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 […]
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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
Overview – mission and News! Our response to the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic Helping Hands was initiated as a response to the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on families & the dire need for help with providing food to the destitute. Helping Hands was formed by the Schoenstatt Sisters of Mary with
God had chosen Mary! She had become the woman of his trust: Mary. God had chosen, selected her, to give the world the Redeemer, to become the mother of his only begotten Son, and she had not disappointed God. She had said yes, blindly entrusted herself to him and his plan. She was sure that
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The doors of the Sisters House Chapel were opened for such a Covenant Mass for the first time since lockdown in March this year
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This statement was prompted by accusations against the founder of the Schoenstatt Work, Father Joseph Kentenich, first in an article by Alexandra von Teuffenbach in the weekly newspaper “Die Tagespost” on July 2, 2020, and in subsequent press releases worldwide. Click here for the full text
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Each year during the month of February, a Day for the Sick, Aged and Physically Challenged is held at Schoenstatt, Constantia. Originally it was a purely Schoenstatt event which began in the “seventies” but over the years it has spread into the whole Archdiocese. It is organised by the Schoenstatt Sisters and actively supported by
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On the 27th December the Schoenstatt Sisters invited people to come for the annual Crib Crawl. Many of us finish our Christmas celebration on the 25th December. However, it is only the beginning of Christmas! The liturgical season of Christmas begins with the Vigil Mass on Christmas Eve and concludes on the Feast of the
On Friday, 6th December, 2019, the “Villa Maria Educare” celebrated 50 years of its present existence! The Schoenstatt Sisters had been educating children in Cape Town many years before building the current Educare premises. “Doctors Rooms On Kloof “ now occupy the space that had previously been a primary school with two ‘nursery’ classrooms. The
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Golden Jubilees are special occasions as they mark the fiftieth year of a specific occasion or event. In the Old Testament, if a Jubilee was announced, a trumpet was blown so that the whole congregation of Jerusalem could hear it. Today, we don’t blow trumpets to announce a Jubilee but rather come together as a
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