Move your paws for a cause! Attend a pet blessing in honour of St Francis of Assisi and enjoy a fun 3km walk through Walmer. It’s a fantastic way to help our furry friends in need. Saturday 21 October 2023 St Bernadette’s Catholic Church, Corner of 8th Avenue & Fordyce Road, Walmer. 07:30 – 3km […]
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The Port Elizabeth Oratory of St Bernadette’s Parish invites you to participate in the annual Forty Hours Devotion which takes place at our church in 8th Avenue, Walmer, from Friday 27 October until Sunday 29 October. During this time, the Blessed Sacrament will be continuously and solemnly exposed upon the altar. Scheduled devotions such as the rosary
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The Newman Society evenings are back! Join us as we explore faith and culture through art, music, architecture, literature and places. Having outgrown its original venue in the Oratory, our gatherings will now take place in the parish hall which offers more space for friends and family to attend. The evening’s brief presentation is followed
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The parable we hear today, provokes our sense of justice, or perceived lack thereof, to teach about God’s generous mercy. Let’s have a closer look. The laborers hired at the start of the day represent the Israelites. Their “work” was to persevere, to remain faithful to God, to keep His commandments. That they worked all
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24th Sunday of the Year A 16/17 September 2023 In the Book of Sirach in the first reading, we are reminded that anger and resentment can weigh heavily on our hearts. The words of the Scripture tell us, “Wrath and anger are abominations things, and the sinful man possesses them” (Sirach 27:30). Possess? Other translations
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The Scripture readings for this Sunday converge on the idea or concept of fraternal correction. Fraternal correction is the practice whereby, observing that someone is at fault in some way, we resolve to go to them to draw their attention to what they are doing wrong, and invite them to reform. Fraternal correction is distinct
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On Wednesday 6 September, ten teams gathered in the parish hall for a battle of wits. Well done to all who participated and thank you to our quiz master, David, who kept us on our toes all night!
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Homily: 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A. 2023 “You are Rock”, we heard last week; you are a “stumbling block” we hear this week. To find out what happened, and to make sure we don’t make the same mistake as Peter, we need to revisit what we read in the Scripture last week.
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