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If you have any news or submissions for the Chronicle, please contact Katia Sciocatti on 082 783 6396 or [email protected] by Wed, 24 April 2019 for inclusion in next month’s edition.

Merle Angus, Belinda Bandle, Brody Bircher, Dylan

Bissett, Dino Borrageiro, Lorna Bowton-Smith, Barbara

Brandjes, Teresa Camoin, Francois Chelin, Theresia

Cobb, Katy Coombe-Nel, Jane Croot, Sharon Daly,

Dwain De Klerk, Rosalind Donnelly, Annita Dos Santos,

Clarissa Draai, Liam Du Plessis, Philippe Ducler Des

Rauches, Sean Flanagan, Errol Forbay, Taylor Gregson,

Holly Griffith, Ryan Griffith, Aidan Hikins, Nona

Hlengwa, Peter Hoar, Ashleigh Holmes, Antonia Holt,

Ian Holt, Ethan Hughes, Gillian Hunter, Stephen

Jacobs, Glynis Jacobs, Adrian Joubert, Nkozimulo

Khumalo, Jessica Kilfoil, Mark Kuster, Sanele Kuzwayo,

Cheryl Landsberg, Corinne Lategan, Tommy Leach,

Lesley Leffler, Bruce Lello, Dawn Leppan, Mark Lindon,

Rosanna Lott, Tarisai Magumo, Bandile Makhaye,

Simon Manyange, Colin Marshall, Ian Matthews,

Musawenkosi Mbokazi, Ellen McConnell, Annabelle

Meaker, Lorraine Mee, Samkelo Mfeka, Michelle

Midgley, Olivia Milburn, Samuel Mitchell, Clive

Mitchell, Mandisa Mkhize, Simphiwe Mkhize, Edward

Mngoma, Emma Moore, Marie-Helene Moustache,

Ntokoza Mpanza, Noah-Lee Naicker, Ella Naude, Dave

Naude, Adele Nelson, Pauline Newton, Brian Ngcobo,

Busi Ngcobo, Emmanuel Ngcobo, Ananda Ngubane,

Georgia Nuttall, Rowan Nuttall, Janet O Leary, Marilyn

Parker, Norman Peddie, Liam Peters, Denise Powell,

Patricia Quinn, Tayla Quintal, Hannah Schimper, Craig

Schwikkard, Elia Sciocatti, Cole Shingler, James Smart,

Caroline Sparks, Merle Stone, Keira Swanepoel,

Wayne Taylor, Gordon Turner, Avril Wasas, Paul

Webster, Hannah Willows, Paul Wortmann, Amyoli

Zwane.

And celebrating their milestone birthdays are: 21

st: Kate Swart

30th

: Zoë Purcell & Kate De Fleuriot

40th

: Leslie Peters

50th

: Noeline Cloete

60th

: Maria Areal, Greer Hoar, Denise de Wit, Phumzile Bhengu & Winetta Jurjevic

70th

: Julliette Botha & Harold Hutt

80th

: Margaret Smart, Thomas Donnelly & Bettie Smulders

To the following new parishioners: Brian Neel,

Clive & Mary Pitt, Andre & Helen Jarvel. We hope

you will enjoy being part of the St Dom’s family!

From Elaine Call: “My grateful thanks to all my

friends at St Dom’s for their prayers, help and

kindness to me during my recent illness. God

bless and love you always, Elaine.”

The St DomApril 2019

(Established April 1991)

Mission Statement: Christianity through learning, caring and serving.

Church office: (031) 765 5515 www.stdom.co.za

The St Dom Chronicle – April 2019


To Morel Rosseau and Peter Holiday for assisting

the Community Services committee with repairs at

the drop-in centres they assist.

To the Social Life Committee for organising a

hugely successful pancake evening on Shrove

Tuesday. Large numbers of parishioners and

especially families attended this year and the

evening was enjoyed by all.

To Janet Turner for presenting the ‘Divine

Renovation’ concept to the parish at mass and to

the Divine Renovation Task Team for an extremely

illuminating Town Meeting, which was held on 13

March. Thank you too to all parishioners who

attended. We look forward to a revitalised parish

in the very near future.

To Marilyn & Gavan Parker on the birth of their

granddaughter, Emily Mae, daughter of Braden

and Nicky Parker.

To the following parents whose children were

recently baptised:

Neil & Tymara Cuninghame with their sons,

Kingsley and Graesyn.

Ryan and Kaytlin Griffith, with their daughter

Holly.

