We are celebrating today the 17th Sunday in the ordinary time of year C

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Will you take up the challenge? As Madiba spent most of his "free" time in prison studying to prepare himself for giving US freedom, I challenge you to take 67 hours of your "free" time to study (read a good book, watch culture programmes that you wouldn’t normally watch, study the bible, meditating, following a conference / course on Bible, spirituality, etc). Please keep a record of when you’re doing it and what you’re doing. Deadline for the challenge: 30th November 2010.

n.b.: Father Philippe has taken the challenge and has completed nine hours this week.

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Received this week in my mailbox. An occasion to exercise our priestly vocation.

Mark lost his nine year old son, Will, in a drowning accident. Fortunately, Mark and Will accepted Jesus as their Savior, and Mark has no problems with knowing that Will is in heaven. However, Mark’s wife, (Will’s mother) Freda, is having difficulty understanding Jesus and the concept of eternity. I told Mark I would gladly share this and have the prayer warriors pray for Freda to accept Jesus, and Mark agreed that he wished to have other’s praying with him. Thank you.

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INTER-DIOCESAN CONSULTATION 2010

This weekend, we are distributing the leaflet explaining the background to the previous Pastoral Plan for the South African Catholic Region as well as his implementation, together with a short analysis of the current situation calling for a new Pastoral Plan. Attached to the leaflet, you will find a questionnaire to be filled by every Catholic after having read and pondered on the content of the leaflet. If you are a member of the PPC, or a member of a small regular Prayer Group, please obtain a special questionnaire from Father. We need the questionnaires back next weekend. Please bring it along when you come to mass.

As paper is expensive and a threat for our planet, we urge you to please only take a leaflet if you commit yourself to read it and to answer the survey.

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“Couldn’t you stay awake for one hour? Keep watch and pray , all of you, so that you may not slip into temptation. The spirit indeed is eager but human nature is weak.” (Mark 14:37b-38)

Please do remember the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Friday at 7.30pm, except for the first Friday.

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MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSE

To all whose marriage will be (has been) celebrated between 1st July 2010 and 30th June 2011 : You are invited to register for the marriage course that will run for 6 weeks from Tuesday 6th August. Forms are available from the website or from the office.

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All our teenagers (Catechism - Level D) are currently following a “Life in the Spirit” seminar. Normally organised over 7 weeks, the seminar is run by Glenda and Nick Tenner and their team over a weekend for the youth. Glenda and Nick, who do that as a special ministry, have also organised a LISS for priests last year. The seminar aims at reviving the faith of the participants, especially helping them to open up to the action of the Holy Spirit. Each presentation is followed by a testimony given by a peer. The presentations are on “God’s love”, “Salvation”, “New life”, “Receiving God’s gift”, “Praying for baptism in the Spirit”, “Growth”, “Transformation in Christ”.

Please, let us pray that each one of them be touched by the Holy Spirit. Let us also pray for ourselves, that the same Spirit may challenge us, parents and adults in the faith, to give a sound testimony to our children.

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ST. THOMAS SMS NEWS SERVICE

The last message sent to these numbers returned a “delivery failed”. If your number has not changed and you still want to receive the SMS’s from the parish, please confirm your number with Father.

If your number has changed and you still want to receive the SMS’s from the parish, please pass on your new number to Father.

If you did receive the last SMS “Come and spend a cool hour with your best friend...”, please notify Father that you received it.

Otherwise, your number will be deleted from the list.

27711002653	Tamlyn	Permal
27716052251	Ivan	Murgan
27719796479	Kamalan	Verappan
27720904567	Julian	Jackson
27722506524	Ronnie	Govender
27724409834	Stanley	Poonin
27727030334	Michael	Subjee
27727466069	Virginia	Naidoo
27738665253	Clement	Williams
27761272052	Agnes	Jossie
27762296694	Antoo	Naidoo
27791825786	Cynthia	Thomas
27820480244	Tamzyn	Richards
27823187548	Brandon	Govender
27823661933	Candice	Chetty
27824834977	Monique	Patel
27828662954	Marilyn	Francis
27832632486	Ranen	Pakari
27832911453	Lydia	Pakari
27835230544	Tatum	Francis

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Altar Servers Roster
 Wed 28th : Janine, Bradley, Jacklyn
 Sat 31st : Tiffany, Steven, Sonam, Lincoln, Nicholas, Mitchell
 Sun 1st: Justin, Jacklyn, Bradley, Janine, Bongani, Jason

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Flower List
 Mr. & Mrs P.M. Morgan
 Anthony & Cynthia Moses
 Saroj Moses
 Manuel & Savi Moses

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Mass Intentions
 Sat 24th: Aunty Bay RIP
 Sun 25th: Agnes Pather RIP
 Tue 27th: Vacant
 Wed 28th: Elizabeth Basson RIP