15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

15th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B

WEEKDAY MASSES: 

Mon-Thu at 8.00 am, Fri 7.40am and Saturday 8.00am 

Weekday Public Holidays at 9.00am

WEEKEND MASSES:   

Saturday 5.30pm and Sunday 7.30am, 10.00am and 3.00pm

CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 8.30–9.00am, 4.30pm-5.15pm, & on request.

READINGS: 

Sunday: pg. 1042 in the Daily Missal and pg. 696 in the Sunday Missal.

MARRIAGES:  6 months’ notice is required. The marriage preparation course is available both in person or online. Couples must make an appointment to see Fr Joe.

BAPTISMS: Parents and Godparents are required to attend the online preparation before the Sacrament is administered.  Please contact the Parish Office to book. Baptisms take place on first and third Sunday of the month.

Parish Diary

Wednesday 17 July

8.00am Mass followed by Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, prayers and meditation.

7.00pm Alpha in Emmaus Centre.

Alpha Week 2

Why did Jesus die? 

Wednesday @ 7pm 

In the Emmaus Centre 

PLEASE NOTE

FR JOE WILL BE AWAY ON ANNUAL LEAVE 

FROM WEDNESDAY 17TH JULY TO SATURDAY 3RD AUGUST.

WE WISH HIM A BLESSED HOLIDAY.

RETROUVAILLE

2ND – 4TH AUGUST

Is your marriage causing heartache to you, your spouse and your children? Are there more occasions of anger and unhappiness? Why not give your marriage a chance and attend our next program? For more information contact Michele on 083 411 5695 or visit our website www.helpourmarriage.org

SPRED JHB Archdiocese Thanksgiving Mass

The Bryanston SPRED community is hosting their annual SPRED Thanksgiving Mass on 16 November 2024. We are appealing for donations towards catering for 250 guests. For more details contact Bongi on 0824417990 or email charmaineculture@yahoo.com.

TEACH US TO PRAY

“The Spirit comes to the aid of our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes with inexpressible groanings” (cf. Rom 8:26).

What is prayer? It is commonly held to be a conversation. In a conversation there are always an “I” and a “thou” or “you.” In this case the “Thou” is with a capital T. If at first the “I” seems to be the most important element in prayer, prayer teaches that the situation is different. The “Thou” is more important, because our prayer begins with God. In his Letter to the Romans, Saint Paul teaches precisely this. The handbook “Teach us to Pray”, issued by the Vatican, inspired by the Magisterium of Pope Francis, is intended to be an invitation to intensify prayer as a personal dialogue with God, to lead one to reflect on one’s faith, on one’s commitment in today’s world, in the different spheres in which one is called to live. Each week we will be making available a chapter or part thereof during this Year of Prayer, which is in preparation for the Holy Year, next year. The weekly copies are available in the foyer.

VOCATION REFLECTIONS

Pray today for those whom God calls and sends as ministers of Good News. (Amos 7:12-15).

Prayer for peace in Southern Africa

O God of justice and love, bless us the people of Southern Africa and help us to live in your peace.
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me sow love;
where there is injury let me sow pardon;
where there is discord let me sow harmony.
Divine master, grant that I may not so much seek to be understood,
as to understand,
to be loved as to love, to receive sympathy as to give it.
For it is in giving that we shall

receive, in pardoning that we shall be pardoned,
in forgetting ourselves
that we shall find unending peace with others.      Amen.  

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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