LENT. JUBILEE. REPENTANCE AND BEARING FRUIT
23 March. Lent 3. Repentance and a fig tree. Sunday Lent 3C.”If it bears fruit next year well and good, but if not, you can cut it down.” Fr Oliver reminded the congregation, “We’re nearing the end of summer and autumn and we have seen how parts of Africa have…
LENT. JUBILEE. WORLD WATER DAY AND EARTH HOUR
March 22. World Water Day and Earth hour. The Peterson young people were excited to share about their plans for this day. “Funny that Earth Hour is about saving power by switching lights off for an hour in the evening at 8.30 pm and World Water Day is about saving…
JUBILEE. TRUST IN GOD AND THE GIFTS OF CREATION
February 10. Grandad mused, “There have been different theories about the creation from all different faiths. Some people do literally believe the Biblical account that God created in 7 days while science continues to research into the origin…
JUBILEE 2025. CARE FOR THE ELDERLY A SIGN OF HOPE
January 28. The group of widowed women met once a month to offer one another support and share the experiences of their lives. “Today would have been my 58th wedding anniversary,” Toni shared. “I still miss him after 25 years but I’ve learned to live my own life.”…
JUBILEE 2025. SIN AND REPARATION
18 January. Sinners. Jock said, ”Have you ever wondered why so many “tax collectors and sinners” were so keen to follow Jesus? Was it because of a guilty conscience or because they were treated as outcasts and found him open to accepting them? What is a sin, and who…
JUBILEE OF HOPE. CASTING OUT UNCLEAN SPIRITS
January 14. Unclean spirits. Norma had not chosen to become a sex worker. As a teenager she had been lured into prostitution by the promise of a job as a way out of the poverty of her family. By 18 she had become disgusted by the lifestyle. It was when by chance…
2025 FAMILY YEAR PLANNER
Herewith the MARFAM FAMILY YEAR PLANNER – JUBILEE YEAR 2025 IA3 version for downloading. For A4 downloading and printing make the adjustment when printing. 2025 Calendar A3Download
HOPE AND LOVE IN WORD AND DEED
January 7. Words and deeds. Jasmine Naidoo was getting ready for the new school year. She had been teaching for many years and felt as if she had become a little stale. During the holidays she had made a retreat and done much spiritual reading. Although she lived…
An UBUNTU FOR TRUTH PLEDGE for 2025
January 6. A JUBILEE PRAYER. Father in heaven, may the faith you have given us in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother, and the flame of love enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom. May your grace…
FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY. SUNDAY
January 5. Sunday C. Epiphany. Fr Michael, as a Missionary of Africa had worked in many places and had got to know leaders as well as the poor and needy. On the feast of the Epiphany he shared with the congregation, “I have often…
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