Felicitation of Fr Basil Vas-Parish Priest of Alangar Church
Moodbidri: Fr Basil Vas, Parish Priest of Holy Rosary Church Alangar was felicitated in a public function at the Samaj Mandir Moodbidri on 28th May 2017. The local leaders of all faiths hosted this event for the service of Fr Basil to the society. The President of the Felicitation was K. Abhay Chandra Jain, MLA Mulki-Mudbidri constituency. Local leaders Jagadish Adhikari, Amarnath Shetty, Abdulla, Mohan Alva and religious Leaders Msgr Edwin Pinto, Shri Shri Shri Ishwar Bhat were present along with other priests religious and parishioners of parishes of Moodbidri deanery.
Mohan Alva, Chairman of Alva’s Education Trust gave the inaugural address, wishing Fr Basil Vas for his communitarian work in Moodbidri and areas surrounding. To live as a community of human beings one needs love and community spirit is the need of the day and Fr Basil has worked hard towards this cause, he said. We need more leaders like him. He wished him well for his future ministry at Madanthyar Parish.
All the leaders present spoke highly of Fr Basil’s work especially in the field of education, community building, parish work and inter-religious harmony. They wished him for his future ministry, that he may continue his good work where he is assigned to go and many more places.
P K Thomas, a member of Moodbidri Municipality and president of Akrama Sakrama, welcomed the gathering and L J Fernandes of Alva’s Education thanked everyone for their support in making this program a success. The Felicitation ended with everyone present thanking Fr Basil for his services and wished him well for his future ministry.
Photos: Akruthi Studio, Moodbidri