AD news - Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg

Chancery011 402-6400For all departments186 Nugget St, BereaTHEME:FAITH AND FAMILYContact Toni at MARFAM011 462-7472 / 082-552-1275Dei VerbumIn the spirit of Vatican II, a talk byFr Mbulelo Sikotoyiat 18:00 at the parishes below onthe following dates in March.St Pius, Mofolo Tuesday 5 thSt. Angela Wednesday 6 thMolapoThursday 7 thSt Margaret Tuesday 12 thVatican II documentSacrosanctum conciliumA talk by Fr. George Njongeat 18:00 at the parishes below onthe following dates in March.St. Albert’s Thursday 14 thSt Pius, Mofolo Tuesday 19 thSt. Angela Wednesday 20 thMolapo Thursday 21 stThursday 7 March 09:30Clergy On-goingFormationGaudium et SpesPastoral Constitution on theChurch in the Modern World -Vatican II documentSt Augustine CollegeContact Fr Tony Nunes011 614-31834 April Dei VerbumWednesday 6 March12:00-13:00Public LectureJ. Brooks Spector, InternationalRelations Analyst, Associate Editor,The Daily Maverick; “Barack Obama’sSecond Term of Office - Is there anObama Doctrine towards the World?”St Augustine College53 Lea Road, Victory Park011 380-9000RCIA Training Course2Saturday 9 March 11:00-16:00Training by Lumko for all RCIAfacilitators and coordinators andinterested Catechists.Cathedral PlaceContact Catechetics DepartmentSaturday16 March 13:00APC General MeetingCathedral HallSaturday 16 March 9.30-13:00“Living the Paschal Mystery”“Year of Faith” mini-conferenceEvangelisation and Family LifeFr Barney McAleer, Toni RowlandPauline’s Conference CentreBookings Paulines 011 622 5189Saturday 16 March 09:00-13:30AIDS Co-ordinators meetingCathedral PlaceQueries. AIDS DepartmentSaturday 16 March 09:00-17:00Eucharist Adorationin the Year of FaithA training workshop forEucharistic Ministersby Fr Paul Beukes, Liturgy Dept2March 2013Community Notice BoardPRH3 WorkshopsWho am I?15 -17 March and 19 - 21 AprilEnnerdaleExploring the transcendentdimension of my life21-24 March and 1 AprilObservatoryFinding Fulfilment in my Work2-6 AprilOrange FarmVerena Kennerknecht011 648 3456 / 072 375 9053Catholic FrancophoneCommunityFrench MassEvery Sunday 10:00Our Lady of Lourdes,City Deep10 & 24 March 11.15Our Lady of Lourdes,RivoniaChaplain Fr Blaise Mambu076-211-5232Pray outside the abortionfacilitiesGandhi SquareSaturday 16 March10:30-12:00& every 3 rd SaturdayRandburg: 18 Peter Placenear Sandton ClinicSaturday 3 rd November& every 1 st Saturday –10:30-12:00Contact Marie Nichol011 618-2489Abortion is murder.Speak out on this issue.Avoid ‘pro-abortion politicians’.Culture of Life Association082 609-6919Saturday 16 March12:00 to 16:00THE SCRIPTURES IN THEIRJEWISH CONTEXTBat Kol Institute.Year theme isBook of Genesis: The Beginnings:Persons and Personalities.Great Flood; Tower of BabelCathedral PlaceCatholic Bible College082-586-0091 btrnchellew@gmail.com17 MarchSt Patrick’s DaySunday 17 March 12:30Mass for Ethiopian andEritrean Community inAmharicat St Francis of Assisi, YeovilleFollowed by Bible StudyHailu Adalo 072-357-7185hailuadalo@yahoo.comWednesday 20 March 10:00Morning of Recollectionfor Diocesan ClergyPray for our Priests21 MarchHuman Rights Day24 March Palm SundaySunday 24 March 14:00Mass for ZimbabweanCommunityFrancis of Assisi, Cavendish RdYeoville, 011 339-5954Sunday 24 March 10:00VOCATIONS MASSCathedral of Christthe KingDiscernment group for SchoolGrades 10–12 and Young Adultsmeets afterwards in the Small Hall.Contact Susan 011 402 6400jhbvocations@tiscali.co.zaFather Thabo 082 8246 394Facebook Thabo MotshegwaOur Lady of the AngelsChapel, Edenvale,011 609 72465 April First Friday Mass 10:30;Exposition of the BlessedSacrament one hour before.6 April First SaturdayDevotions 15:00-16:00Thursday 28 March 10:00Chrism MassCelebrated byArchbishop Buti TlhagaleCathedral of Christ the KingLots of safe parkingEASTER SUNDAY31 MarchThursday 4 April 10:00-13:00PhotographyWorkshopwith Star photographerTim BernardCathedral PlaceRSVP: ADNews Thandi011 402-6400 afternoons.Free handout. Guidelines for newsreports and captions.Bread for the JourneySaturday 6 AprilSaturdays 09:00 – 16:30Gospel of LukeCathedral PlaceCBF Teresa (011) 435 7488Catechetical Training CourseOur Catholic FaithSaturday 6 April 11:00-16:00The Beatitudes8 modules on Christian MoralityCatechetics DepartmentPPC Elections from 7 AprilTuesday 9 April 08:30 to 15:30Debriefing of TrainedCounsellorsCathedral PlaceAIDS Department, Sr ClaudiaMary Mother of Sorrows105 11 th Ave Kensington.Confessions at 2.00pmDivine MercySunday7 AprilAdoration at 2.30pmHoly Mass at 3.30pmEnquiries Ann on 083 528 9033Adoption,the loving option.CWL Adoption SocietyTel 011 618-1533or adoptions@mweb.co.zawww.adoptions.org.zaadnews@icon.co.zaSaturday 2 March05:00St John the BaptistBrakpanBaptismal service in Orlando EastChrist the King of OrlandoEast, welcomed new membersto the church on the feast ofChrist the King. The Catechistteachers shared much joy asthis was the largest numberthey had for a baptismalceremony the whole year.Photo: Gcina LuvunoPope’s Intentionsfor MarchGeneral. That respect for naturemay grow with the awarenessthat all creation is God’s workentrusted to humanresponsibility.Missionary. That bishops,priests and deacons may betireless messengers of the GospelCathedral ofChrist the King011 023-1501/2/3Sunday 10 March 11:30and 2 nd Sun of each monthMass for NigerianCommunityChief Sylvester 083-727-6401Sunday 24 March 11:304 th Sun of each monthMass for MalawianCommunityFelix on 0745167705 or0718289967Saturday 2 February 13:001 st Saturday of every monthSaturday 6 April 2013 13:001st Saturday of every