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2nd July '26: Letter from Sarah
Dear pilgrims at the Open Table
My apologies for a delayed monthly email. I have been attending to my father who is seriously ill and now in hospital.
This month we are back to our rhythm of first Sunday, second Sunday and fourth Sunday. Please take note however, of the earlier starting time for our Taize service in Lynedoch.
Sunday 5th July at 4pm South African time in Cape Town
We will gather in person at Pinelands Methodist Church for a Eucharist at 4pm. You are welcome to join us for 20 minutes of centering prayer before the service, starting at 3.30pm. The Eucharist will also be on Zoom (but not the centering prayer). We have a bring and share tea after the service. If you would like the Zoom link and liturgy resource, please contact me. We would love to have a bigger pool of readers and people who create the prayers, so please contact me if you are interested in participating in this way.
Sunday 12th July at 9am at Lynedoch Eco Village near Stellenbosch
We will have a one-hour meditative Taize service with chants, readings, silence and prayers. It will not be on Zoom. Please contact me if you would like directions to the village.
Sunday 26th July at 10am at Lynedoch Eco Village near Stellenbosch
We will gather in person in the studio at Lynedoch Eco Village for a Eucharist at 10am. We will also be online, so please be in contact with me if you would like the Zoom link and liturgy resource.
Online reading group for ‘Liturgies for Resisting Empire’
So far three people have indicated they would like to join me in reading and discussing Liturgies for Resisting Empire by Kat Armas. If you would like to join the small group, please be in touch with me by 10th July as we would like to have our first gathering soon.
Donations to Open Table
Thank you to all of you who already make contributions to Open Table. If you would like to make a contribution to Open Table, our bank details are as follows:
Open Table
Capitec
Account no. 1733938905
You are welcome to contact me at 083 448-2663 or sarah.rule750@gmail.com should you have any questions or if you need support.
With love
Sarah
2nd June '26: Letter from Sarah
Dear pilgrims at the Open Table
Greetings from Johannesburg as I spend my last day visiting my son, daughter in law and grandson. It is such a blessing to see little people grow and develop language and motor skills. Noah is an avid football player at not quite 18 months old!
This month we have one change to our usual pattern of services. Our contemplative Taize service has moved to the third Sunday of June due to people potentially taking a long weekend over 14th June. Please also note that I am offering to host monthly online discussions on the book, ‘Liturgies for Resisting Empire’ for those who don’t belong to reading groups that will be reading the book.
Sunday 7th June at 4pm in Cape Town
We will have our monthly Eucharist at Pinelands Methodist Church in Cape Town this coming Sunday at 4pm. We will also be on Zoom, so please do send me an email if you would like the Zoom link and liturgy. Uschi will be preaching and celebrating for us.
Sunday 21st June at 10am at Lynedoch Eco Village
We will have our monthly Taize service in the studio at Lynedoch Eco Village, near Stellenbosch. This is a service of chants, prayers, readings and silence. You are welcome to join us for this time of meditation and stillness. We are not online for this service. Please contact me if you would like directions to the village.
This day is also Ann Ralston’s 90th birthday!
Sunday 28th June at 10am at Lynedoch Eco Village
We will have our monthly Lynedoch Eucharist at 10am in the studio and online. Please contact me if you would like the Zoom link and liturgy or directions to join us in the village.
Online discussion group on Liturgies for Resisting Empire
If you are interested in discussing this very relevant and interesting book in an online group, please contact me at this email address by 10th June. We will sort out a day and time that suits those wanting to participate.
Supporting Open Table financially
Open Table appreciates all the financial offerings members give. If you you would like to give to Open Table, our banking details are as follows:
Open Table
Capitec
1733938905
Pastoral care and spiritual accompaniment
If you would like or need a pastoral visit, please contact me at 083 448-2663 or on this email. I am happy to do hospital visits as well as meeting with you at home. You are also welcome to contact me if you would like spiritual accompaniment in the Ignatian tradition. I am a member of the Western Cape Association for Spiritual Accompaniment and I can put you in touch with the association to find the right person to accompany you.
Blessings as we approach the shortest day of the year (or for some, the longest day of the year.
Love
Sarah