FAMILY ON MISSION AT HOME AND BEYOND.
October 11. After a mini-mission some of the parishioners shared amongst themselves. “I have been fascinated how in African families goods and money are shared more readily than in white families. I don’t know if my brother would pay my children’s school fees.” “But…
FAMILIES ON MISSION. DEMONS
October 10. Casting out demons. Their RCIA catechist told the group, “There has been a lot of talk about false prophets, healing and casting out demons recently. How can we really know which “prophet” is genuinely on God’s side or just out for…
FAMILY ON MISSION. Conservation Conversation – the way forward.
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 8 OCTOBER 2025 The 2025 SEASON OF CREATION with its theme PEACE WITH CREATION has been a busy and challenging time for those of us involved with Laudato Si in particular. For me, personally, a highlight was musical, being part of the…
SUNDAY 27 C. OUR FAITH AND DAY FOR MIGRANTS AND REFUGEES.
October 5. 27th Sunday of Year C. Our Faith. Fr Peter held up the biggest sunflower he had been able to find. Pulling off the petals one by one he said, “instead of ‘she loves me, she loves me not,’ I’m saying ‘good news, bad news, good news, bad news.’ If I was…
END OF SEASON OF CREATION. ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI
October 4. St Francis. End of Season of Creation. Michael shared with his fellow confirmation candidates. “Just like there are many Theresa’s there are also many Francises in parishes and families. Quite often children choose these as…
SEASON OF CREATION. FAMILIES WALK THE TALK
Plus PRAYER AND BLESSING FOR PETS AND OTHER CREATURES to prepare for feast of St Francis. October 3. FAMILIES WALK THE TALK. (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) To “walk the talk” means to actively live out what we believe, to “put your money where your mouth…
SEASON OF CREATION. GUARDIAN ANGELS.
Full MARFAM updates for OCTOBER to follow. October 2. Guardian angels. There is a very long tradition in the church of devotion to our guardian angels. In recent years this seems to have faded with a greater interest in angels in general. We often see pictures of…
SEASON OF CREATION. ST FRANCIS AND FRIENDS
MARFAM WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER 1 OCTOBER 2025. NEWSLETTER. Who are the friends of St Francis? An interesting question for someone who lived 800 years ago and left one of the most significant legacies in the Catholic Church and well beyond. However is was…
SEASON OF CREATION. CLEAN-UP TIME
September 30. CLEANUP-TIME 2025. . (From BECOMING ECO-FRIENDLY FAMILIES) The website https://www.worldcleanupday.org reports that on September 20, 2024, World Cleanup Day, people in 211 countries, 10 000s of volunteers, stood…
SEASON OF CREATION. FEAST OF ARCHANGELS MICHAEL, GABRIEL, RAPHAEL
September 29. Feast of the Archangels, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael. There is a lot of interest in angels in popular culture nowadays. Fr James explained. “Angels and spirits are mentioned in various places in the Bible. Angels are creatures of…
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