monthCulture of Life campaignHoly HourAdoration ofBlessed SacramentThis Year of Faithdeepen your faith.SMS the word ‘JOY’ to31222 for daily SMS ofquotes from the YouthCathechism (YouCat). R4pwAre you onfacebook?Join the Archdiocesan Newsgroup and use it thsare yourblessings and faith.ConfirmationsHis Grace, Archbishop Buti Tlhagale will administer theSacrament of Confirmation to young people of the followingParishes in March. Pray for them.April issue of the ADNewsis due on Sunday 7 April.Collect from 3April.Sunday 10 March08:00EmmanuelSebokeng, Zone 4Sunday 17 March10.00St Maria GorettiRiverleaAIDS MeetingA Parish AIDSCoordinators’meeting takesplace on Saturday,16 March,8.30 am till1.30pm atCathedral Place, Small Hall.Saturday 13 April 08:30-16:30Marist Brothers LinmeyerEntry Forms and enquiriesNick on 082 451 1385svdp.stpatrick@gmail.comFax 086 575 2724A fun day for parishesof the South DeaneryProceeds to St Vincent de Paul12 MayCatholic Schools SundayCatholic Men’s ConferenceSaturday 18 May 09:30Archbishop Buti Tlhagalewill be the main speakerCathedral HallDepartment of EvangelisationNgome Pilgrimage 17-19 MayLeaving North Riding andBosmont ParishesBonny on 011 794 3764or 082 642 0606Ngome Pilgrimage 12-14 JulySt Francis, Yeoville011 487-2299, 084-662-4851Bookings close 31 MayAll WelcomeFree NoticesNotices here are free butlimited to announcements ofevents with contact details.Send your notices toadnews@icon.co.zaFax 011 4026406Archdiocesan News

The Year ofFaithDuring the Year of Faiththe Holy Father urges usto rediscover and reliveour faith. Rediscovering our faith must be a goalfor all of us who believe in God. Rediscoveringour faith cannot be completed or achieved allat once, it is a daily and on-going task for everyChristian. Faith is a gift of God, a treasure. It islike a precious pearl, a hidden treasure that onehas to look for, that will allow a person to give upeverything in order to possess it.Isuppose this makes onequestion whether faith hasbeen lost, if we now needto rediscover it? Our faithhas not been lost, but it has beenovershadowed by the manymaterial thingsthat the humanheart yearnsfor. Many ofus, instead ofgiving Godcentre-stage inour lives, getmanipulatedby materialacquisitions and slowly, but indisputably,begin to forget aboutGod and live a life marked with acertain deafness towards God.With the proclamation of theYear of Faith, we as Catholicsare encouraged to break out ofour routine and to consider whatelse we might do to grow in andrefresh our understanding of ourfaith. And, since we are livingin a very materialistic worldwith all its trappings, we are alsoinvited to reflect on the ways inwhich our faith impacts on ourdaily living, the decisions that wemake and the choices we have.As the Year of Faith wasannounced an official logo wasunveiled. The significance ofthe logo is very simple, for theofficial logo of the Year of Faithshows the image of a ship whichsymbolises the Church. Themast of the vessel is a cross withfull-blown sails which form themonogram of Christ (IHS) and inthe background is the sunrepresenting the Eucharist.The official Vatican logo ofthe Year of Faith is for the use ofeveryone, but various diocesesaround the world, in celebrationof this year, have creativelyproduced their individual logos.In the Archdiocese of Johannesburg,our logo embraces thecross, because the cross is a signof love, it is the sign of our faith.Together with the cross there isthe sign of the tongues of fire.The flickering flame calls to mindour baptism, reminding us of thepromises made on the day of ourbaptism, and the responsibility tokeep the flame burning brightlyso that theflickering flameof faith will bekept alive inour hearts at alltimes.Surroundingthe cross andthe tongues offire is the sunrepresenting theEucharist. The Eucharist for us isat the core of our lives, it is at thecentre of the life of faith.Father Paul Beukes OMIDate Talk/Topic SpeakerTues 16 Apr Introduction / Registration LeadersTues 16 AprGod’s LoveTues 30 Apr Salvation Fr Anthony Egan SJTues 07 May New Life Fr Barney McAleerTues 14 May Receiving God’s Gift Fr Jeremias Martins MCCJTues 18 May One on One Session Leaders & ParticipantsTues 21 May Baptism in the Holy Spirit Fr Joseph Wilson MSCTues 28 May Growth & Transformation Fr Shaun Von Lillienfeldin ChristTues 04 Jun Thanksgiving Mass Fr Tony Daniels OMIDate:Venue:Time:For a deeper, personal relationship with God.Please join us for:“... the Lord declares – I shall pour out My Spirit on all humanity ...” Acts 2 : 17Tuesday 16 April 2013 toTuesday 04 June 2013Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church15 Mullins Rd, Malvern East19h00 till 21h00Entrance is free, love offering will be taken forPriestsFor further details please contact:Maria 082 954 1672 • DaSilvaM@ishltd.co.zaAfricae Munus –a magna carta for AfricaThe Holy Father BenedictXVI in the Post-SynodalApostolic Exhortation –Africae Munus – expresses hislove and his spiritual closenessto the Catholic Church in Africa.Africae Munus offers the opportunityfor all members of thechurch in Africa to take their fullplace in church and society tobring about justice, peace andreconciliation.Dawn Linder and CharmaineKhawula from the JohannesburgJustice & Peace office attendedan Africae Munus workshop forwomen, organised by the InterRegional Meeting of BishopsYoung adults of St Albert’sin Vosloorus hosted a HealingMass at on Saturday19 January.Invited parishes that attendedinclude St Salvador-Leondale;Holy Family Spruitview; St PaulPalm Ridge; St Nicholas Diepkloofand St Paul from Tsakane.Parish