Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

03 Aug 2025

1) 10th August will be celebrated as Vianney Sunday in the Archdiocese of Bombay. Please remember our Clergy in your prayers. Collection at all masses next weekend will be for the upkeep of sick and retired priests in the Clergy Home. There will be no second collection. Kindly be generous.

2) Friday August 15th is the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady and Independence Day, a day of obligation. The Vigil masses on Thursday 14th August will be at 5.00 pm & 6.15 pm in English and at 7.30 pm in Marathi. Masses on 15th August will be at 6.30 am in Konkani, 7.45, 9.00, & 10.15 am and at 5.30 pm & 6.45 pm in English. There will be no mass at St. Thomas Church and Eden Villa. The Flag hoisting will take place immediately after 6.30 am mass in the church quadrangle followed by a short programme. All are welcome.

3) ICPYC presents AQUA-CLASH, zonal tele-games for our parish Youth on Friday, August 15th at the Concessao Grounds. For further details kindly contact your PYA or PYC.

4) Parish Youth Animators training session on Sunday, 17th August from 5:00pm to 6:30pm in Pope Paul VI Hall. Resource Person: Fr. John Barretto, Vice Rector of St. Pius X, Goregoan Seminary. Attendance of all PYAs is mandatory.

5) Youth Mass on Sunday, 17th August at 6:45pm. Celebrant: Fr. John Barretto. Encouraging all youth to kindly attend and be seated in Church. PYC meeting immediately after the Youth Mass in the red chair area. Attendance of all PYC's is mandatory.

6) 17th August is celebrated as Prison Ministry Sunday in the Archdiocese of Bombay. To support the activities and the work of Prison Ministry, there will be a 2nd collection at all masses on 16th and 17th August.

7) Children from the 5th std. to the 9th std. who have not yet registered their names and would like to join and commit themselves to the Ministry of the Altar Servers are requested to kindly give your names and contact details in the Parish Office before 10th August.

8) The digital issue of the Communique will be released on 4th August

9) IC Healthcare Centre thanks all the generous blood donors and wish to inform that all parishioners can avail free blood in case of any medical need. Blood Donor Cards are available with ICHCC. For more details, please contact the IC Healthcare Centre team

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