St. Sebastian Church

We began the year with a solemn Eucharistic celebration invoking the blessings of the Almighty God on our activities during the year.

Our Summer Camp was held from 28/04/19 to 12/05/19 with the following disciplines:-

– Football – conducted by Savio Baretto ,with a total of 38participants.
– Art- conducted by David Fernandes, a total of 48 participants
– Self Defences – conducted by Hazel Fernandes, a total of 34participants benefitted
– Table Tennis – conducted by Leslie Noronha had, with a total 30 participants
– Ballroom Dancing – conducted by Maeve Fernandes with, a total of 37 participants

In all 84 children joined our Summer Camp with each of them learning new skills.  Read more

Legio Marie – Mariechi fouz, Katolinkanchi Sonstha. St. Sebastiao-achea Povitr Sobheche Vhoddil Fr. Andrew hanchea adaran ani rojen hi sonstha amche firgojent chalu asa.

“Saibinn amchi fuddari, ti sorv kurpechi modestin, chondrima porim porzollit. Zuzak manddlole eke fouj-e porim, soitanank ani tachea soinikank kampero”.

Ami Mariechi fouz visvaxiponnan, vhodda kalljidarponnan, Sorginche Ranniek purtim zaunk axetat. Read more

Our Motto: To serve through the poor

Our Vision: Faith in God with willing hands to serve and loving hearts to love

Our Mission: To inculcate love for the needy / poor / underprivileged while uplifting them from their miseries and giving them human dignity

St. Vincent de Paul was born in France in 1581 and died on 27/09/1660 but his great concern and love for the under privileged lives on till date through the society of St. Vincent de Paul. Read more

The 2019 Novel Corona Virus (2019 – n Co V), is a new virus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The virus, probably, originally emerged from an animal source but now seems to be spreading from person-to-person, when an infected person coughs or sneezes or on close contact with an infected person.

Symptoms for patients are acute onset

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing.

If you develop symptoms, visit the nearest health facility for advice and treatment. Read more

Mogall Firgozkaramno,

Mon’xank jivim marun, tankam uzo ghalun, tancho gobor kelo mhonn fattleam mhoineanim thoddeo khobro aikunk meuleo. Eke vatten soglli dukh ani dusre vatten mon’xanchi dharunnai polloun ojap dista. Mon’xak atam dusreanchi ani Devachi legun bhirantui nam ani churchure-i nam. Oslea vatavoronnant mon sogllem guspota ani fuddlem pavl khoim ghalchem tem kainch somzonam.

Oprad adarlea uprant mon’xak (cheddeak vo cheddvak) lhasouncho hatunt zaito liplolo ghutt asa. Mon’xak lhasoilea uprant thoim kaim khunna (proofs/evidence) uronam zaunk oxem korop. Nam mhonn apleacher add govai diunk dovrop nam. Monis sogllo lhasun gobor zata ani ollkunk pasun mellonam. Fuddem kainch korunk nozo zata. Read more

The year 2020 is already one month old and I sincerely hope and pray that it has started well for one and all. With the New Year resolutions at the back of our minds, we need to commit ourselves to a change in our style of day to day living, most importantly a commitment towards responsibility, duty, obligation, etc. In fact it’s our willingness to give our time and energy to do something good for God and people around you. Unless commitment is made, there will be only promises and hopes, but no plans. Commitment leads to action and is generally used in relation to goals we set for ourselves. Read more

February 11 is the feast day of Our Lady of Lourdes, one of the most celebrated apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary that took place in southern France. Most of us are familiar with the incidents that took place during these visions in the year 1858 – how Virgin Mary appeared to a young, poor girl named Bernadette Soubirous, who was out collecting firewood with her sister and another friend near a grotto. From 11 February to 16 July 1858, she reported 18 apparitions of “a Lady”. Bernadette described the lady as wearing a white veil and a blue girdle; she had a golden rose on each foot and held a rosary of pearls. Read more

MSGR. HERCULANO GONSALVES – A PATH FROM HUMANITY TO HOLINESS…

A Brief Description: In the early thirties of the twentieth century, Msgr. Herculano Gonsalves, a Goan Diocesan Priest from Cana, Benaulim, was enthused with a vision to be Christ-like to the poor, the unwanted, the homeless, the distressed and the like. Responding to the call of Jesus – the Good Samaritan, he materialised his vision through concrete works of charity and his spirit still reverberates in the hearts of those who cherished his generosity, greatness and goodness.  While he was the Parish Priest of St. Alex Church, Calangute, his compassionate love and zeal propelled him to found St.  Alex Orphanage, a shelter for the young girls and homeless children in Calangute in 1930. In order to give them proper Education, he founded Little Flower of Jesus School, the First English Medium School in Calangute in 1931. To continue his noble work of Protection, Care and Education of the orphans and the needy children, he took another daring step and founded the first indigenous Congregation in Goa for women Religious in 1935, as Congregacăo das Irmăs de Santo Aleixo, now known as Congregation of the Handmaids of Christ. Read more

At any given time, no matter what the situation or circumstance before you, you always possess one thing, and that is ‘Choice’. Choice to make the decision to choose wisely. Choosing the right foods and quantities is thus very important to maintain good health. We can update ourselves with regards to nutritious foods and empty calorie foods, and constantly choose what we want to put into our system, as after all its rightly said, “you are what you eat”. So if our health and well-being is directly or indirectly governed by what we eat, then, how important is what we eat? How much knowledge do we have on this subject? More importantly how much of it is scientific and how much a myth?

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