priest Fr Thabo Motshegwadelivered the sermon.In his homily, he said that in ourjourney in life we always seekGod for good things. “If we praywith faith and trust, God will de-of Southern Africa (IMBISA) inMaputo, Mozambique.Around 30 Catholic womenfrom Angola, Botswana,Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia,South Africa and Swaziland metover three days from Monday14 January to Wednesday16 January to study and reflecton Africae Munus. This specialworkshop gave women the opportunityto study, reflect and takeownership of Africae Munus.Presentations by FlaminiaGiovanelli (Pontifical Councilof Justice and Peace – Vatican),Sr Ester Maria Lucas (MissionCongregation – Mozambique),Rev Fr Jeremias Moises (Pius XSeminary – Maputo) andFr Anthony Eagan (Jesuit – SA)guided the reflections and groupdiscussions and helped thewomen to define actionstrategies to convey andimplement the messageof Africae Munus in theirrespective countries.The workshop endedwith words of encouragementfrom Bishop FrankNubuasah, the Presidentof IMBISA saying thatthere are many documentswhich come from the Vaticanbut Africae Munus was specificto Africa and could be seen asa magna carta for Africa. It is adocument that should be studiedand embraced by all Catholicsthroughout the continent.The archdiocesan Justice &Peace office plans to organiseevents throughout 2013 to createawareness about Africae Munusand to encourage Catholic actionand commitment for Justice,Peace and Reconciliation in ourdiocese, our country and ourcontinent – Africa.Dawn Linder – Justice & Peace,Catholic Archdiocese of Johannesburg.God will hear our prayersliver in his promises. All we needto have is patience, as God willhear our prayers and answer in Hisown time.” He said without God inour lives, there is no purpose anddirection. There will always beuncertainties about our future, hesaid, adding that God is not askingfor excessive faith. “You don’thave to do extraordinary things ordo miracles; you only need faithfor your spiritual, emotional andphysical healing,” he said.After sprinkling holy wateron the parishioners and anointingthem with the oil of the sick, heimplored them to hold on to theirfaith and trust in God whateverthe circumstances. Organisers ofthe Mass, Kabelo Mothabeng andThabiso Mphahane of St Albert’ssaid although many invitedparishes could not attend, theyhoped to draw more in future asthe event, whose purpose was forthe revitalisation of faith and thespiritual healing of young adults.The Mass will be held annually.They added that this year was amilestone Mass, planned to coincidewith the departure ofFr Thabo who is on his way totaking over as priest-in-charge atthe Cathedral Christ the King.Fr Thabo sprinkles holy water on the congregation at a HealingMass at St Albert’s in Vosloorus on Sat 19 JanuaryCatholic Centre011 453 6351 • Edenvale Pretoria • 012 341 670522 Saint Anne Road E-mail 229 Jorissen StreetEdenvale, Jhb cathcentre@mweb.co.za Sunnyside, PtaOpening times: Mon-Fri 9:00–16:30 • Sat 09:00–12:00Closed Sundays and Public HolidaysArchdiocesan News adnews@icon.co.zaMarch 20137

Fr Anthony takes hisfinal vowsFr Anthony Egan SJ,pronounced his final vowsas a Jesuit at the Holy Trinity,Braamfontein, on 20 Januaryduring the main Sunday mass ofthis city-centre parish.The Regional Superior, FrDavid Smolira SJ, received thevows on behalf of the SuperiorGeneral. Friends, colleagues andfamily, including Fr Anthony’sfather and brother, came from asfar afield as Cape Town for thecelebration.Fr Thomas Plastow SJpreached the homily in which heexplained the historical backgroundto the ceremony. TheJesuit rule was the only new oneapproved by the Church betweenthat of St Francis of Assisi andthat of St Alphonsus Ligouri,500 years later, The Jesuits wereinnovative in having final, vowedincorporation into the ordertake place after ordination. Thismeans that, as in Fr Anthony’scase, it is not unusual for a Jesuitonly to take these solemn vowsafter 20 years living under simpleThanks toSAPSKempton ParkMs Amanda Green, communityliaison officer for the KemptonPark Police Service, receivesa token of gratitude from RevFr Peter Rebello, parish priestOur Lady of Loreto, watched byStation Commissioner RajeshSookraj. A Mass was offered forthe SAPS members, both livingand dead. Fr Rebello thankedthe officers present at the Massfor their willingness to put theirlives on the line to protect us, thecitizens of Kempton Park.vows. Hence the final vows area joyful affirmation of what theJesuit has been living all theseyears.The liturgical practice is alsounusual. Most congregationspronounce their vows before theoffertory. Jesuits do so after theLamb of God and beforecommunion, while the maincelebrant holds up the brokenhost. It is a simple but dramaticallyChristo-centric gesture andgoes back to the practice of thefirst companions who formedthe embryonic Jesuit communityaround St Ignatius in Paris in the16th Century.Fr Thomas also spoke aboutFr Anthony’s journey to thisimportant moment, a task forwhich he was well qualified,having known Fr Anthonywhen they were both studentsat the University of Cape Town.From this account, an engagingand informative descriptionof multi-talented Fr Anthonyemerged – priest, historian, moraltheologian, writer, researcher,Catholic Bible Foundation of SAOur ministry is within the Biblical Pastoral Apostolate.Creative programmes have been developed to enhancethe understanding, knowledge and love of Scripture.This will develop an eagerness and enthusiasm for reading the Bible.PROGRAMMESSchools: Retreat days from Grade 1-12, Staff Retreats, Staff formation daysParishes: First Holy Communion Retreats, Confirmation Retreats• Bible Spirituality SeminarOverview of the Bible and understandingthe origin of the Bible.One of the aims is to make the Bible ourbasic book of prayer and life.