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Protestants Declare Themselves ‘Very Optimistic' About Pope Francis Catholic archbishop and head of state Angela Merkel address German gathering.
Germany: The 34th Protestant Kirchentag was held in Hamburg from 1 to 5 May. There is no other event quite like it in the Christian world. It is an immense gathering of people of all ages and walks of life. There are addresses from global leaders, dozens of acts of worship each day according to many traditions, from Caribbean beat to Iona contemplative, cultural events, workshops, musical performances (brass bands are everywhere!), and a marketplace for churches, groups, movements and agencies to set out their wares. The CAECG, the Council of Anglican/Episcopal Churches in Germany, were among the stalls at the marketplace. The theme for this Kirchentag was "As much as you need” taken from Exodus 16.18, which gave opportunity for focussed reflection on issues of sustainability of the planet and to examine critically systems which promote wealth, greed and excess. I attended one of the keynote events on this theme which was a brilliant dialogue session between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Helen Clark, the former New Zealand Prime Minister, now the Administrator of the UN Development Programme. The two spoke passionately about issues in international development touching upon climate change, gender equality and the sensitive political matter of balancing economic advancement for emerging nations such as China and India while encouraging responsibility for CO2 emissions. I also attended an interesting panel discussion with the Revd Dr Olav Fyske Tveit, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches and Archbishop Robert Zollitsch of Freiburg (who is also the President of the German Roman Catholic Bishops' Conference). The theme was Pope Francis and what he might bring to ecumenical life. Both the WCC leader and the Roman Catholic Archbishop were very optimistic about the ecumenical leadership of the Pope, particularly in a call for Christians to lead a more simple life, demonstrated in his own ministry to date.
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The hall was filled with 2000 mostly German Protestants, and they had some pointed questions for Archbishop Zollitsch, about the role of women and the future of ecumenical cooperation in Germany. The Archbishop was very candid in his responses. He said he was personally in favour of the ordination of women to the diaconate and was actively promoting a study of this issue. He also said, to the delight of the audience, that he recognised the German Protestant Church (EKD) as a church! Over 130,000 people registered to be part of Kirchentag, with about 4,000 international visitors, bringing an atmosphere of celebration and Christian joy throughout the city. The Archdeacon of Germany and Northern Europe entered fully into that spirit! Source: Eurobishop
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Card. Gracias: India Can Not Grow Without Religious Freedom I am unhappy that investigations have found India's religious freedom. My immediate concern is that we must take steps to ensure that the Rights are not infringed upon in any way, that the minorities are safe guarded to practice, profess and propagate their faith freely. Right to religious freedom is enshrined in our Constitution. Spirituality is an intrinsic part of Indian culture and life and it is urgent and essential that government bodies, the laws and practices uphold religious freedom. India is economically a leading nation, well respected in the international community, but equally important is our Moral authority in the comity of nations, and this is possible when our most vulnerable and minorities are guaranteed the fundamental-international human right of Religious Freedom. Freedom of religion and respect for freedom of conscience is arguably the right most intimately connected to human dignity. No government, no group can enter into the sacred conscience of a person and try to impose and dominate it etc, it is a regressive rather than progressive. A guarantee of religious freedom supports other fundamental rights necessary to all human persons; because it is grounded in the universal dignity of the human person, religious freedom encourages other related rights. As India is gearing up for our next general elections, as President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference I would like to caution political parties, not to exploit religion for political purposes, and to guarantee and ensure our Constitutionally guaranteed Religious Freedom to each and every citizen especially religious minorities throughout India. To discriminate against religious beliefs, or to discredit religious practice, is exclusion contrary to respect for fundamental human dignity that will eventually destabilize society by creating a climate of tension, intolerance, opposition, and suspicion not conducive to social peace and be detrimental to the progress of our beloved country."
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When Will The Media Decide They Don't Like The Pope After All? When will the media turn on Pope Francis? is the current headline over Carl Olson s Catholic World Report blog; and others are asking the same thing. The new Pope s friendly and casual manner has charmed a lot of the liberals into supposing that if he s such a sweetie pie he must be one of them. This illusion is fostered by such stories as that of the Swiss Guard discovered by the Holy Father outside his apartment in the Casa Santa Marta: when the Pope discovered he had been standing all night, he fetched a chair and told him to sit down: when told that he couldn t, he was under orders from his captain to remain standing, the Holy Father replied: Well, I m the Pope, and I m ordering you to sit down. He then went into his apartment and prepared him a snack of bread and jam.
up in thought and expression, then submitted to the Pope and finally made public in an approved text. What happens is that partial summaries are provided, by Vatican Radio and by L Osservatore Romano, redacted independently of one another and therefore with a greater or lesser content of actual quotations from the resulting text. Here is one such quotation (the sermons are preached, of course, in Italian): When the Church wants to throw its weight around and sets up
organisations, and sets up offices and becomes a bit bureaucratic, the Church loses its principal substance and runs the risk of turning itself into an NGO. And the Church is not an NGO. It is a love story But there are those guys at the IOR Excuse me, eh? Everything is necessary, the offices are necessary okay, fine! But they are necessary up to a certain point: as an aid to this love story. But when the organisation takes the top spot, love steps down and the Church, poor thing, becomes an NGO. And this is not the way.
