[email protected]January 2014 Volume 28 No 8 AD AD 1 A publication of the Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg JANUARY 2014 news news Telephone (011) 402 6400 • www.catholicjhb.org.za e-Toll update Year of Faith closing 8 Remembering catechists 3 5 Fr Shaun Von Lilienfeld congratu- lating Joachim Malunga on his ordination which took place at the Cathedral on 14 December. Archbishop Buti Tlhagale presided assisted by Fr Stanley Masilom- pana. See page 8. I n October 2014, the Church will be holding an extra-ordinary synod of bishops to discuss matters related to family life. Something new has been added to the preparations of this synod: an international survey of Catholics at parish level. There has never been such an open appeal in modern times, and we would be foolish to miss out on the opportunity to make a lively contribution. The document from Rome contains 38 specific questions on topics such as: difficulties in living Christian family life, cohabitation, contraception, same- sex unions, polygamy, single-parent families and feminism. Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, has asked local bishops’ conferences to distribute the survey “as widely as possible to deaneries and parishes so that input from local sources can be received”. (You can find out more on the Vatican website.) Bishops are not used to canvassing the opinions of the lay people. Many see their role as giving their people the “We got it wrong.” These were the words of Bobby Godsell, chairman of the board of directors, referring to the suspension of the undergraduate programme at St Augustine. He said he recognised the role the board, of which he is chairperson, had played and regrets it – and apologises. “Our failure was that we ran out of money and lost control of our destiny,” he said. The failure was deeper than cash management. There was no unified vision for the college and later, a disputed vision which led to the final crash. But, he said, the same mistake would not be repeated. Financial sustainability was possible and he was confident that the road would be found. In welcoming Sister Dr Madge Karecki as new president of the college, Godsell said that she was “related” to the troubles the college had experienced. Once the decision Pope Francis Wants to Know What You Think by Thomas Plastow SJ Church’s official teachings. But Pope Francis appears to be looking for ways to reach out to those who may have fallen away from those teachings. Some bishops may be reluctant to send the views of their people to Rome if they are not in accordance with what Rome has taught. Likewise, many lay people will be cautious of writing anything that they think their bishop won’t want to see in print. We Catholics have become very good at self- censorship! There is nothing to fear from a survey. Theology doesn’t change with the mood of the public, but the way in which the Church ministers to people can only improve once the Synod of Bishops hears about the challenges being faced by families and individuals. It will be interesting to see how the various bishops’ conferences “roll out” the international survey. At the time of writing, the bishops of the United States have not yet acted, while those of England and Wales have already got an on-line questionnaire up and running. In South Africa, the Arch- diocese of Cape Town has already begun to question members of the parish pastoral councils. One hopes that ordinary Catholics, and even disaffected Catholics, will have their say. What are you going to do in your diocese, and when? The Roman Curia wants bishops to reply next month, and our bishops’ conference is saying that now is the time to write to your local bishop with your views. Go to the SACBC website to find the questions and get your parish and deanery motivated (or find them attached). The Pope is asking us to say what we think. Let’s not say that we did not have the opportunity to make our voices heard. Val Thornton (centre), personal assistant to the President of St Augustine College, the Catholic University of South Africa, flanked by Rev Dr Michael van Heerden, outgoing president, and incoming president Sr Dr Madge Karecki SSJ-TOSF. I t was a dream fulfilled. So said Fr Emil Blaser at the first live broadcast of the radio station from St Benedict’s College. A Christmas service, with carols sung by the boys, was broadcast on 576MW from new equipment which allows outside broadcasting. “The voice of the church can now be heard live from different venues, opening up new doors for our Catholic radio station,” he said. Fr Blaser said he was look- ing forward to interacting with many people and organisations to do many more live broadcasts. New beginnings at St Augustine College T shidi Ramogase (left), a Methodist, who is a passionate listener of Radio Veritas donated R15 000 towards the hosting of a “pamper” breakfast for the radio station goggos who regularly phone in. The event was held at St Therese’s Edenvale. Tshidi said her best friend, a devout Catholic, introduced her to Radio Veritas, and “I have not stopped listening since. If you go to my car, it is tuned there,” she said. Tshidi was touched by the warmth of the elderly callers and decided to treat them to a special breakfast, with delicious food, entertainment by choirs and beauty therapists who treated them to massages. Seen here with Tshidi is Tebo Musi having a massage by therapist Thabisili Phungwyo. First live broadcast for Radio Veritas was made to appoint her, a storm had broken out and Sr Madge was “rained upon” in Chicago. Never- theless she came to take up the position she had accepted. Sr Madge thanked all for the warm welcome she had received in the two days since her arrival and promised to give herself 100%. Rev Dr Michael van Heerden also apologised for the failure of the project. Professor Marilise Smurth- waite paid tribute to Sr Edith Raidt and Professor Rex van Vuuren, Academic Dean and Prof of Psychology who retired. Dr Nicolas Rowe, head of School of Humanities, paid tribute to each of the members of staff who, as a result of the closure of the undergraduate programme, have to seek positions elsewhere. Although they were parting under strained and uncertain circum- stances, he wanted to acknowledge each one’s contribution to the legacy of St Augustine College and students. “You have left something that will last,” he said. Staff, students and associates of St Augustine gathered on 22 November for what Godsell, called a bitter-sweet celebration, bidding farewell to the staff who have had had to leave the college as a result of the suspension of the undergraduate programme. A Christmas treat for the elderly ADNews wishes all its readers a happy, holy Christmas and a blessed New Year. ADNews wishes all its readers a happy, holy Christmas and a blessed New Year. Ordination 4 Year of Family
Fr Shaun Von Lilienfeld congratu-lating Joachim Malunga on his ordination which took place at the Cathedral on 14 December.Archbishop Buti Tlhagale presided assisted by Fr Stanley Masilom-pana. See page 8.
