PARISH NOTICES - SUNDAY, 24 MAY 2009

• Today is the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord. The Feast of Mary Help of Christians will be celebrated on Monday 25 May.
• At 8 am this Sunday 24^th May, 8 novices of Sacred Heart Training Centre will be making their First Religious Commitment as Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. On the same day at 6:30 pm during our feast day Eucharist 13 novices from Salesian Training Institute will make their First Religious Commitment as Salesians of Don Bosco. We thank them for their active contribution to our parish in catechesis, mass animation and other services during their years of novitiate and pray that they will grow in fidelity to the Lord who has called them. Hence, please note that there will be no morning mass this Sunday 24^th May. All of you are invited to the Sunday evening Eucharist at 6:30 pm here in our church.
• May is a month of special devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary. This year we are reciting the rosary at our grotto every evening at 6:45 pm. For those who cannot attend the grotto rosary it will be nice to recite the rosary in our families.
• Please assist the collection of monthly Church support done through volunteers who sit outside the parish office after the Saturday evening mass and the Sunday evening mass.
• We are happy to announce that our collection for Orissa has arrived at Rs. 22,500/. We will be forwarding this amount for the rehabilitation of those affected by the communal violence via the Bishop’s House here in Nashik. Let us continue to pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in Orissa and for the victims of violence and persecution the world over.

PARISH NOTICES - SUNDAY, 17 MAY 2009

Today is the Sixth Sunday of Easter. We are in the novena in preparation for the Feast of Mary Help of Christians which will be celebrated next Monday 25 May.

May is a month of special devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary. This year we are reciting the rosary at our grotto every evening at 6:45 pm. We can show our love for Mary by joining this devotion in greater numbers and also attending daily evening mass during the holiday season. For those who cannot attend the grotto rosary it will be nice to recite the rosary in our families.

On Sunday 24 May there will be the First Religious Commitment at 8 am of 8 novices of the “Daughters of Mary Help of Christians” from SHTC and at 6:30 pm of 13 novices of the “Salesians of Don Bosco” from STI. We thank them for their active contribution to our parish in catechesis, mass animation and other services during their years of novitiate and pray that they will grow in fidelity to the Lord who has called them. Hence, please note that there will be no morning mass on Sunday 24th May. All of you are invited to the Sunday evening Eucharist at 6:30 pm here in our church.

Please assist the collection of monthly Church support done through volunteers who sit outside the parish office after the Saturday evening mass and the Sunday evening mass.

We are happy to announce that thanks to the generosity of many parishioners the grotto deficit has been erased. The balance amount collected of Rs. 18,478/- will now be forwarded to the Church account and used for the maintenance and beautification of the grotto. Please see the notice-board for details.

PARISH NOTICES - SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2009

• Today is the Fifth Sunday of Easter. On Wednesday 13 May we keep the Feast of St. Mary Domenica Mazzarello – the co-foundress of the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians. We assure the Salesian sisters of Maria Vihar and Sacred Heart Training Center of our prayers for their congregation and its mission to the young in the world. On 15 May we begin the novena in preparation for the Feast of Mary Help of Christians.
• May is a month of special devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary. This year we will recite the rosary at our grotto every evening at 6:45 pm. We can show our love for Mary by joining this devotion in greater numbers and also attending daily evening mass during the holiday season. For those who cannot attend the grotto rosary it will be nice to recite the rosary in our families.
• The Easter blessing of homes in the parish has been concluded in all the zones of the parish. Those who were not at home on the scheduled days can set up a day for the blessing with Fr. Matthew.
• On Tuesday 12 May we celebrate the birthday of Fr. Diego Nunes, our assistant parish priest and Principal of Don Bosco School. We implore God’s choicest blessings on him and his mission as an educator. We ask the Lord to grant him good health and serenity. We thank him for the pastoral services he renders in our parish.
• On Sunday 24 May there will be the First Religious Commitment of 8 novices of the “Daughters of Mary Help of Christians” from SHTC and 13 novices of the “Salesians of Don Bosco” from STI. Hence, please note that there will be no morning mass on Sunday 24^th May. All of you are invited to the Sunday evening Eucharist at 6:30 pm here in our church.
• Please assist the collection of monthly Church support done through volunteers who sit outside the parish office after the Saturday evening mass and the Sunday evening mass.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION DAY - 19 APRIL 2009

Here a bit late but still very important are a couple of pictures from the First Holy Communion day in our parish - 19 April 2009...

We ask Jesus to continue to be close to Jessica, Joel, Neha, Ronit and Sheznay as they receive Him in every Eucharist they participate in...

The second picture is a tribute to the catechists who prepared the children for their "big encounter" with Jesus - Sr. Marian and Br. Avison (who are on either side of Ronit)

PARISH NOTICES - SUNDAY, 3 MAY 2009

• Today is the Fourth Sunday of Easter. On Wednesday 6 May we keep the Feast of St. Dominic Savio – a young pupil of Don Bosco who lived a holy and happy life.
• May is a month of special devotion to our Blessed Mother Mary. This year we will recite the rosary at our grotto every evening at 6:45 pm. We can show our love for Mary by joining this devotion in greater numbers and also attending daily evening mass during the holiday season. For those who cannot attend the grotto rosary it will be nice to recite the rosary in our families.
  
• The Easter blessing of homes in the parish will continue this week. The schedule has been fixed in consultation with the zonal leaders. On Wednesday 6 May the remaining houses of Zone B will be blessed. The blessings will be done from 6 to 9 pm.
  
• On Sunday 3 May, 2 novices from St. Joseph’s Novitiate will make their First Religious Commitment as “Franciscan Hospitalers of the Immaculate Conception”. We thank them for their active contribution to our parish in mass animation and other services during their years of novitiate and pray that they will grow in fidelity to the Lord who has called them.
  
• On Sunday 10 May we celebrate the birthday of Fr. Wyman Gonsalves of Divyadaan. We thank him for his dedicated service. We appreciate his friendly and kind ways. We accompany him with our prayers and wishes.
• Please assist the collection of monthly Church support done through volunteers who sit outside the parish office after the Saturday evening mass and the Sunday evening mass.