Palm Sunday – 14th April 2019

CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
        Palm Sunday – 14^th April 2019
 

1. Holy Week Schedule 2019

The Holy Week 2019 Service timings in detail are displayed in the Notice Board and Church web site

2. Blessed Palm Leaves: 

Parishioners are requested to take one palm per person.  Also wish to remind you, those who attend mass on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, kindly take the palms once only.

3. Lenten Confession

Wednesday 17^th April    will be the last day for Lenten Confession. Priests are available for confession on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - morning from 05.45 AM to 12 Noon and evening from 04 PM to 09.00 PM in the Church.

4. Catechism classes

Catechism is canceled on Maundy Thursday,  Good Friday and Holy Saturday.

5. Collections during the Holy Week

The Good Friday collection is for Holy Land. The Collections during other days of Holy Week will go towards supporting the various projects of our Vicariate.

6. Entry and exit points during Holy Week

Since we have large number of faithful participating during Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday services, Parishioners are requested to cooperate with volunteers and follow the guidelines for the Exit and Entry points.  

7. Room for the sick, elderly, physically challenged and parents with infants

Please note the reservation of rooms for all the Masses on 18 ^th, 19 ^th, 20 ^th  & 21 ^st April:

1. The  existing Baby’s room next to Altar will be reserved for the sick, elderly and physically challenged
2. St. Francis Assisi Chapel is reserved for parents with infants only

Volunteers are requested to kindly ensure that these rooms are made available to them.

8. My Lenten Sacrifice Envelope

Parishioners are reminded to bring back the Lenten sacrifice envelopes with your love offerings. Also those of you who have not yet taken the envelopes are requested to take one and return them at the earliest.

9. Birthday and Wedding anniversary Thanksgiving Mass

Birthday and Wedding anniversary ThanksgivingMass will be celebrated on Thursday, 25 ^th April at 7.00 PM at St. St. Francis of Assisi Chapel. Please register for the same at the Parish office on or before the 23 ^rd of April

10. Altar Servers: 

Only altar Servers can help with the communion plate while distributing communion.  Parents do not send their children forward if they are not trained altar servers.

11. Mass Intentions: 

The mass intentions before every mass will not only be read by the Lector but will also be displayed on the screen.  This is to take care of the sensitivity associated with the pronunciation of the names by people belonging to different communities.
Fr. Varghese Chempoly OFM Cap
Parish Priest