In October 2014, the Church will be holding an extra-ordinary synod of bishops to discuss matters related to
family life. Something new has been added to the preparations of this synod: an international survey of Catholics at parish level. There has never been such an open appeal in modern times, and we would be foolish to miss out on the opportunity to make a lively contribution.
The document from Rome contains 38 specific questions on topics such as: difficulties in living Christian family life, cohabitation, contraception, same-sex unions, polygamy, single-parent families and feminism. Archbishop Lorenzo Baldisseri, the secretary general of the Synod of Bishops, has asked local bishops’ conferences to distribute the survey “as widely as possible to deaneries and parishes so that input from local sources can be received”. (You can find out more on the Vatican website.)
Bishops are not used to canvassing the opinions of the lay people. Many see their role as giving their people the
“We got it wrong.” These were the words of Bobby Godsell, chairman of the board of directors, referring to the suspension of the undergraduate programme at St Augustine. He said he recognised the role the board, of which he is chairperson, had played and regrets it – and apologises.
“Our failure was that we ran out of money and lost control of our
destiny,” he said.The failure was
deeper than cash management. There was
no unified vision for the college and later, a disputed
vision which led to the final crash. But, he said, the same mistake
would not be repeated. Financial sustainability was possible and he was confident that the road would be found.
In welcoming Sister Dr Madge Karecki as new president of the college, Godsell said that she was “related” to the troubles the college had experienced. Once the decision
Pope Francis Wants to Know What You Think
by Thomas Plastow SJ
Church’s official teachings. But Pope Francis appears to be looking for ways to reach out to those who may have fallen away from those teachings. Some bishops may be reluctant to send the views of their people to Rome if they are not in accordance with what Rome has taught. Likewise, many lay people will be cautious of writing anything that they think their bishop won’t want to see in print. We Catholics have become very good at self-censorship! There is nothing to fear from a survey. Theology doesn’t change with the mood of the public, but the way in which the Church ministers to people can only improve once the Synod of Bishops hears about the challenges being faced by families and individuals.
It will be interesting to see how the various bishops’ conferences “roll out”
the international survey. At the time of writing, the bishops of the United States have not yet acted, while those of England and Wales have already got an on-line questionnaire up and running. In South Africa, the Arch-diocese of Cape Town has already begun to question members of the parish pastoral councils. One hopes that ordinary Catholics, and even disaffected Catholics, will have their say.
What are you going to do in your diocese, and when? The Roman Curia wants bishops to reply next month, and our bishops’ conference is saying that now is the time to write to your local bishop with your views. Go to the SACBC website to find the questions and get your parish and deanery motivated (or find them attached). The Pope is asking us to say what we think. Let’s not say that we did not have the opportunity to make our voices heard.
Val Thornton (centre), personal assistant to the President of St Augustine College, the Catholic University of South Africa, flanked by Rev Dr Michael van Heerden, outgoing president, and incoming president Sr Dr Madge Karecki SSJ-TOSF.
It was a dream fulfilled. So said Fr Emil Blaser at the first live broadcast of the radio
station from St Benedict’s College. A Christmas service, with carols sung by the boys, was broadcast on 576MW from new equipment which allows outside broadcasting.
“The voice of the church can now be heard live from different venues, opening up new doors for our Catholic radio station,” he said. Fr Blaser said he was look-ing forward to interacting with many people and organisations to do many more live broadcasts.
New beginnings at St Augustine College
Tshidi Ramogase (left), a Methodist, who is a passionate listener of Radio Veritas donated R15 000 towards the hosting of a “pamper”
breakfast for the radio station goggos who regularly phone in. The event was held at St Therese’s Edenvale.
Tshidi said her best friend, a devout Catholic, introduced her to Radio Veritas, and “I have not stopped listening since. If you go to my car, it is tuned there,” she said.
Tshidi was touched by the warmth of the elderly callers and decided to treat them to a special breakfast, with delicious food, entertainment by choirs and beauty therapists who treated them to massages.
Seen here with Tshidi is Tebo Musi having a massage by therapist Thabisili Phungwyo.
First live broadcast for Radio Veritas
was made to appoint her, a storm had broken out and Sr Madge was “rained upon” in Chicago. Never-theless she came to take up the position she had accepted.
Sr Madge thanked all for the warm welcome she had received in the two days since her arrival and promised to give herself 100%.
Rev Dr Michael van Heerden also apologised for the failure of the project.
Professor Marilise Smurth-waite paid tribute to Sr Edith Raidt and Professor Rex van Vuuren, Academic Dean and Prof of Psychology who retired.
Dr Nicolas Rowe, head of School of Humanities, paid tribute to each of the members of staff who, as a result of the closure of the undergraduate programme, have to seek positions elsewhere. Although they were parting under strained and uncertain circum-stances, he wanted to acknowledge each one’s contribution to the legacy of St Augustine College and students. “You have left something that will last,” he said.
Staff, students and associates of St Augustine gathered on 22 November for what Godsell, called a bitter-sweet celebration, bidding farewell to the staff who have had had to leave the college as a result of the suspension of the undergraduate programme.
Chancery staff were lucky enough to celebrate the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela in Vilakazi Street on
December 6, the day after Madiba’s death.By coincidence, the staff Christmas party was
booked there and we had the privilege of being there to witness the celebration of his passing by local residents, just a few hours after his death.
Madiba will be greatly remembered by people from all over the world. As the world continues to mourn the death of this great man, South Africans vow that they are going to do good in trying to help others, a value Madiba so fondly instilled in each one of us. South Africans crowded into churches, mosques, temples and synagogues to remember former president Mandela on Sunday 8 December.
At Regina Mundi, parish priest Fr Sebas-tian Rossouw called Mandela “a light in the darkness” and praised his capacity for “humility and forgiveness.”
