1. Various Lenten activities and notices for the coming week are announced, including Stations of the Cross on Fridays and Saturdays, a Bible quest, Sunday school classes, and catechist meetings. 2. Notices provide details for Palm Sunday Mass and Holy Week services the following week, as well as other upcoming parish meetings and classes on subjects like RCIA and the Eucharist. 3. Additional notices promote the sale of cloth bags as an alternative to plastic, used fans for sale, an ecumenical prayer service, and Sunday Mass collections.

1. FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT (18-3-2018)
NOTICES FOR THE WEEK
1. During the season of Lent, Stations of the Cross is being held on Friday at 6.30 in Konkani and
Saturday at 6.30 in English.
2. Bible quest 30 will be held today/tomorrow. As usual occupy one desk for each participant.
3. Today/tomorrow will be the last day for Sunday school. The First Holy Communion classes will
continue till further announcement.
4. Today/tomorrow after the Sunday school there will be a meeting of Sunday Catechists’ and children’s
ministry animators. The new Catechists are also invited for this meeting.
5. Coming Sunday, 25th March is the Palm Sunday, beginning of the Holy week. The Palms will be
blessed at 8 am in the church basementfollowed by procession and Mass at 8.15 in the church hall.
There is no other change in the mass schedule. The Holy Week programmeis uploaded in our church
website and displayed on the church notice board.
6. There will be a meeting of all those students who have appeared for the SSC exams this year on the
following Monday 26th March at 11 am in the Activity Room.
7. As the parish fathers will be attending the Chrism Mass at archbishop’s House on coming Thursday,
22nd March, there will be no evening mass in the church.
8. The OLCM half yearly session conducted by the diocesan laity centre will be held on Sunday 8th April
from 10.30 to 11.30 followed by PPC meeting like last time. PPC members and all assn members are
invited to attend this session. The online enlistment list will be sent in the GEM parish WhatsApp
group.
9. The RCIA adult baptism course will begin from coming June. Those adults intending to be become
Catholics are require to join this course. Please meet Fr Henry for further details.
10. The Eucharistic Ministers meeting will be held on coming Sunday, 25th March after the evening mass.
11. The Cloth bags stitched by the Suraksha Mahila Mandals available for sale in the stall outside at
subsidised rates during Sundays. Perhaps you have read in the newspapers, that, the Maharashtra
Govt has banned carry away plastic bags. Our church and Suraksha mahila mandal cloth bag project
is an opportunity for the Jogeshwari residents to get used to cloth bags.
12. A few more full size second hand fans in good running condition are available at a small price of Rs
250/- per fan. Contact Oswald or church office.
13. United Christian cemetery has organised a Lenten prayer service to seek God’s help for speedy
release of our cemetery plot on coming Tuesday, 20th March from 7.30 to 9.15 pm at the Nativity of Our
Lord church, Kandivli. All are invited.
14. Some SCCs could not have SCC wise adoration this week as priests were busy with Lenten
confessions. The new schedule is sent on GEM parish WhatsApp group.
15. (for sat. only) The Family Cell of our parish is organizing a Biker's pilgrimage to Uttan today/tomorrow.
The pilgrims will leave on bikes from Infant Jesus Church at 5.30 am for prayers and mass at 7.00
am at the Shrine.
16. Last Sunday collections amounted to Rs . the collection made during last Sunday Konkani retreat is rs
15, 277/-. This amountis handed over to Fr Francis for his mission work. Thank you for your
generosity.
17. (9.30 am mass) Today’s liturgy is animated by SCC 17. Coming Sunday liturgy will be animated by
SCC 18.
THANK YOU END OF NOTICES. PLEASE STAND FOR THE FINAL BLESSING