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A NEWSPAPER FOR THE DIOCESE OF NATAL                                                                                                         October 2003
IPHEPHA LESIFUNDAMBISHOBI SASENATAL                                                                                                          VOL 15 NO 5
The paper is distributed free, but donations to your parish are welcome
AS PART of the 150 year celebrations of the Diocese of Natal a display of
150 photographs with captions in Zulu and English is being prepared.
At an initial planning stage for the                  Esigabeni sokuqala sokuhlelela lombukiso
exhibition it was decided not to take the            kwavunyelwana ngokuthi kugwenyiwe
traditional route and cover the Diocesan             ukulandela umgudu omdala uma kuchazwa
history from A to Z, but rather begin with the       ngeDayosisi wokuthi kuqalwe ekuqaleni kuze
present and look back from that vantage point        kufike ekugcineni kodwa kuqalwe ngesikhathi
and try to explain how we have arrived at the        samanje bese kubhekwa emuva bese kuchazwa
present.                                             ukuthi sifike kanjani esikhathini samanje.
The main theme thus covers activities in              Ngakho-ke indikimba enkulu ekhuluma
the Diocese at the present time titled, “God’s       ngemisebenzi eyenzeka kwiDayosisi
Spirit, In God’s People, in the Diocese of Natal”.   esikhathini samanje ithi, “Umoya
Some of the remaining themes give a brief        kaNkulunkulu, kubantu bakaNkulunkulu,
insight into how the Diocese arrived at this         kwiDayosisi yaseNatali”. IDayosisi yafika
stage in its life. These themes are: “Glimpses       kanjani kulesi sigaba sempilo yayo? Ezinye
into the Diocese, 1853 – 2003”, “Bishop              zezindikimba ziyakuveza kafushane lokhu. Lezi
Colenso”, Meagre Beginnings: Then and                zindikimba zithi: Amazwibela ngeDayosisi,
Now”, “Bishops”, “Social Issues”, “Synods”,          1853-2003&quot;, “Umbhishobhi uColenso”, Iziqalo
“Mothers Union”, “Religious Communities”,            ezincanyana: “Ngalesiyikhathi namanje”,
“Liturgies” “Publications”, “Music”, “Deans”,        “Ababhishobhi”, “Izindaba zomphakathi”,
“Schools, Hospitals and Homes”, Missions             “Amasinodi”, “Umanyano womame”,
and Farms”, “Heroes and Heroines”.                   “Imiphakathi ekholwayo”, Imithetho yebandla
Contributions from parishes                          yokusontisa”, “Izishicilelo”, “Umculo”,
A few months ago every parish in the             “Amadini”, “Izikole, Izibhedlela namakhaya”,
Diocese was asked to submit some                     “AmaMishini namaPulazi”,
photographs to depict an activity or event           “Amaqhawe namaQhawekazi”.
there. The response to this request was              Iminikelo evela Kumapherishi
marvelous. The richness and variety of                    Ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ezedlule, ibandla
Diocesan life and its people is splendidly           nebandla kwiDayosisi lacelwa ukuba lilethe
represented in the array of photographs.             izithombe ezikhombisa imisebenzi nokwenzeka
The response was so great that not all the       ebandleni. Izimpendulo kulesi sicelo
photographs could be used.                           zazimangalisa. Ukunotha nokwahluka
Several people have contributed greatly          empilweni yeDayosisi nabantu bayo
to the research process, and thus have brought       kukhonjiswe ngendlela engenakuchazwa
their own diversity and different perspectives,      ezithombeni ezinhlobonhlobo. Empeleni
and the display is presently being designed          impendulo        nogqozi       lwamabandla
and made by staff of the KwaZulu-Natal               lwabalukhulu ngendlela yokuthi izithombe
Museum and Heritage Services.                        ezathunyelwa ngeke zisetshenziswe zonke.
Exhibition venues                                         Baningi abantu abahlukene abafake
The displays will be on exhibition at: St        isandla kulo lucwaningo, kanjalo bafika
Thomas’, Durban from 21 to 24 November               nemibono eyahlukahlukene. Njengamanje
2003, Cathedral of the Holy Nativity from 25 to      lombukiso uhlelwa futhi wakhiwa
29 November 2003 and Royal Showgrounds,              ngabasebenzi base Museum and Heritage
Pietermaritzburg on 30 November 2003. From           Services.
there it will be installed as a permanent            Izindawo zonkubukisa
exhibition at Macrorie House Museum, Loop                 Lo mbukiso uzokhonjiswa eSt Thomas’,
St, Pietermaritzburg.                                eThekwini kusukela ngomhlaka 21 kuya
I-Dayosisi yaseNatali ezithombeni                    kumhlaka 24 kuNovemba 2003, Cathedral of
Njengengxenye yemigubho yeminyaka                the Holy Nativity kusukela ngomhlaka 25 kuya
eyikhulu namashumi amahlanu yeDayosisi               kumhlaka 29 ku Novemba 2003 kanye nase
yaseNatali kulungiswe umbukiso wezithombe            Royal Showgrounds, eMgungundlovu
ezilinganiselwa ekhulwini namashumi                  ngomhlaka 30 Novemba 2003.
ayisihlanu ezihambisana nezihlokwana                      Ukusuka lapho uzobe usuyofakwa
ezibhalwe ngolimi lwesiZulu kanye                    unomphela eMacrorie House Museum, Loop
riolweSingisi.                                       St, eMgungundlovu.
