Sept Oct 2016 Issue 32
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Let us pray for ourpriests as they celebrate
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ANNIVERSARY OFORDINATION
September13.09.2014: Fr Kidane Ashuro IMC
21.09.1991: Fr Anthony Kazibwe IMC
October22.10.1994: Fr Muzi Mbingo
Novemberr26.11.2005: Fr Musa Mncwango
28.11.1998: Fr Andrew Moyo
BIRTHDAYS
September03.09.1968: Fr Zakhele Ziqubu
19.09.1972: Fr Ferdinand Mukumu
October06.10.1971: Fr Bongani Dladla
18.10.1971: Fr Robert Sinama SAC
29.10.1971: Fr Angelicus Mchunu
TOR
November19.11.1967: Fr Muzi Mbingo
Fata Nhlanhla T. Mchunu wazalwa
ngowe 1973 May 14 endaweni
yaseSimozomeni e Richmond. Uzalwa
ngo Mnz Michael Mfungelwa Mchunu
beno Nkosikazi Maria Funani
uMaPhoswa. Uzalwa nezinsizwa
ezine kanye nodadewabo abahlanu.
Waqeda ibanga leshumi (grade 12)
ngowe 1991, e St. Mary's Minor
Seminary Exobho.
Waqala ukufundela ubuPriste ngowe
1993 e St. Francis Xavier Seminary e
Cape Town. Wadlulela e St. Peter's
Seminary ngo 19941995 enza
izifundo ze Philosophy. Kusukela ngo
1996May 2000 ufunde e St. John
Vianney Seminary enza i Theology.
Ugcotshelwe ubuPriste mhla zingama
23 December 2000, egcotshwa
nguMhlekazi ongasekho u Paul
Themba Mngoma.
Usebenze e St Francis Xavier Parish
(2001June 2004) njengoMpriste
ophetheyo. Waphinda wasebenza e St
Joseph's Cathedral (July 2004June
2010) njengo Administrator. Ube
eseyofunda e Italy, Rome (2010
2013). KwisifundaBhishobhi sakhe
eMariannhill usebenze njenge lungu le
Diocesan Finance Committe,
Consultor, Diocesan Vocation Team,
Tribunal Judge kwi Interdiocesan
tribunal, Coordinator of REAP (Rural
Education Access Programme),
Deputy Secretary of the Diocesan
Clergy. UFata Nhlanhla Mchunu
ubefundisa e Seminary elikhulu St
John Vianney Seminary, e Pitoli.
Simukela uFather Nhlanhla MchunueMaria Consolata Parish eNewcastle!
Amoris Laetitia is the result of the two
Synods in 2014 and 2015 on the
pastoral challenges of the family.
Pope Francis asked the synod
fathers to speak from the heart and
called for a worldwide consultation
with the faithful. The Pope has not
changed Church teaching but gives a
vision of the family inspired by the
Gospel as well as an encouragement
for those who are not yet there.
The heart of the document is in
chapter 4 where Francis gives his
own meditation on the famous hymn
to love found in 1Corinthians 13.
Those preparing for marriage might
well find this chapter inspiring.
Pope Francis does not give us a new
set of rules but rather asks us to
discern each individual situation.
Discernment is central to Ignatian
spirituality encouraging us to look at
the signs, to listen to what is
happening and to feel for people all
done in the presence of the Lord.
A new set of canonical, universal
laws, cannot substitute ‘responsible
personal and pastoral discernment of
particular cases’.(16) ‘I would make it
clear that not all discussions of
doctrinal, moral or pastoral issues
need to be settled by interventions of
the magisterium.’(17) ‘We have been
called to form consciences, not to
replace them.’(18) Moral
development is a stepbystep
process that may not happen all at
once. So Francis introduces us to the
principle of gradualness in which we
do not merely proclaim eternal truths,
but through which we accompany a
person meeting each where they are
now and encouraging them to take
one small step and then another.
Through conscientious discernment
we can see what God is asking for
now.(23) Gradualness is an attitude
that sees both the shadows and the
lights of morally messy situations.
The Holy Father says: ‘I sincerely
believe that Jesus wants a Church
attentive to the goodness which the
Holy Spirit sows in the midst of
human weakness’.(26) Pope Francis
does not call for a rigid legalism nor a
lax permissiveness but for a
principled sensitivity to the particular.
