Upcoming Parish Activities

Look out for these exciting activities that will be taking place within our parish in the coming months:

• St. Jude Triduum
• Bingo with Parang
• Healing of the Memory Service hosted by Our Lady of the Rosary Charismatic Prayer Group
• Parish Christmas Dinner

More info will be released in the Coming Months!

Feasts of The Most Holy Name of Mary and The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

This past week, the church celebrated two very significant feasts; The Most Holy Name of Mary on Thursday and The Exaltation of the Holy Cross on Saturday.

The name of Mary, also known in her time as Miryam, is venerated because it is linked as the mother of the most high- Jesus and the Queen of heaven and earth and the mother of great mercy. Like her Son and our Lord Jesus, whose name is also venerated on January 3rd, this feast commemorates all the privileges given to Mary by God and all the graces received through her intercession and mediation.

The Cross represents a sign of hope for Christians and it reminds us that through the cross, we gained salvation. Even though Jesus died on the cross and death is linked to it, it also represents life because it was from the cross that life came through resurrection. 

Parish Notices for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time

1. Meeting of the Parish Council – Monday 16^th September @ 6.30 pm. If you have any suggestions, petitions, ideas how to improve our parish life, please tell Father or Deacon Jeffrey. Members of the Council are asked to collect the agenda from the sacristy.
2. Reminder – persons who purchased complete books of tickets for the 2 Car Raffle, please return the completed stubs as soon as possible. There are still some raffle books available.
3. All Eucharistic Ministers of the St. Joseph/Mt.D'or parish will be required to attend a General Meeting on Tuesday, September 17th at 6PM in St. Joseph R.C. Church to discuss plans for the upcoming events taking place in the months ahead.
4. The Parish of St. Joseph/Mt.D’or congratulates the new Auxiliary Bishop, Msgr. Robert Llanos on his new post. May God’s Holy Spirit inspire and strengthen him. 
5. Jesus Explosion Revival on Sunday, September 22nd. Cost is $50.00 at Preysal High School, Couva. Featuring Fr. John Theodore and Fr. Ian Taylor. 
6. Friday evenings Mass are back! Eucharistic Adoration begins at 5PM with Holy Mass at 6PM in St. Joseph R.C. Church. 

Blessings to ALL our parishioners this week!

Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Catholic Church celebrates today the birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of September 8, nine months after the December 8th celebration of her Immaculate Conception as the child of Saints Joachim and Anne. This feast day of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary refers to Mary being "preserved from original sin," reminding us of her Immaculate Conception.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLESSED MOTHER!

Thy birth, O Virgin Mother of God,
heralded joy to all the world.
For from thou hast risen the Sun of justice,
Christ our God.

Destroying the curse, He gave blessing;
and damning death, He bestowed on us
life everlasting.

Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
For from thou hast risen of Sun of justice,
Christ our God.

Trinity TV Full Launch

On Sunday, September 8th at 5PM, Living Waters Community will officially Launch Trinity TV 24/7, our local Catholic Channel whose sole intention is to spread the good news of our faith via multimedia.

Click HERE to view the launch and May God continue to Bless Trinity TV in their mission of Multimedia Evangelizing.

Parish Notices for the 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

1. The new R.C.I.A. program has begun. We meet on Friday evenings at 7pm in the Parish Hall. It is an open invitation to all adults 17 years and over who would like to complete their Christian Initiation, and persons desirous of being baptized or received into the Church.
2. If you know someone who is sick and would like to receive holy communion, but is unable to attend Mass, please contact Parish Office, Karen Ramlogan or any Minister of Holy Communion.
3. The Pre-Marriage program resumes on Wednesday 11^th September.
4. The confirmation programme will resume next Saturday, 14^th September.
5. Tickets for the two car raffle are still available. A book of 10 tickets plus 2 bonus tickets costs $100.00.
6. Starting this Friday Sept. 13^th, we resume Adoration and Holy Mass. Adoration from 5pm to 6pm and Mass at 6pm.
7. Meeting of the Parish Council will take place Monday 16^th September at 6.30pm. If you have any suggestions, petitions, ideas how to improve our parish life, please tell Father or Deacon Jeffrey.
8. Msg. Robert Llanos will be ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of Port of Spain on the Saturday 14^th of September at 9.30 am in Fatima Church, Curepe. All are invited. Let us surround him with prayers and our good will.

Blessings to ALL our parishioners this week!

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