10 July  '22 - 15ty Sunday of the Year

Normal Mass Time Table

Tuesday - Saturday: @ 8:00

1st Friday of the month: @18:30

Sunday: @ 7:30 and @ 9:00

Sacrament of Reconciliation: 15 Minutes prior to Mass times on appointment

Parish Council

Parish Chairman: Manuel De Abreu, 0822943758

Treasurer: Richard De Abreu  067 037 1052 ccmr@telkomsa.net

Vice Chair: Margaret Sigl, 0643775048 siglme@gmail.com

Parish Secretary: Ernst & Margaret Sigl 0835527005 icparish@zohomail.com

Baptism : Tebogo Msenya 0733348901

Reader’s list: Letitia Morrison 0732139090 morrisonletitia@gmail.com

Renew Africa: Granny Nkabinde 0844075832

Maintenance of Premises: Martin Lourens 0832633751 basicblackcc@gmail.com

Flowers in the Church:  Maria Figueira, 0828495249

Visits to the Sick & Aged: Vacant

Parish Website: Wayne Rolfe, 0837041624

Altar Preparation: Ian Nel 0814015016

EMC Co-ordinator: Fatima Chadinha 0799009600

Minister of Hospitality: Michelle Petzer, 0846202209

Catechism Coordinator &Youth Group: Lorne Newing, 0829542373 : newinglorne@gmail.com

Tea & Coffee: Lionete Spinola, 0725783583

Mass Intentions

Sun: 7:30  For the Church.

9:00 For the Church.

Birthday wishes go to:   🎁🥂🎈🌹🎂

Virginia Maumbi 07/11, Ipeleng Mampe 07/11, John Nel 07/11, Jesse Arrons 07/12, Jude Arrons 07/12, Jolina Moraba 07/12, Nomvula Kubehka 07/12, Beauret Brink 07/15, Adenbright Anjanga 07/15, Maliki Wardjomoto 07/16

Intercessions 

We pray for the church in every place on earth: that it may become your people, without prejudice against any race or culture, a people who are one in Christ. Lord, hear us..

R: Lord, graciously hear us

We pray for those who prepare our legislation and make our laws: that they may know when the time has come for change and when it is time to stand firm. Lord, hear us.

R: Lord, graciously hear us

We pray for those who are in need: give us some way of helping them, for they are the Christ who suffers in our fellow men. Lord, hear us.

R: Lord, graciously hear us

We pray for those who live in sorrow: let them know that you are near and give them the comfort of friends. Lord, hear us

R: Lord, graciously hear us

15TH Sunday Yr C 10th July ‘ 22 

Who is my neighbour?"

Colour: Green

7:30 Proclaimer: Teodoro Spinola

9:00 Proclaimer: Johan Coetzee

EMC: Fatima Chadinha (R)

16TH Sunday Yr C 17 th  July‘ 22

 Blessed are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Colour: Green

Reading 1         : Gen 18:1-10

Psalm                 : 15: 2-5

Reading 2         : Colossians 1:24-26

Gospel               : Luke 10:38-42

7:30 Proclaimer: Marliese Lourens

9:00 Proclaimer: Yolande Newing

EMC: Eric Zingapeta (L)

 NOTICES 

❈   FOR SAFETY REASONS ALL PARISHIONERS SHOULD BE ON TIME.  The gates will be locked 5 minutes after Mass has started.

❈ TEA and COFFEE: You are invited by  Martie and Suzi to enjoy a lovely cup of tea or coffee after the 09:00am Mass this Sunday. Thank you to all who brought some eats to share. Kindly offer your services to tidy up and wash dishes after tea.

❈ Birthday List. There have been numerous complaints that parishioners' names have not been on the bulletin birthday list. The current known list from July–September has been published on the church entrance notice board. If your name does not appear on the list, please notify Angelique Mon. Thanks you to everyone who have registered  on the Church Census

 ❈ HOUSE BLESSING: Father Shibu is available to bless your homes. Please make an appointment, using WhatsApp messaging. It’s important that you be very clear about address, date and time.

❈ REPOSITORY:  We have a variety of Rosaries, Crosses and other Icons available for purchase. Please ask Margaret or Lionete if you need anything new.

❈ PARISH COUNCIL MEETING:  The next PPC meeting will be on Sunday 17.07.2022 straight after 09:00am Mass. All are welcome to attend and contribute to the growth of the Church. 

❈ 60 YEAR CELEBRATION of our CHURCH: The special birthday celebration for our Parish on the 24.07.2022, will take the form of a cultural feast, supplied by us, to celebrate our diversity. The meals will be free of charge, it is therefore important that as many of us get involved.  We have decided on three or four groups; Portuguese, African, Indian and European.     I started to create WhatsApp groups, each group should have a menu, entertainment, music and decor. If we work together it will turn out fantastic, please join Margaret and Lionete during tea so that we can discuss the program. Remember,  get your cultural dress ready for the day.

❈ CATECHISM:  There will not Catechism during the School holiday. Parents please assure that the children attend Mass every Sunday, it should not be a choice, 100% Mass attendance is obligatory.

❈ SHARING IS CARING: Should you need any help with food, please speak to Margaret or Father Shibu. Thank you for the donations you generously make every week. Please bring Maize Meal, rice, pasta, tea, sugar, coffee, cooking oil, next   Sunday.  All donations can be placed into the container provided.

❈ Sanitising of Hands and wearing of Masks: Although Covid19 Regulations have been repealed; sanitizer will still be available for those who wish to use it. The wearing of masks are optional. Please show consideration and respect fellow parishioners’ choices.

❈ Personal Safety: Parents should please accompany children when they need to go out.

Children should not be allowed to loiter around outside during Mass.

15th Sunday Yr C: We often ask questions, particularly about faith because deep down we want to justify ourselves, our self-righteousness, our secret racism, or snobbishness, like the lawyer in the Gospel. Jesus enters in a dialogue with him, and He does with us as well, letting us come to our conclusions, occasionally giving us a push by saying, ‘Go and do the same yourself. Sometimes we Christians get impatient with ourselves that we are not always living out the life of love, feeling that the priest and the Levite are still within us. Our impatience with ourselves is often because of the commercialized society we live in, which demands quick results. We are conditioned by advertising techniques: we expect that fast foods will not only be fast but nutritious, and so on. Perfection in love is usually not so instant. It is well to remember that the guidance in Deuteronomy was given while still on the way to the Promised Land and that the parable of the Lord is told while the disciples are still making their way with him to Jerusalem. The journey element can remind us that love and charity are part of the journey of faith. And, as with many journeys, there are stops and even wrong turns. It is when we get bogged down at such stages that we lose our sense of direction and our infinite capacity to love. Today the Lord invites us to be good Samaritans first to ourselves, and with others who are in need. We might wonder what the Samaritan had to gain personally from his act of charity. The answer, in material terms, is precisely nothing. The whole point is that love, which is real and true, is disinterested in gains. May we grow in the likeness of Christ.   (Joy of the Gospel Bible Diary 2022)