• Exploring Scripture TogetherA gentle Bible study and sharing method.communicator, pastor and a manpassionate about issues of justicein and outside the Church.The music was led bydistinguished musical directorand organist Cameron Upchurchand his young schola, andincluded some of Mr Upchurch’sown compositions. Parishionersand friends repaired to theHoly Trinity Hall after Mass forrefreshments and to congratulatethe most newly-professed Jesuitin South Africa.Fr Anthony, who has recentlydone a semester teaching thehistory of Vatican II at the JesuitUniversity in Fordham, NewYork, will now continue hisprevious multi-tasking role in theJesuit Institute in Johannesburg.(Courtesy Society of Jesus South Africa)Domestic violence prevailsPolice Day was celebrated at Zakariyya Park where ConstableMaphala, accompanied by Mme Tshidi a member of the CPU.They said that domestic violence was more of a problem than hijacking,The drug “nyawuphe” is the second highest danger.When users are arrested by police, they refuse to show them thedealers, they said.The SAPS's biggest problem is that they are only allocated twovans, and when they are called, there is sometimes a delay especiallyif they attending to a domestic violence matter. Mrs Tshidi said parentsshould minimise pocket money and rather make lunch boxes for thechildren, as this money is often used to buy dagga.Parents should also monitor their children's behaviour to seewhether they are taking drugs.• Windows on God’s WordParticipants are introduced toten methods which they can useto approach a Scripture text.• Lectio Divina – Holy ReadingThis is a simple but most enrichingmethod of praying Scripture.For more information contact: Teresa Wilsnagh (011) 435 7488Back from left:Thandi Rashama,Mrs Tshidi,Constable Maphala,Mrs MazibuMogadi Mogale,Valery Valankulu.Seated, from left:Anna Masina,Ma'WilliamsCommissioning Sunday in KagisoCatechists making theirsolemn promises beforeChrist, the parish priestand parishioners that theywill serve God’s peoplewith respect, love anddiligence.On Sunday 3 February, five Catechists were commissionedat St Peter’s, Kagiso by Fr David Wanyama. The day wasa great success and marked significant unity as funeraland eucharistic ministers were also blessed and given the mandateto serve in the parish. Addressing them, Fr David said that it wasthrough the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that they have chosen thelight of the Church, by being defenders of our Faith in this, a timewhen many reject the role. He also urged parishioners, in this Yearof Faith, to meditate on the centrality of Christ in their lives and tomake themselves familiar withthe sacraments, especially thatof reconciliation which is healing.Catechists were presentedwith the Bible as the word ofGod, the catechism of theCatholic Church as their faith,and a cross to bear.Commissioning Sundayin WalkervilleOn 27 January, the Divine MercyParish in Walkerville celebratedthe Commissioning of Catechists.It was a joyful and solemn celebrationas parishioners witnessedthe promises made by fellowmembers of their parish communityto share the faith of the church withthose they will be catechising. Theparish was especially blessed tohave Ceilia Koebe present for thecommissioning.Kristo Nkosi Police Day CelebrationMembers of the Justiceand Peace parish groupled a march on 27 Januarycalled “March Against Crime”,to commemorate police day.Banners and placards weredisplayed from the entrance ofthe township to the church inRapodile Street, led by SAPS,Metro police members and thefire brigade. Fr Lewis Tsuro, inabsentia, of the parish, andFr Walter Kawisi blessed thepolice for the good work theyare doing, serving and protectingthe community.The speakers from SAPS,Inspector Lebo Ramaisa, andInspector Jabu Buthelezi fromMetro police addressed thecommunity on the crimepatterns, hotspots and how thechurch community can play animportant role in fighting crime,as well as helping police toimplement crime fighting strategiesby participating and joiningthe Community PolicingForums. They supplied emer-Lebo WA MajaheCommissioningSundaySt Theresa Zondi new membersof Sacred Heart waiting for thepinning of the crosses onCommissioning Sunday.gency numbers for every sectionof Kwa-Thema and other policesectors.The message that came outwas: “If we work together, wecan combat crime and eradicatecriminals from society.”Martha MkhwanaziJMPD Inspector Lebo RamaisaSAPS Inspector Jabu Buthlezi8March 2013adnews@icon.co.zaArchdiocesan News

