Dear Melwyn, Thanks for the update. Wish you all a happy feast
Kindly send some light on " the relic of the saint "? How did the sacred relic reach in Canada? I am at a loss, as I have now heard about this before. Very much appreciate your information about this matter Thank you and regards Anthony Fernandes On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Mervyn Lobo <[email protected]> wrote: > Celebration of the Feast of St. Francis Xavier in the Greater Toronto Area > > > On Saturday Dec 4, 2010, for the 10th successive year, the feast of St. > Francis > Xavier will be celebrated in the Church of St. Francis Xavier, 5650 Mavis > Road, > Mississauga. > > > The service will commence at 10 am with the relic of the saint carried in > procession in the church grounds followed by solemn High Mass, and conclude > with the veneration of the relic of the saint.. In keeping with tradition, > many > of the hymns sung will be in Konkani. > > > A Vendor Showcase in the Church Hall where Goan food and other delicacies > can be bought will follow the feast celebration. Entrance is free. There > will > also be gift stalls for those doing their Christmas shopping with > entertainment > provided by various cultural groups. > > > In the evening from 6.00 pm onwards there will be evening social in the > Church > Hall with a DJ in attendance. Entrance to the event is $2.00 and for $10, > a > dinner ticket can be purchased for a three-entrée food plate. > > > The annual celebration of the feast started by the Friends of St. Francis > Xavier, is now a parish event with the Knights of Colombus Council # 12067 > as > organizers. Feast President for 2010 is Valens Almeida of Mississauga, > whose > family hails from Dar-es-Salaam & Assolna, Goa. Members of his organizing > committee originate from diverse Catholic communities, including > Manglorean, > Tamil, Sri Lanka, the Gulf States Mumbai Bandra and Goa. > > > See flyer for feast at: > http://www.goanvoice.ca/2010/issue24/ref/St.Francis_Xavier_Feast.pdf > > >
