Announcements 30th November 2025

1. This Sunday we celebrate the First Sunday of Advent.

2. Mass register opens on Monday, 01st December 2025 for January 2026 to March 2026.

3. Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Cantors, and Choirs are invited to a meeting on Tuesday, 02nd December 2025 at 07:30 pm in the Church. As this is an important meeting, attendance is mandatory.

4. Wednesday, 03rd December 2025 is the Solemnity of St Francis Xavier, Principal Patron of the Diocese. The 07:00 pm Mass that evening will be a bi-lingual Mass in English and Konkani.

5. Parish Pastoral Council Meeting will be held on Thursday, 04th December 2025 at 07:45 pm in the K.G. Classroom.

6. JOY OF GIVING, a special outreach this Christmas that will help families of our Parish being assisted by the S.V.P. Envelopes have been placed on the Christmas Tree near the confessional. You are requested to take an envelope; put in whatever contribution you want and drop the envelope in the Box marked JOY OF GIVING.

We appeal to your generosity.

7. Envelopes for your generous contributions towards the Advent Campaign for Hunger and Disease 2025 are placed on top of the Community Fund Box in the Church. The Official Circular of Archbishop John with details of the same are on the Church Notice Board.

8. The online application forms for admission to St Joseph KG (our Parish School) will be available on the website from 01st December 2025 to 30th December 2025. Boys and girls who are born on 01st July 2021 to 31st December 2022 are eligible. For further details, kindly refer to the Banner at the Main gate of the Church Compound.

9. The Examiner Christmas Special colour magazine of the Archdiocese of Bombay will be published this year on 20th December, priced at ₹ 100/-. Those who would like to have a copy, please contact the parish office.

10. The family Cell of St. John Bosco Church, Borivali (West) is organising a programme for all eligible singles of marriageable age called ‘LILAC’ on Sunday 07th December 2025 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. For further details refer to the notice board.

11. The Archdiocese of Bombay will celebrate the festival of Families on Sunday, 28th December 2025 from 09:00 am to 03:00 pm at Our Lady of Velankanni Shrine, Uttan. All families are invited. Our Parish will arrange a bus. Volunteers will take registrations after every Sunday mass.

Registration fee: ₹ 100 for adults, children below 5 years are free. Last date to register is 06th December. For more details check the notice board.

12. Daughters of St. Paul Bandra will be having a sale of books on Sunday, 07th December 2025 after all masses. Kindly patronize the same.