Such stories, combined with a certain habit of spontaneity in the way he teaches the faith, have alarmed conservatives (who tend to think that doctrine ought to be weighed carefully before public utterances are made) and reassured liberals, who like a bit of informality (and preferably downright sloppiness) in these matters. For instance, the Pope s homilies in the morning Mass he celebrates in the chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae are preached completely offthe-cuff; they are also recorded: but according to Sandro Magister, they are not transcribed from the audio recording, cleaned
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The remarks about the Vatican bank (made in the presence of employees of the IOR, hence Excuse me, eh? ) were cut out by L Osservatore Romano but not by Vatican Radio. The point is that all this seems to be very much part of the Pope s style, this is how he likes to get himself across. As Sandro Magister comments: It is not known whether this practice aimed both at safeguarding the Pope s freedom of speech and at defending it from the risks of improvisation will be maintained or modified. The fact is that what becomes known of these semipublic homilies is by now an important part of the oratory typical of Pope Francis. It is a concise, simple, conversational oratory, tethered to words or images of immediate communicative impact. All this is going down, it seems, particularly well in liberal Catholic circles. Conservatives, as I say, tend not to like this kind of thing. But it s not the only thing against which a few of them are already reacting. According to John Allen, not only are the Church s conservatives not the ones most enchanted with the new Pope , some are, in fact, openly alarmed . He gives the example of the Italian liturgiologist Mattia Rossi, who last month published a piece in the daily Il Foglio suggesting that Francis s decision to convene an advisory body of cardinals represents a step toward the demolition of the papacy because it replaces the notion of a divinely instituted authority with a fuzzy concept of collegiality, thereby transforming the papacy, according to Rossi, from primus super pares to primus inter pares. At the other end of the Catholic spectrum, says Allen, liberals may feel more simpatico with Francis than with either of his immediate predecessors,
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the Old World and the New, doctrinal orthodoxy and service to the poor.
but they re inoculated from overheated expectations of any pope by their low view of hierarchs. Moderates in the Catholic fold [by which I assume he means liberals: he s a liberal himself, though normally an unusually sensible one, so there s bound to be a tendency for him to suppose that conservative means extremist] seem almost giddy with enthusiasm, and that s where the danger of exaggerated expectations is most acute. The liberals are indeed, I am sure, going to be disappointed, if they expect to continue feeling more simpatico with Francis than with either of his immediate predecessors . As soon as Pope Francis was elected, I wondered what Fr Fessio, founder of the Ignatius Press, and one of the first Jesuits I ever met (he published my critical book on feminist theology, What Will Happen to God?, before I was even a Catholic I think I was at the time the only Anglican to be published by a Catholic publisher, certainly by an orthodox one like Ignatius) thought about it. Fr Fessio, of course, has suffered greatly at the hands of apostate fellow Jesuits, but has always kept the faith, so his opinion weighs greatly with me. This is what he had to say: I m overjoyed. He is a great Jesuit, a traditional one. He s progressive in the sense that he loves the poor, and more importantly lives a life of simplicity. But he is completely faithful to the Church s teaching. So he really is a pontifex maximus , which is Latin for the greatest bridge builder . He bridges
Sooner or later, the liberal media secular and Catholic are going to get the message. As Sandro Magister says: This benevolence of the media toward Pope Francis is one of the features that characterise the beginning of this pontificate. The gentleness with which he is able to speak even the most uncomfortable truths facilitates this benevolence. But it is easy to predict that sooner or later it will cool down . The first warning came after Pope Bergoglio, on April 15, confirmed the strict approach of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith in dealing with the case of the Sisters of the United States represented by the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. The protests that were immediately raised by these sisters and by the liberal currents of Catholicism, not only American, resounded as the beginning of the breaking of a spell. So, to get back to the question with which I opened: when will the media turn on Pope Francis? Any time now, I should think. As Carl Olsen concludes his CWR piece: The media honeymoon will soon end, and while criticisms of Pope Francis will likely be more muted than they were of Benedict, they will surely grow in both quantity and volume. The bottom line is simply this: most criticisms of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis are not, in the end, criticisms of those particular men as much as they are rejections of their office and the teachings, authority, and beliefs of the Church. It simply comes with the territory, as should be expected. Precisely so. It always comes down to that in the end. There s really no such thing as a liberal pope; it s just not what popes are for. Source: Catholic Herald
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World Environment Day
A Time for Renewal ! Hello Folks, it s the 5th of June celebrated the world over as WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY . So, let s celebrate World Environment Day. Four Decades have passed since the First World Environment Day, established by United Nations General Assembly in 1972, and we wonder has anything changed ? Has the World Environment Day made any difference to our manner of living, our lifestyle, our attitude towards our surroundings ? What is it that comes to mind when we talk of environment ? We need to think a little deeper. A person s environment is not just made up of everything that surrounds him or her, including cottages, buildings, people, animals, land, temperature, light, water, and other living and non-living things. Environment also means all of the outside forces, events and things that have a bearing on us. Living things do not simply exist in their environment. They constantly interact with the environment. Organisms change in response to conditions in their environment. The environment consists of the interactions among plants, animals, soil, water, temperature, light, and other living and non-living things. Does all this make any sense to us ? Or is it just
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We can do that right here where we live in our neighbourhood, in our locality, in our city, in our state. Yes, but the will to do it should be present. We need to sensitise ourselves regarding care for the environment.
- Melville X. D'Souza some blah blah blah ! The World Environment Day was established by the United Nations General Assembly as a way to raise awareness of the environment and encourage political attention and action. World Environment Day is hosted every year by a different city with a different theme and is commemorated with an international exposition in the week. This year, the World Environment Day is being celebrated in Mongolia and will focus on reducing food waste and loss. And so here we are, another World Environment Day ! But, do we care ? World Environment Day, so what ? No, there is no need to go to Mongolia to participate in the World Environment Day celebration.
