Hello All Saligaokars,
I, for the longest time, have not said anything about Fr. Nasimento getting
donations to purchase a laptop though I have been reading about it.
I was an alter boy for father Nasimento when I was a kid and I could not in my
wildest imaginations think that father Nasimento would want such luxuries.
Kevin certainly knows that a laptop in Canada is not that expensive if he
really had good intentions about father Nasimeto's needs. A person of Kevin's
status being a vet doctor, a mere $500-$600 is not much for the intention
intended.
The reaction that came based on Kevin's plea for donations was typically Goan
type, whereby we tend to believe anything and everything a person of status
says. Kevin, there are a lot of people who read the numerous articles that
are posted on Saligaonet and just because people never reply, it does not mean
the readers agree with the articles posted.
And lastedly, all those who have already donated to the fund - wake up, dont be
gullible just because you live abroad.
Alan Fernandes
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:52:24 +0000From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL
PROTECTED]: [SALIGAONET] Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas - laptop
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) >>
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