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Altar Servers Association

 

Established: 1999

Patron: St. John Berchmans


Main Motto: Born To Love Born To Serve

Spiritual Director: Fr. Lancy Mendonca
 

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Fr. Lancy Mendonca, OCD

Trency D'Souza
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Seema Dantis

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Arnette Menezes

Nevil D'Souza

Cheryl D'Souza

 

 
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Adrian Ferreira

 

 

Aaron D'costa

 

 

Sylvan Cordero

 

 

Royston D'costa
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Carol Rebeiro

 

 

Chris Rodrigues

    
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WHO IS AN ALTAR SERVER?

An altar server is an assistant to priests and deacons during mass and other religious services. Altar servers do the supporting tasks at the altar.

 

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The Altar Servers League is a parish sodality for young catholic boys and girls studying from the 5th  to the10th  standard in our parish.

 

AIM: Feel close to Jesus during Mass; firm, kind and courteous to all during the day.

 

Motto: Born to Love, Born to serve

 

Patron Saint: St. John Berchmans

 

Meetings: 3.00pm to 4:15pm on Sunday

 

Service: To serve during the Eucharist

 

Commitments: 5 Codes for Altar Servers

1) To serve weekday & Sunday Masses

2) To be regular for the Sunday meetings

3) To recite the Altar Servers' Prayers

4) To do a GOOD DEED every day

5) To take studies and home duties seriously

 

Activities:

  •   Formation, Bible Sharing and games
  •   Half day Recollection
  •   Creative thinking
  •   Sports day
  •   Card making Competition
  •   News paper collection
  •   Christmas stalls
  •   Service to the parish when needed
  •   Annual Picnic
  •   Patrons Day celebration
  •   Visitation/pilgrimages when possible

 

MEANING OF OUR LOGO

THE THREE STARS AND THE CROSS. (OCD)

First star~ OBEDIENCE-Obey your elders who are in the place of God .

Second star~ COMMITMENT-“Come what may, I am committed to my duty”.

Third star~ DEVOTION-May your devotion draw other children closer to God.

THE CROSS~ There is a lot of real love hidden in every sacrifice

 

 
     
 
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    Tuesday of the Thirty-third Week in Ordinary Time LECTIONARY 498 FIRST READING 2 MC 6:18-31 Eleazar, one of the foremost scribes, a man of advanced age and noble appearance, was being forced to open his mouth to eat pork. But preferring a glorious death to a life of defilement, he spat out the meat, and went forward of his own accord to the instrument of torture, as people ought to do who have the courage to reject the food which it is unlawful to taste even for love of life. Those in charge of that unlawful ritual meal took the man aside privately, because of their long acquaintance with him, and urged him to bring meat of his own providing, such as he could legitimately eat, and to pretend to be eating some of the meat of the sacrifice prescribed by the king; in this way he would escape the death penalty, and be treated kindly because of their old friendship with him. But Eleazar made up his mind in a noble manner, worthy of his years, the dignity of his advanced age, the merited distinction of his gray hair, and of the admirable life he had lived from childhood; and so he declared that above all he would be loyal to the holy laws given by God. He told them to send him at once to the abode of the dead, explaining: “At our age it would be unbecoming to make such a pretense; many young people would think the ninety-year-old Eleazar had gone over to an alien religion. Should I thus pretend for the sake of a brief moment of life, they would be led astray by me, while I would bring shame and dishonor on my old age. Even if, for the time being, I avoid the punishment of men, I shall never, whether alive or dead, escape the hands of the Almighty. Therefore, by manfully giving up my life now, I will prove myself worthy of my old age, and I will leave to the young a noble example of how to die willingly and generously for the revered and holy laws.” Eleazar spoke thus, and went immediately to the instrument of torture. Those who shortly before had been kindly disposed, now became hostile toward him because what he had said seemed to them utter madness. When he was about to die under the blows, he groaned and said: “The Lord in his holy knowledge knows full well that, although I could have escaped death, I am not only enduring terrible pain in my body from this scourging, but also suffering it with joy in my soul because of my devotion to him.” This is how he died, leaving in his death a model of courage and an unforgettable example of virtue not only for the young but for the whole nation. PSALM PS 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 Response: The Lord upholds me. O LORD, how many are my adversaries! Many rise up against me! Many are saying of me, “There is no salvation for him in God.” But you, O LORD, are my shield; my glory, you lift up my head! When I call out to the LORD, he answers me from his holy mountain. When I lie down in sleep, I wake again, for the LORD sustains me. I fear not the myriads of people arrayed against me on every side. GOSPEL LK 19:1-10 At that time Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he could not see him because of the crowd, for he was short in stature. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree in order to see Jesus, who was about to pass that way. When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, for today I must stay at your house.” And he came down quickly and received him with joy. When they saw this, they began to grumble, saying, “He has gone to stay at the house of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Behold, half of my possessions, Lord, I shall give to the poor, and if I have extorted anything from anyone I shall repay it four times over.” And Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham. For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” Source -https://www.archdioceseofbombay.org/
     
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