NINETEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

by | Aug 13, 2020

NINETEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (09/08/2020)

NOTICES FOR THE WEEK

  1. Holy Eucharist: Kindly continue to join in the Holy Eucharist in your homes celebrated by our archbishop Monday to Saturday 7.30 am and Sunday at 9 am. Also tune in to special sessions/ talks on various topics conducted online by various archdiocesan bodies.
  2. Church office remains closed till further notice.
  3. Today we celebrate Vianney Sunday. We invite you to pray for all priests and specially of our archdiocese that they may carry on the good work begun in them by God. A prayer service for Vianney Sunday for priests will be circulated in your community whatsapp group. Please pray for all the priests so that they may be good shepherds after the Heart of Jesus.
  4. On this day, Fr Henry and I Fr Xavier express our gratitude to all you parishioners for your love, care, co-operation and most of all for your prayers for us. Indeed we priests are happy to have you as part of our lives and be part of your lives and we pray that we continue to grow in this aspect as we serve you and pray for you. May God bless you for all that you do for us.
  5. Saturday 15th August is the feast of the Assumption of our Lady and Independence Day of our country. It is a day of obligation, so please attend the Holy Eucharist as you do on a Sunday. You may wish us online between 11a.m.- 11.30a.m. as we will go live on Google meet. A link for the same will be made available on our Parish website.
  6. As suggested by the Archdiocesan Office of environment, on 15th August, we request you to switch off all your electric appliances between 8 pm – 9pm for just half an hour and spend time in prayer.  
  7. Those desiring to get married in the coming months have to do their marriage preparation course online. Please visit the Snehalaya Family Centre website for details. After completing the course, please get in touch with us by sending an email on the parish id ijparish74@gmail.com. Please do not come to the church for clarifications or bookings.
  8. Baptism of infants: Kindly get in touch with us by sending an email on the parish id ijparish74@gmail.com. Please do not come to the church for clarifications or bookings.
  9. Mass Intentions: We are accepting mass intentions till 31st December 2020. These may be sent online on ijparish74@gmail.com or to your PPC member/ SCC coordinator.  Mass offering is Rs 50/- for weekday and Rs 100/- for Sunday. Kindly mention the date and the intention clearly as well as your name and Community number. Please do not come to the church to offer masses.
  10. Community Welfare Fund/ Donations: Community Welfare Fund contribution as well as donations can be made through cheques only. Please hand over the CWF envelope containing the cheque/ donation cheque to your respective PPC/ SCC coordinator who will do the needful. Kindly mention clearly the period of payment (i.e. the month/ months and the year/years for which this contribution is to be marked).
  11. We praise and bless God for you, dear parishioners who have kept your faith alive in these difficult times by actively participating in the online faith formation activities. Do continue to read the Word of God, conduct family prayer and recite the rosary daily. May Infant Jesus our patron protect and guard each and every family in our parish from the dreaded disease.
  12. Though the lockdown has eased, the threat of infection has not. So continue to take proper precautions. Best precaution is practice SMS. God bless!
  13. We will begin with SCC meetings from August 2020. These will be online. You will be informed about the same by your community coordinators. Please make it a point to come online for these meetings.

Online SCC meeting are as follows: Please contact your Coordinator for the link.

Community no. 13                        Sunday 9th at 5 p.m.

Community no. 04                        Sunday 9th at 7p.m.

Community no. 02                        Monday 10th at 8p.m.

Community no. 12                        Tuesday 11th at 8p.m.

Community no. 17                        Wednesday 12th at 8p.m.

Community no. 18                        Thursday 13th at 8p.m.

Community no. 3                        Friday 15th at 8p.m.

Community no. 15                        Saturday 15th at 8p.m.

Community no. 14                        Sunday 16th at 8 p.m.    

End of notices

Sd/- Parish Priest