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It has been said that what children need in order to grow into responsible, successful adults are ‘roots and wings’. They need
roots in a happy, stable family so that they can know and like themselves. They need wings so that they may develop their full
potential and ‘fly away’ to find their place in the world.
What we as a Diocesan family will be doing during the celebrations of our 150th anniversary, will be to commemorate and
consider our ‘roots and wings’. We will remember and give thanks for our ‘roots’, while also thinking about the ‘wings’ we
require to ‘fly away’ into our future.
The roots of the Anglican Church in Natal lie not only in England, where the first Bishop of Natal, John William Colenso was
consecrated. Our roots are also here in Africa with the Church’s first faithful Zulu followers, our ancestors in God. They are also
in India, Germany and France, and the other countries of the world from which some of the people of Natal originally came.
In coming together as a Diocesan family, we will celebrate our rich cultural heritage and give thanks for the wonderful
diversity we enjoy. We will celebrate with the music of choirs, bands and orchestras; with drama and dance; beautiful flower
displays and an exhibition of our history in pictures, photographs and newspaper cuttings.
We will also remember, and ask God’s forgiveness and healing for the hurts, the pain and the divisions of the past.
Most important of all, we will come together to worship our God. We will share in the Holy Eucharist together at the Royal Agricultural Showgrounds in Pietermaritzburg.
This great celebration will be on Sunday 30 November, the day that is the 150th anniversary of the founding of our Diocese and of the consecration of Bishop Colenso.
The theme of this great service of thanksgiving is “Looking back, Looking at the Present and Looking Forward”, which reminds me of ‘our roots and our wings’.
Sunday 30 November is also (Advent Sunday and) St Andrew’s Day when we remember St Andrew, a follower of John the Baptist who brought others to Christ.
At the great thanksgiving service, we will be launching a new programme that will form an important part of our ‘wings’ for the future. It is the Sithunyiwe Mission Fund,
which will help us follow in the footsteps of St Andrew and Bishop Colenso in bringing people to Christ and in participating in the mission and ministry to which God has
called us. Sithunyiwe, a Zulu word, means: ‘we are sent’.
Members from other parts of the Church family will come to celebrate our 150th anniversary with us. Sisters and brothers will come from our link diocese of Southwell
in England, as well as from other dioceses in South and southern Africa. Our Archbishop, Njongonkulu Ndungane will preside and preach at the great thanksgiving service.
As your Diocesan Bishop, I want to invite all of you to participate in the anniversary celebrations. In fact, I want to do more than invite you; I want to urge you to take
part. Keep the information about the celebration programme and plan your diary to include as many of the celebration activities as you can.
Family gatherings of any kind are incomplete, they ‘just do not feel right’ unless all the members of the family are present. What a wonderful celebration it will be if there
are representatives from all the different members of our Diocesan family – congregations, parishes, schools, guilds, unions, religious orders and institutions.
Please come and help make the celebration of the 150th anniversary of our Diocesan family a blessed and memorable time. I look forward to seeing you there.
With affectionate greetings,
Zihlobo zami ezithandekayo,
Kunenkulumo ethi izingane zidinga ukukhuliswa ngendlela ezozenza zifunde ukuzenzela, zibengabantu abadala ‘abanezimpande nezimpiko’. Zidinga izimpande emndenini
othokozile, ongashukunyiswa lutho ukuze zazi futhi zizithande zona uqobo. Zidinga izimpiko ukuze zithuthuke zifike izingeni lapho zizitholakhona ukuthi zingaziphilisa
ngokwazo zize ‘ zindize zishiye lapho zikhona’ ekugcineni zithole indawo ezweni.
Esizobesikwenza njengesifundambishobhi esingumndeni ngesikhathi sigubha u 150 wesikhumbuzu sobukhona bethu, ukukhumbula nokuzigqaja ‘ngezimpande nezimpiko
esesinazo’. Sizokhumbula sibonge ‘izimpande zethu’, besefuthi sicabange ‘ngezimpiko’ esizidingayo ‘ ukundizela kude’ esikhathini esizayo.
Izimpande zebandla laseSheshi eNatal zi tholakala hayi kuphela e Ngilandi, lapho umbhishobhi waseNatal wokuqala, u John William Colenso agcotshelwa khona.
