First Sunday of Lent

1. FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (5 -3-2017)
NOTICES FOR THE WEEK
1. During the season of lent Stations of the Cross is being held on Fridays at 6.15 pm in Konkani and
Saturday 6.15 in English.
2. The annual SCC environment rally will be held today/tomorrow. Those who join the WALK FOR
ENVIRONMENT rally please note, as per the programme schedule, you are expected to reach the
church compound between 5 to 5.30 pm. After the refreshments in the church basement, please
assemble in the church hall for the second part of the rally, the stage programme. Bishop Percival
Fernandez will be the chief guest for the stage programme. Prize winners of various contests
please note - when your name is called come on the stage without wasting much time. The names
and other details of prize winners have been regularly posted on the parish WhatsApp group.
3. Due to the rally, there will be no 5.30 evening Konkani mass today/tomorrow.
4. As a part of the Lenten service, there will be a healing service on coming Wednesday, 8th March
after the evening mass. Brother Samson and his team from Don Bosco prayer group, Borivli church
will be conducting this healing service. Our parishioners are invited to attend this Lenten service in
large nos.
5. The OLCM session for all parish association members will be held on coming Sunday, 12th March,
along with the PPC meeting. From 10.30 to 12 will be the OLCM session. From 12 we will have a
shorter PPC meeting. Members of various parish groups like SCC animators, legion of Mary, BCS,
youth, parish choir, Sunday Catechists, SVP, Konkani sodality etc. please give your names to your
respective community PPC member. PPC members please send the nos to Fr Felix online before
coming Wednesday 8th March. Nos are needed to arrange the refreshments.
6. The March Bible Quest will be held on the following Sunday, March 19 in the Bible Study Quiz part
1.
7. The BCS is organising a blood donation drive along with a free health check up on the following
Sunday, 19th March. Blood donation is not only a noble deed during this season of lent, but it has
also some health advantages. BCS meeting will be held on 12th March after the 9.30 am mass.
8. The diocesan human life committee is celebrating the annual Pr-Life day on Sunday, March 26, at
St Michael’s church Mahim. The members of Family cell are invited to attend this session.
Interested family cell members, please enlist your names with Fr Henry.
9. The next batch of free Tailoring course conducted by the BMC will begin shortly. Meet Sr Neelima
for further details.
10. Profulta psychological services is organising career guidance testing using latest battery of tests for
students of stds 10th and 12th. For further details see the poster on the notice board.
11. (9.30 am mass) Today’s liturgy is animated by SCC 10. Coming Sunday turn for liturgy will be SCC
11.
12. The last Sunday collections amounted to Rs-16159/-
13. Like every year, for the month of March, instead of discussing paper, we will have adoration with
Blessed sacramentexposed. The SCC wise schedule for adoration for this week.
09th
Mar-17 Thursday Cty no-17 (Sacred Heart)
09th
Mar-17 Thursday Cty no -18 (Our Lady of Vailankanni)
10th
Mar-17 Friday Cty no-01(StFrancis of Assissi)
10th
Mar-17 Friday Cty no-03(StJoseph)
11th
Mar-17 Saturday Cty no-11(Holy Trinity)
THANK YOU END OF NOTICES. PLEASE STAND FOR THE FINAL BLESSING