Welcome to our Parish
at Mira Road

1 (a) The Stations of the Cross will be held on Monday to Thursday before the evening mass, at 6.00 P.M.

2 (a) The meeting of all the pastoral helpers and all those who have given the names to be the volunteers to assist at the Lenten Logos Retreat will be held tomorrow/ today at 7.00 P.M. at the Community Hall. Those who wish to sponsor for the Logos Retreat are welcome to contribute at the parish office.

3 (a) March 25, Tuesday, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord.

4 (a) The Community wise adoration will be held from 6.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. on 27^th Thursday, 28^th Friday, 29^th Saturday, 30^th Sunday. The adoration will start on Thursday with the mass at 5.30 A.M. On the same day there will be stations of the cross at 6.00 P.M. and followed by the mass at 6.30 P.M.

5 (a) On Friday, Saturday and Sunday there will be a morning mass at 5.30 A.M. and on Saturday and Sunday there will be a mass at 4.00 P.M. These masses are for only for those who cannot participate in the Logos Retreat.

6 (a) The Logos Retreat will be held at SK Stone Ground on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 5.00 P.M. to 10.00 P.M. This is a special occasion for all of us, so let us join together to praise and worship, listen to the word of God and celebrate the Eucharist as a community. Kindly follow the schedule and the guidelines are sent to you in the SCC group.

7 (a) The PYC is Organising summer Bash -2 for students from 1^st to 10^th Standard, from April 21^st to 25^th at the Community Hall. The registration fee is Rs. 500/- per person. The registration desk will be open after all Masses today. Kindly submit your names to the Your Animator at the counter outside.

8 (a) PYC is organizing the Easter Ball on April 20^th, Easter Sunday, Kindly support the event by purchasing the coupons from the Youth Animators.

Fr. Lawrence DCunha
Parish Priest
23rd March 2025

1. (a) Pauline Sister’s will be organising a sale of books on Jubilee Year, along with bibles, prayer books, books for Lenten season, books on saints, story books for the children, religious articles etc., today after the mass.

2. (a) The Stations of the Cross will be held on Monday to Friday before the evening mass, at 6.00 P.M. Sunday’s the Stations of the cross will be held at the church grounds, after the 5.00 P.M. Mass.

3. (a) March 19, Wednesday, we celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary our patron.

4. (a) Coming Saturday church cleaning will be done by St. Bonaventure’s Community.

5. (a) Coming Sunday there will be Gujarati Mass at 11.00 A.M. at the Little Flower Hall.

6. (a) The meeting of all the pastoral helpers and all those who have given the names to be the volunteers to assist at the Lenten Logos Retreat will be held on coming Sunday at 7.00 P.M. at the Community Hall. Those who wish to sponsor for the Logos Retreat are welcome to contribute at the parish office.

7. (a) The 1% CWF subscription counter for the year 2024-25 is open after all the Saturday evening and Sunday morning masses. Kindly bring your Parish Family ID and collect the receipt immediately.

Fr. Lawrence D Cunha, Parish Priest,
St. Joseph Church,  Mira Road (E)
Date: 16th March 2025

1 (a) Tomorrow/Today is the last day of Sunday School. We thank each of the parents for the sending the child for regular catechizes and for the catechist for forming them. Since we begin the exam and thereafter the vacations, the parents are requested to bring the children for Sunday mass.        

1 (b) The SVP unit of our parish will have the second collection on today for the purpose of medical help.

1 (c) The Names of the Extra Ordinary Ministers of the Holy Communion are displayed on the parish notice board. If there is any objections about any of the persons, kindly bring to our notice before coming Sunday.

1 (d) Wishing all a happy Women’s Day. The Parish will have women’s day celebration on coming Sunday at 6.00 P.M. to 8.00 P.M. at the St. Joseph Hall. The theme will be “Accelerate Action” with a health session followed by entertainment programs. Invinting all the women and the men to join by registering at the women cell desk outside the church.

2 (a) The Stations of the Cross will be held on Monday to Friday before the evening mass, at 6.00 P.M. Sunday’s the Stations of the cross will be held at the church grounds, after the 5.00 P.M. Mass. The schedule is sent to the PPC and PCOA group.

3 (a) Coming Saturday church cleaning will be done by St. Andrew’s Community.

4 (a) Coming Saturday our newly appointed Archbishop John Rodrigues will be here in our parish to celebrate the evening 6.15 P.M. Mass. There will be catechumens from other parishes as well.

5 (a) Pauline Sister’s will be organising a sale of books on Jubilee Year, along with bibles, prayer books, books for Lenten season, books on saints, story books for the children, religious articles etc., on 15^th and 16^th March after all the masses.

6 (a) Coming Sunday there will be Marathi Mass at 5.00 P.M.

