1. Today there is second collection for the seminary fund. 

2. Today as we celebrate teacher’s day we express our gratitude and pray for our teachers. 

3. All those who have not registered in the parish kindly do so and also update your church support fund regularly. 

4. We request all the catechism children to come for 9.00 am English mass and thereafter attend catechism classes at St. Columba’s school. Parents kindly encourage your children to attend these classes regularly. 

5. Those who would like to sponsor refreshments for the catechism children may kindly contact the Parish Help Desk. 

6. We have a Novena in preparation for the feast of Nativity of Our Blessed Mother at 6:15 pm. Today, we will have the Rosary at 5:45 pm, followed by the Novena and Holy Mass. Due to the G20 guidelines; we will celebrate the feast of the Nativity of Our Blessed Mother on September 7th instead of September 8th. 

7. Under Fr. Luca Education Fund, we help students of our Parish who have financial difficulty in paying for school fees. Students who require financial aid may kindly take the forms available at the parish help desk and submit them by 17th September. 

8. On 17th September we celebrate our Parish Day. We will have bilingual Mass at 9.00 am followed by cultural program at DCC hall and lunch. Kindly collect the lunch coupons available for Rs. 50 at the parish help desk. If any of you would like to sponsor for the Parish Day kindly contact the parish office or Parish Help Desk. 

Fr. Francis Swaminathen 

Parish Priest