1. Today is the 4 th Sunday of Advent. As the Birth of Jesus approaches may we all be
ready to play our part in Salvation History like Mary our Mother. May we reach out to
others with the Love of Jesus for each of us
2. Today as Fr. Jaison celebrates his birthday we thank the Lord for the great generosity with
which he serves in our parish. May the Lord bless him for his self-sacrificing nature and for
his availability to all our parishioners.
Our beloved priests Fr. Derrick, Fr. Savio, Fr. James, Fr. Joe and Fr. Jaison celebrate
their Ordination Anniversaries during this month. We pray for their happiness and
good health and may they continue to inspire us as they serve in our Parish. The
concelebrated Mass today Friday 20 th December at 6:30pm will be offered to celebrate
the gift of our priests.
3. Confessions in preparation for Christmas;
In English: 21 st , and 23 rd of December.
In Konkani: 23 rd December.
In Malayalam, Tagalog and Tamil: Before the respective Masses.
For timings of the Confessions please refer to the notice board.
4. The Christmas & New Year Mass Schedule is available on the Parish app and is
displayed on the Church notice board.
5. During Christmas & New Year Masses all the parishioners are requested to come only
10 minutes before the Mass they want to attend, to avoid overcrowding outside. All
parishioners are requested to please park your vehicles away from the church so as to
avoid traffic congestion around the Church. Kindly cooperate with the instructions of the
ushers and traffic wardens.
- Mass intentions will not be read before Masses on the Christmas Vigil, on Christmas Day,
New Year’s Eve and at New Year Day Masses.
6. All are invited for the Parish Thanksgiving Adoration on Saturday, 28 th December from
6:20 am to 2:30 pm. The schedule for various groups is displayed on the church notice
board. Let us thank the Lord for all blessings received in 2024.
7. We are grateful to the Catechism Teachers and the Catechism Ministry who organized
the Christmas parties for our children. God bless you all.
8. We thank the Choirs who participated in the Carols Festival on 12 th December. It was
celebrated in a good spirit with good performances. Thanks to the core group and all the
organizers who put this festival together.
Mass intentions will not be read before Masses on the Christmas Vigil, on Christmas Day,
New Year's Eve and at New Year Day Masses.
9. A good help for our daily prayer is the Bible Diary with the readings for daily Mass.
Copies are available in the parish office for 3 KD. All proceeds, contribute to the building of
the Bishop's House in Bahrain. The Parish Calendar is available with the Ushers for 250
fils. Please collect a copy of this beautiful calendar for your home.
10. The Parish office will be closed from 28 th December to 5 th January 2025.
For more details on the announcements, kindly check the Parish App and the Church Notice Board.
