🗳️ PPC Elections – Voting
Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) Elections 2025 (Aug–Oct)
This weekend we vote for our new PPC.
Please take a ballot paper and exercise your vote.
Who may vote: If you are a member of the parish and confirmed, you may cast one vote on the election ballot.
Thank you for participating in this important process for our parish.
📢 Parish Notices
- Second Collection: Next weekend is for the Priests Provident Fund.
- Portuguese Festival: Takes place on 4th & 5th October.
- Blessing of the Fishing Fleet: Sunday, 5 October
- Mass at 10:30 am | Jetty 2 – V&A Waterfront
- Next Baptisms: Saturday, 25 October
- Interviews: Tuesday, 7 October (Presbytery, 5–7 pm)
- Instruction Sessions: Thursdays, 16 & 23 October
(Both parents and godparents must attend both sessions.)
- Confirmandi: Please keep our confirmation candidates in your prayers as they are away in Stellenbosch this weekend on their spiritual retreat. This is part of their final steps towards receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation on 15 November 2025.
🌍 Season of Creation
Each year the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home – Creation.
It is a special season where we celebrate God as Creator and acknowledge Creation as the divine continuing act that summons us as collaborators to love and care for all that is created.
As followers of Christ from around the globe, we share a common call to care for Creation. We are co-creators and part of all that God has made. Our well-being is interwoven with the well-being of the Earth.
This year, the theme is “Peace with Creation” with the symbol “Garden of Peace”, inspired by Isaiah 32:14–18.
“If we really wish to prepare a path to peace in our world, let us commit ourselves to remedying the remote causes of injustice, settling unjust and unpayable debts, and feeding the hungry.” – Pope Francis
Let us be mindful of how we use water, food, electricity, and nature, and strive to reduce plastics and other harmful throwaway materials.
🌹 Rosary Week
Venue: Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Matroosfontein
Dates: Monday 6 – Friday 10 October
- Each evening: Rosary at 6:30 pm, followed by Mass at 7 pm
- Procession: Sunday, 12 October at 2:30 pm
Please see the posters on the notice boards for details.
👉 For the Sunday Procession, a list is available at the church entrance for those interested in bus transport. (This is only to gauge interest, not a booking list.)
🌍 Festival of Nations
“Migrants, Pilgrims of Hope”
Date: Sunday, 28 September 2025
Venue: Athlone Civic Centre Hall
- 11:30 am – Welcome and greetings
- 12:00 pm – Holy Mass presided by Fr Robert Bissell
(The Mass will be animated by the diverse Multicultural Chaplaincies.)
After Mass: Bring and Share of traditional food
👉 Please wear your traditional attire.
Everyone is welcome!
🍽️ International Food Fair Donation Drive
This week’s request: Non-perishable groceries – especially Mayonnaise, Chutney & Tomato Sauce.
Help still needed:
- Volunteers to fry Fish
- Fashion Designers and coordinators/helpers for the fashion show
Please support the weekly IFF Donation Drive.
🕯️ Mass Intentions
Please notify the office before 10am on the Thursday before.
Mass stipends are R50.