Izimpande zethu futhi zilapha e Afrika kuMaZulu okuqala ayengabalandeli ababethebhekile, esibahloniphayo ngobabangamamathonga asekuMveliNqangi. Ngokunjalo
Labalandeli abathembekile bayatholakala eNdiya, eJalimani naseFulansi, nakulezozindlenye zezwe laphobevelakhona abanye abantu abazinze lapha eNatali.
Ngokuhlangana ndawonye njengesifundambhishobhi esingumndeni, sizobesigubha umcebo wethu ongamagugu futhi sibonga ukwehluka ngokwenza nokubuka impilo
okumangalisayo, ekusithokozisayo. Siyogubha ngomculo wamakhwaya, amabhendi kanye nezinsimbi ezinandisayo; umidlalo yaseshashalazini nomdanso; umbukiso wezimbali
izithombe zomlando, namafodo kanye namaphephandaba asehlungiwe ukuveza umyalezo othize ngazehlakalo ezibalulekile emlandweni wethu.
Siyobuyefuthi sikhumbule, sicele intethelelo kuMvelinqangi ukuba alaphe izilonda nobuhlungu bokwehlukana esibenakho emlandweni esikhathini esendlule.
Okuvelele kakhulu kunakhokonke yilokhu, siyohlangana ndawonye sidumise uMvelinqangi. Siyohlanganyela edilini loMzimba neGazi lika Jesu eMgungundlovu eRoyal
Lomgubho uyokwenziwa ngeSonto zi wu 30 Novemba, ngalo ilanga okwa wasungulwa ngalo isifundaMbishobhi sethu iNatali futhi kwabekwa uMbhishobhi u
Colenso ngalo. Indikimba yalenkonzo enkulukangaka ‘Ukubheka emumva, ukubheka esikhathini samanje nokubuka phambhili’, okungikhumbuza ‘ngezimpande zethu
NgeSonto zi wu 30 Novemba (Isonto lokuza, futhi) siyogubha umkhosi ka Andreya Ongcwele, umlandeli ka John uMbhabhadisi owaletha abanye kuKhristu.
Enkonzweni enkulu yokubonga, siyosungula uhlelo olusha oluyokwakha ingxenye ebalulekile ‘lwezimpiko zethu zokusifinyelelisa phambili’. Lolohlelo-ke lubizwa ngokuthi
Sithunyiwe mission Fund, oluzosisiza silandele ezinyathelweni zi ka Adreya ongwele kanye nombhishobhi wethu u Colenso ekuletheni abantu kuKhristu nokuhlanganyela
obizweni lwethu lokuthunywa noku bayizisebenzi ngokobizo lwethu nguMvelinqangi. Sithunyiwe, ngesiZulu kusho ukuthi ‘ siyathunywa’
Amalunga avela ezindaweni ezehlukene zebandla elingumndeni kanye nathi ayofikela ukuhlanganyela emgubhweni weminyaka ewu 150 sadabuka njenge Diocese
yaseNatal. Odadewethu nabafowethu bayofika bevela kwizifundMbhishobhi ezixhumene nathi njenge Southwell eNgilandi, kanye nalabo abavela kwizifundaMbhishobhi
zase Ningizimu ne Ningizimu Afrika. Usobaba u Bhishobhi omkhulu uNdungane uyoshumayela futhi angamele enkonzweni enkulu yokubonga okuNgcwele.
NjengoMbhishobhi wenu omkhulu ngifisa ukunimema nonke ukuze nihlanganyele kulomgubho wesikhumbhuzo. Eqinisweni ngifisa ukwengeza ngaphezulu kokunimema;
Ngifisa ukunincenga ukubanibambe iqhaza. Londolozani lonke ulwazi eninalo ngalomgubho wethu bese nihlela kuma Diary enu ngokwengeza izehlakalo eziningana
zokuphumelelisa ukugubha kwethu.
Ukuhlangana kwemindeni kwanomayiluphi uhlobo akwanele, ‘akukaze kulunge’ ngaphandle kokuba kubekhona wonke amalunga olowomndeni aphelele. Anazi ukuthi
kuyobamnandi kangakanani ukuba simelwe sonke ngezigaba ezehlukene ezikhona kwisifundaMbhishobhi sethu njengomndeni owodwa-njengamabandla , izifundaMphriesti,
izikole, izigaba, izinhlangano, izigaba ezimele umqondo othize wenkolelo nezakhiwo.
Wozani-ke nizokwenza umgubho wethu weminyaka ewu 150 sasungulwa njengesifunda Mbishobhi ukuba ubengobusisekile noyohlala ukhunjulwa ngasosonke isikhathi.
Ngilangazele ukunibona nonke lapho.
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A Gathering of the Anglican Family of the Diocese of Natal
for a great Service of Thanksgiving
will be celebrated at 10 a.m.
On Sunday 30 November in the Olympia Hall, Royal Agricultural Showgrounds,
at which the Most Reverend Njongonkulu Ndungane
Metropolitan of the Church of the Province of Southern Africa
&amp; Archbishop of Cape Town
will preside and preach
Looking Back – Looking at the Present – Looking Forward
(organize a parish or regional picnic!)
