Our Lady of Happy Voyage Church, Howrah did not only celebrate 77 years of Independence but two more great events that is The Feast of the Assumption of Mother Mary and The Feast of the church on 15th August, 2023. The day began with hoisting the Indian Tricolour flag, while little children waved the miniature version in pride.
The day cannot be complete without the Word of God. The main celebrant for the bilingual mass was His Grace Thomas D’ Souza and the co-celebrants were Rev. Fr. Sunil Kujur the Parish Priest, Rev. Fr. Devraj Fernandes the Principal of St. Aloysius School and co pastor of the parish and Rev. Fr. Anjeet Ekka. At the end of the mass His Grace was felicitated as he is celebrating 25 glorious years of his Episcopal Ordination.
After mass there was a cultural programme organised by the various groups of the church. The congregation gather in the school auditorium and enjoyed skits, songs and dances based on Mother Mary and the nation. During the programme around 30 plus children from Sunday school (English and Hindi section) was awarded for regularity by the Archbishop and 20 plus were felicitated as they accomplished success in various educational fields.
There was a scrumptious lunch served for all who joined in the celebration. The day ended with a football tournament organised by the parish youth. The youth of the church of OLHV had organized a intra parish futsal tournament for the youth of the parish. There were 6 teams and each team consisted of 6 players and after a day of great enthusiasm, dedication from the players the winner was Howrah Fc United , and the team who secured 2nd position was Jerusalem United and the team secured 3rd position was San Antonio Commanders. Among the players Anil Sebastian was the Best Goal keeper and Daniel Govia was the highest goal Scorer.
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