Thought for the day
Money can easily distort our attitudes and values. It is tempting to react more warmly to those who give more generously – we all do it. It is easy to overlook the motive behind giving and focus, not on the giver, but on the gift. We do have the expression that it’s the thought that counts. Usually, though, such proverbial wisdom is employed to help me/us be consoled when some expectation was not realised. Thus, this apparently consolatory thought acknowledges the tendency to the opposite, the attraction to the gift as such! The Lord, however, reads our hearts.
Prayer
Lift us up, O Lord, that we may always value what really matters, the heart and not the appearances, the giver and not the gift. When we give, help us remember that you love the cheerful giver, giving from the heart.
Divine Office
– Week IV
THE PAROCHIAL NOTICES
- LAST WEEKEND’S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Collections R 11 322, 70 Planned Giving R 5 537, 77
Southern Cross R 270, 00 Prison Ministry R 3 702, 20
Thank you most sincerely for your generosity!
- THE SOUTHERN CROSS – ‘Next let’s have a Synod on Women in the Church; Famous Diva backs SA Priest’s Book; Eight more of the Top 40 Marian Shrines; How Martyrs beat Nazis; Why we must not fear death. EDITORIAL – The Profit of War.
- PLEASE NOTE THAT LITURGICAL CALENDARS FOR 2019 are on sale at R20 each.
The Banns of Upcoming Marriages
24 November @ 11h00 Miles Arendse & Candice Cornelissen
24 November @ 12h00 Brendan Shunmugan & Lauren Page
01 December @ 14h00 Matthew Guerreiro & Lara-Ann Ramos
15 December @ 14h00 Terence Atkins & Valnay Jones
22 December @ 11h00 Adrian de Beer & Andreina Salazar Convalidation
Please note that if it is your intention to get married in the Catholic Church, you need to give the Church at least six months notice of your intent to get married. Please contact the Cathedral office to set up an appointment with one of the Cathedral clergy to complete the Pre-Nuptial Enquiry.
PLEASE NOTE THE FORTHCOMING EVENTS
18th November HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS CAMPAIGN will be presented to all the Catechism Children in the Leslie Johnson Memorial Centre from 08h30 until 09h30. All Interested parties are hereby invited to attend.
24th November ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC will be having a workshop in the Cathedral from 14h00 until 17h00. Thereafter, the participants will be responsible for the music ministry at the 18h00 Holy Mass.
24th – 25th November MORTUARY LIST SECOND COLLECTION. Please note that during the month of November you will be afforded the opportunity to submit names of your deceased relatives and friends to be added to the Parish’s Mortuary List. Weekly masses are celebrated in the parish for their repose.
27th Nov. at 18h00 BOOK LAUNCH – A LIFE IN LETTERS Selected Correspondence of Denis Hurley at Springfield Convent High School in the Music Annex (below St Dominic’s Church), 3 Convent Road, Wynberg. Special launch price is R200
01st Dec. at 10h30 WORLD AIDS DAY – The Archdiocesan Healthcare Association invites everyone to join them for the Celebration of Holy Mass at the Cathedral to pray for all those who are either affected or infected by HIV/AIDS
02nd Dec. at 10h00 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM. Parents and Guardians please register for Baptism through any of the Clergy. Baptism Instruction Class on Thursday 29th November at 19h00
08th Dec. at 09h00 NAZARETH HOUSE GARDEN MARKET. All proceeds will go towards purchasing nappies for 40 children with severe disabilities that are dependent on them. Thank you for your support in this regard.
08th Dec. at 19h30 CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT THE CATHEDRAL. Entrance Fee/Tickets is R50 per person
09th Dec. at 19h00 ADVENT CAROLS AND LESSONS at the Cathedral, led by the Choir of St Michael’s and All Angels Anglican Church, Observatory.
13th Dec. at 18h00 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CONCERT HOSTED BY THE ITALIAN CONSULATE followed by a short reception in the Leslie Johnson Memorial Centre.
20th Dec. at 19h00 PARISH PENITENTIAL SERVICE at Nazareth House Main Chapel
24th Dec. at 00h00 CHRISTMAS MIDNIGHT MASS at the Cathedral and Nazareth House respectively. Please note that for our Christmas Midnight Mass this year at The Metropolitan Cathedral, the Mass setting is Messe Solenelle, Opus 16 by Louis Vierne.
25th Dec. at 07h30 Christmas Day Mass – Villa Maria
at 08h45 Christmas Day Mass – Nazareth House
at 10h00 Christmas Day Mass – The Cathedral