South African Archbishop Visits Bay Area to Combat Global Suffering

South African Archbishop Visits Bay Area to Combat Global Suffering

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Most Rev. Njongonkulu Ndungane, Archbishop of Cape Town and Primate of the Province of Southern Africa, will be featured at five events next week. The purpose of the events is to energize communities to combat global suffering.

On Monday, October 15, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Walnut Creek, Ndungane will join in a Taize style worship service of prayers and chants. This beautiful and moving candle-lit service begins at 7 p.m. and will be followed by a reception welcoming Ndungane to California. Ndungane will make remarks at the reception and answer questions from those in attendance.

During the week, Ndungane will be present at three town hall meetings. On Tuesday, October 16, he will be at St. Paul's, San Rafael; on Wednesday, October 17, he will be at St. Augustine's, Oakland, and on Thursday, October 18, he will be at Trinity, Menlo Park. Each of the presentations, entitled "Being the Beloved Community," will begin at 7 p.m. and will provide opportunities to discuss the Millennium Development Goals, the continuing scourge of HIV/AIS in Africa, and Ndungane's perspective on the Anglican Communion. Each event will include musical offerings from the Chinyakare Ensemble (www.chinyakare.com), bringing African rhythms and instrumentation to the event. The event on Wednesday, October 18, at St. Augustine's Episcopal Church in Oakland, will also feature the local sounds of several nationally renowned poetry slam artists.

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Source: Episcopal Diocese of California

CONTACT: Sean McConnell, Communications Officer of Episcopal Diocese of
California, seanm@diocal.org, +1-415-869-7820

Web site: http://www.oasiscalifornia.org/
http://www.chinyakare.com/

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