CHRISTIAN UNITY WEEK OF PRAYER. DAY 2. MAY 13
Help me Lord to love you, my neighbour and myself with all that I am. Scripture: The lawyer answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbour as yourself” (Lk…
MARRIED COUPLES VERSUS MARRIED SINGLES
For weeks 12 – 26 May check out https://marfam.org.za/2024/05/10/commemorations-of-christian-unity-family-and-climate-and-laudato-si-week/ May 11. Anthony stated quite forcibly, “I think that couples should have a greater role to play in church as couples. Almost…
COMMEMORATIONS OF CHRISTIAN UNITY, FAMILY AND CLIMATE AND LAUDATO SI WEEK
A combined commemoration of Christian Unity Week of Prayer, 30th Anniversary of the UN International Year of the Family and Laudato si’ Week. LAUDATO-SI-AND-CHRISTIAN-UNITY-WEEK-2024Download Pentecost-Interdenominational-Prayer-ServiceDownload
INTERDENOMINATIONAL MATTERS
The Week or Prayer for Christian Unity, 12-19th, International Year of Family, Pentecost and Laudato Si week are coming. Watch this space to download resources. May 10 “It seems that religious disputes like those happening today are nothing new. At times there are…
THE FAMILY IN THE EARLY CHURCH
May 9. (Ascension Thursday is moved to Sunday in South Africa.) A general discussion was held. “Why do we hear mostly about men in the stories of the early Church? How did it really work, what about their families and wives?” “We are used to worshipping in the…
ECO-FRIENDLY PARENTING IN THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE FAMILY +30.
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 8 MAY 2024 As the theme for the IYF+30 is “Families and Climate Change” I believe the heading and title of a current MARFAM document is very appropriate. BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES has been a focus from the time when I became more…
MISSIONARY PREACHING TO HOUSEHOLD
May 7. Household Conversion. “How powerful was the preacher’s and his preaching to make people believe, or was it because of miracles and signs?” They commented in the family as they returned from the parish mission where the preaching had been on the reading of the…
LISTENING AND SHARING BUILDS FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
May 6. Pauline commented “You know, I never realised it but Paul had a pretty bad time on those missionary journeys of his. Sometimes they loved him and wanted to make him king. Next thing they hate him and want to stone him or beat him and put him in jail. I…
SUNDAY 6B. THE JOY OF LOVE
May 5. 6th Sunday of Easter B. Fr George started by saying, “I almost don’t need to preach a sermon, just using the words of Jesus today is an examination of conscience and a test to see how deep our faith is and how often it does lead us to…
INTERRELIGIOUS FAMILIES
May 4. George and Fatima could share well with others on another sensitive subject. “In our parish we have some converts from Hindu and Muslim backgrounds, but unfortunately for us as parents some of our girls having married into Muslim families have become…
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