ACSA Fellowship of Deacons

This archive collects together some of the correspondence, documents and reports mentioned in the History of the Fellowship of Vocation.

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1981	Report of the Provincial Commission on the Diaconate 1981 The report of the Commission which the Provincial Synod of 1982 refused to even debate Summaries and extracts from Report of the Provincial Commission on the Diaconate 1981 Letter of 7 December 1981 from Stephen Hayes to John Aitchison On the Commission report summary and on deacon training possibilities
2012	Email on 5 November 2012 from Gwynne Lawlor to Bishop David Bannerman on international links and her impending ordination
2013	Email on 25 March from Bishop Bannerman to Gwynne Lawlor on importance of the distinctive diaconate Email on 27 April from Gwynne Lawlor to two deacons, Laurings and Morrison Email on 28 April 2013 from David Bannerman to Gwynne Lawlor Email on 29 April from Deacon Barbara Morrison to Gwynne Lawlor Email on 3 May 2013 from Gwynne Lawlor to Bishop David Bannerman Email on 6 May from David Bannerman to Gwynne Lawlor Email on 1 June 2013 Gwynne Lawlor to David Bannerman Email on 5 June from David Bannerman to Gwynne Lawlor Memo writen in July 2013 by Gwynne Lawlor for Bishop Bannerman Minutes of 3 August 2013 of the second meeting of Diocese of Highveld deacons Minutes of 30 November 2013 meeting of Highveld Asociation of distinctive and transitional Deacons Email on 5 December 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to David Bannerman Application signed on 18 December 2013 by Bishop David Bannerman to join the Diakonia World Federation
2014	Email of 4 January 2014 from Gwynne Lawlor to Fr Tom Amoore on liturgical role of the deacon with attached table Email of 22 June from Marianne Uri 0verland informing Highveld Deacons DIAKONIA-DRAE had unanimously accepted their application for membership
2015
2016	The January 2016 report of the Highveld Deacons to DRAE Email of 21 January 2016 from Bishop Charles May to Highveld Archdeacons Email on 28 January 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to Bishop's Secretary Email of 5 February 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to Dean Simon Email of 5 February 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to Highveld deacons Email of 5 February 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to Highveld Archdeacons Email of 5 February 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to Archdeacon Masekela Email of 5 February 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to Sharon Dinnie Email of 10 February 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to Bishop's Secretary Email of 6 June 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor to Fr Tom Amoore re Guidelines motion Email of 6 June 2016 from Gwynne Lawlor responding to Fr Tom Amoore re Guidelines motion 7 June 2016 Motion on Motion of Permanent Force [on the diaconate] of Diocese of the Highveld Notes for a Record of a Steering Committee meeting at the FOD Conference on 3 December 2016
2017	Email of 4 January 2017 from Gwynne Lawlor to the Highveld Deacons Draft agenda for 6 February 2017 meeting of Highveld deacons with Bishop Charles May Email of 22 June 2017 from Horace Arenz, the Provincial Excutive Officer, to Gwynne Lwlor re Provincial Standing Commitee and Synod representation Email of 23 September 2017 from Fr Tom Amoore to Joan Jones about her attendance at the Provincial Standing Committee Email of 23 September 2017 from Gwynne Lawlor to Fr Tom Amoore who composed a greeting for use in the Provincial Standing Committee Email of 23 September 2017 from Gwynne Lawlor to Joan Jones and her response Draft motions for the Provincial Standing Committee held 27 to 29 September and pages from the Minutes of the Provincial Standing Committee
2018	Email of 14 March 2018 from Gwynne Lawlor to Horace Arenz Email of 11 November 2018 from Gwynne Lawlor to Marharet MacCarron, Bishop May's secretary Email of 5 December 2018 from Joan Jones to Cynthia Botha Question sent in late 2018 (or in early 2019) from Gwynne Lawlor to the Archbishop Email sent in late 2018 (or in early 2019) from Gwynne Lawlor to Bishop Eddie Daniels
2019	Minutes of meeting with Bishop Charles May on 11 February 2019 Email of 26 April 2019 from Horace Arenz to Gwynne Lawlor Email of 2 May 2019 from Gwynne ALwlor to Horacxe Arenz Email of 6 May 2019 from Horace Arenz to Gwynne Lawlor Email of 23 May 2019 from Gwynne Lawlor to Highveld deacons on a meeting agenda Programme of Regional Meeting on 24 August 2019 of Regional Meeting of Deacons Minutes of Regional Meeting on 24 August 2019 of deacons from the dioceses of Pretoria, Christ the King, Highveld and the Methodist deacons
2020	The agenda for a 18 August 2020 online meeting of Highveld deacons Report from the Fellowship of Deacons for September 2019 to June 2020 in the Agenda book for the virtual Provincial Standing Committee meeting of 22 to 24 September 2020 Report by Gwynne Lawlor in December 2020 on the ACSA vision to the Highveld deacons
2021	The Fellowship of Deacons Report for July 2020 to May 2021 to the virtual Provincial Synod Email of 6 September 2021 from Joan Jones to Gwynne Lawlor Agenda for 27 to 29 October Wakkerstoom thinktank on the future of the Fellowhsip Emailed letter of 5 November 2021 from Gwynne Lawlor to the Archbishop Letter to Archbishop re Future of the ACSA Fellowship of Deacons and the Distinctive Diaconate in ACSA
2022	Letter from Bishop Edward Daniels to Provincial Executive Officer 20220419 Resolution of Provincial Standing Committee 27-29 September 2022 on the Diaconate
2023	Deacons Gwynne Lawlor and John Aitchison attended the Diakonia Africa Europe regional conference from 6 to 10 September at Neuendettelsau in Germany.
2024	The final report of the Archbishop’s Commission on the Ministry of the Distinctive and Permanent Diaconate in ACSA Resolution on the Diaconate passed at the Provincial Synod on 26 September 2024 at Benoni Resolution implementation action plan drafted on 26 September 2024 by John Aitchison after the passing of the resolution on the diaconate
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