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For bookings contact Fr Nkosinathi Nkabinde 072 918 6192 [email protected]Themba Nkomo 083 585 5813 Heritage Day 10 10 6 & 7 6 & 7 Extraordinary mission month Extraordinary mission month A colourful and solemn pro- cession from St Dominic’s, Boksburg to St Dominic’s Catholic School for Girls kick-started the Archdiocese’s special celebration of Extraordinary Mission Month on the eve of Mission Sunday. Sr Juliana Abioye from the Youth Department led the glorious myster- ies of the Rosary for the Missions which was peppered with Marian hymns. Walking in the forefront with her were Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, Bishop Duncan Tsoke, Fr Gordon Rees, Fr Jeff Jawaheer and Fr Victor Ngwenya. They were followed by clergy, religious and laity. Upon arrival at the school, the the Church in many ways, and in families. He went on to say the desire to have ‘unbridled human pleasure’ and the preoccupation of not just Africans, but other races too, to consult spirits and invisible powers, competes with our faith and drives us further away from God. Quoting Matthew 6: 24 he said: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.” He stressed that one cannot have allegiance to both, they must choose one. In the second part of his homily, the Archbishop alluded to the fact that the Archdiocese had submitted the names of Little Eden founders, Domitilla and Duncan Hyam to Rome’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints for them to be considered saints of the Church and there have been no objections. “It is because we truly believe they practised heroic virtues of compas- sion and mercy to people with intel- lectual disabilities,” he explained. He thus invited prayers and involvement in this cause so that it becomes successful. With the help of Vicar for Evan- gelisation Fr Bruce Botha SJ, he promulgated the Acts of the Synod. Fr Bruce said the resolutions and policies will help us be the Church that we’ve been talking about, that produces missionary disciples of Jesus Christ. There was much applause and jubilation as Archbishop Buti sym- bolically handed the copies to the deans. He said it was their responsibility to motivate the clergy in the dean- eries and parish pastoral councils to implement the resolutions. Members of different cultures and nations partook in the liturgy displaying the universality of the Church. The money collected will put into common solidarity whereby all countries contribute towards the missions. After the concluding prayer, the words which are said at the end of every Mass, “go and announce the Gospel of the Lord” were proclaimed by Rev Gregory Garnie from St Dominic’s parish. Turn to page 6 and 7 for more. Extraordinary Mission Month celebrated in a special way Lerato Mohone charismatic Fr Victor got people warmed up for Mass with words of affirmation and uplifting songs. The main celebrant of a vibrant Mass was Bishop Duncan with Arch- bishop Buti concelebrating. They were assisted by their clergy. In a three-part homily, Archbishop Buti said Mission Month is a solemn reminder that we have been bap- tised in the name of Jesus and that what is required of us is to continu- ously nurture and strengthen our faith. It is our baptism that sends all of us to become preachers. He spoke about the battle for acquisition of power in society, in Procession through the streets of Boksburg. Sr Juliana Abioye from Youth Depart- ment led the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. On her right is parish priest of St Dominic’s, Boksburg Fr Jeff Jawaheer OFM. On her left is Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI, Bishop Duncan Tsoke and Fr Gordon Rees MCCJ. Daughters of St Anne from Good Shepherd, Protea North. From left: Busisiwe Munyai, Lucy Letebeyane and Tsakane Mpangane. Fr Joe Leathem celebrates 60 years to the priesthood S t Therese, Edenvale recently celebrated the 60th jubilee of Rev Fr Joe Leathem OMI to the priesthood. Parishioners gathered in the hall after Mass to congratulate and thank Fr Leathem for 60 years of dedicated service to the priesthood, many of which have been with us in Edenvale. Barbara K Gregory, Secretary Members of the Catholic Women’s league with Rev Deacon Tony Bishop (Ingrid, Cindy, Zelda, Rev Deacon Tony, Wendy, Joan, and Maria). Right: Fr Leathem cuts his cake, with Catholic Women’s League president Maria Hill and parish pastoral council chairperson Catherine Mathee.
A colourful and solemn pro-cession from St Dominic’s, Boksburg to St Dominic’s
Catholic School for Girls kick-started the Archdiocese’s special celebration of Extraordinary Mission Month on the eve of Mission Sunday.
Sr Juliana Abioye from the Youth Department led the glorious myster-ies of the Rosary for the Missions which was peppered with Marian hymns. Walking in the forefront with her were Archbishop Buti Tlhagale, Bishop Duncan Tsoke, Fr Gordon Rees, Fr Jeff Jawaheer and Fr Victor Ngwenya. They were followed by clergy, religious and laity.
Upon arrival at the school, the
the Church in many ways, and in families.
He went on to say the desire to have ‘unbridled human pleasure’ and the preoccupation of not just Africans, but other races too, to consult spirits and invisible powers, competes with our faith and drives us further away from God.
Quoting Matthew 6: 24 he said: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.”
He stressed that one cannot
have allegiance to both, they must choose one.
In the second part of his homily, the Archbishop alluded to the fact that the Archdiocese had submitted the names of Little Eden founders, Domitilla and Duncan Hyam to Rome’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints for them to be considered saints of the Church and there have been no objections.
“It is because we truly believe they practised heroic virtues of compas-sion and mercy to people with intel-lectual disabilities,” he explained.
He thus invited prayers and involvement in this cause so that it becomes successful.
With the help of Vicar for Evan-gelisation Fr Bruce Botha SJ, he promulgated the Acts of the Synod. Fr Bruce said the resolutions and policies will help us be the Church that we’ve been talking about, that produces missionary disciples of Jesus Christ.
There was much applause and jubilation as Archbishop Buti sym-bolically handed the copies to the deans.
He said it was their responsibility to motivate the clergy in the dean-eries and parish pastoral councils to implement the resolutions.
Members of different cultures and nations partook in the liturgy displaying the universality of the Church.
The money collected will put into common solidarity whereby all countries contribute towards the missions.
After the concluding prayer, the words which are said at the end of every Mass, “go and announce the Gospel of the Lord” were proclaimed by Rev Gregory Garnie from St Dominic’s parish.
