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St Martin-in-the-Fields Choir Visit 2018

SUNDAY AFTERNOON
CHORAL CONCERT

Joint choir performance singing London’s National Anthem
conducted by St Martin’s Choir conductor Mr. Tom Williams,
followed by the South African National Anthem accompanied by the
legendary Mr. Linda Mngoma and the Ionian Strings Ensemble.

O R D I N A N D & C L E R G Y M I N I S T R Y
She also visited other parishes in Alexandra, Kagiso and Benoni,
E X P O S U R E P R O G R A M M E and visited the College of Transfiguration (COTT) in Botswana.
Georgina joined the St Martin's Choir at the Deanery on their wel-
A continued partnership between St Martin-in-the-Fields and the come function (which was on the 24th September, Heritage Day)
Cathedral (International Partnerships Ministry) and enjoyed the celebration of South Africa's heritage with a very
delicious braai. She wrapped her programme by the Choral con-
All Christians are called to ministry by the Holy Spirit who calls us cert on Sunday 30th September, which epitomized her visit.
and empowers us to serve. The discernment process is slightly dif-
ferent in each diocese. Georgina Elsey, an Anglican ordinand from
Durham, United Kingdom, was placed on a "Block Placement" - a
4week programme in a parish to gain new experience and develop
self-understanding, see different perspectives on ministry, reflect
and evaluate in this context, and develop practical and pastoral
skills for parish and circuit ministry.

Georgina got placed in South Africa from the 3rd of September
2018 to 30th September 2018. She visited the Cathedral of St
Mary's and attended her first Eucharist Service with the Cathedral
staff, then went on a Cathedral tour and ended her 1st day with a
filling lunch with the Dean and the Cathedral staff. GEORGINA ELSEY

Georgina was a guest to both the Malisa and Dlwathi families, who Ordinand - St Martin’s Church, London.
tirelessly gave her a great hospitality during her stay. She visited
many historical sites like the Johannesburg City & Constitutional
Hill, Apartheid Museum & had a Soweto tour where she had her
very first Kota experience and had super at the Vilakazi Restaurant.
She also led the morning Eucharist Service in the Cathedral and
later joined the Cathedral family for fellowship at the Cathedral
Family Fun Day in Zoo Lake.
T H E M Z A N S I E X P E R I E N C E . . .
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