Finally Pope Francis calls for mercy
which is ‘the willingness to enter into
the chaos of another, to answer them
in their need.’(28) He hopes for a
Church that is ‘a sign of mercy and
closeness wherever family life
remains imperfect or lacks peace and
joy.’(34) Pope Francis does not
change the content of Church
teaching on marriage and family life,
he does not abandon the rules of the
Church, but he asks us to imitate
Jesus Christ in his humility,
gentleness, joy and love. He asks us
to respect, encourage and
accompany one another on our
journey of love.
Fr Peter Cullen, VG
"WORLD YOUTH DAY" in POLAND. Our Diocese is proud that Fr .
Anthony Kazibwe (Osizweni Parish) and two youth of our Diocese
were part of the Youth contigent that shared in the WORLD YOUTH
DAY IN POLAND. It was truly wonderful experience, and a powerful
witness to the world. There will be a full report in the next issue of the
Diocesan Indaba with pictures.
Sept - Oct 2016 Dundee Diocesan Indaba
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Fr Thomas Van der Kunnel
(Right) is a Francelian Priest
belonging to the Southern African
region of the missionaries of St.
Francis De Sales (MSFS). I am 15
years a priest worked in India,
Namibia and South Africa. Before
coming to Dundee Diocese I worked
7 years in the Archdiocese of Cape
Town. Now I am working in Sacred
Heart Parish Ermelo.
Fr Mark Jande (left) is an
Augustinian priest. He was born on
16th June 1987, Nigeria. He was
ordained priest on 19th July 2014.
He's worked in different parishes in
his home country, he cane to South
Africa on 21st March 2016. He's the
assistant parish priest to Fr Ikemerika
Azubuike, in Pomeroy.
IAmoris Laetitia ungumphumela
wamaSinodi amabili ka 2014 kanye
2015 ayekhuluma ngezinseleleo
zokwalusa ezibhekene nemindeni.
UPhapha uFrancis wawacela ukuba
obaba ababehlangene
kulomhlangano bakhulume okusuka
ezinhliziyweni zabo, wabe
esememezela ukuba kube khona
ukubeka imibono okusuka kuzo
zonke izingxenye zomhlaba,
emakholweni wonke. UPhapha
akazange ashintshe izimfundiso
zeBandla kodwa unika umbono
ngomndeni lokhu ukususela
eVangelini futhi ugqugquzela nalabo
abangakafiki lapho. Umongo
walombhalo usesahlukweni sesine
lapho uFrancis esinika umzindlo
wakhe ngehubo elidumile elitholakala
kwabaseKorinte bokuqala isahluko
13. Labo abalungiselela umshado
bangasithola lesahluko sibavuselela.
UPhapha uFrancis akasiniki imithetho
emisha kodwa ufuna ukuba
sicabange ngezimo esibhekana nazo.
Ukucabanga ngokujula kungumongo
womoya osigqugquzela ukuba
sibheke izimpawu, silalele
okwenzekalayo, futhi sizwele bonke
abantu ebukhoneni beNkosi.
Imithetho emisha yeBandla, kanye
nomithetho nje angeke ishintshe
‘ukuba sikwazi ukubhekana nezimo
ezithile ezisuke zisibhekile ngaleso
sikhathi’. (16) ‘Ngizothanda ukubeka
ngokusobala ukuthi akusikho konke
okuyizinkinga zokwalusa ekumele
zixazululwe yisigungu esiphezulu
seBandla.’ (17) ‘sibiziwe ukuba sibe
nonembeza, singabashintshi.’ (18)
Ukukhula ngokuziphatha kuyinto
eyenza kancane kancane, ayenzeki
ngesikhathi esisodwa. Ngakhoke
uFrancis usithula emthethweni
wokwenza izinto kancane kancane
kodwa sibe sifakazela amaqiniso
aphakade, kodwa lapho
siphelekezela umuntu osuke
eselapho futhi sibagquqquzela ukuba
bathathe izinyathelo kancane
kancane. Uma sizindla ngokujulile
siyabona ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna
senzeni manje. (23) Ukwenza izinto
kancane kancane kusibonisa isithunzi
kanye nokukhanya ezimweni ezimbi.
