19th March 2023

NOTICES

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT OF YEAR- A

1. Last week (Between 5th & 12th March 2023) was our Parish Harvest week. The
total collection for the last Harvest week was Kshs 1,630,863/=. The
main purpose of the harvest week is to offer our contributions in support
of the recurrent and development budget of our parish. We thank all
parishioners who participated generously. Those who were not be able
to offer their tithe last Sunday are encouraged to bring their tithe on
another Sunday in the course of the month or drop their tithe in one of
the boxes provided in the Church. Cheques are payable to ST.
AUSTINS PARISH and our pay bill no. is 593500.

2. Every Friday of Lent we shall have the Way of the Cross beginning at
5.00 p.m. followed by mass. The Small Christian Community to lead in
the stations of the Cross will be informed in good time. We encourage all
parishioners to attend.

3. Next Sunday 19 th March 2023 is the Solemnity of St. Joseph, the Patron
Saint of the Catholic Men Association (CMA). To mark this day, the CMA
will animate the 8.30 a.m. Holy Mass, all CMA men are kindly requested
to arrive by 8.15 a.m. in full uniform and bring an offertory gift.
Immediately after mass then men will participate in the Way of the Cross
which will be followed by a short seminar on St. Joseph in the lower
Multipurpose Hall.

4. Consolata Shrine is inviting us to join a pilgrimage they have organized
to the Holy Land through Egypt. They pilgrimage will be from 20 th June
2023. The cost is Kshs. 250,000. The payments should be done at
Consolata Parish office or through paybill No. 508702. Account is
PILGRIMAGE cheques written to Consolata Father-Consolata Shrine.
The deadline for payments is 20 th May 2023.
5. St. Martin’s Angelic voices choir (the choir of 11.30 a.m. mass are
selling DVDs at Kshs 1,000 and also flash discs at Kshs 3,000 outside
the church after every mass kindly support them as they raise funds to
meet production costs of their Cd “Kumbuka Rehema zako.”

6. Loreto sisters have joined us today for mass. They are selling branded
items to raise funds to mark 80 years of existence of the Loreto Convent
Valley Road. For more information, visit their desk outside the church.

19 Machi, 2023

MATANGAZO

JUMAPILI YA NNE YA KWARESIMA- A

1. Padre Paroko pamoja na Halmashauri ya Kanisa (Parish Pastoral Council) wangependa
kutoa shukrani zao za dhati kwenu ninyi wanaparokia kwa
kuitikia na kushiriki vizuri kabisa wiki yetu ya Parokia ya
mavuno.Wiki ya tarehe 5 hadi tarehe 12/03/2023 iliyopita pesa
iliyochangwa ni Shillingi 1,630,863/= twawahimiza wale
hakuweza kupata nafasi walete jumapili yeyote mwezi huu,
ama watumbukize katika sanduku ya sadaka. Hundi
zinaandikwa kwa St. Austin’s Parish No. ni 593500.

2. Kila ijumaa kipindi cha kwaresima tutakuwa tunaadhimisha njia
ya msalaba hapa kanisani kuanzia saa kumi na moja jioni
ikifwatwa na Misa Takatifu. Jumuiya ile itakayoongoza njia ya
Msalaba watajulishwa kwa wakati ufaao. Tunawaomba
wakristu wote wahudhurie.

3. Jumapili ijayo tarehe 19 Marchi 2023 ni Sikukuu ya Mt. Yosefu
mlinzi wa chama cha CMA. Siku hiyo watahudumu kwa misa
ya 8.30 a.m. kila mwanachama anaombwa kufika saa mbili na
robo asubuhi (8.15. a.m.) akiwa amevalia sare rasmi na
wabebe matoleo. Punde tu baada ya misa wataandamana kwa
njia ya msalaba ikifuatwa na mazungumuzo katika ukumbi wa
Lower Multipurpose Hall.

4. Kwaya ya St. Martins Angelic Voices kwaya ya misa ya saa
tano na nusu wanauza DVD’s kwa Ksh 1,000 na pia flash dics
kwa Kshs 3,000 hapo nje ya kanisa baada ya kila misa.
Wanaomba uwaunge mkono kwa kuwanunulia bidhaa hizi ili
waweze kulipia gharama ya kazi hii ya CD. Yenyewe inaitwa
“Kumbuka Rehema zako.”

5. Loreto sisters wamejiunga nasi kwa Misa leo. Wanauza vitu
vyenye chapa ili kupata fedha za kuadhimisha miaka 80 ya
kuwepo kwa shule ya Loreto Convent Valley Road. Kwa habari
zaidi watembelee hapo nje baada ya misa.

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