Announcements
28 29 30 March 2025
1. AVOSA Vocation Team invites all children, teens, and young people aged 9 years and above to an Online Vocation Awareness Programme held every month for one hour. To join, please use the link below:
https://forms.gle/TVoTDZwDnN6PeznJ8- All those discerning their vocation are cordially invited to register using the link and connect with the Vocation Team of our Vicariate.
2. Annual Parish Retreat: The parish retreat will take place from March 31 (tomorrow) to April
4 (Monday to Friday). Let us participate and renew ourselves spiritually. The retreat will begin with Holy Mass at 7:30 PM and conclude by 10:00 PM. Let us prepare ourselves for a fruitful retreat and look forward to a renewal of our lives with new hope.
2. Wedding Anniversary Mass: A special Mass with the Renewal of Marriage Vows will be held on Monday, April 7, at 7:30 PM. As Fr. Peter, the Director of Family ministry is here let us celebrate it in a meaningful way.
3. Lenten Sacrifice Envelopes: You are encouraged to pick up your Lenten Sacrifice Envelopes and return them with the fruit of your sacrifices on or before Palm Sunday.
4. Stations of the Cross: The Stations of the Cross will be conducted on all Fridays of Lent at 8:45 AM and 5:00 PM. The following communities are assigned to lead the Stations:
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April 4 (Friday) – Konkani Community at 8:45 AM & 5:00 PM
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April 11 (Friday) – Malayalam Community at 8:45 AM & 5:00 PM
5. Jubilee Year Celebration: In honour of the Jubilee Year, it has been suggested that once a month, a language Mass be celebrated on an obligatory day with the participation of the entire parish. This will help us appreciate the various language communities and their liturgical rites.
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May 10 (Saturday) at 7:30 PM – Mass in Tagalog
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Readings in MalayalamTagalog with English translations
6. First Holy Communion: 40 children from our parish are ready to receive their First Holy Communion on April 25. Let us keep them in our special prayers.
7. Altar Servers' Pilgrimage: On March 27 (Evening), 33 altar servers from our parish undertook a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of St. Peter and Paul, Ruwi—the first organised pilgrimage. They returned spiritually enriched after receiving plenary indulgences.We are grateful to God that our parish could organise its first pilgrimage, and we look forward to many more from Salalah. Congratulations to the altar servers and their parents! May you continue to nurture holy children.
8. On 4th Friday at 9 am there will be a seminar for the teens, youth and young adults of our parish conducted by Fr. Peter Fernando. All youth and young adults and teens are welcome.
9. On Friday 4ht of April there will be a talk for the Extra ordinary ministers of Holy Communion from 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm. All those who are willing to renew their commitments and the newly prepared persons are welcome to participate in it.