2023 Planning Meeting

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Planning Meeting Schedule

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Opening Worship

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Hour Of Power Worship Service

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Friday Night Worship Service

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Fifteenth Episcopal District Planning Meeting December 07 - 09, 2023

DECEMBER 06, 2023 LAY CONVENTION WILL MEET AT ZION - 13 Le Sueur Street, Worcester 07:00 AM

FEDLO REGISTRATION At Zion - Prayer Room

07:00 AM - 08:15 AM

BREAKFAST

09:00 AM

FEDLO OPENING WORSHIP SERVICE Preacher - Rev. Jerome Gordon

10:00 AM

FEDLO BUSINESS SESSION

12:00 PM

MEMORIAL SERVICE Preacher - Rev. Anthony Jacobs

01:00 PM

LUNCH FOR FEDLO At DP Memorial Hall of Zion

02:00 PM

FEDLO BUSINESS SESSION

07:00 PM

FEDLO LAY AWARD FUNCTION At DP Memorial Hall of Zion

BOCE CONGRESS WILL MEET AT BOLAND COLLEGE - Rainier Street, Worcester 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM

BREAKFAST

08:30 AM

CED REGISTRATION At Boland College

09:00 AM

CED BUSINESS SESSION

12:00 PM

HOUR OF POWER Preacher - Rev. Andile Mboyi

01:00 PM

LUNCH FOR CED At Boland College

02:00 PM

CED BUSINESS SESSION 1 of 13

06:00 PM

DINNER FOR CED At Boland College

DECEMBER 07, 2023 EPISCOPAL WMS CONVENTION WILL MEET AT ZION - 13 Le Sueur Street, Worcester 07:00 AM

WMS REGISTRATION At Zion - Prayer Room

09:00 AM

EPISCOPAL WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY CONVENTION

01:00 PM

WMS CELEBRATORY LUNCHEON At DP Memorial Hall of Zion

02:00 PM

EPISCOPAL WOMEN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY CONVENTION

PRESIDING ELDERS MEET WITH BISHOP AT BETHESDA - 151 Van Zyl Ave, Esselen Park, Worcester 09:00 AM

PRESIDING ELDERS MEET WITH BISHOP

12:00 PM

LUNCH FOR BISHOP, PRESIDING ELDERS AND BISHOP'S GUESTS

02:00 PM

PRESIDING ELDERS TO REGISTER AT ZION PRAYER ROOM FOR PLANNING AND RECEIVE DISTRICT MEAL TAGS

07:00 PM

PLANNING MEETING OPENING WORSHIP SERVICE Preacher - Rev. Dr. John Green

09:00 PM

RECEPTION DINNER At DP Gordon Memorial Hall of Zion

DECEMBER 08, 2023 07:00 AM

M-SWAWO BREAKFAST At Zion - Prayer Room

EPISCOPAL PLANNING MEETING WILL BE AT ZION - 13 Le Sueur Street, Worcester 07:00 AM - 08:30 AM

BREAKFAST

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

DEVOTIONS (BOCE) 2 of 13

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

OPENING OF SESSION A. Greetings from Episcopal Parents B. Election of District Secretary C. Set Agenda for the Planning Meeting 2023

09:30 AM - 10:50 AM

PLENARY SESSION I LEADERS LEADING LEADERS Rev. Monwabisi Andrew Jamangile

10:50 AM

BREAK

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

TREASURER'S REPORT & ELECTION OF THE TREASURER BREAK

12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

HOUR OF POWER WORSHIP SERVICE Preacher - Rev. Erika D. Crawford

01:00 PM - 02:30 PM

LUNCH

02:30 PM - 04:00 PM

PLENARY SESSION II ACTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITY Attorney Ashleigh Youle

04:00 PM - 05:30 PM

CHARACTER AND SPIRITUAL INTEGRITY Pastor Madoda Dinginto

05:30 PM - 07:00 PM

DINNER

07:00 PM

WORSHIP SERVICE Preacher - Rev. Dr. Ronnie Clark

DECEMBER 09, 2023 EPISCOPAL PLANNING MEETING WILL BE AT ZION - 13 Le Sueur Street, Worcester 07:30 AM - 08:45 AM

BREAKFAST

08:45 AM - 09:00 AM

DEVOTIONS (BOCE)

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM

PLENARY SESSION III ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY Sis. Lynn Julies

