28th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: CYCLE C 

28th SUNDAY OF THE YEAR: CYCLE C 

INTRODUCTION

When people give you a lot of help, what do you do? You don’t just say a quick thank you, but instead you visit them and thank them properly, or you send them a little gift. You try and show them as clearly as possible how grateful you are for their help. It is for this reason that we have come together today. We want to thank God and show him how grateful we are for what he has done for us. A good way of showing your gratitude to God is to ask him for forgiveness for all those times when we were ungrateful to him.

GOSPEL – Luke 17 11 – 19

As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going, they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”

CATECHISM CLASSES

Classes will resume on 17 October 2025.

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY NEXT SUNDAY

Sunday 19 October 2025 @ the Spar Car Park. Procession will start from RPP at 8:00am and Mass will at 9:00am

PARISH MISSION THEMES

A Parish mission will take place from 24 October until 2 November 2025.

Themes during the week will be as follows

• Mon The Love of God
• Tue God’s Mercy
• Wed: Healing
• Thu: The Eucharist
• Fri: Marriage and Family Life

The times for morning Masses and Mission Services will be shared closer to the time.

PLEASE PREPARE TO INVITE A LAPSED CATHOLIC OR EVEN A NON-CATHOLIC FRIEND TO ATTEND THE MISSION WITH YOU

01 September to 04 October 2025

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

This week’s collection

The Society of St Peter the Apostle
(funds seminaries & religious communities where the church is growing)

October month of the
HOLY ROSARY

Pray yours today!
Pray especially for our sick and their caregivers.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR OCTOBER

For collaboration between
different religious traditions

Let us pray that believers in different
religious traditions might work together to
defend and promote peace, justice, and human
fraternity.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 19/10 Sun: Mission Sunday Mass @ the Spar Parking lot, the procession @ 8am from RPP & Mass @ 9am.
• 24/10 to 02/11: PARISH MISSION

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, Khohli Kunene, Barbara Amod, Sebenzile Molefe, Margarida De Franca, Joyce Chetty, Netta Liebenberg, Mthokozisi Mthembu, Avenel Aarons, Siva Naidoo, and Francesca Poonsamy.

SPRINGS OF CARMEL BIBLE DIARIES FOR 2026

Now available @ R130 each at the parish office and the repository