Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

17 Aug 2025

1) Pre-Baptism Sessions to be held on 24th & 31st August from 9 am to 1 pm at Sophia School Hall. Both Parents & Godparents are to register & attend both sessions. Registration forms and further details available at the parish office.

2) Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary begins on Saturday 30th August. Novena prayer will be recited at all the masses after the Communion prayer. Masses on weekdays and Saturday in the mornings at 6.30 and 7.15 am and in the evenings at 5.30, 6.30 and 7.30 pm. Please note that 6.30 pm mass will be only for children

On Saturdays 30th August & 6th September the 7.30 pm mass will be in Marathi. On Sunday 31st August and 7th September evening masses will be at 5.30 & 6.45 pm.

No mass at St. Thomas on Saturdays 30th August & 6th September. Mass as usual at Eden Villa.

All those who wish to sponsor sweets/ chocolates for the children during the Novena days may hand over your contribution to the parish office during office hours.

The Legionaries will be accepting mass intentions during the novenas from 5 pm to 7 pm.

3) ICPYC will be putting up food and snack stalls and the Children for Christ will be putting up game stalls in the shed area from 5:30pm onwards during the Nativity Novenas beginning 30th August, except on Sundays. Kindly patronize and encourage our youth and children.

4) ICPYC presents "DHOKLA with DARSHEEL" an interactive question - answer session for our parish youth with Br. Dashiell Fonseca on Sunday, 14th September. For further details kindly contact your PYA or PYC.

Parish Priest