A group of children described Mandela as “a wise man,” as they chanted very loudly and said he
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Hamba Kahle Tata!Hamba Kahle Tata!Pope’s Intentions for January
General. That all may promote
authentic economic development that
respects the dignity of all peoples.
Missionary. That Christians of
diverse denominations may walk
towards the unity desired by Christ.
ConfirmationsHis Grace, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale will administer the
Sacrament of Confirmation to young people of the following
Parishes in January.Pray for them.
Sunday 19 January 09:00 Nyolohelo Sebokeng
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was going to be dearly missed. His death has brought unity amongst South Africans as black and white speak of their love for him in one voice. Many here will be drawing on that same spirit for strength, that ‘Madiba magic’ over the next few months. Fr Xavier Barongo said that God was good to South Africans by giving us Nelson Mandela as our president at a crucial moment in our history.
Gauteng premier, Nomvula Mokonyane said whilst we are saddened by Madiba’s passing, we will continue to celebrate our freedom and his legacy. Archbishop Buti Tlhagale was amongst thousands of people who gathered at FNB Stadium for the official memorial service. Lebo WA Majahe
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Chancery staff were privileged to be in Vilakazi Street the day after
Proclamation of Christ is the task of Catechists, he said, and the element of the tool is to renew our faith and our commit-ment in evangelisation. People may not realise what the Catechists do in
the Church of Christ, but the Lord, who called them to share in this ministry, is always with them, he said.
The celebration was to thank the Catechists for their work and to remember the deceased.
Cecilia Koebe
Fr Melese Shula of the Holy Rosary
Phiri celebrated a thanksgiving Mass for current and decesased Catechists on 16 November.
A list of names of the deceased were printed on candles and placed on the altar, inlcuding that of Fr Lionel Sham, former Vicar of Catechists.
The message from Fr Shula, was: “Be grateful for the work that you do for Christ. The year of Faith was the year to strengthen our relationship with
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Father Thomas Plastow S.J. Answers Liturgy Questions
January 2013 – Good habits for the
New Year!
This month we have our first ever question from Bryanston Parish.
I don’t feel anything anymore when I go to Sunday Mass. Last week the closest I came to a sense of worship and of being in God’s presence was during the concluding hymn. What am I doing wrong?
Thank you for your very honest and heartfelt question. Many others feel as you do at some point in their lives, but do not have the courage to put their feelings into words. I will try to answer this question as best I can by drawing from my own experi-ence and from that of others.
[1] The need for community.Many people say that they have no need to go to church because they can speak to the Lord in the quiet of their homes without the distraction of the crowd. I think that it’s wonderful that these people find it easy to pray alone, but in rejecting communal worship they deny themselves part of what it means to be a Christian – belonging to the Body of Christ which worships God as a whole. We are taught that we have an obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and holydays, not because the church wants to dragoon us into the pews, but because the collective worship of God lacks something each time an individual absents him or herself from the liturgy.
Like with many Catholics in the northern suburbs, I expect you have tried out two or three parishes that are within driving distance of your home and you have settled on the one which appeals to you, either because of the preaching or music, or because you dislike it less that the others! It is important that you respect the clergy in your parish and feel that you can be open to them, and it is important that you find a Mass where you enjoy joining in with the hymns and chants. Nothing, however, can take the place of a sense of community. Until very recent times, geographically-based parishes worked for most people because they knew those they prayed with.
Where is your community at present? For many people it is at work, for others it’s their running partners or book club. Many young people claim to experience community on-line, though they do not necessarily see the real faces of the people they befriend. All need some place where we fell we belong. Because of this I advise people not to move from parish to parish, or even from Mass to Mass within a parish. Make the Eucharist your Sunday priority. Decide that you are going to be a 7.30am, 10am or 6pm
parishioner and stick with that time. Over the weeks you will begin to recognise others as belonging to that congregation. Make friends with them. Get involved in the parish activities, not allowing yourself to be put off by the usual parish busybodies! Feeling that you belong to a community will be the best incentive to keep going to that church. Feeling that it is your church will produce in you the drive to continually improve it.
[2] Be prepared for Mass, and participate in it.I know that it very difficult to get up and get ready for Mass if you have to organise your kids and prevail upon them to be ready in time. Nevertheless, try by all means to be at church on time. It is simply not possible to enter into the spirit of the liturgy if you have not gathered your thoughts. Many Catholics arrive at Mass once the priest has already welcomed the people. The Liturgy of the Word begins and they still have no idea what feast is being celebrated, on even that we have moved into a different liturgical season.
Make sure that you have a Missal or get a calendar that contains the readings for each Sunday so that you can look them up in your Bible. Don’t pretend that you are going to pray over the readings on a Saturday night or early on Sunday morning if you know you cannot. Make it a Tuesday or a Wednesday thing – to read what will be proclaimed on the following Sunday – and then mull over these readings for a few days. Once you get to Mass you will know what it’s going to be all about. You will benefit more from the homily. (If we all did this, the clergy would have to raise the standard of their preaching!)
Participation is another key element. Give yourself to the liturgy: repent, praise, reverence, sing, listen, pray, receive, be blest. Be aware that you won’t have an extended period of silence in which to take stock of your week. This is not what the liturgy is for, so do that at home, or in church before Mass begins. The liturgy is about communal worship, not individual meditation, but if Sunday Mass enables you to go out of yourself through building community and praying in community, the individual meditation in the presence of God should follow.
Join us as a sister and bringhealing and joy to our world
Do you have a question aboutthe Liturgy?You are welcome to send questions directly to Fr Plastow: • PO Box 31087, Braamfontein, 2017 • e-mail [email protected] • fax 011 402-6406
In 2014 the Justice and Peace groups in parishes throughout the Archdiocese will focus on
poverty alleviation, democracy, education and social cohesion while strengthening the J&P ministry through shared campaigns. This was decided at the annual conference of Justice and Peace.
