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The Radio Veritas Magazine - No 3 February 2017
Celebration of the 2nd Feast of Bl Benedict Daswa Priests’ Day Off - Shepherds on the Green! 100 years of Dominicans in SA! More Good News for a Change!
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R A DIO VERITA S C O NTINU E S TO IM P ROVE ! CONTENTS Radio Veritas is always trying to improve its Catholic broadcast experience for its listeners - both from a content and a technical perspective. This is in spite of severe budgetary restrictions, and is primarily made possible through the generosity of listeners, local donors and overseas grants. The acquisition of a van and trailer last year, thanks to a donation from Germany, as well as from a local business, has vastly increased the station’s outside broadcast capability, putting it in a position to cover major events like the feast of Bl Benedict Daswa, the recent Bishop’s Plenary and the InterDiocesan Catholic Church Choirs Music Association Competition in Gabarone. (see below).
On Page 15, you can also read about the new console, or mixing desk, installed in the Studio over Christmas, and in our last issue we spoke about the testing being done in preparation for the launch of the new digital broadcast technology. All this in the interest of improving the Radio Veritas product and all this, thanks to you!
Cover picture: Blessed Tshimangadzo Benedict Daswa 4 More than 1500 attend Feast of Bl Benedict 7 Veritas project to preserve Daswa Oral History 8 Shepherds on the Green 10 Jubilee of the Dominican Order 12 100 years of Dominicans in SA 14 New Chair for Veritas Board 16 Radio Veritas needs You! 18 Kolping Society 22 The NEW Radio Veritas Store 25 List your Parish on the RV Parish Database
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M ORE T H A N 1 5 0 0 A T T EN D SE CON D FE A ST O F B L E SSED BEN ED I CT D A SWA ... A N D R ADI O V E R I T A S WA S T HER E!
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he celebrations of the second Feast Day of South Africa’s saint, Blessed Benedict Daswa, were held at the Good Shepherd Church, Ngovhela, a village in the Parish of Thohoyandou, on January 31 and February 1 - the actual feat day - this year. The celebrations were attended by more than 1500 people from across Southern Africa. The first Feast last year was held at the site of his beatification in Tshitanini but organisers were forced to move it to Ngovhela because of the bad condition of the road due to recent heavy rains. The celebrations were led by Bishop Joao Rodrigues of the Diocese of Tzaneen, who concelebrated with the priests of the diocese. In attendance at the Mass were Bl Benedict’s family, the faithful from Venda, government officials, and traditional and community leaders who were specially blessed by the bishop. In his homily, Bishop Joao encour-
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aged Catholics to pray for the Canonisation of Blessed Benedict Daswa In a special gesture all those attending the service received will a short, personal message inviting them to live more deeply the Gospel call of loving kindness and mercy from Blessed Benedict. Radio Veritas covered the Mass live from Ngovhela.
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SCENES FROM THE CELEBRATIONS Bishop Joao Rodrigues concelebrates Mass with priests of the Diocese of Tzaneen
(Above) Bishop Joao blesses civic and traditional leaders of the local community. (Left) The faithful receiving communion outside the church. (Below) The procession
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MORE SCENES FROM THE CELEBRATIONS
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RADIO VERITAS PROJECT TO PRESERVE DASWA ORAL HISTORY
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adio Veritas and the Diocese of Tzaneen have embarked on a project to preserve the stories and memories of Blessed Tshimangadzo Samuel Benedict Daswa, as told by his family and contemporaries. A ‘community recording’ was done at Our Lady of Fatima parish in Shayandima, Venda with the people who lived and worked with Bl Daswa. The conversations were facilitated by a longtime friend and mentor of Bl Daswa, Mr Chris Mphaphuli. Among those who shared their stories about Bl Daswa were: • Mulimisi Daswa, brother of Bl Daswa (right) • Alfred Machaba, who was on the sport committee of the parish with Bl Daswa • Baldwin Mutshuthu, a fellow student with Bl Daswa at Vendaland Training Institute • Joseph Netshikulwe, an uncle of Bl Daswa’s • Mary Nembula, a fellow parishioner (right) • Raymond Daswa, Bl Daswa’s son (bottom right) • Alu Daswa, Bl Daswa’s nephew (bottom right) • David Muvhango, a student of Bl Daswa’s. • Elvis Nemudzudanyi, who grew up with Bl Daswa Sr Claudette Hiosan, promoter of the cause of Bl Benedict Daswa said: “These stories will be listened to, translated and be transcribed by a Blessed Daswa History committee put together by the Diocese of Tzaneen, for the benefit of anybody who is interested in the story of Blessed Benedict Daswa.” Ve r i t a s | F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7
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SHEPHERDS ON THE GREEN WHEN PRIESTS HAD A DAY OFF!
