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Our Lady Of Dolours Church
SONAPUR
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our Parish New Mobile Number during Office hours or
in case of emergency is :
7 2 0 8 4 2 1 3 2 7
PARISH OFFICE
Timings - 09:30 am to 11:30 am.
The Parish Office is now shifted to the classroom next to the grotto.
The entry is from the main road by the side of the Church.
Parishioners please make note of the same.
For any office information / details kindly contact
Mr. Alex Fernandes.
CHURCH REPAIRS
Our Church repair works are going on. We appeal for your generous contribution. Our Parish Representatives are sitting outside the Stone Hall and also at the Cross Maidan to accept your donation for repairs of the Church by cash or cheque before and after the Mass as also for your advertisements towards the souvenir.
Donation Box towards Church repairs is also placed near the Altar of the Church premises as well as Cross Maidan.
Your generous contribution towards repairs of the Church will be
of great help and support. Your kind contribution can be made by cash or cheque in name of "Church of Our Lady of Dolours" along with copy of your PAN card at the Parish Office.
OR
Donation Box towards Church Repairs marked as “Your Donation for Church Repairs” has been placed near the Altar as well as in the Parish Office. You may visit the Parish Office with your donation to drop in your cash / cheques in this box.
FUNDRAISER ACTIVITIES
SOUVENIR
Parishioners are requested to to encourage friends, family and workplace to contribute through their advertisements in the souvenir to raise funds for the repairs of our Church which will be released soon.
For details, contact volunteers, parish office, or community coordinators.
FOOD STALL
Our Parish team will be putting up snack & food-stall after Sunday morning masses. Kindly patronize as the proceeds will go towards repairs of the Church. If any parishioner wishes to sponsor food items for the Sunday food stall, kindly contact any of the animators for details.
Beginning 03rd November 2025
we will not be having our services here in this Church due to commencement of repairs. We will be having our Church services at the St. Xavier’s High School in the stone-hall, ground floor till completion of Church repairs. Our daily Mass schedule will be as follows :
MASSES AT ST. XAVIERS SCHOOL
Sundays :In Konkani - 8:00 a.m. and
In English - 9:00 a.m.
followed by Catechism class in the same premises. Kindly note -
There will be NO EVENING MASS ON SUNDAYS.
Weekdays :In English - 7:00 a.m. and
7:00 p.m.
except on Fridays there will be no evening Mass at St. Xavier’s School.
MASSES AT CROSS MAIDAN
Every Friday at 6:30 p.m. as usual.
DURING THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026
Parishioners please note - for all processes or letters from the Parish, families need to be registered in the parish. Those who have not yet registered are requested to contact the Parish office or your SCC Coordinator at the earliest to register.
THANK YOU
We thank our Parish Youth and Parish Youth Animation Team for the excellent and enjoyable programme organised by our Youth to felicitate Grandparents & Parents of our Parish at the St. Xavier’s High School Auditorium, Dhobitalao, last Sunday.
2nd August 2026
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
meeting at 11:00 a.m. at the Stone Hall premises.
All Parish Pastoral Council members are requested to attend.
9th August 2026
VIANNEY SUNDAY
We celebrate the feast of St. John Mary Vianney – A Model for Priest, the Patron Saint of all Priests. As we appreciate the services of all our Priests in our Parish - let us pray for them and for their families and also our Priests especially, Priests who worked in our parish, Priests who are in the Clergy Home and all our departed Priests. Our Priests from the Parish will be felicitated during the 9:00 am Mass. The first Sunday Collection made at all masses will be sent to Bishop’s House which will be for the sick and old Priests at Clergy Home, Bandra. We urge you to kindly be generous.
9th August 2026
RE-COMMISSIONING OF EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION
The names of our Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to be re-commissioned is displayed on the Notice Board.
15th August 2026
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
It is a day of obligation.
Masses will be in ENGLISH at 8:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m. and in the evening at 7:00 p.m.
Kindly note, this year being a Saturday we are having mass in the evening.
17th August 2026
MASSES FOR SEPTEMBER 2026
will be accepted from 9:30 a.m. Only one intention on a particular day per family will be accepted. Multiple intentions for Wednesday and Saturday morning will be accepted from 21st August. Requesting parishioners to please bring exact change amount.
