Bishops from Nigeria and South Sudan assist church life in South Africa

Sep 25, 2019 by

Visiting bishops from Nigeria and South Sudan assisted a congregation of the Southern Mission Society South Africa by ordaining a woman as a permanent deacon for ministry in Trinity Anglican Church in Franschhoek South Africa on Sunday 22 September.

Judith Moody had ministered in the congregation, especially among the elderly and housebound for a number of years. She is a widow with grown up grandchildren. In his sermon preaching on the ministry of Anna the prophetess at the presentation of Jesus in the temple, Bishop Zechariah Manyok of the Diocese of Wanglei, South Sudan noted how African society valued old people for their wisdom. In drawing on the appointment of deacons in Acts 6, he stressed that as Jesus reached out to outsiders, so deacons were appointed in Jerusalem to assist the Greek-speaking outsiders. Therefore a deacon is not supposed to know borders.

Bishop Zakka Lalle, Bishop of Kano, Nigeria ordained Deacon Judith whose stole was presented to her by her granddaughter Samantha. Other stoles were supplied by visiting Ghanaian lady Methodist minister. The ordination took place on the authority of Bishop Joel Obetia on behalf of the House of Bishops of the Church of Uganda who exercise oversight of the Southern Mission Society.

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