News in August

CMM, Cape Town / / Sunday Letter

Dear Friends,

There are two things I would like to highlight this month. 

August is the Month of Compassion

Elderly Care Icons - Free SVG & PNG Elderly Care Images - Noun ProjectChristian compassion is a profound expression of love and empathy that reflects the teachings and example of Jesus Christ. Inspired by the love of Christ, Christian compassion compels us, individually and communally, to take tangible actions of support and care for those who need it most. In August we take a compassion offering. This offering will benefit the homes for the aged. We encourage you to offer one (Sunday) of this month towards the compassionate fund with the reference “compassionate fund.” 

Season of Creation

The Season of Creation is celebrated annually from 1 September to 4 October. It is an ecumenical period dedicated to prayer and action for the protection of the environment. This time offers an opportunity for Christians around the world to unite in their efforts to care for God’s creation. This season provides a valuable opportunity for us to lead prophetically in the care of God’s creation. I am looking for one or two volunteers who will help us mark this season during worship services in September. Please visit www.seasonofcreation.org for more information and the 2024 celebration guide.

Grace and peace, Sikawu

 

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Awakening Prophetic Agency and Urgency

CMM, Cape Town / / Ordinary Days of the Spirit, Sermons, Sunday Letter

2024 07 07 Sunday Sermon

Sikawu Makubalo: Awakening Prophetic Agency and Urgency
Ezekiel 2:1-5;  Psalm 48; 2 Corinthians 12:2-10; Mark 6:1-13

Dear Friends,

The ministry of the church ought to be prophetic: giving warning as well as offering hope and healing. We are urged to highlight what it means to be prophetic agents by the Presiding Bishop under the theme “Awakening Prophetic Agency and Urgency, Reviving the Church of Christ”. 

Prophetic agents should have the unwavering willingness to challenge the systems of oppression and exploitation with a deep commitment to justice motivated by the love of Christ and learning to love from Christ. The church should ask herself what it means to be prophetic agents in a constitutional democracy and 30 years after the first democratic elections. Prophetic agents are called to critique the status quo, exposing its flaws and calling for change. They articulate a vision of what could be, grounded in God’s justice, hope, peace and love and they have the moral and spiritual courage to advocate for the marginalised. They help people see beyond their current reality, helping them imagine a new world shaped by God’s justice, hope, peace and love.

This is the challenge before us: to see the marginalised, identify oppressive and exploiting systems, so that we can love courageously as we proclaim the Gospel by word and deed. So, this month we will ask God to awaken in us prophetic agency and urgency.

Grace and peace, Sikawu

 

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