Notices
Confession
From 4 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Malabar - the first Thursday of each month
Santa Rosa - the first Friday of each month
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For confession outside these times, please contact one of the parish offices to make an appointment with a priest.
Eucharistic Adoration
Malabar:
Saturdays - 7am to 12noon
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Santa Rosa:
Tuesday to Friday - 6:30am to 4:45pm
Faith Formation Registration - Malabar R.C.
Click on the respective link to fill out the form:
Faith Formation Registration - Santa Rosa
Click on the respective link to fill out the form:
Feast of St. Rose of Lima
The Feast of St Rose of Lima is on August 23rd. The Novena begins on Thursday 14th August at 6pm at the Santa Rosa R.C. Church and will continue at this time for the nine days. There will be no morning mass during the novena.
Park Lighting & Celebration
Join us on Friday 22nd August at 6pm for the Lighting of the Park. This festive event will be immediately followed by Holy Mass. We welcome donation of candles to help light the park. The candles can be dropped off at the Santa Rosa parish office during regular hours.
Harvest Luncheon
Join us for our special Harvest Luncheon! This year, we have a delicious variety of meals for you to choose from, including:
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Creole: chicken, pork & fish
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BBQ: chicken, pork & fish
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Chinese: chicken & fish
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Indigenous
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Vegetarian
Lunches are priced between $50 & $60 and can be purchased at the Santa Rosa Bookshop or from a member of the Santa Rosa Hospitality Team.
RCIA/OCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation/Order of Christian Initiation
Registration for adults, nineteen years and older, for the RCIA/OCIA faith formation program will take place on the following Tuesdays 12th, 19th and 26th August at 5 to 7.00 pm at the Santa Rosa House.
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Kindly bring your birth certificate, baptismal certificate, and/or first communion certificate as well as a passport size photograph.
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This program is for adults who would like to join the Catholic Faith as well as those who wish to complete their sacraments of initiation, i.e. First Communion or Confirmation.
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The RCIA program is now called the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults OCIA.
Grief Support
Experiencing loss or grief? Our Grief Support Team is here for you.
Visit us on Thursday, July 10th, from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM at Santa Rosa House.
All are welcome.
Home Evangelization
Divine Mercy home evangelizing continues; interested persons can contact any member of the Annunciation Rosary Group.
Vocations Cup
The Vocations Cup has been handed over to the first family. The following persons from each community can be contacted regarding registering your family for the Vocations Cup.
Malabar (Saturday) - Ann Guerra-Smith
Malabar (Sunday) - Anne Marie White
Santa Rosa Heights - Vicky Pollidore
Pinto - Britney Davis
Tumpuna Road - Mr. Curt Wellington.
Catechists needed!
Do you love the Lord and His Holy Church? Do you feel called to service? Then God may be calling you to be a Catechist.
What is a Catechist? - One who witnesses to the faith by sharing his/her faith commitment through word, experience, prayer and Liturgy.
The Santa Rosa parish is in need of First Communion and Confirmation Catechists as well as Catechists for the GOVT secondary schools in Arima.
If you are interested in joining this ministry, fill out the form here (click here) or pick up a form at the Parish office or Bookshop.
Holy Spirit Prayer Group - Malabar
You are invited to join the Malabar RC Holy Spirit Prayer Group.
Come pray and worship every Friday night from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Church Holy Spirit Malabar.
Cricket for Youth
All youth and young adults are invited to an evening of fun and fellowship at the Malabar Church car park, every Sunday starting on 5th May from 3pm to 6pm.
Santa Rosa Adoration Chapel
The Adoration Chapel is open before the masses on the weekend and during the week, Tuesday - Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Come and immerse in the Mercy of our Lord
The Divine Mercy Committee invites everyone to join them in praying the Mercy Rosary at 3p.m. in the afternoon from Tuesdays to Fridays in the Santa Rosa Adoration Chapel.
Meals-on-Wheels
Meals-on-Wheels is one of our parish's long-standing outreach ministries at the Santa Rosa Parish, which provide lunches on Sunday for many needy Families in and around Arima.
We are appealing for donors.
Lunches can be given once a month or every Sunday. If you are interested, you can leave your contact telephone number with the parish office.
Hospitality Ministry recruitment - Santa Rosa
The Santa Rosa Hospitality Ministry is inviting new members to join their team as they continue to build and provide service for our parish.
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Interested persons 25 years and over can contact or collect a form from any Santa Rosa Hospitality Ministry member
Men's Ministry
"Santa Rosa Men of Faith" Men's Ministry invite all men of the Santa Rosa/Malabar Cluster to be a part of their online meeting which is held every Thursday at 8 p.m. Contact Jameel at 310-8494 for the meeting link.
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The also meet on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Santa Rosa House on Church Street.
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