Notices

1) The Barclay Singers will be singing in concert at the Gros Islet Church on Sunday, December 14th from 6:00 p.m.  The Concert is free but a love offering will be taken up.  All Parishioners, especially choir members are invited to attend.

2) The Christmas Novena at Gros Islet begins on Monday, December 15th at 5:30 a.m. for each of the nine (9) days except Sunday where the Novena should be done privately.  The 12:30 p.m. masses held on the weekdays from December 15th will not include the Novena.  Please be guided accordingly.

3) This year we have once again put up our "Giving Tree" during the Advent Season.  This gives us the opportunity to share with our brothers and sisters in need.  Just pick a few leaves from the tree and bring in the items you have chosen to donate, to Mass or to the parish office, all during Advent.  Please return the leaves to the tree after you have brought in your donations.

4) The St. Joseph the Worker parish is in the process of establishing a Ministry of Hope and Healing to minister to parishioners in need.  We are appealing for volunteers for this endeavour and interested persons are asked to register with the ushers.  Flyers are also available from the ushers.  Training will be provided as needed.  We look forward to your support as we work together to bring Hope and Healing to our brothers and sisters in our parish.

5) Mass Times for the Season are as follows:

Christmas Vigil - December 24th - 9:00 p.m.

Christmas Day - December 25th: Gros Islet - One Mass only: 8:30 a.m.; Grande Riviere - 7:30 a.m.; Monchy - 10:00 a.m.

Saturday December 27 - Gros Islet - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 28 - Gros Islet: 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m.  Grande Riviere - 7:30 a.m. Monchy - 10:00 a.m.

New Year’s Eve - December 31st - 9:00 p.m.

New Year’s Day - January 1st: Gros Islet - One Mass only:8:30 a.m.  Grande Riviere - 7:30 a.m. Monchy - 10:00 a.m.

Saturday January 3 - Gros Islet - 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, January 4 - Gros Islet: 7:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Grande Riviere - 7:30 a.m. Monchy - 10:00

6) Young people of Gros Islet Parish, ages of 5 to 35, are encouraged to join the Lights of Freedom Youth Choir.   Please indicate your interest in joining the Youth Choir after the 10:00 a.m. mass or to one of the choir members.  Practice is from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays.  Let's use our talents to the service of the Lord and each community.

7) Message from the Archbisonp

• Caritas Award:  We congratulate Mrs Marcia Haywood and the CARITAS Team, who, on Wednesdy, December 10, 2025, received an award from Caritas Internationalis for their Jubilee initiative with the women prisoners at Bordelais Correction Fcility in Saint Lucia, called "Women Weavers of Hope".
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• Closing of Jubilee Year: The closing of the Jubilee Year will take place in all Parishes on Sunday, January 4, 2026.  However, a special celebration will be held at the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception at 8:00 a.m.  We invite at least ten (10) persons, including the Point Persons from each parish to represent their community at this celebration.  The programme for the closing of the Jubilee Year will be sent to all parishes.
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• 2026: "Year of Men": The Year 2026 is designated as " A Year of Men".  The Steering Committee responsible for its coordination will soon roll out a plan of activities and events for the year.
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• Gratitude & Christmas Greetings: Dear Rev. Fathers, Deacons and Religious, with heartfelt gratitude, I thank you for your faithful Ministry and tireless service to our Archdiocese throughout the year.  May the peace and joy of Christ fill your hearts this Christmas, and may the New Year bring renewed grace, hope and blessings for our shared mission.

8) Jubilee Awardees from the  St Rose of Lima Chapel:  Ms Marietta Eugene and Ms Majorie Philip.  Congratulations to them.

9) We advise that your offerings and donations to the Parish can be made through BOSL Chequing Account #514 068 026, in the name of "Parish Priest of Gros Islet", Swift Code BOSLLCLC and also via Sure Pay.

Gros Islet  01

Grande Riviere  02

Monchy  03

Payments can be made in person at the Sure Pay counters or online.  Please contact the Parish Office if you require further information about online payments. 

We appreciate your support.

Register for Sure Pay here

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Advent Message Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire - Sunday, November 30th, 2025:

"As we begin this New Liturgical Year on this First Sunday of Advent, I am pleased to announce that the year 2026 is designated as the "Year of Men" in the Archdiocese of Castries.

This initiatie is not intended to diminish the vital role of women in the life and mission of the Church, but rather to highlight the importance of men and boys in building up our Church, our families, and our society.

We are all aware of the growing crises of male presence in many areas of life - in education, family life, moral formation, and leadership.  The "Year of Men" seeks to address these concerns by encouraging greater male participation, mentorship and faith formation throughout our Archdiocese.

A pastoral programme is being developed to guide this year, involving initiatives at the Archdiocesan, Vicariate, parish, school, family and individual levels.  Through prayer, reflection, and action, we hope to inspire our men and boys to live their Christian vocation with renewed purpose, integrity and courage."

Advent Message from Archbishop Gabriel Malzaire - Sunday, December 7, 2025:

"My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, as we enter the Holy Season of Advent, we step once again into a Sacred Time of waiting, longing and hopeful expectation.  Advent invites us to prepare our hearts for the coming of the Lord both his birth in history and his return in glory.  It is a season that calls us to attentiveness, conversion and renewed trust in God's promises.

In this new liturgical year A the scripture challenges us to awaken from spiritual slumber and to recognise the nearness of God's Kingdom.  The prophet Isaiah, whose voice we will hear prominently this season, paints a vision of peace, justice and harmony, samples of the World God desires for his people.  These readings speak profoundly to our context today urging us to become instruments of hope and bearers of light in times often marked by uncertainty, fear and social tension.

As an Archdiocese, we continue to journey under the theme "building church together as pilgrims of hope".  Advent strengthens this mission by reminding us that Christian hope is never passive, it is an active readiness for the one who comes.  Our pilgrimage finds its meaning in Jesus Christ, the true object of our hope, the Prince of Peace, whose birth we prepare to celebrate with faith-filled anticipation.  I invite every parish, family and individual to embrace this season with a spirit of peace, patience and renewed devotion.  Let our preparations be marked not  by anxiety or distraction but by prayer, reconciliation, charity and a genuine openness to God's transforming grace. 

May this advent be for all of us a time free from violence and crime.  A season of calm hearts and peaceful communities and may we be found ready, personally and as a community, to welcome Christ into our lives with joy and hope.  A blessed and grace filled Advent to us."