Aug 15, 2017: The feast of the Assumption of Our Lady was celebrated with the solemn high mass at 7 a.m. Parish Priest Fr Victor D’Mello was the main celebrant. Fr Jaya Prakash preached the homily on the festive occasion and verbalized the importance of the twin feast. Fr Salvadore Serrao S.V.D senior priest at SVD house, Kirem concelebrated the Mass. The faithful gathered in huge numbers and participated devoutly in the Eucharistic celebration.
Soon after that, all the parishioners gathered around the flag post for flag hoisting ceremony on the occasion of the 71st Independence day of our mother land. Mr. Peter D’Costa, a member of the Parish Pastoral Council and the host the ceremony invited the chief guest Rev. Fr Salvadore Serrao SVD, to hoist the flag and to address the gathering. In his address, the Chief Guest, mentioned about the development of the country since 1947 at the same time cautioned us on the alarming growth of escapism and anti-national, anti-secular thoughts breeding in the society today.
The ceremony concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Mr. Wilfred Monis. Parish Priest Fr Victor, Fr Jayaprakash, Br Gleron, Parish Council Members, and Parishioners were present.
