Announcements - November 1, 2026 -November 7, 2026
THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
1. Today the Church celebrates All Saints' Day. May your patron saint inspire your lives .
2. 2nd November is the commemoration of all the faithful departed. Masses and blessings of the graves and new niches are as follows: 6.45 am Mass in English, 7.30 am blessings of the graves and new niches, 7.45 am Mass in Tamil and 7.00 pm Mass in English.
3. All Souls Day Mass intention box is placed near the Altar. Kindly drop your Mass intentions in the Box.
4. The Care for Creation team has started a fabric collection drive. We invite you to donate clean, usable bed sheets, curtains and pillow covers. These will be recycled into usable cloth bags. Kindly drop them off at the Sacristy Passage room every Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Let us give our old fabrics a new purpose, reduce waste and join the Care for Creation mission.
5. PPC meeting tomorrow/today at 10.45 am in the Conference room. Members, please attend.
6. There will be Holy Half Hour adoration on Friday, 6th November at 6.30 pm conducted by St. Vincent de Paul members.
7. The Youth of Our Parish have organised the Thomasian Rink Football Tournament on Sunday 15th November 2026. All parish communities are requested to form their teams and register for the tournament. For registration and for details kindly contact Anthony Chettiar, Ryan Fernandes, Myron Rasquinha. Registration forms are available at the Book Stall. Let us come together as a parish family to play, to cheer and for fellowship.
8. The Bible Cell of our parish is willing to conduct Bible Classes on 1st and 3rd Fridays starting from 20th November after 7.00 pm Mass in the Conference room. Those interested in learning about Bible may contact the Bible Cell members at the book stall on Saturday evening and Sunday after Mass. Psalm 119 Verse 105 says “Your WORD is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path”.
9. The new niches can be booked at the parish office from 5th November 2026. The instruction for booking is posted on the notice board.
10. The Center for Social Action wish to thank you parishioners for your generous contribution of Rs.74708/- towards social work objective of the trust. God bless you
11. The Senior Citizens Association of our parish has organised a get together for all Senior Citizens on Sunday 22nd November 2026 after 9.30 am Mass in the quadrangle and end with lunch. Kindly register with the Senior Citizen members in the porch, charges Rs.200 per head.
12. Graves used in 2023 will be opened from November 2026, the burial remains have to be removed from the grave. Requesting parishioners concerned to contact the parish office. The list is posted on the notice board.
13. The Parish fathers thank you for Last Sundays collection is Rs. 33,422/-