ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 8TH, 9TH & 10TH DECEMBER 2023

on Thursday December 7, 2023 by SHC Webmaster

  1. The Arabic community will have their Christmas Bazaar on Friday, 8th December from 7.30 am until 2.00 pm in the church compound. Kindly patronise.
  2. The Bahrain Catholic Youth Pilgrimage will be held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia, Awali on Friday, 8th December from 8.00 am onwards and will conclude with Holy Mass at 4.00 pm.
  3. The Commemoration of the Dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia, which was consecrated in 2021 will be celebrated at the Cathedral on Sunday, 10th December at the 7.00 pm mass. Due to this, at the Sacred Heart Church in Manama, there will only be one English mass at 5.30 pm.  There will be no mass at 7.00 pm and no language masses.
  4. As the Sacred Heart School celebrates their 75th Platinum Jubilee this year, there will be a Thanksgiving Mass on Tuesday, 12th December at 6.30 pm at the Sacred Heart Church. On this day, the Novena in honour of St. Anthony will not be prayed.
  5. The Filipino community will have their Advent Retreat, led by visiting priest Fr. Michael Angelo Flores, OFM Cap, on Tuesday, 12th December from 7.30 pm to 9.00 pm at Our Lady of Arabia Auditorium.
  6. The next Pre-Baptism Seminar will be on Wednesday, 13th December from 7.15 pm to 8.15 pm at the Audio Video Room.  For registration, parents and godparents are requested to visit the Parish Office. This seminar is only for parishioners and expectant mothers too may register. Please be on time and do not bring children.
  7. There will be a Christmas Carol Singing Competition on Thursday, 14th December at 7.30 pm on the outdoor stage in the Sacred Heart Church compound.
  8. The Christmas Celebration Mass for Catechism Children will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church at 8.45 am on Friday, 15th December. The usual English Obligation Mass at 8.45 am will be held at Our Lady of Arabia Auditorium.
  9. The Filipino Community will have their Dawn Masses (Simbang Gabi) starting 15th to 23rd December from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm, and starting from 16th December to 24th December from 4.00 am to 5.00 am here at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Everyone is encouraged to participate in these masses as we prepare ourselves for the coming of our Saviour.
  10. In celebration of the Bahrain National Day, the Filipino Community will have their annual Holy Walk For A Cause with the theme “For the Church journeying together” with Zumba dance exercise and medical check- up at Arad Park on Saturday, 16th December from 6.00 am onwards. The registration fee is BD4 with a free T-shirt and snacks. T-shirts are available before and after the obligation masses. The proceeds of this fundraising activity are for the medical assistance of our Filipino brothers and sisters who are in need. You can pay in cash or through BenefitPay. For the registration procedure, kindly approach the Registration Desk at the church compound to provide you with a link or QR code. Should you have any questions, please contact Bro. Ulysses at 36253094 and Sis. Mary Jane at 35447503. We look forward to seeing you all at this momentous event.
  11. On Monday 25th December, a free Christmas Day programme “Home away from Home,” for our parish domestic workers, will be held in Our Lady of Arabia Auditorium from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon and from 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm. There will be entertainment and distribution of Christmas gifts.  Parishioners, we invite you all to please support this event by offering cakes, snacks, gifts, telephone cards or cash. Food items may be delivered on the day itself to Our Lady of Arabia Auditorium and gift articles may be hand over to the Parish Office and cash donations can be dropped in the box labeled “Home Away From Home Support” which is kept at the entrance of the church. May God bless you for your generosity.
    As Pre-registration is required, all Communities are to collect, from their respective community, the names, contact numbers and CPR numbers of domestic workers, labourers and fishermen who are alone this Christmas and wish to attend this programme. This list is to be handed over to the Parish Office on or before 22nd December.
  12. All parishioners between the ages of 25 to 55, who are not involved in other liturgical ministries and wish to become Extraordinary Ministers to serve Holy Communion during the parish masses, are to collect the Registration Form from the Parish Office and return the same, duly filled in by 31st December.
  13. Parishioners are invited to make their confessions while the priests are available in the confessionals.
  14. Parish Calendars for 2024 are now available at the Parish Office and Religious Gift Corner. The price per calendar is 500 fils.