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Mangalore: Bishop Inaugurates Renovated St Vincent Ferrer Church

  •   Mon, May 21 2012 10:52:49 PM

Mangalore: Bishop Inaugurates Renovated St Vincent Ferrer Church

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Daijiworld Media NetworkMangalore (RD)

Mangalore, May 21: The inaugural ceremony and blessing of the renovated St Vincent Ferrer Church, Valencia, and newly-built adoration chapel, new presbytery and hall complex, was held on Sunday May 20.

Bishop Dr Aloysius Paul D’ Souza of Mangalore diocese inaugurated and presided over the Eucharistic celebration and blessed the renovated church on Sunday evening.

Archbishop Dr Vincent Concessao of New Delhi felicitated the donors and sponsors who contributed more than Rs 1 lac for the above projects. He said that this project is a sign of unity and will unite Christian families in common brotherhood. Archbishop Concessao blessed the adoration chapel and ceremoniously placed the Holy Sacrament in the sanctuary for veneration. 

Bishop D’Souza appreciated the zeal, dedication, and commitment of the parishioners and called for unity of families through family prayers.

He released the book of coupons each of Rs 1,000 as a fund-raising activity to complete the church project. The bumper prize of the lucky draw will be a Honda Brio car priced at Rs 4.5 lac. 

Valencia assistant parish priest Fr Roshan Crasta, and parish council members were present on the dais.

Rev Arun Raj compered the programme.  Valencia parish council president Rita Menezes welcomed the gathering.  Secretary Leslie D’souza presented the report.  Valencia parish priest Fr Bonaventure Nazareth thanked the congregation and donors for their generous contributions.

Mandd Sobhann dance troupe enthralled the audience by staging various cultural shows as part of the entertainment programame.

Over 2,500 people were present on the occasion.  The programme concluded with a sumptuous meal.

  

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  • Vinod John, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 01 2012

    Asking this because I have seen Kuloor church in very bad situation some years back and wondered why some churches are sooper posh and some pauper.
    Answers anybody?

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  • Joseph Concessao, Valencia, Mangalore

    Fri, May 25 2012

    Thank you Fr Bona, Bishop
    Aloysius and Archbishop Vincent Concessao for Blessing the Adoration Chapel. This is the God's wonderful Gift for Valencia Parishioners. May God Bless all Parishioners for their support to Renovate the Church.

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  • Sunitha, Valencia/Mangalore

    Thu, May 24 2012

    Congratulations to the priests and parishioners of Valencia! Let our Church members be united forever, Our younger son's baptism & elder son's communian was given in Valencia Church, even though we are living in Dubai, Our Parish "Mannina Vasane" cannot be forgotten

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  • Noel Pereira, Mangalore/Toronto

    Wed, May 23 2012

    It is nice to see the renovated Valencia Church.( I am originally from the parish).May God bless all the people involved.

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  • Noel D Costa, Valencia/Mangalore

    Wed, May 23 2012

    Nice to see a renovated church reminds me of friends relatives there and morever old memories of my childhood spent there. Congrats parish priest, parish council,keep up the good work

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  • Ravi Suvarna, Valencia / Gorigudda

    Tue, May 22 2012

    Congratulations to the Valencia Parishoners and the diocese of Mangalore.Valencia Church really needed this renovation and a proper residence for the priests.

    Congrats to the Church committee too.

    My humble request : to get the cemetery area cleared of weeds atleast thrice a year because of poisonous snakes breeding there and moving into the neighbourhood.

    God Bless you all.

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  • Vinod John, Mangalore

    Tue, May 22 2012

    Valencia is indeed a very rich parish. I have a question, where does all the money for any church construction/renovations come from apart from the rich parishioners?

    Asking this because I have seen Kuloor church in very bad situation some years back and wondered why some churches are sooper posh and some pauper.
    Answers anybody?

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  • anil fernandes, kankanady/ Doha Qatar

    Tue, May 22 2012

    congratulations to father Bona and parishioners of Valencia, the church looks awesome .

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  • Joseph Fernandes, Mangalore / Qatar

    Tue, May 22 2012

    Congratulations to the Parishioners of Valencia.

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  • Della Rego, Mangalore, Qatar

    Tue, May 22 2012

    Congratulations to the priests and parishioners of Valencia. It was mine first parish when we were very small kids. Few old memories came back by looking these pics. Mom where were you? Wishing every one that whatever they pray it may come true. Amen.

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  • Shawn Pinto, Abu Dhabi

    Tue, May 22 2012

    Nice, the Church looks awesome.

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  • VAN, BAHRAIN

    Tue, May 22 2012

    I AM REALLY HAPPY TO SEE MY SECOND HOME CHURCH VALENCIA RENOVATED . ON THIS MEMORABLE DAY, I WISH ALL THE DONORS AND PARISHONERS FOR THEIR CONTINUES SUPPORT TOWARDS THE CHURCH ACTIVITIES.
    ST. VINCENT FERRER PRAY FOR US.....

    VAN
    BAHRAIN

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  • Naveen D'souza, VALENICIA,KUWAIT

    Tue, May 22 2012

    NICE TO SEE YOU RITA AUNTY & KATTU AUNTY.CONGRATS FOR ALL VALENCIA PARISHIONERS AND BLES OUR CHURCH.

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  • Kevin Jude Pinto, Valencia / Muscat

    Tue, May 22 2012

    Congratulations to Valencia Parishiners

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  • Jennifer Mascarenhas nee Monteiro, Valencia

    Tue, May 22 2012

    It was nostalgic to read the article and reminscence my younger days living next to the church. Yes, it was a great parish, where I was baptized, grew up and have my loved ones buried there. It was indeed a famous parish during my childhood days. Whether it was singing or cricket, drama or any other activity, Valencia was victorious with medals and trophies. Keep up the good work and shine as usual.

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  • Max and Jessie Rasquinha, Mangalore, Houston/Dallas, Texas

    Tue, May 22 2012

    There is a common saying often recited within our home in Texas that goes as follows : "Midst pleasures and palaces thou you may roam, be it ever so humble there is no place like home". When we think of our home, although we have lived in 7 major cities of the world in six countries for the past 56 years, the names such as Valencia, Jeppoo, and Kankanady are prominently embraced always in our minds and in our hearts.

    The parish called Valencia where we both were born and baptized, the school of Bethany that we began our school journey, and our humble home at Bishops Compound at Jeppoo are daily in our thoughts and prayers. Our prayers are handsomely rewarded and we have been blessed.

    Our beloved parents, many of our family members, neighbours and friends are resting peacefully at the Valencia church cemetary. We our proud of our family, our community and our Mangalore Diocese who have given us so much in our daily welfare of life.

    Thank you, Fr. Bona for your wise and able leadership. Thank you, Bishop Aloysius for your continued guidance. Our parish has always been gifted with some of the best priests such as Fr.Monthu Menezes, Fr.Paul Fernandes, Fr. Rebello, Fr. Miranda, Fr. Alexander and many more. Thank you for all the Valencia Parishoners for your dedication and service to our dynamic parish. Whenever we visit Mangalore we shall always visit our Parish church and be of service to you in whichever way possible.

    We are proud of our faith, wse are proud of our family and we are also proud of our great country. May God bless you all.

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  • Neil, Sydney

    Tue, May 22 2012

    Congratulations to the priests and parishioners of Valencia!

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  • RAM, Valencia

    Mon, May 21 2012

    Vivarey viva valencia. Nicee to see all my close friends and relatives, Miss u a lot
    May god bless u all
    RAM

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