The daughter of two of our parishioners works with the charity Mercy Ships. Each week she forwards a diary of how her week has been.
Mercy Ships are a team of nurses, doctors, surgeons, and other crew members from all over the world, donating our time to help on board the world’s largest non-governmental floating hospital, sailing directly to some of the world’s poorest people to deliver life-saving medical care and provide safe, state-of-the-art facilities in which to treat them.
For more details about the work of the Mercy Ships visit their website.
- The Announcer! – 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time 19/08/2023
Our theme of reflection today is “The door of God’s mercy and grace is open to all.” Today, we celebrate and rejoice in God, who welcomes everyone into his house and presence. His house is a place of prayer, a place of unity of all peoples, and a place where ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time 12/08/2023
The theme of our reflection today is “courage and faith before the Lord.” We take it from the words of Jesus to his disciples when he came to them walking on water amidst the turbulence at sea and said, “Courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.” In the first reading, ...
Read more - The Announcer! – Transfiguration of the Lord 05/08/2023
Today we celebrate the Transfiguration of the Lord. We see the glory of God in Jesus’ Transfiguration – his face and clothes turning dazzlingly white, Moses and Elijah, who represent the law and prophets coming to Jesus and conversing with him, the cloud covering them suddenly, and the voice speaking ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time 29/07/2023
The word of God calls us today to reflect on the choices we make in life because every choice comes together as woven threads to form the tapestry of our history and existence. Our choices determine who we are. In the first reading, God told King Solomon to ask for something ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time 22/07/2023
Today, the word of God draws us to meditate on the patience and mercy of our God. The first reading described God as a caring God. It went further to praise God as a God of mercy and forgiveness. It highlights that God’s sovereign power over all things is the reason ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time 15/07/2023
Today is Seed Sunday. It is a special time of the year to reflect on the spiritual import of seedtime. The word of God today directs us to meditate on what happens to the seeds when they are sown. That seed can be interpreted as the word of God sown ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time 08/07/2023
“I bless you Father, Lord of heaven and earth.” We are called today to reflect on humility and meekness, the purpose of Jesus’ prayer to His heavenly Father in the gospel. What does the scriptures tell us today? In the first reading, Zechariah described the coming messiah and king as a ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time 01/07/2023
The theme of today is hospitality. We are called to reflect on the importance of hospitality and its reward as a Christian virtue. The first reading tells the story of a woman from Shunem who showed particular care and great hospitality to the Prophet Elisha. She went beyond urging him to ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time 24/06/2023
Today we shall reflect on the theme: Do not be afraid, for I am with you. The words convey confidence and reassurance that we are never alone. God is with us. He watches over us by day and night. He walks alongside us on the difficult terrains of life, leading ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time 17/06/2023
Today’s theme: Like lost sheep without a shepherd, God saved us in love. Today we celebrate and rejoice in the salvation we have received from our Lord in his infinite love for us. We rejoice, knowing that God has saved us and has shown us a way to remain on ...
Read more - Day for Life 2023 17/06/2023
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Today is Fathers’ Day and a good opportunity for us to thank GOD for our fathers, whether still with us or gone to the LORD, and to ask His blessing on them and their vocation to be good witness to their children as they guide and protect ...
Read more - The Announcer! – Corpus Christi 10/06/2023
Today we celebrate Jesus Christ, who has given us his body and blood in the Holy Eucharist as our food so that we are not starved of life in our sojourn through this world as we head towards our promised home of heaven. In the first reading, Moses reminded the Israelites ...
Read more - The Announcer! – Trinity 03/06/2023
Today we celebrate the profound mystery of God, the Blessed Trinity – God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit – the three persons in one Godhead. We believe in God, who is not a one-person God, but a community of three persons, equal in power and ...
Read more - The Announcer! – Pentecost 27/05/2023
Today we commemorate the event when the Holy Spirit descended upon the apostles during their prayer, resulting in an unprecedented occurrence. The feast of Pentecost signifies a new phase in the institution and growth of the Church. It reveals that Christ remains with His Church until the end of time ...
Read more - The Announcer! – 7th Sunday of Easter 20/05/2023
This week is a week of prayer in preparation for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The Church is called to worship, lifting her eyes to heaven and invoking the Paraclete to dwell in her and the world. Today’s reflection centres on prayer and invoking the Spirit of God. Today’s ...
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