Refreshments &amp; meals will also be on sale
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Special Service                                                                       Bishopstowe/Ekukhanyeni
at the Colenso Homestead                                                              Leli yikhaya lika John William Colenso, umbhishobhi wokuqala waseNatal,
owaziwa ngokuthi uSobantu (Uyise wabantu), kusukela ngonyaka ka 1855
ON SATURDAY 22 November at 2 in the afternoon Bishop Rubin will conduct               aze adlule emhlabeni ngonyaka ka 1883. Amadodakazi akhe o Harriette no
a special service at the Colenso Homestead in Bishopstowe in honour of Bishop         Agnes babehlala lapha kwaze kwaba unyaka ka 1910.
Lapha kwakukhona isikole nendawo lapho iphephandaba lalikhiqizwa khona.
At this service a large commemorative plaque will be unveiled which will          Imibhalo ngezwi likaMvelinqangi eyadala ukuba uColenso abenedumela elikhulu
greet visitors in Zulu and English as they enter the property, drawing attention to   ezweni lenkolo yobuKhristu yayivela lapha.
the significant part he played in the early history of the Diocese.                       Lapha wabhala izincwadi zikaSobantu, izincwadi zakhe ezehlukene zenkolo
Guest speakers on this occasion are Dr Geoffrey Soni and Professor Brian          nemfundo, ezibhalwe ngesiZulu, kanye nesichazimazwi sokuqala sesiNgisi
Kearney, and there will be refreshments on the lawn after the service.                nesiZulu. Kuyo le ndawo uColenso waloba izincwadi, izintshumayelo, imiyalezo
ethize ngezehlakalo zansukuzonke nezindaba lapho ayezama ukuncenga ihhovisi
lekolonilaseBritani nekoloni laseNatali ukuba bakhombise ukuwuqondisisa
umbuso wakwaZulu nokusebenza kanzulu ngobulungiswa nawo.
To get to Bishopstowe:                                                                       UColenso wayezinikele empikiswaneni enkulu, kwezenkolo nakwezepolitiki,
umphumela walokho kwaba ukuhlehlela emumva kwomsebenzi wakhe
Travel down Longmarket (one-way) Street until you get to East Street.. Turn right into    nendumalo. Namuhla uhlonishwa njengowalwela kakhulu iqiniso nobulungiswa,
East Street keeping in the left hand lane and almost immediately filter left into Larch   umuntu ngezindlela eziningi owayengaphambili kwesikhathi ayephila kuso.
Road which becomes MANNING AVENUE and crosses under the N3. Follow Manning
Lapha kwakusEkukhanyeni (Indawo yokukhanya), lapho ukukhanya
Avenue through Mountain Rise and continue following Bishopstowe signs. Pass the
kukaKhristu kwafunyanwa khona kwasekushunyayelwa.
turn-off to Wartburg and Table Mountain, and Manning Avenue becomes Bishopstowe
Road passing through Eastwood. About 3 kms past the Table Mountain Road turn-off          From 1855 until his death in 1883 this was the home of John William Colenso,
turn right at the signpost to Bishopstowe and about 2 kms along this road is a brown      first Bishop of Natal, known as Sobantu (Father of the people). His daughters
signpost to Bishop Coloenso&#39;s house along a rough track through sugar cane. (Anyone       Harriette and Agnes lived here until 1910.
coming from Durban would leave the N3 at the Ohrtmann Road off-ramp and eventually
Here were the school and the printing press. From here came the theological
turn right into Manning.)
writings that made the name of Colenso well known throughout the Christian
world. Here he wrote izincwadi zikaSobantu, his various religious and educational
books in the Zulu language, including the very first English–Zulu dictionary. In
this very place Colenso composed the many letters, sermons, memoranda
and articles in which he tried to persuade the British Colonial Office and the
Natal colonists to show more understanding of the Zulu Kingdom, and to deal
more justly with it.
Colenso was involved in much controversy, both theological and political, and
he suffered many setbacks and disappointments. Today he is recognised as a
great fighter for truth and justice, a man in many ways far ahead of his time.
This was Ekukhanyeni (Place of light), where the light of Christ was sought
Back, L-R: Liesel Bohmer, Fia
Futre, Sarah Chiles, Lara Kotze
Can you produce a creative banner (no larger than 2mx2m) with the theme &quot;Life in all                                                        Front, L -R: Jane Bailley, Debbie
its fullness&quot; Jn 10:10. There is to be an incentive prize of 10 Anglican Prayer Books                                                          Ponsford, Kathleen Clay,
(language of your choice) for the most creative banner.                                                                                               Nicola Wills.