The Theme of this year s World Environment Day 2013, being reducing food waste and loss , we need to take a closer look. According to reports, billions of tonnes of food are lost or wasted each year. How can we help ? Simple actions can dramatically cut down this loss and help shape a sustainable future. What is food, is it just another substance which will rot down in the garbage dumps. Perhaps, that is what we think. It has been said that for food to compost properly, it needs light and air. As we can see, tonnes and tonnes of garbage which includes food, are piled up at the garbage dumps, which means there is no light and air inside. In the absence of light and air, methane gas is produced, which in turn contributes to global warming. Estimates show that we throw away a third of the food we buy each week! Due to lack of understanding and proper planning, fresh food may go into the bin even before we use it,
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The World Environment Day celebration began in 1972. The event is aimed at being the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. World Environment Day activities take place all year round and climax on 5 June every year, involving everyone from everywhere. The theme for this year s World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your foodprint. thus creating a lot of waste. Isn t it frightening to note what we are doing to this beautiful earth created by God for us ? We need to wake up to reality. We need to maintain this earth, protect the environment for the future generations to come. We did not create this earth and so we have no business to deface the earth. We should be fortunate to know that have a saint who loved nature, viz., St. Francis. It would be appropriate recalling a message Blessed Pope John Paul II, once gave on the occasion of a World Day of Peace . He writes, In 1979, I proclaimed Saint Francis of Assisi as the heavenly Patron of those who promote ecology. He offers Christians an example of genuine and deep respect for the integrity of creation. As a friend of the poor who was loved by God s creatures, Saint Francis invited all of creation - animals, plants, natural forces, even Brother Sun and Sister Moon - to give honour and praise to the Lord. The poor man of Assisi gives us striking witness that when we are at peace with God we are better able to devote ourselves to building up that peace with all creation which is insepa-
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rable from peace among all peoples. It is my hope that the inspiration of Saint Francis will help us to keep ever alive a sense of fraternity with all those good and beautiful things which Almighty God has created. At this moment, the words of a Gospel song resound in my mind : Send Forth Your Spirit O Lord and Renew the Face of the Earth Bless the Lord O my soul Lord God how great you are How many are your works O Lord, my God Your richness fills the earth. Yes, the Earth is very much in need of Renewal - the Earth is being plundered of it s natural resources. We have wrecked all of God s work. Man himself needs Renewal - he has been playing with Nature for far too long and it s time we stopped our misadventure with Nature. We shall live on this earth only once, so if there is any good we can do, let s do it NOW ! Let s make efforts to rectify the situation; let s take that first step now, for tomorrow it may be too late ! Finally a quote from St. Francis, Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received only what you have given. Melville X. D Souza
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Major Global Issues of Today Climate Change
In the 19th century, an awareness began to dawn that accumulated carbon dioxide in the Earth s atmosphere could create a greenhouse effect and increase the temperature of the planet. A perceptible process in that direction had already begun a sideeffect of the industrial age and its production of carbon dioxide and other such greenhouse gases.
The people of today s world should be interested in global issues because they affect us, and we will be the generations who will be trying to sort out these problems. Many of us have ideas which we think should be considered and may help improve global issues, however they are often never heard of or put to practice. On political issues, children are told to listen to adults, however, it is on issues like energy security where children could have a large influence on adults. So it is vital to remember that no matter what a person s age or status is, they can gain the power to make a difference. Here are some of the global issues which needs attention of people: tected sexual contact. It is also spread Ageing among people who inject drugs with The world is in the midst of a unique non-sterile injecting needles, as well as and irreversible process of demothrough unscreened blood products. It graphic transition that will result in can spread from mother to child during older populations everywhere. As ferpregnancy, childbirth or breast feedtility rates decline, the proportion of ing when the mother is HIV positive. persons aged 60 and over is expected to double between 2007 and 2050, and their actual number will more Atomic Energy than triple, reaching 2 billion by 2050. Today, 439 nuclear power reactors proIn most countries, the number of those duce approximately 16 per cent of the over 80 is likely to quadruple to nearly world s electricity. In nine countries, over 40 per cent of energy production 400 million by then. comes from nuclear power. The IAEA, an international organization in the UN Agriculture family, fosters the safe, secure and The majority of the world s poorest peaceful uses of atomic energy and people live in rural areas of develophelps ensure the use of nuclear teching countries. They depend on agrinology for sustainable development. culture and related activities for their livelihoods. This makes them particularly vulnerable to man-made and Children natural influences that reduce agricul- Protect children from violence, and special human rights rapporteurs work tural production. to prevent their exploitation through trafficking, prostitution and pornograAIDS phy. Children s needs and rights are to HIV is found in the bodily fluids of a be addressed in the Millennium Develperson who has been infected - blood, opment Goals. semen, vaginal fluids and breast milk. It can be transmitted through unpro-
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By the middle of the 20th century, it was becoming clear that human action had significantly increased the production of these gases, and the process of global warming was accelerating. Today, nearly all scientists agree that we must stop and reverse this process now or face a devastating cascade of natural disasters that will change life on earth as we know it.
Demining
Every year, landmines kill 15,000 to 20,000 people most of them children, women and the elderly and severely maim countless more. Scattered in some 78 countries, they are an ongoing reminder of conflicts which have been over for years or even decades. Yet despite this random carnage, they continue to used as weapons of war.
Democracy
Democracy provides an environment for the protection and effective realization of human rights. These values are embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and further developed in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which enshrines a host of political rights and civil liberties underpinning meaningful democracies.
Disarmament
But the human and material cost of conventional weapons is also extreme. Of at least 640 million licensed fire-
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arms worldwide, roughly two thirds are in the hands of civil society. The legal trade in small arms and weapons exceeds $4 billion a year. The illicit trade is estimated at $1 billion. And such conventional weapons as landmines take an toll on life and limb that continues for years after the conflicts that spawned them are finished. And yet, beyond the obvious effects of these weapons is their deeper cost a cost that stems from misplaced priorities and an absence of vision.
Environment
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the rise of the nuclear age introduced fears of a new kind of pollution from deadly radiation.
Family
Family is the basic unit of society. Families have been transformed to a great degree over the past 50 years as a result of changes in their structure (smaller-sized households, delayed marriage and childbearing, increased divorce rates and single parenthood), global trends in migration, the phenomenon of demographic ageing, the HIV/AIDS pandemic and the impacts of globalization. These dynamic social forces have had a manifest impact on the capacities of families to perform such functions as the socialization of children and caregiving for their younger and older members.