UBaba ocwebileyo uthi: ‘ngiyakholwa
ukuthi uJesu ufuna ukuba iBandla
libe nobuhle lobo uMoya oCwebileyo
okutshala maphakathi
bobuthakathaka besintu’. (26)
UPhapha uFrancis akasho ukuthi
akube nemithetho eqinile kodwa futhi
akafuni zonke izinto zuvunyelwe
kalula.Uma sesiphetha uPhapha
uFrancis uyasimema ukuba sibe
nesihawu okusho ‘ukuthi kumele
sizimisele ukungena eziphithiphithini
zabanye, ukuze sibaphendule
ebunzimeni.’ (28) Uthemba ukuba
kube nebandla ‘elinguphawu
lesihawu kanye nokubumbana lapho
impilo yomndeni ingapheleli noma
ishoda ngoxolo kanye nenjabulo.’
(34)UPhapha uFrancis akashintshi
izimfundiso zeBandla emshadweni
kanye nasemndenini, akayizibi
imithetho yeBandla, kodwa ucela
ukuba silingise uJesu Krsito
ngokuzehlisa, ukuzithoba,
ngokujabula kanye nangothando.
Ucela ukuba sihloniphe,
sigqugquzele futhi sihambisane
kulendlela yethu yothando.
INjabulo YoThando (Amoris Laetitia) umbhalo osigqugquzelayo kaPhapha uFrancis
VISITORS from the TWIN PARISH
OF HOLY CROSS HARLOW, in the
Brentwood Diocese, to MADADENI
PARISH – Regina Coeli, St. Paul, and
St. George. Fr. Bernard Soley the
Parish Priest of Holy Cross parish,
Harlow, in Essex, together with Sue
McGuiggan the Principle of the local
Catholic Primary School, Dave
Summerville the twin coordinator, and
Declan Hyde one of the Youth
Leaders in the parish, made a two
week visit to South Africa with the
prime aim of visiting and sharing in
the Twin Parish of Madadeni. These
four had visited our Diocese on other
occasions. They all had a truly
wonderful and informative time and
carry very good news back to their
parish community and the Brentwood
Diocese. The photo is the group
visiting Fr. Gerald for lunch and a
‘tour’ of Rowland Park (Hilldrop) and
to hear of the Diocesan vision for
development at the site.
When a manmarries a woman,they become one.The trouble startswhen they try todecide which one.
Book now for marriage encounter
weekend and you will avoid the
trouble. Date 21 to 23 October at
Besters Parish.
If you are interested in knowing
marriage encounter sodality, also
know as "me" in the Catholic Church,
you are kindly requested to contact
the following persons.
In Newcastle and surrounding areas
please contact: Nokuthula or Mandla
Madlala on 083 726 1955 / 083 419
0584, or else email:
In Volksrust and surrounding areas
please contact Nomvula or Doctor
Hlatshwayo on 083 997 2470 / 073
369 1881, or else email:
In Ladysmith and surrounding areas
please contact Mrs Nomusa Mbatha
on 073 210 1897.
Thank you. Yours in Christ, M.G.N.
Madlala
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Photo of the group outside Ladysmith church
A DAY OF ANGLICAN/CATHOLIC DIALOGUE in Ladysmith on Wednesday 24th August 2016
The gathering held at Maria Ratschitz
of some of the Social Projects in our
Diocese. The meeting was an
information one to hear from Jenny
Boyce, about “CARITAS KZN”. Jenny
Boyce has the coordinating role of
the seven KZN Dioceses. It was a
good time to meet one another, to
share and encourage the good work,
and come up with practical ideas to
follow through. It is proposed to have
a Workshop on Fundraising, the
writing of and presenting Proposals,
and possibly offer a Workship on
Social Projects for the priests (and
sisters) of the Diocese.
Those represented were:
Maria Ratschitz Duduza Care Centre
and Hospice, and HBC;
Blaauwbosch Rosary Crèche;
Driefontein Cheche; Mhlumayo
Crèche; St. Anthony’s Home;
Amakhazi Old Age Home; uMusa
woMsinga Projects, Pomeroy (Bishop
Graham shared); Mpuluzi Crèches;
MCARE; Yakhumndeni AIDS
Project, and OVC.
If there are PROJECTS that have
somehow been inadvertently missed
(with apology), and did not receive
information and would like to, please
sms or email Fr. Gerald Gostling so
that you may be added to the
Diocesan list, and also your contact
then passed to Zandile and Jenny.
