St Christopher Catholic Church - Plettenberg Bay - Diocese of Oudtshoorn

29/03/2026

Palm Sunday 2026
Father Patrick and Deacon Brent blessing the Palm Crosses before distribution.

27/03/2026

HOLY WEEK TIMES | GOEIE WEEK TYE
This is the OFFICIAL FB page for St Christopher and Lumen Christi in Plettenberg Bay
Hierdie is die AMPTELIKE FB blad vir St Christopher en Lumen Christi in Plettenbergbaai

16/03/2026

Fr Patrick seen with a group of parishioners on Laetare Sunday, the 4th Sunday of Lent 2026

31/12/2025

Het jy van hierdie deel van die plaaslike geskiedenis geweet?
'n Spesiale gedenkarea en kapel (die grafkapel) vernoem na die Swart Madonna van Częstochowa is deur van die agtergeblewe weeskinders in Suid-Afrika opgerig.

30/12/2025

In the Southern Cross January 2026 issue, the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Southern African Hierarchy by Pope Pius XII, a watershed point in our local Church's histor, is marked.

Not every bishop who has served in the past 75 years could be featured, the editorial team commented. They invite you to, if one of your favourites was missed, to drop them a message for inclusion in a future cover.

In die Southern Cross Januarie 2026-uitgawe word die 75ste herdenkng van die instelling van die Suid-Afrikaanse Hiërargie deur Pous Pius XII, ’n keerpunt in die geskiedenis van ons plaaslike Kerk, gemerk.

Nie elke biskop wat die afgelope 75 jaar gedien het, kon ingesluit word nie, het die redaksiespan verduidelik. Hulle nooi jou uit om, indien een van jou gunstelinge gemis is, vir hulle ’n boodskap te stuur vir moontlike insluiting op ’n toekomstige voorblad.

Southern Cross

29/12/2025

JUBELJAAR - 2025 - JUBILEE YEAR

The Holy Year concluded on Sunday, 28 December – the Feast of the Holy Family – in accordance with "Spes non confundit," the Bull of the Indiction of the Jubilee 2025. Die Jubeljaar het op Sondag, 28 Desember – die Fees van die Heilige Familie – afgesluit in ooreenstemming met Spes non confu...

27/12/2025

Pous Leo XIV se Boodskap vir die Wêrelddag van Vrede 2026
Vrede wees met julle almal: Na ’n ontwapende en ontwapenende vrede “Dit is die vrede van die opgestane Christus – ’n vrede wat ontwapend en ontwapenend is, nederig en volhardend. Dit kom van God wat ons almal onvoorwaardelik liefhet.”

Pope Leo XIV’s Message for World Day of Peace 2026
Peace be with you all: Towards unarmed and disarming peace
"This is the peace of the risen Christ – a peace that is unarmed and disarming, humble and persevering. It comes from God who loves us all unconditionally
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26/12/2025

The Kalenda (Proclamation of the Birth of Christ or Christmas Proclamation) is a chant sung before the Midnight Mass for Christmas in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church. The text is a timeline, in which each verse represents the years from an historical event until the birth of Jesus Christ, and the number of years – expressed in centuries or years – decreases until the day of the first Christmas.

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Die Verkondiging van die Geboorte van Christus, ook bekend as die Kalenda-verkondiging word voor die Middernagmis vir Kersfees in die Romeinse Ritus van die Katolieke Kerk gesing. ’n Tydlyn van sekulêr of godsdienstig gebeure tot by die geboorte van Jesus Christus Die getal verminder tot die dag van die eerste Kersfees en plaas sodoende die geboorte van Christus “binne die konteks van die heilsgeskiedenis.”

24/12/2025

Die Heilige Vader vra ...
The Holy Father asks ...

23/12/2025

From the Diocesan Curia for your attention.
Van die Bidomlike Kanselary vir u aandag.

22/12/2025

From Bishop Noel at Christmas

Read, in English, Afrikaans or isiXhosa, bishop Noel’s Christmas Message to the faithful of the Diocese

https://oudtshoornensis.com/2025/12/19/bishop-noels-christmas-message/

19/12/2025

Advent Datums | Advent Dates

18/12/2025

This year's Christmas message from the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference comes to us from the President of the Conference, His Emincence, Stephen, Cardinal Brislin.

Hierdie jaar se Kersboodskap van die Suider-Afrikaanse Katolieke Biskoppekonferensie kom na ons toe van die President van die Konferensie, Sy Eminensie, Stephen, Kardinaal Brislin.

https://oudtshoornensis.com/2025/12/18/a-christmas-message-to-us-all/

Foto krediet: The Southern Cross

18/12/2025

In Pela, vanuit die Onbevlekte Ontvangenis van Maria Katedraal is die Uitvaartmis van wyle Biskop Edward R Risi omi vanoggend gevier. Mag sy siel en die siele van die ontstapene gelowiges vir altyd in God se ewige Vrede rus.

18/12/2025

In Pela is die UItvaartmis vir wyle Biskop Eddie Risi omi vanoggend in die Ontvanenis van Maria-Katedraal gevier. Mag sy siel en die siele vandie ontslape gelowiges in God se ewige vrede rus.

27/07/2025

25 July - The Memorial of St Christopher
Seen celebrating the memorial ...

04/07/2025

Some of the 70 food parcels delivered to the needy this week by St Vincent de Paul Society (SSVP). A very big thank you to all of you for your continued support.

23/02/2025

The Parish Pastoral Council of St Christopher in Plettenberg Bay pictured below:

fr L - R: Desiree Elliott , Nathi Mguzuli, Leela Verity, Fr Patrick, Deacon Brent Chalmers, Sophie Aggett, Kholosa Qupha, Tracy Roman ,Aneesha Patterson and Sybil Harker. Absent is Margaret Gould.

The Catholic Diocese of Oudtshoorn

26/11/2024

First Holy Communion - St Christopher - Plettenberg Bay (Baai) - Eerste Heilige Kommunie 24 November 2024

20/11/2024

According to the Papal Foundation Aid to the Church in Need's (ACN) latest biennial report, “Persecuted and Forgotten?” published in October, Christian persecution has significantly worsened in most countries surveyed between 2022 and 2024....

According to the Papal Foundation Aid to the Church in Need’s (ACN) latest biennial report, “Persecuted and Forgotten?” published in October, Christian persecution has significantly worsened …

20/11/2024

CHRIST THE KING NOVENA This novena is focused on letting GOd reign supreme - among all nations, all people and most especially withing us. Here follows the prayers for Day ! of the Novena....

CHRIST THE KING NOVENA This novena is focused on letting GOd reign supreme – among all nations, all people and most especially withing us. Here follows the prayers for Day ! of the Novena.

19/11/2024

In an interview marking 1000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Vatican's Secretary of State, Pietro Cardinal Parolin, passionately condemned the continuing suffering of the Ukrainian people ...

In an interview marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, Pietro Cardinal Parolin, passionately condemned the continuing sufferi…