Pastor's Desk
Dear beloved Parishioners,
The Jubilee of Youth concluded after a memorable week, drawing nearly one million young pilgrims. Pope Leo XIV joined the gathering for the final night on 2 nd of August 2025, leading a Vigil and Eucharistic adoration and celebrated Mass with them the following morning at Tor Vergata, on the outskirts of Rome.
At the opening of the celebrations, the Holy Father welcomed the young people to St. Peter’s Square, reminding them that they are “salt of the earth” and “light of the world” and emphasized that their voices, enthusiasm, and cries for Jesus Christ would be heard globally. The Pope also highlighted that the Jubilee of Youth was a beginning of a journey of hope, and that they should be a force for God’s grace and a message of hope to the world being torn apart with wars, violence, immorality, brokenness, division and a culture of death.
Sunday Announcements
- The liturgy for the 8.45 AM Mass next Sunday, will be conducted by Community No. 11 – Jeevan Jyoti.
- There will be Advent Confessions on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of December 2025. The confession timings will be from 5:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the evening. Kindly note that there will be no confessions during the 7:00 p.m. Mass.
- The youth of our parish are selling Christmas articles outside the church. Kindly support and patronize them.
- The Youth Ministry of our parish is organizing a Christmas Extravaganza on the 13th and 14th of December after the evening Mass. We encourage all our parishioners to come together as one community and visit the stalls as we celebrate the joy of Christmas.
- On account of the Christmas Extravaganza, there will be no parking on the church grounds on the 13th and 14th of December.
- Our parish is organizing the Christmas Float on the 21st of December 2025, after the 4:15 p.m. Mass, starting from the Parish Ground. The route and timings for the Christmas Float will be shared with the parishioners shortly.
- Snehalaya Family Service Centre invites one and all to be part of a special celebration at the Archdiocesan Gathering of Families on the 28th of December 2025 at Our Lady of Velenkanni Shrine, Bhatebunder. Those who are interested may register their names at the parish office.
- The Centre for Social Action (CSA), the social work office of the Archdiocese of Bombay, raises funds every year to support the poor tribals, and other vulnerable groups through the Advent Campaign against Hunger and Disease. Donors will receive an 80G tax exemption. Envelopes are kept at the entrance of the church.
- There will be sale of items on 14 th December 2025 from 7.30am to 1.30pm in Holy Family Church Mud Ground. For further details please see the notice board.
Heart to Heart Parish Newsletter
Our parish's newsletter, "Heart to Heart," serves as a channel of communication, assisting in the announcement of events and the reporting of information regarding the various initiatives of Sacred Heart Parish, Andheri East. It also serves as a testament to God's wonderful works among us in our parish through the activities of its various cells, groups, associations, and communities. Besides circulation within our parish (one copy per family), the bulletin is also sent to the Dean, Bishop etc. as reports. Spiced with humour, information about good health, professional opinion, interviews with leaders within the Parish, a message from the Parish Priest, articles for spiritual growth, and a Bible Quiz corner for Family, The Heart to Heart is a publication that is released quarterly, around the feasts of Easter, Sacred Heart of Jesus, Nativity of Our Lady and Christmas. Each issue focuses on a theme. The editorial team works within a scheduled timeframe and also takes into consideration the economics of publishing the bulletin.
Fr John Mascarenhas SVD
Parish Priest
Fr Edwin Vas SVD
Co-Pastor
Fr. George Mepurath SVD
Co-Pastor
Fr. Lucas Parkhe SVD
Co-Pastor
Sacred Heart Parish Anthem
We’re Sacred Heart parishioners, joining hands together
Sharing our time and talents, caring for one another
Building loving communities, in love we come together
The Father, Son and Spirit, we all worship together
We’re Sacred Heart parishioners, joining hands together
Sharing our time and talents, caring for one another
Building loving communities, in love we come together
The Father, Son and Spirit, we all worship together
With vibrant priests and deacons, and associations
Committed to your mission, filled with zeal and passion
With all our families and friends, as parish we are one
Living in communion, marching with a vision