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arish priests – indeed all the clergy - work hard and they pray hard.
Their vocation has many challenges and much reward. In a world that could better value the role of priests, Radio Veritas believed it was time to show them some recognition -- with love. As a result, the first Shepherds on The Green Priests Appreciation Day was held at the Benoni Country Club on Monday, November 28. The Shepherds on the Green was an initiative to give priests a day of rest, activity and fun. To take priests away from their daily work and toil through sport, indoor games and simple entertainment. It was organised by the Radio Veritas Warriors is a group of Catholic men who have volunteered their time to help Radio Veritas reach out to and evangelise men. The event proved to be an enormous success, and drew more than 200 priests from Johannesburg, Pretoria, Klerksdorp, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Rustenburg and Polokwane dioceses. “Our Priests have many challenges and much reward. In a world that could better value the role of priests, Radio Veritas chose to spoil Priests and show them some recognition -- with love,” said Mahadi Buthelezi, Marketing & Events officer at Radio Veritas “Our Priests had a day of rest, activity and fun. We took them
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A GO O D T I ME WA S HA D B Y A L L ! away from their daily work and involved them in sport, indoor games and simple entertainment. “We had hoped to start small but the event was a huge success as we drew Priests from Johannesburg, Pretoria, Klerksdorp, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Rustenburg and Polokwane dioceses. We envisage growing this event to include all priest in Southern Africa. The day started at 07:30am when Priests arrived for registration and were offered a full continental and health breakfast. Then the fun began. Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Bowls, Squash, Fun run, and may more fun events were held. “Snacks and refreshments were served throughout the day and then a light lunch was also served at midday. Activities ended in the afternoon, after which our special guests freshened up in the club’s facilities, preparing themselves for the prize-giving banquet. “Radio Veritas wishes to thank all the parishioners who bought tickets for their Priests and wish to encourage them to continue supporting their Shepherds. These Priests were given awards at the banquet: • Best Singing Priest – Fr Ben Mahlangu and Fr Sakhi Mofokeng • Best Preacher – Fr Similo Mngadi • Man of the Moment – Fr Peter from Jon Bosco, Fr Matseke and Fr Victor Tlholo • Best Stylish – Fr Malesela Dikgale • Priest of the Year – Fr Richard Rathari • Lifetime Award – Fr Emil Blaser • Lifetime Award – Fr Augustine Makhokolo
About the Radio Veritas Warriors The Radio Veritas Warriors is a group of Catholic men who have volunteered their time to help Radio Veritas reach out to
and evangelise men. The Warriors are committed lay Catholics from a number of parishes in Johannesburg and Pretoria. They are sons, brothers, husbands and fathers who all share a passion and desire for more men to know and love Jesus Christ. As a group, they are independent of the station and serve in an advisory and fund-raising role. They look forward to engaging with all people of goodwill and look forward to hearing from all people who share this vision. Any men who want to know more or participate in the activities of the Radio Veritas Warriors can contact them on warriors@radioveritas.co.za. Ve r i t a s | F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7
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JUBILEE OF THE DOMINICAN ORDER
