her husband died and one of her sons moved away.

She took up residence in a granny flat at the back of the house so that her other son and his

family could live in the family home. As her health deteriorated she had to move to Derina. !er

world had shrunk from a family home to a flat to one room with a bed cupboard commode and01 set. She clung steadfastly to od through it all and even took the time to place stale bread on

her window cill to feed the pigeons every day.

She died with a smile on her lips.

C!AD+ IS DA1=I,A?*+. 0!+ %AP P= /+S3=D, 0= C!AD+ IS 3 0= P=.

"f you have raced with %en on foot and they have worn you out,

how can you co%#ete with horses(f you stu%ble in safe country,

how will you %anage in the thickets by the Jordan( Jere%iah /01

#iranda #oisey



St Kiaran’s Women’s Fellowship

=n the 6th %ednesday of every month our group meets in the hall for fellowship friendship and

because we enJoy each other's company and because we are united in our love for 2esus.

=ur programme for the year is interesting and varied. %e start the year with a Communion

Service and this year Ken :reeman officiated.

%e usually have a guest speaker at our monthly meeting and topics are diverse and informative.

=therwise we have an activity such as a Gui or an +aster bonnet competition or even an

introduction to Callanetics. +arlier this year we had a lovely musical morning arranged and

performed by ?arry ?uret.

%e are not a fund raising group but we do sometimes organie events which result in a profit andthis we used to buy folding tables and table covers and a cupboard full of crockery all of which

are used at congregational functions.

As an outreach we knit bedsocks for patients in :alse ?ay !ospital. Always gratefully received

especially in the winter months. %hile on this subJect we will gratefully receive donations of wool

which you don&t need any more.

So ladies do Join us some %ednesday morning you will be made very welcome you will enJoyfellowship with other women of the congregation and make new friends.

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%inners and runners up of the +aster bonnetcompetition" :ay 2ansen Dorma ?eswetherick

(agda :erguson and 0erry (c?urnie

Some of the lovely garments knitted

by our ladies for 8alse 'ay %ospital



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St Kiaran's Presbyterian Church

Central Circle, off 7th Avenue, Fish HoekP.O.Box 22146, Fish Hoek, 774

Church Phone! "21 7#2 611#

Interim #oderator: /ev. !einrich Asch

All are welcome at our

Regular Sunday Services

Sunday Worship Services at 9.30am & 7pmHoly Communion is serve$ on the 1st %un$a& of the 'onth at (oth

services

)hen there is a *th %un$a& in the 'onth +e have aUnited 9.30am Service with the

Masiphumelele Conreation

%7R% -R&R #)ING$ 8in the ol$ vestr&

• 0uesdays" .6F am

• 3rayer is offered after services # in the 1estry # for healing or other needs. 3lease speak to ,uty +lder.

• 3rayers with our young people" as arranged .... or whenever you wish toarrange times with fellow Christians.

• 3rayer for the Dation" on the 1st -ues$a& of the 'onth */60' at church

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