1. The Love offering of last Sunday is Rs.63,600 /-. Christmas collection is Rs.1,03,970/- “ Grateful for your generosity”
  2. Liturgical Assignments:
    • Saturday
      • 4.00 p.m. by Commission for Family
      • 5.00 p.m. by St. Joseph Ward
    • Sunday
      • 7.00 a.m. by Mother Theresa Ward
      • 8.15 a.m.by English Choir
      • 9.30 a.m. by Children
  3. New Year Mass schedule is as follows:-
    • 31.12.2023 being Sunday we have Masses at 6.00 a.m., 7.00 a.m. & 8.15 a.m.
    • Evening 5.00 p.m. is the adoration in English and at 5.30 p.m. English Mass.
    • 7.00 p.m. is the adoration in Konkani followed by Konkani Mass at 7.30 p.m.
    • New Year Day we have Masses at 6.00 a.m. and 7.00 a.m. in Konkani and 8.15 a.m. in English. No Mass in the evening
    • Parish Pastoral Parishad members, kindly assist as volunteers wherever it is necessary.
  4. Lady of Sorrows Sodality meeting on Tuesday at 5.00 p.m. in Monica Hall.
  5. L.S.S.L meeting on Wednesday at 5.00 p.m. in Monica Hall.
  6. Next Sunday is the Epiphany feast or feast of Three Kings. Masses will be as usual. Evening Mass is at 3.30 p.m. followed by the Eucharistic procession from Milagres to Cathedral. We request the Parishioners to attend this service in large numbers.
  7. We require 100 Volunteers for the Eucharistic procession. We request 6 Volunteers from each Ward. Gurkars kindly arrange and make sure they are at service and we will have Volunteers meeting on 2nd January at 5.30 p.m. in the Parish Hall to assign the roles. All the Parish Pastoral Parishad members are requested to attend.
  8. On 20th of January, we have the Parish Day. We request you to give the programmes if any; in group or ward wise, but should be of standard and subject to screening of the Cultural Commission.
  9. We wish to present to you the Mission Sunday accounts category wise:
    Collections
    Donations – 4,94,000
    Advertisements – 2,87,000
    Food Stalls/Games/Auction/Garage sale etc – 9,26,811
    Mission sunday covers – 2,24,570
    Mission sunday collection (22.10.2023) – 90,580
    Total Collections – 20,22,961
    Less: Expenses – 4,02,961
    Net Income remitted to the Diocese – 16,20,000
  10. We are grateful to you for your support – especially we appreciate the leadership of Mrs. Lynette Fernandes the Co-ordinator of Commission and the others for having routed out the move – not merely for collection but there was lot of togetherness and the spirit of mission displayed. Thank you very much.