The Lord Jesus commanded his disciples: “Go throughout the whole world and preach the gospel to all people.” (Mk.: 16: 15) This universal character is one of the most important dimensions of the Holy Catholic Church – the mystical body of Christ. One can literally observe and experience this universality at St. Mary’s Church, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is blessed with faithful from so many Nationalities, Cultures, Rites and Languages. This parish constitutes one of the largest Catholic communities in the world. There is harmony, unity and coordination among the faithful from different parts of the world. St. Mary’s Church has celebrated the golden jubilee year during 2016-’17 and was marked by a lot of liturgical, cultural and social activities. The single hand-written copy of the Bible in one sitting during three hours time under one roof by 1000 people in 51 languages manifests the unity in diversity of the parish. The original copy of this hand-written Bible was presented to Pope Francis, our Holy Father as our jubilee gift; it is now kept in the Vatican Library and a photo copy of the same is kept in our parish Church.

Latin Day UAE 2021

CHRISTMAS SEASON COMPETITIONS

GLORIA 2021

CHRISTMAS SEASON COMPETITIONS ( ORGANIZED BY MCC DUBAI )

Guidelines tor GLORIA 2021 - Christmas season Competitions

Theme: Christmas / Bible / Christian Devotional

Medium to be used: RECORDED VIDEO

Duration: minimum THREE minutes and maximum FIVE minutes

Competition for any program will be held only if there are a minimum of 5 Participants.

Minimum 3 and maximum 9 participants are allowed for the family competitions.

Please send the Video Recordings to: mcctalentdubai@gmail.com

The judge's decision will be final.

Competition Items:

CAROL SINGING - for Family

Carol or Christmas songs only - Language: Malayalam or English / only one entry per family /

Background music / Karaoke are allowed.

DANCE WITH SANTA - for Family

Carol or Christmas songs only – Language: Malayalam or English / only one entry per family / background music / karaoke are allowed.

CHRISTMAS STORY TELLING- for Bachelors & Single (Language: in Malayalam only)

Video recording for all the above must be submitted on or before 11 December 2021

CHRISTMAS CRIB – for Family (only one entry per family)

Crib making video by the family members (to encourage family member participation) at various stages of preparation along with final still to be submitted.

Parish Announcemnets

To get the parish announcements, please click the following link https://saintmarysdubai.org/announcements