1. The Catholic Church celebrates the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly today. We in a special way pray for the grandparents and the elderly. Special mass will be offered for them today during 10.15 am Hindi mass. I request all the grandparents and the elderly to occupy the front seats during the mass.

2. Next Sunday there will be a second collection taken for seminary fund. Kindly remember in your prayers the seminarians studying for the Archdiocese of Delhi. 

3. Those who have not registered in the parish kindly register and update your monthly church support fund. 

4. We have begun the Sunday school in our parish. We request the parents to send the children for Sunday school without fail. Those who are willing to sponsor refreshments for the catechism children kindly contact the Church’s Help Desk 

5. On 4th August we celebrate the feast of St. John Mary Vianney the patron Saint of priests. Kindly pray for your priest. 

6. Diocesan education scheme forms are extended till 15th August 2024. Kindly contact the education office at Yusuf Sadan second floor for the further details. 

7. The Universal Church celebrates the feast of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the 15th of August. We also celebrate the Independence Day of our nation on the same day. As you are well aware, it is a day of obligation. There will be only one Mass at 8.00 am – bilingual, offered by His Grace Archbp. Anil Couto. After the mass we will have the flag hoisting. All the other masses stand Cancelled. 

Fr Francis Swaminatha

Parish Priest