THE KINGDOM COMES
16 November. The Kingdom. From Jesus’ own time until now people keep asking about the coming of the Kingdom. “Where is it, what does it look like?” they asked him. Different churches and theologians using the Bible and external signs, described in the Book of…
FEEL THE PAIN
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 15 NOVEMBER 2023 The MARFAM theme for the month of November is LOSS AND ENDINGS. Little could I imagine what the reality facing our world in the last years would involve. So often we deal with death in our immediate circle, of family and…
THE GRIEF OF LOSS
12 November. Sunday 32A. Father Daniel with the Parish Family Team had started a group of bereaved parents. “This is for your support of one another, “he said. “The group will meet once a month but you are free to meet informally with one another at any time. …
CHOOSING GOD OR MAMMOM
11th November. There is a back-to-front saying these days: “less is more.” What could that possibly mean? Charles sat down with the children when they were quite young. “You know that my father lost everything he owned when his land was taken away…
THE USE AND MISUSE OF POWER
10 November. Too many people nowadays lose their jobs, some even more than once, and seldom through any fault of their own. Not all of them have made provision for this and many do feel too old to dig and too ashamed to beg. Debt counsellors and financial…
LOSS
9 November. Loss. “Have you seen those adverts on street poles or been given leaflets at traffic lights about some forms of healing ministry promoted in our country these days. Is it really possible to “Bring back lost lover” with muti or other practices…
IN THE NAME OF………….
MARFAM FAMILY WEEKLY ENEWSLETTER 8 NOVEMBER 2023 The Trinity and creation “In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.” This very short but powerful prayer is so often glossed over, and we may even say it without thinking, taking it as an…
ADRESSING THE FEAR OF LOSS HELPS
7 November. “Mrs Page, the parish’s volunteer psychologist shared with Fr Michael, “Isn’t it strange how often people avoid what needs to be addressed, whether it is a terminal illness and approaching death, a marriage running into difficulties and fears about divorce…
BEFRIEND THE POOR
6 November. Joyce and Pat had both grown up in poor families struggling for survival. Education was a great value, but the education in positive values taught at home was equally important. “Even though we are not poor now, so much of what we were…
SUNDAY, ALL SAINTS
5th November. Sunday All Saints. Fr Teddy asked the congregation, “Why do you suppose the gospel for this feast is the Beatitudes? I have been wondering about that myself until I realised that the qualities of those mentioned there in the way they live are…
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