Don’t need it? Donate it!
Nazareth House Durban urges those cleaning house to think of them, and donate your clutter.
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Church lay ministry
Knights Brotherhood Helps Those in Need
The Knights of da Gama Order is a South African brotherhood of Catholic men who are proactively engaged in spiritual, social and charitable works. There are about 1500 knights across the country.
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Church Religious Life
75th Jubilee for Sister of the Precious Blood
Sr Francis Götte, 94, (far left) a Missionary Sister of the Precious Blood, celebrated the 75th jubilee of her religious profession
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Church lay ministry
Oudtshoorn Layman Receives Papal Medal
Willie Lamont, vice-chancellor of the Oudtshoorn diocese, is presented with the papal Bene Merenti medal by Fr Wim Sabo in St Nicholas church. Mr Lamont, who has worked in the chancery since 1977, was only the fourth-ever recipient of the papal medal in Oudtshoorn diocese
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Church
The Church in 2018
The Catholic Church has developed a stronger voice on political and social issues, especially through the statements by the bishops’ Justice & Peace Commission and its chair, Bishop Abel Gabuza, and in 2018 that pressure needs to be maintained, according to a Catholic political analyst.
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Education
Tell the Story of Your School
The Catholic Schools Office (CSO) in Cape Town archdiocese has extended the deadline for its Bicentennial Heritage Project to January 28.
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Education
Salesians Give Training and Hope to Jobless Youth
With an unemployment rate of over 50%, and 40% of adults in South Africa having no schooling or only primary schooling, the Salesian Institute Youth Projects (SIYP) work to create opportunities for youth at risk in Cape Toen
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Church Women and the Church
HeForShe – Our Church Stands With Women
The Justice and Peace Commission (J&P) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference has partnered with UN Women through its HeForShe campaign and is working with J&P activists from various dioceses to take a stand against women abuse.
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Charity lay ministry
Pitch in for the Homeless
Volunteers donated time this festive season by helping out in the kitchen at the Nkosinathi project for the homeless run by Durban’s Denis Hurley Centre (DHC)— and there is still time to be part of the volunteer group.
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