Today is Ash Wednesday which marks the beginning of Lent - the forty day period of preparation leading up to Easter. Tonight at KMC we will be holding a service at 7pm which will include beautiful liturgical prayers and the traditional imposition of ashes as a symbol of repentance.

On Sunday we begin our Lenten preaching series, which will draw from the lectionary readings around the theme, "Roll away the stone".

This weekend we begin a new preaching series, which tells the stories of four biblical characters whose lives were transformed by God. Join us in worship on Sunday as we reflect on the life of Moses - deliverer, law-giver, reluctant leader, murderer, friend of God.

About 50 of us gathered for breakfast at KMC on Sunday to spend time together thinking about the future of this congregation. We were treated to a fantastic breakfast by the Jabez home group and then spent an hour talking together as we reflected on our dreams for this community. The results of our dicussions were:

* KMC has been in existence for 113 years. We are committed to ensuring that the work and life of this congregation continues for many more years.
* A part of that commitment is the call to grow this congregation, with a specific focus on younger families and by reaching out to people in the suburbs close to Krugersdorp town.
* A number of names of prospective society stewards were proposed and will be dealt with at our AGM at the beginning of November.

Thanks to all involved who made this a memorable and very encouraging morning!

Our annual golf day took place yesterday and was a huge success. We had a full field and an impressive spread of donated prizes ensured that everyone stayed for prizegiving at the end of the day. The proceeds of the golf day go towards the construction of our new church in Noordheuwel.

Well done to Syd (pictured) and his team for organising a fantastic event once again.

On Sunday we launched our new project "Enviromend" with the opening of a recycling centre at KMC. The facility has four labelled compartments for paper, tin, glass and plastic and will enable us to care for the earth in a very practical way. Pictured here is Derek Anderson depositing a couple of tins for recycling.

Here is a copy of the flyer for the Enviromend launch on 5 September. If you are planning on planting something for Arbour Day, take this flyer before 5 September to one of the nurseries mentioned and you'll get a 10% discount on the purchase of any indigenous plants.

What a great evening we had last night at the Centenary Hall in Krugersdorp! The venue was perfect, the performers were exceptional and, while the numbers aren't in yet, it was clearly a huge success as a fundraiser for the new church in Noordheuwel. A big thank you to Paul Obermeyer and the fantastic team of musicians, to Val and Rob for co-ordinating the event, to Jimmy for handling ticket sales, to Willie and Beth for all their printing help and to everyone who attended the event, sold tickets, or helped out on the night. It all made for a memorable and very successful evening!

Join us on Arbour Day (Sunday 5 Sept) for the launch of a new KMC / NMC environment project. The service on that morning will focus on caring for creation and will be followed by the opening of a new recycling centre (at both KMC and NMC) and a tree-planting ceremony at NMC. Watch this space for more details.

The pancake evening at KMC is a well supported annual event. This year some funds were raised for the new building at NMC, but mostly it was a great evening of being together as family - lots of laughing and catching up. And a little over-induging...