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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11c61a60.jpg" border=0 width="97" height="166" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>©</B><B> </B><B>M M Wright 2005</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>THE FAMILY PRAYER </B></div> <div> <B>Almighty God, we beseech Thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed and given up into the hands of wicked men, and to suffer  death upon the Cross; who now liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. </B><B>Amen</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#808080" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The Holy Catholic Church - Western Rite (in the Family of Catholic Churches)</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>   </B></FONT><B> </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Holy Catholic Church Western Rite ("><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Editors Page"><U><B>Editor's Page</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U><B>History</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tree of Faith"><U><B>Tree of Faith</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Who are we?"><U><B>Who are we?</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Canons"><U><B>Canons</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to find us"><U><B>How to find us</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directory"><U><B>Directory</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U><B>Events</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bookshop"><U><B>Bookshop</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monastic Page"><U><B>Monastic Page</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spanish Page 1"><U><B>Spanish Page 1</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Spanish Page 2"><U><B> Spanish Page 2</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Xhosa Page"><U><B>Xhosa Page</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>Africa Page</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ecumenical"><U><B>Ecumenical</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Articles"><U><B>Articles</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Documentation"><U><B>Documentation</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=370 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="08d918a3.jpg"> <div> <I>Africa Page</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>THE DIOCESE OF UMZI WASE TIYOPIYA</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Bishop Banzana's original report was received  a few weeks before Christmas. There have been further developments since then and the Report of the Visit by Bishop and Mrs Wright in January 2006 (see the Events Page) reflects the very positive present situation. Bishop Banzana's Report has been modified editorially to bring it up to date. He writes:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Our Diocese</U></B></div> <div> <B>We  are still soldiering on and the house of clergy is as follows:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Fr. Sam is the Rector of Port Elizabeth Parish with special responsibility for St Andrews, and is currently the Dean.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr.Toto has pastoral oversight over St Mary, Port Elizabeth.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr. Mali is in charge of the Cathedral of St Athanasius.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr. Marela is in charge of cluster A of the King William's Town Parish which comprises Madakeni, Masingata, Mdingi, Mngqesha and Quzini (these are all fully fledged parishes).</B></div> <div> <B>Fr. Sikani is looking after cluster B of the King William's Town Parish, comprising  Bhalasi, Bhisho, Qongqoito, Mlakalaka and Kwalini,</B></div> <div> <B>Fr. Gwelana, who is the Rector of King William's Town Parish, has special responsibility for cluster C, comprising Welcomewood, Tyata and Ntunja.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr. Waka is in charge of the Ezibeleni Parish, Queenstown.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Jamda is in charge of the Ekuphumleni Parish, Queenstown.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Haimanot is in charge of our Parishes in Johannesburg and Pretoria.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Gwelana Is also looking after  our Parish in Cape Town.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="11e91ce0.jpg" border=0 width="401" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> Bishop Banzana and Clergy at St Athanasius Cathedral, New Brighton</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Our Diocesan Strategy</U></B></div> <div> <B>Growth is indeed our focus but this is not only limited to numerical or quantitative growth, but spiritual growth that is rooted firmly on a clear understanding of our faith and true life in Christ. This may perhaps explain why we have not given much publicity to our progress so far, but we must do so now to avoid giving the impression that we are failing. This firm focus has been our strength when confronted by the attempt of Lulamile Lamani to establish a rival diocese - an attempt which has not flourished.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Further responsibilities for the Clergy</U></B></div> <div> <I><B>Note: Bishop Banzana has given many of his clergy the titles of Archdeacon or Canon. These titles are not merely honorific, but indicate special responsibilities which, if they are not fulfilled, will involve the withdrawal of the title concerned.</B></I></div> <div> <B>Fr. Gwelana is the Archdeacon responsible for Johannesburg, Pretoria and the surrounding Archdeaconry</B></div> <div> <B>Fr. Sikani is the Archdeacon responsible for Port Elizabeth and the surrounding Archdeaconry</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Waka is the Archdeacon responsible for King William's Town and the surrounding Archdeaconry.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Mall is the Canon responsible for finances, building and administration.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Jamda is the Canon responsible for Evangelism and outreach with a special focus on our various Associations</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Haimanot is the Canon responsible for Theological training and Spirituality.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Sam is the Archdeacon based in the Cathedral.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Dioceson setbacks</U></B></div> <div> <B>The death of Mr Gey! has been a devastating blow and we are still looking and praying for his replacement. We have lost Frs. Tshose and Vatala - currently they seem not to belong to any Church.</B></div> <div> <B>Fr Nkonyakazi died suddenly just before the Annual Diocesan Conference which, as a consequence, was moved to his home village of Masingatha. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Diocesan milestones</U></B></div> <div> <B>All parishes are recording tremendous growth spiritually and numerically.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>On the 30 October 2005 I confirmed 15 candidates in Port Elizabeth of which 80% were adults.</B></div> <div> <B>On the 6 November 2005 I confirmed 58 candidates, all adults, in King William's Town.</B></div> <div> <B>On the 11 December 2005 I confirmed a further 28 adults in King William's Town.</B></div> <div> <B>I have received about 80 people from a Baptist Church, Ekwalini, in King William's Town.</B></div> <div> <B>We have been receiving parishioners on an average of 5 and 10 people per service.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B> <A NAME="report"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Bishop Banzana's latest Report</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>A report received by telephone from Bishop Banzana gives an example of the progress being experienced by  the Diocese:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Opposite the St Athanasius Cathedral in New Brighton, Port Elizabeth, there used to be a row of quite large 'informal' houses. Over the past year or so these have been replaced by new houses with running water, electricity, and drainage supplied. Those who  have begun to occupy these new houses are beginning to attend the Cathedral services and an average of five persons have been received every Sunday. As a consequence the congregation which used to fill about half the the space available now fills the whole. The Cathedral is fast becoming the church of the local community, not just that of a gathered few.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="13b09270.jpg" border=0 width="521" height="295" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> <div> <B><U>View of new housing from the Cathedral</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>|  </B>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0033" FACE="Arial" > H<A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Holy Catholic Church Western Rite ("><U>ome</U></A>   :   </FONT><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Editors Page"><U><B>Editor's Page</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U><B>History</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tree of Faith"><U><B>Tree of Faith</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Who are we?"><U><B>Who are we?</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Canons"><U><B>Canons</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="How to find us"><U><B>How to find us</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Directory"><U><B>Directory</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Events"><U><B>Events</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Bookshop"><U><B>Bookshop</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monastic Page"><U><B>Monastic Page</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spanish Page 1"><U><B>Spanish Page 1</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Spanish Page 2"><U><B> Spanish Page 2</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Xhosa Page"><U><B>Xhosa Page</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>Africa Page</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ecumenical"><U><B>Ecumenical</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Articles"><U><B>Articles</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Documentation"><U><B>Documentation</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>