Fr Raymond McQuarrie, Vicar for Justice and Peace, said in his keynote address that the theme of the conference “Building Bridges of Hope towards a Just Society” may be a mouthful, but it is the outcome of the Holy Spirit at work among the J&P staff and groups. The theme says things about us, about who we are and our aspirations, he said. Peace is all about relationships. We are called to be a prophet where we
Fr Raymond McQuarrie, Vicar for Justice and Peace, listens as Charmaine Khawula, J&P fieldworker for the East Deaneries thanks the speakers at the Annual Justice and Peace conference held on 30 November at Cathedral Place.
God, who loves us, and wants to enter into relationship with us and we need to accept it. It needs personal response. Everyone should experience the joy of being loved by God and we need to share this faith as Catechists.”
live. People in the J&P ministry are sensitive to the emotions of people and should be active in helping others, especially those in power, to “see” the injustices around them. They should be pointing out the error of our ways, as the pro-phets of old did – always with the hope that change can happen, he said. We believe it!
Other speakers on the programme were Sr Melanie O’Connor of CTIP on Human Trafficking; Adele Kirsten of LGA on Making Local Government Work; Alfani Yoyo of CORMSA on Xenophobia and Moss Pitso of the IEC on Democratic Development. The last speaker threw down the gauntlet –
At a Mass of thanksgiving was held at the St John Bosco Chapel in Booysens on November 26 where
Iris Seabrook and her husband Ted were honoured for their 34 years of service to the parish.
Iris has recently relinquished her position as co-ordinator of Catechetics, a job she performed with dedication and passion. She also resigned as parish secretary after 15 years in this position. For all these years, she carried out her work efficiently, often doing tasks above and beyond that which was expected of her.
Her husband Ted (82), was just as loyal to the church. He served as PPC chairperson and could always be relied on to do printing work for the church. He published and printed the parish newsletter every week. Printing of programmes for special events such as confirmations and Frist Holy Communions was his forte.
Both Iris and Ted look forward to taking a less active role in the parish. Iris will continue to be involved in the RCIA programme.
Kevin Luk, Parish Pastoral Council Chairperson - Liturgy- Catechetics Committee
Thanking the Seabrooks
(Left) Parish priest, Fr John Thompson gives a special blessing to Iris and Ted Seabrook for their many years of dedicated service to St John Bosco, Robertsham.
At a function after Mass, Iris and Ted Seabrook were presented with a gift of appreciation from the parish. From left: Fr John Thompson, Ted Seabrook, Iris Seabrook and Fr Eugene Hennessy.
Remembering Catechists
Why are the churches so silent, so accepting of the actions that threaten our democracy that they worked so hard to help win? he asked.
During each month of 2014, the 20th anniversary of the UN International Year of the Family,
there will be an article in ADNews focusing on an aspect of family life using the UN themes, as well as our church themes. It should be more than just reading or hearing about these issues and challenges. Using the SACBC Family Life Desk Family Year Planner calendar in parishes and homes, with its overall theme “Families together, that’s us!” the monthly themes will provide information and hopefully formation and transformation for our families and local church.
Firstly, some information. The UN commemoration is the 20th anniversary of the 1st International Year of the Family in 1994 which invited governments, churches, civil society and everyone to focus on family life and its changing needs. Since then, every year there has been an International Family Day on 15th May which highlighted a particular theme. For the 2014 special year, the themes from 2011-13 are being used for reflection, discussion and action. These are: • Confrontingfamilypovertyandsocial
intergenerational solidarity. (2013)The church recognises the UN IYF,
but has not made any particular recom-mendations. However, in response to a particular concern which was already voiced late in 2013, preparation is in hand for a Special Synod of bishops on Pastoral Challenges facing Families. This will be in Rome in October 2014. A questionnaire, which was distributed through the Archdiocese, asked the laity to answer a series of questions about their knowledge and experience
of Church teachings and some of their challenges, such as the position of divorced and remarried Catholics with regard to receiving Communion. Answering a questionnaire does not actually tackle the issues, so this year is also an opportunity to learn more, and introduce a stronger family focus and a family ministry programme in church life.
Where will information be available for parishes and families? The SACBC Family Life Desk is assisting the Archdiocesan Family Department this year with these monthly articles. Reference will be made to different resources, programmes and publications, contacts. To start some more information about the Family Life Desk and one of its projects, is the 2014 Family Year Planner. It is produced for use in all dioceses, parishes, but especially in families. It is a liturgical calendar, but does not list daily readings. By adding important family commemorations, birthdays anniversaries and special family events, it becomes the liturgical calendar of the “little church of the home.” Families are encouraged to spend time together regularly, sharing their life and faith and praying around their own issues. The monthly calendar themes which incorporate the UN topics are:
2014 Family themes from the SACBC Family Life Desk. At parish level, there can be
celebrations, events, speakers or mini-workshops. Parishes could use and promote the different resources especially the publications for reflection and sharing produced by MARFAM, in particular the “Thoughts for the day” and “Family Matters” as these will be using the themes throughout the year.
2014 - International Year of the Family
WAYS INTO PRAYER
New Year resolutions – a revolutionary faithFrances Correia of the Jesuit Institute-South Africa, explores Ignatian Spirituality.
We have just celebrated Christ-mas, the Gift of Emmanuel; God who is with us! We look to Jesus, whose life is the epitome of human life and His life challeng-es us in our lives. We also have civic and religious leaders like Nelson Mandela or Mother Theresa, whose lives speak of the presence of the Holy Spirit in such a concrete way that all can see that God is at work in this person. (Which is not to say that these were not also wounded, and broken people, but that they were open to God’s grace to work in and through them in their brokenness.)
