Looking back over the first four months of the year, it’s wonderful to see a sense of joy and fellowship in our congregation during the important days in our congregation and church year thus far. From the profound reflections of Lent to the joyful festivities of Easter, we have journeyed together in faith as [...]
On Saturday morning, the 11th of November, 2023, Kreuzkirche held its annual men’s breakfast at the church centre. It was a wonderful get-together which was well attended by fifteen participants. On arrival each person received a cup of good steaming coffee and Ps Schalk Treurnicht opened the oc-casion by reading Psalm 8 followed by a [...]
Zeitungsbericht aus Stuttgart und Region: 28 August, 2022 von Mathias Kuhn "Matome Sadiki übernimmt von 1. September an die Leitung der Kirchengemeinden in Luginsland und Rotenberg. Der 35-jährige Pfarrer ist in Südafrika geboren. STUTTGART. Der Umzugswagen steht vor der Tür. Die Möbelpacker tragen Pflanzen, Kisten voller Bücher und Stühle ins Pfarrhaus der Gartenstadtgemeinde in [...]
Visit to a reception with the late Queen Elizabeth II (11-11-2004). I will start with a quotation from Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera, The Pirates of Penzance: 'For all our faults we love our Queen.' The Queen in that case was Queen Victoria, but it is equally applicable to our late Queen Elizabeth II. In [...]
Our annual thanksgiving service (Erntedankfest) took place on Sunday the 2nd of October and was well supported. As in previous years food products and the offerings were given to iThemba Labantu, the Lutheran Community Centre in the township of Philippi. On behalf of the church committee we would like to thank everyone who contributed [...]
Another year almost coming to its end and we're hopefully near the end of the Corona pandemic. Which will mean in a way, back to life as normal. Many countries have already taken huge steps towards this with sports stadiums being filled on weekends and no mask being visible. Here we are creeping slowly [...]
Nog ‘n vertaling van die Bybel in Afrikaans: Wat maak dit anders? Daar is in al die tale van die wêreld verskillende vertalings van die Bybel en in 2020 is die Nuwe 2020 Afrikaanse vertaling van die Bybel vrygestel. Die rede hiervoor is ‘n verdere soektog deur kerke om ‘n vertaling te hê wat [...]
After Ds. Petrus Carstens had blessed us with words from Psalm 121 (“I lift up my eyes to the mountains - where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth....”) and with the church bells ringing, four of us left the beautiful old church in [...]
Resurrection - Life - Excitement - Joy - New beginnings - Revival These are some of the words that I associate with Easter and the time of the church year we are in. Moving just out of Easter in April into the beginning of the time of Pentecost. For the new church this was [...]
Easter celebrations under Lockdown We will be celebrating the second season of Holy Week and Easter under Lockdown protocol, as we still deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year the restriction came upon us as a sudden surprise. We responded in a responsible way, adapting to virtual meetings and celebrations. Social media was a [...]
Pastor Schalk Treurnicht was inducted during a church service on 16.8.2020, at the Church of the Cross, Bellville. The service was attended by about twenty congregants following the required safety regulations. On behalf of the church committee and the congregation we wish Schalk God’s richest blessing for his joint journey with the congregation to [...]
After four full months of feeding the homeless people three times a week, the soup kitchen team has decided to conclude this outreach endeavour at the end of September. The spring weather also allowed for opportunities again for those people to look for small jobs, garden work etc. The number of people who came [...]
Praise be to the Lord and the amazing beautiful gift of Life he keeps showering us with. Today I feel so blessed to be writing this small article about myself, it is with God’s grace that I am still alive and able to share my story. Thank you all for the opportunity and your [...]
Wie van ons kon ooit droom dat ons ‘n jaar soos 2020 sou beleef? Baie dinge het anders geword. Niemand weet wat nog kom en hoe lank die grendeltyd nog sou wees. Maar daardie spesiale dae kom! En hoe gaan ons hulle kan vier? Elke familie het tradisies opgebou. As een van die kinders [...]
I was blessed to have been able to share in a wonderful adventure this September. Ernst-Günther led us through the beautiful Cederberg mountains and Stephan, Schalk and myself will never forget those 5 days. As we made our way, spending much time in silence, some in community and others in sharing Scripture and singing [...]
Von Anselm Gün las ich, dass er vermutet, dass Fundamente, die unser Leben tragen, in dieser Krisenzeit erschüttert werden. Er nennt ausdrücklich drei: Planbarkeit des Lebens: Wir werden planen und wissen nicht, ob die Pläne durchführbar sind. Da die Wissenschaftler immer neues über den Virus entdecken, wissen wir noch nicht einmal, ob die Pläne, [...]
Mein Geburtsort liegt in Deutschland nördlich von Hamburg.Dort verlebte ich die ersten Lebensjahre. Trotz Krieg habe ich schöne Erinnerungen. Unser Haus in einem Dorf hatte einen grossen Garten mit herrlichen Plätzen zum Spielen. Als ich zwei Schuljahre hinter mir hatte, fuhren wir mit dem Schiff nach Südwestafrika – heute Namibia. Für die Eltern war [...]
Pfarrer i.R. Jürgen Peters * 02.12.1936 - † 21.08.2020 Pfarrer Kreuzkirche Bellville - 1970 bis 1976 Pastor Jürger Peters war für unsere junge Gemeinde eine große Hilfe und Unterstützung in allem was wir aufbauten. Er und seine Frau gründeten die “ Bastel und Nähstunde “ und viele Mütter mit Kleinkindern bis zu Omas [...]
COVID-19 – what can we do on congregational level? Dear sisters and brothers, the spread of the virus is causing much uncertainty and panic in many regards. The medical fraternity, politicians and business have shared much information that is available in different forms of the media. But, can we do something on congregational level? [...]
My name is Schalk Treurnicht and I am new in the congregation and the Lutheran Church. I was born in Bloemfontein on 01/01/1991 and lived there a short time before moving to Gauteng and then to Somerset West here in the Western Cape. I went to primary school in Somerset West and to Paul [...]
