Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference: "Johannesburg Archdiocese: Funeral Details: Very Rev. Fr Lionel Sham."

(Southern African Catholic Press Releases )

Article by Marc Aupiais

Details of message received, and our forwarding:

I am privileged to forward the following message from the SACBC, it concerns the funeral of a recently deceased priest: Fr Sham:

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The following is nothing, but a quotation of a source, that being an email we directly received from Father Townsend, of the SACBC, as a press release:

Received at: 15:30 (5 minutes ago).

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Fr Chris Townsend 
Date: 2009/3/10
Subject: Johannesburg Archdiocese: Funeral Details: Very Rev. Fr Lionel Sham.
To:

Contents of message received:

"Funeral Arrangements

Very Rev. Fr Lionel John Sham (1943 to 2009)

Memorial Services:

Wednesday 11 March 2009                          St John Vianney Seminary

                                                                                179 Main Street

                                                                                Waterkloof

                                                                                17.30

Sunday 15 March 2009                                   Our Lady of Africa Catholic Church

                                                                              

                                                                                14.00

Monday 16 March 2009                                 Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King

                                                                                cnr Saratoga & End street.

                                                                                Doornfontein

                                                                                18.00

Monday 16 March 2009                                 Maronite Catholic Church of Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon.

Western Service Rd

Wendywood

                                                                                18.30

Funeral Service:                                                Tuesday 17 March 2009

                                                                                Catholic Cathedral of Christ the King.

cnr. Saratoga and End Street.

Doornfontein.

                                                                                Office of the Dead                           09.30

                                                                                Requiem Mass                                  10.00

                                                                                Prior to Private Cremation.

Clergy Instructions:                                         The Office of the Dead will start at 9.30am.All priests are invited to concelebrate. The Requiem Vestments will be Purple. Please try to share transport as parking at the Cathedral is severely restricted due to Construction.

One week Mass:                                              Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon

22 March 2009.

09.30

Fr Chris Townsend

Information Officer

Office for Communication and Media.

Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference (SACBC)

P.O.Box 941 Pretoria 0001 South Africa

Khanya House - 399 Paul Kruger Street, Pretoria, 0001

Tel: +27 (0)12 323 6458

Fax: +27 (0) 12 326 6218

Mobile: +27(0)82 783 4729

www.sacbc.org.za

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