Food
For two decades, leading up to the millennium, global demand for food increased steadily, along with growth in the world s population, record harvests, improvements in incomes, and the diversification of diets. As a result, food prices continued to decline through 2000. But beginning in 2004, prices for most grains began to rise. Although there was an increase in production, the increase in demand was greater.
Governance
In the community of nations, governance is considered good and
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tion, and many more. Everyone is entitled to these rights, without discrimination.
democratic to the degree in which a country s institutions and processes are transparent. Its institutions refer to such bodies as parliament and its various ministries. Its processes include such key activities as elections and legal procedures, which must be seen to be free of corruption and accountable to the people. A country s success in achieving this standard has become a key measure of its credibility and respect in the world. Good governance promotes equity, participation, pluralism, transparency, accountability and the rule of law, in a manner that is effective, efficient and enduring. In translating these principles into practice, we see the holding of free, fair and frequent elections, representative legislatures that make laws and provides oversight, and an independent judiciary to interpret those laws. The greatest threats to good governance come from corruption, violence and poverty, all of which undermine transparency, security, participation and fundamental freedoms.
Health
Malaria grately effects health, besides women s and children s health, tuberculosis, venereal disease, nutrition and environmental sanitation. in addition to such relatively new diseases as HIV/ AIDS.
Human Rights
Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, religion, or any other status. Human rights include the right to life and liberty, freedom from slavery and torture, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to work and educa-
International human rights law lays down the obligations of Governments to act in certain ways or to refrain from certain acts, in order to promote and protect human rights and fundamental freedoms of individuals or groups.
Human Settlements
In1945, two thirds of the world s people lived in rural settings. By 2000, the population balance had shifted, with half of humanity now living in cities. Moreover, it is expected that by 2050, two thirds of world s people some 6 billion of them will be living in cities. And while cities are a major hub of national production and consumption economic and social processes that generate wealth and opportunity they also create disease, crime, pollution and poverty. In many cities, especially in developing countries, slum dwellers constitute more than half of the urban population, with little or no access to shelter, water, and sanitation.
Humanitarian and Disaster Relief Assistance
Some times there is a disaster or a humanitarian catastrophe and providing relief, support and assistance is the urgent need. It could be population displacements caused by war, weather and natural disasters, to the impact of such disruptions on health, hygiene, education, nutrition and even basic shelter.
International law
Creation of International Law to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law needs to be maintained. International Law defines the legal responsibilities of States in their conduct with each other, and their treat-
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ment of individuals within State boundaries. Its domain encompasses a wide range of issues of international concern such as human rights, disarmament, international crime, refugees, migration, problems of nationality, the treatment of prisoners, the use of force, and the conduct of war, among others. It also regulates the global commons, such as the environment, sustainable development, international waters, outer space, global communications and world trade.
Oceans and the Law of the Sea
Uses of the seas and oceans for the individual and common benefit of humankind. Its groundbreaking work in adopting the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention stands as a defining moment in the extension of international law to the vast, shared water resources of our planet.
Persons with Disabilities
Some 10 per cent of the world s population, approximately 650 million people, live with a disability. They are the world s largest minority, and some 80 per cent of them live in developing countries. Among the worlds poorest people, 20 per cent have some kind of disability. Women and girls with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to abuse. Persons with disabilities are more likely to be victims of violence or rape, and are less likely to obtain police intervention, legal protection or preventive care. Some 30 per cent of street youths have some kind of disability, and in developing countries, 90 per cent of children with disabilities do not attend school.
Population
Just over 10 years later, it is approximately 7 billion. This continuing, rapid expansion of the human footprint on what has increasingly come to seem a small planet, has serious implications for nearly all aspects of life. Issues relat-
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ing to health and ageing, mass migrations and urbanization, demand for housing and inadequate food supplies, access to safe drinking water, and so much more. Rapidly increasing population exacerbates existing problems, such as transnational crime, economic interdependency, climate change, the spread of diseases such as HIV/AIDS and various other pandemics, and such social issues as gender equality, reproductive health, safe motherhood, human rights, emergency situations, and so much more.
Refugees
A peaceful and prosperous world is one in which people can feel safe and secure in their homes, with their families and in their communities. It is a world in which they can feel confident in their country, their culture and in the family of nations and peoples on our common planet. Sometimes, for economic or other personal reasons, people choose to leave their homes, to begin and new life in a new location. For better or worse, these decisions are made as a matter of conscious choice.
Terrorism
In the early 21st century, new global threats emerged. The attacks of 11 September 2001 on the United States clearly demonstrated the challenge of international terrorism, while subsequent events heightened concern about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the dangers from other non-conventional weapons.
Volunteerism
Volunteerism benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer by strengthening trust, solidarity and reci-
procity among citizens, and by purposefully creating opportunities for participation. UNV advocates for the recognition of volunteers, working to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizes an increasing number and diversity of volunteers throughout the world.
Water
Water might become a scarse comodity soon. 11 per cent of the global population, remain without access to an improved source of drinking water. Such sources include household connections, public standpipes, boreholes, protected dug wells, protected springs and rainwater collections. The world has met the MDG drinking water target five years ahead of schedule but work is not yet completely done. We must not forget that since it is not yet possible to measure water quality globally, dimensions of safety, reliability and sustainability may actually be slowing progress. Furthermore, there are regions particularly delayed such as Sub-Saharan Africa where over 40 per cent of all people without improved drinking water live.
Women
In 1985, the World Conference to Review and Appraise the Achievements of the United Nations Decade for Women: Equality, Development and Peace, was held convened in Nairobi. It was convened at a time when the movement for gender equality had finally gained true global recognition, and 15,000 representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) participated in a parallel NGO Forum. The event, which many described as the birth of global feminism . Realizing that the goals of the Mexico City Conference had not been adequately met, the 157 participating governments adopted the Nairobi Forward-looking Strategies to the Year 2000. It broke ground in declaring all issues to be women s issues.
