CENTOCOW MISSION
is located in South Africa, in KwaZulu Natal Province


Centocow Mission was founded in 1888 by Trappist Monks and presently it is served by Missionaries of The Order of St. Paul the First Hermit (Pauline Fathers) from Poland.


Centocow Mission is dedicated to
Sacred Heart Of Jesus and to Mary,
his Mother called
Our Lady of Centocow -
the Mother of Africa

On 11th of June 2010 there was the Interdiocesan Pilgrimage of Sacred Heart Sodality to Centocow Mission - the Place of Birth of the Sodality.
The Celebration started on Friday - 11th of June, the Solemnity of Sacred Heart of Jesus at noon time with registration and penitential service. The celebration continued overnight till next morning - on Saturday.

The celebrations were presided by Bp. Jose Luis Gerardo Ponce de Leon, IMC of Ingwavuma, Bp Stanislaw Dziuba, OSPPE of Umzimkulu Diocese and the chaplains of the Sodality.

To read more and see the photos follow the link.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Episcopal Ordination of Fr. Stanislaw Dziuba

   

Funeral of Msgr. Jan Jaworski

The Mission Garden


1st Holy Communion at Centocow

Sr. Valeria Mbatha, FSF Farewell
 

Stained Glass Window at Centocow Church


Vleeschfontein Shrine - Pilgrimage of Shrine Directors

Stations
of the Cross

Easter Sunday 2008

Holy Saturday 2008

Good Friday 2008

Holy Thursday 2008

Palm Sunday 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacred Heart Sodality Pilgrimage
15 June 2007

 

AGM of Sacred Heart Sodality - 2007

St. Paul
the First Hermit Solemnity

Christmas 2006

Food Support for Orphans

Sacred Heart Sodality of Mariannhill celebration

Sodality of Mary Retreat.
Our Lady of Centocow Solemnity

Sacred Heart Sodality President visit

Altar Servers Workshop

St. Anne Sodality retreat at Centocow

Catechists Day Celebration at Umzimkulu

Sodality of Mary members' climbing the Hlabeni mountain

Sacred Heart Sodality Retreat at Centocow Mission

Corpus Christi Procession

AGM of Sacred Heart Sodality of Umzimkulu Diocese at Centocow Mission

Confirmation at Centocow Mission

Pilgrimage of Polish People to Centocow Mission

Easter Sunday
Celebration

Holy Saturday Celebration

Good Friday Celebration

Holy Thursday Celebration

Palm Sunday Celebration at Centocow Mission

The Visit of Rt. Rev. Fr. General - Fr. Izydor Matuszewski to Centocow Mission.

Solemnity of St. Paul the First Hermit at Centocow Mission. Blessing of Children

Centocow High School Choir
- new CD

The Workshop of Catechists from Umzimkulu Diocese at Centocow Mission
on 19-24 March 2006

Sodality of Mary Annual Conference

Visit of Polish Bishop - Ryszard Karpinski to Centocow Mission on the 1st of December 2005

Funeral of Rev Msgr Wilfred Chwane Xaba at Lourdes Mission, Umzimkulu Diocese on 4 January 2006 - PHOTOS from the FUNERAL

Visit of Jeannine Smith from Small Village Foundation-USA
-16-20 Jan 2006

Sacred Heart Sodality - Inter-Diocesan AGM - 6-8 Jan 2006 - Photos from AGM

First Communion
at Centocow
- 2005