03 January Fr Deacon Onyango IMC 09 January Fr Mthokozisi Khanyile 22 January Fr Vincent Moba Cssp 29 January Fr Gerald Gostling 03 January Fr James Madappallil MSFS 16 January Fr James Mattathil MSFS
Fr Ikemerika Onyekachi Azubuike, OSA is a Nigerian Augustinian priest working in Sacred Heart Parish, Pomeroy. He was ordained 7th July 2012. Since then he has worked in St Paul’s Catholic Church, Jaji Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Fr Sunday Baba Ikpe, OSA is a Nigerian Augustinian priest presently working in Sacred Heart Parish, Pomeroy. He was ordained on 1st July 2006 and before his coming to South Africa in August this year, he had worked in St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Maiduguri, Nigeria for Seven years. He solicits for your prayer for a fruitful mission work in South Africa.
Father James (Shijo Joseph) Madappallil Belongs to the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales (MSFS). Was ordained in the year 2009, January 03. First appointment in SFS Church and School, Kangpokpi, in the State of Manipur, India. Arrived in South Africa on the 06th of April 2010. Worked for 3 years in the Diocese of Keimoes-Upington at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Vredendal.
Fr. Jacob Mattathil M.S.F.S. arrived in Cape Town on 16th June 2013. On my arrival Frs. Babychan and Job received me in the airport. For about three weeks I received a very valuable induction program. Brief history and culture of South Africa, driving lessons, and some liturgical concelebrations in four different parishes of Cape Town archdiocese, were the highlights of the induction program. After that the very same fathers brought me to Dundee on 8th of July. Before I arrived here I served as a priest for 17 years in the North East India Province of the Missionaries of Saint Francis De Sales (M.S.F.S.). Till March 2013 I was serving as the Principal of Saint Francis De Sales School Dhemaji, Assam. There was a small parish in the same campus for which I was the parish priest at the same time. I began my preparations to come Africa from September 2012. As soon as the papers got ready I left India. On my arrival I am given this opportunity to in Zululand, Dundee. I am grateful to everyone who helped me especially to Bishop Thomas Graham Rose and Fr Babychan Arackathara our Regional Superior. My work permit is for five years. I leave in the hands of my ministry and missionary life in Africa. I count on your prayers and support.
Birthdays: 1977-08-12: Fr Pious Ncube Ordinations: 2008-08-12: Bishop Graham Rose
14 July Fr Thomas Tshabalala 21 July Fr Solly Mokoena Ordinations: 02 July Fr Anthony Ikeji 04 July Mbongeni Mokoena 10 July Fr Ambrose Bayiha Bayiha 12 July Fr Gerald Gostling 16 July Fr Peter Cullen 17 July Pious Ncube 18 July Fr Marcel Kazadi 22 July Eugene Oguamanam
PARISH OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL 5, Hill Street, Newcastle 2940 The pictures show us preparing for one particular trip with June Wells (SVP) with the help of two Seminarians, Jimmy and Javolino. We have some wonderful ladies on the Fairly Estate who help with the sharing of food and blankets. Food is made available at the Church, and also taken to families every Thursday. The families, and orphans are VERY grateful and appreciative. The other location where the blankets were donated is the informal settlements of Isidlala and Donusa – here the majority of families live in shacks and mud-brick homes – no electricity or proper sanitation, and standpipes for water every few streets. Please convey to the kind DONORS the gratitude and deepest appreciation of those who benefit. I need not tell you that in the freezing weather of the winter the shacks and ‘rubbish tip hovels’ are no place to live. God bless you all, and be assured of our prayers. Fr. Gerald Gostling (SS Peter and Paul Newcastle)
One value that is central to African life is that a child belongs to everyone in the community. Hence the African proverb say: It takes the whole village to raise a child. This is an affirmation of the importance of the community, especially in raising children. The important feature of community connection is extending care, support and generosity to other people outside the community. It is the responsibility of the entire community to nurture and protect the child and to ensure that children succeed in life. When children succeed in life the whole community celebrate. Therefore, ubuntu is a non-negotiable community value that imposes upon each and every individual in the community a sense of responsibility towards fellow human beings, especially children. Ubuntu is not a self-serving value, it is about a caring concern for others. When it comes to children every adult, professional and non-professional, has a non-negotiable responsibility to care for and serve children whether there are blood ties or not. We believe that by working together we would be able to harness the energies, skills and connect them with indigenous skills and resources in the community and together we would work at ensuring that the communities are safe zones for children, we would develop systems of supporting families to do their job of raising and caring for children As far as the support is concerned the funding wells are running dry. Southern African Catholic Bishop’s Conference is no longer able to get funding for AIDS Office. As we are all aware that this year was the last year of receiving funding for orphans and vulnerable children, SACBC managed to extend the funding for another one year. (Funding Starting in May 2013 ending in June 2014). Total number of orphans and vulnerable children is 690 Yakhumndeni Mentor Mother Project Summary of registered cases since 12th November 2012-30April 2013: • 272 Expectant Mothers • 109 malnourished and vulnerable young children • 2 young children died • 83 live new born infants • 1 still born infant • 1 Miscarriage Total number of registered and active clients: 381
My name is Bettina Kopfmüller, I am 22 years old and I come from Munich, Germany. Since February 2013 I stay in St. Anthonys Home in Blaawbosch/Newcastle as a Volunteer. It was always my dream to come to South Africa to do volunteering and I am so glad to get the chance for this great experience in St. Anthonys Home. I enjoy being with the kids, play, sing, or dance with them. They teach me the African way of live and I try to bring them a little bit of our german culture. We celebrated Easter like we do it in Germany and I teach them in Bellydancing and we are doing a computer course every week. It is so nice to see how much fun the kids have with everything. They all have such great characters and it is a pleasure for me being part of this great, lovely, friendly and wonderful big family. Before I came to South Africa I always thought, I come to give the kids as much as I can, but now, they give everything to me. I will go back to Germany on the 12. June 2013 and I will miss everyone so much. They are not just Kids or Colleagues, they become my second family and I can´t wait until I will come back to South Africa to visit them again. These four month were such a great experience for me, I will never forget this in my life and I am so thankful that I got the chance to live and love in South Africa.