To the following children who achieved 100%

attendance during the first term of catechetics:

Catechism

Mason Mamotte, Matthew Msani, Akwande Yende,

Sam Baker, Jenna Cameron, Khayelihle Khuzwayo,

Kate Miller, Liam Peters, Samuel Strachan, Camilla

Alunni, Georgia Baker, Zac Hickman, Ethan Hurst,

Talia van der Linde, Kyra Jones, Lindy Meier, Claire

Miller, Ella Rose Naude, Sanelisiwe Tigere.

Edge: Mia Baker, Tristan Baker, Nicolas Kohler,

Mabutho Makhaye, Keegan Peters, Olivia Russell,

Julia Cameron, Jemma Ramlakan, Thomas

Wheatley, Daniel Joubert, Jordan Lim.

LifeTeen: Jonathan Divall, Rebecca Ronald, Eryn

Brown, Stephanie Cameron, Emma Divall, Ciara

Butt

Confirmation: Joshua Cameron

To March’s winners of the SSVP 100 Club draw. 1st

prize: Mark Kuster, 2nd prize: Marie Bent, 3rd

prize: Matthew and Debra Martin.

To Leslie and Gabby Chelin, whose son passed

away recently.

To Steven and Debbie Anderson on the loss of

their daughter.

Lent and Holy Week 2019

Every Friday during Lent

Stations of the Cross followed by Holy Mass at 9am and 5.30pm

Thursday 4 April – Penitential Service

6pm A number of priests will be available to hear

confession. Please make a special effort to attend in preparation for Easter.

Wednesday 10 April – Paschal Meal

6pm

R85 for adults R60 for school children

Please book your place with the office ASAP

HOLY WEEK

18 April – Holy Thursday

Holy Mass at 6pm

19 April – Good Friday

Stations of the Cross at 7am

Passion of our Lord at 3pm

20 April – Easter Vigil

Holy Mass at 7pm

21 April – Easter Sunday

Holy Mass at 8am

NOTE! There will be no 5pm mass



The Paschal Meal at St Dominic’s

Wednesday 10 April 2019

A Catholic family can enter more deeply into the

Passion of Christ by having a Seder meal, similar to the

Passover, or Last Supper that Jesus would have

celebrated with his Apostles. With the knowledge that

Christ has come and redeemed the world, we can

incorporate a Christian attitude during the Seder meal.

Arleen Hynes discusses the preparation necessary for a

Seder meal, including housecleaning, guests,

scheduling, appropriate decorations, music, and finally,

the traditional foods.

Gathering around the table for food and

conversation is a traditional and most pleasant form of

fellowship and shared learning. This meal formula is

designed to help individual families and friends as well

as large ecumenical church-sponsored gatherings to

do both in an atmosphere of spiritual understanding of

the Passover and Holy Week.

The purpose of this meal celebration and the

directed conversation at table before the meal is to

draw relationships between the Passover and

important New Testament truths. It is vital to our

understanding of these relationships that we recognise

that Jesus was a faithful Jew who observed Judaic laws

— from the circumcision to the feast of the

Unleavened Bread, his Last Supper. That, as the

‘Working Document on Jewish-Christian Relations’

(1969) says, "it was within Judaism that Christianity was

born and wherein it found essential elements of its

faith and cult". This is based on the Vatican II

statement that the church "affirms that her salvation is

mysteriously prefigured in the exodus of the chosen

people from the land of bondage".

No attempt has been made in this meal formula to

reconstruct an authentic Passover ritual of either

Christ's time or of present day Judaism. But by using

some of the basic Jewish prayers and an adaptation of

the traditional questions of the Passover meal,

Christians can become somewhat familiar with the

tradition of the Jews. New Testament texts are used

not only to build appreciation and understanding of

the Christian beliefs but also of their relationship to

Judaic roots.

In ecumenical gatherings of family or church

groups we can strive to achieve the warmth of the

Jewish Seder and perhaps then a better understanding

of the significance of Judaism to the roots of

Christianity will be gained. However, the home or

communal service would never supplant the official

worship in our churches. It is designed to serve only as

a preparation in understanding and fellowship for the

liturgical church service, to augment the significance of

the liturgy in our lives. For as the ‘Working Document

on Jewish-Christian Relations’ says, "We call to mind

the strong link that binds the Christian liturgy to the

Jewish liturgy, which continues to live in our own time.

