Parish Notices for the Second Sunday of Advent, Year A
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for December:
We pray that volunteer non-profit organisations committed to human development find people dedicated to the common good and ceaselessly seek out new paths to international cooperation.
Baptism
The parish would like to congratulate all the babies that were baptised on Saturday. We welcome them into our community.
Repository
Gabriel’s repository has “Springs of Carmel” Bible Diaries for R150 and 2023 Liturgical Calendar for R30
Youth Hiking Retreat
The Jesuit Institute is inviting all Young People to a hiking retreat on the 10th December at Klipriver Nature Reserve led by Fr. Rampe Hlobo SJ. Poster will all information on the notice board
2022 Ngome Pilgrimage
Ngome Pilgrimage will be on 16 – 18 December 2022. Price is R1 950 for adults and R1 300 for children, please contact Prudence Xaba 082 448 6067 or Oswald Mokoena 082 086 1334.
Jesuit Youth Encounter
The Jesuit Youth Office in Southern Africa will be hosting a Youth Encounter at Alterlekker Youth Centre, Pretoria from 28th December to 02nd January, for the whole Southern Africa Province— the total per person is R 1600. The conference will focus on Spirituality, Companionship, Service , Hope and also as a Mini World Youth Day. For more details, please speak to Fr Alex.
16h00 Mass
The 16h00 Sunday Mass will end Sunday, 11 December 2022 and resume on Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Christmas Season times
Christmas Eve:17h00—Office of readings and Sung Mass of the night.
Christmas Day: 07h30 Second Said Mass of Christmas (Fulfils obligation) 09h00 Sung Morning Prayer followed by 09h30 Sung Third Mass of Christmas (Fulfils obligation)
Weekday Masses from Monday 26 December 2022 – Friday, 08 January 2023 will be at 09h00 and not at 13h10. Sunday Masses will be at 07h30 and 09h30.
Weekday Masses return to normal schedule from Monday, 09th January 2022.
There will be no Morning Prayer on Sundays 01 January and 08 January 2022.