Mass Times & Parish News
MASS SCHEDULE
NOTICES: Last updated: Monday, 26 July at 13h00
(26 July 2021)
ADJUSTED LEVEL 3: 50 People max attending Mass
As announced by the President on Sunday 25 July, we are at Adjusted Level 3 as of Monday 26 July. Public Mass will resume for 50 people max. Additionally we will have an extra Mass on Sunday’s at 7:30 am – see schedule below. Live stream WILL continue. To find out more about Level 3 click here.
(12 July 2021)
ADJUSTED LEVEL 4: MASS CANCELLED:
As announced by the President on Sunday 11 July, due to a massive surge of new infections, we remained on Alert Level 4 until Sunday 25 July. To find out more about Level 4 click here.
(28 June 2021)
ADJUSTED LEVEL 4: MASS CANCELLED:
As announced by the President on Sunday 27 June, we moved to Adjusted Level 4 as of 28 June. All public Masses, Services and Gatherings were CANCELLED subject to further announcements by the Government. Live stream continued. To find out more about Level 4 click here.
(17 June 2021)
LEVEL 3: 50 people max attending Mass. Extra mass added for 2 Sundays at 7:30 am. To find out more about Level 3 click here.
(31 May 2021)
ADJUSTED LEVEL 2: 75 people max attending Mass. To find out more about Level 2 click here.
(3 March 2021)
LEVEL 1 CHANGES: 75 people max attending Mass.
MASS SCHEDULE
| MON, 26 JULY Ss Joachim & Anne |
8:00 am Daily Mass Live stream ONLY 6:00 pm Daily Rosary (ZOOM) |
| TUES, 27 JULY |
8:00 am Daily Mass Live stream ONLY 6:00 pm Daily Rosary (ZOOM) Llive stream ONLY |
| WED, 28 JULY |
8:00 am Daily Mass Live stream & Public worship (booking required) 6:00 pm Daily Rosary (ZOOM) |
| THURS, 29 JULY St. Martha |
8:00 am Daily Mass Live stream ONLY 6:00 pm Daily Rosary (ZOOM) |
| FRI, 30 JULY St. Peter Chrysologus |
9:30 am Daily Mass Live stream & Public worship (booking required) 6:00 pm Daily Rosary (ZOOM) |
| SAT, 31 JULY St. Ignatius of Loyola |
5:30 pm Daily Mass Public worship ONLY (booking required) 6:00 pm Daily Rosary (ZOOM) |
| SUN, 1 AUGUST |
7:30 am Daily Mass Public worship ONLY (booking required) 6:00 pm Daily Rosary (ZOOM) |
| SUN, 1 AUGUST |
9:00 am Daily Mass Live stream & Public worship (booking required) Mass Hymn Sheet - coming soon Link to Readings 6:00 pm Daily Rosary (ZOOM) |
NORMAL TIMES
Monday: 8:00 am - Live stream ONLY
Tuesday: 8:00 am - Live stream ONLY
Wednesday: 8:00 am - Live stream & Public worship (booking required)
Thursday: 8:00 am - Live stream ONLY
Friday: 9:30 am - Live stream & Public worship (booking required)
Saturday: 5:30 pm - Public worship ONLY (booking required)
Sunday: 7:30 am - Public worship ONLY (booking required)
Sunday: 9:00 am - Live stream & Public worship (booking required)
Public Holidays: 9:00 am
Public Masses: All public Masses, Services and Gatherings will resume on Monday 26 July as announced by the Government. Please contact the Parish Office if you have any queries.
LIVE STREAM MASS ON YOUTUBE
All Masses (except Saturday) with Fr. Robert are live-streamed and recorded on YouTube
SPIRITUAL COMMUNION AT HOME
You can offer a Spiritual Communion at home with your family. Download the Spiritual Communion Document by clicking here
MASS INTENTIONS
Mass intentions continue, please call or email your requests. You will find Mass Intentions in our weekly bulletins here.
CONTACT US
Our Lady of the Visitation
4 Price Drive Constantia 7848
Phone: 021 794 5185
Fax: 021 794 5192
Email:
Parish Secretary
Parish Priest
Office Hours: 8:30 am - 1:00 pm (weekdays)
Father is off on Mondays.
For latest bulletin 25 July - 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time) click here.
For previous bulletins click here
Where to find what during lock down
Download black & white version of above online map here
DAILY ROSARY
Daily Rosary are at 6:00 pm every day on ZOOM.
We say the Angelus, Rosary and Prayer of Pope Francis to Mary during Coranavirus pandemic. Since this it is The Year of St Joseph, and in line with request from the Pope, we have added a prayer to St Joseph. If you wish to join this group please contact the Parish Office. All most welcome especially in this time of great need for prayer.
Click here for Zoom link.
Below please download our Prayer Booklet especially compiled for this time of COVID-19. (EDITION 4: 30 June 2020)
SACRAMENTS
CONFESSION
Confession is by appointment and will take place observing appropriate Covid protocols. (Please contact the Parish Office).
Spiritual Confession: If you cannot go to confession in person, we are still permitted and encouraged to make a spiritual confession. This consists of a perfect act of contrition and resolve to make a confession as soon as possible. Please click here to download Spiritual Confession document here.
BAPTISMS, FUNERALS, WEDDINGS
Our parish operates under the guidelines of the Government as well those of the Archdiocese of Cape Town. Under the new rules for Level 4, only funerals are permitted for a max of 50 people. Please contact the Parish office for more information.
COVID-19 UPDATES
PARISH UPDATES
One looks back at the last months since March 2020 with amazement. The world unimaginably changed virtually overnight! We are now emerging from months of isolation in lock down and entering into a new phase of […]
As long as our numbers are restricted we have the challenge of how to get people back to mass in the most fair and equitable way. In our parish we have decided that at the current […]
In our parish we have defined and documented our protocols for BACK TO CHURCH (under the Archdiocese guidelines). The protocols cover WHAT to do, HOW to do it, WHO is responsible and TO WHOM it applies. […]
Back to Church Parish Guidelines Protocols Waiting List & Invitations Communications What can I do? Prayer Time FUNERALS These will be done by appointment. It is suggested that given the circumstances, the deceased be cremated and […]
ARCHDIOCESE UPDATES
Updates from the Archdiocese of Cape Town. This page contains a selection of announcements and articles from the Archdiocese that are relevant during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Please visit the Archdiocese of Cape Town website for more […]
GENERAL NEWS
COVID-19 BASICS
As a service to the Church and broader community, the South African Council of Churches (SACC) has developed a website with a range of useful, and accurate content on the Coronavirus pandemic that can be downloaded […]
Knowing and following coronavirus tips is crucial to staying healthy as COVID-19 continues to spread across the world. Many of these safety tips are common sense precautions. All come from recommendations made by reputable organizations including […]
RESOURCES
For latest updates please visit the link below: https://sacoronavirus.co.za/
For latest updates please visit the link below: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
We have collated a number of useful links for you to check during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. HEE Connect coronavirus advice and guidance NHS website coronavirus information Public Health England: Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for health professionals […]
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A Warm Thank You 5 July 2021 A big thank you to the most generous parish. On behalf of Fr Robert, Community Outreach and the Parish Council, we would like to thank everyone for the amazing generousity in support of our annual Winter Warmer campaign. The goods so kindly donated have been given to the […]
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