Turn to page 6 and 7 for more.
Extraordinary Mission Month celebrated in a special way
Lerato Mohone
charismatic Fr Victor got people warmed up for Mass with words of affirmation and uplifting songs.
The main celebrant of a vibrant Mass was Bishop Duncan with Arch-bishop Buti concelebrating. They were assisted by their clergy.
In a three-part homily, Archbishop Buti said Mission Month is a solemn reminder that we have been bap-tised in the name of Jesus and that what is required of us is to continu-ously nurture and strengthen our faith. It is our baptism that sends all of us to become preachers.
He spoke about the battle for acquisition of power in society, in
Procession through the streets of Boksburg. Sr Juliana Abioye from Youth Depart-ment led the Glorious Mysteries of the Rosary. On her right is parish priest of St Dominic’s, Boksburg Fr Jeff Jawaheer OFM. On her left is Archbishop Buti Tlhagale OMI, Bishop Duncan Tsoke and Fr Gordon Rees MCCJ.
Daughters of St Anne from Good Shepherd, Protea North. From left: Busisiwe Munyai, Lucy Letebeyane and Tsakane Mpangane.
Fr Joe Leathem celebrates 60 years to the priesthood
St Therese, Edenvale recently celebrated the 60th jubilee of
Rev Fr Joe Leathem OMI to the priesthood. Parishioners gathered in the hall after Mass to congratulate and thank Fr Leathem for 60 years of dedicated service to the priesthood, many of which have been with us in Edenvale. Barbara K Gregory, Secretary
Members of the Catholic Women’s league with Rev Deacon Tony Bishop (Ingrid, Cindy, Zelda, Rev Deacon Tony, Wendy, Joan, and Maria).
Right: Fr Leathem cuts his cake, with Catholic Women’s League president
Maria Hill and parish pastoral council chairperson Catherine Mathee.
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Young people received the Sacrament of Confirmation at Holy Cross on Sunday, 22 September. Bishop Emeritus Zithulele Mvemve administered the sacrament. He was assisted by visiting priest, Fr Jordan Ngondo.
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A successful youth workshop
Candidates pictured with catechist, Ivone de Gouveia (above) and with Bishop Duncan Tsoke (below).
With heartfelt gratitude to all parents, the parish priest,
Fr Tony Thouard and confirma-tion class teacher, Ivone de Gouveia, for the support, encouragement and assistance, on their spiritual journey, was the sentiments of all candidates.
Sincere thanks went to Bishop Duncan Tsoke, Auxillary Bishop of Johannesburg, for admini- stering the Sacrament on Sunday, 20 October at St Francis of Assisi Parish, Vanderbijlpark to 21 can-didates of St Francis of Assisi, Vanderbijlpark; and three candi-dates of St Joseph the Worker, Boipatong whose parish priest is Fr Benen Fahy.
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The addresses are:www.catholicjhb.org.zawww.catholic-johannesburg.org.za
be found online and is not too long. Do you know the “Hail Joseph” prayer which is very similar to the Hail Mary? I have found three prayers which begin “Hail Joseph”. Perhaps the one you know is:
Hail Joseph, Son of David, the just and the chaste / wisdom is with you / Blessed are you among all men / and blessed is Jesus, the fruit of Mary, your faithful spouse / Holy Joseph, worthy foster-father and guardian of Jesus Christ and of the holy Church / pray for us sinners / and obtain divine Wisdom for us from God / now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
This modern mouthful was written by someone who had a strong devotion to St. Joseph. There are many, many, many such saints’ prayers, some of which are rooted in local cultures, and there are doz-ens of different chaplets (prayers with beads). None of these is as important as our liturgical worship, and these devotions must never be allowed to overshadow the Euch-arist, the Liturgy of the Hours, or the liturgical year. I notice that the prayer to St Michael is being used at Sunday Mass in several Johannesburg parishes. Is it correct to pray this prayer at Mass?No, prayers to Our Lady and the saints do not belong at Mass. What has been happening in some par-ishes is based on a sentimental throw-back to an earlier time, but the old practice has not been remembered correctly.
In 1884, Pope Leo XIII intro-duced a set of prayers to be prayed after every Low Mass. The St. Michael prayer was one of these. This practice was abolished by the Holy See in 1965. The original intention was to ask that the Pope’s temporal power be restored. Once the dictator Mussolini had taken care of this request, people said they were praying for the conver-sion of Russia. We must remember that, in those times, the people had no role to play at Mass and could only pray out loud after the liturgy. Vatican II restored the Prayers of the Faithful in which each congre-gation prays for the needs of the world. We should be using this part of the Mass to pray for the ongoing conversion of all nations, not by reciting a set prayer like automa-tons, but by truly raising our hearts and minds to the Almighty.
We celebrate All Saints’ Day on the Sunday this issue of ADNews becomes available in parishes. It seems appropriate, therefore, to group together some questions on saints which were submitted in August and September.
Where does the devotion to Mary, mother of Jesus, come from?
Christian believers’ love for the Blessed Virgin Mary goes back to the earliest times. Scripture tells us that, after the crucifixion, John took her into his home (Jn. 19:27) and that she was with the apostles before the Holy Spirit came down at Pentecost (Acts 1:14). Tradition supposes that she narrated her story to Luke and other early believers. As Christians debated what it means to say that Jesus is God, so Mary’s position was also clarified. In AD 431, the First Council of Ephesus defined her as “God-bearer” as she was privileged to bear in her womb the Second Person of the Trinity. The earliest known prayer addressed to her comes from this time and is still widely used in various forms by Catholic, Orthodox and Ethiopian Christians:
Beneath your compassion / we take refuge, O God-bearer / do not despise our petitions in time of trouble / but rescue us from dangers / only pure, only blessed one.
Who formulated the Hail Mary Prayer?
The first half of this prayer is from the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel. First the Angel Gabriel greets Mary and later she is later welcomed by her cousin, Elizabeth. These words were recited by early Christians. The rest of the prayer comes from the 14th or 15th century.
