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Kimberley President, Brother Malcolm Wong Fatt

What’s Kooking in Kimberley?

by Brother Malcolm Wong Fatt, pictured centre above The Kimberley Central Council (KCC) covers a huge area, including St Paul’s in Taung, which is 150km away. Altogether, KCC has nine conferences, the oldest of which is St Mary’s....

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Year of Paul Lamache

Year of Lamache Competition

2019 is the thematic year of Paul Lamache (1810-1892). In the first of what will become an annual Literary Contest, Vincentians are invited to present new or little known facts about the man's personal, professional, Vincentian and family life.

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News from Howick

Grateful thanks to all who gave during the Lenten appeal; your support made it possible for us to assemble and distribute care packages to those in need in and around Howick. Rice, maize meal, sugar, tea, soup, dried beans,...

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Compassion for homeless

In Quigney, East London about 20 homeless people – most of whom sleep under verandas in town near the beachfront, were touched by the kindness of the members of the  Holy Redeemer Conference. Thanks to tony Cotterall and Robert...

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New school shoes for Maryvale kids

Children at Maryvale School in Bloemfontein were delighted recently when members of the Sacred Heart Conference visited with gifts of new school shoes and jerseys. The smiles on the kids’ faces when they opened up the goody bags and...

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Restoring dignity to the homeless

Together with the Anglican Church, St John’s Brigade and Impact Bikers, the Sacred Heart Conference in Bloemfontein hosted a shave-a-thon for poor and homeless people. It’s hard for most of us to imagine what it is like to live...

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