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2024: HOLY WEEK - EASTER SCHEDULE
LENT

  Holy Family Co-Cathedral - Kuwait City
  Our Lady of Arabia Parish - Ahmadi
  St. Thérèse Parish - Salmiya
  St. Daniel Comboni Parish - Jleeb Al Shuyoukh





General Notices




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1. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about the Catholic Church in Kuwait.

2. ENGLISH - MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES in Kuwait

3. MALAYALAM MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES in Kuwait

4. PRE-BAPTISM SEMINAR IN THE PARISHES of Kuwait

5. CHOIR REQUIREMENT FORM - PRIVATE/SPECIAL MASS AT HOLY FAMILY CATHEDRAL

6. HOSPITAL MINISTRY in Kuwait in Kuwait

7. SUNDAY SERMONS.


Holy Family Co-Cathedral Parish, Kuwait City


PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Week Starting March 15

1. The Episcopal Ordination Anniversary of Bishop Aldo will be on Monday, 18th March. Kindly keep him in your Prayers.

2. The English Lenten Retreat will be preached by Fr Kurt Klismet, O.SS.T on Monday Tuesday and Wednesday, the 18th, 19th and 20th March from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm in the Holy Family Co-Cathedral. We encourage the faithful to participate in this event.
Holy Family Co-Cathedral - LENTEN RETREAT 2024

3. The Solemnity of St Joseph will be on Tuesday, 19th March.

4. Our Lady of Arabia Youth will conduct the Youth Pasch on Thursday, 21st March overnight from 7.30 pm onwards. We kindly request all interested youth (age 16 years and above) to register themselves at the earliest in the Parish Office.

5. The Rosa Mystica 1000 Hail Marys will be held on Friday, March 22nd, at 2:45 pm to 7:45 pm in the St. Padre Pio Hall.

6. The Adoration Chapel is under renovation for a month. During this period the 3rd Station of the Plenary Indulgence will be the Blessed Sacrament Chapel (The Chapel of The Innocent Children). If anyone desires to support the cause for the renovation, you can do so at the Parish Office. We appreciate your great patience and wonderful generosity.

7. All are kindly requested to gain the Jubilee Plenary Indulgence of St. Arethas during this Particular Year.

8. The Halls and the classrooms during the Holy Week will not be available for any other activities except for Holy Week Services.

9. For the Holy Week Timings, please see the Notice Board, Posters in the Courtyard and the AVONA website.

5. Our Lady of Arabia Youth will conduct the Youth Pasch on Thursday, 21st March overnight from 7.30 pm onwards. We kindly request all interested youth (age 16 years and above) to register themselves. The last date for registration is Sunday 10th March 2024. Forms available in the Parish Office.

6. The Adoration Chapel is under renovation for a month. During this period the 3rd Station of the Plenary Indulgence will be the Blessed Sacrament Chapel (The Chapel of The Innocent Children). If anyone desires to support the cause for the renovation, you can do so at the Parish Office. We appreciate your great patience and wonderful generosity.

7. All are kindly requested to gain the Jubilee Plenary Indulgence of St. Arethas during this Particular Year.

8. On Fridays, after the 6:00 pm English Mass, the English Stations of the Cross will be conducted in the Church Compound.

9. The Lenten Box for the Poor and the Needy is placed in the Church.

10. People who are bedridden, elderly or sick, and want to receive anointing, confession and communion, kindly call to register at the parish office.

For more details, please see the notice board.


Our Lady of Arabia Parish, Ahmadi

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Week Starting March 15

1. The renewal of Marriage Vows will be at the 6pm mass on Saturday 16th March (instead of the last Saturday due to the Holy week).

2. Parish Intercessory ministry will conduct adoration and intercessory prayer on Monday 18th March from 6:30pm to 8pm in the Church. Let us all unite in prayer.

3. The Episcopal Ordination Anniversary of Bishop Aldo will be on Monday 18th March. There will be Thanksgiving mass at 6:00 PM. Please keep him in your prayers.

4. Tuesday 19th March is the feast of St. Joseph. English masses will be at 6am and 6pm. On this day we shall also celebrate the birthday of our Vicar General Fr. Ben Barrameda at the 6pm mass.

5. There will be a baptism seminar on Tuesday 19th March at 6:30pm in the catechism block. Prior registration is mandatory. Attendance is compulsory for Parents and God parents. Documents required are Marriage Contract of parents and birth certificate of the child.

