It is our pleasure and privilege to present you with the
report for the year starting in January 2011.
Once again, the outgoing Council and Churchwardens would
like to thank Father Mark for his dedicated leadership and hard work during the
year. We have experienced a further
growth in numbers, and have succeeded in more than filling the extension to the
Church completed in 2007. We also extend our thanks to those who carry out
their roles in front of the congregation, namely the ministry and music teams
and servers, as well as those behind the scenes, the sides people, sacristans,
flower providers and tea suppliers, and not forgetting Cynthia who keeps the
church spick and span, as befits a house of worship. We are also extremely grateful for the
services of Father Julian and Father Danny, who have always been ready to stand
in on Sundays when Father Mark was unavoidably occupied elsewhere. A very special word of thanks to Deacon Steve,
for his regular work as part of our Sunday services, as well as organizing of
confirmation and baptism classes. The
good news is that he will be ordained to the priesthood on 19th February, and
we wish to offer him our sincere congratulations on this major step forward in
his church career. A very important characteristic of Corpus Christi, which is
evident to all, is the degree of intra-cultural harmony which we enjoy.
In addition to the 07.00 and 09.00 services on Sundays,
there is the 09.00 communion service each Wednesday, which is attended by a
small but faithful group, and a twice monthly service at the Glenhaven Old Age
Home, which is much appreciated by the Anglican members of that community who
are no longer able to travel to church on a regular basis.
The administration of our parish affairs continues without
hitches, thanks to Cheryl.
Our Children’s Church has gone from strength to
strength, thanks to Barbara Primmer, and her team. It is always well attended, and some parents
complain that they are dragged out of bed on a Sunday morning by their children
who don’t want to miss out.
The Diocesan Synod was held in September, attended by
your churchwardens. Many subjects were
discussed, including long needed changes to the Diocesan rules. A full report on Synod will be available shortly.
A highlight of our year was our 30th Anniversary Celebration,
held on June 19th, close to the Feast of Corpus Christi. This was
celebrated with a Parish lunch and spit braai, and was a great success. This also marked the inauguration of the
Corpus Christi Family Cross, which has since a week in the homes of a number of
parishioners, coupled with a visit from members of the ministry team to
celebrate evening prayer with the family, and sometimes, friends. Those families who have hosted the cross so
far have all found it to have influenced their lives in a very positive
sense. The cross will hopefully continue
to do the rounds during the year to come.
We have continued to support Louis Botha Homes,
thanks to Penny Craven, who has made a considerable impact on the lives of a
family of children there. As this family
is moving on we need to find someone to take over from her to continue the good
work. Any volunteers? We have also supplied a good number of food
parcels to Tumelong Mission, thanks to Leezal Peterson. The Corpus Christi
The Church Property has been improved
by the addition of a fixed platform outside the North door of the hall, the
addition of gutters and the painting of the walls and the clearing of the
passage between the hall and the fence. The existing Borehole was tested
and fitted with a pump enabling the sprinkler system to be fully utilized. We also have a new signboard to welcome old
and new parishioners. Our thanks to
Peter Davies for all his efforts to improve the property. The property has now been fitted with “Green
Lighting” using new concept lights to illuminate the car park and in the
church. This qualifies us for a rebate
on the cost of procurement and installation as well as enabling an estimated
saving of 25 to 30% in electricity bills, so that the initial cost should be
recovered in three to five years. This
also means that we are contributing to making a difference to the environment.
Inside the church, the chairs used by the ministers
which were a gift from a parishioner many years ago, have been reupholstered
and are looking very good indeed.
Last, but not least, the garden is looking wonderful,
thanks mainly to the efforts of Wendy Sturdy and her team.
In closing, we, as your churchwardens wish to thank all
those others who have contributed to our parish life in many ways as well as by
occupying the pews on Sunday mornings.
Tuelo Mogashoa
Lex Jackson
Peter Davies (Alternate).
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