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n 21 January 2017 the Holy Father, Pope Francis, presided over the closing Mass of the 800th Jubilee of the Dominican Order in the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. The Basilica was packed with Cardinals, Bishops and hundreds of Dominicans in their full habits. The ceremony was the culmination of celebrations throughout the world where Dominican brothers and sisters celebrated the 800th birthday of the Order, remembering 1216 when Pope Honorius III approved Order of Preachers. At that time only bishops were allowed to preach. With the approval of the Order of Preachers, this faculty of preaching was given to the followers of St. Dominic. At that time there was much moral decay and St. Dominic wanted to address that situation with the preaching of sound doctrine. Dominicans were to be grounded in their faith and knowledge of the Church and were to be devoted to study and community life and to giving to others the fruits of their contemplation. The Order flourished as Dominic sent his brothers two by two to all the corners of the world. Looking back over the history of the Order we find hundreds of Saints and sinners, but we can look back with pride at the incredible contribution that the Order has made to the Church. We also look back with pride at Saints like St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Albert the Great, St. Pius V (from his time popes have always worn white) and hundreds of other Saints like St. Martin de Porres. We at Radio Veritas join our voices in congratulating the Order of Friars Preachers on this momentous occasion. (In the picture on the right, the Pope is dwarfed by the cupola above the sanctuary at St John Lateran)
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CLOSURE OF THE JUBILEE YEAR
Scenes from the Closing Mass of the Dominican 800th Jubilee Celebrations in the magnificent Basilica of St John Lateran in Rome
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AND NOW IT’S SOUTH AFRICA’S TURN! 100 YEARS OF MINISTRY!
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t is now the turn of the Dominicans in South Africa to celebrate the centenary of their arrival in this country!
Celebrations are planned for August 5 when a big event will take place on the East Rand. The Master of the Order, Brother Bruno Cadore, will be the guest of honour and he will officially establish the Dominicans in South Africa as a vice province, thus raising our status in the structures of the Order. More information about this celebration will be made in due course. The annual get-together of the Dominican Friars took place at La Verna, Vanderbijlpark, in the week beginning 30 January. Both Fr Emil and Fr Brian attended. During the month of January seven young Dominican Friars renewed their vows for another year. This is a great sign of hope for the future as the Order looks northwards for expansion. Several of the brothers come from Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi. Sadly, there are very few vocations from South Africa.
Br Bruno Cadore (centre) with Brother Stan Muyebe and a member of Br Bruno’s staff
Brief History of the Order in Southern Africa
While Dominicans had been active in various parts of Southern Africa, including South Africa, since the sixteenth century, it was only in 1917 that the Order formally established itself in this country, as the South African vicariate of the English Province However, it must be said that a group of Irish friars were active in the Cape under the leadership of Dominican Bishop Patrick Griffith, the first Catholic Bishop of Cape Town in the mid 1800s. The friars of the English vicariate were later joined by friars from Holland, with their own vicariate, and the two vicariates were united in 1968. In South Africa the Dominican friars have devoted and to a large extent still devote the major part of their efforts to parish ministry. This departure from the Dominican tradition of preaching was justified at the time of their arrival by the needs of the mission. The church had to be planted before any specialised apostolate could be considered. Ve r i t a s | F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7
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NEW CHAIRPERSON, MORE MEMBERS FOR RADIO VERITAS BOARD
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rs Elizabeth Maepa has been appointed the Chairperson of the Radio Veritas Board of Trustees, following the decision by long-serving chairman, Mr Chris Busscahau to step down due to ill health.
