Mangalore Christian Council turns 50

Mangalore, 16 Nov 2012 (The Hindu): Celebrating 50 years of the unity of the various Christian denominations in the city, the golden jubilee year of the Mangalore Christian Council was marked with gaiety and pomp in Mangalore on Thursday.

 

Yakob Mar Elias, Jhon S. Sadananda, Aloysius Poul D’Souza, Bishop of Mangalore, and Geeverghees Mar Divnnasios, at the golden jubilee celebration of Mangalore Christian in Mangalore on Thursday.

 

Catholic, Protestant, and Anglican priests among others shared the dais while exalting the work done by the Council for uniting the community “despite the wide diversity”.

 

They reminded the devotees that although there exists difference, the Lord they prayed to was the same.

 

A book on A Brief History of the Mangalore Christian Council was released on the occasion.