Phone 033-394 1560 fax 033-394 8785
How many from your parish will join the &#39;massed diocesan choir&#39;? We will send you                                                          Back, L-R: Sine Baduza, Philippa
the music chosen and your choir/music group can begin to practise for the occasion.                                                         Francis, Thabi Ngema, Kathryn
Phone 033-394 1560 fax 033-394 8785                                                                                                        Steenhuisen, Samantha Landers,
Caitlin Henderson. Front, L-R:
Do you have a music group, dancers, singers, musicians etc who would like to perform                                                        Natalie Shama, Sine Mthembu,
on The Village Green before and after the service?                                                                                              Celo Makhoba, Megan
Phone 033-394 1560 fax 033-394 8785                                                                                                                   Robertson.
Would you like to offer some catering project or souvenir project etc to boost parish                                                      St Nicholas pupils
funds – and donate 10% of all funds raised to the Diocesan AIDS Fund?
Phone 033-394 1560 fax 033-394 8785                                                                                                         find out about Bishops:
The pupils of St Nicholas have
been studying famous people in
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decided to expand this research to
link it with the 150th Anniversary
Bishop Rubin has called for a Day of Prayer throughout South Africa                                                                        Celebrations of the Diocese,
for peace and justice in Zimbabwe to be observed by all faiths on                                                                        choosing bishops Colenso, Tutu,
Sunday November 16th.                                                                                                                   Phillip and Nuttall. The results of
This Call to Prayer is supported by prominent Church leaders in Zimbabwe                                                               their research presented in Poster
and other SADC countries who will also be participating in this initiative.                                                               form will be displayed in the
Prayer resources are available from the office of the Solidarity Peace                                                                      Cathedral during the 150th
Trust, of which he is co-chair, at telephone 039 682 5869 or 083 5561726.                                                                       Celebration week.
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Research shows there have been four         come to a standstill. The last phase, the        prisoner.
houses on the site.                             restoration of the chapel, had still not begun       It was Colenso who tried so hard, but
First came the small dwelling built         because there was no money for it. It will       unsuccessfully, to prevent the Anglo-Zulu
when the new bishop and his family              be the largest room in the conference centre,    War, and who preached a famous sermon
arrived in 1858. That was extended until        for larger meetings, plenary sessions of         after the disaster of Isandlwana, urging
it became the large house seen in the           conferences, and also designed for use as a      the colonists to search their consciences
well-known photograph. Then came                chapel when needed.                              and seek “to deal justly and to love mercy”
disaster: that house was burned down in             Various appeals for funds were made,         – a call that fell mostly on deaf ears. It
a runaway grass fire in 1884, the year after    but in vain. Then in September 2003 came         was Harriette Colenso who was
Bishop Colenso’s death.                         the good news that the Department of Arts        unwavering in her fight to get justice for
The third house was built for the           and Culture, through its Heritage Division,      the Zulu king Dinuzulu. (An archive
bishop’s widow and his daughters                had approved a grant large enough to             photograph shows Harriette with Dinuzulu
Harriette and Agnes. Some of the                cover most of the remaining building work        and his family at Rosemary Hall, the house
IT WAS a sad sight. In 1995 the “Colenso       surviving walls of the old house were           required. On 22nd November 2003, as              on St Helena where he lived in exile during
homestead” at Bishopstowe, Ekukhanyeni         used, but it was a much smaller place.          part of the diocesan 150th anniversary           1888 and 1889.)
was almost in ruins. There were few            Harriette and Agnes lived there until 1910,     celebrations, there will be a visit to               Many people think of Bishop Colenso
places where the roof didn’t leak; walls       when the Church Properties Act forced           Bishopstowe-Ekukhanyeni, by which time           only in terms of the theological storm he
were crumbling, floorboards were rotting       them to leave. The mission property was         the restoration of the chapel should be well     caused with his biblical criticism, and which
away, and an air of neglect and desolation     divided up into several small farms and         under way.                                       led to his excommunication. But the
hung over the whole place.                     sold off by the colonial government.                The idea of a fitting memorial is one of     reasons we should remember him and his
The chapel, with a rusty                       The Colenso family had lived at             the ideas driving the restoration project.       family go far beyond church and theology.
corrugated-iron lean-to, was now a             Bishopstowe-Ekukhanyeni for more than           John William Colenso and his family played           The marble plaque which will be placed
disused farm shed. The farm owner              50 years; now it was no longer their home.      such an important part in the history of         in the restored chapel at Bishopstowe is
wanted to bring a bulldozer in to demolish     The house became a farmhouse, and from          Natal and Zululand that they deserve to          inscribed with these words: IN MEMORY
it all, to have more land for sugar-cane.      about 1915 until the 1970s various owners       be remembered, especially at the very            OF JOHN WILLIAM COLENSO
Fortunately Dean Forbes persuaded him      added on to it – a veranda here, an extra       place where they lived – “Umuzi                  (1814-1883), ‘SOBANTU’, FIRST
to lease it to the diocese for 50 years at a   room there, wooden window frames                kaSobantu, ekuKhanyeni.”                         BISHOP OF NATAL, AND HIS FAMILY,
nominal rental. A committee of interested      replaced by steel ones.                             Over the years everyone, it seems, went      AND IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR
people was formed, and decided to launch           That fourth house was the one rescued       to Bishopstowe. Governors and generals,          DEDICATION TO TRUTH AND
the Colenso Homestead Restoration              from demolition in 1995. By 2002 the house      politicians,churchmen, scholars, travellers,     JUSTICE.
