JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS AT DCC
Divine Call Centre saw an outburst of enthusiasm and joy as the occasion arose on the 14th of January 2017. The SVD priests and others celebrated the Feast of their beloved Founder, St. Arnold Janssen. Many who had been invited for the feast had come to join in the celebration. The most prominent among the guests were the Bishop of Mangaluru, Most Rev. Aloysius Paul D’Souza D.D. as well as the Most Rev. Francis Serrao S. J., the Bishop of Shimoga Diocese. The prayerful atmosphere of the Centre added special flavour to the celebration as the faithful joined in the Adoration and the Holy Eucharist that was concelebrated by almost 100 priests and about 1000 people. The day was also marked by the combined celebration of the Golden Jubilee of one of the senior SVD priests, Rev. Fr. Lawrence Pereira and another 7 priests who celebrated their Silver Jubilee of Ordination. It was indeed a special day for all the relatives and friends of all these priests. Some of these priests were pioneers in many different foreign missions like, Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Paraguay, and in the Indian SVD provinces like Guwahati, Assam. Their rich and vast experiences added luster to the felicitation that followed the Eucharistic Celebration. The Bishop of Mangaluru, Rt. Rev. Dr. Aloysius Paul D’Souza was also specially felicitated as he too was celebrating his 50 years of priesthood, 20 years as Bishop of Mangaluru and also his 75th year of life. Bishop Francis Serrao of Shimoga too was celebrating his 25 years of Priesthood. In addition, one of the close friends of DCC, Dr. Suresh Aranha, who had received the District level honour during the Karnataka Rajyotsava, was also felicitated by the Priests/Staff of DCC for his selfless and ready services. After the brief felicitation, the sumptuous and delicious meal was cherished by all those who came for the celebration. It was a marvelous day filled with God’s manifold blessings indeed.