Is there anything liturgical that makes us Christians undertake this devotion? Must we pray the chaplet or rosary?
Prayer has been called “the raising up of heart and mind to God”. Liturgical prayer is the Church’s formal worship of God and is made to the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit. But “to pray” can mean the same as “to ask”. Asking saints to pray with us and for us does not imply that we are worshipping them. Although they have passed beyond this life, the saints remain part of our Christian community and they join their prayers to ours. If a Catholic does not have a particularly strong devotion towards the Blessed Virgin or another saint, he or she is not compelled to pray the rosary or any other devotional prayer. But we should all know how to join in the most common of these prayers because they are often used at Catholic gatherings as a form of collective devotion. A very good document on Marian devotion is Pope Paul VI’s 1974 Apostolic Exhortation Marialis Cultus. It can
Catechists reflected on Church and Scripture and how they are inseparable in the fifth
session of Echoing the Word.Held at St Pius X, Mofolo in
September, it was facilitated by Fr Joseph Vadakkan SVD who was assisted by Rev Deacon Erroll Scott.
Fr Joseph opened the session with John’s prologue. He said the whole of scripture is about Jesus Christ.
“If you want to know who Jesus is, you need to read the Word of God which talks about God’s relationship with human beings, how He works in our lives and gives us direction on how to lead our lives,” he said.
He described the Bible as a library of books in which you find a number of very different works, collected together in two large groupings, the Old Testament and New Testament.
These books tell us about the Covenant, the agreement God made with Israel through Moses (the Old Covenant) which He fulfilled in Jesus (the New Covenant).
It is important that we buy a Catholic Bible which contains seven extra books in the Old Testament, Fr Vadakkan said. These books shed light on biblical history and enrich our understanding of Jewish piety
in the years prior to Jesus, he elaborated.
“Most Bibles are arranged in four parts: the Pentateuch, the historical books, the prophetic books and the Wisdom books,” explained Fr Vadakkan.
Church membership involves baptism and a clear acceptance of Jesus as the Lord and Saviour who suffered, died and rose from the dead. The Church has a hierarchical structure with bishops, presbyters (priests) and deacons with each member mandated to play a role in continuing the mission of Christ.
Citing various imagery of the Church as found in Scripture, he included St Paul’s description of the Church being the body of Christ and how she is the Bride of Christ.
Back, from left: Lerato Sambo, Matiti Moeketsi, Rev Erroll Scott
and Connie Malakoane.Front: Marjorie Ramarumo,
Fr Joseph Vadakkan SVD andBoitumelo Ramphomane.
Fr Vadakkan went on to say we recognise that the books of the Bible are unlike any other literature, because they have God or the Holy Spirit as their principal author. As far as the New Testament is concerned it was part of His creative work in establishing the Church.
He concluded by saying both the scriptures and the Eucharistic body of Christ are the bread of life which give us the nourishment that leads to eternal life.
Lerato Mohone
Church and Scripture
As we approach the end of the 2018-2019 pastoral year, the
Department of Pastoral Care for Migrants and Refugees, through its Head of Department, Scala-brinian Reverend Sister Marizete Garbin, shares a synopsis of the department’s activities and work done this year.
Staff touched the lives of many migrants, refugees and locals who came to the doors seeking various kinds of help. This report is shared
with the spirit of awareness to expose our pastoral work for par-ishes to be more involved in the
Pastoral care for migrants and refugeesA synopsis of pastoral care activities from January 2019 to October 2019
Continued on page 4.
Missionary discipleship was the focus of the Catechetical Depart-ment for Extraordinary Mission
Month. After the resource package with sugges-
tions for the month of October, the Vaal Deanery catechists had a thanksgiving Mass on Sunday, 6 October at Our Lady of Fatima, Sharpeville.
Deanery coordinator Tholwane Mokoena said priests are the first catechist in the
make mistakes but by walking this journey hand-in-hand we will be able to do good work in rais-ing a good nation.
Catechists also collected food
and cleaning items and visited the sick. These items were donated to Lebohang Centre which is a home for the mentally and physi-cally challenged children.
Catechists extend love to neighbours
Above: Catechists with beneficiaries.
Above: Deanery coordinator Tholwane Mokoena with assistant catechists Cecilia Koebe and Rose Mabunda with donated food items.
church, and parents need to also play their role of catechists at home. We as catechists, parents and priests, need one another to transmit the faith to children.
We are not perfect and we
pastoral care of the most vulner-able of our community.
From January until October, the department attended to 3 501 people from eight nationalities: Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, Burundi and Swaziland. The department pro-vided assistance to all with food, shoes, blankets, toys for children, stationery, uniforms, school bags, school shoes for pupils, assess-ment of legal documentation, as well as orientation and transport to Home Affairs).
English classesDuring this same period, 150 stu-dents graduated from the English class taught at the Cathedral of Christ the King Hall.
In September, a new English class began at Vanderbijlpark, St Francis of Assisi. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) introduced this to its yearly calendar. In the Archdiocese of Johannesburg, this event was celebrated for the first time this year on 30 June under Sister Marizete who now is the head of department.
It involved all department stake-holders, donors and sponsors, parishes, other religious denomi-nations and sister organisations in the field of migrants and refugees such as Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), Consortium for Migrants in South Africa (CormSa), Bien-venue Shelter and migrants’ help desks.
Some 572 peoples attended. Visits, workshops and conferences
Pastoral care visited many parishes where there are migrant communities, the aim being to
revive pastoral care in the parishes. The department of Pastoral Care also visited migrants and refugees at hospitals and in their homes.
The department also visited families affected by xenophobic attacks in Jeppestown. The department welcomed 43 pastoral care agents from 41 parishes to workshop on how to deal with xenophobia.
At Good Shepherd parish in Soweto, the department dis-covered an old man living alone in a toilet and found him a place at Mother Theresa Sisters Centre in Bellevue.
In April and May, retreats were held at St Patrick’s, La Rochelle as well as at St Joseph’s, Mayfair parish.
