{"id":2735,"date":"2025-10-30T10:21:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T10:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/?page_id=2735"},"modified":"2026-07-02T13:05:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T13:05:19","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/?page_id=2735","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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2nd July '26: Letter from Sarah<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dear pilgrims at the Open Table<\/div>
My apologies for a delayed monthly email. I have been attending to my father who is seriously ill and now in hospital.<\/div>
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.<\/div>
Sunday 5th July at 4pm South African time in Cape Town<\/u><\/b><\/div>
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.<\/div>
Sunday 12th July at 9am at Lynedoch Eco Village near Stellenbosch<\/b><\/u><\/div>
We will have a one-hour meditative Taize service with chants, readings, silence\u00a0and prayers. It will not be on Zoom. Please contact me if you would like directions to the village.<\/div>
Sunday 26th July at 10am at Lynedoch Eco Village near Stellenbosch<\/u><\/b><\/div>
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.<\/div>
Online reading group for ‘Liturgies for Resisting Empire’<\/u><\/b><\/div>
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.<\/div>
Donations to Open Table<\/u><\/b><\/div>
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:<\/div>
Open Table<\/div>
Capitec<\/div>
Account no. 1733938905<\/div><\/div>
You are welcome to contact me at 083 448-2663 or\u00a0sarah.rule750@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0should you have any questions or if you need support.<\/div>
With love<\/div>
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2nd June '26: Letter from Sarah<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dear pilgrims at the Open Table<\/div>
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!<\/div>
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.<\/div>
Sunday 7th June at 4pm in Cape Town<\/u><\/b><\/div>
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.<\/div>
Sunday 21st June at 10am at Lynedoch Eco Village<\/u><\/b><\/div>
We will have our monthly\u00a0 Taize service in the studio at Lynedoch Eco Village,\u00a0near 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.<\/div>
This day is also Ann Ralston’s 90th birthday!<\/div>
Sunday 28th June at 10am at Lynedoch Eco Village<\/u><\/b><\/div>
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.<\/div>
Online discussion group on Liturgies for Resisting Empire<\/b><\/u><\/div>
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.<\/div>
Supporting Open Table financially<\/u><\/b><\/div>
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:<\/div>
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Open Table<\/div>
Capitec<\/div>
1733938905<\/div>
Pastoral care and spiritual accompaniment<\/u><\/b><\/div>
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.<\/div>
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Blessings as we approach the shortest day of the year (or for some, the longest day of the year.<\/div>
Love<\/div>
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Latest News 2nd July ’26: Letter from Sarah Dear pilgrims at the Open TableMy 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2735","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2735"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2909,"href":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2735\/revisions\/2909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.opentablesa.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}