2017 - AVONA LITURGICAL CALENDAR View E-Book Download & Print

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4. Learn more about our HOSPITAL MINISTRY in Kuwait.

5. Schedule of ENGLISH MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES in Kuwait for 2017

6. Schedule of MALAYALAM MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES in Kuwait for 2017

7. Click here for HOMILIES FOR SUNDAYS AND SOLEMNITIES (English and French).

Announcements for the week beginning: Friday, 18 August

1. The Night Vigil will start at 10:00 pm on the Third Thursday, 17th August. The Confessions will begin at 9:30 pm.

2. The Registration for the English Catechism Classes will begin on Friday, 18th August from 8:30 to 11:00 am in the Good Shepherd Hall, on the First Floor. Please do not delay. Please see the Notice Board for Further Information.

3. All those who are desiring to become New Catechism Teachers, kindly check the Notice Board for Required information.

4. For the Registration for the Syro-Malabar Catechism Classes, please go to the Syro-Malabar Catechism Office after the Saturday 4:00 pm Mass.

5. The Prebaptism Seminar for the Parents and Godparents will be on the Third Monday, August 21st from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in the Holy Family Hall. The Registration has to be done in the Parish Office.

6. August 22nd, Tuesday, will be the Day of Our Lady, Mother and Queen.

7. The Rosa Mystica 1000 Hail Marys, will begin at 2:45 pm in the St. Padre Pio Hall on 25th August, the Fourth Friday.

Announcements for the week beginning: Friday, 18 August

1. Registration for English Catechesis will begin on 17 & 18 August 2017, Thursdays from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Fridays from 9:30 am - 11:30 am and the following Thursdays and Fridays thereafter. Registration will be in the Catechism Block. For new students kindly bring a copy of the Baptism Certificate and 1 passport size photo. For Admission to Year I, the child must be 6 yrs old. Registration fee is KD 10 only.

2. The Parish Intercessory Prayer Ministry will conduct praise and worship on August 21, Monday after the 6:00 PM Mass. Parishioners are invited.

3. Couples celebrating their wedding anniversary in this month are requested to register their names in the parish office. Renewal of marriage vows will be on August 26, Saturday @ 6 PM mass.

4. Families are encouraged to continue their 1 KD per month donation for the Cathedral and parishioners are also encouraged to be generous even in small amount for this project.

Announcements for the week beginning: Friday, 18 August

1. On Tuesday, 22 August we celebrate the memorial of the Queenship of Our Lady.

2. On Thursday, 24 August we celebrate the feast of St. Bartholomew, the apostle.

3. All are invited to the Adoration Hour in Hindi on Saturday, 26 August 2017 at 4.15 pm.

4. Fr. Bernard Lagatic will be available for the sacrament of Confession, from Monday to Thursday, from 6.00 – 6.30 pm.

5. Are you looking to build a stronger bond with your teenage children? Then join us along with your teenagers for a workshop conducted by Fr Edison Fernandes sdb, a PhD in Psychology, from 14 to 16 September at IEAS. Salesian Cooperators are available for registrations on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays between 7:30 to 8 PM in the church courtyard. The notice board has more details.

Please check the notice-board for additional details of all announcements.

KINDLY NOTE THE FOLLOWING

1. The Parish Office timings are as follows: 9:00 am to 12:00 noon and 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm or by appointment. The office is closed on Fridays.

2. We request parents with infants to occupy only Room # 1 during the Mass.

3. Our new parish app is now available for Android and Apple devices. It is updated with parish events, announcements and Catholic material. Visit app.salmiyachurch.com for links to download it for free.

4. Parishioners who bring their vehicles to Church are kindly requested to abide by Kuwait's traffic rules whilst parking so as to not inconvenience others. "Do unto others, as you would have them do to you" should henceforth be our motto whilst parking.

5. On Fridays from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon the Hospital Visitation members are available to visit the sick at the hospitals & homes to pray with them and comfort them. Holy Communion will be given to the sick upon request.

Announcements for the week beginning: Friday, 11 August

1. August 15, Tuesday is the Solemnity of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, Obligation Day. The Mass Schedule of the Parish is as follows:

5.45 am --- Syro-Malabar Mass --- St.Daniel Comboni Hall
6.00 am --- Latin - Malayalam Mass --- Our Lady of Arabia Hall
9.00 am --- Syro-Malabar Mass --- St.Daniel Comboni Hall
9.30 am --- English Mass --- Our Lady of Arabia Hall
4.30 pm --- Syro-Malabar Mass --- St.Daniel Comboni Hall
6.00 pm --- English Mass --- Our Lady Arabia Hall
6.30 pm --- Latin - Malayalam Mass --- Mother Teresa Hall
6.30 pm --- Syro-Malabar Mass --- St.Daniel Comboni Hall
7.30 pm --- Syro-Malankara Mass --- Our Lady of Arabia Hall

2. There will be a holy hour conducted by Jesus Youth for the couples who desire to have children, on 26th August, Saturday in Mother Teresa hall following the Holy Mass at 5.30 pm. It will be conducted in Malayalam.

3. The next Marriage Preparation Course in Malayalam is on 7th October from 2 pm to 8 pm.

KINDLY NOTE THE FOLLOWING

1. Kindly avoid gathering in groups and chatting outside the premises.

2. Please do not light any kind of candles anywhere in the hall or classes.

3. Please do not make use of the building parking place to park your car. This place is allotted ONLY for the people who live in the building. If you come for Mass by car, kindly park your car on the other side of the road and walk to the hall. Thank you for your co- operation.

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