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The Southern Cross, June 4 to June 10, 2014
COMMUNITY
Youth at St Joseph's parish in Mbongolwane, KwaZulu-Natal, were confirmed by BishopThaddeus Kumalo of Eshowe.
Gilbert and Maureen MacDonald of St Ignatius parish in Cape Town celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary. They were blessed by parish priest Fr Christopher Clohessy.
Five people made their temporary commitment to the Christian Life Community at a Mass celebrated by Fr Graham Pugin SJ at Kolbe House in Rondebosch, Cape Town. (From left) Sonia Ramautar, Narrisa Philander, Brendon Nayanah, Tarisayi Mutongo and Bupe Mwangalawa.
The Eucharistic Heart of Jesus parish in East London held their annual paschal meal in the church hall. It followed the traditional format of Bible readings and eating between the readings using similar food from biblical times.
Matthew Nel-Jackson, the junior school winner of the Easter raffle held at CBC St John’s Parklands, in Cape Town, won the 3,3 kg chocolate bunny called Hugo. On his own he decided that he wanted to donate his prize to the Table View Home of Hope so those less fortunate could also share in the joy of Easter.
Diana Melis of Our Lady of Fatima Dominican Convent School in Durban North was named the top academic achiever of the school and was placed in the top five of the diocese. She has been awarded monies from the Delalle Bursary Fund towards her university education by the archdiocese of Durban.
St Catherine of Sienna parish in Eldorado Park, Johannesburg, held their Easter Vigil concelebrated by Oblate Fathers Paul Beukes (parish priest) and assistant priest Thabang Nkadimeng where RCIA candidates were accepted into the Church.
Grade 7 Trinity Davids of CBC St John’s Parklands in Cape Town is pictured holding her diorama (a three-dimentional model) of the 13th Station of Cross.
John Morgan, a parishioner of San Francesco church in Charlo, Port Elizabeth, took a picture of a rainbow which came to rest on the bell tower of the church.
Pontsho Ndaba, a pilgrim on a thanksgiving pilgrimage to Rome and Medjugorje, is pictured in St Peter’s square in Rome.