We mourn the death of Fr Joseph Hollander

We mourn the death of Fr Joseph Hollander

We mourn the death of Fr Joseph Hollander On 13 January, 83-year-old Oblate Fr Joseph Hollander, a missionary of Oblates of Mary Immaculate in South Africa (OMISA), was found dead in his house in the village of Bodibe, about 200 kilometres west of Johannesburg. His...
Thank you for sharing the joy at Christmas!

Thank you for sharing the joy at Christmas!

Thank you for sharing the joy at Christmas! You shared the joy, willingly and generously with your Christmas donations to the Zulu Missions, especially sharing with the children of Ekujabuleni Home. Thank you. Through your kindness, Home Manager Margaret Qali was able...
Introducing Archbishop Abel Gabuza

Introducing Archbishop Abel Gabuza

In his diocese of Kimberley, Bishop Gabuza (pictured right) was no stranger to rural outstations. On the left he is shown leaving his car at the side of the road and proceeding to an outlying village by donkey cart.   Introducing Archbishop Abel Gabuza ‘It...
Joseph adds to our Christmas wishes for you

Joseph adds to our Christmas wishes for you

Joseph adds to our Christmas wishes for you Over the years, local artist, Joseph Manana, has frequently painted a Christmas card design specially for you – his tribute to Zulu Mission friends. Art wasn’t taken seriously when Joseph was at school because it wasn’t seen...
What if?

What if?

What if? Sometimes we miss seeing an opportunity, or just don’t give that opportunity a second thought. But ‘what if’ you saw an opportunity to not only take care of your loved ones through your Will, but to also give something to a cause that’s close to your heart?...
How you helped turn hope into reality at Hopewell

How you helped turn hope into reality at Hopewell

How you helped turn hope into reality at Hopewell For a community desperate for a church they could be proud of, you helped to turn their wish and their hope into reality. Thank you. Thank you for sharing the wish and the hope. Thank you for helping to provide the...
Justice and Peace Commission responds to recent gender violence

Justice and Peace Commission responds to recent gender violence

Justice and Peace Commission responds to recent gender violence During August – national Women’s month – the Justice and Peace Commission in the Archdiocese of Durban facilitated a Women and Girls Dialogue at St Vincent Parish, KwaMpumuza.  55 women and girls...
‘Thank you’, from both the young and the old

‘Thank you’, from both the young and the old

‘Thank you’, from both the young and the old Walking into a rural home on the Missions, gives an immediate picture of the poverty. Floors – sometimes mud, sometimes cement, are bare. There may be a bed, which will be used by more than one person....
You’ve brought the hope back to Hopewell

You’ve brought the hope back to Hopewell

You’ve brought the hope back to Hopewell After having had harvest collections for years towards funding a new church, the people of Hopewell were becoming disheartened by nothing much happening. Your donations to help build the new church changed all that. In a...
Hot water is back on tap at Mother of Peace

Hot water is back on tap at Mother of Peace

Hot water is back on tap at Mother of Peace Thank you, thank you, for restoring the hot water system at Mother of Peace. The children are once again enjoying hot showers, thanks to the new geysers, as are their House Mothers. You helped to make such a difference...