News & Events
Communique from our Bishops – from the January 2023 Plenary Session
Our Bishops met in Pretoria from 17-24 January to discuss various issues of concern. This Communique reflects a summary of their discussions.
Life Teen and Edge
What is Life Teen and Edge? What Catechetical Resources does Life Teen and Edge offer? What are the costs involved? Read the poster below to find out. Published in AD News 4 of 2022.
Ministry for Mission
Attached is Archbishop Stephen Brislin’s address at the Ministry for Mission morning on Saturday 28 January.
Empower Conference
The Youth Chaplaincy Team of the Archdiocese of Cape Town calls all leaders involved in Youth ministry to attend an Empower Conference on 17-19 March 2023. This event is aimed at all Youth Leaders, Youth PPC representatives, religious, priests and leaders involved in any youth ministry. It promises to be a fun-filled weekend including spiritual […]
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion Training
Dear Parishes The Centre for Pastoral Development will present Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion training on 11 February 2023 at Resurrection Parish, Table View. Please share the information with your parishioners via your newsletters and distribution lists ensuring that it reaches the relevant people/ co-ordinators. We truly appreciate your support. Registration is via the following […]
Life Teen and Edge Training
Dear Parishes The Centre for Pastoral Development’s Youth Chaplaincy will present Life Teen and Edge training on Saturday 4 February 2023 at Corpus Christi, Wynberg. All new youth leaders and co-ordinators are encouraged to join. We truly appreciate your support. Registration is via the following link: https://forms.gle/cbjKNrAAChTamVCDA
Proclaimer of the Word Training
Dear Parishes The Centre for Pastoral Development will present Proclaimer of the Word training on 4 February 2023. Please share the information with your parishioners via your newsletters and distribution lists ensuring that it reaches the relevant people/ co-ordinators. We truly appreciate your support. Registration is via the following link: https://forms.gle/RiuXEqcvjnjfBYkY6
Vocations Discernment Classes
FROM AD NEWS 4 OF 2022: Monthly discernment classes will take place at the Chancery. Our first discernment session will be on Saturday 28 January 2023 and thereafter every last Saturday of the Month. Time: 09.45 till about 12.00. We are aware of the fact that some young adults work on Saturdays and find it […]
Theology Today
Fr Zane Godwin, Vicar for Pastoral Development in the Archdiocese of Cape Town and regular columnist in the Archdiocesan News, writes for us in our current edition, on being a Missionary Parish. Being a Missionary Parish – Inspiration from Hackney In October I had the privilege of attending an Alpha Collective conference in London together […]
SACBC President’s Address
The Bishops of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference are currently gathered for their Plenary Session in Pretoria. The SACBC President, Bishop Sithembele Sipuka of uMthatha Diocese, delivered the opening address yesterday, 18 January 2023. Here is the address below. Dear brothers and Sisters in Christ I welcome you all to this first plenary of […]
Our Faith is our Strength: A Tribute to the Catholic Community of Tristan da Cunha
How a Catholic community steadily grew, for most of its existence, without the presence of a priest – from AD NEWS 4 OF 2022 In the midst of the hustle and bustle of city life, to be able to escape to the world’s most remotely inhabited place has been a dream of mine for the […]
Parish Culture Survey
AD NEWS 4 OF 2023: On 5 November 2022 the newly elected PPC Chairs of our Archdiocese gathered at St Anthony’s Parish in Langa. The meeting started with a beautiful reflection on servant leadership and our mission as leaders in the church. Archbishop Stephen Brislin gave an address on the responses from the first phase […]