Parish of Our Lady of Fatima 157 Kenneth Kaunda Rd, Durban North, 4051 Tel: 031 563 5554 Fax: 031 563 4684 E-Mail: admin@fatima.org.za Website: www.fatima.org.za Facebook: www.facebook.com/FatimaParishDurban/

Parish Priest: Fr Justin Stirton

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November 2019 Solemnity of All Saints Year C Missal References Page 962 (old), 1061 (new) Next Sunday’s Scripture Page 906 (old), 995 (new) Next Sunday Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time – Year C

Feasts of the Week Monday St Charles Borromeo Saturday The Dedication of the Basilica of St John Lateran

Entrance Antiphon Let us all rejoice in the Lord, as we celebrate the feast day in honour of All Saints, at whose festival the Angels rejoice and praise the son of God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 24

These are the people who seek your face, O Lord.

The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness, the world, and all who dwell in it. It is he who set it on the seas; on the rivers he made it firm.

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? Who shall stand in his holy place? The clean of hands and pure of heart, whose soul is not set on vain things.

Blessings from the Lord shall he receive, and right reward from the God who saves him. Such are the people who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.

These are the people who seek your face, O Lord.

Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, Alleluia. Come to me, all who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest, says the lord.

Alleluia.

Communion Antiphon Blessed are the clean of heart, or they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

This Week’s Diary Monday Mass 9.00am Pastoral Council Meeting 6.00pm

Symbolon – Adult Faith Formation 7.00pm

Tuesday Fr Justin’s Day of Rest Gospel Sharing 9.30am

Wednesday Mass 7.00am Adoration & Benediction 5.00pm – 6.00pm

Mass 6.00pm

Thursday Men’s Prayer Group 5.00am – 6.00am Mass 6.30am

Dominican Associates Meeting 9.30am

Deanery Clergy Meeting 9.30am

First Communicants’ Confessions 5.00pm

Friday Mass 6.30am

Saturday Mass 8.00am First Communion Practice and Lunch 10.30am – 12.30pm

Confessions (not at 11.00 am) 4.30pm

Sunday Sunday Masses 7.00am, 9.00am & 5.15pm First Communion Mass 11.00am

Life Teen 6.30pm

Please pray for the Sick, especially Parishioners Anthea Jack; Sr Catherina; Joy Lees; Cameron Smith; May Dormehl; Jenny Ducray; Gladys Cole; Caron Martins; Roger & Lynne Brouard; Randy Tryon; Maryse Bowman; Gordon Urquhart; Elsa Pearton; Milly van Gogh; Teresa Latouf; Daphne Rahmer; Maria Dus; Gerrit Snyders; Pierette Lenferna; Gladys Meyer.

Daniel Singery; Sandra Teodosio; Pat Sturgess; Verna Cavanagh; Jabu Ntuli; Mervin Moonsamy; Stella Gomes; Hannah Donaldson; Jean Leclezio; Debbie Macpherson; Amanda Ngongoma; Adrienne Paul; Maria Teodosio; Monique Saint-Georges; Bernie Patterson.

John Haswell; Carol Urquhart; Rosanne Maharajh; Peggy du Plessis; Jenni Johnson; Ron Akal; Margaret Beechey; Eileen Chapson; Jan Huiskamp; Shirley Kuzmanich; Patrick Murgatroyd; Nirasha Kannigadu; Biran Bushnell; Lynne Roberts.

Relatives Tris Tillard’s sister; Jo James’ nephew, granddaughter & son; Louise Kin’s sister; Maryse Bowman’s nieces; Alma Osborn’s grandson; Annette Hoyer’s parents; Hugh Elliott; Heather Rorick; Stuart McGregor; Sharon Ellis’ sister; Marjorie Mawbey’s niece; Maude Quenet; Nancy Chettiar’s sister; John Bremner’s nephew; Maryse Wardell’s mother; James White; Denise Irvine’s daughter; Candice Houseman & Tracy Mendonidis’ mother; Ann Appelgren’s sister; Irene Helsdon’s niece; Anna Kalinowska’s mother; Tottie Bremner’s nephew; Titi Pitso’s brother; Fergus McDonnell; Peter Squires; Michelle Lock’s father.

Lynne Tillard’s brother; Norlie McDonogh’s sister-in-law & brother; Elsa Pearton’s granddaughter & son Michael; Mary Ann Salvage’s 4 brothers; Claire Booth’s brother; Theresa Hoogewerf’s aunts, sister & cousin; Ruth Florence’s mother; May Dormehl’s brother-in-law & daughter; Rita Abraham’s sister; June Tatchell’s mother; Fr Des brother & nephew; Peggy du Plessis’ brother, sister, daughter-in-law & granddaughter; Ben Morasutti’s son Jo; Nomusa Mkhwanazi’s brother; Lisa Grant’s father; Brenda Bennison; Janice Cottingham’s brother.