Abortion and theConstitutionDear Editor,The ‘Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act’ could not havebeen passed by our Parliament if it had contravened the provisionsof our Constitution, which is paramount. In this regard,attention is drawn to the following:Our country’s Constitution, despite its otherwise excellentqualities, is one of those most favourable to abortion in theworld. During 1996, the Constitutional Court requested thosewho were opposed to the new Constitution to lodge their objectionswith the Court before it certified that the said- Constitutioncould become law.The Pro-Life Organisation, under the leadership of its president,Dr Claude Newbury, accordingly briefed expert Counsel,Advocate Johan van der Vyver, and lodged with the court anobjection to the new Constitution on the grounds that portionsthereof would clearly permit the future legalisation of abortionon demand. Pro-Life was, in fact, the only organisation in thecountry to lodge an objection of this nature.The Pro-Life objection was, however, rejected by theConstitutional Court. The new Constitution was then declaredby law, and, as predicted by Pro-Life, the subsequent passagethrough Parliament of the ‘Choice on Termination of PregnancyAct’, which legalised abortion on demand, was a mere formality.Had the objection succeeded, the said Act could not at any stagehave been promulgated.The right to life is, in theory, conferred by the Constitution onall persons by Section 11 thereof, which states that ‘everyone hasthe right to life’. However, as this right is so crucial, there shouldbe no doubts whatsoever about its legal limits, either in termsof the Constitution itself which is paramount, or in terms of anyother legislation. Thus if our legislation is to accurately reflectthe present situation regarding the fundamental right to life, theaforesaid Section 11 of the Constitution should be amended bythe addition at the end thereof, of the words ‘after birth’ **. Thealternative, which is definitely preferable, is that the right to lifeshould be protected constitutionally and unconditionally fromits first beginning, also by amending the said Section 11 of theconstitution, by the addition of the words ‘from conception’, atthe end thereof.It is submitted that the last mentioned very simple amendmentwould transform the present dubious status of our constitution, tothat of a pre-eminent guarantor of the fundamental human rightsunequalled anywhere else in the world. This is thus something,which, without doubt, is eminently worth working towards andpraying for, to the best of our ability.Damian McLeish** Ed. : The Constitutional Court ruled in 1998 that the“right to life” referred to in Section 11 of the Bill of Rights onlyapplied “after birth”.WAYS INTO PRAYERWhat is Spiritual Direction?And why would I want it?One of the great gifts of being Catholic is that our church is this vaststore house of knowledge and thinking and practice. But like manygreat store houses sometimes I am afraid that most Catholics onlyever make it into the very front of the building.think lots of us think thingsI like, ‘What I learned when Iwas preparing for HolyCommunion and was eight yearsold is really good enough for me’. Or maybe, ‘what I learned whenI was preparing for Confirmationis all I really need.’I often think faith is the onlyplace where we don’t want togrow up and take responsibilityfor being an adult. Is whatI learned as a child reallyenough? We don’t think thatabout finance, or medicine. Wewould not want our teachers toonly teach what they learned aschildren. But we are prepared toleave the riches of our faithtradition to a few specialists.As Christians we say that webelieve that the ultimate meaningand purpose of our lives is toKnow God, to Love God and toServe God. This is a profoundlyradical statement. I know it assomething I aspire to live, andfail to live most days. If Godreally is at the centre of my life,what does that mean for how Ilive my life?For me, spiritual direction isan essential part of the Christianexperience. It is the relationship Igo to, to discern what God wantsfor me and of me. It is where Iallow myself to dream big, andto search my own deepest desiresFrances Correia of the JesuitInstitute-South Africa, explores IgnatianSpirituality.for God’s desires for me. It iswhere I am challenged, whereI find the courage to look at myown areas of weakness. It iswhere I am seen as a uniqueperson and am helped to learnhow to collaborate with God.Ever since my late teens,I have had someone who waswalking with me on my ownChristian journey, helping meto become more the person Godwants me to be. I have had differentspiritual directors in the20 years since I started usingthis ministry. Some were priests,some religious and some laypeople. At different moments inmy life, these different directorshave helped me to discern God’son-going invitation.This ministry has sopowerfully shaped my own lifethat I realised in my mid 20s thatBraaing forpregnantwomen womanFr James Ralston OMIand Paul Spolander at thenew braai.this is what I wanted to do thiswith my life. I worked with theJesuits and trained as a SpiritualDirector (and discovered alongthe way that God is really thedirector, and that I had to learnhow to get out of the way, andin the words of St Ignatius, ‘letthe Creator deal directly with theCreature’.)Why am I writing this now?In the midst of Lent I am alwaysmoved by the call of thepsalmist to ‘Come back to Godwith all my heart’. For me thiscall always involves thinkingdeeply about my relationshipwith God. And thinking aboutmy relationship with God alwaysleads me to phoning my directorfor an appointment and thengoing and reassessing my lifewith them. I have been doing thismy whole adult life, and I amalways amazed at how God’s callin my life remains eversurprisingand new. I invite youtoo, to think of seeking out thisministry and exploring in moredepth, God’s unique call to you.If you would like to try outthe experience of SpiritualDirection you can contact TheJesuit Institute and we will helpyou find a director. 