20th August 2026
PARISH BULLETIN
Parishioners are invited to submit articles for the upcoming Parish Bulletin. Suggested themes include Sacred Heart Feast, Parents’ Day, Community feasts, Independence Day, Vocations and Parish / Association / Community activities.
The deadline for submission is Thursday, 20th August 2026.
Please e-mail your contributions to : dolourschurch@gmail.com.
CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL - MUMBAI
will be conducting a Certified Discipleship Program in the South Bombay Deanery on every 3rd Sunday of the month till February 2027 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. starting from Sunday 16th August 2026 at the St.Teresa High School, Charni Road. For Details kindly see the notice board.
YOUNG ADULTS GROUP
The South Bombay Deanery invites young adults who are 25 and above, and working, to join the Young Adults Group of the Deanery - for spirituality, fellowship and personal growth.
For details, kindly refer to the poster displayed on the Notice Board
SNEHALAYA FAMILY SERVICE CENTRE
offers counselling and various other programmes.
For more detailed information please refer to the posters displayed on the Notice Board.
SONAPUR PRAYER GROUP
will resume their weekly Prayer meetings from the month of June every Mondays at the St. Xavier’s School, Stone-hall, soon after the evening Mass. All are welcome.
APPEAL
Parishioners - we appeal for your generous contribution.
Our Parish Representatives are sitting behind to accept your donation for repairs
of the Church by cash or cheque before and after the Mass. Donation Box towards Church repairs is also placed near the Altar of this premises as well as at the Cross Maidan.
DONATIONS RECEIVED
The overall donations received towards repairs of the Church as on 22nd May 2026 amounted to Rs.1,10,34,698.75 (Rupees One Crore Ten Lakh Thirty-Four Thousand Six Hundred Ninety-Eight & Paise 75 only). Total expenses incurred towards repairs as on 22nd May 2026 is Rs. 1,05,28,684/- (Rupees One Crore Five Lakh Twenty-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-Four only). For details on break-up of expenses you may visit our Parish Office during office hours.
PASTORAL LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP
Archbishop John Rodrigues has issued a Pastoral Letter in response to the recent queries concerning reports circulating on social media and in the print media about “The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ” and its relationship with the Catholic Church headed by the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. Kindly see the Notice Board for the details.
COMMUNITY WELFARE FUND
The Parish sincerely thank all our parishioners who have been regularly contributing generously towards the Parish Community Welfare Fund.
We request all those who are yet to contribute to kindly do the same.
The Collection Box for Community Welfare Fund is kept in front of the Altar.
Fresh envelopes are available. Please do collect.
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION &
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Classes after 9:00 a.m. Mass
ALTAR SERVERS
Altar Servers Meeting every Sunday after Sunday School in the classroom.
PARISH YOUTH GROUP
Youth Meeting every Sunday after 10:30 a.m. Mass.
Every Monday
THE SONAPUR PRAYER GROUP
will be having their weekly prayer meetings every Monday after the evening
7:00 p.m. Mass in the Stone Hall at St. Xavier's School, Fort. All are invited to join.
We are very grateful to all who have given generous donations to our Church. Donors are requested to collect the receipt for donation from the Parish office on any weekday between 9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m.
If you wish, you too can contribute to Our Lady of Dolours Church either in our Parish office between 9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. or by NEFT or IMPSP. Following are the account details for NEFT or IMPSP transfers for donation purpose:
Name of Beneficiary : CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF DOLOURS
Savings Account No. : 1051240537
Bank : CENTRAL BANK OF INDIA
Branch : MARINE LINES BRANCH
IFSC Code : CBIN0280625
All amounts received by NEFT or IMPSP transfers will be considered as DONATIONS only. Our Auditor and Accountant has informed us that we must take the PAN number of donations of Rs. 10,000/- and above which are given either in cash or by cheque or NEFT or IMPSP. Hence, we request those who have given donation of Rs. 10,000/- and above to send your PAN number either by SMS or email or WhatsApp or give it in the Parish office to Mr. Alex Fernandes our Office Clerk.
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