Project.                                       itself had been restored and renovated. In      writers, scientists and artists visiting the         KwaZulu-Natal has many battle-sites,
For the past eight years that project      addition to the caretaker’s flat there were     Colony, and, most important, the Zulu Royal      where each year thousands of people visit
has been under way, sometimes at full          now several rooms that would become the         Family, who regarded the Colensos as their       scenes of war and conflict. By contrast,
steam ahead, sometimes running out of          “public” part of the house. The idea was        only trusted friends and allies in Natal.        Bishopstowe-Ekukhanyeni is a place
steam, depending on the funds available        to create a venue for retreats,                     It was Bishop Colenso who was                associated with peace and enlightenment.
for the work. Money from the diocese           day-conferences, meetings of all kinds, not     prepared to challenge the British                The home of the Colensos has as much
and the Indlovu Regional Council got it off    only for church people, but for the wider       government, and the Natal colonial               claim to be a place of historical pilgrimage
to a good start, and soon the house had a      community too. The house and garden, in         authorities on their policies and attitudes      as Isandlwana, Rorke’s Drift, Majuba or
new roof, and the northern half was            the peace and quiet of the countryside, yet     towards African people in the Colony, and        Spion Kop. Apart from its use as a
renovated to form a comfortable flat for a     only ten minutes’ drive from town, will be      towards the Zulu kingdom.                        conference centre and meeting place, it
tenant. Now there would be someone             ideal for this purpose. It will be a fitting        It was Colenso who in January 1875           will be a fine addition to the list of
living there, to keep an eye on the building   memorial to Bishop Colenso and his family.      visited Chief Langalibalele of the Hlubi on      recommended places for visitors and
and look after the garden.                         But in 2002 and 2003 the Project had        Robben Island where he was a political           tourists to this province.
CELEBRATIONS         various parishes in the area, and a Tea         “Colenso Youth Bash”, and Bishop Rubin           community covering acrivities such as help
during the days      Garden in the Church Grounds.                   will be there!                                   given to HIV/AIDS sufferers, the hungry,
leading up to the        For those, especially older people, who         On Monday 24th at seven there will be        street children, those seeking information
g r e a t            are not keen to leave their homes at night      lectures by Dr Jeff Guy &amp; Vikela Khumalo         of a legal nature, those wishing to improve
Anniversary          there will be an informal light concert from    on the subject Colenso and his family,           their standard of education or handicraft
Celebration will     two to four, for which there is no charge,      followed by tea and at 8.30 a Launch by Dr       skills and the needy in many other desperate
take place in        but a box for donations at the entrance to      M. Goedals of the book “Eye of the Storm:        circumstances. Representatives of the
Durban       and     the church.                                     Essays on Colenso”.                              associations will be available to discuss
Pietermaritzburg.        On Friday evening at seven there is a       Pietermaritzburg                                 their work.
St     Thomas’s      Cheese-and-Wine Launch party for                The Museum Exhibition then moves up to               The Official Opening Service takes
Church in the        Rectors, Priests in Charge and Church and       Pietermaritzburg where it will be set up in      place at six on Tuesday evening, with an
Berea        will    Chapel Wardens from the Regions of the          the Cathedral which provides the venue for       address by the Bishop of Southwell, and
provide       the    Coastal area.                                   the rest of the week’s events.                   music by Dr Joshua Radebe &amp; the
venue for the            On Saturday 22nd November the church            From Tuesday 24th to Friday 28th it will     Pietermaritzburg Choral Society.
Durban area,         will be open all day so that members of the     be open from 1 to 6 daily for a floral display       On Wednesday at six in the evening
where         the    public can visit and see the Colenso display,   “Flowers through the Cathedral” with lunch-      there will be lectures by Judge Ian Farlam
KwaZulu-Natal Museum &amp; Heritage Society        the Flowers and the Artwork.                    time concerts at 1 p.m. provided by various      &amp; Professor Jonathan Draper debating The
Services Exhibition will be set up.                At seven in the evening there will be a     Diocesan schools – St Nicholas’ on               Colenso Trials.
