{"id":246,"date":"2025-05-15T18:31:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/?page_id=246"},"modified":"2025-05-15T18:31:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:31:16","slug":"announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/index.php\/announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column]\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rs-p-wp-fix\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<sr7-module data-alias=\"announcements\" data-id=\"17\" id=\"SR7_17_1\" class=\"rs-ov-hidden\" data-version=\"6.7.53\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-adjuster><\/sr7-adjuster>\n\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-75\" data-key=\"75\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-75-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-75-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-75-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-75-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-75-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Baptism registration has closed. Compulsory classes for parents and godparents will be held from 27 July to 1 August 2026 at 19:00 in the classroom next to the parish office. Baptism will take place on 2 August 2026<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-75-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Infant Baptism<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-74\" data-key=\"74\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-74-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-74-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-74-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-74-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-74-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parishioners are hereby infromed that pledge forms will be available for collection after Mass. Parishioners who have not yet collected their forms are encouraged to do so.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-74-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parish Priest<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-170\" data-key=\"170\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-170-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-170-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-170-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-170-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-170-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The installation of the new readers will take place on Sunday, 26th July.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-170-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parish Priest<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-165\" data-key=\"165\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-165-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-165-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-165-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-165-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-165-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The parish is organizing a seminar to be held on Saturday, 22nd August 2026, from 09:00 to 12:00 at St. Boniface Parish. The theme is <b>\u201cHOW TO LIVE OUT OUR CATHOLIC FAITH TO EVANGELIZE OTHERS\u201d<\/b> (cf. Mt 5:16). All parishioners are humbly invited to attend, even if only for few minutes.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-165-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parish Priest<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-171\" data-key=\"171\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-171-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-171-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-171-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-171-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-171-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">There will be a memorial Mass for late Fr. Jacobus Bostander, OMI, on Friday, 24th July 2026, at 17:00 at St. Boniface. Parishioners are invited to join the Oblates and the Bostander family in praying for him.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-171-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parish Priest<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-172\" data-key=\"172\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-172-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-172-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-172-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-172-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-172-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Training sessions: Parish Liturgy Committee at St. Mary\u2019s Cathedral Parish Hall on 25 July, 09:00 \u2013 15:30; and extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Khomasdal, on 8 August, 08:30 \u2013 16:00<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-172-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parish Priest<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-173\" data-key=\"173\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-173-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-173-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-173-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-173-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-173-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Windhoek Deanery Youth invites everyone to a Youth Sports and Fundraising Day on Saturday, 25 July 2026, from 09:00 at the Augustinium Grounds. Activities include soccer, volleyball, tug-of-war, relay races, family games, Bible trivia, and a jumping castle. Food and refreshments will be on sale. Braai tickets will also be sold after Mass for N$120. Please support the youth by purchasing a ticket. For inquiries, contact Jeffrey or Dominic.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-173-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parish Priest<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-113\" data-key=\"113\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-113-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-113-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-113-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-113-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-113-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The Catechism classes have started; the classes are going to be on the following dates:<br \/>\n<br \/>\n1st year Holy Communion and 1st year Holy Confirmation will be<br \/>\non Saturdays from 14:00 - 15:30<br \/>\n<br \/>\nfor 2nd year Holy Communion and  2nd year Holy Confirmation will be<br \/>\non Sundays immediately after Mass at 11:30 - 12:00<br \/>\n<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-113-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Catechism Classes<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-72\" data-key=\"72\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-72-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-72-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-72-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-72-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-72-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">A reminder to parishioners that confessions are<br \/>\ndone at 17H00 on weekdays and at 16H00 hours<br \/>\non Saturdays.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-72-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parish Priest<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-73\" data-key=\"73\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-bg id=\"SR7_17_1-73-12\" class=\"sr7-layer\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"banner_fg1\"><\/noscript><\/sr7-bg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-73-2\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-73-3\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Announcements<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-73-8\" class=\"sr7-layer\">St. Boniface  Parish<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-73-10\" class=\"sr7-layer\">The Parish office operating days and hours are as follows:<br \/>\nTuesdays to Fridays 08h00 - 13H00, 14H00 - 17H00;<br \/>\nSaturdays from 08H00 - 12H00.<br \/>\nThe office will be open <b>the first and the last Sunday of<br \/>\nthe month after Mass until 13H00.<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-txt id=\"SR7_17_1-73-11\" class=\"sr7-layer\">Parish Priest<\/sr7-txt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<sr7-slide id=\"SR7_17_1-71\" data-key=\"71\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-content>\n\t\t\t\t\t<image_lists style=\"display:none\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/banner_fg1.png\" data-libid=\"244\" data-lib=\"medialibrary\" title=\"banner_fg1\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly9zdGJvbmlmYWNlcGFyaXNoLm5hbWliaWEudG8vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUvMDUvYmFubmVyX2ZnMS5wbmc=\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-src=\"\/\/stbonifaceparish.namibia.to\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/pilgrims_of_hope_logo.png\" data-libid=\"174\" data-lib=\"medialibrary\" title=\"pilgrims_of_hope_logo\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\" data-dbsrc=\"Ly9zdGJvbmlmYWNlcGFyaXNoLm5hbWliaWEudG8vd3AtY29udGVudC91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUvMDQvcGlsZ3JpbXNfb2ZfaG9wZV9sb2dvLnBuZw==\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/image_lists>\n\t\t\t\t<\/sr7-module>\n\t\t\t\t<script>\n\t\t\t\t\twindow.SR7 ??={};SR7.PMH ??={}; 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