In September, the department held a workshop with its parish pastoral care agents with the theme: The Rights of Migrants and Refugees in South Africa.
In October, the department had a retreat with women refugees at the Mother Assunta training and skills centre in Bez Valley.
Every Friday morning, the department leads the morning prayer at Bienvenu Shelter with residents and staff and once a month, fomation workshops for staff are held.
Sr Marizette Garbin, Mscs** For full report, see
www//catholicjhb.org.za
Pastoral care for Migrants and Refugees continued from page 4.
On 28 September, from as early as 6am, 82 children from St Patrick’s, La Rochelle gathered excitedly to board the bus to Bosco Centre for their annual retreat.Meditation, film reflection, finding God in nature, group work, team games, swimming and an obstacle course were part of the programme, as well as their favourite lunch of hamburgers and chips.
Dominique Byrne
The first Salesian Cooperators’ Provincial Congress was held
from 4 to 6 October at the Don Bosco Centre, Johannesburg. The local centres from Cape Town, Lesotho and Johannesburg were represented. Salesian provincial, Fr Joy Sebastian, opened the con-gress with a message of encour-agement to all the participants. On the first day, the local centres gave a brief report on the activities of the past year. During the after-noon sessions, group discussions focused on “What do I as a coop-erator bring to this congress” and also on a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats session.
At the end of the Congress, the cooperators renewed their promise
The West Rand Friends of the Shrine held a successful fundraising event titled African Cuisine at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Krugersdorp on 24 September.
A very big thank you went to the Catholic Men’s Forum for the support they gave during the fundraising event.
Former government minister, Nomvula Mokonyane was also present.
The MC for the day, Thabo Mashao, spoke about the aim of raising funds for the Mother of Mercy Shrine in the Magaliesburg.
Tebogo Tsimane
to live out the project of the Apostolic Life of the Association of Salesian Cooperators with com-mitment to be faithful disciples of Christ in the Catholic Church, to deepen and give witness to the Salesian spirit and to work for the kingdom of God, especially for the advancement and salva-tion of the young. Provincials of Salesiani Don Bosco (SDB) and Salesian sisters were present at the Eucharistic celebration dur-ing which the cooperators renewed their promises.
Don Bosco founded the Salesian Cooperators in 1876 as a
Salesian Cooperators’
Provincial Congress
Catholic lay association which is part of the wider Salesian family. Characteristics of the cooperators include: strong pastoral charity, youthful dynamism, involvement in the local church, family spirit, optimism and joy. Cooperators are called to cooperate in the mis-sion of the salvation of the young, above all of poor and abandoned youth.
To find out more about the Salesian Cooperators in Southern Africa, contact the provincial coordinator:Chester Browne: 071 858 1032Email: [email protected]
Br Clarence Watts SDB
West Deanery Friends of the Shrine’s African Cuisine a great success
Above left: Members of St Peter’s, Kagiso 1 and Our Lady of Peace, Kagiso 2.
Left: Nomvula Mokonyane (centre) with ladies enjoying the fundraising event.
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St Patrick’s, La Rochelle cele-brated its 8th Annual Festival
of Nations on Sunday 6 October. The theme was: “The Joy of the Gospel” and was chosen with the Extraordinary Mission Month theme “Baptised and Sent” in mind.
Mass was celebrated by parish priest, Fr Jorge Guerra and assis-tant priests, Fr Pablo Velasquez and Fr John Baptist Panpogee. St Patrick’s diversity and spirit shone through the procession of the flags, the choirs and the tradi-tional dress of the communities.
In his homily, Fr Jorge asked parishioners and visitors to pray for an increase in faith, especially when struggling to welcome one
another; to believe in others and to see our Father in our brothers and sisters. “Let us bring faith and the desire to unite our communities with the help of the Holy Spirit and the grace of our Lord.”
After Mass the celebrations continued with robust music, dancing and traditional food.
“Rejoice because your names are written in heaven,” Fr Boshom Mpetsheni told the candidates of the Daughters of St Anne’s at their enrolment ceremony held at St Joseph’s, Mokoena in Katlehong on Saturday, 5 October.
The East Rand Deanery ceremony had 15 candidates from five parishes enrolled as fully-fledged members of Baradi ba Anna. The parishes were: Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Thokoza, Sacred Heart – Katlehong, San Salvador – Leon-dale, St Albert’s – Vosloorus and St Joseph’s – Actonville.
After the welcoming address by the host parish pastoral council, Vice Chairperson, Motlatsi Motswe-nyane and the programme director, Thembi Lesenya invited senior members of the sodality to offer words of advice and encourage-
ment to the candidates.The deanery flag and candles
were blessed by Fr Boshom, the sodality’s spiritual director.
Fr Mpetsheni, the chief celebrant, delivered the homily after the pro-clamation of the Gospel by Fr Jean-Lambert Kalaka OMI.
Other concelebrants were Fr Elijah Otu MSP, host parish priest and Fr Sefako Santawana.
In his homily, whose theme was: ‘You have been called’, Fr Mpetsheni told, “By accepting the call to the daughters of St Anne’s sodality, you are effectively receiving your salva-tion. As you have accepted the spiritual calling to serve the Church, you should seek guidance from God as you embark on this spiritual journey”.
After they were presented to the congregation, the candidates pledged to work faithfully for the sodality. After they were declared full members of the sodality by Fr Mpetsheni, their brooches and capes were blessed. Abel Dlamini
The Johannesburg Archdiocese Catholic Choirs Music Asso-
ciation thanks all member choirs that participated in its debut choirs eliminations held at the iconic HH Ngakane Community Hall in KwaThema on 14 September.
The choirs were well prepared
and Catholic music was the ultimate winner at the end of the day. Choristers young and old sung their lungs out to the jubila-tion of the audience.
The winners were: St Kizito Choir from Orange Farm, Vaal; St Lewis Bertrand’s Choir from Payneville, Springs; and Mater Dolorosa, Kensington. The chairperson’s award went to the Cathedral Choir and Regina Mundi, Moroka. The best-dressed choir award was won by St Kizito Choir. The best male conductor went to St Peter Claver conductor and best female conductor award went to St Lewis Bertrand’s Choir conductor.
