About us... Dominican Sisters of Oakford

Dominican Sisters

Rooted in the spirit of Dominic, Catherine, and our pioneer Sisters, we are contemplative in action.

We are bonded in faith, truth and our common calling.

Aware of our own brokeness and of God’s mercy in our lives, we strengthen one another in community.

Risking our security in response to God’s invitation, we are called to new forms of preaching.

Searching for the truth, dignifying all life, we are sent:

	to be the voice of the voiceless
	to promote non-violence
	to effect reconciliation and healing
	to protest against corruption and unjust structures

The uNkulunkulu uNathi AIDS Project

Ingwavuma

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The Hlabisa Magisterial District in the Republic of South Africa at one time had the world's highest HIV infection rate. Today, there is agreement that at least 33% of pregnant women are infected. The Servites initiated the uNkulunkulu uNathi AIDS Project to provide home based care and anti-retroviral treatment in this stricken area.

The origins of the project date to 2000 when a group of about thirty people in the Hlabisa District (covering the Hlabisa and Mtubatuba areas) initiated home visits to care for the sick. The following year, Johan Viljoen, the South African Catholic Bishops Conference field officer, visited the area and helped to draw up a project proposal. A budget of ca. $43,450 was granted to cover: training for the home based caregivers, food provisions, basic medicines, gas for the project vehicle (purchased by the Vicariate Apostolic of Ingwavuma under the late Bishop Michael M. O'Shea, O.S.M.) to transport the sick to local clinics and the Hlabisa Hospital. 2004 saw the establishment of a new anti-retroviral rollout project in collaboration with Hlabisa Hospital and the Africa Centre (a privately funded AIDS research center).

About us... Consolata Missionaries

Consolata Missionaries

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It has to be stressed that they are not merely an organization or an institute, but rather, a religious family, as their Founder loved to describe them. Fellow members are not merely working colleagues and companions. These are members of the same religious family, so that when one gets sick or has any other needs, he or she is received and taken care of, both physically and spiritually. Their Founder says: "One who leaves the natural family in order to dedicate oneself to the mission, has to find a replacement family". This is the criterion that regulates their common living, interpersonal relations, prayer life, their formation: everything!

The Consolata Missionaries are consecrated: they are dedicated to the mission in a total way, without any additional commitments, besides the mission. They free themselves from any other relationships. They take three vows: poverty, chastity and obedience, under the influence of the evangelical beatitudes. For them this is not a temporary commitment, but for life.

About us... Daughters of Charity

FCSCJ

Introduction

The Congregation of the "Daughters of the Charity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus" was founded to promote the charism and to witness the nearness, compassion and universality of Christ's LOVE.

Mission Statement

To promote / deepen human and Christian quality, enlivening support programmes: income generating projects to the marginalized, especially women and children through community participation.

Vision

Empower communities to meet basic needs in areas of spiritual and material needs; engaging them by involvement in sustaining programmes.

Praying

SACBC

The Catholic Bishops of Southern Africa began their August Plenary meeting at Mariannhill with an hour of prayer in front of the Blessed Sacrament for the Priests of the Territory. Each Bishop had a list of the priests working in their Diocese. After lighting a candle, each bishop placed the names of the Priests before the Blessed Sacrament. The Bishops then spent time reflecting on the year of the Priest letters.

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