St. Mary's Catholic Church

Dubai, U.A.E

Dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption

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It is my pleasure to welcome you to the website for the parish of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Whether you are a new-comer to our area in search of a parish home, a member of the parish family or your life of faith has drawn you to seek this information. It is my conviction that God has a plan for you to become involved in the worship and ministries of the church.

Our parish has been in existence since 1967 and is located in the heart of Dubai has served and continues to embrace the diverse generations of Catholics.

In prayer, worship and service, we gather in His Name, relying on His promise to be in our midst. Founded firmly in the faith and truth of the Catholic Church, we are proud of the legacy of our ancestors and are hopeful for our future. Without the Lord’s grace there is no other purpose for our existence.

I invite you to review our website in its infancy and encourage you to contact us if you have questions about our parish or its ministries. If you are a parish member, there is a wealth of information for you to use and to offer your many talents in service to your parish.

May God be with you and those you love as you live your journey of faith!

Fr. Lennie J. A. Connully OFM Cap
Parish Priest
LIVE BROADCAST 2020

This is a playlist of masses which are streamed live from St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai.
Click on the first icon on the top right of the video to display list of all uploads.
OFFICE OF CARE
His Excellency Bishop Paul Hinder, the Apostolic Vicar, in his commitment to creating a safe environment for all God’s children and to care for them, has established the Office of Care.

This Office works for the protection of minors and the vulnerable adults by providing them a safe environment within the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia (AVOSA). This involves responding to any allegations of sexual misconduct or abuse of minors or vulnerable adults by priests, deacons, religious, and lay persons who are at the service of AVOSA at the parish or Vicariate level as employees or as volunteers.

Reports of abuse of minors and vulnerable persons or allegations of any sexual misconduct can be addressed to the AVOSA Office of Care. While necessary confidentiality is assured, anonymous information will not be entertained.

If you have questions about the Office of Care or are concerned about a child or vulnerable person at risk, please contact:

The Director
Office of Care
Bishop’s house
St. Joseph’s Church
P.O. Box 54, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Telephone: +971 50 5182270
Email: care@avosa.org

AID TO LEBANON

The recent massive explosion that occurred in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, caused severe damages in the area with over 140 deaths, 5,000 injuries and more than a hundred people missing. St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Dubai extends our whole hearted support to Lebanon and eagerly encourages all parishioners to lend a helping hand to our organized relief program by donating the specific items requested at the earliest.

KINDLY DONATE ONLY THE ITEMS MENTIONED ON THE POSTER. OTHER ITEMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THANK YOU!
COVID-19 RELIEF BOX OF HOPE

MAKE YOUR VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO:
ACCOUNT NAME:
ST MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH, DUBAI
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
3707565669801
IBAN NUMBER:
AE44 0340 0037 0756 5669 801
BANK NAME:
EMIRATES ISLAMIC BANK, JEBEL ALI BRANCH

THANK YOU!