Unfortunately the Diaspora community choirs couldn’t attend due to the prevailing unrest around the country at the time.
The Johannesburg Archdiocese will dazzle the Inter-diocese Catholic Choirs Music Association from 29 November to 1 December.
Mogaswane Rama Kagiso Chairperson
The choir of St Peter Claver, Pimville proudly displayed the trophies they won at the Johan-nesburg Archdiocese Catholic Choirs Music Association com-petition which was held in Kwa-Thema. They joyfully presented them to the parish priest, Fr Tom Segami OMI. It was a great gift to the parish as it was the cele-bration of the feast of St Peter Claver.
There was lots of fun after Mass where parishioners enjoyed a picnic, congratulating the par-ish on its 91st year of existence and being the first parish in Soweto. Gabriel Selamolele
As Mary Hyam’s role as Lasallian Animator, she was invited to represent the Lwanga District
(Kenya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mocambique and South Africa) at the African Regional meeting of the International Lasallian Council (CIL) in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, in August. The participants represented Lasallian institutions all over Africa – both English and French speaking countries. CIL meetings are held in the five Lasallian regions around the world in preparation for the General Chapter meetings which are held in Rome every seven years.
The two-week meeting comprised a period of Lasallian formation followed by reflection on how the districts have carried out the goals of the 2013 Chapter. Participants worked on proposals which will be submitted for consideration at the next Chapter in 2020.
“The experience of living in community and working with fellow Lasallians from other parts of Africa was both enriching and inspiring. Despite our different contexts and realities, we are all working towards a common goal – to educate minds,
New members of Baradi ba Anna are flanked, from left, Fr Jean-Lambert Kalaka OMI and Fr Elijah Otu MSP. Far right is Fr Sefako Santawana and Fr Boshom Mpetsheni.
Daughters of St Anne’s Sodality Enrolments
touch hearts and to transform lives. “On a personal level, I was humbled by the simplicity of the life we lived for those two weeks and by the warm welcome and sense of frater-nity that was extended to all the participants. “We ate some interest-ing food, shared our own stories and my long-lost French began to emerge as the days continued,” said Mary, Director of Religious Educa-tion and Formation at De La Salle Holy Cross College. Lydia Orsmond
CIL meeting in Abidjan
CIL meeting in Abidjan
Pic by Dominique Byrne
Fr Jorge Guerra with 25 of the 80-strong children’s choir from St Patrick’s, La Rochelle.
Festival of Nations
It was another successful year for St Patrick’s most popular event and the proceeds will be used to renovate the Church.
Yuresha Perumal
Pimville choir does its parish proud
Johannesburg Archdiocese Catholic Choirs Music Association eliminations
Parish Feast Day of St Francis of Assisi, Vanderbijlpark took place
on Sunday, 6 October. Mass was celebrated by parish priest, Fr Tony Thouard OFM together with Fr Sphe- lele Gwanisheni OFM Provincial and Fr Paddy Noonan OFM which was followed by a procession.
Thereafter, food and cakes stalls were opened. Activities included traditional song and dance. There was also a kiddies’ play area with jumping castles, a train ride and a mechanical bull. There were fun and games for the whole family and the day was enjoyed by all.
Thank you very much to all who assisted and donated towards this event. Elaine Prosper
Sacred Heart of Jesus Sodality men from the Far East deanery, from left: Sandile Dutywa, Jabulani Nkutha, Clive Hills and Patrick Msiza.
Youth HOD, Sr Juliana Abioye flanked by the Archdiocesan Youth Executive: Rethabile Tsotetsi, Lesego Zikhali, Charllene Tsamba and Thabo Msiza.
Young people take pride in their faith, and it shows in their dancing.
A great day of prayer for all ages.
Br Andres SVD (Walkerville) and Sr Jaku-ba, from the Sisters of the Merciful Jesus.
Chancery staff and members of the organising committee, from left: Annasta-cia Mphuthi (Liturgy), Veronica Mofokeng (Catechetics) and Veronica Pieterson (Evangelisation).
Various sodality members reciting the Rosary.
“Mother Mary sent for me and I leapt for joy”
Above and below: St Peter, Kagiso I choir rendered beautiful music.
Themba Majambo from Holy Spirit, Dobsonville fired up.
Enjoying proceedings, from left: Denise Fulton, Fernanda
Coelho and Luisa Faria.
Sibongile Mogale and Dumazile Mabaso representing the Nguni’s during the
procession of gifts.
St John the Baptist, Brakpan representatives.
Belice Machepa from St Peter Claver, Pimville standing up to be counted as one of those “Baptised and Sent”.
Extraordinary Mission Month celebrated in extraordinary manner – continued from page 1.
Enthusiastic Grade 11 leaders from a number of Catholic high schools
gathered at St David’s Marist Inanda, on Saturday, 14 Septem-ber for their annual Leadership Day. Dave Smith, deputy head at St David’s and his team at the college prepared another excellent programme for our young people.
The break-away workshop sessions, facilitated by staff from St David’s, Marist Brothers, Linmeyer and Brescia House, covered a range of topics on ef-fective leadership, inviting eager participation from the learners.
St Ursula’s School celebrated the international world day of peace on 17 September. The learners read beautiful prayers, missions of
the day of peace and the 10 commandments of the environment. The theme was ‘Climate and Protection of the World”. Fr Terry Barnard and Tony Botha, principal, each shared a peace message. The new Ursulines leadership council was announced
Celebrating Peace Day at St Ursula’s ended with the ringing of the 115-year-old bells from the bell tower and a minute’s silence praying for peace and for our planet. Belinda Espag
Marist Youth, South Africa were blessed to spend a week away in September
on retreat in St Lucia, on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal. It allowed every participant to slow down and step outside the bustling lives they lead. It enabled the group to stop and truly examine their own spirituality and that of St Marcellin Champagnat. There was an intimate space for reflection, silence, prayer and discussion, encased by the beautiful surrounds; a haven for na-ture lovers. This was accompanied by the life and vibrancy of buck, monkeys, hippos, and butterflies, to name a few.