Jean & Pauline Leclezio’s son & daughter-in-law; Michael Quarsingh’s brother; Duncan Miller’s father; Terry Beechey’s brother; Bronwyn Murgatroyd’s mother & son; Mark McCall’s nephew; Maureen Pistorius; Rory McDonogh’s niece; Eleanor Scott’s husband; Marie Claude Maujean’s grandson Luc; Maureen Hutton’s son & grandson; Jack Garbutt’s son-in-law; Marcia Swanson’s mother; Margaret Beechey’s daughter, Chantel; Jacky & Shireen Singh’s grandson.

HOSPITAL CARE Please advise the parish office if you or a family member will be

admitted to the hospital so that we can provide pastoral care.

The Southern Cross Catholic Newspaper is available in the Baptistry for R12

The Second Collection today is for the Society of Saint Vincent da Paul.

Time & Abilities and Financial Dedication Forms

Thank you to all who have completed their dedication forms, if you are using the

envelope system you can collect your dedication envelopes from the Baptistry. If

you have completed your forms, please put them in the first collection basket

during Mass today or next Sunday, or hand them in at the parish office.

An example of the need for financial contributions: The parish car no longer has

airconditioning because the compressor and condensor have given up. The first

quote is R9 700 including VAT.

Does God exist? What's the purpose of life? Why do we need organised religion? And why is there suffering in the world?

QUESTION EVERYTHING.

Our inclination to question our Catholic faith is not a bad thing - it can be beneficial, as it

leads us to seeking truth. That's why in this 4th term of Life Teen, we're breaking the

mould & simply answering our most commonly asked questions.

Join us on Sunday Evenings from 6:30-8pm!

Tonight’s Night: “QUESTION EVERYTHING” Next Week’s Night: “WHO WANTS TO BE A CATHOLIC”

For any further info, contact Brad Tomlin (072 502 1866) or follow our Facebook/ IG pages.

NOVENA FOR HEALING The Novena for Healing commences next Saturday 9th November and will

conclude with Masses for Healing on Monday 18th November at 9.00 am and

6.00 pm. During the Novena parishioners are encouraged to celebrate the

Sacrament of Reconciliation and to attend Mass as often as possible.

FIRST COMMUNION

First Communion will be next Sunday 10 November at 11.00 am

Parish Kitchen The kitchen is being renovated and extended. It will take about six weeks to complete.

During this period no teas will be served after the Sunday and Monday Masses. We

received a bequest from a parishioner, specifically for capital projects. Anyone who wishes

to contribute to the cost of construction or appliances should contact Fr Justin or make a

deposit into First National Bank, Branch Code: 221426, Account No: 508 445 46512,

Account Name: Our Lady of Fatima Church, Ref: (Your name), Kitchen.

Morning Teas – After 7:00am Mass We need volunteers to join the tea team that serves after the 7.00 am Sunday Mass.

It is a very good way to meet people and to help build our community of faith.

If you are interested in assisting please contact Ana at the Parish Office

on 031 563 5554 or email admin@fatima.org.za

Prayer for All Saints Day

We give you thanks, O God, for all the saints who ever worshiped you

whether in humble shelters or cathedrals,

weathered wooden churches or crumbling cement meeting houses

where your name was lifted and adored.

We give you thanks, O God, for hands lifted in praise:

manicured hands and hands stained with grease or soil,

strong hands and those gnarled with age

holy hands raised in prayer across the land.

We thank you, God, for hardworking saints;

whether hard-hatted or steel-booted,

head ragged or aproned,

blue-collared or three-piece-suited

they left their mark on the earth for you, for us, for our children to come.

Thank you, God,

for the tremendous sacrifices made by those who have gone before us.

Bless the memories of your saints, Lord.

May we learn how to walk wisely

from their examples of faith, dedication, worship, and love.

Nativity Figurines We are appealing for an artist with oil paints to touch

up the figurines which are displayed in the Nativity Scene which will be set up

at the Hyper Market in Advent. The figurines are in the upstairs Parish office. For those that can assist please contact Brian Hoogewerf on 0837800004.

Mass Intentions 3

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Sunday 7.00am Pro Populo 9.00am Deceased Dominican Sisters RIP (Dominican Sisters) and

Deceased Makhanya Family Members RIP (Nomfundo Makhanaya)

5.15pm Nelisa Khanyile (Nomusa Mkhwanazi) Monday 9.00am Philippe Bernon RIP & Allister Ritchie RIP (Lise Bernon) Wednesday 7.00am For the Sick and Housebound of the Parish 6.00pm In Thanksgiving (Brian & Theresa Hoogewerf) and

John Quibell RIP (Rory & Norlie McDonogh) Thursday 6.30am Pious Lists Friday 6.30am Margaret Larkins RIP (Fr Justin Stirton) Saturday 8.00am Holy Souls RIP (Maria Teodosio) Sunday 7.00am Stan Kalinowski; Mr & Mrs Witkowski; Jenny Jacobs; Nicola

Tomlin; Philip Jearey – All RIP (Anna Kalinowska) and Peter Osborn RIP (Brian & Theresa Hoogewerf)

9.00am Pro Populo 5.15pm Angelina Wallas RIP (Wallas Family)

GRIEFSHARE The Griefshare team invite all those who have lost loved ones recently to come and join us

over a three week period, starting on TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER at 7.00 p.m. We will be

focusing on how we cope with special occasions for the first time without our loved ones.

