Month: December 2025
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Parish News – 20/21 December 2025 – Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A)
Read More: Parish News – 20/21 December 2025 – Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year A)✨ …as ADVENT continues The fourth candle of Advent represents Love — the ultimate love of God in sending His only Son for us. Known as the Angel’s Candle, the fourth Advent candle is lit on the Sunday before Christmas. Its purple colour leads us to eagerly await the coming of the new Kingdom of…
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Parish News – 13/14 December 2025 – Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday – Year A)
Read More: Parish News – 13/14 December 2025 – Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete Sunday – Year A)🌸 …as ADVENT continues (Gaudete Sunday) One of the candles surrounding the Christ Candle in the Advent wreath is rose-coloured for Gaudete Sunday, the beginning of the third week of Advent. The day takes its name from the Latin word Gaudete (“Rejoice”), the first word of the Introit of today’s Mass: “Gaudete in Domino semper:…
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Parish News – 6/7 December 2025 – FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
Read More: Parish News – 6/7 December 2025 – FEAST OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION✨ …as ADVENT continues This week we light Bethlehem’s Candle, the Candle of Faith.Micah foretold that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, so this candle focuses our attention on the journey of Mary and Joseph as they travelled in faith toward the birth of Christ. Many people today live as if “this is all…
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Parish News for 25 / 26 July 2026 – Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
📢 Parish Notices Parow Youth & Young Persons Please diarise our special upcoming Mass on Sunday 26th July at 10am. ALL ARE WECOME The Theme: Opening to the Lord’s love, and giving love in return. World Day of Grandparents and the Elderly Dear brothers and sisters, Through the prophet Isaiah, the Lord promises that he…
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Parish News for 11 / 12 July 2026 – Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
📢 Parish Notices 👥 Parow Youth & Young Persons Please diarise our special Youth & Young Persons Mass: 📅 Sunday, 26 July 2026⏰ 10:00 am All are welcome! 🛡 Creating a Safe Environment for All On 4 July 2026, our parish hosted a Child Safeguarding Workshop for catechists, PPC members, and representatives from neighbouring parishes.…
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Parish News or 4 / 5 July 2026 – Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A)
📢 Parish Notices 🏥 The Catholic Church & Healthcare The Catholic Church is the largest non-governmental healthcare provider in the world, managing more than 5,500 hospitals and countless clinics. It pioneered the concept of charitable public hospitals and continues to provide essential healthcare, particularly in poor and rural communities. Historical Origins and Legacy The systematic,…