St.Jude's Church Thaltej

St.Jude's Church Thaltej is the only shrine dedicated to St. Jude in Gujarat. It is situated on the western side of Ahmedabad city. The church was constructed and dedicated to St. Jude in 2007. The relic of St.Jude was installed in 2009. The feast of St. Jude is celebrated on the 31st of October 2010.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Feast of St. Jude Celebrated

The feast of St. Jude of Thaltej was celebrated on Sunday the 31st of October.  The preparation for the feast was a novena preached by Fr. Neville Fernandes. On an average around 400 faithful attended the novena every day.  The feast was celebrated with a Malayalam Mass at 11.a.m, an English Mass at 3.30 p.m., a procession at 5.p.m. and the main Mass at 6 p.m. celebrated by the Bishop of Ahmedabad Rt.Rev. Thomas Macwan.

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Lectors installed

On the 5th of September 45 parishioners of St.Jude's Church, Thaltej were installed as lectors by Rt.Rev. Thomas Macwan, the Bishop of Ahmedabad.  Before the installation they underwent a training programme conducted by Rev. Frs. Vincent D'Souza and Aubrey Fernandes.