Attached please see a response by the SACBC Parliamentary Liaison Office regarding South Africa’s current political condition.
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Author Archive: Archdiocese of Cape Town
SACC Statement on the death of Mr Ahmed Kathrada
Attached is a statement from the South African Council of Churches (SACC) on the death of Mr Ahmed Kathrada.
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Bishops’ Statement on President Zuma and the Present National Crisis
Please see attached statement on President Zuma, from the president of the Southern African Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stephen Brislin.
Also attached is the statement from the SACBC Justice and Peace Department, quoted in the bishops’ statement.
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New Confirmation Programme Roll-out
The New Confirmation Programme Roll-out (the first of six) was presented by the Archdiocesan Catechetics Team at St Lawrence Church, Delft on Saturday 1 April 2017. For further information about future roll-outs please call Mark Renaud on 021 462 2417 or mark.renaud@pastoraldevelopment.co.za. Below are some pictures of the programme.
SACBC Statement on Gordhan & Jonas Call Back
Attached please see the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference Statement on the Gordhan and Jonas Call Back.
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Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment
Attached is the Preparatory Document from the Vatican on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment for the Synod of Bishops’ XV Ordinary General Assembly
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March against Human Trafficking
A march protesting Human Trafficking took place yesterday 21 March (Human Rights Day) from Keizersgracht Road to the gates of Parliament in Cape Town, where a memorandum was handed over to a representative of Parliament by Mrs Bernadette Kibe, Secretary of the St Anne’s Sodality. Archbishop Stephen Brislin (as well as several priests) also participated in the march and the Archbishop offered a prayer for the police. The march was organised by the St Anne’s Sodality of the Archdiocese of Cape Town and Justice & Peace were also represented. Below are a selection of pics of the event.
A Lenten Talk by Archbishop Stephen Brislin
Witnessing to Christ in South Africa Today – a Lenten talk given by Archbishop Stephen Brislin at St Michael’s, Rondebosch
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Pastoral Letter on the Use of Water
Attached please see Archbishop Brislin’s Pastoral Letter on the Use of Water. Available in English, Xhosa and Afrikaans.
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Archdiocesan Directory 2017
The 2017 Archdiocesan Directory is now available from Cape Town’s Catholic Bookshop, selling at a price of R110.
148 A5 pages, fully indexed, brimming with up to date contact details of everything Catholic in the Archdiocese of Cape Town: Chancery Administration, Chaplaincies, all Catholic Organisations & Programmes, Priests’ & Deacons’ Contact Details, Religious Orders, a quick guide to Sunday Mass times, a detailed Parish section, Catechetics Co-ordinators, Catholic Schools, a 2017 Liturgical Calendar, Anniversaries of Deceased Clergy, History, A Quick Guide to the Archdiocese, and much, much more…
Get your copy from the Catholic Bookshop (The Grimley building, 14 Tuin Plein, Cape Town) or place an order to have one posted to you, at 021 465 5904.
