Parish Events

LENTEN ORATORY Tuesdays of Lent, 17:30 – 18:10, from 28 February Each weekly talk will focus on the theme of ‘Prayer’.  The talk is followed by prayers.  Confession is available from 17:00  Please note: All are invited to a bring and share reception in the hall afterwards.  ____________________ STATIONS OF THE CROSS   Fridays of […]

Bring your family and friends and join us on Tuesday 21 February for our pancake dinner. 6pm in St Bernadette’s Parish Hall. Tickets cost R80 for adults and R40 for children u/12. The dinner includes savoury & sweet pancakes, dinner rolls & assorted salads. NB: Please bring your own drinks & glasses. We look forward to

Despite the threat of inclement weather and a last-minute change of date, Carols by Candlelight took place the week before Christmas and was a delightful family evening enjoyed by young and old.

On 4 December our parish hosted the end of year braai, a popular social event which was sorely missed during the pandemic. Inclement weather threatened to ruin the day and it was decided to move the event into the church hall. Well done to our social team for pulling it all together at the last-minute –

Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit photos and share their memories of St Bernadette’s parish, some of which date back nearly all the way to the beginning, 75 years ago.  Gallery 1   Gallery 2   Gallery 3 Moira Boshoff shared the following: “I have so many wonderful memories but one which

Our annual parish braai is back! Join us on Sunday 4 December in the Oratory Garden, as we kick back and enjoy a day of family fun and fellowship. We supply the tent, tables, wood, braai stands and a jumping castle + potato bake, coleslaw and pasta salad. You bring your meat and drinks and whatever side

From Friday 28 October until Sunday 30 October, our parish observed a Forty Hours Devotion, a beautiful and solemn time of prayer in which the Blessed Sacrament is continuously exposed on the alter. From the opening Mass on Friday evening, until the close at 17:30 on Sunday, parishioners were invited to attend either the scheduled

Every year, you have generously helped us give toys and gifts to the needy. This year however, we feel compelled to prioritise the crippling food poverty of our Walmer Outreach families. Please help us to give them a little joy at Christmas by adding extra groceries and treats to the 100 food parcels we distribute in December. 

SATURDAY 24 DECEMBER 18:00   Vigil 22:30   Carols 23:00   Midnight Mass Confessions 17:00 – 18:00, 22:00 – 22:50 SUNDAY 25 DECEMBER 07:00   Dawn Mass 08:30   Mass of the Day 10:00 Mass of the Day (EF) No evening Mass Confessions 06:40, 08:10 and 09:40

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 28 October until Sunday 30 October. During this time, the Blessed Sacrament will be continuously and solemnly exposed upon the altar. Scheduled devotions such as the rosary