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NEWS & EVENTS

NEWS LETTER

2nd February 2025

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION:

The date for First Holy Communion 2025 is on Saturday 10th May 2025 at 11:00 am. The next preparation session will be on 25th January 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am.

CONFIRMATION 2025

The date for the Sacrament of Confirmation is on Tuesday 20th May 2025 at 7:00pm. The application forms are available online and in the parish office. The first preparation session will start on 4th February 2025 at 6:30 - 8:00 pm. The preparation programme is on the parish notice board..

THE GIFT AID

The Diocese is updating its bank details for receiving donations made through a standing order. You will receive a letter within the next couple of days regarding this change. Please take action as soon as possible to update your standing order with the new bank details provided in the letter. If you do not receive the letter by the end of next week, please contact the parish office immediately. Thank you for your attention to this matter

VOLUNTEERS IN THE CHURCH

A very big thank you to all the volunteers in our parish community. We  cannot thank you enough for the gift of your time and talents. However, we are mindful that our parish priest and the entire pastoral team have the duty of care over our staff and over those who volunteer to support us in any way. We have carefully discerned that some are beginning to be burdened by their voluntary services. Recently, we have received a good number of brilliant recommendations in the suggestion box; part of it being the need to make some changes and to relieve some volunteers of their duties. Therefore, without prejudice to the excellent services of our volunteers, we invite anyone who wish to be relieved of their duties in the parish, especially those in the finance and pastoral committees of the parish to inform our parish priest as soon as possible. We do hope that any decision taken in this regard will rightly be understood as having been carefully made with prayer and discernment.

SUGGESTION BOX THE GIFT AID

A box is available in front of the church for any suggestions anyone may have to improve the liturgy, life and mission of our parish community. It will be available for the period of August. Thank you.

HOLY FAMILY YOUTH GROUP:

A warm invitation to all the vibrant youth of our parish to join the Holy Family youth group. Those who are interested please contact the parish office.

CARD PAYMENT:

Good news! We have now a card payment system after a lot of demands by parishioners who are cashless donors. This will be going to our hall building. Please, support this important project through this donation. Thank you.

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK:

This is an important message to families in our parish, concerning any sick and housebound that needs the parish priest for visit and for the sacrament of the sick. Please call the parish office or send us email as soon as possible. It is better not left till the last minute.

THURSDAY SOCIAL GROUP:

.Thursday social group will be meeting fortnightly  from 8th June at 2pm-3:15pm in the convent. All are welcome to renew friendship and to make new ones.

DONATIONS

In view of the plan to build the Holy Family Church Hall, the finance committee members have decided that donations to the church will henceforth be directed to the church hall funding, except the donor advices otherwise. Thank you for every support so far.

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