Sheppie Snippets: Stop wishing, go fishing
There are great prizes to be won at this fishing competition.
THE annual Maistry Rock and Surf fishing competition takes place next Saturday, September 21. Two of the designated fishing areas are the Sandspit and Margate pier. Starting time from 6am. There are great prizes to be won with special prizes and gift hampers for women and scholar anglers.
Entry fee is R50 per person. Weigh-in and prize-giving will be at the Action Sports Bar in Marburg at 2.30pm.
Tickets are on sale at Lucky’s Sports, Port Shepstone and Manaba. For further information contact Neville at 076 8485567 or Cliffy at 083 4991552. Registration closes this Friday, September 20 at 4pm.
Stonecroft
The next Stonecroft Ministries meeting takes place this Friday, September 20, at Port Shepstone Country Club at 9am for 9.30am. Contact Hannetjie at 039 6951838 or Vanessa at 082 8181449 for further info.
Purtassi prayer
Maha Vishnu temple will be holding its annual Raam Bhajan prayer this Saturday, September 21. The day starts with the temple chariot visiting surrounding areas of Port Shepstone. Hawan starts at 1pm, followed by the Purtassi prayer at 3pm. Supper will be served from 5.30pm with the Raam Bhajan prayer starting from 7pm.
The temple is running a raffle with the first prize being a flat-screen TV. The second prize is a microwave oven and a mystery third prize. Tickets are R10 and can be bought from temple members. The winner will be drawn during the Raam Bhajan. For more information contact Reggie Chetty at 076 1307591 or Sagie Arjoon at 078 6596116.
Umbango temple
Umbango Sri Siva Soobramoniar Alayam invites all to its annual Purtassi prayer this Saturday, September 21. Hawan will start at 2.30pm, followed by a special service in praise of supreme lord Venkateswara. Prasadam will be served and all are welcome. The executive and members of the Umbango Temple wish all a spiritual and blessed Purtassi month. For more information contact Cohen Pillay at 076 406 2386 or Suvashnie Pillay at 082 822 1554.
Navaratri
The Hibiscus Coast Navaratri Committee will observe Navaratri at the Arya Samaj Hall from September 29 to October 7. Shastriji Ramshusheel Chaturvedi of Mumbai will officiate the prayer. Daily recitations of the full 13 chapters of the Durga Saptashati, together with the Maha Yajna, will commence at 6pm daily and 2.30pm on weekends.
On Monday, October 7, Saraswati Pooja will be observed and students are encouraged to bring their books for blessings, On Tuesday, October 8, the committee invites you to bid farewell to Mata Di, between 10.30am to 11.30am at The Block, Port Shepstone. The procession will leave the Port Shepstone Arya Samaj Hall at 10am, followed by a Visarjan where Mata Di will be immersed into the depths of the ocean at 12pm. For more information contact Anosha Ramouthar at 039 6824920 or 074 8976413.
Prayer
Shree Raam Narayan Mandir in Marburg will observe Pithar Paksha from this Saturday, September 14 and Navaratri will be observed from September 29 to October 7. Prayers will be held daily at 6pm and Pundit Misra will officiate. The prayer will be concluded on October 8, with Vijay Dashmi from 10am to 12pm. Contact Singh Samsunder at 083 3008382 for further information.
Shree Hanuman
The Shree Hanuman Sanathan Dharma Sabha Mandir will observe Navarathi on September 29 from 3pm. Hawan Devi Geet and bhajans will be held. All interested women wanting to take part in the Devi Geet puja can contact Veena Lakhan at 067 0688282.
Prayers will be held from September 30 to October 4 at 6pm. The temple will observe Saraswati puja and Khanya puja on October 5 at 3pm. For further details, call Veena at 067 0688282.
Church crusade
Solid Rock Global Ministries, under the leadership of Evangelist Timothy and Rhona van der Byl, invite all to their first crusade at GP Business Park, Deepvale Road, Umbango, from Wednesday, September 25 to September 29. Pastor Timothy van der Byl, Pastor Gareth van der Byl and Evangelist Stephen Marescia will speak at the event.
On Friday, September 27, a special youth service will be held. On Wednesday to Friday, the crusade starts at 7pm, on Saturday at 6pm and Sunday at 8.30am and 5pm. For details, call 083 7877825 or
084 5359050.
Business breakfast
South Coast Chamber of Commerce will hold its next business breakfast at Kapenta Bay Hotel next Wednesday, September 25, at 8.30am. Guest speaker is former regional magistrate Johan Bester. Cost is R75 for members and R100 non-members.
Contact Vijay Naidoo at 083 7005427 for more information.
Church event
Turning Point Ministries on Victory Road, Marburg will hold a reunion service in celebration of Reverend Sam Owdbehari’s life at the church on October 9. The church will host various seminars, youth service, worship services from October 10 to 13. Guest speaker will be international evangelist Daniel Owens. Catch The Shifft on Friday, October 11, at 7pm.
For further information, contact Samantha at 078 5059243.
Send news to Sugan Naidoo by 2pm on a Monday, email sugann@dbn.caxton.co.za.
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