In addition, it has been decided to increase the number of trustees on the board to eight after the number had declined to just four in recent times. Radio Veritas is pleased to announce our four new trustees - Mr Andrew Masongwa, Advocate Modise Khoza, Fr Stan Muyebe OP (provincial of the Dominicans) and Mr Chris Elfick. The other four trustees are Fr Emil Blaser, Mrs Elizabeth Maepa, Archbishop William Slattery and Mr Chris Busschau. With the new intake of trustees we found it to be appropriate to have a change of chairmanship, due to Mr Busschau’s health issues, and Mrs Maepa was appointed to this position. For several years now Chris Busschau has been chairperson and we are tremendously grateful for his leadership over the years. He has been unselfish in his commitment to Radio Veritas and our many projects. Ve r i t a s | F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7
Unfortunately he has recently suffered ill health and has slowed down to some extent. He still does his programme The Melting Pot and is very involved in the redrafting of our trust deed. We value his contribution and are delighted that he can still bring a wealth of experience to his trusteeship.
Mrs Elizabeth Maepa
Mr Andrew Masongwa & Adv Modise Khoza
Mr Chris Elfick & Fr Stan Muyebe OP
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NEW PRODUCTION CONSOLE FOR RADIO VERITAS
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ver the Christmas period it was necessary for Radio Veritas to install a new console in our Studio B.
This is a very costly piece of equipment but it was necessary to have it installed. Another description of a console is a mixing desk, which is normally operated by a technical producer. It adjusts the volumes of sound and synchronises various pieces of equipment so that the end product that you hear on radio is pleasing to the ear. Our Studios are now completely up-to-date and digital. The sound signal from our Studios is sent via telephone line to our transmitter
in Meyerton where we share a 300 m high antenna with Radio Pulpit. We are fortunate to be the only community radio stations in South Africa with 50 kW transmitters. We have an enormous footprint on medium wave and can be heard like FM during the day as far away as Harrismith, Colesberg, Middleburg and even Lesotho. On DSTV audio 870 we can be heard crystal clearly anywhere in southern Africa. Even more, on our website we stream live to the whole world. Pictured above is Hein Zentgraf of Avecon, our technical supplier, installing the new desk. Our grateful thanks to Avecon for their wonderful service over the holiday period.
STRATEGY WORKSHOP
Since May 2016 the staff of radio Veritas has been taken through a strategy workshop under the direction of Mr Andrew Masongwa. This has been somewhat disruptive of our programmes on Tuesdays but we trust the time spent in reflecting together augurs well for the future. The fruits of our sessions will now be considered by our trustees - changed, agreed-upon and implemented. We are grateful to Mr Masongwa who has been so gracious and generous in sharing his expertise with us in leading us to a higher level. Ve r i t a s | F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7
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RADIO VERITAS NEEDS YOU!
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adio Veritas, South Africa’s ONLY Catholic Radio Station, has become an integral and essential element of the Catholic Faith Community in South Africa. Its Mission: to entertain, inform, educate and inspire its audience, and to be a powerful means of Outreach and Evangelisation.
However, all this requires resources on a very large scale. Radio Veritas thanks its loyal and committed supporters, past and present, without whom the Station would not have achieved the status it currently has in the Catholic Community, but unfortunately, more is needed. A large proportion of the revenue received by the station is obtained from monthly debit order donors, and a constant concern at Radio Veritas is to increase the number of these monthly debit orders. Unfortunately, due to factors like our economic climate, many of our debit order donors have pulled out. This is sad. (See the tables on the opposite page.) What is interesting in the these tables is that while the number of debit order donors has decreased, the grand total has increased. Of course, we need to add to these donors those who contribute via EFT. Our total expenditure each month amounts to approximately R500 000. Our total income is generally at around R350 000. So the bottom line is that we need more regular donors. There are more than 1 million Catholics in the greater Gauteng area alone, and 4 million nation-wide. Of these, we believed that there are sufficient numbers who appreciate the work we are doing and who love their Faith sufVe r i t a s | F e b r u a r y 2 0 1 7
ficiently to participate in some way in this mission which has been entrusted to us. If everyone listening to Radio Veritas and/ or reading this would make a monthly donation of R100 we would really have no problem. This means 1500 donors at R100 pm or 750 donors at R200 pm. Surely this is possible if YOU do something NOW and invite someone else to do the same! And by the way, there are approximately 4,000,000 Catholics in South Africa! How sad that we can hardly find 1 500 new donors for the only Catholic radio station in South Africa! More importantly, how serious are you about the importance of evangelisation? Radio is about one of the most powerful means of evangelisation. In countries like Zambia, there are any number of local Catholic radio stations because they understand the role played by radio in this very important Mission. Whether or not you can receive the signal, our unity in faith urges us to participate in this mission of the Church which looks beyond mere provincial or diocesan boundaries. Donations, whether on a once-off basis, or monthly, are always appreciated, and now you can donate instantly online through a very safe payment gateway, Payfast. Click on the Payfast logo to go to our Donations page, where you can make a once-off donation via Payfast or download a debit order form. And think for a moment of how easily we can spend R100 or R200 on ‌..!