The fundamental conception of liturgy as expression of

community life conceived as service of God and

mankind is common to Jews and Christians. We grasp

the importance for Jewish-Christian relations of an

awareness of those common forms of prayer (texts,

feasts, rites, etc.) in which the Bible holds an essential

place."

A footnote to the book of Exodus in a recent

edition of the Bible makes some very specific

comparisons. "The Jewish Passover hence becomes a

rehearsal for the Christian Passover: the lamb of God,

Christ, is sacrificed (the cross) and eaten (the Last

Supper) within the framework of the Jewish Passover

(the first Holy Week). Thus he brings salvation to the

world: and the mystical re-enactment of this

redemptive act becomes the central feature of the

Christian liturgy, organized around the Mass which is

at once sacrifice and sacrificial meal" (Jerusalem Bible,

p. 91, footnote 12 a).

Seating is limited so if you have not yet booked

your place with Linda or Colleen in the parish office,

please do so as soon as possible and by 5 April at the

latest.

What is on a Seder Plate

and what does it mean?

SSVP are still appealing for sugar as their regular

donation has been reduced. They would also

welcome baked beans, fish and tea bags.

Donations of Easter eggs are also welcome for our

children at St Dom’s but also the needy in our

outstations. Please bring the eggs to the office

before Palm Sunday.



Coming soon to St Dom’s!

What is the Alpha Course? Alpha is a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith. Each talk looks at a different question around faith and is designed to create conversation. Alpha is run all around the globe in cafés, churches, universities and homes. No two Alphas look the same, but generally they have three key things in common: food, a talk and good conversation. The series will begin in our parish on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 and runs for 11 weeks. We will be hosting two session per week each Tuesday:

10am to12 noon (High Tea will be served)

OR

6.30pm -8.30pm

(Dinner will be served) If you would like to attend the course, sign-up will take place this weekend (30 & 31 March) and next weekend (6 & 7 April) or you can contact Linda at the parish office on 031 765 1741. Bring a friend or family member… ALL are welcome!

Book your place early to avoid disappointment!

The Mariannhill Mission Stations By Jenny Meilhon

Continuing our story about the Trappist Missions in

KwaZulu-Natal, 22 mission stations were established

from 1882 to 1908 following the first establishment at

Mariannhill.

1886: Reichenau, Mariathal, Einsiedeln.

1887: Oetting, Kevelaer.

1888: Lourdes, Rankweil, Centocow.

1890: St Michael’s.

1892: Maria Ratschitz

1894: Emaus

After Abbot Pfanner’s prelacy:

1894: Mariazell

1895: Maria Telgte, Maria Hilfe

1896: Clairvaux

1896: Citeaux , Maria Trost

1897: Hardenberg , Maria Linden

1908: Maris Stella

The mission stations that have become most familiar

with St Dom’s Walking Group are Emaus and

Centocow.

Abbot Pfanner spent the last 16 years of his life at

Emaus during which time he cut steps and Stations of

the Cross into the rock up a steep hill behind the

mission, which he climbed and prayed every day of his

life thereafter. Emaus has become a place of

pilgrimage where, once a year, thousands of people

gather to pray, attend holy mass, sing and walk the

Stations of the Cross, and pilgrims include some very

hardy, determined gogos. The St Dom’s Walking

Group has climbed these Stations a few times and a

stop is always made there by the Abbot Francis

Pfanner Trail Walkers. Climbing this steep hill while

praying the Stations of the Cross is a deeply moving

and spiritual experience.

Centocow is named after the famous Polish Shrine

to the Black Madonna in Czestochowa. The mission is

staffed by the Pauline fathers from Poland, headed by

the wonderful Fr Ignatius with his team of a South

African Fr David, and Poles Fr Pawel and Brother Jan.

The guest house, which is basic but comfortable, can

accommodate 12 and an adjoining cottage can sleep

four. Centocow is set in lovely surroundings, where

numerous walks may be enjoyed. Dotted around the

grounds of the mission are beautifully carved Stations

of the Cross.

The original church now houses the Gerard Bhengu

museum. Bhengu, a prolific artist, was born in an



outstation of Centocow, receiving his early education

at the Mission School of Esimbomvwini at Centocow.

Both Centocow and Emaus are well worth visiting,

not only from a religious aspect, but also to enjoy the

history, the culture and the beautiful architecture of

the churches, as well as the artwork to be found within

them.

