Church Events

On September 8, 2024, at 7:30 a.m., the faithful of Shakthinagar Church gathered for a solemn celebration in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Parishioners expressed their devotion and love for Mother Mary by offering flowers. The newly harvested corn was blessed and brought to the altar by the vice president, secretary, […]

To make the liturgy more meaningful, a half-day training program was held on August 11, 2024, at Mother of God Church, Mariagiri, Shakthinagar. The event was organized by the Liturgy Commission, with Rev. Fr Boniface Pinto, Spiritual Director, Propaedeutic Seminary – Karnataka Region, as the resource person. He was welcomed by the Parish Priest, Rev.

A training program was held for all the coordinators and secretaries of the 21 Commissions at Mother of God Church on June 30, 2024, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Asha Monteiro, the former Commission Convener, was the resource person. The training covered the importance, duties, and responsibilities of the commissions, as well as the

The inauguration of the Catechetical Year 2024-25 took place during the 7:30 a.m. mass on Sunday, June 2, 2024. The theme for this year is ‘ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಾ ಮುಕಾಂತ್ರ್ ಮಗ್ಣ್ಯಾ ಸ್ಪಿರಿತಾನ್ ಭರ‍್ಚ್ಯಾಕ್ ಆನಿ ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತಿ ಮೌಲ್ಯಾಂನಿ ನ್ಹೆಸ್ಚ್ಯಾಕ್’. Following the guidelines from Diocesan Biblical, Catechetical and Liturgical Centre, the inaugural rite was performed with 12 children representing the

Rev. Fr Gerald Dsouza took charge as the Parish Priest of Our Lady Virgin of the Poor Church, Uppinangady on May 19, 2024. At 2:45 pm, the Shakthinagar parishioners gathered at Mother of God Church for a prayer service and to accompany Fr Gerald. Rev. Fr Pramod Crasta and Rev. Fr Vincent Saldanha led the

Rev. Fr Apolinaris Crasta took charge as the Parish Priest of Mother of God Church, Mariagiri, Shakthinagar, on May 17, 2024. The new Parish Priest was welcomed by Rev. Fr Gerald Dsouza, the outgoing Parish Priest, Rev. Fr Pramod Crasta, Resident Priest, Rev. Fr Vincent Saldanha, Manager, Codialbail Press, Stany Mascarenhas, Vice President of PPP,

On May 12, 2024, at 3:30 pm, a shramadhan event was held in preparation for welcoming the new parish priest at Mother of God Church. Around 90 parishioners joined in, engaging in the cleaning of the church, presbytery, and the surrounding vicinity.

The parishioners of Shakthinagar held a thanksgiving program in honor of Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Gerald Dsouza on May 12, 2024. The 7:30 AM Mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. Gerald and concelebrated by Fr. Vincent and Fr. Pramod. Following the Mass, a felicitation ceremony took place in the community hall. The program began with

Nine children received the First Holy Communion on May 5, 2024. At 8:00 a.m., the mass began. In the liturgy, the children took an active part. Readings, Psalm singing, and Prayers of faithful were all managed by the communicants. Rev Fr Gerald DSouza was the main celebrant, Rev. Fr Pramod Crasta concelebrated. After the Eucharistic

On May 2, 2024, Rev. Fr Pramod celebrated 5th anniversary of his ordination as a priest. The Mass took place at 6:30 am, followed by a wishing event.