As I listened to the many stories of Mandela I found myself fundamentally challenged. Here was a man who whose life was filled with passionate integ-rity, a man who clearly followed the leading of the Holy Spirit, and who led a whole country through its most dangerous years
towards peace and reconciliation. Now in this season of new year’ resolutions I am challenged to ask myself hard questions about my own life. For what reason did God create me? What does God desire of me and for me? How can I best collaborate with God? How do I mirror Jesus’ love in the world?
I’m often so caught up in the small view of my life. The demands of today and tomorrow can overwhelm me. The begin-ning of the year offers me the opportunity to step back and take the long view. Where am I going? Am I headed where God wants me? What do I need to change, to implement, to do, to help me to be more the person God wants me to be?.
Around this time of the year I like to read stories of the saints, or read some of the Gospel encounters Jesus had, like the one with the rich young man. I like to spend some time daydreaming;
imagining what my life might look like in 5 or 10 or 50 years. Daydreaming conversations with Jesus about who I am and who he wants me to be.
I love the story of the blind man at the pool of Bethsaida; Jesus says to him, “What do you want?” On the one hand, it is obvious he wants to be healed, to see. On the other hand, that’s the presenting problem but there is so much more. “What do you want?” I sense Jesus asking each of us. Asking us in essence to think about what is really impor-tant. What do I really want?
Although I don’t entirely know, I have glimmerings of what I really want. I want to be a person of God. I want to be a good mother. I want to have patience and fortitude. I want to be a person of integrity, generosi-ty and creativity. I want to live in peace. These deep desires are in all of us. In Galatians Paul tells us they are the fruits of the Spirit and they are of true worth. As I look ahead to the coming year what are the questions I should be asking myself, what are the desires I should be uncovering, to discover God’s purpose for my year and my life?
IN MY OPINIONWhere did the Christ child go?
As Christian parents,
we have the responsibility to teach our children what Christmas is all
about, and it's not about the presents, the food or Father Christmas. It is about baby Jesus, our Saviour that was born to save us from our sins.
Secular society, has blind- sighted us to believe that putting up the best Christmas feast and beating mall patrons to get the last of this year’s Top 10 Christmas gifts is the real importance to the season.
It can be challenging for any family to teach their little ones about the true meaning of advent with all the shiny distractions that surround us. Here are a few ideas which incorporate the whole family in preparing for the most important day of our Catholic faith, the birth of Baby Jesus.• Make and display nativity
scenes, large and small in your
home. • Make an advent wreath and
calendar, and follow Bible readings for each day of advent.
• Make and decorate religious Christmas tree decorations with your children.
• Teach your children a Christmas carol, or listen to Christmas carols that are about Christ.
• Read the Christmas story from the Bible to your children often.
• Make and decorate handwritten Christmas cards with your children that include Bible verses and nativity pictures.
• Give your time – to charity or less fortunate, including old or estranged loved ones.
• Spend quality time with your children – teaching them how much God loves them.
• Show your children how to make homemade Christmas gifts.
• Have a Christmas Party for Jesus, bake a cake and sing "Happy Birthday”.
Louisa SadiqSt John’s Parish Northriding
The ADNews wishes all school leavers joy and success for their future. If you know of a matriculant who has done well in the
final exams please send a photo and details their achievement and their plans for the future to [email protected] . If the learner is a Catholic please name the parish they attend.
Khanya Litabe, Radio Veritas production manager.
This is the season of lightningRecently Radio Veritas was the recipi-ent of a direct lightning strike which caused about R70 000 worth of dam-age to sensitive equipment.
Fortunately the station has two studios, so services were not interrupt-ed drastically.
However, it did mean that listen-ers were disadvantaged to some extent while technicians resolved the prob-lems. We are grateful to our listeners for their understanding and patience.
Fr Emil Blaser http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/
Matric learner Anelisa Fotyi was awarded The Moni Cup for hard work and conquering challenges at St Teresa’s School cel-ebration of achievements.
Share your stories, Matrics!
Fr Carl Arico, vice president of Contemplative Outreach International will be coming to SA to
lead a retreat in KwaZulu-Natal and a conference in Cape Town
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Director of Music at the parish of the Imma-culate Conception, Rosebank, Norman
Buckle retired at the end of November after nearly 20 years of service in Rosebank. Before that, Norman was the organist at the Cathedral of Christ the King for 30 years where he worked with Fr Harry Wilkinson when he was the Administrator of the Cathe-dral. Fr Harry, in his tribute to Norman and his wife Dawn, an outstanding soprano, said that Norman was sensitive to the needs of the Church, and the people, and that the wonderful music was an expression of hope, joy and security that aided many in lifting their hearts to God.
The combined Rosebank Parish and Chamber choirs sang the ‘Kleine Festmesse – Opus 37’ by Ernst Tittel for their closing Mass. It is one of the nearly 40 masses they have sung during the last 20 years.
Norman and Dawn will begin their retirement with a visit to their children and grandchildren abroad. Norman says that in the last 50 years he has had three Christmas and one Easter off. Devotion, indeed.
Let the Holy Spirit work in us
Soweto Deanery
Members and priests of the West Deanery gathered at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary parish, Krugers-dorp on 23 November to mark the closing of the Year of Faith. Parish pastoral councils came with their symbols, and each chairperson was given a few minutes to share about how the Year of Faith impacted on their parish community. About seven priests concele-
brated the Mass with Fr Jonathan Peterson, the dean, being the main celebrant and deacon David Potterton assisting. Fr Jude Nnorom of St Anthony parish in Randfontein gave a homily where he spoke about us letting the Holy Spirit to work
in each one us and the importance of prayer. Each were given souvenirs and later gathered for a meal.
Rev Deacons John Magata, Abednigo Thokoane (holding the monstrance), Eugene
Moshe and Fr Francis Barongo at the Benediction service held at Regina Mundi Catholic Church in closing of the Year of
Faith on 24 November.
