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Saturday, 31st October : Closing of October Holy Rosary devotion 6:30pm Holy Rosary 7:00pm Holy mass followed by Consecration to Immaculate Heart of Mary Sunday, 1st November : All Saints’ Day; Masses online as usual. Monday, 2nd November : All Souls’ Day; Masses online as usual. No services in the cemetery, however, Al Jadaf and Jebel Ali Cemeteries will be open for visit from morning to evening.

From 26th October, Monday to 29th October, Thursday, all the priests of our Vicariate will be having their annual retreat.

Thank you dear Parishioners, generous sponsors and well-wishers who stepped up to support our brethren in Lebanon. Through your kind support, our Parish was able to send nearly 11 tonnes of relief material through Emirates Red Crescent which will be distributed to the needy. God bless you all.

Samaritan Ministry is organizing a free online seminar titled “Using Zoom Webinar” on 23rd October. For any queries, please email samaritan.training@gmail.com. For the registration link, please click here.

Our Parish is organizing a day of fasting and prayer today. Holy Adoration online before the Blessed Sacrament from 8 AM to 6 PM. To pray for the good health and wellbeing of our parishioners, the deliverance from COVID-19, the Universal Church. Request our Parishioners to observe this day as a day of fasting by at least skipping one of the meals and join the adoration online at least for an hour and pray for our common intentions.

Pope Francis signed his third encyclical "Fratelli tutti" on 3 October, 2020 in Assisi, Italy, before the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi, from whom he took the inspiration. The encyclical was published on 4 October, the Saint's feast day ...

St. Mary's Young Adults Ministry is organizing a talk by Paul Kim on 9th Oct 2020 Friday 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM for the benefit of the youth. For more details, kindly click the above link.

During the month of October, we have online Holy Rosary Devotion every day at 6.30 PM before the evening Mass.

CCD announces the commencement of the next batch of adult preparation for Baptism and Confirmation on 9th October, 2020. Kindly email to catholic@eim.ae your Baptism Certificate, Passport copy with visa and Emirates ID if you are looking for preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation and if you need preparation for the Baptism, Holy Communion and Confirmation please email catholic@eim.ae

All Filipinos are invited to attend the Online Retreat on October 7 to 15, 2020. This will be Telecast Live Daily from 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm on the SMCFilipino Facebook page.

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