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

MISSION AND CHURCH GROWTH IN THE CONTEXT OF THE 15TH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT Rev. Dr. John Green

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

ORGANIZATION FOR THE GENERAL CONFERENCE 2024 3 of 13

11:15 AM - 12:30 PM

PLENARY SESSION IV INSURANCE - MOMENTUM Mr. Gavin Moses

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

EPISCOPAL DISTRICT CALENDAR

12:45 PM - 01:00 PM

BISHOP AND MOTHER'S CLOSING CHALLENGE

01:00 PM - 01:15 PM

CLOSING PRAYER AND DISMISSAL

01:15 PM

TAKE AWAY LUNCH

EPISCOPAL YPD CONVENTION WILL BE AT ZION - 13 Le Sueur Street, Worcester 08:00 AM

YPD BREAKFAST

09:00 AM

REGISTRATION AND KITS

10:00 AM

EPISCOPAL YPD CONVENTION At DP Memorial Hall of Zion

01:00 PM

YPD GRADUATION CEREMONY At DP Memorial Hall of Zion

02:00 PM

TAKE AWAY LUNCH

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OPENING WORSHIP SERVICE

Thursday, December 07, 2023 07:00pm Worship Leader, Presiding Elder Albert E Biwa _______________________________________________________________________________________________

THE PROCESSIONAL

Bishop, Presiding Elders, Pastors, Choir

1. God of our fathers, whose almighty hand Leads forth in beauty all the starry band Of shining worlds in splendor thro’ the skies Our grateful songs before thy throne arise.

2. Thy love divine hath led us in the past, In this free land by thee our lot is cast; Be thou our ruler, guardian, guide and stay, Thy word our law, thy paths our chosen way.

3. From war’s alarms, from deadly pestilence, Be thy strong arm our ever sure defense; Thy true religion in our hearts increase, Thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

4. Refresh thy people on their toilsome way, Lead us from night to never-ending day; Fill all our lives with love and grace divine, And glory, laud and praise be ever thine.

THE DOXOLOGY

REV KEITH LINKS Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen

THE CALL TO WORSHIP

REV KEITH LINKS

Leader:

I was glad when they said unto me; let us go into the house of the Lord; our feet shall stand within thy gates O Jerusalem.

People:

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand, I had rather be a doorkeeper in the House of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Leader:

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good.

People:

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Leader:

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house Lord, I have loved thy habitation, the place where thy honor dwelleth.

People:

For the Lord is in His holy temple, let all the earth keep silent before Him.

Leader:

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer.

People:

O sing unto the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

All the earth, and sing praises.

THE OPENING HYMN 1.

Lizalis’ idinga lakho Thixo Nkosi yenyaniso Zonk’ intlanga, zonk’ izizwe Mazizuze usindiso.

MRS PULENG JACKALS 2.

Amadolo kwelilizwe Makagobe phambi kwakho Zide zithi zonk’ ilwimi Ziluxel’ udumo lwakho.

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Laula, Laula, Nkosi Yeso Koza ngawe ukonwaba Ngeziphithithi zethu Yonakele imihlaba.

5.

Yala, Nkosi, singadeli Imfundiso zezwi lakho Uze usiveselele Sive inyaniso yakho

4.

Bona izwe lakowethu Uxolel’ izono zalo Ungathob’ ingqumbo yakho Luze luf’ usapho lwalo.

THE INVOCATION

REV OLIVER MOTHELESI

THE PRAYER RESPONSE Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer!

That calls me from a world of care.

And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known, In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief, And oft escape the tempter’s snare,

By Thy return, sweet hour of prayer!

MINISTRY OF MUSIC

MT ZION AMEC, DE DOORNS PRAISE TEAM

WELCOME & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

PRESIDING ELDER ANTHONY JACOBS

THE SCRIPTURE LESSON

PRESIDING ELDER NONCEDO SEPTEMBER-CABA

PREFACE TO THE DECALOGUE

REV ERROL PHILLIPS

“From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator’s praise arise; Let the Redeemer’s name be sung, Through ev’ry land, by ev’ry tongue.

Eternal are thy mercies, Lord Eternal truth attends thy word; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till sun shall rise and set no more.”

