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| A liturgical celebration to honour
Mary Assumed into Heaven, our Nation's Patroness, will take place
on Sunday 17th August 2008 at 3 p.m. at Our Lady Help of
Christians, Lansdowne. It will be presided over by Archbishop Lawrence
Henry. The theme is: Renewal and Reconciliation in our Church and in
our Nation, specifically addressing 1. the recent Archdiocesan Synod
and 2. the present state of South Africa and the general election in
2009. |
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Please note that the website has now
been fully updated in conjunction with the 2007 archdiocesan
directory. |
| Your prayers are asked for Christians
who are persecuted for their faith, especially in Iraq.
For more
information, please follow these links:
www.chaldean.org.uk/
www.unitedhumanrights.org/Genocide/armenian_genocide.htm
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www.chaldean.org/
www.motherjones.com/news/dailymojo/2004/08/08_503.html
www.byzantines.net/epiphany/chaldean.htm
; www.christiansofiraq
www.asianews.it
; www.catholicnewsagency.com |
| The 2007/8 edition of the Archdiocesan
Directory is available from the Catholic Bookshop (021 465 5904)
or from the Salesian Repository (021 419 9980). |
| Diary for August
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2007 |
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| Diary
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| We have a new page on Marriage
Preparation Courses for 2007 (which includes Evenings for the
Engaged as well as courses and details for Engaged Encounter, Marriage
Encounter and Retrouvaille). An update to The
Parenting
Skills Programme has also been added to this page. |
| Read all the documents for the
upcoming Diocesan Synod |
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Read
the January-March 2007 edition
of the Archdiocesan
News in PDF format.
(Download and read Back copies
of the Archdiocesan News. Also download Acrobat Reader here if you don't
have it installed on your computer).
IN THIS EDITION:
- The Bishops' Lenten Appeal message
- Catechetics: turning the wood of your lives into music this Lent150
- Dates for Clinical Pastoral Education
- Clergy Changes for 2007
- Vocations
- Synod Update
- Aids Testing in Gugulethu a Big Success
- Helpers of God's Precious infants in the Archdiocese of CT
- What's happening in our Catholic Schools
- Theology Today
- Pastoral Formation Programme for 2007
- Blessing of Garden of Remembrance in Kuils River
- Why write parish history?
- Introducing the parish of Grassy Park
- The Heart of a Surgeon - a short story by Fr Ralph de Hahn
- Kolping News
- World Youth Day Cross comes to Cape Town
- CWD News: Buckets of Love Campaign feeds 25 200 needy
Children of Tafelsig enjoy some Festive Cheer
Friends of CWD in the Netherlands
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| Diary
for February 2007 |
| Read
the October-December 2006 edition of the Archdiocesan
News in PDF format.
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IN THIS EDITION:
- "Come Follow Me" - 2nd Archdiocesan Catechetical Festival
- Catechetics: The Person who couldn't find God
- "From the Heart" - a message from Archbishop Henry
- Synod: Letter from the Preparatory Commission Chair
- Vocations
- Busy spring season for Youth Unlimited
- Goedgedacht: a series of spiritual reflections
- Theology Course with Msgr Borello for 2007
- Theology Today: the question of bias and personal prejudice
- Agents of Change: Peer Education Programme
- Fr Ralph honoured with top Rotary award and top poetry award
- Retreat and healing service with Fr James Manjackal in 2007
- Good News for Rural Children
- Catholic Justice and Peace Commission
- The hands that serve: a short story from Fr Ralph de Hahn
- Kolping: Matric Life Skills Programme
- Introducing the parishes of the Archdiocese of Cape Town: Holy
Family of
Nazareth, Manenberg and Corpus Christ, Wynberg
- The myth of the Malmesbury Cyclone
- News from Parliament: recent events
- Report on roundtable discussion on Correctional Services
- Archdiocesan World Youth Day Celebration
- CWL celebrate their 75th anniversary
- CWD News: Give a bucket of Love this Christmas
FNB pledges R125 000 towards skills training and community development
An extreme makeover for Bonne Esperance
Link to CWD website: www.cwd.org.za
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December 2006 |
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| Diary
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| Diary
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| All pages on this website have
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Read the July-September 2004 edition of
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For your convenience, we have formatted
the Archdiocesan News survey for e-mail. Contact us on publications@catholic-ct.org.za
and we will send you an e-mail/MS Word version by return mail.
