CHRIST IS RISEN!

Fr HARRIE HOVERS, Rev LES RUHRMUND,
Rev TONY VAN VUUREN and TIM HARRIS
wish all parishioners and visitors
a very Happy and Holy Easter Season!

A happy and blessed Mothers' Day
to all mothers and grandmothers in the parish!

ASCENSION DAY: Thursday 17 May. This is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses at 9.00am and at 6.00pm. 

VISIT THE PARISH LIBRARY! 

   April 23rd was World Book Day!
All St Michael’s parishioners are invited and encouraged to visit our LIBRARY.  It is open for about half an hour after Sunday morning masses and about half an hour before Saturday and Sunday evening masses. 
The Library is located in the room at the end of the passage that runs past the Sacristy.
See the Library webpage (under 'Service') for more details.

BUSINESS LEADERS: Download "Vocation of the Business Leader: A Reflection" from http://www.stthomas.edu/cathstudies/cst/VocationBusinessLead/.

The SOUTHERN CROSS is available in the church porch at R5.50 a copy.  
HEADLINES this week: 1. What Mary means to us.  2. Wikipedia founder at the Vatican 
3. Ancestors and the Christian faith  4. What the Church teaches on ecumenism 
5. Turner: Choose blessings, not curses.  THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL: Catholics and atheists.
    

CATHOLIC NURSES AND HEALTH CARE WORKERS are invited to a Mass celebrated by Archbishop Stephen Brislin to mark International Nurses Day, on Saturday 19 May 2012 at 10.00 at Holy Name Catholic Church, 118 Station Road, Observatory. The Mass will include a “Blessing of Hands”.  Please feel free to invite other health care workers who might like to attend.

ECCLESIASTICAL EDUCATION FUND: A second collection will be taken up next weekend (12/13 May) for the Ecclesiastical Education Fund. This Archdiocesan collection is used for the running costs of our Seminary, the upkeep and education of our students to the priesthood, and for the ongoing formation of priests.

CHURCH FLOWERS: It has been suggested that - as is done in other churches round about - parishioners might like to arrange a vase of flowers for Mass, as a celebration, an anniversary or in memory of someone. If you wish to do so, please write your name and phone number on the clipboard on the table in the church porch, and the 'flower ladies' will contact you.

ADORATION CHAPEL: We are looking for a temporary adorer for the Wednesday 10am-11am slot, from 11 April to 30 May. Please contact Renata at 021 685 1297.

250 CLUB: Results of the final draw for the current 250 CLUB: 1st prize Michael Owen-Smith, 2nd prize Liz Anderson, 3rd prize  Alfred Lind. Consolation prizes: Bridget Atkinson, Marlene Palmer, Monica Rapapport, Dee Lewis and Karen Patten. Congratulations!
The new 250 CLUB membership for 2012/2013 was launched last Sunday – if you are interested in joining then please contact Antoinette on 082-855-5372 or email her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . There will be a “sign-up” table in the church porch at all Masses during May.

BAPTISMS: [date changed!] Sunday 20th May, after the 9am mass.

COMMITTEE AND OTHER MEETINGS
FINANCE COMMITTEE: Monday 14 May, in the Presbytery at 12.30pm
PPC: Tuesday 5th June, 7 pm in the Ruffell Room.

CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE: The CWL is looking for suitable items for its White Elephant Stall. Contact the Parish Office 021-686-8708.

DRIVERS NEEDED: The Carmelite Sisters of Retreat need drivers to assist with driving the sisters around to enable them to attend to chores that need doing. If you feel you are able to help and would like more information, please contact Bev Petit on 084 403 0300 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

CALLING CATHOLIC NURSES: The Justice and Peace Commission has been asked by the Archbishop to create a structure where Catholic nursing staff can gather and meet others in the field. It will be aimed primarily at addressing the spiritual needs of Catholic nurses serving the various institutions in the greater Cape Town area. If you are interested please contact Biddy Greene This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 021-448-2502. 

Visit the BOOKSHOP in the church porch for spiritual reading.

ARCHDIOCESAN NEWS: Your free copy is available in the church porch.

FELLOW PAGES/ YELLOW PAGES – We have now installed a business directory for parishioners on this website. It consists of in-line listings and is available, free, to St Michael’s parishioners only. 
Log on and get your business registered!
If your business category is not on our list, please email the name of the category to Paula Howse This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   or Biddy Greene This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   and they will load it for you.
Please note that you must be on the parishioners' roll to make use of this facility. 
(To join the parish, please contact the parish office: 021 686 8708.)

GETTING MARRIED BETWEEN NOW AND AUGUST?
Please contact the parish office (021 686 8708) for an appointment with Father Harrie, Deacon Les or Deacon Tony.

THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER GROUP: Contact Frances Smith 082 875 1880.
The WEDNESDAY PRAYER GROUP meets after the 9.30 am Mass.

CRECHE: We run a crèche for children 0-3 years of age during the Sunday 9 am mass, in the Gill Room in the parish centre. This allows parents a bit of quiet time during the Sunday Service, and it's also a great way for the children to get to know one another at a young age. We work on a rotational roster system of parents.
If you're interested then bring your little one/s along to the Gill Room, or email Sean Keyser on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (this address is protected from spambots; you need JavaScript enabled to view it) or phone 082 306 0345.

ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
GROCERIES: Our ladies are on duty in the church porch at all weekend masses to take donations towards groceries which are distributed by the Rondebosch SVP volunteers. CLOTHING: Please consider donating your old clothes and shoes for men, women and children to the SVP Society. Please bring them to the Parish Office. Thank you.

Donations of Wool for NOAH:  NOAH coordinates fourteen Catholic-based Neighbourhood Old Age Homes in Khayelitsha and Woodstock. We are always looking for donations of wool for our elderly who knit various items. Contact Ian Veary or Bea Jordan on 021 447 6334 (and see www.noah.org.za for more information).

The SECOND HAND ROSE stall, held at the Morning Market on the first Sunday of each month, needs clothes and shoes in good condition for men, women and children. Please bring any donations to the parish office. Proceeds go towards blankets for the poor.

BLANKETS: We ask for donations of R50.00 (or any amount) for blankets after Mass every weekend throughout the winter, but such donations are welcome at any time of year! The blankets are given to the SVP Society and to other areas of need.

CHURCH SCAM ALERT: Someone claiming to be a new parishioner is phoning people whose phone numbers are listed on their parish websites. He says he's phoning from Johannesburg, and needs money to get back to Cape Town. He gives similar but slightly different stories and claims to know the people and to have chatted to them. He has used the name Eric da Silva but also goes by other names. He uses various accents.

NEW ORDER OF THE MASS: There are 15-page Order of the Mass booklets in the pews – please do not remove them from the church. A more comprehensive 80-page Order of the Mass booklet is available in the bookshop in the church porch at R15 per copy.

THE FEAST OF MERCY: Jesus appeared many times to Faustina Kowalska (now St Faustina) and asked that the Second Sunday of Easter be dedicated to Divine Mercy. For more information see www.ewtn.com/devotionals/mercy/novena.htm

Last Word from the parish Justice & Peace Group 
It is in the ordinary duties and labours of life that Christians can and should develop their spiritual union with God - Thomas Merton

PRAYER TO ST MICHAEL
Saint Michael the Archangel,
Defend us in battle;
Be our protection against the
wickedness and snares of the devil;
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray.
And do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host,
By the power of God, thrust into hell
Satan and all evil spirits
Who wander through the world
For the ruin of souls. AMEN.