THE SUMMARY OF THE DECALOGUE

REV ERROL PHILLIPS

Hear what Christ our Saviour saith, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

THE GLORIA PATRI “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. A-men, A-men” BENEVOLENT OFFERING

BISHOP SILVESTER SCOTT BEAMAN 139th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the AME Church 6 of 13

MINISTRY OF MUSIC

VINTON ANDERSON AMEC CHOIR

THE PRESENTATION OF THE BISHOP

PRESIDING ELDER PORTIA MNCONO

MINISTRY OF GIVING

PRESIDING ELDER HENDERSON BISIWE

THE PRESENTATION OF THE PREACHER BISHOP SILVESTER SCOTT BEAMAN 139th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the AME Church THE SERMONIC HYMN

MRS PULENG JACKALS

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD REVEREND DR. JOHN GREEN _______________________________________________________________ THE INVITATIONAL HYMN 1. All to Jesus I surrender, All to Him I freely give; I will ever love and trust Him, In His presence daily live

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All to Jesus I surrender, Humbly at His feet I bow; Worldly pleasures all forsaken, Take me, Jesus, take me now.

Refrain I surrender all, I surrender all I surrender all, I surrender al All to Thee, my blessed Saviour I surrender all

THE DOXOLOGY & BENEDICTION

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HOUR OF POWER WORSHIP SERVICE

Friday, December 08, 2023 12:00pm Worship Leader, Rev Audrey C Ngamlana _______________________________________________________________________________________________

THE PROCESSIONAL

Bishop, Presiding Elders, Pastors, Choir

PRAISE AND WORSHIP THE DOXOLOGY

REV DR BETTY SCHRODER Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen

THE CALL TO WORSHIP

REV DR BETTY SCHRODER

Leader:

I was glad when they said unto me; let us go into the house of the Lord; our feet shall stand within thy gates O Jerusalem.

People:

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand, I had rather be a doorkeeper in the House of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Leader:

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good.

People:

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Leader:

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house Lord, I have loved thy habitation, the place where thy honor dwelleth.

People:

For the Lord is in His holy temple, let all the earth keep silent before Him.

Leader:

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer.

People:

O sing unto the Lord a new song, for He has done marvellous things. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

All the earth, and sing praises.

THE OPENING HYMN

REV TIMOTHEUS MUTAMBO

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!

Oh, what a foretaste of glory Devine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God. Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

Refrain This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the day long.

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2. Perfect submission, perfect delight, Visions of rapture now burst on my sight, Angels descending, bring from above Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Saviour am happy and blest, Watching and waiting, looking above, Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

THE PRAYER

PRESIDING ELDER NOZI GECO

THE PRAYER RESPONSE I need Thee every hour Most gracious Lord; No tender voive like Thine Can peace afford

I need Thee, O I need Thee Every hour I need Thee; O bless me now my Saviour, I come to Thee

THE SCRIPTURE LESSON

REV JOYCE QOLO

PREFACE TO THE DECALOGUE

REV PAUL MESSIAH

From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator’s praise arise; Let the Redeemer’s name be sung, Through ev’ry land, by ev’ry tongue.

Eternal are thy mercies, Lord Eternal truth attends thy word; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till sun shall rise and set no more.”

THE SUMMARY OF THE DECALOGUE

REV PAUL MESSIAH

Hear what Christ our Saviour saith, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

THE GLORIA PATRI “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. A-men, A-men THE PRESENTATION OF THE BISHOP

REV CELESTE LIEDEMAN

MINISTRY OF GIVING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PREACHER

PRESIDING ELDER TS MOROKANELE BISHOP SILVESTER SCOTT BEAMAN 139th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the AME Church

THE SERMONIC HYMN

REV NTSIKI KOYO

1. How to reach the masses, men of ev’ry birth?

For an answer Jesus gave a key, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, Will draw all men unto me.”

2. O the world is hungry for the living bread, Lift the Saviour up for them to see, Trust Him and do not doubt the words that He said “I’ll draw all men unto Me.” 9 of 13

Refrain Lift Him up, Lift the precious Saviour up, Lift Him up, Lift the precious Saviour up, Still He speaks from eternity, “And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, Will draw all men unto me.”

3. Lift Him up by living as a Christian ought, Let the world in you the Saviour see, Then men will gladly follow Him who once taught, “I’ll draw all men unto Me.”

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD REVEREND DR. ERIKA D. CRAWFORD THE INVITATIONAL HYMN 1.