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Maharashtra Chief Minister Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Inaugurates Smt. Celine D silva Marg at Amrutnagar Circle, Ghatkopar On Saturday 4th May, 2013 Road Naming Ceremony of Smt. Celine D silva Marg was inaugurated by Hon ble Chief Minister of Mahrashtra, Shri Prithviraj Chavan. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others said the Great statesman Mahatma Gandhi. My Grand Mother Late Smt. Celine D Silva believed in this doctrine and implemented it to the best possible effect. Politician, Educationist, Social Activist, Women Rights Enthusiast and an inspiration to many. Born in Mangalore completed her formal education and came to Mumbai then Bombay in the year 1959 with her Husband Late Mr. Aloysius D Silva. She founded the Little Flower English High School in Ghatkopar with a handful of Students and now it is Little Flower English High school and Smt. Celine D Silva Junior College, of which she is the
Late Smt. Celine D silva Patron, today imparts affordable education to more than 3000 students. She joined National Politics in 1965, leading scores of protests and demonstrations to curb the atrocities against the helpless, and in 1980 she was handpicked by the then Congress President Smt. Indira Gandhi to contest the assembly elections. Pitted against the might of powerful union leader late Dr. Datta Samant. In 1985 trouncing the popular Shiv Sena leader
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by a huge margin, was inducted into the cabinet of Shri Vasant Dada Patil as Minister of State for Finance, Culture and Tourism, Goverment of Maharashtra State. She was also President of Mumbai Mahila Congress, General Secretary, All India Mahila Congress. In 1992 she was elected as Member of Legislative Council. She had the privilege of receiving His Holiness
Pope John Paul II during his visit to India. She had the opportunity of working with tall leaders like Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Shri Oscar Fernandes, H.E. Smt. Margaret Alva, Shri Shanker Rao Chavan, Smt. Pratibha Patil, Smt. Premlata Chavan, Shri Sharad Pawar, Shri Murli Deora, Shri Sushikumar Shinde, Mr. Sunil Dutt, Shri Gurudas Kamath and many more. Prof. Janardhan Chandurkar,
President Mumbai Congress, Ministers Shri Suresh Shetty, Shri Naseem khan, Shri Sanjay Patil, M.P., MLA s Shri Jagannath Shetty, Smt. Alka Desai, CCCI Chairperson Mr. Henry Lobo, Mr. Vincent Mathias, Mr. Lawrence Coelho, Ex IPS Mr. Steven D Souza, Members of CCCI, The Bombay Catholic Sabha Vice president Mr.Lawrence D Souza, Imm.Past President Mr. Dolphy D Souza and office bearers and members of BCS, members from no of NGO s and Congress grass root workers worked with Late Mrs. Celine D Silva and the c u r r e n t Karyakartas, friends and family members and hundreds of residents from Amrutnagar vicinity gathered to honor the late leader. This program was organized by Late Mrs. Celine D Silva s daughter Mrs. Janet D Souza, Chairperson Smt. Celine D Silva Foundation, spoke on the occasion and thanked the Chief Guest Shri Prithviraj Chavan, and all present for gracing the occasion. Ryan D Souza,
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World's Largest Catholic Parish The United Arab Emirates city of Dubai likely has the largest Catholic parish in the world, with over 300,000 parishioners. Equally noteworthy is the large degree of lay involvement among corporate professionals in in the Dubai church, considering it exists in a non-democratic and Islamic society, according to Brandon Vaidyanathan of Notre Dame University. St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubai is a church founded by the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the U.A.E. In 1966 he donated land to build the church. Rev. Fr. Eusebius Daveri and his team pioneered this project. The late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum inaugurated St. Mary's Catholic Church on 7 April 1967. Currently in this place there is a new church that has been designed to accommodate more than 1700 worshipers at each service, under the guidance of Rev. Bishop Paul Hinder, Rev. Fr. Daniel Cerofolini OFM. Cap, Fr. Michael Cardoz and their team, who pioneered this project. The current Parish priest is Rev. Fr. Tomasito B. Veneracion. Vaidyanathan presented a paper on Catholics in Dubai at the recent meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion in Phoenix, Arizona, which Religioscope attended. The paper is based on a comparison of the church in Dubai with the Catholic church in Bangalore, India and found there are notable differences in the degree and kind of involvement of corporate professionals in church social ministries. Even though Catholics are a minority in Bangalore, the diocese is the third largest in India and supports a wide range of schools, colleges, hospitals and other organizations for its 400,000 members. Catholics in Dubai operate under restrictions as found in most other Islamic countries. The church was allowed space to build one parish and a school in 1965 for its foreign national population. Since then the population of Dubai grew sharply, going from 0.28 million in 1971 to two million in
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2011. The Catholic population of the city rose to 300,000-largely due to the influx of Filipino and Indian expatriots (Arab states generally do not allow foreign workers -some whose families have been in these countries for three generations-to become citizens). Yet Vaidyanathan notes that the structural restrictions of allowing only one parish for 300,000 members may be a big factor in the Dubai's church significant degree of lay involvement. The parish in Dubai is divided into many distinct ethnic and language groups, including Indians, Filipinos, non-Gulf Arabs (such as Lebanese and Syrians), Europeans (largely French), and Nigerians. Since the Catholic charismatic renewal is influential among Dubai's Catholics, the majority of groups that meet in church are prayer groups. All of these groups, but especially the language communities, serve as homes for new migrants, plugging them into social networks of people who share their language, ethnicity, cuisine and other cultural practices, thus enabling them to feel a sense of belonging, Vaidyanathan adds. Thus, newcomers or those on visit visas can find a job or housing through contacts they make at church. At the same time, the Dubai church tries to bring the various groups together to foster unity and to provide social services and ministries. Often such services and events involve economic opportunities, such as job training and fund-raising for charitable causes. Because of the high parishioner-to-priest ratio throughout the Gulf region, lay ministry becomes especially
important in providing social services. This is most obvious in Dubai, where there are only 10 priests for the 300,000 Catholics. In Bangalore, the parishioner-to-priest ratio is much lower, which means that clergy are more heavily involved in social ministries. Because middle-class professionals in Dubai have the most time and resources, they often fill lay leadership roles in the church, according to Vaidyanathan. Skilled professionals, ranging from engineers to doctors and lawyers, have taken up the task of organizing and running church groups aimed at social betterment and economic empowerment. For instance, one movement for Filipinos, headed by a Catholic charismatic entrepreneur, teaches members how to start their own businesses; others engage in multi-level marketing in which individuals generate revenue by recruiting others to sell their products. Such activity stands in sharp contrast with Bangalore, where lay professionals are not highly involved in church social ministries, even though the city is a hub of technology and business in India. While the unique structures of the Dubai church is a major reason for the prominent role that professionals play in lay ministry, there may be other factors in this phenomenon, concludes Vaidyanathan. One such factor may be that because expatriates in Dubai can only fill jobs in the private sector (because they are not citizens), they do not have the opportunity to work in social services and other public jobs as do Catholics in Bangalore and other cities.
