2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year A
January 14/15, 2023.
Psalter week II
Parish of the Blessed Sacrament
Blessed Sacrament Church,
2 Newport Avenue, Virginia.
Star of the Sea Church,
13 Park Drive, uMhlanga Rocks.
Phone:031 564 7587
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Office hours: Monday - Friday: 08h00 - 16h00
Website: www.blessedsacrament.co.za
Parish Clergy:
Parish priest: Fr. James Ralston O.M.I. fr.james@blessedsacrament.co.za
Assistant: Fr. Derrick Butt O.M.I. fr.derrick@blessedsacrament.co.za
Deacons: Dc. Mike O’Neill formation@blessedsacrament.co.za
Dc. Noel Pistorius (retired)
Mass times:
Blessed Sacrament:
Monday, Tuesday & Friday - 17h30
Wednesday & Thursday - 08h30
Saturday - 17h30
Sunday - 09h00 & 17h15
Public holidays - 08h30
Star of the Sea:
Wednesday - 17h30
Friday - 09h00
Sunday - 07h00
Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Blessed Sacrament: Saturday - 16h00 - 17h00 or by appointment
Star of the Sea: First Friday of the month after Mass or by appointment
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Mass times and intentions January 14 to 20, 2023.
Blessed Sacrament
Saturday
17h30 For the intentions of Ronald Andrews and family.
For the repose of the soul of Elena A Coppola.
Sunday
09h00 Special intention of Maria and Cruz.
For the repose of the souls of Johnny and Logie Maistry, Andrew and Mary Naidoo and of Ranjeni Marimuthu.
17h15 For the repose of the soul of Kelly Dalgleish.
Monday
(Hebrews 5:1-10; Psalm 110:1-4; Mark 2:18-22.)
17h30 Special intention of John Porteous
Tuesday St Anthony Abbot.
(Hebrews 6:10-20; Psalm 111:1-2.4-5.-9-10; Mark 1:23-28.)
17h30 For the repose of the soul of Barbara Porteous
Wednesday
(Hebrews 7:1-3.15-17; Psalm 110:1-4; Mark 3:1-6.)
08h30 Healing for Strauss
Thursday
(Hebrews 7: 25-8:6 Psalm 40:7-10.17; Mark 3:7-12.)
08h30 For the repose of the souls of Cyril & Michelle Koenig
Friday Bl. Cyprian Michel Tansi, St Fabian and St Sebastian.
(Hebrews 8:6-13; Psalm 85:8.10-14; Mark 3:13-19.)
17h30 The intentions of Loulou and Chantal Rivalland.
Star of the Sea
Sunday
07h00 Special intention of Judy
Wednesday
(Hebrews 7:1-3.15-17; Psalm 110:1-4; Mark 3:1-6.)
17h30 For the repose of the souls of Michael Power and Henry Howlett.
Friday Bl. Cyprian Michel Tansi, St Fabian and St Sebastian.
(Hebrews 8:6-13; Psalm 85:8.10-14; Mark 3:13-19.)
09h00 Special intention of Kim.
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Information & Notices
Edge will resume at 17h45 on January 27, 2023. All young people in Grade 5 to Grade 7 are encouraged to join and participate. Registration will take place after all Masses on the following two weekends.
LifeTeen will resume at 18h15 on January 29, 2023. All young people from Grade 7 through to Grade 11 are to attend and participate in preparation for their Confirmation. Registration will take place after all Masses on the following two weekends.
The retreat for the Confimandi will take place on Sunday January 22, 2023. Please hold these young people in prayer as they prepare themselves for the sacrament of Confirmation.
Altar Servers. There will be training sessions for existing and new altar servers on Tuesday 17 and Saturday 21 January, both at 9am. Please attend ONE of these sessions. Contact Dc Mike 0823715547 to confirm your attendance. Thank you.
Catechism in a year. This highly informative and well-presented set of podcasts by Fr Mike Schmitz is available on YouTube and via the daily Growing Faith WhatsApp posts. Contct Dc Mike 0823715547 to be added to the Whatsapp group.
Catechism Registration. Lessons will commence on 25 and 26 January. Parents of children who did not attend Catechism in this parish during 2022 should contact Dc Mike at formation@blessedsacrament.co.za for registration forms as soon as possible. This will affect mostly Grade 1 children. All other parents should receive direct correspondence.
Parish collection: In addition to the weekly collection, contributions may also be made by EFT to The Parish of the Blessed Sacrament, First National Bank, account no: 50844547792, branch code 221426. These details, as well as the Zapper code, are available via the link at the bottom of this post.
Marriages: An appointment with parish clergy should be made 6 months prior to the marriage. Couples must be registered & active members of the Parish for at least 6 months prior. All couples planning to marry should contact the Engaged Encounter team on dbnbookings@engagedencounter.co.za prior to meeting with Father James.
Funerals: Please contact the parish clergy first before any arrangements are made with the undertaker.
Baptisms: 10h30 Sunday – by appointment only.
Retrouvaille is for marriages that are hurting. To register, please contact Rohan and Armelle on 0828 500 500 or email durban@retrouvaille.org.
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BIBLE READING and CONTACT LINKS
• Todays Bible reading and reflection from the Vatican.
• Parish Banking Details
• Online Daily Mass (Daily TV Mass).
• Catechism in a Year by Fr Mike Schmitz: (Watch Now)
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