011 4824616or f.correia@jesuitinstitute.org.zaSign Language MassFr Mark James celebratedMass for the deafcommunity of St Martinde Porres, Orlando East. It wasindeed a great experience and thecommunity was delighted to haveFr Mark back as he had beenaway for two months in Americato further his knowledge andskill in the deaf ministry. TheDominican priest hopes to implementsome of the ideas he learntabroad in bettering his ministryin South Africa. In his homily,Fr Mark shared his experiencesabout how things are done withinthe ministry in America. Heoutlined how deaf ministry isgrowing in the US, and that threeinterpreters can be used in asingle Mass. Young people arealso involved and Catechism isFr Mark James celebrating Massfor the deaf community of OrlandoEast, St Martin de Porres.taught in sign language. In thefuture, he is hoping that deafministry in our Archdiocesewill grow, and deaf people willfeel accommodated in our Masscelebrations. The communitygathered in the hall to discussissues pertaining to the ministryafter Mass.Mass is celebrated everysecond Sunday in sign language.The next deaf Mass will be on10 March at 11 am and on24 March at 08h30. Deaf peoplein other parishes are encouragedto come and experience thisgreat service.Lebo WA MajaheThe annual Youth Weekwas held at Youth forChrist - Cyara – in Magaliesburgin January.About 700 young people fromvarious places like Lesotho,Botswana, Mozambique, Zambiaand South Africa attended.On 5th January, Kani fromRadio Veritas interviewed somepeople about the event.From left: Kani Buthelezi fromRadio Veritas, Thembalethu Mncubeand Nhlanhla Mdlalose.St Charles, Victory Park issupporting Culture of Lifewith its recently-completebraai facility at the church.The newly-constructed braaifacility serves parishionersboerewors rolls, bacon and eggrolls and chicken patty rolls onthe last Sunday of every month.Initially, the Culture of Lifeparish committee undertook tosell “breakfast -on-the-go” afterthe two morning Sunday Massesas a fundraising initiative. Thepopularity of the boereworsrolls, expertly braaied by PaulSpolander, a stalwart Culture ofLife committee member, and hisgood-natured assistants soonprovided the opportunity forparishioners to gather-around andchat while ordering “breakfast’.Most of the proceeds of the2012 fundraising have gone toassist the two Mercy Homesfor pregnant single HIV/AIDSwomen, who need a half-wayhouse to safely give birth totheir newborns, thereby helpingto prevent abortions. One of thehomes is in the West Rand nearLittle Falls and the other is in theEast Rand. in Brakpan.On Saturday 19 January,a commemorative plaque wasplaced on the chimney of thebraai facility to thank the fivekey members of the Culture ofLife Parish committee for havingspearheaded the project. Inaddition, the Knights of daGama, Men of God and the ParishPastoral Council are inscribedas supportive sponsors.Fr James Ralston OMI, oneof the parish priests, led a prayerof blessing. Mary-Ann Alho,chairperson of the Culture of LifeParish committee 2012, thankedthose present for their dedicationand pecuniary commitment to theproject. In addition, she thankedparishioner Dick Poluta for thebuilding of the braai. DeaconMike Harrington was instrumentalin designing the braai facility“ The braai facility is a tokenof our commitment to communityand parish life at St Charles .Itis a key fundraising mechanismfor our committee. We offer itfor use to interested parishionerswith the goodwill and generositywe ourselves have enjoyed in theundertaking of this project,” saidMary-Ann.Mary-Ann AlhoArchdiocesan News adnews@icon.co.zaMarch 20139

WORD OF GOD“Master, I wantto meet you inyour Word.”In this Year of Faith, it isimportant to remember:“That all authentic and livingChristian Spirituality isbased on the Word of God,accepted, celebrated and meditatedupon in the Church.” (121)In Chapter 10 of Mark’sgospel, the disciples are scoldedby Jesus for chasing the childrenaway. The rich young man, offereda challenge, walks away.When Jesus speaks of his comingpassion, his followers fail tounderstand. James and John askfor the top jobs in the kingdom;the other 10 apostles are angrybecause James and John gotin ahead of them. Why are wepresented with such a variety ofexamples of blindness? Perhaps,like Jesus’ disciples, we too arenot seeing and thinking the wayJesus does.Christ himself is present in hisWord, since it is He who speakswhen scripture is read in Church.(52) This is also true when weopen the Bible and use the Wordof God as our source of prayer.Could it be that Jesus is challengingus, in this Year of Faith,to grow in our relationship withChrist through the Word of God?“And as he was leaving Jerichowith his disciples and a sizeablecrowd, Bartimaeus, a blindWe Celebratewith our ClergyPray for the following priestsand deacons who celebratethe anniversaries of theirordination and birth.OrdinationsMiguel De Lemos 20-3-55Gregory Brooke andAlbert Nolan 18-3-61Gerard O’Reilly 13-3-65Dominic Hession 5-3-66Gerard McCabe 24-3-84InigoAlvarez de Toledo 28-3-00March Birthdays1 st Didier Lemaire3 rd Joseph Nnadi andNkosinathi Nkabinde5 th Rev Bert Haupt8 th Rev Terry Fox12 th Jordan Ngondo14 th Benno Singer21st Chris Townsend and23rdStanley MasilompanaJames Towell andAnthony Amadi24 th Remigius Scheuber28 th Michael Van Heerden29 th Rev Keith Mc Kenzie31 st Carlos GabrielAnd in early April1 st Rev John Rahme andThulani Manana2 nd Wigbert Lange andKino MakhataBr Mike Chalmers cfc of theBible Foundation writes aboutthe Word of God in responseto the Synod call for spiritualgrowth and on-going formation.man, the son of Timaeus, sat atthe side of the way, begging.On hearing that it was Jesusof Nazareth, he began to call outand say, “Jesus, son of David,have pity on me.” And manyrebuked him, telling him to besilent. But he kept calling out allthe more, “Son of David havepity on me.”Jesus stopped and