St. Sebastian Church

As I was scrolling through you tube one relaxed evening, a black and white video which appeared on the side suddenly caught my attention, since black and white usually indicates some nostalgic recording from the archives. On opening the video to my surprise and delight it was the video of the highlights of the 1975 world cup hockey final  which India won beating Pakistan in the finals.  This brought back a gush of memories of that magical summer afternoon on 15th march 1975, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia when India was crowned King of the hockey world and which I consider to be India’s finest sporting hour and triumph even more than the 1983 cricket world cup triumph.

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The very fact that the girl child has become a topic of discussion and debate indicates that there something different in the case of a girl child than the rest of the human species, or is there?

One of the many reasons this topic is being discussed is the deeply disturbing statistics that came to light in the year 2011, wherein the national Census 2011 revealed the shocking decline of child sex ratio (i.e. ratio of the number of females vs every 1000 males) –from from the year 2001 where there were 927 females to 1000 males, to only 914 females in the year 2011.

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It’s time to say “Thank you to our educators for their knowledge, dedication, inspiration, kindness, encouragement and much more!”

5th Sept – Teacher’s Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers and includes celebrations to honour them for their special contributions in a particular field area or the community in general.

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It is very clear that a girl child is always a blessing. Not just for her parents but also for the society. Girl child is a reason for Continuation of Life in this world. A small girl child starts her life as a daughter, a sister later on in life a wife, a mother and finally a grandmother. Even though boys and girls are equally important, there is always a stigma attached to girl child with relation to educating a girl child. Read more

The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is celebrated every year on September 14. On this day, the Church celebrates both the discovery and the recovery of the True Cross of Jesus Christ. The Holy Cross is a symbol that is both essential and inseparable from our Christian identity.

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Some youth ask the following question. “Should I suffer hardship, sickness and pain …. for the sins of my Parents? Am I responsible for their deeds and omissions?” They feel disturbed and confused. Dear Youngsters, in case you feel troubled with the above given thoughts, you might feel peaceful after practicing the Therapies, given below.
Self-Talk “The Past events do have some effect on the Present. The Present – Here and Now, is what matters to me. God has given me the ability to exercise control over my thoughts and behavior and choose appropriate and realistic response to life situations around me, for the well-being of self and others”. Read more

Setembrache 16ver ami Apovnneacho Dis, palltanv. Dor eke firgojent, zzanv igorzanim vo kopelanim, heach vixoiacher amche iadnik bhav, bhor ghalun hea vixoiacher, aplem provochonn kortle. Tech proim karm amche seminarint xiktole burge, ganvanim- xharanim vochun aplea apovnnea vhoir, khas govaiki diunk proitn kortole, hea disa Jezuchea utramcho ami amkam ugddas korum-ia..”pikh tor khub, punn vavraddi thodde.” Read more

7th August 2018 was a memorable day for us AQUEMCARS. We were told to host the Deanery Pastors day at Saint Sebastian Church, Aquem.

With great Joy and taking due responsibility the Parish Pastoral Council members along with some representatives of the Parish, Fr. Gregory Asst. Parish Priest and Parish Priest Fr. Ndrew briefed us about the whole programme.

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A well known writer Richard Garnett once said I quote “Love is the greatest gift that one generation can leave to another”. Our Grandparents are the best example to justify this saying. They are the treasures of our family. Their unconditional love and care towards their grandchildren will never fade with their age. Read more

Kusveant ti tuka svikarta,
Aplea vengent tuka khelloita,
Tichem Kalliz tujea kallzak,
Toddunk zaina ti ghantt zoddta.

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