TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR

by | Sep 5, 2020

TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (03/09/2020)

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. Novena service in preparation for the feast of the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary has begun. The link has been given to your PPC/ SCC coordinator and they have circulated it in the community whatsapp group. The link is also available on the parish website in the events section. Dear parishioners, we want as many children to join in the novena service and do the activity. For details of the novena service, please refer the note below.
  4. 8th September is the feast of the Birth of our Blessed Mother and also girl child day. For the feast day mass, we request you to join in the online masses happening at the shrines or the basilica of our Lady. We have provided a few links which you may follow. Bishop Barthol has sent a prayer service to be prayed in every home on the feast day. This has been sent for circulation in your SCC group. We will pray as one family also at 7.45 pm on the feast day like the novena days. Please join in.
  5. Special Collection: SCC’s will not make any special collection for food grains. Personal donation may be made by cheque drawn in favour of Infant Jesus Church.
  6. Church services: For any church services sacramental or others like booking of masses, etc. kindly get in touch with us priests by sending an email on the parish id ijparish74@gmail.com. Please do not come to the church for clarifications or bookings.
  7. 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).
  8. Scholarship: The Government of India has declared scholarships for school/ college students. Kindly avail of the same. Information regarding the same has been circulated in your SCC whatsapp group.  
  9. SCC meetings: Dear parishioners, we are happy that last month many of you attended the SCC meeting online. This shows your willingness and trust in living as a community. Those who for some reason were not able to join, please do so this month. Contact your coordinators for details.
  10. Environment: September month has been dedicated for Care for Creation. The Office of Environment has suggested various activities and prayers. We will circulate these after the feast.
  11. Training Programs: A good number of training sessions are happening online. Please contact your SCC coordinator regarding the same.
  12. Covid-19 threat is still on. Do not let your guard down. Continue to take proper precautions. Be home, Be safe and practice SMS. God bless!
  13. SCC meetings during this week:

Date

Area Name and Community No.

Time

10 Sept Thursday

Market Area –  Cty No 9

8 pm

11 Sept Friday

Bandrekarwadi 2 – Cty No. 3

8 pm

12 Sept Saturday

Pratap Nagar – Cty No.13

8 pm

12 Sept Saturday

Natwar Nagar – Cty No.13

6.45 pm

13 Sept Sunday

Bimbisar Nagar – Cty No. 4

6.45 pm

13th Sept Sunday

Majaswadi – Cty No 8

8 pm

ON LINE NOVENA SERVICE

Kindly note: Online Novena service is on Google meet like our SCC meetings. Kindly follow the following steps at home.  

  1. Prepare the home altar or a small table with a cloth on it with the image of Mother Mary and candles around it. Also keep a Bible close to you.  
  2. At 7.30 p.m. gather in front of the altar or image and be seated. You may light candles on the altar or on the table you have prepared and enter the online service.
  3. At 7.35 p.m. a hymn to our Lady is played so that you may get in the right disposition for prayer.
  4. At 7.40 p.m. litany will be recited online by the catechist. At this time, please put on mute both the microphone and camera (and keep it that way till you are instructed to put in on) and make the responses at home.
  5. After the litany, the children will put up a small presentation which will be followed by a hymn to Our Lady, the words will be projected on the screen.
  6. After this an introduction will be read by a child, and then follows a few moments of silence, followed by scripture reading. You may follow the words in the Bible.
  7. One of the priests will then give a homily on the theme of the day.
  8. After this we will have the Prayers of the faithful
  9. This will be followed by the recitation of the Our Father.
  10. The novena prayer in English will be recited.
  11. This will be followed by a few other instructions.
  12. After the instructions follows the blessing by the priest.
  13. We conclude the service with the singing of the hymn.
  14. After this a short catechesis for children on the activity for the nine days will be done.

This year we are focusing on the virtues of our blessed Mother. The activity for children will focus on the approved Marian Apparitions and the messages of Mother Mary to us through these apparitions.

Dear parishioners, kindly maintain a prayerful atmosphere in your homes all through the nine days of the novena. Remain in prayer as much as possible. Recite the rosary as a family everyday and pray to Mother Mary that she may intercede for us ever more fervently to her Son Jesus for the end of the pandemic of the Corona virus.

Let us approach the triune God, Father Son and Holy Spirit in faith and full confidence praying for speedy recovery of those infected and undergoing treatment and protection against the virus for people the world over.  

End of notices

Sd/- Parish Priest