Our twinned church in South Africa
Breyten & Wesselton
New!! Please click here to read Father Gerald Gostling's August 2020 newsletter 
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Our parish is twinned with the parish of Breyten and
Wesselton. There are several Mass centres in the area and the Parish
Priest is based in Ermelo. He travels many miles to visit the various churches
and say Mass and minister to his flock. We exchange news with our twin parish
and send them copies of the "Brentwood News" and photos of any parish
events. Most importantly we pray for our friends in South Africa and in turn
they pray for us. This was particularly evident in the the past few years when
they prayed regularly for Fr Paul during his illness. We have given a small
amount of financial help to the young people in our twin parish. Funds were
raised by table top and cake sales. The money was used in various ways
including helping the young people with transport to church events. Please click below for more information Breyten and Wesselton - more information The top photo shows, left to right, Doug Iles, Fr Gerald Gostling, Fr Peter, Graham Rose, Bishop of Dundee Diocese, SA ( we mention him at every Sunday mass)Fr Tomasz, Parish Priest of Parish of Newcastle, SA and of course Helene Iles in the front. The Bishop and Fr Tomasz were wearing the pith helmets Doug & Helen bought at Isandhlwana Natal, site of a major defeat of British troops by the Zulu The second photo - Bishop Graham pushing Helen Iles backed up by Father Gerald Gostling and Doug Iles ( priceless)!!)
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