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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nAnd a wonderful welcome from the Church:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dearly Beloved Franciscans<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How blessed we are to be God-touched through the grace of having The Revd James Martin ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, 09 December 2022. Every ordination, from within the priesthood of all believers, feels like a sign that God hasn\u2019t given up hope in the Church! To inhabit fully what is means to be a Deacon, a Priest, a Bishop is a process of formation within a faith-community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No ordained person comes ready-made. The theological studies, the School for Ministry formation, the mentoring, personal prayer and Bible studies, practical involvement in church-related activities and ministries, are only a part of a greater whole. It is our privilege and ministry, as James\u2019 main spiritual family for now, to continue to be Holy Spirit conduits of James\u2019 ongoing formation as a person in Holy Orders. At the same time, through this process, we shall also learn more about ourselves and be equally formed as people and as community. We all need one another in our various expressions of Christian vocation. May we pray for the grace to be respectful and patient with ourselves and others in our lifelong learning and gradual growing into the fullness of manifesting the incarnate Christ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Love and wonder<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michelle [the Ven. Michelle Pilet, Rector of St Francis]<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ordained as a Priest in December 2022; the celebration was held at the Cathedral of St Mary, and can be viewed at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1024697925153604\/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2252%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22share_link%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A%7B%5C%22invite_link_id%5C%22%3A721687182231323%7D%7D]%22%7D<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n With the Bishop and the Cappuchin Brother at the pre-Ordination retreat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sermon 17 September 2023 “The Season of Creation”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Third in the series following Michelle Pilet and guest presenter Kevin Moore of SANParks. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3ryBuA1flkQ<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Sermon on the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, looking especially at prayer leading to the true presence of God. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3Q5RDQpZxY4&t=1634s <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Working with Revd. Theo Khanyile in his mission at Holy Cross in Soweto<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n First sermon at St Francis on 11 September 2022, the Season of Creation discussing Jesus and the Samarian woman at the Well. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=j0fJ4MCqLPw&t=1508s<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Appointed in October 2022 as Deacon to St Francis of Assisi chuch in Parkview. Celebrated first Holy Communion as an ordained Priest in December 2022. And a wonderful welcome from the Church: Dearly Beloved Franciscans How blessed we are to be God-touched through the grace of having The Revd James Martin ordained to the priesthood … Continue reading “St Francis of Assisi”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-370","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=370"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414,"href":"https:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/370\/revisions\/414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.eleadership.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/James-Martin-ordination-175.jpg\")
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