This document contains notices for the upcoming week from a local parish. It includes announcements about upcoming masses, prayer services, meetings, and events related to Lent, World Day of the Sick, Bible Sunday, and other religious occasions. Specific notices include a PYC meeting, special prayers for students taking exams, Ash Wednesday masses with distribution of ashes, Stations of the Cross on Fridays and Saturdays during Lent, and several parish fundraising and community events.

1. SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (11 -2-2018)
NOTICES FOR THE WEEK
1. PYC meeting will be held today/tomorrow after the 9.30 am mass.
2. The World Day of the sick will be celebrated today/tomorrow. We pray for the sick and the homebound of our
parish that they may experience the Lords’ presence even in the midst of their sufferings.
3. The Bible Sunday will be celebrated today/tomorrow.
4. The February month Eco Kids meeting will be held today/tomorrow. As already announced, the activity for
today’s meeting will be to plan out, and start practices for action song - Chodo Plastic Thaili in preparation for
eco kids rally of 4thMarch. Further details are already sent on GEM parish WhatsApp group.
5. Special prayer and blessing for students who will be appearing for their SCC and HSC board exams will be held
tomorrow, Monday 12thFebruary at the evening mass.
6. We begin the season ofLent from coming Wednesday, 14th February. On Ash Wednesday, a day offasting and
abstinence, there will be 3 masses – morning at 6.30 and evening at 6.30 in Konkani and 7.15 in English.
Blessed ashes will be applied during all the Masses. For common practice of Penance in the archdiocese of
Bombay, please refer to the circular of Cardinal Oswald Gracias in the latest issue of the Examiner.
7. During the season of Lent, Stations of the Cross will be held on Friday at 6.15 in Konkani and Saturday at 6.15
in English.
8. The monthly prayer service for the month of February will be held on coming Saturday February 17th after the
evening mass. This will be a Gospel Rock session. Please attend in large numbers.
9. The Bible quest29 in the book ofProverbs chapters 11 to 20 will be held on the following Sunday, 25 February.
You have 15 days to prepare.
10. Those families who have not received your community fund status letters for 2017, please contact your PPC
members. This letter also has an enlistment form. If you are interested to join any of the parish groups, you may
tick the respective group and handover the slip to your PPC members.
11. Diocesan youth centre is organising various summer camps. See notice board for further details.
12. The International Women’s Day will be held on Sunday, March 4th at Canossa school hall, Mahim. For
registration details refer to the poster on the notice board.
13. A Lenten Konkani retreat preached by Fr Francis Fernandes, SVD will be held on 10/11th March. Further details
will be announced later
14. The next Made in Heaven get-together for eligibles looking out for marriage proposals will be held on Sunday,
March 11. As many eligibles from other parishes are expected to attend this programme, the boys and girls
from our parish looking out for marriage proposals are invited to make use of this opportunity. Register your
names in the parish office.
15. (not for this week) Priests sisters visitation on coming Wednesday, 7th February is SCC 18. Your PPC member
will give you further details.
16. Those who had given advertisement/donation for school golden jubilee can collect receipt and souvenir copy
from the school office.
17. Last Sunday collections amounted to Rs . Thank you for your generosity.
18. (9 am mass) Today’s liturgy is animated by SCC 12. Coming Sunday liturgy will be animated by SCC 13.
THANK YOU END OF NOTICES. PLEASE STAND FOR THE FINAL BLESSING