Dear Daniel, Thank you for passing on this message.
Please let Fr. Nasciment know that I am truly sorry for any embarrassment this may have caused him and I wish him a Merry Christmas and a speedy recovery too. We hope to see him back on SaligaoNet soon. The note is self explanatory. My misunderstanding was that his move to the clergy home was permanent and not just for a temporary convalescence. The decision to go for a laptop exceeded my budget, at which time it should have been nixed instead of being expanded. In this light, all money collected should be refunded. If there is a need for a computer to be installed at the Saligao Institute, that can be discussed separately. Once again, my sincere apologies for any misunderstandings. The blame is entirely mine. Kevin On 10 Dec 2007 18:52:24 -0000, Daniel F. de Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Dears, > > I have been specially requested by Fr. Nasciment Mascarenhas presently at > the Clergy Home, to please post the below message addressed to all the > Saligaonetters on the Saligaonet mailing list through my e-mail ID. > > Daniel F. de Souza/Vasco. > ______________________________________________________________ > > <<Dear Saligaonetters, > > First and foremost I wish you all well! and a big God Bless. > > What was a simple private talk has now been freely discussed in an > open forum on the Saligaonet. I regret it. > > This private talk was done in my room at the Clergy Home in August > 2007 between Mr. Kevin Saldanha, his sister and yours faithfully. Mrs > Dephnie and Kevin Saldanha came to thank me for visiting their father Mr. > Edwin Saldanha who was interned in the Jesus Mary & Joseph (JMJ) hospital > attached to our clergy home. I was asked to assist Mr. Edwin Saldanha > spiritually and so my frequent visits to enquire about his health, > administration of the last sacraments and eventually attending his funeral > at Saligao Church, I felt, was the main cause to visit, thank and also > enquire about my health. Before leaving, Mr. Kevin asked me why I was not > posting on Saligaonet my writings as I used to do previously. My answer to > him was : ' I do not have a computer nor any cyber-café here.' > > Incidentally, I was transported in an emergency here at the advice of > Dr. S.N. Desai, of Vasco, and our ecclesiastical authorities. During those > days in early September-October 2006 my computer at Vasco church began > giving lot of trouble and Mr. Daniel F. de Souza from Vasco/Saligao on my > request was sending my emails through his computer. When I was sent to > Clergy Home I never imagined that I would be here for such a long time > (almost one year past) and the fact is that I still continue at the Clergy > Home, am far better in health and yet uncertain when I will return to > Vasco. > > After Mr. Kevin Saldanha returned to Canada, suddenly one fine > morning in September 2007 Mr. Cecil Pinto from Panjim, a friend of Mr. > Kevin, visited me here delivering me 'Good wishes' card from Kevin. At the > same time he said Mr. Kevin Saldanha was keen to donate me a computer, and > he (Mr. Cecil Pinto) is asked to find out prices of a computer, laptop etc. > In fact he once again came and said 'Kevin is going in for a laptop.' Now > the third person who knew about this donation of a lap-top by Kevin > Saldanha was Cecil Pinto. Then there was no talk for some time and one day I > phoned to Cecil Pinto and he was emphatic in telling me that he (Cecil) was > not in it, and I felt that was the end. > > On 27th Nov 2007, Mr. Frederick Noronha was at Clergy Home to deliver > me a book on Saligao written by Mr. Mel D'Souza, a Saligaokar based in > Canada. He was in a big hurry to go as he had an urgent meeting but > expressed something about laptop, donation in cash…etc. I was left clueless > as to how Frederick came to know about our private talk. On 4th December > 2007, a friend of mine a Saligaokar from Mumbai phoned to me late night > asking me what was all this about a laptop, Fr. Nascimento etc being > discussed on the Saligaonet. I merely told him that I was ignorant of the > open discussion he mentioned to me. However, I was a little inquisitive to > know about the discussion taking place on the Saligaonet. The following > day I phoned to Daniel F. de Souza at Vasco and he gave me the news and > said he would pass on the hard copies of the postings on the Saligonet wrt > the laptop. I told him that I was coming to Vasco on 8th Dec 2007, for a > priest's Ordination and then to his residence to collect the same. He was > kind enough to give me hard copies of the relevant postings on the > Saligaonet. I was too shocked to read all that was being openly discussed > in the cyberspace as regards donations to purchase a laptop to Fr. > Nascimento, and why my name was being dragged unnecessarily into all this. > In the first instance, I never asked for a computer. Mr. Kevin Saldanha > said he was donating one via Cecil Pinto. I wished Mr. Kevin could send me a > e-mail with Cecil Pinto and asked for my opinion regarding funding of the > laptop by asking for donations from Saligaokars. Nothing like this > happened. On the contrary there was an open discussion, and campaign for > funds, some Saligaonetters already began sending cash donations etc. All > this was uncalled for. If it was not feasible for Mr. Kevin Saldanha to > donate, he could let me know about it and the matter would have been laid > to rest there and then. But, it was surprisingly not done. > > Now, I would humbly ask the Saligaonetters to please 'desist' from > sending money to buy a laptop for me and next 'to immediately return back > the money donated to the respective donors.' I hope better sense will > prevail. > > I am much better now and continue to pray for you and your families. > > Fr. Nascimento J. Mascarenhas. > Saligao /(Clergy Home, Porvorim) >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org > Saligaonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet > > -- "gnat"working for Goa http://www.gnatoronto.com/events.html _______________________________________________ Saligao 403511 website http://saligao.goa-india.org Saligaonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goacom.org/mailman/listinfo/saligaonet
