Oops! Seems that an entirely different picture with nuances is developing now that I read all the rest of the information. Thanks to M&M & others for setting the record straight in my mind at least. However, since I am not in Saligao ............ But I did read Ashley's mail later & agree that there is a problem or more than one problem. Well! at least one question of mine is answered with regard to painting & funding as from past experience & minutes of meetings, we all know that all works with regard to the Church were & are carried out by using the Church FUND. I thought this had changed or at least some of it had changed after the Church came under the heading "heritage structure" & "tourist attraction" & "tourist map" - at least with regard to having the outer part of the Church looking clean, painted, spicnspan & beautiful & lit (for the tourists to take their never-ending pictures of course) -....... & the present Tourism Minister from Saligao to boot! More fool I! ...... What's new anyway? And it is not a question of "asking" for handouts or favours, - "heritage structure" as deemed by any Govt. would come under "responsibility" of said Govt. I would have thought...... at least the outward part of it??? The Caption "Govt. neglected Saligao Church: Fr. Sequeira" is an eye opener - for me at least. Does anyone have an answer to my question - 125 years? or 140 years? or whatever other explanation & calculation? I think I need to check with Fr. Nascimento on this one! Guess I now have to wish "good luck" eh? Annette
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:51:46 +0530 Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Fwd: Fw: Heritage Festival In Saligao From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Dear Fr, The reason these MLA's /Ministers ride rough shod over us is because we submit ourselves to them. Are we saying that we need an MLA or Government to maintain the historic Mae De Deus Church? We go asking for funds to these people, for lights painting hotmixing, they inturn demand their pound of flesh. We have a powerful God, he looks after the sparrows, so will he not provide for his Church, are there not enough people who will contribute in small and big ways to ensure the Church stands tall and maintained in its original glory. Why do we have to depend on the MLA's When the illumination and repainting was done did the MLA ask the PP for permission, I doubt it, so when he wants to use the Church as a back drop he will do the same, he believes he has a right to do so. After all MLA's believe that when Government money is spent under their watch it is their money and they are doing society a favour, be it painting a church or hotmixing a road. This is a good opportunity for the Church, any Church to think before they accept the handouts from MLA's. Have we not heard Priests praising the MLA's of the day for doing this or that work for the church as it it the MLA's personal money. Stop and think. The results are there for you to see. Today they are using the picture as a backdrop, tomorrow they will have it in the Church itself. And please do not think this is a communal decision, it is simply economic. Someone is going to make big money, no prizes for guessing. As usual Catholics are involved, because the religion is "money". Have a good day Blaise Costabir On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:42 PM, muriel&mario <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Saligaokaram, The Asst. Parish Priest of Mae de Deus Church, Saligao, Fr. Dominic Sequeira sent this mail to SaligaoNet, but for technical reasons it did not appear. He has requested us to post it. Warm regards and solidarity. M&M. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dominic Sequeira <[email protected]> Date: 17 April 2013 11:29 Subject: Fw: Heritage programme in saligao To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Dominic Sequeira <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, 17 April 2013 11:26 AM Subject: Heritage Programme In Saligao Dear Saligaonkars, This is to call to your attention that the Tourism Dept. is organising a Heritage Festival, using the Mae de Deus Church, Saligao as a backdrop on a stage and as a backdrop to promote the festival. This is a matter of great concern as the tourism minister says he needs no permission from the parish priest or any church authority to use the church as a backdrop for the programme. The question that I raised in the newspaper was in the light of this problem (see attachment from Herald). What I am referring to is that, when the illegal petrol pump was coming up, we were fighting to protect the church as a Heritage site. The local MLA/minister and the panchayat did not stop it. Secondly, the illumination of the church was not working for the past 6 months. At Christmas and New Year, the outside of the church was in darkness. When we made a noise about it in the newspapers, the MLA/minister got angry. Earlier, he did not repair the lights in spite of being notified about it. Now that he is having his own programme, he has started repairs just 2 days ago. He is repairing them for his motives. Is this right? Spending Rs. 3.5 lakhs, the church has been painted and maintained by its own committee. When the hotmix project for the church parking-lot was passed, the MLA/minister was the one who objected to it, but we managed somehow to get it done. When the persons concerned Clive Sequeira and Nicholas Sequeira came to our parish priest they spoke about using the church as a backdrop for the Heritage Festival. Father requested them to apply in writing for the permission as our church is a private church. We maintain the church by ourselves, without any financial assistance from the government. So how can they use our church as a background for their programme? Till date no permission is sought, but the work of the festival is in full swing. Who is the owner of the church, who is in charge of it? And now, at whose cost is the minister for tourism using the church to promote this festival? The minister says, "I do not need to ask permission from father to use the church as a backdrop". Is this not dadagiri to over ride church authority? Our brothers Clive Sequeira and Nicholas Sequeira knowing the facts, are party to this heritage programme. Is this right on their part to deny and defy their parishioners and the villagers? As responsible villagers of Saligao and parishioners of Mae de Deus church are we not to raise this issue? Is there no respect for the religious sentiments of us catholics? Are we to be taken for granted by the government, our MLA/tourism minister in our village? Fr Dominic Sequeira Asst. 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