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Spreading the love of God and helping those in need is what our catholic church teaches us. By helping others come unto Him, we will find that we have come unto Him ourselves. Keeping this in mind, we celebrate the World Mission Day.
World Mission Sunday is a day when Catholics around the world come together as a community of faith, to recommit to being missionaries through prayer, baptism, participating in the Eucharist, and giving towards the collection for the society for the propagation of the Faith. This day was instituted in the year 1926, by Pope Pius XI, to renew the Catholic Church’s commitment to missionary work and to recognize the common responsibility of Christians to evangelize the world. This day is celebrated on the penultimate Sunday in October and this year (2024), the World Mission Sunday will be celebrated on the 20th October.
Each year the Pope sends a message to the entire Church for its celebration of World Mission Day. The theme, chosen by Pope Francis for the mission Sunday this year, is rooted in the Gospel of Mathew: “Go and Invite Everyone to the Banquet,” reflecting the inclusive and urgent call to bring God’s love to everyone.

The Deanery Level Quiz competition was held on 25th August 2024 at Grace Church at 3:30 PM, with 12 parishes from the deanery participating in a thrilling and intellectually stimulating event. The quiz was masterfully conducted by Nety Gomes, who kept the competition engaging and challenging. The rounds were as follows:

1. General Question Round
2. Visual Round
3. Lot Round
4. Clue Round
5. Rapid Fire Round

Cholera is an acute bacterial disease caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

A cholera infection can be mild, with no symptoms. But about 10% of infected people develop severe symptoms, 12 hours to five days after ingesting the bacteria. These symptoms include:

Motherhood, a journey that evolves with time, offers rich emotional experiences. From the elation of holding a newborn for the first time to the bittersweet pride of watching a teenager grow into their own person, and finally, the deep reflection that comes with being an elderly mother, each stage of this journey is uniquely profound. Here, I explore the emotional joys of being a mother through the eyes of a new mother, a mother of a teenager, and an elderly mother, each experiencing the transformative power of motherhood in their own way.

The month of May is generally very hot and humid but the parishioners of St. Sebastian Church, Aquem had an added dose of unhappiness when they got the confirmed news about the transfer of their both Parish Priests.

Before we could even realize the seven year term of Fr. Andrew Pereira as Parish Priest is over and its’ time for him to hand over the reigns to the incoming Parish Priest. His care and attention to all the members of the Parish family, his visitation of the sick and elderly with Holy Communion, his energy, skill and organizational ability, his provision of Mass and Sacraments all add up for being much appreciated by the parishioners. He has always been generous with his time for his flock. In the fight against Covid, which forced the closure of our Church for months on end, he continued to engage directly with the people through electronic media and found ways to keep them connected and growing in spirituality. We can’t thank you enough Father Andrew. Together we have achieved a lot under your strong and energetic leadership. We wish you Fr. Andrew every success at Holy Cross Church, Quepem. Read more

Shania Miranda, a 9-year-old studying at Bloomz International School, has marked her niche in academics and sports alike and has bagged several awards for the same. She has published her first book, Shania’s Adventures, and received a Silver Star Medallion award for being the best-selling young author at the state level by NYAF (National Young Author’s Fair). She secured third place in the NELTAS International Olympiad in the Science Grand Finale and won the Achiever’s Medal in Maths, science, English, and spelling bee competitions. In sports, she has excelled in various events with golds and has bagged the all-rounder Best Athlete Trophy by BIS. She also won at the BPS club-level chess tournament and was felicitated by BPS Sports Club at the 84th Annual Club Meet for her state-level achievements in April 2024. She has also bagged gold in the freestyle swimming medley relay at the 34th All Goa Swimming Sub-Junior and Junior Level Aquatic Championship organized by SAG (Swimming Association of Goa). Congratulations to Shania on all her achievements and wishing her more power and strength to conquer her dreams.
(Shania Miranda is the daughter of Mukesh Miranda and Dr. Trisha Torcato of ward 12)

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Bhagevont ANTON–ichem TREZEN ani Porob – June 2024

Bhagevont Anton-ichem Trezen suru zata, Sonvara-dis, Poiler Jun-ache, Aquem Tolebando Kopelant.

Sanjechea 5:30 voramcher Ters ani Ladainh ani uprant 6:00 voramcher Mis.

Sukrara -dis 31ver Maiache, donparchea bara voramcher Maddiecher axirvad astolo.

Porbechem Mis 6:00 vaztam. Sogleank hajir zaunk vinonti asa.

Mogall Firgozkaramno,
Roman Poet Virgil oxem mhonnta, “All our sweetest hours fly fastest” punn dukhacheo ghoddneo soron soronam. Korezmacho challis disancho dukhacho ani koxttancho kall soron soronam oxem zaiteank zalem astelem. Punn atam dukh sorun kuxalkaiecho ani zoitacho Paskancho kall suru zalo. Jezu morun punorjivont zalo.
“Hanvem tumkam kelam toxench tumi-i korat” Jn.13/15. Him Jezuchim nimannea jevnnar paim dutanam udgarlolim utram polloum-ia. Jezuchea bovxik vavrant Tannem zaitem borem kelem, borem xikoilem, pekovnni dili, jivit dilem, jevonn dilem, pivonn dilem, bogsonnem dilem, buzvonn dili, sangat dilo, adhar ani dhir dilo. Dusrea utramnim mell’loleank apli zata titli seva dili. Jezun Apnnem kelolea sogllea vavracho sonkxep (summary) koso Aplea nimannea jevnna velo uttun aplea xisanche paim dutanam aplea xisank sanglo. Read more