HOLY FAMILY CHURCH
ALTO PORVORIM
24/03/2024
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Today, is Palm Sunday. It marks the beginning of the Holy week. This week invites us to meditate on the Paschal mystery of Christ.
Programme during Holy week:
- Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with laying of hands, inner healing and prayers for deliverance will be at Holy Family Church on Tuesday 26th March 2024, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. Rev. Fr. Elvis Dias will prepare us for Healing and Deliverance.
- 28th March, with the mass celebrated in the evening of Maundy Thursday, the Church inaugurates the sacred Easter Triduum:
There are 2 masses in the evening.
4:00 p.m. in the Church, in Konkani
6:30 p.m. in Church premises with Solemn Eucharistic Celebration with washing of the Feet.
After the mass adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be as follows:
8:30 p.m to 9:00 p.m—Zone 8 & 9
9:00 p.m to 9:30 p.m—Zone 7
9:30 p.m to 10:00 p.m—Zone 6
10:00 p.m to 10:30 p.m—Zone 3 & 5
10:30 p.m to 11:00 p.m—Zone 4
11:00 p.m to 11:30 p.m—Zone 2
11:30 p.m to 12:00 a.m—Zone 1 (Common for all)
Kindly say a prayer for the Parish Priest, Asst. Parish Priest and other priests working for our Parish. - On Good Friday, March 29th, the Way of the Cross will be at 7:00 a.m. It will be conducted by the Parish Youth.
- The Good Friday Liturgical Service will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Konkani (Inside the church) and at 6:00 p.m. in English (Outdoors) followed by the First Novena of the Divine Mercy. Second collection for charities will be done on Good Friday.
- 30th March, the Easter Vigil will begin at 10:30 p.m. at Holy Family Church and also at Holy Cross Chapel. Parishioners are requested to bring along candles for the Vigil service. On Easter Sunday there are 2 masses in the morning: 8:00 a.m. in English and 9:30 a.m. in Konkani.
- The Paschal Family Blessing begins from Monday following Easter. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, 1st April——Zones 3, 5 & 8
Tuesday, 2nd April——Zones 4 & 7
Wednesday, 3rd April——Zone 2 and Zone 6C & 6E
Thursday, 4th April——Zone 1 and Zone 6A, B & D
Friday, 5th April——Zone 9 A & B
The details are also displayed on the notice board and forwarded to the PPC members. - There is a notice from the Village Panchayat Pilerne. For details kindly refer to the notice board.
- A well wisher has offered a Chusable in memory of Dr. Leonildes Pinto for the Church on the occasion of Easter.
Thank you and God bless.
Fr. Caetano Fernandes
Parish Priest