As with the global Marist family, representatives from all over the world were present – South Africa, Brazil, Germany and Australia which demonstrates how far reaching the Marist family is.
The group was accompanied by Br Neil McGurk and Sr Elizabeth Marie Ansart who were instrumental in the implementation of the retreat. The experience was facilitated by Frances Correia and Pam Paton-Mills whose knowledge, passion and spiritually only gave strength to all.
Beth Code , Marist Youth Coordinator – South Africa
In association with Paul Faller and the CIE, the termly Religious Education Seminar took the form
of a workshop on Teaching Christian Meditation to Young Children. This was presented by Fr Laurence Free-man OSB, a Benedictine monk and spiritual guide who is the director of the World Community for Christian Meditation. The event was held at Holy Family College on 12 Septem-ber, with a record attendance of religious education staff from Catho-lic schools, as well as by interested people from other denominations and organisations.
Fr Laurence pointed out that meditation completely fits Jesus’ description of prayer in the gospels. He also used the analogy of a wheel to explain the power of prayer. Fr Laurence spoke on how naturally children take to meditation, and he expounded on the value of using it effectively to keep young learners calm and focused. He led partici-pants in an experience of meditation before inviting questions and com-ments from the group.
It was encouraging to see in-dividuals from different schools sharing their experience, proof that we all share a common vi-sion with similar challenges in our growth and development.After lunch, a final session on the Spirituality of Leadership was presented by Beverley Whittal,
Dave Smith addresses Grade 11 learners.
Beverly Whittal on Spirituality of Leadership.
Fr Laurence Freeman delivering his presentation.
principal of La Salle College. Speaking with deep conviction and great passion, she appealed to her attentive audience.
It was clear from the long, appreciative applause, that the learners thoroughly enjoyed the morning of formation. Our sin-cere thanks to St David’s for their ongoing willingness to organise and host this event.
CSO team
CSO Choir Festival
The annual Choir Festival was another wonderful experience of seeing our young people at their best. The CSO commended all participating schools, from far and wide. The talent, commitment and dedication of
both choirs and their teachers, is most heartening, and shows that the de-velopment of well-rounded individuals is at the heart of the Catholic schools’ network.
A special thank you was extended to Jaco Ferreira from St David’s Marist, Inanda for being MC at the Linder Auditorium on Tuesday, 17 September. Also to Hanlie Heymans and her team from Holy Rosary School for organis-ing and preparing for the workshop on Thursday, 19 September. At both events learners showcased their talent and made their teachers proud.
As a special tribute for their unstinting dedication and selfless commit-ment, the massed choir sang You Raise Me Up, dedicating this song to all music teachers who continue to raise up confident, caring and musically gifted young people. CSO Team
One of the choirs that participated. Children of Africa.
Jenny Potgieter congratulates a school representative.
Participating schools.
Jaco Ferreira with representatives from St Peter Claver High School.
On the 27 September, a night vigil celebrating the birth
day of Our Lady took place at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Bophelong. The first Mass was led by Bishop Duncan Tsoke and the second by the Dean, Fr Sekabata Solomon Mphela OFM. Fr Lawrence led the congregation through the peni-tential service and whilst Fr Peter Motshegwa gave a talk on “What is Pilgrimage”.
Daughters of St Anne Sodality investitures
Investiture of the Daughters of St Anne Sodality in the Vaal deanery by their chaplain Fr Kgomotso Sebopela MCCJ took place recently at Sancta Maria, Finetown. From left Kgomotso Manyoni, Thokozile Dladla, Palesa Notsi, Noluthando Dladla, Welhemina Mokoena, Leah Moagi and Pulane Maya.
On 29 September, the St Cecilia Sodality in the Vaal Deanery gath-ered for their music festival in St Francis Xavier, Small Farm, Evaton. Fr Sekabata Solomon Mphela OFM presented awards to the sodality. Fr Phuti Makgabo, the parish priest of St Francis Xavier, gave words of encouragement, highlighting the importance of learning and keeping the Church’s traditional hymns alive. He encouraged them to increase their membership as their numbers could be better.
Career guidance expo for young people
The country is in your hands, said business analyst and chief organiser Theresia Monyake. Just as young people prepare for their final yearly examinations, the youth in the deanery had a career guidance expo. There were
Chaplain for youth in the deanery, Fr Emmanuel Kagimbangabo SDB chats to a participant.
experts from Vaal University of Technology, departments from Sedibeng Municipality and oth-ers from private companies who gave guidance to the youth. The event was held in Emmanuel, Sebokeng.
Attendees during registration.
A speaker takes questions from the youth.
Nyolohelo cele- brates 50 years of existence
Nyolohelo in Sebokeng cele-brated its 50th year anniver-
sary on Tuesday, 24 September with the parish priest Fr Sekabata Solomon Mphela OFM cele- brating his 17 years anniversary to the priesthood. In his homily, Bishop Duncan told the parish of how important it is to celebrate 50 years. The parish already produced four priests and a few sisters.
Bishop Duncan presents a 50th jubilee certificate to the parish.
The occasion was blessed by the Mayor of Emfuleni Municipality, Gift Moerane.
Above: Clement Nkhumishe reads the words on the plaque.
Sacred Heart Sodality investituresOn the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, 14 September, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Sodality of the Vaal
Mphela OFM stressed in his homily that, as Christians, we are to carry to our crosses with joy. “Through your crosses, we are to bring Christ to our neighbours. Let our neighbours learn from us and let us become an open book to be read and to meditate upon.”
St Cecilia music festival
Deanery welcomed full members into the sodality. The dean and main celebrant, Fr Sekabata Solomon
Above: Bishop Duncan Tsoke blesses the faithful.
Left: Bishop Duncan Tsoke, Rev Seb-hamu Mashinini from Orange Farm and Fr Solomon Mphela OFM.
