Bulletin – 3rd Sunday of Advent – 11th December
WEEKDAY MASSES: Mon-Thu at 8.00 am, Fri 7.40am and Saturday 8.00am
Weekday Public Holidays at 9.00am
WEEKEND MASSES:
New Mass Time Saturday evening Mass starts at 5.30pm.
Saturday evening Confessions: 4.30 – 5.15pm
Saturday 5.30pm and Sunday 7.30am, 10.00am and 3.00pm (in Zulu/Sotho)
CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 8.30–9.00 am, 4.30 pm-5.15 pm (new time), and anytime on request,
READINGS: 3rd Sunday of Advent,
Cycle A: p. 68 in the Daily Missal and
p. 29 in the Sunday Missal.
MARRIAGES: 6 months’ notice is required and the marriage preparation course is available online. Couples must make an appointment to see Fr Keith to book.
BAPTISMS: Parents and Godparents are required to attend the online preparation before the Sacrament is administered. Please contact the Parish Office to book.
PENITENTIAL SERVICESTuesday, 13 December at 6.00pmTuesday, 20 December at 10.00am
PARISH DIARY
Saturday, 10 December
4.30pm – 5.15pm. Confessions (New time)
5.30pm. Mass (New time)
Sunday, 11 December
3.00pm. Mass (in Zulu/Sotho) – Last one for 2022. Will resume on Sunday 15 January2023
Tuesday, 13 December
10.00am. Rosary in the Church.
6.00pm. Penitential Service
Wednesday, 14 December
8.00am. Mass followed by Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, prayers and meditation.
Friday, 16 December
9.00am. Mass (Public Holiday time).
Second Collection this weekend:
Gaudete (Advent/Christmas collection for the poor).
St Vincent de Paul’s ‘hand-up’ sale, Diepsloot Designs, will be holding their Christmas sale this weekend 10/11 December at each Mass. The ladies of Extension 12 are really proud of their creations and would so appreciate your support once more! Let us help empower these ladies to clothe and feed their families at this special time of the year.
PLEASE NOTE:
This Sunday, 11 December will be the last 3.00pm Mass for this year.
3.00pm Sunday Masses will resume on Sunday, 15 January 2023.
Radio Veritas will be visiting our parish next weekend 17/18 December at the Saturday 5.30pm, and Sunday 7.30am and 10.00am Masses.
275 gifts & a R500 donation have been received as of 7/12/22.
Christmas Present Drive: let usshare the joy of Christ’s birth with underprivileged children all over Gauteng. The tags with ages will be on the Christmas tree for the next few weeks. Please attach the tag to your gift and place in the boxes in the Church Foyer, or Parish Office during office hours. Please no battery-operated toys and a new toy please, for the dignity of the child. Thank you to all who are contributing.
Congratulations to: Noah, son of Shumani and LaurenTemba; James, son of Dylan and Nicole Bester; Logan, son of Ryan and Maxine Marsh and Oyinyechi, daughter of Alexander and Noluthando Mema Ekwueme, who have recently been baptized.
General notice: kindly ensure to take care of your personal belongings and to please not leave them unattended whilst in Church.Christmas puddings on sale this weekend in the Repository, in aid of San Salvador Home – Home for intellectually disabled women. Please support this worthy cause.
Church Banking Details
Account name:
BRYANSTON CATHOLIC CHURCH
Bank: STANDARD BANK
Account no.: 02 339 042 5
Branch: FOURWAYS
Code: 009953
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Vocation Reflection: Be patient until the Lord comes. Be patient and listen; ask the Lord what he wants of you. (James 5: 7-10)
Prayer for ADVENT
God of hope, be with us on our Advent journey. Keep our hearts aflame with the hope of Christmas. Help us to welcome Christ into our homes and situations, into our hearts and into the hidden parts of our lives. Help us to put you as the center and focus of our lives, for sometimes we are distracted by the snares of the world. God of majesty and might, help us to receive the gift of salvation which you offer us through the incarnation of Jesus. We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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