CATHOLIC MEN’S MINISTRY
Growing from a Durbanville parish men's home group, the Catholic Men’s Ministry (also known as the Catholic Men's Initiative - CMI) is a group of men that meet to plan an annual Men's Weekend Retreat for the Archdiocese of Cape Town. Our aim is to encourage all men in the Archdiocese to stand up and take their place as Fathers, Brothers, Servants and Sons. The annual weekend retreat which is usually held during November is themed around a specific focus area relevant to growth as Catholic Christian Men. Some examples of past themes include - Being Men of Integrity, The Importance of the Sacraments in our daily walk of Faith and last year's theme of Iron sharpens Iron, the importance of being brothers in support of one another on our Spiritual Journey.
The committee meets regularly over the year, to plan and arrange fundraising, finances, marketing, operations, logistics, speakers and all other matters relating to hosting a successful weekend. We are always on the lookout for help and specific expertise in these areas and encourage anyone that, may be interested in coming along to the weekends and seeing what it is all about. Perhaps you too may want to join the committee with your individual talents and abilities to contribute towards the growth of this essential ministry. All our endeavours are aimed at having a strong men's parish community to assist the priest in all areas that we can to allow him to spend his time more effectively on the pastoral needs of his parish community.
Growing from a Durbanville parish men's home group, the Catholic Men’s Ministry (also known as the Catholic Men's Initiative - CMI) is a group of men that meet to plan an annual Men's Weekend Retreat for the Archdiocese of Cape Town. Our aim is to encourage all men in the Archdiocese to stand up and take their place as Fathers, Brothers, Servants and Sons. The annual weekend retreat which is usually held during November is themed around a specific focus area relevant to growth as Catholic Christian Men. Some examples of past themes include - Being Men of Integrity, The Importance of the Sacraments in our daily walk of Faith and last year's theme of Iron sharpens Iron, the importance of being brothers in support of one another on our Spiritual Journey.
The committee meets regularly over the year, to plan and arrange fundraising, finances, marketing, operations, logistics, speakers and all other matters relating to hosting a successful weekend. We are always on the lookout for help and specific expertise in these areas and encourage anyone that, may be interested in coming along to the weekends and seeing what it is all about. Perhaps you too may want to join the committee with your individual talents and abilities to contribute towards the growth of this essential ministry. All our endeavours are aimed at having a strong men's parish community to assist the priest in all areas that we can to allow him to spend his time more effectively on the pastoral needs of his parish community.