Practical suggestions will be shared, and the experience of others may help you to cope. Looking forward to having you join us.

If you need further information contact Irene on 082 559 6331.

Catholic Women’s League The CWL invites you to Advent Wreath Making Workshops

with refreshments and Mince Pies.

When: Wednesday 27 November at 10h00 (Contact Anna Accolla on 083 443 7186) Wednesday 27 November at 18h45 (Contact Alisande Bradshaw on 083 305 0634)

Where: The upstairs hall at our Parish.

Greenery will be supplied. Oasis rings and candles are available in the Repository.

DHS Old Boys Running Club advises that their annual 10km run/walk will take

place from 6.00 am to 8.00 am next Sunday 10 November. Although the route does not go directly past our parish, there may be small disruptions to traffic. They apologise for any inconvenience.

Parish Pilgrimage to Italy: 17-26 May 2020 Join our pilgrimage to Italy in the footsteps of the Apostles Peter and Paul, St Francis of

Assisi, St Clare, St Benedict, St Padre Pio and other great saints. Renew your faith in Jesus Christ as you visit, celebrate Mass and pray

at places steeped in the faith of centuries of pilgrims. Many photos of the places we will visit can be seen on our Pilgrimage Facebook Page:

facebook.com/groups/685911015223206/ Itineraries and reservation forms are available in the baptistry,

on the table outside the kitchen and on the above Facebook Page. Cost: R32 495 pp sharing based on 2019 exchange rates (subject to fluctuations). Includes return flights from Johannesburg, airport taxes, 7 nights accommodation (dinner,

bed and breakfast), guides, coach, entrance fees, basic insurance.

For further information contact: Fr Justin at 031 563 5554.

Society of St Vincent de Paul - APPEAL FOR FOOD Please bring at least one of the following food items to Mass and place it in the

Food Basket before all Sunday Masses. Cup a Soup packs, 1kg mealie meal, Baked

Beans in tomato sauce (410g), Pilchards in tomato sauce (410g), etc

SSVP Bank Details: Account Name Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Bank First National Bank Account No 62033860786 Branch Durban North Branch Code 220426

SSVP has also gone digital!! – This is the Zapper code for SSVP which allows you to donate either R100 or R150 or R200 or your own amount.

Solemnity of All Saints Year C 3rd November 2019 Bernard Treacy OP

Commentary

First Reading (Rev 7: 2-4, 9-14) At a time when the newly developing Christianity was suffering the horrors of intense persecution, there was a need for reassurance that all was not in vain. Leaders were being singled out for aggressive attention, but ordinary members also were being attacked. This was because of their commitment to the message that there was no source of peace and justice higher than the Word-made-flesh who is also the Lamb to whom belong victory and majesty and power. The assurance people needed is offered to them in the vision recounted here. The victory of Christ over the forces of evil brings joy to ‘a huge number impossible to count’ from all nations, as well as to the faithful members of the tribes of Israel. The message is that trust in the power of Christ will be blessed with the loving touch of the hand of God, a guarantee that the forces of evil, however well organised, cannot prevail.

Second Reading (1 Jn 3: 1-3) Belonging to God can have multiple consequences: it can bring us hope, but it can also provoke a hostile reaction, a refusal to acknowledge the full meaning of being a child of God. At the time this epistle was being written there were many competing world-views which often referred to their devotees as children of the gods or as children of God. Unlike Gnostic understandings of that term, the Christian view is not that only an elite practising a specialist rite can attain this status. Instead, the author insists, as in Prologue to the Gospel of John, that becoming a child of God is a free gift available to everyone who accepts Jesus as the Word of God made flesh. There is nothing esoteric here: being a child of God is a gift that is shared with the one who came ‘that all might be saved’.

Gospel (Mt 5: 1-12) This passage occurs found in the Lectionary more frequently than any other: it is ascribed as a choice for weddings and for funerals, and for the celebrations of many saints. This is probably because it gives such a clear and welcome picture of the ideal follower of Christ. We should not deceive ourselves into thinking that references to the meek or to peace-seeking, or to being gentle or merciful, indicate that the Christian ideal is for a milk-and-water type of life. Nothing could be further from the truth. To pursue the values indicated here, and to do so consistently, requires a high degree of tenacity and persistence and real self-mastery, particularly at a time of persecution. In any environment where contrary values – such as aggression or self-aggrandisement or the unending pursuit of wealth – are praised and gain public approval, living faithfully in conformity with this vision still involves real spiritual strength, indeed of an heroic level.

Scripture Readings For Next Sunday

Revelation 7: 2-4, 9-14 1 John 3: 1-3 Matthew 5: 1-12