The Pastor’s
Fortnightly Message

Friday 31st July 2026 My dear people, It is with great joy that I bring you the awesome news that our parish will again host first class relics of St Carlo Acutis. This time, we will host the pericardium of his heart

Friday 17th July 2026 My dear people, Our parish is going to experience one of our annual highlights from the end of next week when, during the Masses beginning Saturday 25th July, we will have First Holy Communion. We will start with

Friday 3rd July 2026 My dear people, It is fantastic to be back home at the parish after a wonderful holiday this year. As I mentioned before I left, my holiday started with three days in Johannesburg. It was amazing to experience

Friday 29th May 2026 My dear people, I would like to thank everyone who braved the cold and came to our parish’s Marian Procession on Saturday 23rd May. It was indeed a most fitting way to honour our Blessed Mother, since under

Friday 15th May 2026 My dear people, I will start by thanking those of you who came to the Parish Town Hall yesterday. It was an opportunity to share with you the good news that, last year, we had a net operating

Friday 1st May 2026 My dear people, On Wednesday, the universal church celebrated St Catherine of Siena, our patron Saint and it was for us a Solemnity, the highest rank of celebration. The celebration of our patron saint is always an opportunity

Friday 17th April 2026 My dear people, What a wonderful blessing it is to start the fortnightly message today by recounting what wonderful events Holy Week, Easter Triduum and Easter Sunday were for our parish. We realise that every year, with more

Thursday 2nd April 2026 My dear people, Ash Wednesday happened seemingly too soon after Christmas this year and Easter also seems to be early. This Season of Lent has gone by so fast. Today, we start re-living the most wonderful events of

Friday 27th March 2026. My dear people, This week, I begin my message by re-iterating that the 3pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord on 3 April this year will be celebrated in the CRC Hall. This decision has not been

Friday 13th March 2026. My dear people, A very big decision has been made to host the 3pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord on Friday 3rd April in the CRC Hall. This decision has not been made lightly at all.

Friday 27th February 2026. My dear people, I begin my message this week highlighting one of the very important ministries in our parish, the Children’s Liturgy, which occurs at the 10:30am Mass during school term. The purpose of the Children’s Liturgy is

Friday 13th February 2026. My dear people, I returned this morning from my visit to France where I accompanied Archbishop Comensoli as he sought to understand the reasons behind the surge in adults seeking initiation into the Catholic Church. Teresa Rhyenhart, Director