Archive for month: June 2019

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH  BALLUTA

PARISH NOTICES

SUNDAY 30 th JUNE 2019

On Thursday there will be the Eucharistic Adoration at 5:45pm and the Lectio Divina at the Parish Centre at 7:00pm.

Friday is the First Friday of the month.  At 5:45pm there will be the Eucharistic Adoration led by the Divine Mercy Group.

Saturday is the First Saturday of the month.  There will be the meditated rosary after the 9:30am mass.

On Monday 8th July we are organizing a Parish Piligrimage to the Ta’ Pinu Shrine in Gozo and a Gozo by Night.  We will leave Balluta at 4:00pm and will have the mass at the shrine at 6:30pm.

With the July issue of the publication FLIMKIEN, we are distributing envelopes to collect donations for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel to cover the expenses of band marches, the streets illumination, the insurance related with decorations and police permits.  Whilst we thankyou very much for the generous collection of €4000 in Febuary we ask you once again for your help in order to cope with the expenses of the feast.  We need to rise up the sum €7000 in order to cover all the expenses.

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH  BALLUTA

PARISH NOTICES

SUNDAY 23 rd  JUNE 2019

During this week we will be celebrating the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurday will be days of prepartaion.  At 6:00pm we will have the Eucharistic Adoration and at 6:30pm the mass with a short homily.

Friday is the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.  After the 7:45am mass there will be the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for adoration in silence till the 9:30am mass.  After the 9:30am mass the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament will continue until 10:30am.

At 6:00pm we will have the celebration of vespers and at 6:30pm the mass led by the Prior Provincial which will be followed by the Eucharistic procession that will go through Censu Tabone Str, Old College Str, Marjanu Vella Str, Camenzuli Str, St. Angelo Str, Marjanu Vella Str to the chapel Ġesùl-Ħabib where the procession will end with the Eucahristic blessing.

Saturday is the Feast of Saint Peter and Paul.  Its not a day of obligation but we encouarge all those who are able to participate in the Eucaharist.  The mass schedule will be like that of weekdays.

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH  BALLUTA

PARISH NOTICES

SUNDAY 16th  JUNE 2019

Tuesday at 5:00pm there will be confessions for the children who are going to receive First Holy Communion.

Thursday there will be the Eucharistic Adoration at 5:45pm with a special intention for Carmelite Vocations led by Fr. Ivan Scicluna O.Carm.  The 6:30pm mass will be celebrated by Fr. Ivan together with Fr. Jurgen Cucciardi and our Parish Priest Fr. Renald on the occasion of their anniversary of priestly ordination.

Friday there will be confessions at 6:00pm for the families of those children who are going to receive First Holy Communion. The 6:30pm mass will be with their participation together with the children.

Saturday is the Feast of First Holy Communion in Our Parish.  At the 6:00pm the children will leave the Parish Centre in a short procession to the Church where at 6:30pm starts the celebration of the mass in which they will receive their first Holy Communion.

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH  BALLUTA

PARISH NOTICES

SUNDAY 9th  JUNE 2019

Thursday there will be the Eucharistic Adoration at 5:45pm and the Lectio Divina at 7:00pm at the Parish Centre.

Friday there will be the Eucharistic Adoration at the Adoration Chapel at 7:00pm.

Sunday 16th June is the  45th anniversary of the founding of our parish.  On this occasion the 10:00am mass will be a thanksgiving mass with the participation of all parish groups together with the children and families as a conclusion of the catechism lessons.  We encouarge all those who are involved in the parish ministry to participate.

Next Sunday too is Father’s Day.  All masses on that day and on Saturday evening will be offered for our departed fathers and for the needs of our fathers who are with us.  As usual, in the church there are envelopes in which who wishes can write his intentions.  These will be placed beneath the altar on Father’s day, the same as we did with the intentions for Mother’s Day.

OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH  BALLUTA

PARISH NOTICES

SUNDAY 2nd JUNE 2019

Tuesday we will have a short vigil in hounour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at 7:00pm in the Parish Church with the celebration of the Akatisthos.  We encouarge everyone especially the members of the Carmelite Third Order and those involved in the parish ministry to participate.  We will have an organized transport from the Chapel Gesu l-Ħabib that leaves at 6:40pm for the elderly of the parish that wish to participate.

Wednesday is the Last of the Seven Wednesdays in honour of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.  At 9:00am we will pray the rosary followed by the 9:30am mass with a short homily.

Thursday there will be the Eucharistic Adoration at 5:45pm and the Lectio Divina at 7:00pm at the Parish Centre.

Friday is the First Friday of the Month.  At 5:45pm we will have the Eucharistic Adoration led by the Divine Mercy Group.