said, “Callhim.” So they called the blindman, saying to him, “Take courage;get up, he is calling you.”He threw aside his cloak, sprangup, and came to Jesus. Jesus saidto him in reply, “What do youwant me to do for you?” Theblind man replied to him,“Master, I want to see.” Jesustold him, “Go your way; yourfaith has saved you.”Immediately he received hissight and followed him on theway.” (Mk 10: 46-52)“And many rebuked him, tellinghim to be silent.” Now that isa strange way to spread the GoodNews. The crowd and Jesus disciplesonce again misunderstoodJesus’ message. Bartimaeus didnot. We are told that he followedJesus on the way. He adoptedJesus way of thinking and acting.Notice how many times theword ‘call’ is used in this story.We see a similar pattern in thecalls of Peter, Andrew, Jamesand John. In those stories Jesuscalls and the disciples respond.In this story, Bartimaeus is thefirst to call out to Jesus, and Jesusresponds. Encouraged by Jesus,the people respond by callingBartimaeus. They proclaim theGood News to this blind man.They move from trying to blockBartimaeus, to carrying outJesus’ mission. The transformationis remarkable. This is mostencouraging for us. We too canhear God’s call to change.Now let us turn to Bartimaeus.“He threw aside his cloak,sprang up, and came to Jesus.”There is much symbolism to befound here.Bartimeaus is not comfortablewith his situation, he is tired oflife under a blanket, he wants somuch more. Determined to makeso much more of his life, hethrows off the cloak, and movestowards Jesus. He stumblesforward, not at all sure where heis going. He is, however, certainthat all will be well, as he followsJesus’ invitation. Filled withconfidence, he answers Jesus’question with a prayer, “Master,I want to see.”This is a prayer that eachone of us can echo. Let us pray,“Master, I want to meet you inyour Word.”(Numbers in brackets are paragraphreferences in Verbum Domini.)Clergyo n-goingFormationSt Augustine College, theCatholic University inVictory Park, offers amonthly morning seminaron topics of use and interestto Clergy. Fr Tony Nunes,organiser of the programmepoints out that although thesubject matter was coveredduring the seven years priestsspend in the seminary thatknowledge alone is not enoughto sustain a priest for the next 5,10, 50 years. Like all professionalsPriests need a reminder of thebasics and to keep abreast of newcalls on their ministry otherwisethey become stale.Last year 16 priests anddeacons attended more that 60%of the lectures and St Augustineawarded them Certificates of Attendance.This year the programmefocuses on Vatican II documents.Rev Dr Michael van Heerden,President of St Augustine, spokeon Nostra Aetate, the declarationon the relation of the Churchto non-Christian Religions. Hedelivered a similar paper to aDOMINICANSPROFESSOn 24 January at La Verna, Vanderbijlpark,about 30 Dominican friars gathered for theirannual general meeting.The following day, three outgoing novices madetheir profession into the hands of their Provincial,Fr Sikhosiphi Mgoza.The new novices were introduced.The three newly-professed are brothersWilbroad Mulenga, Evans Zulu and MbongiseniNyathi who have now proceeded to their studyhouse in Pietermaritzburg to continue with theirstudies towards the priesthood.The friars spent two full days intenselydiscussing and working towards their apostolic planwhich looked at forward planning – short term,mid-term and long term. Amongst prioritiessuggested, were lecturing, formation of youngDominicans, Justice and Peace,Media and expansion to newareas where many vocations areemerging. The suggested planswill be discussed and decidedupon by the Provincial and hiscouncil.During the proceedings FrMike Deeb, who is theVicariate’s promoter for Justicepresented a concise programmefor Justice and Peace. Justiceand peace was not somethingRev Deacon Edward Nyembe receives his 2012 Certificatefrom Fr Tony Nunes at St Augustine’s College on Thursday7 February. The auditorium has a colourful, all-round muraldepicting the history of salvation done as a joint projectbetween St Augustine students and visiting Dutch students.A small piece of the mural is visible on the right.conference in Bangalore, India.Published in 1965, NostraAetate is the shortest of theVatican II documents but initiatedthe inter-religious dialoguewe take for granted today. Thedocument concludes that therecan be no discrimination on race,culture or religion, a principlewidely accepted today but pre-Vatican II the Church’s positionwas “no salvation outside theCatholic Church”.The revised programme is7 March, Gaudium et Spes,presented by Raymond Perrier;4 April, Dei Verbum, Rev Dr WSzypula; 2 May, SacrosantumConcilium, Sr Dr Judy Coyle; 6June, Lumen Gentium, Rev DrA Egan; 1 August, Ad GentesReminiscingFr Barney paid a visit to StTheresa Zondi where he waspriest-in-charge in 1980.Divinitus, Dr N Hadebe;5 September, PresbyterorrumOrdinis, Rev Fr Thomas Plastow;3 October, ApostolicamActuositatem, by Dr J Urbaniak.Clergy are also encouraged toattend Winter Living Theologyfrom 16-18 July.Tea is included in the fee forthe lectures and attendees maystay for lunch in the cafeteriaafterwards at their own. Parishesshould sponsor their parish priestand offer him a morning out ofhis office to attend these lectureswhich will benefit him in hisministry and also therefore, theparish.St Augustine has generouslyopened their library to clergy.Brian Mhlanga, newly-professed MbongiseniNyathi, Fr Sikhosiphi Mgoza, Provincial,Wilbroad Mulenga, Fr Mark James, Novicemaster,and bottom, Evans Zuludifferent or apart from the essential mission ofChurch. Justice and Peace has been the focus of theDominicans for several decades.Emil Blaser OP, Press OfficerAD newsPublished by the CatholicArchdiocese of Johannesburg,Pvt Bag X10, Doornfontein, 2028. 186Nugget St, Berea. Twelve issues perannum. Circulation 15 700 copies perissue. Distributed to all parishes ofthe Archdiocese of Johannesburg.Editor: Anna CoxCell 083-610-0439Chancery office: 011 402-6400Fax: 011 402-6406Chancery cell: 079 040-0668adnews@icon.co.zaReporter:Judy Stockill 083 267-7070Reporter, West Deanery:Lebo wa Majahe 074 577-5982Letters Editor:Mike Kennedy 082 904-8980Admin Assistant:Thandi Motasi 082 463-9739DEADLINE FOR APRIL ISSUE10 MARCHArchdiocesan News adnews@icon.co.zaMarch 201311

