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Upcoming Events

JANUARY 2023

January 1 Sunday: New Year Day and Holy Name of Jesus. No Religious Education Class
January 3 Tuesday: Feast Day of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara
January 6 Friday: Feast of Epiphany
January 8. Mar Alexander Choolaparambil
January 12 Thursday: Night Vigil
January 14. St. Devasahayam pilla
January 15: Religious Education Semi-annual Examination
January 20 Friday: St Sebastian
January 22 Sunday: Feast Celebration of St. Sebastian
January 24. St. Francis the Sales
January 26, Mar Mathew Makil, Servant of God
January 30. Three days fast begins

FEBRUARY 2023

February 1 Wednesday PURATHUNAMASKARAM
February 2. Purification of our Lady
February 9 Thursday Night Vigil
February 10 Friday:  Greek Fathers
February 11 Saturday: Feast of Our Lady of Lourde / Day of the Sick
February 17 Friday: Commemoration of the Dead
February 20 Monday: Ash Monday Penitential Service (50 Days Fast Begins). Day of Obligation and fasting.
February 24. Way of the Cross starts St. Xavier’s KY
February 25. Bl. Myrs Rani Maria
February 26 Sunday way of the cross St. Theresa KY

MARCH 2023

March 1 Wednesday: Monthly devotion of St. Joseph begins
March 3 Friday: Way of the Cross – St. Thomas KY
March 5 Sunday: Way of the Cross at 9:30 A.M. – St. Peter and Paul KY
March 9. Thursday Night Vigil
March 10 Friday: Way of the Cross – Little Flower KY
March 12 Sunday: Way of the Cross at 9:30 A.M. – St. Jude KY
March 15. Mid lent
March 17 Friday: Way of the Cross – Lourdes Matha KY
March 19 Sunday: Death of St. Joseph, Way of the Cross at 9:30 A.M. – St. James.
March 23 Thursday Lenten Retreat By Fr. Gibil Kuzhivelil.
March 24- Lenten Retreat, Way of the Cross – St. Joseph KY
March 25– Lenten Retreat: Feast of Annunciation
March 26 Sunday: Lenten Retreat, Way of the Cross at 9:30 A.M. – St. Antony KY
March 31 Friday: Way of the Cross – Prayer groups

APRIL 2023

April  2 Palm Sunday:
April  5 -Wednesday – Confession 1-6pm
April 6. Pesaha service 6.30 pm
April 7. Passion Friday 5pm English, 7 pm Malayalam
April 8. Great Saturday Morning mass 8.15 am
Easter Vigil English 5pm Malayalam 7pm
April 9 Sunday: Easter Sunday. Mass 10 am No evening Mass.
April 13 Thursday: Night Vigil
April 14 Friday: Feast of all saints.
April 16. Devine Mercy Sunday
April 24 Monday: St. George
April 25. St. Mark
April 30. Knanaya Region Day (special collection), World prayer day for vocation.

MAY 2023

May 1. Monday: St. Joseph the Worker
Devotion to Our Blessed Mother begins
May 6. Saturday: St. Dominic Savio
May 7. Sunday: Mar Addai
May 11. Thursday: Night Vigil
May 13. Our Lady of Fathima
May 14. Sunday: Mother’s Day
Religious Education Final Examination
May 18. Ascension of our Lord, day of obligation
May 21. Sunday: Last Day of Religious Education Class
May 28. Sunday: Feast of Pentacost, 3pm Solemn Reception of Holy Communion.
May 29 Monday: Memorial Day.  Holy Mass at 8.15 A.M. No evening Mass
May 31 Wednesday: Visitation of the B.V. Mary

JUNE 2023

June 1 Thursday: Monthly Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus begins
June 2 Friday of Gold
June 3-4: The feast of SHKC Parish, Maywood
June 4 Sunday Feast of Holy Trinity
June 8 Thursday, Night Vigil, St. Mariam Theresa, Feast of Corpus Christi
June 9 Friday- Mar Aprem
June 13 Tuesday: St. Antony of Padua
June 14 Death anniversary of Mar Kuriakose Kunnassery
June 16 Friday: Feast Day of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 17 Saturday: Feast Day of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
June 29 Thursday: Sts. Peter and Paul

JULY 2023

July 1  Saturday St. Junipero serra
July 3 Monday: Dukhrana of St. Thomas Day of Obligation. Holy Mass at 8.15 am and 7pm.
July 4 Tuesday: Independence Day.
July 6 Thursday St. Maria Goretti
July 11 Tuesday Death Anniversary of Mar Charles Leavingue
July 13 Thursday: Night Vigil
July 15 Saturday: St. Kuriakose, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
July 16 Sunday: Feast of 12 Apostles
July 18 Tuesday: Parish Day
July 23 Sunday Day for grant Parents and Elderly
July 25 Tuesday: St. James, the Apostle
June 26 Wednesday St. Joachim and Anna
July 28 Friday: St. Alphonsa, Mar Mari
July 30 Sunday: Feast celebration of St. Alphonsa