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Its high time the catholic church change the pattern of its system. We have so many catholic youth who are unemployed and now the church should think of starting some industries for the benefit of its parishioners alone instead of building white elephants. Every church has a vast rooms, vast land that is lying unused. There are so many intelligent lay people some working and some are retired who could be roped in planning. Many of our Goan people are ready to work free for the church. But has our spiritual leaders got a will to do it ? It should come from the Bishop. —Ana Maria Fernandes, Naika Vaddo, Calangute, Goa
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otherwise unwanted intrusion is a bane which helps in the subversion of the said institution. Police Reforms Watch therefore demands that the Supreme Court Directives are fully implemented and urges the Home Minister /Government of Maharashtra to withdraw this unwarranted order. We do not want the political class to meddle with the running and functioning of the Police Force in Maharashtra. In the meantime, we appeal to DGP Sanjeev Dayal not to resign and that the public are with him and will support him in this campaign. Police Reforms Watch will keep its options open for a public agitation if the occasion demands. We will also make the implementation of the Police Reforms an election issue for the forthcoming 2014 elections.
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Falling in love with an unknown and virtual person has its own perks but downfalls too Owing to various communication channels because of the World Wide Web (WWW), it has become significantly easier to talk online and make friends without having to meet anyone. There are chat rooms, social websites and emails to be friend people all over the globe. With such liberty on the internet, establishing with one you havenÂ’t even met is not surprising. Cyber relationships are so compelling that sometimes; they are valued more than actual relationships and seem more emotionally real and alive. They usually get started with mutual admiration for a thing only to become an emotional support to each other later and get drawn into a rapid self-disclosure mode. With an increasing frequency of online dating, some vital considerations should not be neglected. 1. The person you are talking to online may be lying about his identity. People online are found to usually lie about are found to usually lie about their looks, age, family background, marital status and profession. Cyber relationships do not offer any assurance about a person. The information given to you may be fabricated. 2. Discontinuing your cyber relationship will be best in your favour if your online partner is reluctant to meet you. If he/she does not show signs of taking the online relationship to an offline mode, it is a clear indication that the person is a fraud. In such a case, continuing your relationship will be pointless. 3. Restrain from developing any feeling of love for your online friend. Exchanging emails and messages with that person does not guarantee any certainty about his/her character and motives. Without a face-to-face meeting with the person, he/she will always remain a mystery.
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6 Habits You Should Learn And Develop Before You Get Married... enrol in culinary school but basic cooking skills are necessary.
By Memeh Chinedu G Marriage is a very big step for any couple. Just like any serious undertaking, you must prepare for marriage before you go into it. Below are a few attributes that you must have if you re to succeed in marriage:
#5. SELF-CONTROL A person who will make a good spouse must have a lot of self-control. Sometimes you will get so angry that you want to shout and slap somebody but you have to be able to keep yourself in check. Your husband will annoy you, your wife will upset you and your kids might decide to be little terrors now and then. You have to be able to stay calm and handle the matter with maturity.
#1.PATIENCE
One of the key qualities that every partner in a marriage must have is patience. No two human beings can have a productive relationship without disagreements. It will not always be rosy and your patience with each other will keep you from hurting each other and going to the extreme when you re angry. Also, children are bound to rub you the wrong way so you have to prepare yourself for provocation and figure out how to handle it when it comes.
#2.PROPER COMM SKILLS To succeed in a marriage, you must learn the art of communication. You must be diplomatic and cautious and learn to pass your message across without being aggressive and aggravating your partner unnecessarily. You must be able to read between the lines of your partner s words and know when they want to talk and when they just want to be left alone.
#3. SELFLESSNESS The act of marriage requires you to be selfless. You must learn to put your partner and the family you build together above your own desires. It means that sometimes you ll want to buy a new gold watch but you ll decide to buy your child a toy instead. It means that you ll buy a cheaper car just so your husband can indulge his
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#6. RESILIENCE designer suit fantasies. Being married requires you to be selfless.
