24rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

24rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

INTRODUCTION:

Last Sunday, we heard the encouragement of Isaiah to “Be strong and fear not,” relying on God’s faithful presence. We were invited to recognize God by opening our eyes and ears to the crises Earth is suffering. We were encouraged to discern and accept God’s invitation to share in the work of saving Earth and all the communities whose home it is.
Today again we hear the call to listen to God’s Word coming in the Cry of the Earth and the Cry of the Poor. We are urged to put our faith into action and to expect resistance and suffering, our share in the cross of Christ.

GOSPEL: MARK 8: 27 – 35

Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way, he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?” And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” And he charged them to tell no one about him. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not on the side of God, but of men.” And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, “If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospels will save it.

SVDP DINNER & DANCE – HELP US HELP OTHERS

28/09/2024 @ 18:00 @ Limit Hill Community Hall. R150.00 per person. Cooler Box R50. Prizes to be won – lucky Draws. Tickets: Judy 0744498598 or Melissa @ 0766733642

THANK YOU

The Fundraising Committee would like to say thank you very much to everyone who contributed towards making the Women’s Day Breakfast a success. Amount raised R6730.

SEMINARIANS’ FUND

Our next contribution of R2400 to seminarians is due on the 30th of September.

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

SEASON OF CREATION
1 SEPTEMBER – 4 OCTOBER

The 2024 theme was inspired by the text of St. Paul’s letter to the Romans, 8:19-25, which acknowledges that Creation is groaning in pain.
It identifies the pain as pain brought on by human selfishness and unsustainable ways of living on Earth. It calls the whole family of Creation to work together actively in the hope of bringing about the reign of God’s justice for which Creation waits with eager longing (Romans 8:19).
That mission is growing more and more urgent as the human community fails to respond adequately to the accelerating crisis of Creation in these times. What must we do to restore Earth, the “household of God,” to its full purpose as a nurturing and protective home for all its inhabitants, human and other-than-human?

The Birth of the Universe

In the beginning, the Spirit said: “From my fire and its warmth
Let all creation come flaring forth.
Let matter and energy converse.
To weave the tale of the universe,
And through the course of time and space
I’ll cherish all in my embrace.”

NGOME PILGRIMAGE – 30/11/2024

One-day pilgrimage. If you are interested, please put your name on the list, only then can we arrange for transport and calculate the cost per person.

UPCOMING EVENTS

17/09 Bereavement Group after Mass.
22/09 Heritage Celebrations, only one Mass that Sunday at RPP @ 9:00 am. Please bring your cultural food to share.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR SEPTEMBER

For the cry of the Earth

We pray that each one of us will hear and take to heart the cry of the Earth and of victims of natural disasters and climactic change and that all will undertake to personally care for the world in which we live.

UPCOMING EVENTS

22/09 Sun: Heritage Celebrations, Mass at RPP @ 9:00 am. Please bring your cultural food to share.
29/09 Sun: Children’s Mass
05/10 Sat: Men of Parish are inviting teenage boys for a session. It will start at 8:00 am and finish at @13:00pm with lunch.
05/10 Sat: Workshop for all Eucharistic Ministers 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm. All existing Ministers & candidates are requested to attend.

SICK & ELDERLY

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

Nokuthula Kubheka, Penny Powell, Jean Smith, Dolly Bimbrish, Alvin Govender, Mavis Makhubo, Norman Browne, Pier Turconi, Khohli Kunene, Barbara Amod, Jackie Gilmore, Rita Patrucco, Michelle De Simone, Audrey Vries, Sebenzile Molefe, Joyce Chetty & Nettah Liebenberg