Dearest Kevin , thanks for the wishes- Fr. Almir was one of the main concelebrants among nine priests yesterday at the High Mass of our Mae de Deus feast In the evening there was a tiatr 'Thikann' ( which means destiny ) and proceeds from the same went towards the upkeep of our cemetry ( our final destination ) Thanks and God Bless Allwyn
--- On Fri, 1/5/09, Kevin Saldanha <[email protected]> wrote: From: Kevin Saldanha <[email protected]> Subject: [SALIGAONET] Re: Late Fr.Antonio Pereira award for Fr.Almir from Saligao To: [email protected] Cc: "fredricorico noronha" <[email protected]> Date: Friday, 1 May, 2009, 8:20 PM 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! -- P. J. O'Rourke - "Cleanliness becomes more important when godliness is unlikely." Get an email ID as [email protected] or [email protected]. Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/address --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
