ST. JOHN BOSCO PARISH

Parish Notices, 27th April, 2008

6th Sunday of Easter


Tomorrow / today is the 6th Sunday of Easter.


1st May is the feast of St. Joseph the worker. The Parish Office will remain closed on this day.

2nd May is the First Friday of the month. There will be adoration service as usual after the evening Mass.

3rd May is the feast of Saints Philip and James the Apostles.

Next Sunday 4th May is the Solemnity of the Ascension of Our Lord.


Admissions are open for “The Ministry of The WORD” program to be held at the Goregaon Seminary. The program aims at equipping lay people to experience the saving power of WORD OF GOD in their lives and out of that experience to communicate God’s WORD to others in the parish. This is a 2 year programme. By the end of the study stage, the candidate enters the probation stage. For the new academic year admissions will begin on June 1st 2008. (Those interested in taking up this commitment seriously, the fees will be borne by the Parish)

There is a summer special for children entitled “Fullness of Joy”. The age group is 5- 15 years and will commence from Thursday 1st May to 17th May from 4.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Forms for the same are available at the parish office. For further details please look up the notice board.


For the youth of our Parish, there is a programme entitled “YOUTH ABLAZE 2008”. It begins officially on 1st of May with the inter-zonal tele-games competition from 6.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. We request every zone to participate, even though it may be difficult to put up a team. This will strengthen the bond of fellowship.


The Bombay Catholic Sabha is celebrating “SABHA DAY” on 27th April, 2008 on the Parish Grounds of Our Lady of Dolours Church, Wadala West from 5.30 p.m. onwards. The program includes fun and frolic as also dinner. Contribution is Rs. 100/- only. Limited coupons are available at the Parish Office.


We would like to thank Mr. Joseph Stephen and his family for doing up the exterior of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. All the expenses like putting up the marble slabs, masonry work, painting etc. have been borne entirely by him. While we thank him, we pray that God may bless him and his family for this generosity. You will be able to use the Blessed Sacrament Chapel from Monday 28th April onwards.

The next issue of our Parish Bulletin is in the process of being published. You are requested to send in your Articles, news and views and also advertisements latest by 5th May 2008.

Thanks to Mrs. Annette D’souza and her team from Gorai II ‘C’ zone for cleaning the Church this Saturday.

Next Saturday, the cleaning of the Church will be done by Mr. Anthony Fernandes and his team from Gorai II “D” zone.


Last Sunday’s collection amounted to Rs.15,703/-


God bless you for your generosity.


  PARISH PRIEST