6. Our Lady of Arabia Youth (OLAY) will conduct the Youth Pasch on Thursday, 21st March overnight from 7:30PM onwards. We kindly request all interested youth (Age 16 years and above) to register themselves. The registration deadline has been extended until Friday 15th March.

7. On Friday 22nd March, the English catechism ministry will stage the live enactment of the Stations of the Cross from 9:15am to 10:00am in the Catechism Block. That day there will be no Stations of the Cross in the Church. Please support our children in their efforts to help us walk with Jesus and reflect on his suffering and passion. In addition, the 9:30 English mass is cancelled due to the event.

8. All are kindly requested to gain the Jubilee plenary indulgence of St. Aretha’s during this particular year.

9. The Holy Week Mass Schedule is available at the Parish Office.


St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus Parish, Salmiya

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Week Starting March 15

1. We are in the 5th Sunday of Lent. As we approach Holy Week we wish to "encounter and see" Jesus who suffered and died because of our sins.

2. The Lenten Retreat in Tagalog will be held in our Church on Monday 18th March, Tuesday 19th March & Wednesday 20th March from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Fr. Vladimir Echalas is the Preacher.

3. We are grateful to Fr. Gabriel OFM CAP, who preached the 3-day Retreat in Konkani in our parish. It was well attended and we all benefited from his preaching which helped us in prayer and reflection during this Lenten journey. Thank you, dear Fr. Gabriel.

4. We are in the jubilee year of St. Arethas and Companions. As a part of the jubilee year, the parish is organizing a Lenten Pilgrimage to Holy Family Co Cathedral, Kuwait on Saturday 16th March 2024. We begin with Mass at 8:00 am followed by the pilgrimage, which will conclude by 10:30 am. Those parishioners who have opted for transport please report to the church by 7:00 am.

5. On Monday, 18th March is the First Anniversary of the Episcopal Ordination of His Excellency Bishop Aldo Berardi O.SS.T. We shall be offering a special thanksgiving Eucharist at 6:30 pm to thank God for the gift of our Bishop to our Vicariate.

6. We celebrate the Solemnity of St. Joseph on Tuesday 19th March.

7. Let us pray for the good health and the intentions of Fr. Ben who celebrates his birthday on Tuesday 19th March. We thank him for his services and spiritual animation in our parish and for his role as Vicar General of AVONA.

8. The Palm Sunday Liturgy will be celebrated at all the Masses on Friday 22nd March, Saturday 23rd March (only evening Mass) and on Sunday 24th March. The distribution of Palms will be done on all three days. The Schedule of the Holy Week Masses and Easter Services is available on the Parish App and on the Parish Notice Board.

9. The registrations for Easter Blessing of Families can be done through the Parish App. Kindly coordinate with the other catholic families in your building and submit the Online form (preferably of all the families as a building) before 27th March 2024. It is not obligatory to make an offering to the Priest or the Parish for the Easter Blessing of your Family. All families are warmly invited to ensure that your home is blessed at Easter time.

10. There will be No Mass Intentions read for Palm Sunday, and during Easter Triduum. All Masses are celebrated for the intentions of the Parishioners.

For more details on the announcements, kindly check the Parish App and the Church Notice Board.


St. Daniel Comboni Parish, Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS: Week Starting March 15

1. The first Episcopal anniversary of our bishop Aldo Berardi is on 18th March. Please pray for him.

2. There will be Confessions from Mach 16th to 20th from 9 to 12 p.m. and 4.30 – to 8 p.m. Children’s Confession will be held on March 16 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. On 18th March, there will be no confession in the morning as fathers are going for monthly recollection

3. This is the jubilee year of St. Aretha’s. All are encouraged to gain JUBILEE PLENARY INDULGENCE during this year.

4. Our Lady of Arabia youth (OLAY) will conduct the youth Pasch on Thursday, 21st March overnight from 7.30 pm onwards, we kindly request all interested youth (age 16 years and above) to register themselves. The last date for registration is Sunday 10th March 2024. Forms are available with epic youth leaders.

5. The schedule of the Holy Week is available. Please take a copy per family

6. The Lent is a season of fasting, penance, and almsgiving. What you save from fasting is for the poor and needy. Lenten charity envelopes are available at the parish desk. Please collect charity-envelop, put your contributions, and deposit them in the Lenten Charity box in the basements

7. Palm Sunday is on 24th March. We are celebrating it from Friday to Sunday.

8. March 19th is the solemnity of St. Joseph.

For more details on the announcements, kindly check the Parish App and the Church Notice Board.


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