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MONTHLY CASH DONATIONS Debit Orders
Credit Cards
Month
Year
Donors
Rand
Month
Year
Donors
March
2015
1832
196 935
March
2015
24
2 685
April
2015
1820
195 460
April
2015
24
2 685
May
2015
1817
195 860
May
2015
25
3 685
June
2015
1816
197 040
June
2015
25
3 735
July
2015
1823
204 935
July
2015
25
4 735
August
2015
1836
205 750
August
2015
25
3 885
September
2015
1815
205 030
September
2015
22
2 825
October
2015
1821
206 230
October
2015
21
2 725
November
2015
1812
205 130
November
2015
22
3 525
December
2015
1796
203 985
December
2015
22
3 525
January
2016
1796
203 985
January
2016
22
3 525
February
2016
1798
234 780
February
2016
22
3 525
TOTAL
2 455 120
TOTAL
Rand
41 060
March
2016
1789
233 440
March
2016
22
3 525
April
2016
1785
233 950
April
2016
21
3 225
May
2016
1776
233 230
May
2016
21
3 225
June
2016
1763
241 800
June
2016
19
3 025
July
2016
1763
232 495
July
2016
17
1 875
August
2016
1758
231 510
August
2016
14
1 475
September
2016
1745
229 770
September
2016
15
1 575
October
2016
1744
229 930
October
2016
16
1 725
November
2016
1741
229 710
November
2016
17
2 725
December
2016
1736
229 410
December
2016
17
2 725
January
2017
1726
226 840
January
2017
17
2 725
February
2017
1709
238 810
February
2017
TOTAL
2 790 895
TOTAL
27 825
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THE KOLPING SOCIETY FR EMIL APPOINTED PRAESES
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r Emil Blaser of Radio Veritas is closely involved with the Kolping Society in Johannesburg and is also on the national board. He has now also been appointed as the Praeses (chaplain) to the Society in the Archdiocese of Johannesburg. Radio Veritas listeners will have become familiar with the Kolping Society through the appeals made on the radio for jumble for the society’s monthly jumble sales - the result of these appeals was reported in the previous issue of the magazine. The Kolping Society is Catholic outreach organisation and was founded by Blessed Adolph Kolping in Germany 150 years ago to accompany and encourage young apprentices. The society exists in about 60 countries and numbers about 500 000 members. Johannesburg has the oldest Kolping “family” and is now growing in Soweto, Zandspruit and Orange Farm. It is well-established in several areas of Cape Town and the Eastern Province and is now spreading to the Diocese of Kimberly. There is also an interest in Bloemfontein.
