Notices

1) The Parish Project Collection will be taken up at all masses next weekend.  Please collect an envelope from the Ushers.  Be generous.

2) Parishioners are advised that there will be no evening mass at Grande Riviere this Wednesday, April 29thk and no masses at Gros Islet on Friday, May 1st.  Please be guided accordingly. 

3) All parishioners are invited to participate in "Walk with your Priest" on Friday, May 1st, 2026.  The Walk will begin from 7:00 a.m. at Recreation Park, Beanfield Road, Vieux Fort and end at the Vieux Fort Comprehensive School Grounds.  Registration fee is $35 which includes a t-shirt.  Transportation fee to Vieux Fort and back is $30 per person.  Please register with the ushers.  

4) Parishioners are advised that our Parish Feast will be celebrated on Sunday, May 3rd, at the Gros Islet Church from 4:00 p.m.  All are invited to participate.  There will be no masses at Grande Riviere and Monchy and no 10:00 a.m. mass on Sunday, May 3rd.  Masses for the weekend will be:

- 6:00 p.m. on Saturday evening and

- 7:30 a.m. only on Sunday morning

Transportation will be provided for the communities of Grande Riviere and Monchy to attend this 4:00 p.m. mass at Gros Islet.  Please contact Lysa and Jane to confirm your seat on the bus.

5) In preparation for the feast of pentecost the Catholic Charismatic Renewal invites you to The Upper Room Healing Service & All-Night Vigil from 8:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd, culminating with Holy Mass at sunrise on Saturday, May 23rd.  Join us at the Pastoral Centre as we prepare for Pentecost with a night of praise and worship, adoration, intercession, physical healing and a deeper encounter with the Holy Spirit.  On Monday, May 25th the annual Pentecost Rally will be held at the Good Shepherd Parish, Babonneau from 8:00 a.m.   Registration cost $20,00.  Please visit the Catholic Charismatic Facebook and Instagram pages for more information.

6) The Youth and  Vocations Commission will be holding its annual Youth Mass at St Peter and St Paul Parish, Dennery, on Sunday, June 7th from 10:00 a.m. Archbishop Malzaire will be the main celebrant.  All young people are encouraged to attend.   Please contact your youth leader for further details.

7) There was a special collection taken up in the Archdiocese in November 2025 for the Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund.  The Archdiocese advises that this collection totalled $115,823.35 with Gros Islet's contribution being $20,353.56.  We thank you for your generosity. 

8) The Pastoral Centre will be hosting a Lecture Series on the theme "Faith, Creation, and Science".  There will be six lectures in the Series commencing April 22nd and ending in October.  All Prishioners are invited to attend the second lecture at the Pastoral Centre at a date to be announced in June.  The topic will be Prophetic Imagination and Sustainable Development: Implementation of the CKFAPC Green Plan as a Demonstration Site by Reverend David Popo, Director, Cardinal Kelvin Felix Archdiocesan Pastoral Centre.

9) Calendar Update

The Archdiocesan Calendar is available.  We encourage all parishes to promote it and invite parishioners to purchase their copies, as it contains all liturgical information, making it a handy guide for the entire year.

10) 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

Memos from the Archbishop:

1) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, please be informed that April 27th to May 9th, 2026 the Bishops of the Antilles Episcopal Conference will be meeting in Rome.  During the first week, April 27th to May 2nd, we will undertake an adliminal visit to the Holy Father and the offices of the Pope.  This adliminal visit is an important ecclisiastical responsibility carried out by each episcopal conference, approximately every five (5) years.  It provides an opportunity for the Bishops to meet with the Holy Father, to report on the life and mission of the church in our respective dioceses and to engage with the various dicastries of the Holy See in order to strengthen the pastoral work of the church.

During the second week, May 3rd to the 8th, the Bishops will hold their annual plenary meeting, using this time together to reflect on matters of common concern for the Church in our region.  I am scheduled to return to the Archdiocese on May 13th, 2026.  I kindly ask to keep me and all the Bishops of the Antilles in your prayers during this important time, that our deliberations  will bear fruit for the good of the church.  Thank you.

2) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, the formation of local priests to serve our Archdiocese is a sacred responsibility that belongs to all of us.  It is a need of which we are all  keenly aware as the future of our church depends, in large measure on the generous response to God's call and our support of those who answered it.  At present, the cost of formation is significant.  It requires approximately $30,000 per year to support a seminarian at the major seminary in Trinidad and $15,000 per year for each priest/seminarian in formation.  Currently we have one seminarian in Trinidad and we have two priest/seminarians here who may be joining him in the upcoming academic year.  This brings the annual cost for seminary formation to $90,000.  In addition we have at least one candidate preparing  to begin the priest/seminary programme.  Consequently our projected financial need for this academic year 2026 to 2027 is approximately $105,000.  If each family were to contribute at least $100.00 we can certainly reach this target.  Such a shared commitment will ensure that the burden is light for all, while the impact is great for the future of our church.  I therefore appeal to your generosity in helping to make this essential cost for formation for our future priest.  Your support is an investment in the life and mission of the church in Saint Lucia. 

The annual vocation collection is traditionally taken on Good Shepherd Sunday, that's fourth Sunday of Easter which this year falls on April 26th, however, the envelopes distributed for this purpose will be collected on Sunday, May 10th, 2026, that is Mother's Day.  Please collect an envelope from the ushers.  I thank you in advance for your continued generosity and support. 

As sacred scripture reminds us the Lord loves a cheerful giver - 2 Corinthians 9:7.        With every blessing, Most Reverend Gabriel Malzaire.  Thank you.