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Pinkster 2012
Die woord barmhartigheid kan ook met saghartigheid vertaal word. Dit beteken om ʼn sagte hart vir iemand te hê. In ons dag, hier in Suider-Afrika, het mense juis ʼn sagte hart nodig. Ons leef mos in ʼn brandarm wêreld, van VIGS en aborsies en geweld en onvrede… ʼn harde wêreld wat smag na sagtheid!
Dit is waarom die oorkoepelende tema vir Pinkster 2012 se oordenkings is: Die barmhartige God en sy barmhartige kerk vandag. Wat beteken die Here se sagte hart vir die wêreld waarin ons vandag leef? Hoe kan ons vir hierdie harde wêreld ʼn smakie gee van die barmhartige God se sagte hart? Dalk kry ons dit reg as die gemeente(s) waarvan ons deel is en waar ons die Here dien, saghartig kan raak.
Die temas van die 10 oordenkings vanjaar poog om na te dink oor enkele kenmerke of aspekte of die lewenswyses van ʼn barmhartige kerk met barmhartige lidmate wat ʼn barmhartige God aanbid.
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Belhar Confession-Celebrating a quarter of a century
The Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa, regard ourselves, in all humility, as profoundly blessed by God. This blessing came in the form of God, calling God's Church to be God's witness at a particular difficult time in the history of South Africa.
From 25- 26 September 2011 we (The General Synod Celebration) will celebrate, together with those Churches abroad and in South Africa, who have accepted Belhar as a Confession, this Gift of God to us.
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General Synodical Commission meets in Bellville
The General Synodical Commission of the URCSA is meeting at the moment at URC Bellville Congregation, Cape Town. Representatives of all the Regional Synods and the General Synod executive have started with their activities on Thursday 22 September 2011 and it will end on Monday 26 September 2011.
The meeting will deal with the reports of the Regional Synods and of the Ministries of the General Synod. Some of the issues that are to be discussed are the Unity between the DRC, DRCA and RCA and how it is affecting the relationship with URCSA, DRC Cape Synod decision to adopt Belhar Confession and issues regarding church buildings.
The meeting will also finalised the arrangements for the General Synod of URCSA taken place in Windhoek September 2012. On Sunday 25 September members of the GSC will visit congregations in and around Cape Town and some will preach and others will bring greetings.
The meeting will form part of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of the Belhar Confession.
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