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The headquarters of the Kolping Society in South Africa is situated in Durbanville, Cape Town. The national chaplain is Fr Christian Frantz. The national coordinator is Mrs. Judith Turner and the coordinator in Johannesburg is Mrs. Beatrix van Rooyen. The cornerstones of the Kolping Society are marriage and the family, work and occupation, society and state and culture and leisure time. The spirituality of Adolph Kolping was characterised by his deeply internalised relationship with Jesus Christ, his unshakable trust in God, his love of God and neighbour, and his love for the Church. All this furthered his great respect for the Christian family, his sensitive concern for his fellow man, treating them as partners and his social and political involvement. An intimate part of his spirituality is the social teaching of the church. In establishing Kolping families in parishes, the Society tries to equip
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its members with his spirituality and enable them to be of service in their local parish and beyond. One of the Kolping Society’s projects is the Work Opportunity Programme (WOP), which was developed by KSA (Kolping South Africa) to address the serious problem of unemployment amongst the young people in South Africa, in which many school-leavers become increasingly demotivated and develop low self-esteem, due to the fact that their attempts to enter the job market are unsuccessful. WOP attempts to look at the “whole person” when addressing the issue of unemployment. It is a programme of empowerment and transformation and students are able to get in touch with who they are, where they come from and what their aspirations are.
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WOP’s OBJECTIVES are: • To provide the participant with appro-
priate education and training, which help them to become responsible, self reliant and skilled individuals. • To in-still into the participants a sense of the ethics and spirituality of work so that not only is his/her own economic situation improved, but also that of the broader community. • To encourage the participants to assist other less fortunate than themselves in their community, once they have established their own position. The WOP project relies on corporate sponsorship, and also partners with the private sector and Government Departments to provide internships and employment for its trainees. Trainees are usually referred to the programme by existing Kolping members and are usually between the ages of 18 and 35. They must be able to show that they have made an attempt to obtain gainful employment. For more information on the Kolping Society and WOP, and to find out you can become involved, visit the Kolping Johannesburg website at www.kolpingjhb.co.za.
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RADIO VERITAS - HOW CAN WE HELP THEE? LET ME COUNT THE WAYS!* Community, but unfortunately, more is needed. New donors are constantly being sought who would be prepared to make a contribution of at least R50 or more every month.
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adio Veritas, South Africa’s ONLY Catholic Radio Station, has become an integral and essential element of the Catholic Faith Community in South Africa. Its Mission: to entertain, inform, educate and inspire its audience, and to be a powerful means of Outreach and Evangelisation. However, all this requires resources on a very large scale. Radio Veritas thanks its loyal and committed supporters, past and present, without whom the Station would not have achieved the status it currently has in the Catholic
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Donations, whether on a once-off basis, or monthly, are always appreciated, and now you can donate instantly online through a very safe payment gateway, Payfast.
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MONTHLY PAYMENTS
For a recurring monthly contribution, please download and complete the Debit Order Authorisation Form from the website, and post, fax or email it back to us. If you would prefer us to contact you for your details, please click here and fill your details into the message box. Click on the Donate Now Graphic to donate or download a debit order form
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RADIO VERITAS NEEDS YOUR PARISH INFORMATION!
PARISH DATABASE
List your Parish!
Help Radio Veritas build the most comprehensive Online Parish Directory in South Africa by listing your Parish on our Website! The directory is designed to assist travellers and those moving to new locations find their nearest Catholic Church and Sunday (or weekday) Mass. Also, you might not be able to make Mass in your own Parish on a particular Sunday, and would like to find a Parish near you that has a Mass you can attend.
How do you list your Parish? Firstly, you need to Register with Radio Veritas. Click on the illustration to go to the registration Page Why should you register? This is primarily for security reasons - we need to ensure that the person adding the entry is real and not a “bot”. When you register you will receive an email asking you to confirm your registration. Once you have registered, you should login using the username and password you created when registering. Once you have logged in, go the FEATURES MENU on the right hand side of the page and you will see an “ADD YOUR PARISH” menu item. This will take you to the Entry Form, just complete it and save! Your Parish is Entered into our Directory! To see your entry Go the “Parish Directory” Item in the Features Menu, click on that, and then you can either click on the province in which your parish is situated, or on the first letter of your town in the alphabet list.
Already have an entry and you would like to edit it?
Simply login once more, go to the Parish Directory and find your entry as above. When you get there you will see a small edit icon next to the town name (see illustration), click on that and you will be able to edit your entry.
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