MINISTER’S NOTE                           1 NOVEMBER 2026

 

 

 

 

 

Today we celebrate All Saints Sunday, we remember with
gratitude those whose faith, love and witness have
helped shape our own journey. Some we remember by
name; others we may never have known. Their lives remind
us that faith is a gift we receive and a story we are
invited to continue. There is something deeply comforting
about knowing that we belong. We all long for a place
where we are welcomed, where we are accepted, and
where we can grow in faith and love. In Matthew 5:1-12,
Jesus reminds us about belonging to God’s kingdom as
we receive God’s grace and allow Christ to shape our
lives.

Today we celebrate the gift of belonging. We come as
we are, with our joys and sorrows, our strengths and struggles,
trusting in the grace of Christ that holds us together.
Belonging is both a gift and a calling. We are welcomed
by Christ so that we may learn to welcome others; we
receive mercy so that we may show mercy; we are loved
so that we may become a people who love

May we find joy in belonging to Christ and to one another,
and may our life together bear witness to the blessedness
of God’s Kingdom.

Blessings, Vuyelwa.