Mumbai: United Canarites Mumbai to felicitate Bishop Dr Gerald I Lobo of Newly-formed Udupi Dioces

By Rons Bantwal
Bellevision Media Network

Mumbai, May 2, 2014 : United Canarites Mumbai ® will be organizing the grand felicitation programme of Bishop Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo of newly-formed Udupi diocese at Xavier Engineering College ground, near Raheja Hospital, Mahim (West) here on Sunday May 4 at 4.30pm, informed United Canarites Mumbai ® chairman and Model Bank chairman, Aldel Education Trust chairman Albert W D’Souza.

 

Mumbai Archbishop Cardinal Oswald Gracious will preside the programme here on Sunday.

 

Bishop Gerald Lobo                     Cardinal Oswald Gracius

 

Prathwiraj Chawan, Madam Grace Pinto, Michael Pinto

 

Rakesh Maria, Julio Rebeiro, Janet DSouza

 

Albert DSouza,  Rony Mendonca

 

Maharashtra CM Pratviraj Chavan, Ryan International education institutions managing director Grace Pinto, metropolitan police commissioner Rakesh Maria, former metropolitan police commissioner Julio Rebeiro, national minority Commission former deputy executive president Michael Pinto, Maharashtra state minority Commission president Janet L D’Souza, and other distinguished individuals will be the chief guests of the occasion, informed United Canarites Mumbai ® convener and metropolitan former police commissioner Ronnie R Mendonca.

 
Both Bishop Dr Lobo and Archbishop Cardinal Gracious will offer Holy Mass at the venue on Sunday at 4.00pm, followed by felicitation at 6.15pm.

 
Bharatanatyam maestro Fr Charles Vaz will present variety of cultural shows after the felicitation programme.

 
The various sub-Committees were formed, John D’Silva is heading the fundraising Committee, Walter Buthello is president of food Committee, Lawrence D’Souza Mulund is the president of stage and cultural Committee, Charles D’Cunha is the president of liturgical service Committee, commemorating bulletin and publicity Committee president Lawrence Coelho and Christian Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Henry Lobo are striving for organizing the mega programme.

 
The hundreds and thousands of religious priests, nuns and Christians of undivided Dakshina Kannada origin will attend the mega programme, informed the Committee honorary chief secretary Lawrence D’Souza Kamani.