Night vigil in celebration of Our Lady’s birthday
Fr Kgomotso Sebopela presented a talk on Mary Mother of Mercy. Fr Moshoeshoe from the diocese of Kroonstad led with a healing service.
As part of promoting social cohesion, the Cathedral of Christ the King organised a
soccer match on Heritage Day. The match was played at the IH Harris primary school football ground. The Malawian community played against the Congolese community and the match ended in a 5-4 win to the Congolese community. Fr Victor Ngwenya, the Cathedral’s admin-istrator, was also seen showing off his soccer skills during the half-time break.
“I’m glad that people came out in numbers to support this event and hope to see more teams from dif-ferent communities participating in these games next time,” he said.
Organiser Moses Nkhata, said they would arrange a netball match for the ladies next time. “We encour- age a culture of exercising among our parishioners to keep fit and to promote social cohesion in our parish,” added Moses.Andrew Maganga
Our Lady of Africa, Mohlakeng closed Heritage Month with a
celebration on 29 September. Congre-gants came in dressed in a colourful array of traditional outfits.
The main celebrant was Fr Abel Maluleka. He was assisted by deacons, Michael Mpambane, Israel Maoyi and Tshepo William Duik as well as Br Nte- fane Sepatala from the Free State dio cese. Women also prepared the gifts for Fr Abel Maluleka. Tebogo Tsimane
Mohlakeng
Cathedral
Kempton Park
Left: Matshidiso Thipane prepared a beautiful traditional poem.
A group of congregants pose for a picture.
Procession of gifts.
H E R I TA G E M O N T H
On 29 September, St Andrew’s in Noordgesig celebrated Heritage Day in a colourful and very traditional way. The parishioners enjoyed traditional meals ranging from tripe and samp to chicken curry and rice. It was a day celebrating diversity and showing off different cultural attires. Blanche Wells
Noordgesig
A cultural Mass celebration took place at Holy Family,
Spruitview on Sunday, 22 Sep-tember. Different cultures were
Spruitview
Procession of the Word.
Catechism children form a procession.
The Zulu group during offertory.
Heritage Day was celebrated at Our Lady of Loreto, Kempton
Park. The parish witnessed the best example of unity in diveristy as nine communities from different countries came together for the celebration which began with a procession followed by Mass.
Leaders of each country carried flags of their respective countries to the front of the altar.
The liturgy was conducted by the youth. Every hymn was sung in different languages from different countries. After Mass followed a cultural programme of song and dance in accordance with the cul-tures of the country. Lunch was cooked by each community and shared by all. Fr Boniface D’Souza
Ladies and children participate in song and dance after Mass.
Left: The faithful deep in prayer.
responsible for various aspects of the Mass including singing hymns that accompany these.
After Mass, youth had a fund-raising event during which they sold traditional food like samp, tripe, pumpkin, dumplings, chicken, tieng ya mabele, chicken feet, motoho wa mabele and traditional ginger juice. This was followed by entertainment presented by different cultures.
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Left: Fr Boniface D’Souza centre flanked by Deacon Neelan Reddy and Fr Rayan Pais.
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Holy Rosary, Phiri has welcomed new lay ministers. Accompanied by the existing lay ministers, they renewed their commitment to continue the work of God in their community.
Thabile Mbhele
The Women of Prayer of St Martin de Porres, Orlando West recent-ly visited Fr Augustine Makhokolo OMI who has retired at
St Charles, Victory Park. They spent time with him and took him some gifts to show he is still valued and important to them. The ailing priest appreciated their thoughtful gesture.
Thandi Motasi
On 22 September St Peter’s, Kagiso 1, West Rand, celebrated Heritage Day
and a farewell mass for Fr Tshepo Lekoko. His mother and family attended the Mass.
In his homily, Fr Tshepo spoke about being chosen, as Jesus was also chosen by His father. (Matthew 3:16-17).
Remember that God chose you when he formed you in your mother’s womb, you are not here by mistake. God has a purpose for your life. God has a reason for everything you go through, because He chose you for that
Farewell Fr Tshepo
journey. He will never give you something that you will are un-able to carry, said Fr Tshepo.
He reminded the congrega-tion that God had chosen him to become a priest and to take the journey to travel and study in another country, he added.
It was emotional for the priest in his last Sunday Mass before he returns to Rome for his studies. He knew it would not be long before he returned to South Africa. He asked that parishioners keep him in their prayers.
Tebogo Tsimane
Fr Makhokolo still on the minds of the faithful
Fr Makhokolo pictured with the group that visited him.
Fr Augustine Makhokolo flanked by, from left, Thuli Chirwa, Pamela Tsagae and Thandi Motasi.
New lay ministers
Pictured in black and white, are ministers with parish priest Rev Dr Michael Seheri and Deacon Thami Mayisela (back).
Existing lay ministers who renewed their commitment to this service.
Our Blessed Mother must be honoured as she was the first tabernacle, the
first carrier of Jesus, said Fr Jorge Guerra cs during the service of introducing the new extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist.
“As Mary carried Jesus in her womb, you too must carry Jesus to others. Make Jesus the centre of your lives and ministry by spend-ing much time in adoration and
There has been a great movement across the world, particularly amongst Zimbabweans on
the beginning of the cause of canonisation of John Bradburne. The Congregation for the Causes of Saints in Rome issued a formal nil obstat on July 1 allowing the cause to begin.
La Rochelle’s new extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist
The new Extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist for St Patrick’s, La Rochelle: Nosipho Nsele, Roland Prince, Lucy Prince and Jorge Correia.
prayer. Ask Jesus for compassion and strength to bring consola-tion and hope to the sick and the elderly. Bring the Word of God to those that are unable to; join us in the Eucharistic celebration; be available when you are needed even when tired or where there is temptation of unwillingness; and help the priests in the ordinary care of the sick,” was his message.