On Saturday 2 February,leaders of Kemolo yaMaria parish, at deanery andArchdiocesan-level gathered atCathedral Place for their annualtraining seminar. Attendancewas a satisfactory 70%.The speaker was CeciliaMolwantwa. ‘I invited her,’said Mary Theresa Leboa,President, ‘because of herskill, experience and integrity.It is sometimes beneficial for agroup to hear someone differentaddressing them on a commontopic like leadership.’From left: GerminaKhokong (CatecheticDepartment),Sr Teresa Marie(SPRED), MariekeVrugtman (Tribunal)Lisa Avery (Receptionist)and Esther-AnneMcEwan (Finance)Chancery Staff DevotionsEvery Tuesday,the Chancery staffgather for prayersin the morning.Tuesday, 5 Februarywas nodifferent. Thetheme was: “Thelight and salt as ameans to healing.”Fr Paul Beukes,the Vicar for Liturgy,blessedthe candles and During an intense prayer session, Gertrudesalt, and every- Izichuku (SPRED), Thandi Motasi (ADNews) andone was given Tony Mokheseng (Justice & Peace)some to take home.Lebo WA MajaheLeadershipfor RenewalLeadership learning.From left: Betty Lesejanetreasurer, Khosi Mthembusecretary, Maria Pinana,consultant andMmamorwesi Makeme,second deputy president,listen attentively during theworkshop on layleadership.First Fridayat theChanceryArchdiocesan staff enjoysthe privilege of Mass in theChancery on firstt Fridays.Fr Patrick Mohohlo Maselwane,Episcopal Vicar for Family Life,and parish priest of St PeterClaver, Pimville celebratedMass on 1 February. The chaliceused in the Chancery is one thatwas given to the late Fr PeterO’Connor Ferrero, a Diocesanpriest, on his ordination.Loyal supporters, Dickson Mofokeng(left) and Thandi Motasion the eve of Bafana’s matchagainst Mali. Dickson is in theAdmin department and Thandiworks in the Tribunal in themornings and for the ADNewsin the afternoons where shetakes care of the administration,in particular the placing ofadvertisements. So the best timeto call the ADNews about adminmatters is after 13:30.Cecilia Molwantwa, formerly of the SACBC and nowa consultant, conducted a workshop on lay leadershipfor some 120 members of Kemolo Ya Maria who holdoffice in the Archdiocese.In the Chancery gardens before the annual general meeting of CSCare, from left:John Goncalves of Our Lady of Sorrows, Nigel, MariekeVrugtman of the Family of God community of St Charles, Victory Parkand Philip Takawira of the Cathedral Charismatic Prayer Group.Joy in the SpiritThe Central ServiceCommittee (CSC), which isthe leadership group for theapproximately 20 Charismaticrenewal groups in theArchdiocese, held its AGM atCathedral Place on Saturday, 2February.The programme precedingthe AGM was an hour of praiseand worship and teaching, aHoly Hour of Adoration beforethe Blessed Sacrament, a lunchshared in fellowship and, aftera further period of prayer, theAGM and election of office bearerstook place.Philip Takawira continues aschairperson. John Goncalvesand Charity Phiri are joint vicechairpersons. The secretary isThabo Msiza and Chris Shaw isthe treasurer.The CSC is affiliated to theNational Services Committee.Regular Charismatic VigilThe Charismatic Prayer Group ofthe Cathedral of Christ the Kingholds a monthly all-night vigilwhich ends with Mass at dawn,05:00 on the last Sunday of eachmonth. The vigil starts at 20:00on Saturday. All are welcome.Treasures from Daysof YoreLea Leemans, (below) of the Archdiocesan Archives, holds inher right hand a ciborium of uncertain origin. It has a beautifulornate base. The other is a chalice in a velvet-lined case withthe matching paten in the space below. The base of the chalice is inscribed“Presented to Rev Fr W G Miller O.M.I. by the Catholicsof Kimberley and Beaconsfieldon the occasion of hisSilver Jubilee” in 1926.Bishop William was thefirst of Archbishop Buti’sancestors in faith, havingbeen appointed Vicar Apostolicof the Transvaal andordained bishop of the titularsee of Eumenia in 1904.He resigned as Bishop in1912 and died in 1927.They are two of a hostof altar vessels, trophies,medals and relics that laylong-forgotten in the safesof the old Chancery andhave now come to light.Cecilia’s presentation morethan met expectations. ‘Weshall invite her again at thebeginning of next year for followup and evaluation,’ she said.The Militia of the Immaculata(MI) is a worldwideevangelisation movementfounded by St Maximilian Kolbein 1917, that encourages a totalconsecration to the BlessedVirgin Mary as a means ofspiritual renewal for individualsand society.Dealers in Rosaries, CrucifixesMedals, Statues, Bibles etcSt Anne Statue and Medal now on special.Shop number 002 Tel 011 338 5077Park Central Shopping Centre Cell 078 919 1515Opposite Chicken LickenCnr Noord & Twist StreetsJohannesburg Reg. No 2003/047906/23NEW STOCK: Assorted types of statues in various sizes available12March 2013adnews@icon.co.zaArchdiocesan News