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Dear E-mail Friends & Family,
Please forward. Please attend in large numbers in order to help Fiona and
Lara's ([email protected],[email protected])
endeavours of organising World Goa Day Mass/Pilgrimage-Picnic- Sunday 23rd
August 2009 at The Friars, Aylesford , Kent ME20 7BX at 11.00am- Mass at
11.30am a huge success.
God bless each and everyone of you and your families for your help to Fiona and
Lara.
If you have males and females who wish to get married, pls e-mail their
information to Christina ([email protected] ) who will pass on the
information to her network of marriageable Goans,
Regards,
JANE RODRIGUES
([email protected])
CC: Fiona and Lara - A BIG HUG AND KISS FROM ALL OF US. I KNOW YOUR PROGRAMME
WILL BE A HUGE SUCCESS. SEND US PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE EVENT.
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On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:42:27 +0530 wrote
>Dear All
>
>Just sending you information about an event my sister (Bina) and I are
>organising. We organised a similar event last year in honour of my uncle's 85
>birthday (dad's brother living in Spain) who is one of the biggest patrons of
>Goa. He has spent his whole life promoting the Goan culture all over the
>world. The event was surprisingly a great success. I wish you could all come
>to it.
>
>Take care
>Lara
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>From: Fiona Lobo [mailto:[email protected]]
>Sent: 02 June 2009 19:37
>To: 'Fiona Lobo'
>Subject: FW: World Goa Day Mass/Pilgrimage-Picnic- Sunday 23rd August 2009 at
>The Friars, Aylesford , Kent ME20 7BX at 11.00am- Mass at 11.30am
>
>Hi Everyone
>
>You are invited to partake in this years World Goa Day (WGD) celebrations!
>WGD celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.
>
>At: The Friars, Aylesford , Kent ME20 7BX (www.thefriars.org.uk)
>Date & Time: Sunday 23rd August 2009
>Time: Mass at 11.30am- please arrive by 11.00am for a prompt start
>3.00pm Rosary followed by Benediction
>The mass will be followed by a picnic in the grounds- feel free to stay until
>6.00pm or leave early if you cant stay till late.
>The day will include talks and workshops on Goan themes and well have a
>Sing-song and games at the picnic.
>
>Aylesford Priory dates back to the 13th Century. It is the home of a
>community of Carmelite friars. It is a popular centre of pilgrimage,
>welcoming pilgrims from all Christian traditions. It is a centre of prayer
>and pilgrimage. Large groups visit from April to October to pray at the
>Shrine, to seek Gods blessing and to honour our Lady.
>
>It is also a place of peace and an ideal setting and opportunity for our
>community to meet as a family and reflect the spectrum of our heritage
>encompassing Religion, Culture and Cuisine to Music and of course a picnic.
>We will be planning various activities to make the day fun, so come early,
>bring your friends and family and have an enjoyable day out. For those who
>live alone, you will not be on your own at a World Goa Day event, come and
>meet other Goans and make new friends.
>
>
>Heres a reminder of what World Goa Day [WGD] is
>WGD was introduced to commemorate the anniversary of the inclusion of Konkani
>in the 8th Schedule of the Indian Constitution by the Indian Parliament on the
>20th of August 1992, when Konkani was recognised as one of the official
>languages of India .
>v WGD is intended as a day for Goans worldwide to focus on and take pride in
>their identity, culture, language, traditions, music, cuisine, etc. It was
>introduced in 1999 to unite Goans all over the world in a day of common
>celebration.
>v Today WGD is celebrated by over 40 organisations, across the globe including
>Goa, Canada (Toronto, Vancouver, Quebec, Montreal, Calgary), Australia
>(Melbourne, Brisbane, New South Wales), New Zealand, United States (New York,
>LA, New Jersey, Houston, California), Kenya, Mombasa, Tanzania, Mozambique,
>Dar es Salaam, Zanzibar, Tanga, the Middle East, Portugal, Spain, Pakistan and
>Germany.
>v Although the 20th of August was set aside for World Goa Day, the date itself
>is not important. Whats important is that we set aside a day specifically to
>celebrate being Goan. We should all do our bit to sustain the legacy of our
>Goan language, heritage and culture for future generation of Goans.
>What do we want to achieve?
>v To promote WGD within the wider UK Goan community, by
>designating a day specifically for Goans to reflect on our Goan identity, to
>consider what being a Goan means to us, to take pride in being Goan and to
>unite with Goans all over the world, in solidarity, to celebrate Goas history,
>language, music, cultural heritage and traditions.
>v To join with Goans all over the world in celebrating
>World Goa Day.
>v WGD must serve to remind us that we have one native
>identity: the Konkani language. The battle to keep Konkani in the Indian
>Constitution has been long and arduous. A number of Goans have worked hard to
>achieve this for Goans. That is why we need to find ways to promote Konkani,
>our Mother-tongue within our family environment and to engage the wider Goan
>community in this vital endeavour so that we can all take pride in our Goan
>entity.