Dominique Byrne
John Bradburne: Zim set to have a new saint
John Bradburne was born on 14 June 1921 in England and killed in Zimbabwe on 5 September 1979. John has been a model for young people, the poor, the marginalised and took care of those with deva-stating diseases. The 40th anniver-sary celebrations were held on 5 September at Mutemwa Centre, Zimbabwe and on 21 September in Westminister Cathedral, London.
He lived an extraordinary life. At 18 years old John joined the Indian Army in 1939 during World War 2. His search for God began in earnest when he demobilised from the army.
John embarked on a spiritual pilgrimage from Rome, Jerusalem, Africa – where he intended to look for a cave to live the life of a hermit. He was a lay member Third Order of St Francis. After spending many years travelling and searching, he found the place that God wanted him to be, in Mutoko, Zimbabwe living alongside men and women suffering from leprosy at Mutemwa Leprosy Centre from which he later resigned.
John then lived in prefab tin hut, lacking water and sanitation, just outside the leprosy compound, continuing to help the lepers.
During the liberation war of then- colonial Rhodesia, John was kidnapped and murdered. His body was discovered later and buried in Zimbabwe.
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The yearly Sterkfontein Char-ity Event is one of the flag-ship projects of the Catholic
Women’s League that has been running for over three decades. This year the event took place on Sunday, 15 September.
Members from the West Rand Regional Council, South West Rand Council and Vaal Regional Coun-cil visit people committed to the Sterkfontein Psychiatric Hospital in Krugersdorp. They spend time with them, exchange words of encour-agement and healing, sing, dance and share laughter.
The hospital’s operational manager, Gauda Mabula, who spoke on behalf of the management, staff and patients said: “Your VIP residents
have been waiting in anticipation and excitement for this Christmas before the actual Christmas good-ies you bring them.”
He continued, “Over the years,
Celebrating the feast of St Peter ClaverCatechism children from Pim-ville celebrate their parish patron, St Peter Claver on 15 September with songs during the procession of the Gospel on Sunday during Mass.
St Anne’s Sodality celebrates silver jubilee at St Joseph’s, Katlehong
Taking care of our natural resourcesCatholic Women’s League mem-bers and the 2019 Confirmation class from St John the Apostle, Florida embarked on clean-up near Florida Lake on Saturday, 21 September.
Wayne Deary
Above: St Anne’s sodality members are pictured holding their certificates of recognition of 25 years of devo-tion to the sodality. From left, Martha Khonoanathokoa, Irene Nakedi, Adelene Phiri, Emma Mak-hatha and Mirriet Tshalong. At the back, parish priest, Fr Elijah Otu MSP and extraordinary minister of Holy Communion, Vincent Makhale.The silver jubilee took place on Saturday, 14 September.
Fr Elijah Otu MSP leads the sodal-ity’s devotees in the cutting of the Silver Jubilee cake in a beautifully decorated tent.
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A grand occasion at Mater Dolorosa
The Nuncio, Most Reverend Peter Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa cele-brating Mass at Mater Dolorosa on the parish feast day.
The Patronal Festival, the Feast of Our Lady of Sor-rows, saw the blessing of
the new sanctuary and baptistry at Mater Dolorosa Kensington South Johannesburg, by the Most Rever-end Peter Wells, Apostolic Nuncio to South Africa on 15 September.
It was a magnificent Mass, both liturgically and musically and the church was packed for the occasion with many having to stand outside. The Mater Dolorosa Choir was outstanding.
Afterwards, there was a feast
with lots of stalls selling food from the many communities that attend Mater Dolorosa – Italian, Portuguese, African, Indian and of course, South African. Fr Joe Pich, parish priest, was delighted. “Everything has really exceeded my expectations, especially the funds we have raised for our next project which is to build a suit-able cry room, as well as a small chapel. It’s not just a cry room, the facilities will offer a toilet and baby-changing area as well,” he said. Peter-James Smith
In the spirit of sisterhood, and sup-porting Church initiatives, whilst having fun and uplifting one an-
other, women came dressed to the nines for the second yearly High Tea at St Hubert, Alexandra on Saturday, 28 September.
Tammy Taylor, Mrs South Africa 2019 finalist Nonhle Temba who, on the day was celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary, described herself as a women empowerment enthusiast.
She said like most people, she
had grand plans about her life, but things do not always work that way. She encouraged women to forge ahead despite the challenges they may encounter.
Anything that is not nourished, does not grow and ends up dying so we need to continue to work in developing ourselves, she said.
In the midst of all the atrocities committed against women, where is God and what is He saying to women, asked the second speaker, Dr Nontando Hadebe.
She affirmed that He is there after all, we are made in His image. She provided examples of women in the Bible, including lesser known ones such as Shiphrah and Puah.
Women should affirm one an-other and guard against language, vocabulary and stereotypes that bring women down she added.
Participants committed to help-ing organisers find sponsors and to circulate invitations for the third event. Lerato Mohone
Women raise funds for Alexandra parish
MC for the day, Kgomotso Msimango and Dr Nontando Hadebe, one of the speakers.
Right: Coordinator, Fikile Tshepe thanks people for being generous with their money, time, talents and beauty.
The ladies who prepared the meal.
Having a great time.
Mrs South Africa 2019 finalist, Nonhle Temba.
Catholic Women’s League Sterkfontein charity event
First vice president diocesan, Nkele Mokalaboni, Diocesan president - Dr Matilda Dube, regional President South West - Bongi Mavuka, Regional President West Rand - Khosi Maloka and Edna Sibiya Regional President - Vaal.
The Vaal region was a burst of sunshine
as members took to the stage.
Goodie bags prepared with love.
you have been of great service to the hospital and we appreciate that immensely.”
One patient said people under-estimate how drugs can mess up people’s lives. He said for him mari-juana was the gateway drug that led to him graduating to other forms of mind-altering substances.
Archdiocesan president, Matilda Dube thanked the three regions for spending their afternoon with their brothers and sisters. “It is important that we are an organisation that looks forward to being charitable, working and being loyal.” She in-voked God’s blessing on everybody in attendance. Lerato Mohone
Members from the Vaal with Regional President South West, Bongi Mavuka.
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