11th January, 2026
ANNOUNCEMENTS
18th January – Vocation Sunday and Laity Sunday
18th January to 25th January – Christian Unity Week
- Novena in preparation for the Parish Feast will commence from Friday, 23rd January to Saturday, 31st January. The Parish Feast Mass will be celebrated on Sunday, 1st February at the 9:30 AM.
- Announcements for Marian Family Nites 2026:
- We thank all the participants who took part in the Jingle contest and gave off their best in terms of their talent and time. We are delighted to announce the winning team of the Parish Jingle Contest – Christopher Vaz, Julius Mendonca, Annivia Pereira and Daniella Sequeira. Heartiest congratulations to all of them.
- Inviting all creative parishioners with an artistic temperament to participate in the Drawing and Colouring competition as part of our celebration of Marian Family Nites 2026. Register soon and showcase your talent, imagination and love for art.
- We invite the children of our Parish up to 10 years of age as on 28th January 2026, to take part in the Parish Fancy Dress Competition. Children, here is an opportunity to unleash your creativity and step into a Biblical character from the Old Testament. Rules, regulations and Registration details for both the above-mentioned competitions are displayed on the Church Notice board.
- Entry bands for the ‘Marian Family Nites 2026’ on Saturday 31st January and Sunday 01st February, will be available for Rs. 50/- (for both days) at the church porch, in the Parish Office and with the SCC Coordinators.
- The Marian Youth Group of our Parish will be organising ‘Breakfast Sunday’ on 25th January after all morning Masses. If any parishioner would like to donate in any way, please contact Fr. Amol.
- Our parishioner, Ms. Reizel Avril Fernandes has won the Top National Award for Research Paper on Digital Accessibility for the Elderly at the National Level Conference. She was the only student in the midst of contenders of Phd. Scholars, Professors and Advocates. We congratulate Reizel on her achievement.
- The Kolovery Gaothan Welfare Association will be staging their fourth East Indian Singing Competition on Sunday, 18th January on the Church Ground from 5.00pm onwards. For entry passes kindly contact Kolovery Gaothan Welfare Association Office Bearers.
- ‘Samman Creation’ run by the Salesian Sisters of Uttan will be putting up a stall of Handicraft items on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th January near the Calvary Cross area. Please patronise their stalls.
- Last Sunday’s Collection amounted to Rs.83,007 /-
New Year Collection amounted Rs.1,42,165/-
OCWF Collection for December-2025 amounted to Rs. 4,63,069 /-
God bless you for your generosity.
Have a blessed week ahead!!
Fr. John Lopes
Parish Priest