25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

INTRODUCTION:

In today’s readings, we are given a sense of the destructive power of passions, divisions, jealousies, greed, and competition, both for people and, in this Season of Creation, for Earth itself and all Earth’s inhabitants. This destructive dynamic contrasts sharply with what the Letter of James calls “the Wisdom from above,” a wisdom that embraces the importance of turning our competitive energies to true service of the least among us and the Creation of which we are a part.

GOSPEL: MARK 9: 30 – 37

They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it; for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise.” But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him. And they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest. And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” And he took a child, and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them, “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

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. Donations in form of cash & groceries are welcome.

CATECHISM CLASSES ARE NOW CLOSED AND WILL REOPEN ON 04 OCTOBER 29/09 Children’s Mass.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

05/10 Sat: 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm Workshop for all existing Ministers and candidates at RPP. All Ministers are requested to attend

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

TEENAGE BOYS (13yrs & older) – BOYS TO MEN

05/10 Sat: 8 am -2 pm. The Men of the Parish will be hosting a Boys to Men Session for teenage boys. Lunch will be provided. Cost R30 per person. Kindly confirm attendance with Fr Marek by 04 October 2024. Hope to see you there!

SEMINARIANS’ FUND

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

SEASON OF CREATION
1 SEPTEMBER – 4 OCTOBER
https://seasonofcreation.org

To Hope and Act with Creation calls for a profound Christian hope rooted firmly in faith in the resurrection of Christ and re-energized action with Creation for the healing of Earth.
For contemplation:

• We are all members of a vast and profoundly interdependent Web of Life, the precious gift of God. Imagine and feel the countless connections….
• There is a great need for A Jubilee Time for Earth a time of rest, restoration, and restitution from the destructive damage from climate change and extensive, unjust ecological degradation. Grieve with the suffering Earth….
• “Listen to the Voice of Creation,” the essential prophetic wisdom all around us, stretching us, urging deeper, more contemplative presence to the sacred revelation present but unheard, ignored throughout our Common Home….
• In the face of all obstacles and discouragement “To Hope and Act with Creation,” draws deeply upon our faith in the Creator’s infinite love and mercy and Christ’s invincible Resurrection.

The Birth of the Galaxies

Then the Spirit said: “Let the fire begin to dance in cooling clouds of elements, where the tug of gravity draws atoms into galaxies and hugs the stars ‘till they ignite to fill the darkness with their light

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
– see alongside for more info

28/09 Sat:
VDP Dinner & Dance 6 pm
05/10 Sat:
Boys to Men for teenage boys 8 am to 2 pm
05/10 Sat:
Eucharistic Ministers’ Workshop 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

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.

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.

BAPTISM OF BABIES

Classes for parents to start soon:
@ RPP contact Brenda 0763796891
@ St Jude contact Bryonni 0828497841