Church Notices: 8th November 2026

1. Parish Visitation will be on Tuesday, 10th November with community ‘O’. Your parish council members and animators will inform you which house will be visited.

2. During 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.

3. The Commission for Liturgy, Archdiocese of Bombay, presents Heaven on Earth: an evening of Sacred Liturgical Music, to be held at the Church of Saint Peter, Bandra, on Sunday 8th November 2026 from 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm.

4. 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 get in touch with the Parish Office during office hours to arrange the exhumation. We appreciate your understanding and your cooperation.

5. We pray for our confirmation students as they begin their retreat tomorrow, 9th November, at the House of Prayer. We pray that the Lord will guide and inspire them in their faith journey.

6. Mass for the spouses of Hope & Life members will be held on Thursday, 12th November at 10 am in the Church.

7. Next Sunday, 15th November, we will celebrate Children’s Day. There will be a special children’s program in the Bosco Hall after the Children’s Mass.

8. Sunday the 22nd November is the Feast of Christ the King. The communities will animate the adoration during the day. The procession will go to Chimbai, Kantwadi, Perry Road, and the final benediction and sermon will be at the DPRC grounds. Details will be circulated through your Parish council members and SCC animators.

9. 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.

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

11. 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.

12. The Parish office will be closed on Tuesday 10th November 2026.

Fr. Nigel Barrett

Parish Priest