Church Notices: 15th November 2026

1. During the Diwali vacation, from 9th November (Monday) to 21st November (Saturday), there will be no weekday Mass at the college chapel. Sunday Masses at the Chapel remain as usual.

2. This notice is for families with loved ones in temporary graves at St. Andrew's Cemetery (2023 and earlier). Due to a shortage of available plots, we will soon need to use these graves. Please contact the Parish Office during office hours to arrange the exhumation. We appreciate your understanding and your cooperation.

3. The Bible cell will meet on Friday, 20th November at 7:30 pm in Room No. 2. Fr Ravi Isaac will speak on 'One With Christ'. All are invited.

4. Sunday the 22nd is the Feast of Christ the King. The procession will go via Chimbai, Kantwadi, Perry Road, and the final benediction and sermon by Fr. Reuben Tellis at the DPRC grounds.

The timing of the communities animating the adoration during the day are as follows:

10.30 am – 11.15 am - V&W

11.15 am – 12.00 noon – A & C,

12.00 pm – 12.45 pm - R & S

12.45 pm – 01.30 pm - Y & Z

01.30 pm – 02.15 pm - 0 & X

02.15 pm – 03.00 pm - J & L

03.00 pm – 03.45 pm - QU & T

03.45 pm – 04.30 pm - H & M

04.30 pm – 05.15 pm – E & G

05.15 pm – 05.45 pm - General adoration

5. This year, for our Parish Feast, we will be reflecting on Walking Together in Communion, Participation and Mission: A SYNODAL CHURCH. We will be conducting a Novena beginning on Friday, 27th November. Each day after the Novena Mass, we will have time for fellowship and community engagement in front of the Christ the King Statue.

6. Passes for Andrean Fiesta, on Sunday, 6th December, are available from your Parish council members and SCC animators. We encourage you to come and celebrate our Parish Feast.

7. The Evergreen Senior Citizens will have their Annual Christmas Social on Thursday, 10th December, at 7.00 pm, in the East Indian Hall of the Bandra Gymkhana. Registration will commence on Monday, 16th Nov, after the 8.00 am Mass, outside the Sacristy.

8. The Focolare is organising a Christmas Fete on Saturday, 28th November from 5 pm to 10 pm at St Paul’s Media Complex grounds, Bandra. Proceeds will go to victims of the Nepal Floods. Please refer to the Notice Board for further details.

9. Navjeet Community Health Centre, an outreach unit of Holy Family Hospital, presents ‘Christmas Town’, an evening of music and dance on 11th December, to raise funds for their initiatives in healthcare, education, women empowerment, environmental protection & sustainable development. Please refer to their poster on the Notice board for more details.

10. We are grateful to Holy Family Hospital for installing an AED machine outside the Sacristy and outside the college Chapel. These AED machines will help respond to sudden cardiac emergencies.

11. Holy Family Hospital is organising an informative Community Connect session, "Diabetes Decoded & Understanding Hernia - Symptoms, Treatment & When to Seek Help" on Saturday, 21st November, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM at Piccolo Hall. Details on the Church notice board.

Fr. Nigel Barrett

Parish Priest