33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

INTRODUCTION:

If you have a really good friend you will be anxious to ensure that your friendship lasts forever. If you truly love your wife or husband, you would want your bond of love to last forever. Some of these thoughts come into our minds in these last few Sundays of the church year. When we look to the future we think about the end of the world and we read about frightening events. This is the time to which we, as Christians, look forward with anxiety, saying: if only our friendship with Christ will last… never mind what else happens. If only our union with Christ lasts forever.

GOSPEL: MARK 13: 24 – 32

Jesus said to his disciples: “In those days after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. “And then they will see ‘the Son of Man coming in the clouds’ with great power and glory, and then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the end of the earth to the end of the sky. “Learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branch becomes tender and sprouts leave, you know that summer is near. In the same way, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, at the gates. Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. “But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”

VOCATIONS WORKSHOP
FOR BOYS GRADE 10 AND UPWARDS

A SACRED MINISTRY

TO GOD’S PEOPLE

Do you love Christ and His Church? Is the Lord calling you to minister to His people?
Every Unmarried Catholic young man should prayerfully consider the priesthood.

Could God be calling you

TO BE A PRIEST?

Discernment is a process of drawing closer to Jesus, learning about the priesthood, and praying intensely about the Lord’s will for your life.

Date: 6th-8th December 2024
Venue: Roland Park Newcastle KZN
Time: 15:00

For More Information
Contact:
REV. FR. MAREK MLYNARCZYK:
0721586048
marsmarek3@gmail.com
REV. FR. NKOSINATHI MABASO
snkosinathi@rocketmail.com
REV. FR. ARINZE IBEH:
0745605314
nze1200@gmail.com

November: All Souls’ Month

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION (1st HC)

22/11 Confession @ RPP during Catechism
23/11 Confession @ RPP @ 4:30pm.
23/11 Confession @ St Jude @ 2pm.
24/11 First Holy Communion at RPP @ 8:00am & at St Jude @10:30am.

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

ELECTIONS FOR PPC & PPC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

On 30 November & 1 December 2024.

Information on the election process is available on the church porch.
Nomination forms are available on the church porch. Please nominate someone you think will serve your parish. NB: The nominee will also have to sign the consent form

2025 BIBLE DIARIES & LITURGICAL CALENDARS

Bible Diaries – to order please put your name on the list provided in the porch.  You need to make a payment beforehand to secure a copy @ R130.

Liturgical Calendars – are be available at the Repository @ R25 each.

NGOME PILGRIMAGE COST

30 November. The cost of is R400. Those who are going on the pilgrimage, please start making payments. RPP can pay at the parish office & St Jude can pay Marjorie.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR NOVEMBER

For Anyone Who Has Lost A Child

We pray that all parents who mourn the loss of a son or daughter find support in their community and receive peace and consolation from the Holy Spirit.

UPCOMING EVENTS

30/11: Ngome Pilgrimage
30/11 & 01/12: Elections of PPC Exec Committee
03/12: New PPC Executive meeting

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, Audrey Vries, Sebenzile Molefe, Margarida De Franca, Joyce Chetty, Nettah Liebenberg & Mthokozisi Mthembu.

THE 2025 YEAR PLANS

All groups & sodalities, please start preparing your year plans for submission to the PPC ASAP. Your plans are to be incorporated into the PPC plans. We understand that some may need to refer to the plans of the higher echelons & may be delayed but do what you can in the meantime, there are certain events which are constant year to year.

LAST CALL!
BAPTISM OF BABIES

Classes for parents have started:
@ RPP contact Brenda 0763796891
@ St Jude contact Bryonni 0828497841