(Deadline: 31st August 2004). |
| Catholic Bible Foundation Presents
the World Renowned Speaker,
Fr Denis McBride CSsR on Jesus and Discipleship at St
Francis Xavier Seminary, Athlone on 23-26 and 28 August 2004. For
further information and for bookings please call 021 461 7647 asap. |
| The Catholic Bible College,
Johannesburg invites you to enrol now for 2005 for a Certificate of
Biblical Ministry (Youth ministry and Parish Ministry). Contact: cbc.rector@lantic.net
or 011 435 7997 for further info. Closing date for applications: 8th
November |
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Contemplative Outreach to host USA
visitors from 26th-31st October. A public talk will feature "Contemplative
Spirituality in the 21st Century". For further enquiries call
Urs Geiges on 021 783 4849 |
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Clinical Pastoral Education,
professional training for ministry, are offering programmes in Cape
Town from 6th September-26th November. For further details and booking
contact 082 660 3390, 021 853 6225, or 021 557 9913. |
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CWD Sunday: Catholic Welfare and
Development has the blessing of the Archbishop to arrange a special
CWD Sunday at parishes within this Archdiocese on Sat 25th and Sun 26th
September 2004. The theme is to introduce CWD and its programmes to
parishioners. Outcomes are to do more for needy communities together.
Phone Marcel on 021 425 2095. |
| Link to Radio Veritas: http://www.radioveritas.co.za
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| Link to Vatican Radio: http://www.105live.vaticanradio.org |
Diary for
October 2004
Diary
for June 2004
Religious
Orders and Congregations in the Archdiocese of Cape Town are being
added to our website. [Still under construction].
Diary
for May 2004
Diary
for April 2004
New: deacons'
photos [still under construction]
Diary
for March 2004
Letter
on abortion by Archbishop Henry, read in all churches on the
weekend of 31st January/1st February 2004
You are invited to help Christian
Brothers' College celebrate their first year in Parklands and to raise funds for
sports equipment.
When: Friday 26th March 2004 at 19h30
Where: The Italian Club, Rugby
Cost: R100 per person includes a three course meal and dancing
Tickets are available from the school office.
You can also help by sponsoring a table at the function for R500.
Queries: Tel: 021 556 5969 /79 or E-mail: office@cbc.wcape.school.za
Diary for
February 2004
Archbishop Henry has announced the
most recent clergy changes affecting the
Archdiocese of Cape Town. Click
here to view the changes.
Diary
for January 2004
Diary for
November 2003
Diary
for October 2003
Diary for
September 2003
Diary
for August 2003
(24th June 2003)
| World renowned Catholic Life Issues
speaker Prof
Janet Smith to visit Cape Town from 6th-8th July. |
| Jean Vanier, co-founder of the worldwide Faith and Light communities
and founder of the L'Arche communites, theologian and author of many
Christian books and publications, is to visit Cape Town to conduct an
open retreat from 16th-19th July. |
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Diary
for July 2003
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A
Message to All the Catholics in Southern Africa from the Southern
African Catholic Bishops' Conference
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RIP
Fr Peter Franzidis, OFM
Fr Peter Franzidis died suddenly and peacefully
on 27th June 2003 at Nazareth House, Cape Town. After serving
for many years as the senior Roman Catholic official on the
island of Rhodes, he retired to Cape Town some years ago to be
with some of his family. In more recent years he had been
resident at Nazareth House, where he was in frail care.
His Requiem Mass was concelebrated at Our Lady of Good Hope, Sea
Point, at 10h00 on 3rd July 2003. |
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RIP
Dcn Leonard Bredeveldt
Deacon Leonard Bredeveldt died on 7th
June 2003 after collapsing at a parish dance the previous
evening.
He was 71 years of age.
He is survived by his wife Magdalene and five children.
Lennie was ordained to the diaconate on 21st August 1983.
His Requiem Mass was concelebrated at St Mary's, Retreat,
on 11th June 2003. |
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for June 2003
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RIP
Fr Martin Daly, SDB
Father
Martin Daly, SDB died on Saturday May 10th at 17h30, four days
after his 84th birthday.
He suffered irreversible brain damage after a relapse whilst recovering from an operation in Groote Schuur
Hospital.
He was ordained to the priesthood on 18th July 1948.
His Requiem Mass was concelebrated at Our Lady Help of
Christians, Lansdowne, on Thursday May 15 at 10h00.
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