7 (a) The Lenten retreat conducted by the Logos Retreat Centre will be held at the SK Stone Ground due to no sufficient place here on the church grounds. It will be held on 28, 29 & 30 March 2025 from 5.00 P.M. to 10.00 P.M.

During the morning hours, the community wise 40 hours adoration will be held at the church, on 27, 28, 29, 30 March 2025 from 6.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. The schedule will be sent to you on SCC group. During the adoration, the priest will be available for the confession. The Logos Team will pray over or counsel the parishioners after each of the community adoration.  Those who wish to sponsor for the Logos Retreat are welcome to contribute at the parish office. This Lenten season, there will not be language wise retreats.     

8 (a) The 1% CWF subscription counter for the year 2024-25 is open after all the Sunday masses. Only 32% of the parish families have paid the subscription until now. Kindly bring your Parish Family ID and collect the receipt immediately.

Fr. Lawrence D Cunha, Parish Priest,
St. Joseph Church,  Mira Road (E)
Date: 9th March 2025

1 (a) The Pilgrims of hope Crosses will be blessed during the 8.15 A.M. Mass tomorrow. There are 6 crosses which will be handed over to area coordinators of the 6 mega zones. They will organise the cluster wise prayer schedule and veneration of the cross.

1 (b) Meeting of all the ppc members, area coordinators and the heads and the assistant heads and all those who want to be part of organising committee of Logos Retreat are requested join for the meeting on coming Sunday at 4.30 P.M. at the St. Joseph Hall.

There will be the training program during the steering committee meeting. Followed by there will be PPC Meeting at 6.00 P.M. at the Little Flower Hall. Attendance is compulsory.

2 (a) We begin the 40 days of Lent with the Ash Wednesday. It is a time of grace; to pray, fast, and almsgiving. During the Lent, we seek the Lord in prayer by reading Sacred Scripture; we serve by giving alms; and we practice self-control through fasting. Ash Wednesday is the day of fasting for all the adults and the day of abstinence for all the children and the senior citizens. Lent is the time of abstinence with the practice of spiritual self-discipline, sharing our time and talents for others.

2 (b) The Ash Wednesday Mass timings are as follows:
MORNING MASSES
05.30 A.M. English Mass at the Church. 
06.30 A.M. English Mass at the Church. (Live on Youtube)
07.15 A.M. Konkani Mass at the Church. (Live on Youtube)
08.15 A.M. English Mass at the Church for children.
09.00 A.M. English Mass at the Church.   

EVENING MASSES
04.45 P.M. English Mass at the Church.
05.30 P.M. English Mass at the Church.
06.15 P.M. Konkani Mass at the Church.
07.00 P.M. English Mass at the Church.
07.45 P.M. English Mass at the Church.

2 (c) There will be a special collection on Ash Wednesday for the health care fund of all the Carmelite Priests who have rendered their service in our parish for the past so many years. This is an expression of gratitude towards their self-less service towards the parishioners here. Requesting all to be generous in this regard.

3 (a) The Stations of the cross will be held on Monday to Friday before the evening mass, at 6.00 P.M. On Saturday there will be no Stations of the Cross. Sunday’s the Stations of the cross will be held at the church grounds, after the 5.00 P.M. Mass, conducted by the Pastoral Helpers.

Thursday: Sunday School Children; Friday: Parish Youth along with the PYAT, PYC and NYG; Monday: Hindi Charismatic/ RCIA, English Lectors/ Choir, Elizabeth of Trinity OCD’s Women’s/ Widow’s Cell, SVP/ Karunyaseva, English Charismatic; Tuesday: SCC Communities, mega zones organized by Parish SCC Coordinator; Wednesday: Konkani Charismatic, Konkani Lectors/ Choir, St. Joseph OCD’s, St. Joseph Konkani Association/ Goan Konkani Association, Extra Ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

4 (a) As there is a 10^th board exam on coming Friday there will be no Hindi retreat on the 1^st Friday. There will be 6.30 P.M. Mass followed by adoration of the blessed sacrament.

5 (a) Coming Saturday church cleaning by Our Lady of Mercy Community.

6 (a) Coming Sunday there will be Tamil mass at 6.15 P.M.

7 (a) Coming Sunday will be the last day of Sunday School. Children are requested to accompany their parents and attend the Sunday mass during the exam and vacation time.

8 (a) The SVP unit of our parish will have the second collection on coming Saturday and Sunday for the purpose of medical help.

9 (a) The CWF subscription counter for the year 2024-25 is open today and tomorrow after all the masses. Parishioners can pay the subscription and get the receipt on the spot. This is the 1% contribution of every earning member of the family. The fund has been utilized for the all the parish activities, ration, medical and education of the Marginalized.

Fr. Lawrence D Cunha, Parish Priest,
St. Joseph Church,  Mira Road (E)
Date: 2nd March 2025