Musical Concert as one of the weekend           Tuesday, St Anne’s on Wednesday, St                  On Thursday morning at ten there will
celebration highlights with some of the best    Mary’s on Thursday and St John’s on              be an address by the Bishop of Southwell
The church will be open from Friday 21st
classical musicians in Durban, featuring        Friday.                                          and an address by Archbishop
November to Monday 24th, from 10.30 to
jazz, baroque and classical music. As there         In the historic St Peter’s Church there      Njongonkulu. Thursday’s Colenso
4 when there will be a Floral Display by
are only 500 seats in the church, admission     will be displays by Church-related               Lectures at six will be by Sam Tshehla and
various parish Flower Guilds and an Art
to the concert at a cost of R25 to cover the    Organisations from all over the diocese          Professor Ron Nicolson Thursday, when
Exhibition by young people. Both the Flower
costs of the musicians’ fees and to raise       exhibiting their work of mission and             Sam Tshehla will speak on the subject of
Display and the Art Exhibition will be
funds for the Diocesan AIDS Fund.               ministry, and Diocesan School Projects in        Colenso as a translator, and Ron Nicolson
appropriate to the theme of the celebration
On Sunday 23rd November the church          Colenso &amp; Macrorie Halls.                        on “Colenso the Heretic – A Storm in a
“Life in all its fullness”.
will again be open to visitors with the Tea         Photographs, posters, pamphlets and          Victorian Teacup?”
Throughout the day there will be Choir
Garden being open until midday. And on          video programmes will be on display to               The lectures on Friday are still to be
and Organ Recitals by organists from
Sunday evening at 6.45 there will be a          show what they are doing for people in the       announced.
6                                                                               ANGLICANNEWS                                                                                    October 2003
THE EYE OF THE STORM                                                                             Rollercoaster Roadshow
When Bishop Rubin invited me to take on the task of co-ordinating the 150th Anniversary
Edited by Jonathan A. Draper                                                                     Celebration for the Diocese at the end of November I accepted with a sense of excitement
It began with the concept of a special Eucharist Service to take place on the anniversary
A Review by James Worthington, University of Natal                                               of the Consecration of Bishop Colenso on St Andrew&#39;s Day preceded by a series of Colenso
SHROUDED in controversy, a man of his            Lectures. It grew, however, to include a bustling ten-day programme packed with music,
time, founding Bishop of the Anglican            art, exhibitions, displays, talks and worship to herald the gathering of our Anglican family
Church in Natal and friend to the Zulu           in a Great Service of Thanksgiving. Care, committees and consultation are three &#39;C&#39;s&#39; that
have been followed throughout the planning stages that began last year.
People, bishop William Colenso has
Pietermaritzburg was chosen as the primary venue for historical reasons and the large
attracted a great deal of attention both         indoor venue of the Olympia Hall at the Royal Showgrounds was selected, bearing in mind
during his life and following on from his        the strong possibility of rain and extremely hot temperatures at that particular time of year
death right up until today.                      in Natal.
Part of this attention has been the       Meetings have taken place with members of the Diocesan Liturgical Committee who have
publication of numerous books on his life        enthusiastically and collaboratively produced a new and creative liturgy especially for the
and work, as well as the lives of his family.    occasion. Brian Spencer and his team have worked hard, tape measure and blue prints in
hand, to plan an opportunity for 18 church related organisations to display their mission
The latest of these is the ‘Eye of the Storm’,
and ministry in Natal
a collection of essays on Bishop Colenso             Theologians at the University under the guidance of John Aitchison have arranged an
edited by Jonathan A. Draper.                    exciting lineup of guest speakers for the &#39;Colenso Lectures&#39; to accompany the launch of a
While the ‘Eye of the Storm’ is           new book of essays on Colenso, edited by Jonathan Draper.
fundamentally aimed at an academic                   Music, musicians and choirs are planning a feast of worship under the leadership of Mr
audience it is complied and written in such a    Magubane accompanied by the guest appearance of an Allen Organ specially brought
way as to appeal to a far wider readership.      down from Pretoria for the occasion.
This new book has a great deal to offer   The Parish of St Thomas in the Berea offered to host a series of events in the Durban area.
Discussions and meetings with all of these as well as negotiating sound control, catering,
the ongoing debate on Colenso’s life for a number of reasons. Firstly, it is the first time      sponsorship, floral decor, banners, publicity and the logistics of each event have kept me thinking
that black South African Scholars, four to be precise, have contributed to such a work.          and moving at a high pace and in the early hours of the morning over the past four months!
Sam Tshehla gives an interesting insight into Colenso as a translator, or as he calls            From the beginning, believing that communication would be of vital importance - and
him “a Missionary-Translator”, with a focus on the intricacy and implications of                 with the willing co-operation of all the Archdeacons, I embarked on a programme of attending
translating.                                                                                     either Clergy or Council meetings in each Region of the Diocese to give presentations of
Abraham Lieta explores Colenso’s contribution towards the creation of an indigenous          what was envisaged for our celebrations.
clergy in South Africa.                                                                              So, resourced and encouraged by Bishop Rubin, I began a roller-coaster &#39;road show&#39;
that took me to each corner of the Diocese – from Stoffelton to Stanger, from Dundee to
On the family and social front Livingstone Ngewu explores Colenso’s views on
Port Shepstone. The twenty presentations that have taken place include Chapter, the
polygamy, conversion, his context and the results of this interaction.                           Churchwardens&#39; Conference, the Colenso Homestead Trust, as well as the Diocesan
An additional aspect of the book is a section on education, more specifically focused        Administration staff. At each presentation I have encountered a warm welcome, generous
on Ekukhanyeni School started by Colenso. In this section Vukile Khumalo makes a                 hospitality – sometimes overnight - together with a wonderful sense of growing anticipation
valuable and insightful contribution.                                                            and the excitement of God&#39;s people wanting to be a part of it all!
