06th April, 2025 – Fifth Sunday of Lent
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Lenten Parish Confession will be held on the 7th, 8th and 9th April from 5:30pm to 8:30pm in the church. There will be a break from 6:45pm to 7:30pm for Evening Mass. Guest priest will be available
- On Monday 07th and Tuesday 8th April, as there will be confessions in church, there will no Konkani and Marathi Stations of the Cross on these days.
- The enactment of the Way of Cross by the Daughters of St. Paul and their team will be held on Thursday, 10th April at 7.30 pm, on the Tank, Opposite Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto. The theme is “Walk with Mary to Calvary”. Please attend in large numbers.
- Zone III A be conducting the Station of the Cross on 11th April after the 7 PM Mass.
- On Palm Sunday, 13th April, palms will be blessed on the Church grounds at 8:00am followed by procession to the Church.
- On Sunday, 13th April, Veronica’s Singing and sermon in Marathi will be held at St. Roque. The procession to St. Roque will start at 5 pm from the church. The procession will come back to the church but there will be no veneration. The 6:30 pm Mass will be in English.
- Our Parish will hold its Annual Blood Donation Drive on Sunday, 13th April from 8am to 1pm in the KG Section of St. Mary’s High School. Kindly refer to the banners displayed in the Church premises for further details.
- Novena in honour of Divine Mercy begins on Friday 18th April, at 2:45pm in the Church. Feast of Divine Mercy is on Sunday, 27th April. Thanksgiving Mass will be offered at 9:30 am. Holy hour will be conducted at 2:30 pm in the church.
- We thank our Parishioners for their active and whole heated participation in the OLEP GREEN INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN. Items collected are put up for Sale in the St. Mary’s College Hall. The Sale will be open on Saturday, 05th April from 5:30 pm to 8:30pm and on Sunday 06th April from 8am to 12 noon. Please share this information with everyone who can benefit from the Sale. Price list of items will be displayed at the Main entrance of the College Hall.
- Registrations have opened for the Advance Liturgy Ministry Course 2025-2026 conducted by the Diocesan Liturgy Centre, Bandra. For further details, please refer to the website or contact the Liturgy Office directly.
- OCWF envelopes for the Month of April will be distributed today. Kindly drop your envelopes duly filled with all details, in the box marked “OLEP Community Welfare Fund”.
- Last Sunday’s collection amounted to Rs. 91,331/-. God bless you for your generosity.
Have a blessed week ahead!!
Fr. John Lopes
Parish Priest