We are grateful for the kind support to assist the distressed during this emergency. Your voluntary contributions are much appreciated:
100. MARCEL MENDONCA
101. DONOR UNKNOWN
102. MARTIN GEORGE
103. DONOR UNKNOWN
104. FOSTER & SHARMILA GRACIA
105. DONOR UNKNOWN
106. EMMA APE MADELO
107. DONOR UNKNOWN
108. LARSEN PEREIRA
109. ARLENE LEITAO AND VANESSA MARY LEITAO
110. DONOR UNKNOWN
111. CHRIS HASSAN
112. ROQUE FERNANDES
113. DONOR UNKNOWN
114. DONOR UNKNOWN
115. DONOR UNKNOWN
116. DONOR UNKNOWN
117. CHERYL ANTONIA MASCARENHAS
118. DONOR UNKNOWN
119. DONOR UNKNOWN
120. PRIYA DENNIS DSOUZA
121. DONOR UNKNOWN
122. REYNALDO CALILUNG DIMARUCOT
123. JUDE ASHLEY NORONHA
124. FLAVIA J RODRIGUES & LESTER RODRIGUES
125. MARY GRACE TAMANI
126. RENATO ANTONY
127. DONOR UNKNOWN
128. PEARL MOONA D SOUZA
129. INDU JOSE
130. MARIA GINA BERNARDO
131. DONOR UNKNOWN
132. DONOR UNKNOWN
133. AJIT Z JOSEPH
134. AUGUSTINE NICHLAVOSE
135. DONOR UNKNOWN
136. DONOR UNKNOWN
137. DONOR UNKNOWN
138. ANTOINETTE MENDONCA
139. CLARISSA CONCEPCION SANTOS
140. SAPNA GUNJIKAR
141. JOY JOSEPH ANTONY
142. DONOR UNKNOWN
143. DONOR UNKWOWN
144. ROMIL DADALRINA FERNANDO
145. DONOR UNKNOWN
146. JPA8BOSCO OR MARINA NESTLE
147. NIGEL SAVIO DSILVA
148. DONOR UNKNOWN
149. DONOR UNKNOWN
150. DONOR UNKNOWN
151. FATIMAH SAMI I ALDOUKHI
152. ARUN JACOB JOSEPH
153. DONOR UNKNOWN
154. MARTIN GEORGE
155. DONOR UNKNOWN
156. ALVINA MARIA BARBOZA
157. DONOR UNKNOWN
158. BIJU VARGHESE
159. PREMILA BRAGANZA
160. DONOR UNKNOWN
161. WALPITALEKAMGE MODESTUS PERERA
162. RUTH ROBERTS PULKURY
163. CHRIS BEM HASSAN
164. DONOR UNKNOWN
165. ULSINO SAVIO FLORENCE PINTO
166. ALLEN RAJ MARCEL JOSEPH
167. CLARISSA CONCEPCION SANTOS
168. MARY GRACE TAMANI
169. SHERLY CERIL
170. DONOR UNKNOWN
171. CHERYL ANTONIA MASCARENHAS
172. AJIT Z JOSEPH
173. DONOR UNKNOWN
174. RAJI KOLLAMPARAMBIL CHERIAN
175. DONOR UNKNOWN
176. FATIMAH SAMI I ALDOUKHI
177. DONOR UNKNOWN
178. ARLENE LEITAO & VANESSA MARY LEITAO
179. BOB XAVIER DAVID JAMES
180. RENATO ANTONY
181. DONOR UNKNOWN
182. DONOR UNKNOWN
183. ANJANA MANI PHILIP SIMON
184. ALRIK JUDE RODRIGUES
185. DONOR UNKNOWN
186. DONOR UNKNOWN
187. VANITHA JOSEPH
188. INDU JOSE
189. DONOR UNKNOWN
190. DONOR UNKNOWN
191. ANTOINETTE MENDONCA
192. MARIA COUTINHO
193. LUIZA QUEROBIND FERNANDES
194. OSCAR DSOUZA
195. JANET CAYAT BASIL
196. PUJA GHOSH
197. ARMI LEE MAPALAD
198. GRASSHOPPERS LANDSCAPE
199. BINTHU THOMAS
200. DONOR UNKNOWN
201. DONOR UNKNOWN
202. CHRIS BEM HASSAN
203. SIJI JOY & SIMON JOHN
204. DONOR UNKNOWN
205. MAXIE PAUL PINTO
206. DONOR UNKNOWN
207. DONOR UNKNOWN
208. DONOR UNKNOWN
209. DONOR UNKNOWN
210. MARWAN YOUSSEF HANNA
211. CLARISSA CONCEPCION SANTOS
212. MIRIAM BANGUEL SOTELO
213. DONOR UNKNOWN
214. DONOR UNKNOWN
215. DONOR UNKNOWN
216. ARLENE LEITAO & VANESSA MARY LEITAO
217. NICOLAS HERNANDEZ CARDOZO
218. DONOR UNKNOWN
219. DONOR UNKNOWN
220. DONOR UNKNOWN
221. DONOR UNKNOWN
222. BOB XAVIER DAVID JAMES
223. AJIT Z JOSEPH
224. DONOR UNKNOWN
225. DONOR UNKNOWN
226. AUGUSTINE NICHLAVOSE
227. DONOR UNKNOWN
228. DONOR UNKNOWN
229. DONOR UNKNOWN
230. REYNALDO CALILUNG DIMARUCOT
231. DONOR UNKNOWN
232. ULSINO SAVIO FLORENCE PINTO
233. NICHOLAS & MARIAN RODRIGUES
234. CAMILLE JOY CANLAS
235. CLERENCE SAVIO LEWIS
236. INDU JOSE
237. DONOR UNKNOWN
238. EZRA JUDITH DSOUZA
239. JOY JOSEPH ANTONY
240. RAJESH KAMATH & NANCY LOBO KAMATH
241. ANTOINETTE MENDONCA
242. PUJA GHOSH
243. DONOR UNKNOWN
244. DONOR UNKNOWN
245. DONOR UNKNOWN
246. DONOR UNKNOWN
247. SOSTHENA MARY LOBO & SAVIO
248. DONOR UNKNOWN
249. DONOR UNKNOWN
250. DONOR UNKNOWN
251. DENIS WILSON DSOUZA
252. PRIYA DENIS DSOUZA
253. DONOR UNKNOWN
254. DONOR UNKNOWN
255. MARTIN GEORGE
256. DONOR UNKNOWN
257. DONOR UNKNOWN
258. DONOR UNKNOWN
259. SAPNA GUNJIKAR
260. SAVIO PETER FONSECA
261. DONOR UNKNOWN
262. JOANNE STEPHANIE D COSTA
263. DONOR UNKNOWN
264. DONOR UNKNOWN