References:

Triumph and Tragedy – Trappist Missions in South Africa : Nicki von der

Heyde (Campaign Trails)

The Founder of Mariannhill : Berchmans Hofmann, C.M.M. (Mariannhill

Mission Press)

Mariannhill : Francis Schimlek, C.M.M. (Mariannhill Mission Press)

For the Sake of Silence : Michael Cawood Green (Umuzi)

Umzimkuklu Diocese : http://umzimkulu.org/portal/parishes/centocow-

mission

Abbot Pfanner Trappist Trail :

https://abbotpfannertrappisttrail.weebly.com/

The beautiful church at Centokow.

Bringing your parish from maintenance to mission

What is it all about? By Janet Turner

In August last year, the Cardinal and our Archdiocese, along with Alpha Africa, brought out Canadian priest, Fr James Mallon, to give a conference on his concept for parishes, called Divine Renovation.

And what Divine Renovation (DR) is, in a very concise nutshell, is a process whereby parishes can remember their true identity – their purpose for existence.

That we are not – JUST a place where good people do good.

WE are not – JUST a place where you feel you can

belong. We are not – JUST a place to pray.

That although we ARE all that, we as Church, are called to be so much more. That what we are, is a people taking up Jesus' Great Commission in Matthew 28:19: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you."

Divine Renovation is therefore a process of renovation, renewal, recharge – that parishes can embark on – to go from being ‘Maintenance Parishes’ to ‘Missionary Parishes’.

From parishes who possibly very effectively and positively feed those who are already here, to parishes who, along with those who are already here, reach out to any and all in need of a relationship with our living Jesus Christ.

If one looks at the parishes just within our own Archdiocese, one can see that there are vast differences in leadership, resources, existing structures, ministries or lack thereof etc.

And if we took our analogy of a renovation, there would be different levels of renovation needed – figuratively speaking:

- Complete demolition - Remodelling - Some internal walls removed - A fresh coat of paint, and a sweep out

We are so very fortunate at St Dominic's to have so much already in place and ready to go, for a Spirit-driven RECHARGE!

We have a priest who is supportive of lay leadership and collaborative ministry.

We have all our ministries in place, supported and well run.

We have the resources to grow wherever the Spirit wishes us to go.

So what is our renovation plan? How are we to recharge our awesome community of St Dominic's and become a fully alive, missionary church?

1. LEADERSHIP RESTRUCTURING - In July this year, it is time for a new PPC to be elected. This will take on a different structure – a smaller group of people, who are not representing a specific ministry each, but rather a group of leaders – called by God, led by the Spirit and supported by our prayers, so that they direct us all towards a clear vision, leading us towards our goal of being a missionary Parish and thereby leading all and anyone into an encounter with, and hopefully a relationship with, Jesus Christ.

2. Each ministry will be encouraged to come on board with that vision, so that all we do at St Dom’s is turned "inside-out" – all we do is outward focused, welcoming and encouraging to all. Take all that is already being done, and focus it outward too.



3. Clear and effective COMMUNICATION, COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION. So much is happening within our Parish. We have something that appeals to every possible age and stage of life. We are to move from having a lot of 'programmes' happening, to being on a coordinated 'process' toward our vision.

So, to recap, we are on a mission to be a

missionary church (!) offering all we do to any and all, so that by our very existence as a parish, we encourage people to enter into a relationship with Jesus Christ.

But here's our FIRST STEP in our Parish Recharge process:

Let us, each of us, take the opportunity to pray for our Parish:

Come holy Spirit! Come into St Dominic's!

Get our minds and our hearts ready for whatever work You want us to do in this world of Yours.

And secondly, let us take these next few weeks for a 'personal spring clean' before the Recharge.

Sweep out any issues, gripes or niggles. Let go, forgive, move on... sweep clean, and let us truly start anew!

This parish is a great place to be! If we revisit our renovation analogy, I truly feel that St Dominic's is ready!

We have everything in place – let’s fling open the doors, and windows and let the fresh air in!

Let us allow the Holy Spirit to blow on in!

Wishing All Parishioners A Blessed Easter 2019

And last but not least… a Lenten faux pas

Keep up to date with all the goings on at our wonderful parish by liking our Facebook

page!

Search for ‘St Dominic’s Catholic Church, Hillcrest’

https://www.facebook.com/St-Dominics-

Catholic-Church-Hillcrest-964393130314255/

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Hillcrest Government Hospital Chapel Duty

Sunday, 14 April 10.15am:

Meet at Hillcrest Gov. Hospital Car Park

Help is always needed to wheel patients to the chapel

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