Parish Notices for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
The Pope’s Prayer Intention for August:
We pray that the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to live and witness the Gospel in their own lives
St. Vincent de Paul
The next second collection will be taken on Sunday 27th August—Envelopes will be in the pews. The SSVP would like to extend their deepest gratitude for your generosity and continued support!
Trinity Monthly Lectures
Trinity Monthly Lectures is an ongoing formation series of lectures which will be on the 4th Sunday of each month. This month’s lecture will be on the 27th August at 11am in the Trinity House Hall. Mr. Dillion Naicker, Head of the Department for Youth Office in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg Youth Office , will be speaking on the experiences of World Youth Day. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served after the lecture.
Ordination to Diaconate
Parishioners are invited to the ordination of Br. Lwazi Masina on the 30th August at 09h30 at the Cathedral of Christ the King
Baptism
For all parishioners wishing to baptise their babies, please fill in this form https://forms.gle/cBJqZHugx3g2K9sZ8, the parish will then contact you to set an appointment with Fr. Bruce . The next baptism class is on the 16th September and baptism on the 23rd September.
Jesuit Institute of South Africa ~ 2023 Winter Living Theology
The Jesuit Institute of South Africa will host the 2023 Winter Living Theology led by Fr. David Neuhaus SJ and this year’s theme is “The Bible: Best-Seller of all Times”. The Johannesburg session is between the 05—07 Sept 2023 at Lumko Retreat Centre, cost per person is R1 950 including lunch and 3 lectures per day. See notice board for more information.
Annual Heritage Day Celebration
The parish will be hosting the annual heritage day fundraising event, this year’s event will be a braai which will be on the 30th of September at 11h00. Tickets cost R150 for adult plate and R50 for kids boerewors roll and are available from the parish office & members of the fundraising committee. Proceeds of this event will go towards this year’s Christmas Lunch for the homeless. Your support will be greatly appreciated!
Annual Leadership Conference 2023
All leaders are invited to attend the Annual Leadership Conference hosted by the Department of Evangelisation in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg. The Conference will be on Saturday 21st October from 08h00 till 16h00 at Holy Family College in Parktown. Cost per person is R100. Those interested to attend, please email the parish and you will be registered.