#4.COOKING This is not just for the woman. It is very necessary for both partners to know how to cook. A family must be fed and the wife may not always be available. What happens if the wife goes on a business trip or if she just had a baby and daddy is left with the older children? Nobody is saying you should
The journey of marriage is not for the faint hearted. It requires a lot of work and determination. Sometimes as a woman, you might be in pain for one reason or the other, yet you have to find the strength to cook for your family, prepare your children for school etc. As a man, you might have had a hard day at work and you just want to lie on your bed and go to sleep, yet you have to fix things when you get home and do some work here and there. Being successful in marriage requires resilience and strength.foreyou-get-married
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Inspirations! Did You Know That Japanese Children Clean Their Schools Every Day For A Quarter Of An Hour 1 - Did you know that Japanese children clean their schools every day for a quarter of an hour with teachers, which led to the emergence of a Japanese generation who is modest and keen on cleanliness. 2 - Did you know that any Japanese citizen who has a dog must carry bag and special bags to pick up dog droppings. Hygiene and their eagerness to address cleanliness is part of Japanese ethics. 3 - Did you know that hygiene worker in Japan is called "health engineer" and can command salary of USD 5000 to 8000 per month, and a cleaner is subjected to written and oral tests!! 4 - Did you know that Japan does not have any natural resources, and they are exposed to hundreds of earthquakes a year but do not prevent her from becoming the second largest economy in the world? 5 - Did you know that Hiroshima returned to what it was economically vibrant before the fall of the atomic bomb in just ten years? 6 - Did you know that Japan prevents the use of mobile in trains, restaurants and indoor 7 - Did you know that in Japan students from the first to sixth primary year must learn ethics in dealing with people 8 - Did you know that the Japanese
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Sex-vices Every human instinct can be divided in two forms – healthy and pervert. Within the limitations of matrimonial ties, the male and the female enjoying love and sexual pleasure, are called well behaved. In the absence of love, sexual relations based on the other grounds are called sex-vices. The foremost example of sex-vices is the prostitution. In it the very basis of sexual relationship is either money or sexual pleasure, not love. From the psychological point of view many sexual perversions are taken as sexvices. These are the signs of mental deformities, and harmful to both the individual and society.
even though one of the richest people in the world but they do not have servants. The parents are responsible for the house and children 9 - Did you know that there is no examination from the first to the third primary level; because the goal of education is to instill concepts and character building, not just examination and indoctrination. -
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10 - Did you know that if you go to a buffet restaurant in Japan you will notice people only eat as much as they need without any waste. No wasteful food. 11 - Did you know that the rate of delayed trains in Japan is about 7 seconds per year!! They appreciate the value of time, very punctual to minutes and seconds 12 -. Did you know that children in schools brush their teeth (sterile) and clean their teeth after a meal at school; They maintain their health from an early age 13 - Did you know that students take half an hour to finish their meals to ensure right digestion When asked about this concern, they said: These students are the future of Japan
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Oh, What A Story! Anand was a poor hardworking man. He lost his parents in a train accident when he was a little child and worked as a mechanic in an iron factory. One day in an accident at the iron factory, Anand lost his right hand. When he recovered from the hospital, he was informed by the manager of the factory that he was no longer needed, He felt hurt because he had worked in this factory for 18 long years. He did not get compensation under the workmen s compensation act. Thinking that he has now no one to look after him, he decided to put an end to his life. He climbed up a tall tree and was about to jump down when he saw a man at a distance. The man he saw was without hands. He was rolling and dancing on the ground. This surprised Anand and he was very curious to know the reason for this strange behavior. He quickly climbed down the tree and went straight to the man and asked, Why are you dancing when you do not have any hands? And here, I was trying to put an end to my life because I lost one of my hands. The man was surprised at the question and replied, I was not dancing. I was just trying to scratch my back. Anand now realized that his life was not that meaningless after all. He got a life-saving message from this handless man.
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Patience is a virtue.' No doubt, you've heard it a thousand times, but there's a lot of truth in these four little words. And when it comes to the workplace, patience is often prized beyond many othe personal traits. Being patient reduce stress,improve the decision- making process and give you more empathy for others. Following are tips to be patience at your wokr place.
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Breathe deeply and count backword from 10, for example, your boss is shouting at you even when it is not your fault. it sounds very irritating, but a deep breath helps to slow your heart rate relax your body, which give your brain a cue to calm down.
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Look for controllable factors surrounding your impatience. Forsome, impatience hits its peak in the afternoon-you know when you are hungry. Others become more impatient towards the end of the day-aresponce more so to being tired than anything else. Eat a snack at midday if you find hunger is making you impatient. Join a gym to burn away the stress. You could avoid needless frustration altogether.
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Identify what impatience is actully doing in the workplace. Ask yourself, 'Does my impatience get someone to work faster? Or solve a problem? Or meet a deadline? Or even answer a pressing question? Probably not. In fact, it's doing more harm than good. So try to calm down whenever you feel frustrated or angry.
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Ask yourself why you're getting impatient or frustrated and resist the urge to focus on external factors playing on your emotions. Drill down through all the 'whys' to help determine what happened, why it happened and what can be done to prevent you can find the solution yourself.
