Thought for the day
Our expression “to have time for someone” is a heart-warming one, because giving time to someone is a real gift of myself, part of our consciousness of being human. The opposite – lack of time – is expressed in another idiom “Money rich but time poor.” To be poor in time is a great deprivation, even when self-inflicted. It is all a question of perspective, values and choices. We do need to value the fleeting time we have and not live only towards a future, as yet unreal, moment. In the words of St Paul, Look, now is the acceptable time; look, now is the day of salvation! (2Corinthians 6:2)
Prayer
Help me, eternal God, to accept your gift of the present moment. It is the only moment I will ever have, so let me inhabit it richly and fully, and celebrate your gift of life in abundance.
Divine Office
– Week I
THE PAROCHIAL NOTICES
- LAST WEEKEND’S FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Collections R 4 655, 10 Planned Giving R 3 457, 77
Calendars R 100, 00
Thank you most sincerely for your generosity!
- THE SOUTHERN CROSS – The world’s Top 8 Marian shrines; Dealing with the loss of a born or unborn child; Priest: How prayer helped me in terrorists’ captivity; Why Taizé is coming to SA in 2019; Fr Rolheiser: When is our life fulfilled; THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL: A synod on women?
- 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
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