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Deacon David Potterton and the seven priests after the celebration.
Fr Jonathan Peterson assists carrying a banner of the St Gabriel, Khutsong parish
Report and photos by Lebo WA Majahe(Above) Fr Ignatius Fidgeon taking light from the paschal candle, ready to light the symbol of St Peter’s, Kagiso parish. Thabo Moanakwena, chair-person holds their symbol.
Annual Festa celebration
St Anthony’s parish in Randfontein held its annual Festa on 3 November.
Photo: Shimi Phate.
Annual Festa celebration
Year of Faith Closing Masses
The Parish of St John Bosco, Robertsham closed the Liturgical Year and closing of the Year of Faith with an open-air Mass on Sunday 24 November, on the Feast of Christ the King. The Mass was celebrated in the grounds at Booysens.Children who recently received their First Holy Communion joined the entrance procession at the start of Mass (above).To mark the end of the Year of Faith, light from the candle was transferred to candles brought to the Mass by parishioners. This symbolised the transfer of the fruits of the Year of Faith. Deacon Michael Nolan (above) is seen lighting a candle for a congregant.
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Norman Buckle’s 50-year career as a church organist draws to a close with the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah sung by the combined Rosebank Chamber Choir and Rosebank Parish Choir on the feast of Christ the King.
Brescia House School, in the spirit of LEADSA, has initiated a Proudly South
African income-producing project with local street bead artists named Arnold Mbalule and Ta Wanda, using a unique part of our school uniform – our hat! We would like to challenge all other proudly South African schools to come up with a project of their own to help a street vendor in their neighbouring communities to earn a sustainable income. Mr Mbalule’s and Mr Wanda’s beaded Brescia hats are being used by our school as unique awards, marketing gifts, toys (the small hats fit Barbie and Bratt dolls) and key-rings. Beads are an integral part of South Africa’s heritage and our hat is an integral part of our uniform. We look forward to seeing what our challenge to other schools does for local community members.
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Brescia House Primary School has been involved in supporting the pupils at the D Hani Childcare Centre in the Doornkop informal settlement throughout 2012 and 2013. This culminated in a donation of beautifully wrapped Christmas boxes to every child attending this centre.
Brescia House Grade 6 pupils supported the TLC Children’s Home in Eikenhof this year by donating a large variety of essential baby products.
A group of Holy Rosary Grade 11s, on Saturday 2 November, joined teenagers from all around
Johannesburg at William Hills Secondary, Benoni, to do community service. This was an initiative set up by CokeRockCorps which aims at bringing the youth together and helping the communityTheir task was to build a soccer field for the school since they do not have any sporting facilities. Grade 11 learner Gabi Salgado said this: “We had the most amazing experience, made a lot of new friends for different schools and backgrounds. All the hard
The Bat Kol Institute pro-gramme on Scripture in its Jewish context will start on
15 February and continue on the third Saturday of each month for 10 lessons at Cathedral Place. The subject this year will be the Book of Exodus. The cost is R700 for the full course or R80,00 per study unit.
“Without the Old Testament, the New Testament would be an incomprehensible book, a plant deprived of its roots and destined to dry up and wither” – from the Catechism of the Church. The Catechetics Department recom-mends the course for Catechists.
Building a soccer field for the needy
work paid off when the volunteers got a surprise visit from Liquideep, who not only helped us lay the grass, but gave us a surprise concert. At the end of the four hours we were all dirty, but were filled with excitement when we received tickets to an exclusive concert that only the volunteers could attend. We would like to thank CokeRockCorps for this wonderful opportunity. It was a truly fantastic day, and not only did we work hard and have a lot of fun, but it also made us realise how privileged we are to go to an amazing school such as Holy Rosary.”
Getting to the Root of the Scriptures It is offered by the Catholic Bible
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Donations for TLC Children’s Home
Donations for TLC Children’s Home
Holy Rosary matrics who wrote their final exams on 27 November celebrated the occasion by donating their school shoes to dis-advantaged learners through the school’s outreach programme.
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Brescia House Beaded Hat Project
Dr Heinz Wirz and Wendy and Mark d’Hotman of St Therese, Edenvale present a monthly pre-marriage talk on human sexuality. They invite all who wish to better understand their human sexuality and
God’s plan for love and life. All family-planning methods are discussed, as well as the Catholic Church’s teaching on the sacrament of marriage and responsible parenthood. The evenings are appropriate for post-
theology of the body seminars. There is no need to book, just arrive and enjoy.
The talks are held in the Upper Room next to St Therese Church, on the corner of Horwood Street and van Riebeeck Avenue, Edenvale on the first Thursday of each month from 19:00 to 21:30 starting on Thursday 6 February. The theme is “Your fertility is precious. Be empowered naturally and for life.”
We celebrate the birthdays and anniversaries of ordination of our clergy. Fr Mandla Skhosana our Chancellor also celebrates his Ordination Anniversary; Pray for them.
Mathieu Van Vlierden 11-01-70Ronny Cairns 14-01-72Theophilus Malotsa 23-01-77Robert Gore 01-01-78Joy Sebastian 01-01-86Mokesh Morar 07-07-89 Rev Kevin Fenn 24-01-93Gwangbai Son 25-01-96Ivaldo Bettin 15-01-00Revs. Antony Bishop, Simon Mokoena, David Potterton, Errol Scott and Herman Wiechers 15-01-05Mandla Skhosana 22-01-05Cinema Inueiua 27-01-07Jean-Marie Kuzituka Did’ho 23-01-10
1st Samson Kataka2nd Donald Mc Loughlin4th Francis Xavier Barongo7th Rev Errol Scott10th Joseph Wilson Msgr Antonio Borras Cabaces11th Sergio Lorenzini12th Joseph Matsau and Emmanuel Wafula14th Rev Eugene Moshe18th Eugene Bambezela Gilbert Banda20th Peter Rebello26th Georges Kairouz31st Anthony Egan
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Luke 11: 37 – 42(This is a transcript of the conversation I, Joseph, a Pharisee, had with my Lawyer friend, Abel. The year was 31 AD, the place somewhere in Israel.)