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BRIDES MUMBAI : R.C. Goan Parents of spinster 26/ 5 2 , MCA, working as Programmer for an MNC seeks alliance from Graduate or Post-graduate Goan RC Bachelor with sober babits, mother tongue English and good family background upto 31 years, Reply with details and fulsize photograph to Email : replyto234@yahoo.com OR 09601406660 (Regd. No. 5841) MUMBAI : RC Spinster, aged 27 years, Ht. 5 2 , Wt. 54 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. M.C.A., working as a Software Engineer, Seeks Goan / Mangaloren suitable match. Contact Email : natty_17@rediffmail.com OR Mob.: 9892901915 (Regd. No. 5840) MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Spinster, aged 27 years, Ht. 5 2 , Wt. 60 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. CA, MBA Fin., working as a Dy. Manager (Accounts & Tax R) Seeks a suitable match. Contact : email: babila29@yahoo.co.in OR Tel: 28779797 (Regd. No. 5836) MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC parents seek alliance for their spinster daughter, 28 years/5 2 , Graduate, with good family values, loving and understanding, smart, fair, NZ resident, from qualified RC bachelors upto 32 years with good character and family background, preferably willing to settle in NZ. Kindly send details and photo to Email : aptell_20@yahoo.co.nz (Regd. No. 5835) MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Spinster, aged 24 years, Ht. 5 7 , Wt. 85 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. CA, CS, working for a Private Equity Firm. Seeks a suitable match. Contact email: miroseq@yahoo.co.in OR 9819910947 / 65243656 (Regd. No. 5834) MUMBAI : Goan RC Spinster, aged 30 years, Ht. 5 2 , Wt. 55 kgs,
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MATRIMONIALS wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com, employed as a Operational Analtst. Contact Tel.: 28262988 (Regd. No. 5833) MUMBAI : Mangalorean RC Spinster, aged 26 years, Ht. 5 4 , Wt. 58 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Educated working for MNC. Seeks a well settled educated Mangalorean boy. Contact : 28261504 (Regd. No. 5832) MUMBAI : Alliance invited for smart Mangalorean RC girl from cultured family, 1985 born 5 5 , MBA from premier B-school in Mumbai working as a Manager with India ss leading brand from postgraduate RC grooms. (Age upto 31 yrs, only). Reply with photographs & details to hanci85@gmail.com (Regd. No. 5831) VALSAD : Goan + Mangalorean RC Spinster, Godfearing, faithful and understanding, aged 27 years, Ht. 5 5 , Fair Complexion, Edn. D Ed., BA, B.Ed., Teacher by profession. Seeks a suitable match Contact Mob.: 09377099024 (12 a.m. to 2 p.m. & 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.) (Regd. No. 5829) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, aged 26 years. Ht. 5 3 , Wt. 45 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. B.E. Computer, working as a I.T. Consultant. Seeks an educated Mangalorean boy from good family background. Contact : 8879179796 or Email : ajd19@yahoo.co.in (Regd. No. 5621) MANGALORE : Mangalorean R.C. Spinster, aged 30 years, Ht. 5 5 , Wt. 58 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. MBBS, MD., Doctor by profession. Seeks a eduated well settled boy from Decent family. Email : lovely_lavender2012@ yahoo.com (Regd. No. 5619) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic parents of spinster daughter 1973 born, 5 4 1/2 , fair complexion, well educated and employed in a good position in Mumbai, invite matrimonial alliance of Mangalorean Catholic Bachelor, with graduate or post gradu-
ate qualification employed in Mumbai or abroad, with sober habits, good family values, age upto 45 years. Kindly reply with full details with recent photograph to email bellwether 77@yahoo.com Or Call mobile No. 9892700617 (Regd. No. 5441) KUWAIT : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, 26 years, Ht. 155 cms, Wt. 68 kgs, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. B.Com., working as a Office Assistant. Seeks a Goan RC Bachelor. Contact Email : jnnfr.rdrgs@gmail.com OR +965971379900 (Regd. No. 5912) MUMBAI : Mangalorean Roman Catholic Spinster, 25 years, Ht. 5 6 , Wt. 65 kgs, Fair Complexion, Edn. Chartered A/C., M.Com., Working as a C.A., Only Child. Seeks a suitable match. Contact Email jolie_rosetta@yahoo.co.in (Regd. No. 5910) MUMBAI : RC Spinster, 31 years, 5 4 , Post Graduate, Professional Therapist, has established personal Clinic and Hospital attachements, seeks alliance from well qualified RC bachelors from Mumbai. Kindly reply to marg781@ymail.com. (Regd. No. 5907) 5906. MUMBAI : Goan Roman Catholic Spinster, 23 years, Ht. 150 cms, Wheatish Complexion, Edn. Diploma (Prod.) working as a Jr. Engg., Seeks a Bombay based well settled bachelor. Contact Email : ieydesignconsultant@rediffmail.com OR 26600774 (Regd. No. 5906)
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Catholic Nun Receives Mother Teresa Memorial Award
New Delhi (CBCI News): Sr. Cecilia Rodrigues of the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate from Siliguri, West Bengal, is the recipient of the Mother Teresa Memorial Award for the gold medalist in MSW from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi for 2013. The Mother Teresa Memorial Award is instituted by the Catholic Bishops Conference of India in IGNOU through the CBCI Chair. This award is presented to the gold medalist in Master of Social Work (MSW) every year during the convocation. The award consists of Rs.10,000/ - and certificate.
Message of peace from Catholic boy who died in bomb blast
Boston: The biblical prophet Isaiah had a vision of peace: The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them. (Isaiah 11:6) Today that little child is 8-year-old Martin Richard, killed in the bombing at the Boston Marathon. Afriend of his teacher apparently posted a picture Martin had made that is leading the nation, teaching of peace.
Maharashtra Konkan Association Organised Its 18th Meet Maharashtra Konkan Association held its 18th year friendly gathering on 1st of May 2013 at St. Jude Church Hall, Jeri Meri, Mumbai. Fr. Nelson Saldanha, Parish Priest of St. Jude Church was the Chief Guest on the occasion and praised the good works of the Association. Mrs. Susan Coelho of Divo Konkani Weekly and Konkani singer Victor Concesso were the guests of honour present on dais. The President of the Association Water D'Souza presided. On this occasion John Veigas active member felicitated on his 50th birthday. similarly Victor Pereira was also felicitated who celebrated his Silver Wedding Anniversary. The executive Committee members: Lancy D Souza, Elias Pinto, Joseph d Souza, David D Souza, Eugene D Souza, Helen Gudinho, Gregory Monis, John G Mendonca, Cyril Castelino and others were offered flower bouquets. Leo Fernandes gave the report of activities, Vincent Castelino presented the annual report, Gratian D'Souza presented annual accounts, Lancy D'Souza proposed vote of thanks and Cyril Castelino compared the programme. The music troupe of Victor Concesso and John Mascarenhas provided Konkani musical concert as part of entertainment programme at the occasion.
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