22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – 2nd September 2018

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT 
            22^nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – 2^nd September 2018
  

1. World Day of Prayer for Care of Creation

Saturday, 1 ^st September is the 4 ^th annual World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

2. 1^st Friday Holy Hour 

The 1 ^st Friday Holy Hour will be held on 7 ^th September from 4.45 p.m. to 5.30 PM.

3. Feast of  Blessed Virgin Mary

The Church celebrates the feast of Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary on Saturday, 8 ^th September. In our parish,

1. Konkani Community celebrates the feast of Nativity of Our Lady on Thursday 6th September at 6.00 pm in Parish Hall
2. Marathi Community celebrates the feast, Our Lady of Mount on Friday 7^th September at 9 AM at St. Francis of Assisi Chapel.
3. Tamil Community celebrates the feast of our lady of good health, Vailankanni on Friday, 14^th September at 10.30 am with 9 days of Novena from 5^th Sept to 13^th September.
4. Urdu Community celebrates the feast of Blessed Virgin Mary on 21^st September at 12 noon at Parish Hall

4. Baptism Preparation Course

Baptism Preparation Seminar will be held on Monday 10th September from 8 pm to 9 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Chapel. September 9th is the last day for registration

5. Marriage Preparation Course in English

Two days Marriage Preparation Course in English will be held on Thursday, 20 ^th September from 06.30 PM to 09.30 PM and on Friday, 21 ^st September from 7.30 am to 04.30pm at St. Francis Assisi Chapel. 18 ^th September is the last day for registration
6. H S I Retreat
Parishioners are invited to participate in a retreat titled 'Come and See' which will be led by internationally renowned preacher Aneel Aranha along with Jaime De Melo and Mildred Sawant on 17th, 18th and 19th September 2018 from 7pm to 9.30pm (beginning with mass) in our parish. Registration is open on web page www.hsiweb.org.
7. Catechism Registration  for 2018- 19
The Catechism registrations for new and existing children are still open. The Parents those who have registered their children and received the email confirmation are requested to approach the Catechism Registration Office for the payment and collection of books. Registration office will be opened every Friday, 8 AM to 12 Noon
 
Fr. Varghese Chempoly OFM Cap.
Parish Priest