37 While he was speaking, a Pharisee invited Jesus to dine with him; so he went in and took his place at the table.
“It is two weeks since the unforgettable or forgettable dinner party, I gave.. Among my guests were fellow Pharisees, Lawyers and Jesus!”
39You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.
“Is what I hear about the dinner party you gave, true,” asked Abel?
“Much worse,” I replied! “I have never been so embarrassed in all my life. He had the cheek to compare us to a pot, shiny bright on the outside with the inside full of old scraps of rotting food. Was labelling us ‘street angels and house devils’? There was no need for him to tell us to practice what we preach.”
42 You tithe mint and rue and herbs of all kinds, and neglect justice and the love of God;
“I am told that he attacked our concern for tithing everything,” Abel commented.
“Not really. He quite approved of our emphasis on tithing. Bluntly, he told us that we had forgotten about the two greatest commandments, ‘You have been told, O man, what the Lord requires of you: act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly with your God.’ (Mic 6: 8) Speaking for myself I have to admit that there is room for improvement but why did he have to remind me in public and in my own home.”
Abel’s reply was to the point. “It is the ‘walk humbly’ that I take exception to!”
43You love to have the seat of honour in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces.
“Surely this is our due. You know, as well as I do, that we are a cut above the rest of society. Our concern for the smallest part of the Law places us apart and above everyone else,” responded Abel.
“Talking about places in the synagogue reminds me that I must chat to the chairman of the Synagogue Council about the re-whitewashing of our graves. You have no idea of the trouble Isaac got into. By mistake he trod on an unmarked grave. When he told the Rabbi he was promptly pronounced ritually unclean. It took ages to have his unclean status revoked. That brings me to what really cut me to the core.”
44 You are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it..
“I really resent being told that people who come in contact with us become impure. It is
unbelievable that Jesus should have such a low opinion of us.”
Abel went on, “I am told that we Lawyers caught the rough end of the stick, as well.”
“Yes, indeed,” I replied, thankful that we were now talking about the Lawyers. “He really thinks you people go over the top with your inventing sins and making up more and more rules that people have to keep. Jesus thinks that even you lawyers do not keep your own rules.”
46 Woe also to you lawyers! For you load people with burdens hard to bear, and you yourselves do not lift a finger to ease them.
Full of indignation Abel responded. “I take the strongest exception to that!”
“Calm down,” I said, “there is worse to come.”
52 Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.
“Abel, I am not saying he is right, but you know it is our sacred duty to bring the Word of God to our people. We have to teach them that ours’ is a wonderful God. In the book of Micah we read:
‘Who is there like you, the God who removes guilt and pardons sins; who does not persist in anger forever, but delights rather in clemency, and will again have compassion on us, treading underfoot our guilt? You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins. You will show faithfulness to Jacob.’ (MIc 7: 18 – 20)
I just wish that my guests could have stopped for a moment to think about what was said and not react so extremely.”
53 When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile toward him and to cross-examine him about many things, 54 lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
“I hope Jesus invites me to dinner some day.”
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“The door of faith opens us to the life of God”, said Archbishop Buti, quoting Pope Benedict XVI in his homily to Chancery staff assembled to celebrate the close of the Year of Faith on 22 November, the feast of St Cecilia.
The purpose of the Year of Faith was to encourage us to learn about our faith and to rediscover the joy of believing by opening up our hearts. We should seek ways other than mass to express and deepen our faith. Mass alone is not enough, said the Archbishop.
He recalled how the pilgrims to WYD had enjoyed and been moved by adoration on the beach with Pope Francis. It is the job of chancery staff – as the hands, face and feet of the Church in Johannesburg – to practice devotions as well as the works of mercy and charity that enhance the works of the church.
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To mark the close of the Year of Faith Archbishop Buti Tlhagale celebrated Mass for Chancery staff. With him on the altar were (from left) Fr Thabo Motshegwa, Administrator of the Cathedral; Fr Mandla Skhosana, Chancellor; Archbishop Buti; Fr Duncan Tsoke, Vicar General and Fr Raymond McQuarrie, Vicar of Justice and Peace.
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Fr Jose gets Papal appointmentNovember 29, 2013. José Luis Gerardo Ponce de León, IMC is the new bishop of Manzini (Swaziland). The Pope also named him as Apostolic Administrator for the diocese, ad nutum Sanctae Sedis. Fr Jose went from Johannesburg to Ingwavuma.
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Mother’s Voice and other kind-hearted Catholics gathered
at Westpark cemetery on 23 November to clean the graves of the late priests.
Fikile Mlotshwa said this initiative came about when, during Fr Stan Thebele’s funeral, most of the graves were in bad condition.
“Many priests lying at West Park are missionaries who came from far to give us the good news, and now their graves are neglected,” said Fikile.
She described the act of cleaning as “noble” because there is no one else to do this work. Twice a year, Mother’s Voice lobbies and seeks assistance from Catholics to help them with the cleaning. They will do it again this Easter.
Look out for further details how you can assist in AD News and on RadioVeritas.
On Sunday 8 December about 70 members of the Kolping Society gathered
at their headquarters in Randburg to celebrate the 200th birthday of Blessed Adolf Kolping and to inaugurate 15 new members.
The family day began with a mass said by Fr Emil Blaser OP, the Johannesburg chaplain. In his homily, he spoke about the importance of always keeping before us the vision of the church, where the impossible becomes possible through the help of the Holy Spirit. The ultimate picture always seems impossible, he said, but with God’s grace, everything is possible.
