📢 Parish Notices
- Second Collection (This Weekend):
The second collection this weekend is for Planned Giving. - Next Baptisms:
Interviews:
📅 Tuesday, 7 July
⏰ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
📍 Presbytery Please bring a copy of your baby’s Birth Certificate. Instruction Sessions:
📅 Thursdays, 16 & 23 July
⏰ 7:00 pm Baptisms:
📅 Saturday, 25 July
⏰ 2:00 pm
🏥 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, charitable hospital originated in the early centuries of Christianity. Inspired by Christ’s command to care for the sick and welcome the stranger, Christians established institutions where medical care was available to everyone.
- Medieval Foundations: Religious orders, particularly the Benedictines, made care of the sick a central part of their mission.
- Global Spread: Priests and religious sisters established many of the first hospitals throughout North America and Africa.
The Church Today
The Church continues to play a major role in global healthcare.
- Operates an estimated 26% of the world’s healthcare facilities.
- Approximately 65% of Catholic hospitals are located in developing countries.
- In the United States, Catholic hospitals care for one in every six hospitalised patients.
- In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the Church provides up to 70% of healthcare services, often being the only medical provider available.
Requests for Hospital Visits & Anointing
For centuries, Catholic priests have served as hospital chaplains.
Within our Archdiocese, hospitals are entrusted to the parish in whose area they are situated.
Our parish ministers to:
- Panorama Mediclinic
- Karl Bremer Hospital
If you or a family member is admitted to either hospital or requires the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, please contact the parish office as soon as possible.
It is also possible to receive the Sacrament before admission to hospital or prior to an operation.
🙏 Eucharistic Adoration
Please note that the Adoration Chapel will remain closed for the School Winter Break until:
📅 Tuesday, 21 July 2026
❤️ Thank You from the Catholic Women’s League
The Catholic Women’s League (CWL) sincerely thanks everyone for the wonderful donations of:
- Lap Blankets
- Scarves
- Beanies
- Knitted Squares
The love and care evident in your beautiful handiwork was greatly appreciated.
On behalf of the parish, these warm gifts were presented to the residents of:
- Huis Uitsig
- Huis Martina
May God bless you all for your generosity.
🕯 Mass Intentions
Please notify the office before 10:00 am on the Thursday before.
Mass stipends are R50.
