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ST FRANCIS ANGLICAN CHURCH is situated in Walkerville, in the southern parts of Gauteng. The Parish is found in a serene setting within the countryside. This Parish forms part of the Diocese of Christ the King. Our Parish is named after our Patron Saint, St. Francis of Assisi. |
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St. Francis of Assisi
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"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
For it is in giving that we receive,
-St. Francis of Assisi |
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The aims of this diocese are firstly and foremost, to offer devoted and creative worship to almighty God in every congregation and in our individual lives. We long to deepen our life of prayer and worship and to make attractive public worship available to parishioners and neighbours in every place . Having begun with just 22 congregations in 1990, that now means over 40 – and this hope applies to all of them. Two retreat and conference centres provide ‘hot spots’ for the growth of prayer and spiritual depth. Secondly we aim to develop the people of God for service. From small beginnings there are now about 400 fully trained lay ministers in the Diocese, working together with church councillors and counsellors, Sunday Schools teachers, youth leaders musicians and many others for whom the less-than-20 full-time clergy serve as role models, branch managers, co-ordinators and mentors. Thirdly we have to interact with a society in urban and peri-urban South Africa, which is in development and transformation. From one school in 1990 we now run three, two of them in Orange Farm, with nearly 3000 children in our daily care. We work with early childhood development centres, poverty alleviation programmes, health, nutrition and wellness strategies, environmental issues, women’s development activities, care of orphans and vulnerable children, and advocacy for justice and peace. These goals rest on practical efforts to develop an effective, efficient, sustainable and solvent diocese which can support its programmes of worship, training and outreach, and continue to grow its footprint in the communities of southern Gauteng. |
Vision StatementThe Anglican community in Southern Africa seeks to be: Mission StatementAcross the diverse countries and cultures of our region, we seek:
Two further themes run through all our life and work:
And, to Commit ACSA at Provincial level to the following priorities:
Author: ACSA - Vision Statement approved Provincial Synod 2010 |