You can then be sent the full notes of
the meeting that took place. Email Fr
Gerald Gostling via the Diocesan
Office: [email protected]
or SMS: 0761223234.
“CARITAS MEETING” August
5th/6th 2016.
Bishop Graham writes in the letter of
invitation to the priests of our
Diocese: “Through the
Anglican/Catholic dialogue, a small
group of Catholic priests (including
myself and Fr. Peter) have been in
contact with the Anglican Bishop,
Nkosinathi Ndwandwe and his team
of priests. Over the last 23 years we
have had two meetings a year and I
am very happy to say, a really joyful
spirit and camaraderie has grown
between us....”The meeting in
Ladysmith was attended by some 30
priests, roughly half and half Catholic
and Anglican. Fr. Nhlanhle Mchunu
presented an excellent paper on
Amoris Laetitia, and the ‘mind of
Pope Francis’. This provocked lively
discussion, followed by another
presentation by an Anglican on
Receptive Ecumenism, based on the
theology of the Catholic Theologian
Paul Murray, of Durham University in
the UK.
Sept - Oct 2016 Dundee Diocesan Indaba
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We have a group of people who have committed themselves to pray for requests. This dedication to be ofservice to people by way of the Prayer Line is renewed annually.
The Prayer Line has been operating for nearly six years, and is able to cope with most African Languages.Each week we include the priest to be prayed for on the Diocesan Prayer List.
Jimmy Mutevera is the coordinator, and Fr. Gerald Gostling the Chaplain. Mass is celebrated each week forall requests, and for the Bishop, Priests, Sisters, Brothers, and people of our Dundee Diocese. God bless
you. JIMMY
Bishop's Calender
September
01 Durban Joint Witness
05 Joburg Italian Embassy
06 Amsterdam Damesfontein Project
11 Evander Golden Jubilee
12 Pretoria Medical Checkup
17 Pomeroy UMusa woMsinga
18 Maria Ratschitz Pilgrimage
2425 Ermelo Confirmations
28 Newcastle Consultors Meeting
28 Johannesburg to Uk and Rome
October
15 Newcastle Fundraising Workshop
16 Piet Retief Confirmations
22 Estcourt Augustians' celebration
23 Standerton Deanery Mass
25 Johannesburg St Augustine
30 Maria Consolata Confirmations
By now most people are well aware
that Pax Christi Pastoral Centre is
temporarily closed until its relocation
is completed. What seems to be less
well known is that the Pax Christi
repository is not closed. The
repository, which serves the Diocese,
is now situated very close to the
Chancery. A room, near to the
Chancery, has been made available
at Sts Peter and Paul parish. With
the skills of a parishioner, a
carpenter, the room has been
converted into a beautiful new
repository with shelves to display
books and other stock. Miguel
Nunes, assisted by his family, has
created a lovely setting in which it is
a pleasure to browse the shelves.
Thanks. This has been an
encouragement to increase the
variety of books on display. Whether
that continues will, of course, depend
on if there is a demand for them.
That also goes for anything that is
stocked in the repository, if an item is
needed and affordable so people buy
it, it will hopefully be possible to stock
it. So feedback from individuals and
parishes will be appreciated and will
help to assure that the repository is
serving the needs of people,
parishes, and groups.
To date, the repository has been
open twice a week as well as on
Sundays after Mass at Sts Peter and
Paul parish. Tuesdays from 8.30am
until 2pm has not been frequented,
so perhaps that day will fall away.
Thursdays from 12 noon until 4pm
seems to be a more popular time,
and so will probably continue.
However, do give your feedback. Do
these times suit you? Do you have
suggestions concerning the
day/times the repository should be
open or what you would buy if it was
stocked. At present, any responses
may be addressed to
Pax ChristiRepository
082 081 1456 (sms only)You are welcome to smsyour requests for prayer.
"EVANDER PRAYER LINE"
Fr. Gerald Gostling and
Jimmy Mutevera attending
the annual WINTER LIVING
THEOLOGY, a photo with Fr.
John Baldovin SJ: this year
the input was
entitled "Worship and Social
Justice". The Lecturer was Fr.
John Baldovin SJfrom the United States. The
Winter Theology is always a
few day of very good
quality and is open to anyone
who would like to learn more,
and to share, on
the Topics offered. If you
want to receive regular
information on what the
Jesuits offer, then get on their
mailing list by emailing: