The Friday before Easter, Good Friday, is one of great significance to Christians around the world. It was observed with great faith and devotion in the diocese on the evening of April 6. The actual ceremony of Good Friday is held in the evening. On Good Friday, the services in all the churches have the […]

Palm Sunday was celebrated at Bendur parish on Sunday, April 1 morning. The palms were blessed by parish priest Fr Antony Serrao on St Theresa school ground and thereafter all the faithful walked to Bendur Church in a grand procession. In the Christian calendar, Palm Sunday is one of the most important days, and it […]

The diocesan post-centenary silver jubilee cross reaches Milagres parish here on January 20. The cross had been handed over from Bejai parish to the Bendur parish on Monday 16 January. Bejai parish priest Fr Victor Machado handed over the cross to Bendur parish priest Fr Antony Serrao on Monday On Jan 16, the Bendur parish […]

Patron St Sebastian’s feast was celebrated in Bendur parish on January 22.  The parish priest Fr Antony Serrao  distributed candles to the sponsors, well-wishers, parish council members, ward heads and ward representatives. Former parish priest Fr Peter Noronha concelebrated the mass with 14 priests.  Fr Vincent Monteiro in his homily said, ” A family is […]

 ‘Vanamahotsava’ was observed by the Bendur parishioners by planting saplings on the road median in front of the St Sebastian Church, Bendur here on Sunday, July 17. Parish priest Fr Antony Serrao inaugurated the Vanamahotsava by symbolically planting a sapling.  Corporators Mariamma Thomas, Naveen D’Souza and Gretta Rebello also planted saplings on the occasion.