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News: Royston Aranha, Alangar

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Oct. 21: The parish community day usually called as 'Kompricho Aitar' (Confraternity sunday) celebrated on 21st October as preparation for the Annual feast which will be held on 24th Wednesday.

Fr Naveen Pinto, Asst Director of pastoral centre, Mangalore officiated the entire celebration. He preached on the theme: the family of faith as we celebrate the YEAR OF FAITH this year. The healthy family which is called the family of faith is an asset for the parish community, and thus this will in turn build up a healthy parish community. And  he concluded saying when father becomes St Joseph, mother becomes Mother Mary, there is a role for the child to become like Jesus .

The Eucharistic celebration was followed by the procession where the entire parish community took part in it. The musical band from Hospet, the choir of the parish, prayerful singing of the parishioners, the colourful decoration all along the way with the words of scriptures coloured the entire celebration. Fr Basil Vas, the parish priest took extra initiative encouraging the parishioners all along the week, being with them  in their preparations. Fr Denis Prakash Lobo, OFM Capuchin, hailing from this parish, now teaching in the theologatea at Mysore, participated in the celebration.

Fr Prakash Lobo OFM Cap,the asst parish priest prepared the whole liturgy.todays celebration marked the first day of the parish feast celebration on tuesday 23 oct there will be vespersat 6:30pm ending with fire work show .there will be public vehicle blessing (ayudha puja)at 6:00pm with refreshment for all.on wednesday 24oct the annual parish feast will be held with a high mass at 10:15am