HOLY FAMILY CHURCH
ALTO PORVORIM
04/10/2026
ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. We thank the respective zone members for organizing the liturgy of today’s masses, choir groups and power point presenters. God bless you all.
2. On Tuesday, 6th October, Fr. Adolfo Alvares, our Parish Priest, celebrates his birthday. Thanksgiving mass will be at 7:00 a.m. Kindly participate in the mass.
3. The Parish Pastoral Council will meet on Monday, 5th October at 7:00 p.m. We request the members to participate in the meeting.
4. The Solemn mass and procession of Our Lady of Fatima will be on 13th October at 6:30 p.m. All parishioners are requested to participate in the Holy mass and procession. Candles for the procession will be provided.
5. On 20th October, “Somudaincho Dis” will be held in our church compound at 4:30 pm. Therefore we appeal and request parishioners to co-operate / collaborate with your respective PPC leaders for practises and rehearsals. Thank you in anticipation.
6. 18th October, will be celebrated as World Mission Sunday. Mission calendars / envelopes will be given by the ward representatives to the parishioners. Kindly be generous and support the mission of Jesus Christ. Individual contribution, if any, may be given by cash or by cheque; if cheque, it is to be issued, in the name of “Central Fund of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman” to the church office. Ward representatives are requested to collect the calendars and envelopes kept in the mini hall.
7. Our Parish Charismatic prayer group will be organizing a retreat “Life in the Spirit” in our church on 16th, 17th and 18th October from 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm. It will be conducted by the Goa Service of communion of the Catholic Charismatic renewal (CCR). We request parishioners to attend and participate in the retreat.
8. The family of late Onofre and Nerinho Lourenco has paid the expenses for the replacement of foam for the bench kneelers. We thank the family and pray to God to grant their deceased members eternal bliss.
9. We thank a well-wisher for offering monetary help to polish the church doors. We thank the family and implore God’s blessing on them.

Thank you and God bless .

Fr. Adolfo Alvares
Parish Priest

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