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Filipino Community invites all Filipino parishioners to join their Online Lenten Program 2022 themed “Give While We Live”. All activities will be livestreamed on SMCFilipino FB page. More details on the FILCOM website. Stations of the Cross in Filipino – Every Friday 8PM from 4 March to 15 April

March 2, 2022: Masses in the morning at: 5:30am; 6:30am; 7:30am; 9am; and 12noon; Masses in the evening at: 3pm; 4:30pm; 6pm; and 7:30pm; Please note that blessing of the ashes during the Penitential Rite, there will be no imposition of ashes. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence.

Every Friday after the 5 PM mass.

Starting this Sunday, 27th February, the timing of the Mass at 7:15 am on Sundays will be moved to 7:30 am to facilitate better parking convenience for our parishioners attending the mass.

CCD is happy to announce the commencement of the 10-session online bible study on the Discipleship of st. John from monday, 21st February 2022. All parishioners are welcome. Every Monday from 7:45pm to 9:15pm. We look forward to having you on this journey with us.

In accordance with the instructions of our Bishop Paul Hinder, all Fridays during Lent should be observed as days of Abstinence. Additionally, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are the days of fast and abstinence. As a devotion and penance, the faithful are recommended to fast and abstain on other days also.

This year we are going to have the Family Fest in our parish through a virtual platform on Sunday, 27th February from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. Cooperation, assistance, and participation of all the parishioners are requested to achieve the objective of the Family Festival.

The Vicariate Young Adults Ministry will be participating in the World Youth Day in Lisbon, Portugal in August 2023. Young adults between ages 18-35 are invited to join. Registration and more information can be found at wyd.avosa.org.

Inviting all families to the World Marriage Day and Wedding Anniversary Eucharistic Celebration on Sunday, 13th Feb at the 6:15pm mass in church. For couples celebrating their wedding anniversary in the month of February, please register online at the church website.

The ministry invites all Senior parishioners and their families to a special evening of entertainment, music and games on Saturday, 26th February at 7pm onwards. It will be online via Zoom. Registrations are now open on the church website. Due to limited spaces, parishioners are recommended to register at the earliest.

Canticle Choir is looking for talented Filipino singers and a pianist willing to join them in their mass services every Monday at 7pm. For those interested, kindly approach them after their mass service. You may contact Tet – 0553708791 / Pangkoy – 0554123132.

Dear Parents, As the current Catechetical Year will conclude in 3 months, new registrations for the Catechetical Year 2021-2022 are closed and will reopen for the next Catechetical Year 2022-2023 in July / August 2022. Kindly watch out for the announcements at the Mass or please visit our Church website www.saintmarysdubai.org/faith-formation page to know when registrations are open. Meanwhile please keep a copy of your child’s Baptism Certificate ready for registration and follow the guidelines that will be posted later on the website. Thank you, Sr. Claudia

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