Our congratulations to Fr. Almir. We had a close encounter but didn't get to meet this Jan. when we were attending a wedding in Uccassaim where he is the parish priest.
Kevin On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 12:02 AM, allwyn de Souza < [email protected]> wrote: > The prestigious late Fr.Anton Pereira award for contribution to Konkanni > literature was given to *Rev.Fr.Almir de Souza from from Grande- Morod, > Saligao*. The award is given to those who have made valuable > contributions in the field of Konkanni literature . Fr. Almir has several > books, articles and contributions towards Konkanni and in the teaching of > Cathecism and his work spans over 40 years . He also writes on Dor > Mhuinneachi Roti - the oldest Konkanni magazine in Goa established in 1915 > and first published from Karachi and now printed at Xaverian Press . > Another award of Late Martyr Florian Vaz went to Mr.Walter Menezes for his > contribution towards konkanni and another award was given to Fr.Afonso for > his contributions to the 'Dor Mhuinneachi Roti ' > > The award ceremony was heldat Thomas Stephens Konkanni Kendr - Porvorim in > the distinguished presence of Mr. Premanand Lotlikar , Tomazin Cardoz , > several priests, nuns and lay people and was very nicely compered by > Mr.Daniel D'Souza ( also from Arrarim - Saligao ) > > *Allwyn.* > > > > ------------------------------ > Now surf faster and smarter ! Check out the new Firefox 3 - Yahoo! Edition > * Click here! > > <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_firefox_1/*http://downloads.yahoo.com/in/firefox/?fr=om_email_firefox> -- P. J. O'Rourke<http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/p_j_orourke.html> - "Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