AVOSA PASTORAL SUPPORT
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Church News - Dubai
- Marriage Banns
  
  September 25
  
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- Invitation To Register For Catechists’ Training Course 2020-2022
  
  September 24
  
  Parishioners are invited to register for the Catechists’ Training Course 2020-2022. If you are a Baptized Catholic with basic knowledge of the Bible and Christian Doctrine you are welcome to register. Registration is open from 25th September 2020 to 2nd October 2020. Training Schedule: (Online until further notice) Every Friday 8:30am to 11:00am from 9th October 2020 to June 2021
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- October Holy Rosary Devotion
  
  September 24
  
  Starting Thursday the 1st of October, we will have online Holy Rosary Devotion every day at 6.30 PM before the evening Mass.
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- Catechism Book Distribution
  
  September 17
  
  Catechism book distribution continues until further notice, on all days except Tuesdays and Saturdays from 8:30am to 12:30 pm and from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
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- Children Baptism
  
  September 17
  
  Parishioners who wish to get their children baptized may get the children baptized in the following churches as St. Mary’s church still remains closed: 1. St. Michael’s Church, Sharjah 2. St. Francis’ Church, Jebel Ali 3. St. Anthony’s Church, Ras Al Khaimah. Please get NOC from our parish office before approaching any of the above parishes. Terms and conditions of the respective parish where baptism is administered will apply.
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- Aid to Lebanon
  
  September 17
  
  We extend our gratitude to all who have contributed till date towards the Lebanon relief initiative. The last day for the collection of the items will be 20th September 2020. A reminder to please donate only the items mentioned on the relief poster uploaded on the church website as other items will not be accepted. Thank you and God bless.
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- Missionary Families of Christ (MCF): Christian Life Seminar
  
  September 17
  
  Missionary Families of Christ (MCF) invites married couples, widows, separated or single parents, to Christian Life Seminar, from 4th to 25th September, every Friday at 1:30 PM via Zoom. Please contact Bro Win Ricasio – 0507897310 / Sis Mary Ricasio – 0561552728.
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- Syro Malabar Catechism 2020-2021
  
  September 17
  
  New academic year starting from 4th Sept. Classes will be conducted via online platform from 9am to 11am on Fridays. Registration and more information, please contact 0505532770 / 0507580764. Facebook: Syro Malabar Community Dubai. Website: www.syromalabardubai.org
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- Samaritan Ministry: Volunteers For Upcoming Reach Out Initiative
  
  September 17
  
  Samaritan Ministry needs volunteers with driving license who are available to assist with distribution of food at needy labour camps. Additionally, we also require graphic designers, movie makers and those with tele-calling skills. Please contact samaritandubai@gmail.com
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- CCD Invites Parents To Collect Their Children’s Books At The Earliest
  
  September 4
  
  CCD invites parents to collect their children’s books at the earliest as classes commence on Friday the 18th September 2020. Books are distributed on all days except Tuesdays and Saturdays from 8:30am to 12:30pm and from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Please write on the envelopes your child’s ID / Name / Grade-Section admitted to / Parent’s name and contact number.
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  The UN says that over a dozen migrants trying to reach the European mainland drowned in the Mediterranean when their dinghy capsized off the coast of Libya.
- Global youth rallies over climate return amid coronavirus
  
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- Vatican: AI in food sector at the service of every human life
  
  Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Vatican Pontifical Academy for Life on Thursday participated in a webinar on “AI, Food for all. Dialogue and Experiences”.
- Pope to UN: Rethink the future of our common home
  
  Pope Francis calls for reforms, multilateralism, cooperation and respect for human dignity in his video message to the 75th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

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Mass Readings
- Sat 26 September
  
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