Għasri Parish's notices for this week are as follows:
1. Saturday, 1st June - Vigil of the Feast. At 6:30 pm, there will be a Vigil of the Feast Mass with the participation of adolescents and youth, led by Monsignor Mikiel Mintoff. This will be followed by a procession with the Blessed Sacrament at 7:30 pm, also led by Monsignor Mikiel Mintoff and accompanied by the Visitation Band. At 8:45 pm, the Visitation Band will perform a musical programme in Salvatur Square, and at 10:00 pm, there will be a ground fireworks display by the pyrotechnic factory '15th of August'. The evening will conclude with a musical evening at the Parish Centre.
2. Sunday, 2nd June: Feast Day - Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. The celebrations will begin at 9:00 am with a Solemn Pontifical Mass led by the Bishop, His Excellency Monsignor Anton Teuma, with the encouragement for the entire community to be present. During the Pontifical Mass, two children will receive the sacrament of Confirmation, and one girl will receive her first Holy Communion. A Mass will be held at 6:30 pm, followed by a march by the Visitation Band starting at 7:30 pm from the beginning of Dun Karm Caruana Street to Salvatur Square. At 8:00 pm, the procession with the titular statue of the Eucharistic Christ the Saviour, accompanied by the Visitation Band and led by Monsignor Mikiel Mintoff, will begin. The day will conclude with a musical evening at the Parish Centre at 10:15 pm. The music throughout the Feast days will be under the direction of Maestro di Cappella Ivan Attard and the parish choir 'Lauda Sion'. More information: https://timesofmalta.com/.../ghasri-en-fete-feast-christ...
3. Friday, 7th June - First Friday of the Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Let us not forget the adoration which begins at 7:00 am and continues until 6:25 pm, followed by Mass at 7:30 am. As the village of Għasri, we should have a special love for the Eucharist and cherish the time spent in adoration.
4. Artistic Contributions in Community: A heartfelt thanks goes to Audrey Mercieca and Anna Grech who have separately created and donated two original pieces of creative art to our community. Audrey's creation is a very large baroque painting of St Luke (evangelist and apostle) for one of the largest classical pennant banners (Maltese: Bandalori) that are going to decorate our village feast of Għasri. This artistic contribution is also a donation to the community because it was entirely sponsored by Franco & Audrey Mercieca. Separately, Anna Grech's creation is a diamond-painting of an image of Our Lady of Ta' Pinu, made from between 75,000 and 90,000 'organic polymer resin rhinestones'. The latter artistic contribution was also donated to our community to be raffled in aid of the church restoration.
5. The next edition of Il-Korpus (i.e. the annual publication exclusively on Għasri's spiritual and secular history) is being distributed door-to-door in Għasri Residences.
6. Marian Wednesdays: Through a visit to the Madonna of Ta’ Pinu or to the Patronage Madonna, Mass is celebrated every Wednesday evening at 6.30 pm at the Basilica of Our Lady of the Patronage, preceded by the rosary and hymns at 6.00 pm. During these Marian Wednesdays, there is no Wednesday evening Mass at the parish church as per the times in this link: https://www.ghasriparish.org/en/mass-times-ghasri. Next Marian Wednesday is on 5th June 2024.
7. Communion for the sick (Viaticum) is given every Sunday after 8.30am's Mass but for 2nd June 2024 only, it will be approximately 45 minutes later due to the Pontifical Mass at 9am.
Updates from various pastoral groups in Għasri Parish:
- Weekly spiritual meetings for students from Form 2 until Form 5 every Friday evening at 7.30pm at Għasri Parish Centre.
- Sunday School: There are two catechism sessions every week: Saturday at 5.00pm and Sunday at 9.15am. Both are currently held at the Għasri Parish Centre and are available for all kids until Form 2 (Year eight). The necessary form is required to be filled prior to enrolling in Sunday School. Please send an email or contact Fr. Edward Vella.
- Every third Saturday of the month, at 7.30pm, we have a monthly meeting for married couples at the Għasri Parish Centre.
- Legion of Mary: Fridays at 5.00pm (Summer-Time) at the Church Sacristy (Għasri).
- English-Speaking Group: Prayer meeting in English every second Thursday of the month at Għasri Parish Church at 3.30pm followed by an Afternoon Tea at the rectory opposite the church.
Updates from the Għasri Parish Council:
- The parish office is open on Tuesdays (9am-10.30am), Thursdays (9am-10.30am), Sunday (9.15am-10.30am). The person who is available during these office hours is Ms. Grace Calleja from the Għasri Parish Council. Thus, one can speak directly to a parish representative on logistical/administrative matters relating to the parish during these hours.
- The updates on the two infrastructural projects which are currently ongoing at our parish are as follows > (a) Updates on the Church's roof restoration: collections during the first weekend of each month will go directly to this infrastructure project. The architect noted that it's not just the membrane which needs changing but also some stones around the windows. > (b) There are no new updates on the cemetery works. However, those who would like to reserve a new grave are kindly requested to contact the parish.
- Finance updates from the Financial Committee within the Għasri Parish Council -- no updates.
- Those who would like to make a literary contribution to the next edition of Il-Korpus (i.e. the annual publication exclusively on Għasri's spiritual and secular history) are kindly requested to contact the editor as usual. Alternatively, one can contact the parish and we will provide the contact details of the editor.
Notes from the Gozo Diocese:
- The Diocese's pastoral theme for this year is "Stay with us, Lord" (Luke 24:29). More information on the social media of Gozo Diocese.
- Those who would like to subscribe to the print-version of Gozo Diocese's monthly publication "Il-Ħajja f'Għawdex" can send a separate email which would be forwarded to the publishers. The printed publication is in Maltese only and the fee is paid annually.
- The 5 Spiritual Sessions led by the Bishop of Gozo, Msgr. Anton Teuma, which were held at the parish church of Għasri in February 2024, where the theme was Repentance, are now available online on the YouTube playlist of the Diocese of Gozo at this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
- For updates on the Synod on Synodality, one can follow the official media of either the Gozo Diocese, the Archdiocese of Malta or the Vatican News.
I wish you all a blessed week!
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