The Inaugural Mass for the Catechetical Year 2026 \u2013 2027 was solemnly celebrated on Sunday, 28th June 2026 at 8:00 a.m at St. Sebastian Church, Aquem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Theme for the Catechetical Year<\/em><\/strong> : \u201cAbide in Me\u201d \u2013 Jn 15:4<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a creative gesture, the catechists displayed the logo for this pastoral year. As a symbol of entrusting oneself to God, each member placed a leaf bearing their name on the Holy Cross, signifying their commitment to \u201cAbide in Christ<\/em>\u201d and grow together as one family in faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Holy Eucharist was presided over by Rev. Fr. Ubaldo Fernandes, Parish Priest. In his homily, Fr. Ubaldo reflected on the theme \u201cAbide in Me\u201d, emphasizing that catechists, students and parents are called to remain deeply rooted in Christ in order to bear lasting fruit in faith and witness. He asked all to nurture a living relationship with Jesus through prayer, the Sacraments and service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n During the Mass, the catechists publicly renewed their commitment and took an oath to faithfully impart Christian doctrine and values to the Catechism children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The newly appointed Catechetical Executive Committee (ExCo) was introduced:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1) \ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff : Fr. Ubaldo Fernandes 2) President<\/strong> : Ms. Andrea Baptista<\/p>\n\n\n\n 3) \ud835\udde9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2 – \ud835\udde3\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 : Ms. Valantina Fernandes 4) Secretary <\/strong>: Mr. Rayhann Cardozo<\/p>\n\n\n\n 5) \ud835\udddd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01 – \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude06 : Ms. Dashia Gomes 6) Treasurer<\/strong> : Ms. Valanka Crasto<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud835\udde0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\ude00\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb :-<\/p>\n\n\n\n 1) Sr. Godwina Pereira 2) Sr. Anette Dias 3) Sr. Karol Rodrigues <\/p>\n\n\n\n 4) Mrs. Edna Coelho 5) Mrs. Bazia Da Costa 6) Ms. Neysa Fernandes <\/p>\n\n\n\n 7) Mrs. Ranilda Vaz 8) Ms. Calandra Gomes 9) Ms. Sancha Gomes<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10) Mr. Ronan D’Silva 11) Ms. Savion Fernandes 12) Ms. Loren Gonsalves<\/p>\n\n\n\n 13) Mrs. Lydia Lobo 14) Mr. Wilbur Fernandes 15) Ms. Rhea Bangalorkar<\/p>\n\n\n\n 16) Ms. Annaliz Gomes 17) Mrs. Meena Vaz 18) Ms. Sinyola Lopes<\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, the Association is happy to re – introduce Book 8 \u2013 Post Confirmation Class. The initiative has received a very encouraging response from students and parents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Mass concluded with a special blessing on all catechists, students and parents. The parish community was invited to pray for and support the catechetical mission throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Andrea Baptista The Inaugural Mass for the Catechetical Year 2026 \u2013 2027 was solemnly celebrated on Sunday, 28th June 2026 at 8:00 a.m at St. Sebastian Church, Aquem. Theme for the Catechetical Year : \u201cAbide in Me\u201d \u2013 Jn 15:4 As a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pormoll"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3737"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3738,"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3737\/revisions\/3738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stsebastianaquem.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
President – Catechetical Association St. Sebastian Church, Aquem<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"