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Land for church

Deacon Lawrence Mthethwa shows the piece of land on which the future St Aloysius church will be built, with your help.


In any family, there are certain people on whom you know you can rely in times of need. In our Zulu Mission Family, those people are called Mission Patrons ...

When that extra deserving project needs funding, and our resources can't stretch that far, we know we can ask our Mission Patrons for help.

When those extra prayers need to be said, we know that our Mission Patrons will storm heaven with us.

Like some of the miracles in the life of Jesus ... the turning of water into wine and the multiplication of loaves and fishes ... Mission Patrons have a hand in miracles of change on the Zulu Missions.

keyringWould you like to be one of them?

It means making a substantial annual gift – a minimum of £60, €70 or $100. This additional money is used for a different upliftment project each year, which the Archdiocese would not normally be able to fund.

In return for their outstanding support, Mission Patrons receive a dedicated newsletter, and a small gift of thanks each year.

A Special Holy Mass will be said for Mission Patrons on:

15 August: Assumption of our Lady;
3 October: St Theresa Patroness of Missions;
30 December: The Feast of the Holy Family;
28 February, 2012: Anniversary of Cardinal Napier's Ordination as Bishop;
19 March 2012: St Joseph, husband of Mary;
1 May 2012: Beginning of the month of Mary.

Please diarise these dates so that you can be 'present in spirit' as we pray for your special intentions.

Click here to join the Mission Patrons now.

 


2011 Project

This year, our Mission Patrons are invited to put one person into a real church at St Aloysius.

At the moment, there is no church at this remote, rural outstation. To begin with, mass was said in someone's home. But the mud hut quickly became too small for the growing congregation. Now mass is celebrated in a classroom at the local school.

Proper Church
But the people long for a proper church of their own. Just a simple structure - four walls with windows, a door and a roof.

A piece of land has been donated and the people have managed to save some money towards building costs. But in a community as poor as this – where the collection is mainly made up of coppers and small silver coins – you can imagine how hard it is.

Your Mission Patron gift this year will go towards making their dream a reality ... and keep you forever in the hearts and minds of the people, whenever they kneel in prayer in their new church.

You will also be helping to ensure that the small glow of faith shines brightly in this underprivileged community.