When, peace like a river, attendeth my way, When sorrows, like sea billows, roll; Whatever my lot, thou has taught me to say, It is well, it is well with my soul

2. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control, That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed His own blood for my soul.

Refrain It is well with my soul, It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well with my soul. A-men 3.

My sin – O the bliss of this glorious tho’t – My sin – not in part but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more; Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul.

THE DOXOLOGY & BENEDICTION

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WORSHIP SERVICE

Friday, December 08, 2023 07:00pm Worship Leader, Rev Jerome C Gordon _______________________________________________________________________________________________

THE PROCESSIONAL 1. Come we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known, Join in a song with sweet accord, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne, And thus surround the throne.

Bishop, Presiding Elders, Pastors, Choir 2.

Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God; But children of the heav’nly King, But children of the heav’nly King, May speak their joys abroad, May speak their joys abroad.

Refrain We’re marching to Zion; Beautiful, beautiful Zion; We’re marching upwards to Zion, The beautiful city of God. 4. The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heav’nly fields, Before we reach the heav’nly fields, Or walk the golden streets, Or walk the golden streets.

THE DOXOLOGY

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Then let our songs abound, And ev’ry tear be dry; We’re marching thro’ Immanuel’s ground, We’re marching thro’ Immanuel’s ground.

And fairer worlds on high, To fairer worlds on high.

REV CLIVE VAN DEN HEEVER Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen

THE CALL TO WORSHIP

REV CLIVE VAN DEN HEEVER

Leader:

I was glad when they said unto me; let us go into the house of the Lord; our feet shall stand within thy gates O Jerusalem.

People:

For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand, I had rather be a doorkeeper in the House of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Leader:

Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good.

People:

Those that be planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of our God.

Leader:

Blessed are they that dwell in thy house Lord, I have loved thy habitation, the place where thy honor dwelleth.

People:

For the Lord is in His holy temple, let all the earth keep silent before Him.

Leader:

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord my Strength and my Redeemer.

People:

O sing unto the Lord a new song, for He has done marvellous things. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord.

All the earth, and sing praises.

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THE OPENING HYMN

MRS PULENG JACKALS

1. Ndikhokele, O Yehova!

Ndingumhambi, Nkosi yam.

Unamandla; andinawo, Onobuthathaka ndim, O Msindisi!

Nguwe olikhaka lam.

2. Lowo mthombo wosindiso Owavulwa ngenxa yam, Mawuvele umpompoze Uzihlamb'izono zam.

O Msindisi!

Nguwe oluncedo lwam.

3. Ndifikile eJordane; Susa izoyiko zam; 'Zundikhaphe, sendiwela; Yiba nguy'uMncedi wam.

O Msindisi!

Nguwe olithemba lam.

THE PRAYER

REV KATHERINE GOAGOSEB

THE PRAYER RESPONSE

Holy Holy Holy

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THE SCRIPTURE LESSON

PRESIDING ELDER TAMARA HLALUKANA

From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator’s praise arise; Let the Redeemer’s name be sung, Through ev’ry land, by ev’ry tongue.

Eternal are thy mercies, Lord Eternal truth attends thy word; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till sun shall rise and set no more.”

THE SUMMARY OF THE DECALOGUE

REV MAGOSI LONGANE

Hear what Christ our Saviour saith, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

THE GLORIA PATRI “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. A-men, A-men THE PRESENTATION OF THE BISHOP

PRESIDING ELDER JOEY VOLMINK

BENEVOLENT OFFERING THE PRESENTATION OF THE PREACHER

PRESIDING ELDER HENDERSON BISIWE BISHOP SILVESTER SCOTT BEAMAN 139th Elected and Consecrated Bishop of the AME Church

THE SERMONIC HYMN

ACE LEAGUE

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THE PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD REVEREND DR. RONNIE CLARK THE INVITATIONAL HYMN 1.

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the faithful lighting of his terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.

2.

I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps, His day is marching on.

Refrain Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!

His truth is marching on.

3.

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgement seat; O be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant, my feet!

Our God is marching on.

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MINISTRY OF GIVING

In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With the glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me; As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free!

While God is marching on.

PRESIDING ELDER HENDERSON BISIWE

VOTE OF THANKS AND ANNOUNCEMENT

PRESIDING ELDER RAYNOL MATTHYS

THE DOXOLOGY & BENEDICTION

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