15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

INTRODUCTION:

If the congregation of our church held a meeting today and decided to ask one or two of us to go to ta neighbouring town or village to preach, he gospel, would you be prepared to go? Most of us would say, I am an ordinary worker, an ordinary farmer, an ordinary housewife. I can’t do this. How would I preach? I come to church to listen to God’s word but I cannot go to other people and preach to them. But we have been sent. God is with us. We do not need to be afraid.

GOSPEL: MARK 6: 7-13

Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over unclean spirits. He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick — no food, no sack, no money in their belts. They were, however, to wear sandals but not a second tunic. He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house, stay there until you leave. Whatever place does not welcome you or listen to you, leave there and shake the dust off your feet in testimony against them.” So they went off and preached repentance. The Twelve drove out many demons, and they anointed with oil many who were sick and cured them.

CONDOLENCES

To Bernadette and the Govender family on the loss of their mother Marjorie Govender MHSRIP. Funeral will be on Saturday, 20 July @ RPP.

15-19 JULY 2024: RETREAT FOR PRIESTS

From the 15th to the 19th of July Diocesan Priests will be on retreat. Please pray for our priest. We will have Eucharist Services for the week.

Disability Parking

Please be mindful of the designated parking for persons with disabilities. Even if you are late for Mass, please leave the spaces FREE for persons with genuine disabilities

WELCOME FR MUSA MNCWANGO

We welcome to our community Fr Musa Mncwango who will be a resident priest in our parish and will be helping Fr Marek with pastoral work and he will be doing some work for the diocese. The diocese will help finance Fr Musa’s stay.

Fr Musa is from Madadeni and has been a priest for close to 19 years. He studied Moral Theology in Rome so will be helpful in many ways in our parishioners’ lives.

We wish Fr Musa a pleasant stay in Ladysmith.
Please make him feel welcome.

YOUNG ADULTS GROUP

Growing in Faith Sessions

All young adults are invited to join them on Saturday 20/07/2024 at 7 pm for 1 hour.

Topic: Growing In Faith as A Young Catholic Adult.

Everyone is welcome to join us for some cake and tea thereafter.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY

For the pastoral care of the sick:

We pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick confer to those who receive it & their loved ones the power of the Lord & become ever more a visible sign of compassion & hope for all.

SICK & ELDERLY

Please pray for the sick & elderly of the parish, family & friends especially:

Nokuthula Kubheka, Penny Powell, Jean Smith, Dolly Bimbrish, Alvin Govender, Siva Naidoo, Mavis Makhubo, Norman Browne, Anabela De Pontes, Benvinda Da Costa, Pier Turconi, Khohli Kunene and Barbara Amod.