There are Kolping families in several parishes and these families have a mission to help people to help themselves and to help each other build a more relevant parish, Church and society, based on the teachings of Jesus and the social teachings of the Church. Parishes with a Kolping family are always richly blessed, said Fr Blaser.
During Mass, special prayers were also offered in thanksgiving for the life and work of Tata Madiba and for God to show him mercy and forgiveness and grant him eternal rest.
The Fountain of Love Prayer Community, hosted the last Charismatic Mass for 2013
on Sunday 10 Nov-ember. A large number gathered in St John the Baptist Church, Brakpan to hear the guest preacher and celebrant Fr Thabo Motshegoa, administrator of Christ the King Cathedral. Deacon Tony Bishop assisted. Fr Thabo began by saying God is inviting us in the readings of the day to renew our faith and loyalty to Him even if this involves persecution. As Moses experienced God at the burning bush, so God has seen, heard and done something about our needs. We approach God as we are. No matter the challenges we may face, we are worthy in the presence of God and God loves us unconditionally, even though at times we may stumble and fall.
Fr Thabo concluded by saying that as we anticipate the great solemnity of Christ the King, and the end of the Year of Faith, we do not journey alone for the God we serve accompanies us along the way. Fr Thabo administered “The Oil of Gladness” and opportunity was given for individual prayer ministry. Sadly, this Mass was the last occasion when Renato and Cecilyn Sison would be part of the praise and worship team from St Joseph’s parish, Primrose, as they will be returning to the Philippines.
We give thanks for many
blessings including a very meaningful day of reflection at Vosloorus Parish in July, helping to facilitate a Life in the Spirit Seminar at Nigel Parish on Saturdays in August and Sep-tember and completing Season 3 of Renew Africa in October.
For more information, please contact Joan Paul, Regional Coordinator on 079 396 4616.
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KOLPING CELEBRATESAfter Mass, people sat around
in groups chatting and enjoying refreshments. Everyone then enjoyed a braai.
After lunch, Santa Klaus arrived to the enjoyment of the children who each were given a special gift. Another special feature of the day was the presence of Catherine Campbell and Kyle Mollentzi who were also inaugurated as Kolping members. They are from the Anne Harding Home for handicapped people. Kyle delighted the crowd by singing for the group from his wheelchair.
In the middle of the afternoon there was a live recording shown of the celebration of Kolping day taking place in Cologne, Germany, at that very moment.
A simple coming together of people like this with each playing a part in the organisation of the day is clearly a recipe for success.
For enquiries about Kolping Society please phone Beatrix van Rooyen 082 4973030.
Fr Emil BlaserVicar of Communications
This was the united message issued earlier this month from Christian churches.
In a strongly-worded state-ment, several
major churches have called on motorists not to buy e-tags, showing their pas-sive resistance to e-tolls.
The joint statement is spearheaded by the Catholic church and includes the Methodist, Presbyterian and Uniting Reform churches. Leaders slammed government for refusing to listen to the people, and the effect tolling will have on their lives.
“We will be accused, as churches, of being unpatriotic and disloyal to government for calling for this resistance, but we cannot blindly follow what government tells us is right for our people. We struggled through, and fought against apartheid, and we will fight this too. The 1955 Freedom Charter calls for the people to govern, but our government is not listening. Sometimes loyalty can be misguided - government is behaving as though its word is gospel and is expecting blind loyalty with no questioning, which is a form of idolatry. The role of the church is to raise consciousness about what is unfair. Elections are about to happen and people have to become aware that they have the power to make government listen to them,” said the statement, read by Bishop Abel Gabuza (COR) chairperson of the SA Catholic Bishops Conference.
The leaders said the churches had held meetings with government and “we believed they would listen, but they did not and have imposed the tolls on us.”
“While it is our duty to encourage obedience to the law, this is dependent on the law being just and reasonable and this e-tolling law fails the test. There is therefore no obligation to follow it.
We did not take this decision lightly. People are now looking to us for answers and our answer is that they should not buy e-tags,” he said.
The leaders called for peaceful and non-violent protest against the tolls.
“It is not a legal requirement to buy one. The authorities may try to intimidate people by charging the
much higher fees for the use of public roads if they don’t register and, if this happens, this must be exposed as coercion and intimidation.”
The months to come will be difficult, but it was important that leaders continue to demand that govern-ment is accountable and that consultation is not negotiable
when it comes to such important decisions.
Said Mike Roussos a Catholic lay leader: “We are not opposed to paying for the construction of roads, but this contract does not sound right. The reasons given to us for not increasing the fuel levy are not truthful – govern-ment says it cannot do this because only Gauteng will benefit, yet the cost of the Gautrain which operates only in this province, came from national government as did money for various stadiums constructed for the World Cup soccer which benefited only certain provinces.”
Rev Moss Ntlha, chairperson of the SA Christian Leaders Initiative and secretary general of the Evangelical Alliance of SA said: “Our people have been through very difficult times in recent years – struggling with increasing costs and a faltering economy. The struggle against inequality and poverty has been exacerbated by joblessness and increasing prices. At this time of year, we reflect on our faith and we renew out commitment to the plight of those who struggle to feed their families – and who struggle to survive,” he said.
Deacon Joachim Malunga, who was ordained on Saturday, 14 December, was born in Mozambique, but raised in Malawi by his mother’s uncle. He lost his parents at a very
young age. He qualified as a teacher in 1999, and followed his calling to priesthood after meeting Father (now Bishop) Graham Rose in the Rivonia parish.
He completed his first orientation at St Gizito’s in Verulam under Fr Lionel Sham who was rector at the time. This was followed by two years at St Peter’s for philosophy studies, with his third year of philosophy taking place at St John Vianney Seminary, followed by another four-and-a-half years of theology study.
Ordination of Fr Joachim Malunga
Joachim Malunga at his ordination by Archbishop Buti Tlhagale.
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