AUGUST 2023

August 1-3 Tuesday – Thursday: Regional Faith Fest.
August 4. Friday: St. John Maria Vianney, Priests’ Day.
August 6 Sunday: Transfiguration of Our Lord
August 10 Thursday Night Vigil
August 12 Saturday: St. Jane de Chanthal
August 13 Sunday: Main Feast begins. Flag hoisting
August 14 Monday St. Maximillian Colbe
August 15: Tuesday Assumption of Our Lady.
August 19 Saturday Holy Mass, Kaplon Vazhcha, Kala Sandhya
August 20 Sunday: Parish Main Feast. 10:00 A.M. Rasa and Procession
August 21 Monday: St. Pope Pius X
August 28 Monday: St. Augustine
August 29 Tuesday: St. Euphrasia

SEPTEMBER 2023

September 1 Friday: Eight Day fast begins
September 5 Tuesday: Feast Celebration of St. Mother Theresa
September 8 Friday: The Nativity of Our Lady.
September 10 Sunday: 1st day of CCD, Elijah-Cross-Moses begins
September 14 Thursday: The Exaltation of the Cross, Night Vigil
September 15 Friday Our Lady of sorrows
September 21 St. Mathew the Apostle. Feast day of Mar Mathew Moolakkatt
September 27 Wednesday: St. Vincent de Paul. Episcopal Ordination of Mar Joy Alappatt
September 29 Friday: Archangels St. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael
September 30 St. Jerome

OCTOBER 2023

October 1 Sunday: St. Theresa of Child Jesus
Ten Day rosary starts.
October 2 Monday Guardian Angels
October 4 Wednesday St. Francis of Assisi
October 7 Saturday: Our Lady of Rosary
October 12 Thursday: Night Vigil
October 15 Sunday St. Theresa of Avila
October 16 Monday Bl. Thevarparambil Kunjachan
October 18 Wednesday: St. Luke
October 20 Friday Novena of St. Jude begins
October 22 Sunday: Mission Sunday, St. John Paul !!
October 28 Saturday: Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles.
October 29 Sunday: Feast celebration of St. Jude
October 31 Tuesday Rosary Month ends

NOVEMBER 2023

November 1 Wednesday: Feast of All Saints
November 2 Thursday: Commemoration of the Dead. Holy Mass at 8.15 am
Prayer at Cemetery.
November 5: Sunday: Day light saving time ends. All Saints day celebration.
Season of the Dedication of the Church begins
November 9 Thursday: Night Vigil
November 14 Tuesday Ep. Ordination of Gheevargese mar Aprem
November 19 Sunday World day of Communication
November 23 Thursday: Thanksgiving Day. Holy Mass at 8.15 A.M. No evening Mass
November 26 Sunday Feast of Christ the King
November 30 St. Andrews

DECEMBER 2023

December 1 Friday: 25 Days Fasting Begins. 40 hours adoration begins
December 2 Saturday St. Francis Xavier, 40 hours adoration
December 3 Sunday 40 hours Adoration, Procession with Bl. Sacrament December 4 Monday: Fr. Thomas Poothathil, Servant of God
December 7 Thursday St. Ambrose
December 8 Friday: Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady. December 10 Sunday: Feast Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 12 Tuesday: Our Lady of Guadalupe
December 14 Thursday St. John of the Cross, Night Vigil
December 18 Monday the miraculous cross of Mylapure
December 24 Sunday: Christmas Eve English Mass at 5.30 and Malayalam Mass 7:00 P.M.
December 25 Monday: Christmas Day. Holy Mass at 10:00 A.M. No evening Mass
December 26 Tuesday: Feast Day of St. Stephen
December 27. Wednesday St. John
December 28 Thursday: Holy Childhood Day (Infants Day)
December 29 Friday Divine Motherhood of Mary
December 31 Sunday: Year End Service and adoration. No mass at 5:30 P.M.
Holy Family, Mass at 11 pm New Year Vigil Service.

Contact Information

Pastor / Vicar:
Rev. Fr. Siju Mudakkodil
210-630-2295
skmudakodil@gmail.com

Parish Secretary:
Sr. Silverius S.V.M.
224-432-3217

Associate Pastor:
Rev. Fr. Lijo Kochuparambil
224-766-5832
lijokochuparambil101@gmail.com

Trustee Coordinator:
Sabu Kattappuram
847-791-1452

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