MCANE Celebrates Monti Fest 2018 in Boston
Boston: As has been the tradition in the past decade, Mangalorean Catholic Association of New England (MCANE) once again collaborated with BelleVision to celebrate the Solemn Feast of the Nativity of our Blessed Mother on 1st Sept 2018 at St Mary’s Church, Chelmsford MA.
The beautiful September afternoon welcomed Mangaloreans of New England and the Tri-state area with warm sunshine. It was a treat to the eye to see the traditional colourful outfits donned by the attendees, complementing the colourful flowers that they had brought to offer to the Blessed Mother.
The celebrations started with singing the hymn Sakkad Sangatha Melyan, accompanied by flower offerings to the infant Mary. Followed by a procession to the Church to partake in a Konkani mass celebrated by three Mangalorean Priests Fr Maurice D’Souza from Cleveland, Ohio, Fr Ronald Machado from New Jersey and Fr Cyril.
After mass, all gathered in the parish hall for the cultural events and Novem Jevon. It began with a welcome address by the President of the MCA Victor Lewis, followed by various cultural activities.
Traditional Mangalorean food was served. Guests were delighted by the delectable array of Vegetarian foods and had people asking for more.
Performances included songs, skits, performed both by children and adults. Highlights of the evening included a skit by Frederick Fernandes and team and a folk dance by our Mangalorean Couples.
DJ Neville lured everyone to the dance floor at the end of the evening – and people danced until it was time to wrap up.
Once again It was a memorable evening, recreating our tradition, that made every Mangalorean nostalgic.
It was a great function well organized and well done enjoyed with you all.