{"id":2299,"date":"2017-03-28T10:44:46","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T10:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/pastor-molchins-annual-report-2016\/"},"modified":"2017-03-28T10:44:46","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T10:44:46","slug":"pastor-molchins-annual-report-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kreuzkirche.co.za\/de\/pastor-molchins-annual-report-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"PASTOR MOLCHIN\u2019S ANNUAL REPORT 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Note: this is an abridged form; to read the full version, please contact our Church Office.<\/em><br \/>\nTowards the end of 2015 (November), the <strong>Parish agreement<\/strong> was ended by St Petri, Paarl, and Pastor Peter tendered 6 months\u2019 notice to St Petri as Pastor of Paarl Congregation. The Cape Church undertook to pay the difference in salary from June till the end of October 2016.<br \/>\nThis allowed for the implementation of the plans agreed upon at the 2015 AGM for the <strong>introduction of a regular English service<\/strong> every Sunday at 9:00 from the 1st April 2016. The service is not bound by traditional liturgy (although certain elements have been retained), and remains flexible. <strong>The second service is celebrated in the Lutheran liturgical form<\/strong>, German or Afrikaans.<br \/>\nA monthly German service has been held in the <strong>St Johannis Heim<\/strong>. Afternoon devotions have also been held there twice a month by Pastors of the Cape Church. A <strong>new confirmation<\/strong> course was held with two children, Zo\u00eb Buhr and Gustav Langhoff, their confirmation on 26 February 2017.<br \/>\nWe did have four <strong>Kindergarten<\/strong> services (in German). Every month, on the first Thursday, the whole Kindergarten attends a devotion in the church for about 20 minutes. Ingrid Brunke has Bible story sessions with the children once a week.<br \/>\nSeveral <strong>bazaars<\/strong> were held. On Thursdays, the <strong>prayer meeting<\/strong>, <strong>German Bible study<\/strong> and <strong>Open Doors<\/strong> continued and have been faithfully supported. A bi-monthly \u201c<strong>Seniorentreff<\/strong>\u201d was also held.<br \/>\nThe <strong>CSG<\/strong> (Counsellor Support Group), with 4-5 members, met monthly.<br \/>\nThe new <strong>Ott organ<\/strong> was inaugurated on the 31 January with an impressive organ concert service. The <strong>Pekelharing<\/strong> <strong>organ<\/strong> was sold to the Basilika Dreieichen, in Stockern, Austria. Proceeds from the sale covered the cost of reassembling the Ott organ in the Kreuzkirche.<br \/>\nThe annual <strong>Church Day<\/strong> was held in Strand Street on the 13 March, and was well attended by the Cape Church. The same venue also hosted the <strong>Reformation festival<\/strong> end of October.<br \/>\nThe Congregation was invited to a <strong>combined Advents singing<\/strong> (Mid December) with the Lutheran Church in Kraaifontein.<br \/>\nSeveral <strong>incidents of crime<\/strong> took place this year. The CCTV system which was installed had to be reorganised after some cameras had been stolen. This has led to a decision by the Church Committee that the <strong>installation of a security fence is of high priority<\/strong>.<br \/>\nThe <strong>Missional Work Group<\/strong> met regularly , once a month. On several occasions, Bishop Filter also attended. The <strong>formulation of a vision<\/strong> (an English, multicultural, community oriented church) <strong>and a mission<\/strong> (a policy for implementing the vision) remains a challenge.<br \/>\nA <strong>Roof Fund<\/strong> was initiated to renew roofing on the church and the repairs on other sections. The loan on the house on <strong>27 Middel-straat<\/strong> was paid off.<br \/>\nThe <strong>Church Committee<\/strong>, consisting of four new members (G. Pruter, U Demasius, D. Ahlert, D. Steytler) and one re-elected member (E.-G. Brunke) commenced their duties at the end of March, and had regular monthly meetings. They met for a social meal in April at the Pastor\u2019s home and for an end-of-year function at Kaapzicht (many thanks to our host Danie).<br \/>\nThe <strong>Garden of remembrance<\/strong> was attended to.<br \/>\nTowards the middle of September, it became clear that Cape Church Council would not extend its financial support beyond 30.9.16 and <strong>no other options had emerged<\/strong> for the maintaining of a full-time post. Consequently, Pastor Peter announced that he was not in a position to renew a contract for a 2\/3 post after 31.10.16. A<strong> Call-Committee<\/strong> was established under the guidance of Bishop Filter. A 5-month interim contract (3\/4 post, from November till end of March 2017) between Pastor Peter, the Church Committee and the Cape Church was then concluded.<br \/>\nThe <strong>Circuit Conference West<\/strong> remained essentially dormant in the past year. After deliberations, the <strong>Bainskloof<\/strong> Committee has handed the responsibility for the Centre over to Church Council of the Cape Church. The office of Kreuzkirche will still handle bookings.<br \/>\n<strong>Pastors\u2019 Conferences<\/strong> were attended regularly by Pastor Peter. He also attended the <strong>Joint Pastor\u2019s Conference in Pietermaritzburg<\/strong> (18-23.9.16) and several functions of the <strong>Lutheran Coordinating Committee<\/strong> (LCC).<br \/>\nIn conclusion, Pastor Peter would like to <strong>extend his thanks to all the Kreuzkirche members and Church Committee<\/strong> for all their hard work and cooperation in the past year and wishes you all God\u2019s blessings for the future.<br \/>\nPastor Peter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: this is an abridged form; to read the full version, please contact our Church Office. 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