Be Mary for the World!
Sunday, the 27th of August, was the long-awaited Clothing day for 5 Burundian novices of the Burundian delegation of the Swiss Province and 1 Kenyan novice of the South African Province. The Clothing took place in the parish Church of Mutumba, Burundi. Final Preperations Days before, the hill of Mutumba which overlooks Lake Tanganyika, …
A success story We are thrilled to share with you the success story of our recently completed water project in a deprived area of Kenya near the Tana River. Through your generous support and unwavering commitment, we have managed to bring clean and accessible water to approximately 15 families who have long relied on a …
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At times life overwhelms us! This was my experience during the second week of January. The Schoenstatt Girls’ Youth were due to have a Mini Camp at Villa Maria in Cape Town. Just a few days before it was due to start, the number of girls booked in had doubled. I wondered how I would …
“Thank you, sisters, for putting Christ back into Christmas!” This was the comment of one young mother who encountered the Schoenstatt Sisters and some members of the Schoenstatt movement at a popular shopping centre in Cape Town. Several years ago, we Sisters began the apostolate “Christ in the mall”. On the last Sunday of Advent, …
“God gives us things to share, God doesn’t give us things to hold”Mother TeresaOur sincere thanks to our kind donors who made the HERITAGE DAY celebration possible for Sandra’s Soup Kitchen children in Khayelitsha.The day was a huge success, the celebration was colourful, vibrant, joyful and loads of fun!Should you wish to experience some of …
Demonstrating Courage We do not have the coronavirus pandemic under control yet, and many things have changed during this time. Life in public and in the Church has been restricted, hindered, and paralyzed. On the other hand, initiative, creativity, and commitment for others has been awakened. During this time it is important to look for …
Capturing those special moments is an art. Over the last few weeks the “Queen of the Night” has been blossoming outside the Shrine at Villa Maria in Cape Town. The “Queen of the Night” is an extraordinary cactus which can grow up to seven meters. It has the most amazing large flowers shaped like majestic …
FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY – our cornerstones for 2021! May we start by thanking all our kind donors for helping us make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate. So, what has Helping Hands been up to recently? During December we managed to spread the joy a little wider & sent a large …
God wishes to draw people to himself through vivid evidence of his love. Only in this way will we understand the incarnation of his Son, who was born of Mary in a poor stable. An unusual year worldwide is coming to an end. We have just celebrated Christmas. The birth of Christ gifts us with …
She was well known throughout Cape Town The Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary are sad to inform you of the unexpected death of Sr M Marina Lawrence on 28th December 2020 at the age of 84. She died of natural causes. Sr M Marina played a key role in Early Learning and was well-known as the driving …