>v Let WORLD GOA DAY be a beacon of light and
>inspiration for future generations of Goans. Let us make our motto: "Im Proud
>To Be Goan" and let us try to help make it a reality. Also attached are the
>words to the song Im Proud to be Goan by Basilio Magno which has been adopted
>as the World Goa Day anthem. The page also includes weblinks to the song
>hosted on the Melgoans website and also sung by Basilio & downloaded on You
>Tube.
>We would like the event to be promoted and publicised as widely as possible
>through all the churches where there are large Goan communities. We therefore
>request that you arrange for the attached flier to be put up on your church
>notice boards. We will be writing to parish priests in the London area asking
>for the flier to be put up on Church Notice Boards. If you live outside the
>London area and would like a flier to be sent to your parish, please let me
>have a contact name and postal address for your parish priest. An email
>address would be preferable.
>
>We will have Goan food available for sale on the day through one of our
>established Goan caterers or you may choose to bring a picnic lunch. Try and
>have a go at making some goan snacks or goan sweets to reinforce the World Goa
>Day theme where we simply celebrate and take pride in being Goans! Please
>bring along drinks, picnic rugs/chairs and games to make it a fun day. We
>hope to have teas and coffees available on the day. Feni is permissible in
>small quantities! We would like the event to be peaceful but fun so we
>request that there isnt any alcohol over-indulgence.
>Please also bring your cameras and video/DVD recorders to capture both the
>mass and also some fun/funny moments at the picnic.
>We hope to see you in large numbers.
>
>Any ideas for entertainment and to add to the fun on the day are welcome. It
>would be good to have a sing-song of both Goan and English songs.
>So bring your guitars and other mobile instruments along together with your
>singing voices!
>
>The Priory has asked for names for the following mass activities for which I
>request volunteers.
>Please feel free to come forward, in true Goan spirit!
>
>v Servers
>v MC or Adult Server
>v Musicians (Organist, guitarists, flute players, violinists,
>saxophonists, etc.) and singers for the hymns and other singing during mass
>v 3 Readers for the two readings and the Bidding Prayers
>v 6 Offertory Collectors
>v 3 or 4 volunteers to take up the Offertory gifts
>v Eucharistic Ministers
>
>Please get in touch if you would like to assist in the organisation of the day.
>
>The Priory is keen to have an idea of the numbers who will be attending so
>please let me know (if you havent already) either by email or phone.
>
>If you know of any visiting Goan priests, do bring them along. All UK Goan
>priests are invited to concelebrate mass.
>
>The Rosary will start at 3.00pm and will be followed by Benediction
>immediately after. If anyone wishes to lead the recitation of the Rosary and
>also the hymns, well be happy to hear from you.
>
>Travel Information:
>
>To travel by car: You can plan your journey either by using Route planner at
>http://www.theaa.com/travelwatch/planner_main.jsp or try multimap.com or using
>a Sat Nav facility (Post Code for The Friars, Aylesford is ME20 7BX). Ample
>free parking,
>
>Timing: We would expect to leave around 9.00am to get there by 11.00am.
>1) A2/M2: exit A229 for Maidstone (Junction 3) then follow signs for The
>Friars
>
>2) M20: exit A229 (Junction 6) then follow signs for The Friars.
>
>Car sharing: Drivers if you have space in your vehicle do consider sharing
>transport, those willing to share fuel costs with driver to and from the event
>please let us know so we can put you in touch with people near you.
>
>Coach information:
>The Red Bus was very popular last year and seats 69 people. So we will again
>arrange for the bus to stop at St Boniface,Tooting (8.00am), Norbury Train
>station (8.30am) and the Fairfield Halls, Croydon (9.00am). We expect to
>leave Aylesford around 6pm. The Return fare will be 8 per person.
>
>My next email reminding you about this great event will include some wonderful
>feedback we received following last years pilgrimage-picnic event. As this
>emails quite long, Ive decided not to include them this time round.
>
>Finally
> Do forward this email to friends and relatives (or print a copy
> for those who have no access to email) to ensure that as many Goans as
> possible are able to attend and enjoy the day.
>
>Kind Regards,
>
>Fiona Bina Lobo & Lara Pereira
>
>Contact:
>Lara Tel: Mob: 07792 446486 (eves & weekends)
>Fiona Tel: 020 8656 3317/Mob: 07796 238009 (Mondays, eves & weekends) Please
>note I will be away between 28th July and 8th August..
>
>
>v For a flavour of WGD celebrations across the world check out these
>links:
>
>http://worldgoan..blogspot.com/
>http://worldgoaday.blogspot.com
>http://www.worldgoadaymessages.blogspot.com/
>http://www.melgoans.com/wgd.htm for celebrations in Australia