Secondly, there is a comprehensive “Cumulative Bibliography” compiled by Fiona                   The excursions around the Diocese have not been without moments of adventure. On
Bell, Emily Kirge, Margie Gray and Brenda Nsanzya. This will become an essential                 a particular three-day trip along the coast I was privileged to witness five massive Southern
Right whales cavorting just 20 metres off the shore near Port Shepstone. It was an
tool for any research into Colenso’s life or that of his family. Unfortunately other than
awesome sight to see these females come in so close to give birth to their young! Two
the four women mentioned above there is only one other female voice in the book.                 days later I arrived on Shaka&#39;s Day to address the North Coast Region at
Thirdly, the structure of the book is wide ranging and includes the biblical, theological,   St Philip&#39;s, Stanger – unfortunately, I missed the opportunity of being able to invite Madiba
educational, and family and social aspects of Colenso’s life. This allows, at times, for         to our celebrations!
lively debates to emerge between the different contributors as they approach Colenso’s               More than anything, I give thanks to God for the amazing opportunity I have been given
life from different perspectives while contributing to the same subsection of the book.          in being involved in this special occasion in the life of our Diocese which, I suspect, will not
On the whole the book is very readable for both a researcher and public reader               end on 30 November. There are other dynamic ideas bubbling in the minds of the Bishop
alike. But inasmuch as there is a great deal of ground-breaking work there are some              and the organisers that will continue into the first part of 2004 – wait for it!
articles that merely solidify current debates, and views, with a few small steps forward
being taken. In short it is a definite must for anyone interested in Bishop Colenso.
Book Launch:                                                                                     Liturgy alive!
Durban: Monday 24th November in St Thomas’ Musgrave Road at 7 p.m.
The Diocesan Liturgical Resource Team (DLRT) has for much
of this year, been hard at work creating original liturgy for use at
the Diocese of Natal&#39;s 150th Celebration.
On the 30th November 2003 the people of the Diocese will
come from near and far and gather together at the Showgrounds
in Pietermaritzburg. This is an opportunity to celebrate both our
birth as a Diocese, and our life together - past, present and future.
The years have been &quot;full&quot;; some would even say &quot;abundant&quot;!
(&quot;we are sent&quot;)
Hence our choice of a theme for the year: &quot;Life in all its fullness&quot; (Jn 10v10), and our
hope that our celebrations will carry a flavour of fabulous festivity.
To this end, the DLRT has created a worship experience that intertwines the liturgy
of the Anglican Prayer Book, sung worship of various kinds, and &quot;new&quot; liturgy written
When you join us, you can look forward to an exciting and varied time of worship,
which is anchored by the First Eucharistic Prayer. Specially written wordings are:
* Prayers for the gathering;
BISHOP COLENSO came out to Natal as a Missionary Bishop, and it is                           * A time of penitence;
* A collect for the 150th celebration, written by Bishop Rubin Phillip;
appropriate that the Sithunyiwe (&quot;we are sent&quot;) Mission Fund will be officially              * The prayers of the people;
launched during the course of the Anniversary Eucharist, which occurs on St                  * The peace;
Andrew&#39;s Day - the Patron Saint of Missionaries.                                             * A Proper Preface;
This Fund is strictly served for outreach and development projects and                    * The concluding prayers.
not for general diocesan expenses.                                                           We could use the imagery from the prophecy of &quot;the valley of dry bones&quot; (Ezek 37v1-14)
to describe our preparations for the 150th celebrations. The DLRT has spent time
Its purpose is to engage in evangelism, especially in planting churches in                gathering together the bare bones, and creating a liturgical skeleton. When the people
new residential areas, to reach out to young people, to develop gifts and                    gather, it will be as if the skeleton is covered over with flesh and sinew and skin.
ministries of lay people, and for any other mission and developmental activities.                But our worship will remain lifeless unless and until our creator God breathes life into
us. Only then will liturgy come alive! Only then will we know life - in all its fullness!
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Bishopstowe, Unveiling of Commemorative          10:00am Address by the Bishop of Southwell                        Diocesan AIDS Committee            sound to binary numbers and storing this data in a computer
Plaque – Bishop Rubin, Guest Speakers:           1:00pm Lunchtime Concert, St Mary&#39;s Diocesan School               Diocesan Environmental Committee   memory until required.
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