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The Southern Cross, October 4 to October 10, 2017
COMMUNITY
De La Salle Holy Cross College Junior School in Johannesburg’s pupils, teachers and support staff celebrated Heritage Day by coming in traditional dress. Everyone paid R10 to go towards charity at Christmas. At a special assembly pupils sang the national anthem and African songs, and prayed for their country. Some brought dishes of their national food to share, the Grade 3s had a braai and the Grade 6s made stokbrood.
Pupils at St Benedict’s College in Bedfordview, Johannesburg, won the 2017 Inter-Catholic Chess Competition. Twenty teams competed in the tournament, with two teams per school. The full team photo shows (back from left) T Walters and Y Govender and (front from left) N Li, E Yaun, H Lei, J Kum, E Coelho and D Young.
At the Catholic Provincial Music Competition in Johannesburg diocese, St Peter Claver parish in Pimville, Soweto, took home three trophies. They won the Western section (with “Come Gently Spring”) and the African section (with “Busa Morena”) and came second in the hymn section (with “Rara wa Rona”). Choir members presented parish priest Fr Tom Segami OMI with their trophies. (Photo: Sello Mokoka)
St Patrick’s parish in Mowbray, Cape Town, held a Harvest Festival and Thanksgiving Mass. Pictured are members of the parish in various cultural dress with parish priest Fr Brian Gelant on the steps to the church entrance. (Photo: Ruben CC Brown)
INVITATION TO THE MIMOSA SHRINE
You are cordially invited to a special day of celebration in honour of the 100th anniversary of the apparition of our Lady at Fatima
This celebration will be held at the Mimosa Shrine, 2 Saasveld Road, Bellville, Cape Town, on Saturday 14 October, commencing at 14h00.
Our Lady Help of Christians church in Lansdowne, Cape Town, celebrated the Confirmation of young parishioners. Seen are the confirmation candidates with Archbishop Stephen Brislin and Salesian Fathers Eoin Farrelly (left), Bart Walsh (middle back) and Bongi Nhleko (right).
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We will welcome our Lady of Fatima to the Mimosa Shrine. Thereafter, we will carry the statue of our Lady, in procession, through the garden, to the Glorious Cross, reciting the Rosary and singing hymns of praise.
Holy Mass will follow, including the Blessing of the Sick and Benediction.
Tea and refreshments will be served.
Further details may be obtained from Sr. Marian Keysers, mariankeysers@gmail.com. You may also phone on 021 762 3197 or contact Rina at the Shrine on 021 919 1511.
Youth ministry delegates from the various Salesian provinces in Africa met in Accra, Ghana, as part of their annual gathering. The meeting was a moment of reflection on various topics such as the synod on youth in 2018, Salesian youth ministry in Africa and Madagascar, and preparation for the conference on family and youth ministry in Madrid later this year. It also gave the delegates an opportunity to share their own experiences of youth ministry in their provinces. The meeting was initiated by members of the youth pastoral team based in Rome, councillor-general for youth Fr Fabio Attard and Fr Patrick Anthony.