Catholic Students Should Prepare for Civil Examinations – MLA Lobo
Udupi: The Annual meeting and Danti annual literary award ceremony were held at the Don Bosco Hall in the Mother of Sorrows Church premises here on June 11. The programme was organized in association with the Catholic Sabha, Udupi Varado.
The Programme began with an invocation. The President of Catholic Sabha Udupi Varado Mary D’Souza welcomed the gathering. Msgr Baptist Menezes formally inaugurated the programme by lighting the lamp.
In his inaugural address, Msgr Baptist Menezes conveyed greetings to all the office bearers and members of the Catholic Sabha and wished them well. He appreciated the good work that the Catholic Sabha is doing in the Diocese of Udupi.
MLA Mangaluru South Constituency J R Lobo released the Directory of Catholic Sabha, Udupi Pradesh. In his message, Lobo expressed his happiness for the yeoman service rendered by the Catholic Sabha in Udupi and Mangaluru Diocese. Catholic Sabha is the strength and future of the Catholic community.”
Lobo further said, “Nowadays students are aiming only for engineering and medical. Instead, students should think of other fields where they can create their own identity. Christian students should show interest in civil services and prepare for competitive examinations so that they can serve in the government sectors. The Diocese should start a well equipped professional academy to motivate Catholic students to enter civil service by training them. The diocese of Udupi and Mangaluru should take the initiative to start the academy in between both the dioceses”.
Annual General Meeting for the year 2015-16, Annual report of 2016-17, the balance sheet for the year 2015-16, Annual Report of Manasa Pamboor, activities of the institution, and the report of ‘Sashakth Samuday Seva Trust’ were presented on the occasion.
The achievers in the political field Prashanth Jathanna (member Christian Development Board), Robert Menezes (member Christian Development Board), Melvin D’Souza (President Youth Congress Kaup), Christen D’Almeida (President NSUI Udupi District) were felicitated on the occasion.
Late Francis Danti Memorial Literary Honour was conferred on Steevan Quadros and the Late Denis D’Silva Memorial award was also presented.
Varados, units and individuals were felicitated for selling a maximum number of donation coupons, best active varado and unit and those who had actively worked for the promotion of “Amcho Sandesh”, the monthly magazine of Catholic Sabha.
Veronica Cornelio, former President of Karnataka State Soap and Detergents Limited, Walter Cyril Pinto president AICU Karnataka, Fr Ferdinand Gonsalves, Spiritual Director Catholic Sabha, Fr Valerian Mendonca parish priest Mother of Sorrows Church, William Machado outgoing president, Jacintha Colaco General Secretary, Soloman Alvares, treasurer, Steevan Prakash Lewis president Kallianpur Denary, Leo Karkal Denary, Flyvon D’Souza Kundapur Denary, Benadicta Fernandes president Udupi Unit were present on the occasion.
